The train driver in the courtyard

Late at night, the wind was howling and the waves were surging on the sea.
A passenger and cargo ship was shaking violently in the waves like a drifting leaf.

In the storage room of the Cross passenger and cargo ship, the depressing atmosphere was like the endless dark night, so thick that it could not be dissolved.

The enemy's conspiracy is like a shadow lurking in the dark night, invisible and yet full of murderous intent.

Captain Bai's eyes were as sharp as torches, and he locked onto Li Aiguo. "Driver Li, we didn't find any explosives or suspicious items in room 5. How do you know they are enemies?"

This judgment concerns the direction of action and cannot be missed.

Li Aiguo paused for a moment, raised his hand to put out his cigarette, and slowly stood up: "This matter is actually not difficult to figure out.

We went to search the guest rooms today on the pretext of looking for children.

If ordinary people encounter this kind of situation, they will definitely cooperate actively to gain peace of mind.

But they just keep playing the good guy and the bad guy, pretending to be tough on purpose.

Why?
Isn't it just to use this toughness to prove that he has nothing to hide?"

As he spoke, he paced slightly, his mind clearly sorting out the clues.

"Later, we started looking through their personal belongings, and they didn't even stop us.

This is too abnormal. Think about it, how can a normal person remain so calm at a time like this?
This can only mean that they asked me to do this on purpose in order to get rid of suspicion.

These two seemingly normal but actually strange behaviors come together.

Then the answer is obvious: they definitely have a problem.”

Captain Bai and Captain Zhou originally thought that there was nothing unusual about Guest Room No. 5.

After Li Aiguo's detailed explanation, they were shocked to realize that the enemy's weaknesses were like the holes in a sieve, scattered everywhere.

The enemy would never have imagined in their dreams that their self-proclaimed ingenious feigned cooperation was actually an attempt to clear themselves of suspicion.

But inadvertently, he clearly confirmed the identity of his enemy.

Captain Bai was certain at this moment that the train driver in front of him was definitely no ordinary person.

He took a deep breath, calmed his inner turmoil, and then asked, "How do you know that their purpose is to hijack the ship, not blow it up?

This concerns the lives of hundreds of passengers and crew members, as well as the safety of our large passenger and cargo ship. We cannot afford to be careless in the slightest."

As he was speaking, the ship suddenly shook.

Li Aiguo quickly reached out to hold the table, and after he stood firmly, he said, "This matter is even simpler.

Look at what's in their big box: three Zhongshan suits, two pairs of trousers, and two pairs of leather shoes.

The Zhongshan suit and trousers are both made of woolen material.

These things are not cheap, about five dollars.

There are also two boxes of hair oil, which is the Stancom brand, which is a high-end product. "

Captain Zhou was confused: "What do these things have to do with whether they blow up the ship?"

Captain Bai reacted at this moment and slapped his thigh: "Oh, blowing up the ship means both sides will perish.

Look at these people, they carry so many valuables with them, they are obviously those who are greedy for pleasure, how can they have the courage to blow up the ship. "

The Cross cargo ship is currently sailing on the vast ocean, hundreds of miles away from the nearest island.

If the ship was blown up, they would be helpless on the sea.

As Captain Bai spoke, he couldn't help but be amazed.

In his eyes, the box contained nothing but some ordinary clothes and hair oil, which could not be more ordinary.

Who would have thought that Li Aiguo could actually see the enemy's true purpose from these things.

This train driver is like a great detective!

After confirming the enemy's true purpose, the tense atmosphere in the utility room suddenly disappeared.

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes slightly: "In the current situation, we know that the enemy is acting, and the enemy also knows that they are acting, but they don't know that we have seen through their tricks.

So, we have to do this..."

As he spoke, he pulled Captain Zhou and Captain Bai to his side, leaned close to their ears, lowered his voice, and whispered for a long time.

Captain Zhou and Captain Bai's eyes widened little by little, as if Li Aiguo's request was a little unreasonable.

Li Aiguo patted their shoulders and said, "You two, I know this operation is somewhat dangerous.

But only in this way can we determine whether the other party has helpers.

Only then can we be sure whether the enemies on the island will come to support us.

