The train driver in the courtyard

Next to the overturned carriage.

When Deputy Section Chief Zhang heard that Li Aiguo had found the suspect, his brows knitted tightly together and he asked questioningly, "Driver Li, there are thousands of passengers on the K16 train. Are you planning to just grab someone to take the blame?"

"You really like to judge others by your own standards."

Li Aiguo retorted, then waved to Su Tieshou, the deputy director of the Shanhaiguan Police Station, and said, "Old Su, do you still remember the passenger who was most seriously injured?"

"Xu Liangcai?"

Cycas Hand was a little confused at first.

But he soon realized it and slapped his thigh, "I felt something was wrong with this guy last night, it turns out he was the one who did it!"

"It's just a suspicion. This matter is very serious. We have to investigate it thoroughly."

After identifying the suspect, Li Aiguo did not immediately set out for Shanhaiguan with Su Tieshou.

After all, Xu Liangcai had already been "detained" in the hospital by the public security personnel arranged by Su Tieshou.
What they need to do now is to clean up the scene and resume traffic on the Beijing-Harbin Line as soon as possible.

However, new problems soon emerged.

Ma Dele, deputy head of the investigation team, looked at the carriages that were about to be hoisted onto the rescue train and said helplessly, "Once these two carriages are hoisted away, the evidence at the scene will be gone. If the suspects refuse to admit it, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."

As expected of a veteran in investigation work, Ma Dele seldom expresses his opinions.

But he considered the problem in such meticulous detail that even such details that are easily overlooked were taken into consideration.

Li Aiguo turned to look at the rescue team's captain Liu Qingsong and asked, "Brother Liu, did you bring the camera I asked you to borrow from the Publicity Department before we set off?"

"Inside the rescue train." Liu Qingsong replied.

Time was extremely urgent when the rescue team set out. Even so, Li Aiguo still asked Liu Qingsong to borrow a camera from the Propaganda Department.

Liu Qingsong felt very strange at the time, but the rescue team members were moving equipment, so he went to the Propaganda Department.

Now hearing that Li Aiguo needed a camera, Liu Qingsong immediately called a rescue team member to go to the rescue train and get the camera.

"But what do you want the camera for?" Liu Qingsong asked curiously.

"You'll know soon." Li Aiguo took the camera and looked at it carefully.

This was considered a high-tech product at the time, and there was no nameplate or logo on the body.

Its appearance is so similar to the Russian MNP camera that many collectors in later generations mistook it for a Russian product.

In fact, this is an authentic domestic camera, and the brand name is "Heping".

它拥有由两片镜片组成的抽拉式镜头，有两档光圈（F11、F22），四档快门（B、25、50、1/100秒），使用 120胶卷，能拍摄 4.5×6画幅的照片。

This camera was developed by the "Dalian Zhongshan District Watch and Optical Glasses Repair Factory" formed after a public-private partnership in Dalian.

However, due to some special reasons, the production of the "Peace" brand camera was discontinued after only a few dozen prototypes were produced.

It was later replaced by the "Friendship" brand cameras, especially the Friendship 120 simple camera, which was produced in large quantities.

The "Peace" brand camera is very heavy, and holding it in your hand feels like holding a piece of iron.

Li Aiguo came to the rear windshield of K16 with a camera.

He took four or five photos of the connection, then went to the overturned car body and took photos of the handbrake disc for a while.

Liu Qingsong understood what was happening, and slapped his thigh, saying, "Use photos to record the scene. Even if the car is towed away, the evidence can be preserved."

He decided to find a way to apply for a camera when he returned.

Although Deputy Section Chief Zhang of the investigation team was almost fainted by Li Aiguo's anger just now, he also thought of taking the camera.

This thing can be a powerful weapon for the investigation team.

Because the film was too expensive, Li Aiguo only took more than ten photos, captured the important parts, and then returned the camera to Liu Qingsong.

"Once the film is developed, it will be evidence. Now we can lift the car."

The last bit of concern was resolved, and Liu Qingsong immediately directed the rescue train to approach the overturned carriage.

The rescue team members had all received special training and first moved all the cargo in the carriage onto the rescue train.

Then the frame and wheels of the carriage were all removed, leaving only the lonely carriage.

The carriage is an old-style CR8 type, made entirely of welded steel plates. Even without the frame and wheels, it still weighs about ten tons.

I saw that the members of the rescue team were divided into two groups.

