20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 297 The Truth

Yuan Xinfa raised his head in response, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Master, I really can't remember... We who work on the railway, we do the same work every day, I didn't make a special note..."

However, his remarks only made Jiang Lianheng more certain of his judgment.

"No, Brother Yuan, you must remember! It was a cart of medicinal materials. If you were close to that carriage, you should be able to smell it. During the recent period, it was cloudy on that night, so at least you would not forget it so cleanly. "

Yuan Xinfa's lips moved twice, and he said in a deep voice: "Maybe there is, maybe there is not... Master, I can't remember clearly..."

"Bullshit!" Jiang Lianheng said mercilessly, "You are the one who changed the track. If that train had unloaded the carriages at the station, you would definitely know it! You can't make up lies without thinking about your head and tail, right?"

It was good this time, Yuan Xinfa simply kept silent.

No matter how many questions you ask, I will just straighten up and put on a posture of "meat with a knife."

Jiang Lianheng suspected that he was being threatened, so he gradually softened his tone and said, "Brother Yuan, don't look at the fact that I used to live in this shabby house. Brother, I am somewhat powerful now. Don't be afraid, just say whatever you want. , I won’t sell you.”

"Master, I have already said everything I should say..."

"Brother Yuan, don't say I'm forcing you. If that batch of medicinal materials is lost, I'll have to pay two thousand oceans! If nothing else, you've lived in my house for so many years in vain. Even if you return the favor to me, can you? ?”

"Master, I can raise the money to pay you back the rent..."

"I!"

Jiang Lianheng became angry and wanted to slap Yuan Xinfa's mouth with his backhand, but he stopped involuntarily with his hand in mid-air.

I saw that Yuan Xinfa had neither the intention to hide nor the movement to fight back. He just stood there, motionless.

As a result, Jiang Lianheng was stumped.

He has always been a docile donkey. Although he is unkind and indifferent, he is not murderous. There is no grudge between the two of them, and Aunt Yuan has been an old neighbor for many years. It would be a bit unreasonable to directly break up and torture her.

What's more, Yuan Xinfa's hesitant attitude has already indicated something.

Jiang Lianheng had no choice but to wave his hands impatiently and cursed: "Go away! You deserve to be bullied, you useless thing!"

Yuan Xinfa was not anxious or annoyed, he just bent down and said in an unshakable tone: "Master, I will go back first."

At this time, Aunt Yuan heard the noise in the back room and hurriedly came out and asked, "Hey, Xiaodao, what's going on? You idiot, have you offended someone again?"

Jiang Lianheng was too lazy to pay attention and immediately walked away.

When Yuan Xinfa saw this, he returned to the house quietly.

After taking off his shoes in the dark and getting on the kang, the fat boy was already fast asleep. As usual, Yuan Xinfa put his calloused hands on his son's head and rubbed it twice before lying down on the top of the kang.

Yingzi quickly lowered his voice and asked: "My father, what happened just now? Why did you start scolding me?"

Yuan Xinfa got into bed and said casually: "It's okay, go to sleep!"

"You go on day after day without telling me anything!" Yingzi's tone was a bit complaining.

"What's there to say? Let's sleep with you!" Yuan Xinfa stared at the dark roof and muttered to himself, "We are just ordinary people. We just live our lives well and don't mix anything else. And, no one can be offended.”

"You should be paid in two days, right? Can you count this time?"

"Oh! Let's talk about it. Go to sleep! By the way, if the couple across from you asks anything from now on, just say you don't know. Do you understand me?"

"Hey! Who dares to ask about you?"

"It's best if you don't pry. Let's live our lives."

Yuan Xinfa muttered to himself, then put his arms behind his head, listening to the branches outside the window rustling in the wind, like the sound of rain, and his thoughts returned to the scene a few days ago. In the rainy night...

…………

"Lao Yuan! Lao Yuan!"

It was a cloudy day, the wind was very loud, and it seemed like it was going to rain at any time.

With great difficulty, Boss Jia's voice reached the railroad track from the small warehouse.

"Lao Yuan, turn the switch!"

"What?" Yuan Xinfa straightened up from the rails and looked at Boss Jia.

"Turn off the switch! Unload a cargo compartment!"

Yuan Xinfa strode across the railway track and walked to the platform. He raised his head and said, "I never heard that this train has to unload the cargo compartment!"

"Fart!" Boss Jia scolded angrily, "Can you still understand me? Just do whatever you are asked to do, what nonsense! Change the section at the back with the section on the track that is idle! "

Yuan Xinfa asked puzzledly: "Both of them are empty cargo compartments, what should I replace them with?"

"Just do it if you are asked to do it, what are you doing!" Boss Jia snapped, "I already told the driver, hurry up and get out of bed, it's going to rain later!"

Yuan Xinfa had no choice but to ask no more questions and turned towards the switch machine. His arms were stretched tightly, but he heard a "click" and the track merge was completed.

Afterwards, he went to the stable next to the station to take out the horse, put on the reins, pulled the empty carriage on the track to the front, and exchanged it with another carriage on the train.

At this moment, a faint aroma of herbal medicine clung to the moist air and hit his face.