Only by doing this can we catch them all in one fell swoop.”

"Don't worry, Driver Li. We are not the cowards. We will complete the mission!"

Captain Zhou and Captain Bai puffed out their chests, and their faces looked particularly majestic under the light.

After the meeting, Captain Bai immediately left the utility room to arrange work.

Li Aiguo gave Captain Zhou a new task: "Help me find an old boatman who is familiar with water and can go to sea now."

"Go to sea?" Captain Zhou frowned. It was windy and rough outside, and it was night time, so it was too dangerous to go to sea.

Li Aiguo asked: "We didn't find any big firecrackers in room 5. Where do you think they hid the firecrackers?"

As soon as these words came out, Captain Zhou's expression suddenly changed: "There are many places to hide things on the ship.

But most of the hatches are locked, and other places are likely to be discovered by others, except the bottom of the ship!"

"Yes, it is under the ship. I suspect the enemy has hidden the big firecrackers under the ship."

This time, Li Aiguo did not use his advanced detective skills at all.

After all, all those who operate ships, or those who know something about ships, know very well that the best way to avoid inspection is to hide contraband at the bottom of the ship.

Li Aiguo couldn't understand why the inspectors in the movies of his previous life ignored the bottom of the ship.

"There is indeed an old boatman on our boat. He is a native of Tanka."

Captain Zhou realized the seriousness of the problem. If the firecracker suddenly exploded under the bottom of the ship, it would be the end of the ship.

So he left the utility room in a hurry.

After a while, Captain Zhou came in with an old boatman.

Although this old boatman was wearing the gray and white uniform of a sailor, he looked very different from an ordinary sailor at first glance.

He was short and fat, with shiny dark skin and high cheekbones, revealing a sense of vicissitudes of life.

What was strange was that the brim of his hat was pulled down so low that it almost covered his eyes.

Captain Zhou introduced the two people.

"This is Comrade Gu Zhen."

"Guzhen, this is driver Li."

The ancient town seemed particularly reserved. After entering the house, people kept their heads down and did not dare to lift their heels.

After hearing Captain Zhou's words, he slowly raised his head and greeted Li Aiguo.

When he raised his head, without the brim of his hat blocking his view, Li Aiguo saw in the dim light that there was an inky black mark on Gu Zhen's forehead.

Li Aiguo's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Guzhen... Old comrade, are you a Tanka?"

"I didn't expect that Driver Li knew us boat people." Gu Zhen was slightly stunned, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Most of the Tanka people live in the southeastern coastal areas. In this northern area, few people can recognize his identity.

"Ahem, I read a lot of books." Li Aiguo answered perfunctorily.

I, Li Aiguo, never lie to anyone. That book about tomb robbers is also a book, right?

After recognizing Gu Zhen's identity, Li Aiguo also became curious about the old boatman.

However, Guzhen is not good at expressing himself in words, so Captain Zhou introduced most of the situation.

The ancient town does come from a group of people called the Tanka people.

The Tanka people have no land and have lived on boats for generations. They are like eggshells floating on the sea and are as fragile and unprotected as eggshells, so they are named "Tanka people".

Before liberation, because the Tanka people were well versed in water, they specialized in picking pearls for the imperial court and were brutally oppressed and exploited.

However, the Tanka people have lived in the sea for a long time, pulling out dragon tendons and peeling shark skins without fear of death, and are very barbaric.

They could not stand the oppression of officials and would often kill officials in rebellion.

But at that time, the Tanka people were alone and lacked unified leadership.

After killing the corrupt officials, what awaited them was not a good life, but the imperial army.

After liberation, the people were given land.

The Tanka people, who originally had no land, moved ashore, were allocated their own farmland, and lived a good life.

A fishery cooperative has now been established.

The experience of the ancient town is different from that of ordinary Tanka people.

Before liberation, he took the lead in assassinating the enemy who came to confiscate pearls. In order not to implicate his tribe, he drove a small boat and drifted to a deserted island.

After living on the deserted island for several years, he caught up with the army liberating the southeast coast.

Because Guzhen was familiar with the water and the local sea routes, he volunteered to help the army drive out the enemy.