Use ropes to hold both ends of the car body, find a crowbar, and use the principle of leverage to "pry" the car body to the side of the railroad track little by little.

Afterwards, seven or eight rescue team members climbed onto the flatbed car.

Cooperating with the rescue team members below, accompanied by neat slogans, they "pulled" the car body onto the flatbed car body.

Li Aiguo and his comrades in Shanhaiguan wanted to help, but were rejected by Liu Qingsong.

the reason is simple.

These team members have all been trained, and their positioning and the amount of strength they use are very particular.

If a green hand tries to help rashly, not only will he be unable to help, but he will also cause the center of gravity of the car to shift, causing big trouble.

In recent years, there have been many failures caused by loading and unloading of railway cars.

Once the car body slips, it will cause delay of several hours at best, or even cause injuries in serious cases.

Because the car body was too large and too heavy, the whole process was very difficult.

It took the rescue team nearly an hour to load a carriage.

The rescue team members were all exhausted and sat on the railroad tracks gasping for breath.

A young man named Zhou Quan accidentally cut his arm on the sharp corner of a carriage while he was trying to pry it open.

Liu Qin, a flight attendant of the K16 crew, brought some mercurochrome and applied it on his wound.

The young man who was carrying a thousand-pound weight on his shoulders just now suddenly had a red face.

"No, that's not necessary... This minor injury will heal in a few days."

"You are just trying to show off. Do you know about tetanus? It can be fatal." Liu Qin said as she pulled Zhou Quan's arm.

Looking at the two men, the rescue team members and flight attendants nearby started to make a noise.

Zhou Quan seemed very shy, but Liu Qin was carefree. She pointed at the group and shouted, "I'm just concerned about my comrades. Why are you making a fuss?"

Then there was another burst of laughter.

This sound added a bit of life to the tense rescue scene.

Li Aiguo did not pay attention to the uncontrollable hormones of these young men and women, and his eyes were always fixed on the carriage.

Huang Jing came over and asked in a low voice: "Master, what are you looking at?"

Li Aiguo pointed at the car body and said: "If we can install a machine to lift the car body, the rescue team won't have to go through so much trouble."

Huang Jing was surprised: "There is such a machine?"

"We don't have it now, but we can make it ourselves."

Li Aiguo remembered the lifting equipment on the rescue train in his previous life.

Although those devices are too complicated and cannot be manufactured at the current technological level.

But we can get a few electric hoists, which can also lift the car body.

But there is no rush about this matter. The most important thing now is to figure out how the accident happened.

The two carriages were hoisted onto the rescue train, and the rescue team carried out simple repair work on the tracks, and the entire rescue operation was completed.

Liu Qingsong led the rescue team to return to Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Before leaving, he specially invited Li Aiguo to the side and warned him: "Aiguo, Deputy Section Chief Zhang seems to have ulterior motives, you must be careful."

"Don't worry, Lao Liu, I have a way to deal with him."

Li Aiguo patted Liu Qingsong on the shoulder.

The rescue convoy vehicle drove backwards towards the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Under Huang Jing's control, the K16 train also headed towards Shanhaiguan Station ahead, turned around at Shanhaiguan Station, and then returned to Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Li Aiguo, Deputy Section Chief Zhang of the investigation team, Ma Dele, comrades from the investigation team and comrades from the Shanhaiguan Police Station took the K16 train to Shanhaiguan Railway Station.

Shanhaiguan is a natural transportation route from North China to Northeast China. It has been a "key point" and "urgent point" since ancient times and a place of contention for military strategists.

It was the first time for Li Aiguo to come here. Looking at this ancient pass through the car window, his first impression was that it was so clean.

There is not a single bit of garbage piled up on the roads and in the alleys along the railway, and the cow dung that is common in other cities is nowhere to be seen here.

"It's a pretty clean city." Li Aiguo gave his evaluation while smoking a cigarette.

Su Tieshou said with a smile: "That's for sure. Our Shanhaiguan City has been maintaining a high level of hygiene for ten years."

The so-called health red flag at that time was similar to the civilized city in later generations.

Every year, the ministry sends people to inspect various places and selects several cities with the highest sanitation levels and awards them the Sanitation Red Flag.

It has only been ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, but Shanhaiguan has won the Red Flag for Health for ten consecutive years. It is indeed quite capable.