Yuan Xinfa didn't pay much attention to it. Thinking about it, this carriage should have just hauled a batch of medicinal materials.

However, as soon as he whipped his horse to drive, he quickly noticed something strange - this was not an empty cargo compartment! He turned around and wanted to confirm the situation with Chief Jia, but the other party just waved his hand at him impatiently and emphasized again and again: "This is the carriage, yes, it can't be wrong, hurry up and pull it over!"

Yuan Xinfa had no choice but to continue cracking his whip until the horses pulled the "empty cargo compartment" to the spare rail. Then he turned around and wanted to check the situation in the cargo compartment for himself.

"Rumble--"

Suddenly there was a burst of thunder in the sky.

Jia took the leader three steps at a time and ran over quickly. He waved his hand to Yuan Xinfa and said with a smile: "Well, Old Yuan! You don't need to work here anymore. Go and help over there." Go!"

"Boss Jia, there seems to be something inside this cargo compartment -"

"Oh, let's go, let's go! Well, if nothing happens, I'll let you take a day off today and get off work early and go home to be with your wife!"

Get off work early and go home to be with your wife?

Yuan Xinfa doubted his ears and couldn't help but ask again: "Boss Jia, what did you say?"

"What are you still asking! Are you leaving? If not, you can work overtime tonight!"

"No need, I'm leaving!"

Yuan Xinfa quickly climbed onto the platform, intending to change out of the dirty clothes he wore for work.

Unexpectedly, Boss Jia came over impatiently and urged: "Go, go, go home and change. Why are you acting like a girl? You are still moaning and groaning when I let you go. Are you a yellow girl who is getting married or something?" of?"

Yuan Xinfa was pushed forward a few steps.

When he reached the small warehouse, he was really curious, so he couldn't help but look back.

By this time, heavy rain had started, and the sky was gloomy, like night.

Through the dense rain curtain, he saw Boss Jia standing next to the cargo compartment, looking around, as if he was eagerly waiting for something.

After a while, he saw three or two figures in bloomers suddenly emerge from the bushes next to the railway, walking towards the direction of Boss Jia.

A few people whispered and discussed in the rain for a while, but the three or two bloomers did not open the cargo compartment immediately, but lurked back the same way, as if they had agreed to come back at a time.

Immediately afterwards, Jia turned his head again, facing the direction of the passenger platform, crossed the railway track with one foot deep and one foot shallow, climbed onto the platform, nodded and bowed and walked towards the few anti-gun garrison units on the platform. around.

After a while, several little devils formed a circle in front of the leader Jia.

Chief Jia was giving them cigarettes, maybe more than just cigarettes.

All in all, the little devils were very happy. They patted Leader Jia's shoulders and laughed loudly, then waved their hands to tell him to go away.

Yuan Xinfa is indeed honest, but he is not stupid.

By now, of course he had already understood that Boss Jia was stealing goods.

Moreover, this group of thieves who stole goods had a very clear division of labor and seemed to have planned it for a long time.

Is it possible that Leader Jia is the rumored thief Wen Tingge?

Yuan Xinfa couldn't help but shook his head. This was far from the world he imagined.

Moreover, he didn't want to put himself in the middle of right and wrong.

He has a decent-looking daughter-in-law who is diligent and thrifty; and a chubby eldest son.

He has a wife, children, a hot bed, and everything he should have. Yuan Xinfa has no intention of destroying this hard-won life.

So, when he saw Boss Jia walking across the railroad tracks, he immediately turned around and hurriedly left the station without looking back.

On the way home, he bought a little candy figure for his son.

Pushing the door open and entering the house, his wife and children were very happy to see him. The family of three sat around the kang table, eating some stick noodles with pickles and dumplings, and despite the heavy rain outside the window, there was still laughter in the house.

"boom!"

The door was kicked open, and everyone in the room was shocked.

"Brother Dao, what's wrong?" Zhao Zhengbei hurriedly got off the kang and came closer in a few steps, "Is it that Big Yuan doesn't want to cooperate? Come on, this matter is on me. I'll go chat with him!"

"Come on!" Jiang Lianheng pulled Bei Feng over, "With your small body, if you fight with him, I'm afraid you'll get hurt!"

Liu Yansheng was a little surprised: "Brother, is he really unwilling to help?"

Jiang Lianheng nodded, angrily picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a big sip, and then said: "It's just a piece of meat! I finally understand why people who run around in the world don't like to marry and have children. Got it!"

Zhao Zhengbei quickly tugged at Brother Dao's clothes and whispered, "Brother, my sister-in-law is still here!"

"Brother Yuan is afraid of causing trouble, which is understandable." Hu Xiaoyan took a deep breath, "After all, we are just walking here, and we have really offended a local gangster, so it is normal to be afraid of retaliation."

The clues are interrupted and I have to search again by myself.

Jiang Lianheng pondered for a moment and said: "There is no other way. I will follow Boss Jia these few nights to explore his background."

Zhao Zhengbei volunteered: "Brother, leave this little thing to me!"

"Heixi, do you have what it takes?" Jiang Lianheng shook his head and said, "It would be great if Guo Yan was here."

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