After liberation, Guzhen originally wanted to be like other Tanka people, fishing and farming honestly.

The leaders of the company felt that it would be a pity if Gu Zhen’s underwater capabilities were wasted.

So he was recommended to be a crew member on the Cross.

The crew of the Cross is treated very well, with a salary of more than 40 yuan per month, plus various welfare subsidies.

Guzhen was also happy.

After all, he can continue to drift on the sea. This job seems to be tailor-made for him.

"Since joining our Cross, Guzhen has repeatedly used his excellent water skills to rescue passengers and cargo that fell into the water. He is a model crew member on our ship."

After Captain Zhou introduced the situation of the ancient town, he praised it a little.

Gu Zhen said embarrassedly: "Captain, if the army had not liberated the southeast coast, my people and I would still be suffering from the oppression of the enemy. This is what I should do."

Li Aiguo understood the identity of Gu Zhen and became more confident about this mission.

"Comrade Gu Zhen, now I need you to help us complete a task. Do you have the confidence?!"

"Don't worry, driver leader, our ancient town is just a fish in this ocean." This was the first time that the ancient town stood up straight.

The reserved old boatman seemed to be instantly injected with infinite power and sense of mission.

"Okay, come with me!"

Li Aiguo pushed open the door of the utility room and walked out.

A moment later, on the deck on the left side of the Cross, Gu Zhen neatly took off his crew uniform.

Li Aiguo's gaze involuntarily fell on Gu Zhen's back.

If someone else saw him at this time, they might misunderstand him as having some special hobby.

In fact, Li Aiguo was curious.

He wanted to see whether there really was the legendary "water-permeable array" on the back of the ancient town.

That thing was exaggerated to be miraculous in later film and television dramas.

Li Aiguo was secretly thinking, if he could also get a "water-permeable array" tattoo, wouldn't he be as comfortable as a fish underwater in the future?

Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy.

But when he looked at it in the faint moonlight, Li Aiguo couldn't help but laugh.

Guzhen does have quite a few weird tattoos on his back.

But that appearance didn't have any of the ferocious and sinister look of a ferocious sea beast. Instead, it exuded an indescribable cuteness.

At first glance, it looks like... a bunch of big silkworms.

Gu Zhen carefully folded the crew uniforms and placed them aside.

He noticed Li Aiguo's gaze and said proudly: "This is the tradition of our boat people. We have facial tattoos since the age of ten. Only real dragon households can tattoo whales, newts and mermaids with needle techniques and secret medicines that are not passed on to others." "It's a whale, newt, mermaid, I thought it was a silkworm." Li Aiguo rubbed his eyes.

Hear the words.

When Gu Zhen heard this, his body suddenly stiffened, and he rubbed his slightly bulging belly awkwardly: "I was so thin when I got the tattoo before... Later, my life got better, I gained weight, and the tattoo became bigger.

I wanted to fix my tattoo, but the secret medicine is too hard to get..."

Li Aiguo: "."

That’s right. The old society squeezed the Tanka people to the point of being skin and bones, but the new society has allowed them to live a good life and eat well.

But can this fat guy go into the water?

"Don't worry, even though I'm fat now, my strength is still there, and it definitely won't affect my movements!"

Seeing that Li Aiguo seemed to have doubts about his ability, Gu Zhen said no more. He took a deep breath and plunged into the vast ocean like an arrow.

At first, Li Aiguo was a little worried and kept his eyes fixed on the sea.

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But soon, the ancient town proved itself with actions.

He was like a nimble dragon in the water, moving nimbly through it.

He first swam around the hull, and then swam towards the lower part of guest room number five.

In guest room number five, Gao Ma was sleeping when he suddenly woke up.

He pulled open the curtain and was immediately surprised to find that the ship had stopped moving quietly.

"Something happened, hurry up, go and ask what happened!"

Gao Mahjong, Gaodian and Mengtukun shouted.

Meng Tukun was bleary-eyed and yawning, muttering, "Brother Ma, stopping the ship is a common occurrence, there's nothing to be surprised about."

"It's better to be cautious. I feel like something is wrong. You two should go to the ship and ask what happened!"

Gao Ma opened the window and looked outside. The sea was still rough and he didn't see any clues.