Ma Dele was now familiar with Su Tieshou, so he interrupted and said, "I've heard that Shanhaiguan has good sanitation. Do you have any secrets?"

"Secret? Of course I have one."

Su Tieshou leaned back on his seat and said, "Here, when the neighborhood committee inspects hygiene, they will wear white gloves and touch the back of the furniture to ensure there is not a speck of dust. The toilets in the courtyard must be covered, and even the soy sauce and pickle jars must be stirred to see if there are any maggots."

"Wow, so strict." Ma Dele gave a thumbs up.

Li Aiguo couldn't help but take a breath.

Cleaning the courtyard only means cleaning the compound and the streets, and will not involve the residents' homes at all.

It seems that Shanhaiguan’s red flag of health is well-deserved.

Whoosh... clang, clang, clang... the train roared into Shanhaiguan Railway Station.

At this time, in a ward on the second floor of Shanhaiguan Railway Hospital.
Xu Liangcai leaned on the bed, looking out the window with somewhat empty eyes at the train slowly passing by.

The train looked like a black iron dragon, exuding a rugged atmosphere unique to the industrial age.

Since he was sent to the hospital, two public security comrades from Shanhaiguan Police Station have been guarding him like a shadow.

Even if he just went to the toilet, these two people would follow closely behind him.

Under such strict surveillance, Xu Liangcai knew that escaping would be harder than climbing to the sky.

However, he was not too worried.

After all, he was the only one who knew what happened on the train.

In his opinion, no matter how capable the people in the railway department were, it would be impossible for them to find out the truth of the matter.

Now, the most important thing for him is to stay calm and not lose his composure.

After thinking about this, Xu Liang turned his head and looked at the railway police standing beside him.

"Comrade, it's almost noon. Can you help me get some food?" "Wait a moment. I'll be there right away."

"Well, can you give me more meals for the patient? I have a big appetite and I haven't eaten since yesterday." Xu Liangcai said with a smile.

The railway police hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and agreed.

Just as he was about to reach out to open the door, it was pushed open from the outside.

Several burly figures appeared at the door. Their tall bodies blocked the sunlight outside and cast a thick dark shadow in the ward.

"Director Su, you're back." Upon seeing this, the railway police hurriedly stood at attention and saluted Su Tieshou with a standard salute.

After Su Tieshou returned the greeting, he raised his chin towards Xu Liangcai and asked, "Is there any movement?"

"Reporting to the director, no. Xu Liangcai tried to slip away several times, but we were always watching him."

After briefly reporting the situation, the railway police shook the lunch box in his hand and said, "I was just about to get him some food."

"Get food? Maybe that's not necessary."

At this time, a burly figure walked up from behind.

The railway police recognized the man as the train driver, Li Aiguo, and quickly greeted him, then asked, "Is there really something wrong with him?"

"Ahem, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Did you forget?" Su Tieshou reminded the railway police, "Go guard the door first."

The two railway police knew that the interrogation was about to begin, so they walked out and closed the door.

The door was closed tightly, blocking out the bright sunshine.

Xu Liangcai was lying on the hospital bed when he saw so many people walking into the ward. Everyone's face was as cold as frost.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat and he knew the situation was not good.

However, at this time, he felt that the only thing he could do was to play dumb.

Xu Liangcai pretended to be weak, propped himself up and sat up, looked at the few people and said with a smile: "Leaders, thank you for coming to see me. Your railway department really loves the people like your own children. Actually, it's not necessary, I'm in good health now."

"Xu Liangcai!" A loud shout suddenly rang out in the ward. Su Tieshou rushed forward and lifted Xu Liangcai up from the bed. His eyes were as cold as a knife, and he asked sternly, "Tell me the truth, why did you destroy the train!"

Su Tieshou has been working on the front line of railway public security for many years. The majestic aura on his body is like a substance that is hard to bear.

At this moment, he was like a killer returning from the battlefield, exuding a chilling aura.

Xu Liangcai was so frightened that his whole body trembled and he couldn't help shivering.

His eyes flickered, but he still said stubbornly: "Leader, I've already said it, I don't know anything, I'm just an ordinary passenger."

As he spoke, he turned his head to the side, avoiding Su Tieshou's sharp eyes that seemed to see through everything, and curled his lips, continuing: "You guys had an accident on the railway, and you want to push the responsibility onto an ordinary passenger like me. I protest! I'm going to file a complaint with the Ministry of Railways!"

