Chapter 33: Trouble on the Train
Comrade once said: "The future is bright, but the road is tortuous." What is happening now is exactly what happened to this sentence.
Zhou Min and his entourage had a smooth journey back to Shanghai, but there were still some minor troubles on the way.
Heaven always sets some trouble in everyone's life. It's as if life wouldn't be rich without these troubles.
After Zhou Min and his entourage arrived in Shijiazhuang, they got on the train. Zhou Tao chartered a sleeper car for his own use.
"Sister Zhou, it's time to change the dressing, I'll change it for you!" Under everyone's avoidance, Xiaoxue changed the dressing for Zhou Min's wound. The rush of the past few days has caused Zhou Min's wound to collapse slightly, and a trace of blood has flowed out.
Xiaoxue threw the gauze that wiped the blood stains into the bathroom.
Zhou Min stared out the window blankly, she didn't say much to Zhou Tao along the way. Although she expressed her gratitude to Zhou Tao for coming thousands of miles to pick her up. However, the strangeness made her not know what to say to Zhou Tao. Although he is a nominal brother, Zhou Min can also feel his strong concern. But Zhou Min, who is from the 21st century, still can't pass his own level, and always feels that his relatives are in the 21st century, not these people in front of him.
The train rumbles, and the scenery outside the window keeps changing. In the midst of this dreary atmosphere, someone suddenly broke into the carriage.
Everyone was taken aback by the sudden intruder.
Four people entered, each with a gun pinned to their waist, and the two in front were supposed to be conductors in uniform. The two people in the back were dressed in black satin clothes and top hats. It doesn't feel like a good kind.
Zhou Tao stood up and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
Two people behind the conductor, a man with triangular eyes, was holding something in his hand. He asked, "Did you throw this?"
When everyone saw it, it was the bloody gauze.
"That's right, it's ours, what's the problem?"
A strange look flashed on the triangular-eyed man's face, "Isn't it a problem that there is blood on the gauze? How can ordinary guests in the car be injured, you people can't be the Eighth Route Army or ** mixed into the car, right?"
Although they are not the Eighth Route Army or **, their identities are still sensitive, and now the train is still in Japan's control area, and they must be the ones who will suffer if there is a conflict.
Everyone was stunned by what he said, and felt that he was a little forceful, but they looked at the gun on his waist and his unkind face. For a moment no one spoke.
"Why, I said it, if that's the case, don't blame my brother for being polite, I'm going to arrest someone. β
Hearing him say this again, everyone was very angry. I think this guy is a dog.
"Slowly, just with a piece of blood-stained gauze, you suspect that we are ** or the Eighth Route Army, this statement is too far-fetched. Zhou Tao suddenly spoke. The momentum of his whole body seemed to be pouring out, and he suddenly shocked the triangular-eyed man.
"Hmph, even if you are not the Eighth Route Army or **, you must have a connection with them, and everything will be clear when you are brought to the gendarmerie and asked. β
As soon as they heard him say this, everyone quietly touched their waists, although Commander Zhao said that they should try not to bring weapons, but for safety, they still brought a few guns.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment. The triangular-eyed man and his companion gradually reached for the gun at their waist. Looks like it's going to get started.
It's on the verge of breaking out. Zhou Min spoke suddenly.
"Big brother, I think you misunderstood. We are businessmen, how can we have anything to do with the Eighth Route Army or the National Day?
As for the blood gauze, come here and let me tell you what's going on?"
Zhou Min pulled the man with triangular eyes aside and muttered to him in a low voice. and quietly stuffed her with a money bag.
The triangular-eyed man checked the money bag in his hand and looked at Zhou Min again, his expression seemed to be smiling, and Zhou Min was a little embarrassed.
"Since that's the case, it's not difficult for you, brothers, let's go. β
Seeing that Zhou Min sent these people away in a few words, everyone was very curious.
Looking at everyone's curious expressions, Zhou Min preemptively said, "Don't you ask what's going on? This is a matter of the woman's family, you don't understand." β
Hearing him say this, everyone made eye contact with each other.
Just now, Zhou Min saw that the atmosphere was tense, so he had an idea, and said to the man with triangular eyes: "This big brother, this piece of gauze, how can I tell you, you have a wife, right?"
"Yes, what does this have to do with my daughter-in-law?"
"This woman happens once a month, you know?"
"Oh, I see!"
"Big brother, look, since it's all a misunderstanding, don't arrest us, we are all businessmen, and this money will be used to buy you cigarettes and smoke. β
Zhou Min returned to the bed and found Xiaoxue looking curiously with her big round eyes.
Zhou Min gently patted Xiaoxue's head and said, "Little girl, you are not clean and almost caused a lot of trouble." β
"I'm sorry, Sister Zhou. I didn't pay attention to these details, how did you send them away, sue me!"
Looking at Xiao Xue with a thirsty face, Zhou Min was wondering if it was better to popularize physiological knowledge for her, people in this era don't understand anything
Zhou Min leaned on Xiaoxue's ear and said to her gently: "I sued sΓΉ that triangular eye, saying that the blood stained on the sand cloth is the blood of a woman's menstruation." β
As soon as she heard Zhou Min's words, Xiao Xue's face turned red and she looked at Zhou Min in disbelief.
"Look at it, if it weren't for you, little girl, how could I say such a shameful thing. Still against a strange man. β
After chatting with Xiaoxue for a while, Zhou Min felt a little tired and fell asleep groggily on the bed.
On the other side, Zhou Tao and others were talking about something with solemn expressions.
"Uncle Fang, this incident of my little sister being injured in the Eighth Route Army should have been known to the National Government. I should have gone to pick you up, but I was also discovered by the military commanders. β
"Yes, even the Japanese already know that I am sending medicine to the Eighth Route Army, let alone the Nationalist Government! It seems that we will have to think of some way to deal with it after we go back. At the beginning, he promised the government to be impartial between the two parties. β
"Uncle Fang, you said that I also know, but now I am afraid that it is not an ordinary way to deal with the past, since Wang Jingwei publicly surrendered to Japan last year, the chairman of the committee has become more strict with these old people of the Kuomintang and the League, and now that this incident has happened, it seems that he will not give up. β
"If you don't give up, he can't do anything to us, after all, the identity and status of the gentleman are there, but this time it seems that there is a lot of bleeding. You can only spend money to avoid disasters. β
"At present, this can only be done, and the chairman of the committee may send someone to Shanghai. β
"It's good to come and make everything clear, so that the misunderstanding doesn't get deeper and deeper. β
The train stopped and stopped, and after two days, everyone finally arrived in Hankow.