Mengtukun and Gaodian were reluctant.

But both of them knew Gao Ma's temper, so they could only put on their clothes, push open the door and leave the cabin.

After they took a few steps, they met a crew member.

Meng Tukun pulled the crew member and asked, "Comrade, why did the boat stop?"

"Didn't you see the notice? The ship's engine needs to be inspected from one to three in the morning." The crew's attitude was very impatient.

"It was our negligence..." Although Mengtukun was scolded, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and returned to the cabin, and reported the situation to Gao Ma.

Gao Ma was worried, so he asked Meng Tukun to go to the engine room to see if it was indeed being repaired.

"Brother Ma, you are too cautious..." Meng Tukun was very sleepy at the moment and could hardly open his eyes.

He wanted to decline politely, but was met with Gao Ma's icy gaze and couldn't help but shudder.

"I'll go, Ma Ge, I'll go right away!"

Meng Tukun had no choice but to grope his way to the engine room.

As soon as I pushed open the hatch, I saw several crew members busy around the huge engine room.

A leader-like person saw Meng Tukun and shouted angrily: "This is a restricted area. No unauthorized persons are allowed to enter. Get out now."

"Oops, I went to the wrong place. I'm sorry."

Mengtukun quickly closed the cabin door and ran back to the cabin.

Gao Ma heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that the engine room was indeed under maintenance.

But at this time he was no longer sleepy. He lit a cigarette and took out the nautical chart.

"Tomorrow night, the Cross will arrive at the designated location. We will be there then."

Mengtukun and Gaodian both clenched their fists in excitement.

the next day.

After stopping at Ningbo Port, the Cross set sail again.

A strong wind blew on the sea, and Li Aiguo took Zhou Qigong to inspect the container as usual.

"Driver Li, have you been busy with something recently?" Zhou Qigong asked while tightening the wire lock.

"It's my first time on a long voyage, so it's inevitable that I feel a little curious. I went to walk around the deck at night."

Li Aiguo said a few perfunctory words, finished the work at hand, and looked up at Secretary Chen.

"Old Chen, how is the situation?"

"Great, great!
Only as of now.

Although it stopped at four or five ports.

But we have saved nearly half the time.

This is Yaoyao taking the lead!"

Secretary Chen looked at the time recorded on the document and clenched his fists excitedly.

Once container technology can be promoted on railways, domestic railway logistics will be greatly accelerated.

"I will now report the navigation situation to the Ministry."

According to the road test regulations, Cross had to report the situation once a day. Officer Chen left the deck and went to the telegraph room.

Li Aiguo and Zhou Qigong staggered back to the cabin.

At this time, Xiao Qi and Xiao Si were already waiting at the cabin door under the leadership of Liu Fang.

"Driver Li, I'm so sorry. These two children still want to hear your story." Liu Fang said a little embarrassedly.

"Mom, I'm not a child, I'm a brave little soldier!" Xiao Qi proudly puffed out his chest.

"Yes, yes, Xiao Qi is a warrior!"

Li Aiguo rubbed his hair, opened the hatch and entered the cabin.

He poured a cup of tea and drank it while speaking slowly: "Continuing from the previous story, our train driver came to the Northeast."

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye it was night.

Xiao Qi and Xiao Si were reluctant to leave.

Li Aiguo was not in a hurry to finish the book. He sat cross-legged on the bed and continued: "After leaving the Northeast, I, a train driver, went to Moscow again this time."

Xiao Qi and Xiao Si listened with great fascination, their eyes wide open.

Li Aiguo's voice echoed in the cabin, as if taking them across thousands of mountains and rivers.

Although they thought that the stories told by Li Aiguo were all fictional, they were still yearning for it.

The story told by the driver uncle is much more exciting than Dieter's movie.

"It's very late. Let's go back today and don't disturb uncle's rest." The two children had been pestering Li Aiguo for the whole day, and Liu Fang felt a little embarrassed.

"Mom, let's listen to another story, okay? Just one. Let's make a pinky promise!" Xiao Qi raised his little face and raised his little finger.

The anticipation revealed in his big, twinkling eyes made Liu Fang feel a little soft-hearted.