"Good boy, you won't tell the truth unless I teach you a lesson."

Su Tieshou snorted coldly, let go of his hand, and let Xu Liangcai collapse on the hospital bed.

Then, under Xu Liangcai's doubtful gaze, Su Tieshou slowly took off his coat and hat, and finally rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms, and then slowly clenched his huge fists.

Even though Xu Liangcai rarely dealt with people like Su Tieshou, he could guess what Su Tieshou would do next.

His face turned pale in an instant, his eyes filled with fear.

When Ma Dele saw this scene, he frowned slightly and stretched out his hand to stop Cycas Hand.

He thought that if a fight really broke out, and if it was finally confirmed that the accident had nothing to do with Xu Liangcai, then he, as the deputy head of the investigation team, would also be implicated.

At this moment, someone took the initiative and grabbed Cycas' arm.

It turned out that Li Aiguo came forward, stood in front of Su Tieshou, and said with a smile: "Comrade Su Tieshou, I know that your fist is extremely powerful. You can kill a cow with one punch."

When Xu Liangcai heard this, his eyes became more serious as he looked at Su Tieshou's fist.

Li Aiguo continued, "You once killed a Dieter with one punch."

Xu Liangcai's eyes became more solemn and his body began to tremble slightly.

"And you once beat the head of that master thief 'Three Hands' who was known for stealing in all the 18 provinces."

Xu Liangcai was already trembling with fear at this time.

In fact, it’s not that Li Aiguo’s words were so clever, but the murderous aura emanating from Su Tieshou was too scary.

An ordinary thief would probably be scared to the point of peeing his pants if he was yelled at, not to mention that he had clenched his fists and his momentum was like a mountain pressing down on one's head.

Li Aiguo continued, "However, we must give this guy a chance and let me have a good talk with him. If we can't reach an agreement, how about you step in again?"

"Hmph!" Su Tieshou snorted cooperatively, glared at Xu Liangcai fiercely, then turned around and sat on the bed next to him.

Xu Liangcai secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he faced Li Aiguo.

Although he was discovered by the train driver and brought here.

But the man looked non-threatening.

Li Aiguo did not feel threatened. He walked to the bedside, looked at Xu Liangcai with a gentle smile, and said slowly: "Xu Liangcai, 23 years old, works in the Northeast Machinery Manufacturing Plant.

That was originally the 724 Factory. You were in the primer shift of the stamping workshop, a third-level worker, and your home was at No. 16 Hualu Lane outside the north gate of Shenyang University.

Your father is Xu Maocai, a worker in a light bulb factory, and your mother is Zhou Caihua.

You took over your grandfather's job and entered the factory, while your two older brothers could only work as workers in the lumber mill on the outskirts of the city."

Xu Liangcai felt a little relieved, but after hearing these words, his heart suddenly rose to his throat again.

Although his personal information is not confidential, it is not easy to find out.

The most shocked person in the ward was not Xu Liangcai, but Deputy Section Chief Zhang, who had been silent since entering the ward.

Before, after the K16 train arrived at Shanhaiguan Railway Station, they should have gone directly to the hospital to interrogate Xu Liangcai, but Li Aiguo suddenly asked to make a phone call.

There was nothing wrong with making a phone call, and it would not take more than a few minutes. However, after making the call, Li Aiguo actually waited in the duty room of the train station for a full ten minutes, and even received a call back from the other party.

Deputy Section Chief Zhang had been paying attention to Li Aiguo's actions. After Li Aiguo hung up the phone and left, he added a pack of cigarettes in the name of the investigation team and asked the attendant to hand the phone to him.

He shook the phone and asked the telephone exchange, also in the name of the investigation team, to find out where the call was transferred to.

In that era, telephones did not have the function of storing numbers, and public security personnel often looked for clues through telephone exchange operators.

Unexpectedly, after learning his identity, the operator not only did not tell him where the call was being transferred to, but instead asked him about his identity in a serious tone.

After all, Deputy Section Chief Zhang was an old comrade. He immediately realized that something was wrong. He quickly lied that he had dialed the wrong number and hung up the phone in a hurry.

Considering the untraceable phone call, and the fact that Li Aiguo knew Xu Liangcai's situation very well.

Deputy Section Chief Zhang came to a conclusion that shocked him - Li Aiguo had connections in the upper echelons of the Railway Public Security Bureau!
Only those with power could have contacted the local authorities so quickly and found out the whole situation of Xu Liangcai.

This kid... actually has such a background. It seems I have to be more careful in the future... Deputy Section Chief Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

On the other side, the interrogation continued.

Looking at Xu Liangcai, who was shocked, Li Aiguo continued, "You started working at the Northeast Machinery Manufacturing Plant three years ago and you often skipped work.

You once dated someone who was also a worker in your factory, but you two didn’t get married in the end because she thought you weren’t serious about your work…”

"How do you know everything?!" Xu Liangcai couldn't help but say.

"You once secretly took out waste materials from the workshop and were caught by the security officer. It was your grandfather who stepped in and found one of his pre-liberation apprentices to rescue you from this incident."

At this time, Xu Liangcai was already sweating profusely, with beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead.

Compared to the oppressive aura of Cycas Rex just now, the threat posed to him by this young train driver was greater.

This threat was an all-round crushing blow. Xu Liangcai felt that in front of Li Aiguo, he was like a naked person exposed to everyone's eyes, without any secrets at all.

"When you left the carriage, someone must have seen you, right? We can easily find out if we investigate."

As Li Aiguo spoke, he took out the camera and played with it for a while. "When you climbed over the railing, your shoes left footprints on it. We have taken photos of it. Once we check it, it will be irrefutable evidence."

Xu Liangcai had just thought that the train had been diverted and there was no evidence left at the scene. Now when he saw the camera, his face suddenly turned pale.

He felt like a child in front of this train driver, and any little thoughts he had were discovered in advance.

Li Aiguo smiled and said, "Do you want me to continue?"

"No, no, no need." Xu Liangcai finally came to his senses and raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Li Aiguo stared at him and said with a smile: "Look, we know everything about you. You caused such a big trouble and left so many loopholes. I was going to hand you over to Cycas Sauvignon and let Cycas Sauvignon smash your dog head.

I am a kind-hearted person, so you should cooperate and tell the truth to avoid causing trouble for everyone, right?"

Although his tone was calm, it was full of threat, like a sharp blade hidden in a sheath. Although it has not been unsheathed, it can already make people feel a chill.

Xu Liangcai's psychological defenses had completely collapsed at this time. He suddenly hugged his head and burst into tears: "I didn't want to do that. I just thought it was fun, so I touched that thing. I didn't expect the train to overturn. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

The shrill cries echoed in the ward, and everyone knew that the cause of the accident had been found out.

"Okay, stop crying. Be a man and take responsibility for your own actions. The worst thing you can do is just eating peanuts. What's the big deal?" Li
Li Aiguo didn't expect that this guy would cry like a woman and never stop.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, he couldn't help it and threw a towel to Xu Liangcai.

Xu Liangcai took the towel and recounted the entire process of the accident while sobbing.

What happened was pretty much what Li Aiguo had guessed.

Xu Liangcai was sitting in the last passenger carriage. He was traveling alone and felt extremely bored along the way.

There were no mobile phones or tablets back then, so we could only chat with other passengers to pass the time.

But the passengers around him were all middle-aged people with families.

Xu Liangcai was so bored that he came to the windshield behind the car.

He originally planned to smoke a cigarette and do some stretching to stretch his body.

Finally, I saw the round disc on the car body.

Hey, this thing is interesting. Can it rotate?
Because there was a steel plate at the joint and a guardrail next to it, Xu Liangcai didn't have to spend much effort to stand on the guardrail, climb to the top of the car body, and turn the disc.

"I just thought it was fun. I didn't expect that after just two turns, the train suddenly braked, the carriage overturned, and I was thrown out. I really didn't mean to do it. I didn't mean to do it." After saying this, Xu Liangcai burst into tears again.

Seeing Xu Liangcai repeating that he didn't mean it, Su Tieshou couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed him by the collar and threw him to the ground.

"It was because you did not do it on purpose that five innocent passengers were injured, two carriages were completely destroyed, and rail transportation was interrupted!"

Xu Liangcai lay on the ground, staring at the ceiling, his voice choked in his throat and tears rolled down his cheeks.

Li Aiguo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

You see, the harm caused by boredom is so great.

so.

Read more novels when you are bored.

Especially the novel called "The Train Driver", which is particularly well written.

It wouldn't have caused so much trouble.

Of course.

It would be even better if you could vote for me for a monthly pass or something.

(End of this chapter)