Liu Fang looked at Li Aiguo apologetically and said, "Look at this child."

"It's okay. They are all our own children. There is nothing else to do right now."

Li Aiguo took a sip of tea and continued, "This time the train driver came to the sea."

In cabin number five.

"Time is up!"

"The crew on the ship have started to change shifts, and the patrol officers are also going to change shifts!"

Looking at the watch hands, it pointed to eleven o'clock.

Gao Ma stood up and opened the window. He pointed to the rope hanging on the window and said, "Meng Tukun, pull up the rope."

Meng Tukun was stunned for a moment when he saw the rope, but then he understood.

I couldn't help but admire him and said, "Brother Ma, you are the one who found a way to hide the firecrackers under the boat. Those idiots couldn't figure it out even if they racked their brains."

"Don't talk too much. Hurry up. We are in a hurry. After we take control of the cab and the telegraph room, we have to cross the center line of the strait within three hours.

I have contacted the webmaster in advance.

The stationmaster promised to send a boat to pick us up. As long as we cross the center line, the people here won't dare to chase us."

Mengtukun came to his senses and quickly pulled up the rope.

An oilcloth bag was tied to the other end of the rope.

The wet oilcloth bag was dragged into the cabin, and the air was immediately filled with the fishy smell of sea water.

Gao Ma untied the oilcloth bag.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the Type 51 pistol, firecrackers, alarm clock, electrical wires and other items inside were intact.

Gao Ma asked Gao Dian and Meng Tukun to each take a pistol and load it with bullets.

Then, Gao Mahjong connected the big firecracker to the alarm clock with wires and handed it to Meng Tukun: "Meng Tukun, go and take control of the telegraph room. If those people dare to resist, you threaten to blow up the telegraph room."

"Brother, don't worry. There are only a few police officers on the ship. They are no match for me."

Mengtukun was about to take the alarm clock when Gao Ma suddenly turned the knob on it.

The hands of the alarm clock ticked away, and the sound was like a death warrant, particularly harsh in the silent cabin.

Meng Tukun's hands trembled slightly, and a trace of panic appeared on his face: "Brother Ma, what...what are you doing?"

Gao Ma's eyes were cold, and he whispered, "There are still three hours before the explosion. That means if we can't control the situation within three hours, everyone will be buried with us."

"Brother Ma." Mengtukun was a little scared: "I don't want to die."

Gao Ma grabbed his collar and said viciously: "Do you think you can survive if the operation fails and you are caught by those people?"

Mengtukun was suddenly speechless.

Gao Ma winked at Gao Dian.

Gao Dian took off Mengtukun's coat and tied the firecrackers and alarm clock to Mengtukun's belly with a rope.

He shook the rope a few times and found it was very stable, then he inserted the last end of the thread into the alarm clock.

If you want to untie the rope, you first need to untie the threads.

Gao Dian looked at Meng Tukun, who was like a lamb to be slaughtered, with a cruel smile on his face: "Meng Tukun, I know you like to play tricks, but I advise you to be honest this time.

This big firecracker and alarm clock were designed by the people at Jincheng Station before liberation, and only my brother knows how to defuse the explosion."

Gao Ma patted Meng Tukun's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I have already made a plan. As long as we hijack the ship to the center line, I will take down the big firecracker for you."

Only then did Mengtukun realize that he had been used as cannon fodder.

"Brother Ma, don't worry, I will control the telegraph room."

Meng Tukun grabbed his pistol and strode along the corridor towards the telegraph room.

He didn't notice that two young men in blue work clothes looked at each other when they saw his appearance.

At this time, in the guest room, Li Aiguo was talking about the exciting part, when suddenly there was a hurried knock on the door.

Before Zhou Qigong went to open the door, it was pushed open from the outside.

A young man poked his head in and said to Li Aiguo, "Driver Li, let's start."

Xiao Qi was still confused after hearing this nonsense, but Li Aiguo stood up, straightened his collar and left the cabin.

"Uncle driver, what are you going to do?"

When Xiao Qi wanted to reach out to stop Li Aiguo, Li Aiguo's back had already disappeared at the door.

He only left one sentence in the air: "Collecting the wind!"

(End of this chapter)