Sweet 80s

Heard there was a thief on the train.

Yan Shengnan and Wang Shuping looked at each other, and their slightly relaxed nerves tensed up again.

Wang Shuping was just about to explain to Yang Huiying what she was worried about yesterday, but she didn't expect that the other party was really keen to watch the fun.

"Xiao Wang, come with me and see what kind of thief we caught."

The children should not have been involved, but Wang Shuping took the initiative to call Yan Shengnan.

Because she not only knew the man selling pears, but also had met his accomplices once.

The other three followed the woman who lost the things.

A few meters away, the train police were seen detaining a tall and thin man wearing a white old man's sweatshirt.

Yan Shengnan pulled the corner of Wang Shuping's clothes and shook it a few times, then shook his head to indicate that it was not the person he saw last night.

Seeing that he was fair-skinned and looked aggrieved, Wang Shuping didn't think he was the kind of person who would steal or thieve.

The man did not react violently, he just kept making excuses for himself.

"It's not me. It's really not me."

The police officer held the man's arm and came to the woman and said, "Look carefully, is it him?"

Before the woman could speak, the man continued to explain.

"Sister, I went to your carriage yesterday to sell instant noodles. You also said that there was hot water on the train, and it was convenient and economical to make instant noodles with it. Do you remember?"

As the man spoke, the woman's memory was pulled back.

The man was sincere and the woman nodded, but then she said, "Then last night..."

"I rested on the floor of the carriage connection all night yesterday. I didn't go anywhere. There are two people who didn't buy tickets. They can prove it to me!"

"But the man who stole my money was also wearing a white dress, exactly like the one you are wearing."

"Ouch."

The man sighed and continued helplessly.

"It's hot this day, I won't wear this kind of clothes, do I have to wear a big cotton-padded jacket?"

After the man finished speaking, he turned to face the flight attendant.

"Police comrade, you have to help me. All the men in the car are wearing the same clothes. You can't conclude that I am a thief based on this."

After listening to the conversation between the two, the conductor asked the woman again.

"Are you sure that the person you saw stealing your money was him?"

This time, the woman's clenched teeth loosened.

She no longer had the confident tone she had at the beginning.

In fact, the woman's heart is very clear.

She didn't see the thief's face clearly, and she wasn't even sure whether the thief was a man or a woman, old or young.

The woman stopped talking, pursed her lips and shook her head.

Even so, the conductor took the man back to cooperate with the investigation.

The woman followed the conductor in a daze, chattering non-stop, hoping to find the real thief and recover her losses.

After everyone left, Yang Huiying said in a sigh of relief.

"With so many passengers coming and going, it's already very difficult to maintain order, let alone handle cases. It's better to have a pair of eyes to keep an eye on your own things than to rely on others..."

What Yang Huiying said makes a lot of sense.

There are often at least dozens of pickpocketing cases on a train every day.

More often than not, things are lost and that’s it.

I could only sit on the ground and cry that God was unfair. There was really nothing I could do.

Instead of pinning your hopes on others when something goes wrong, it is better to be alert at all times.

Not losing it is better than anything else.

Everyone understands this principle, but not everyone can do it.

Wang Shuping felt uneasy.

Because there is a saying that goes, "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it."

Once someone is targeting you, it’s basically just a matter of time before you lose something.

The three of them returned to the carriage.

After careful consideration, Wang Shuping told Yang Huiying and Li Ruzheng what Yan Shengnan saw and heard.

I hope more people can give me more ideas.

After hearing this, Li Ruzheng squinted his myopic eyes, frowned to form the shape of the Chinese character "川" and said to Wang Shuping.

"Last night... No, this morning you weren't unable to sleep, you were afraid to sleep, right?"

Wang Shuping smiled awkwardly.

Yan Shengnan said to Wang Shuping with a face full of shame: "I'm sorry, aunt, I just couldn't help feeling sleepy last night..."

"it's okay no problem."

Wang Shuping hurried to comfort the other party.

"Your children shouldn't be involved in this kind of thing. What if they really encounter any danger?"

Dabao grabbed the railing with both hands, leaned out half of his body and said, "Mom, why don't I stay with you tonight."

"No, just take good care of your brother. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Yang Huiying thought for a long time but couldn't think of any feasible solution.

"I said that the first time I saw him, from his facial features, he was destined to go to jail. If he dared to do it, he would definitely be caught."

This is a later story. The current difficulties still cannot be solved.

She sighed, recalled what she had experienced on the train in the early years, and shared it with everyone in a serious tone.

"That winter, my husband and I were also going to our son's home. Late at night, the entire carriage was filled with people sitting, lying or sleeping on their luggage..."

In the 1980s, due to the limitations of the train's power system, the traveling speed would not be too fast.

A longer distance means enduring several days and nights of torture on the train before reaching the destination.

"As the year draws to a close, no one wants to lose the tickets they bought with great effort because they can't get on the train. Almost everyone has seven or eight packages in their hands, blocking the doors of the carriages, making it impossible to get through..."

Yan Shengnan had never seen such a scene before, so he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Are there really people who didn't get on the train before it left?"

"Yes, there were a lot of them. Some people were quick and nimble and threw the luggage in through the window first, and then people squeezed into the carriage."

"What if we can't squeeze in?"

"Then you can only watch the train leave."

Yan Shengnan's face was full of surprise, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, and he sighed.

"I saw it with my own eyes once. A little girl wanted to imitate others and threw her luggage in first. As a result, she didn't get on the train. She squatted on the platform and cried non-stop."

Yang Huiying took a sip of water, waved her hand and continued.

"I'm getting off topic. That's not what I wanted to say. I asked for a fortune-teller before I left that day, and it told me to be careful with my money. I was so worried about it the whole way, and that night it was robbed..."

"Ah! So, how much money was lost?" Wang Shuping exclaimed.

Yang Huiying's heavy expression immediately became relaxed and proud.

"Seven dollars and twenty-five cents. I put it in my pocket on purpose. I was destined to suffer a disaster. I have to spend a little money to prevent a bigger loss."

Li Ruzheng thought for a moment and said to Yang Huiying, "Grandma Yang, how about you tell our fortunes and see if we will encounter thieves?"

Yang Huiying spread her hands and said, "I didn't bring any coins with me, so I can't tell fortunes."

Li Ruzheng thought about it.

"How about this, Grandma Yang, Aunt Wang, before you get off the bus, I will sleep during the day and be on duty at night to help everyone look after things."

Yang Huiying waved her hands repeatedly to refuse.

"No, no, you are a growing child, you can't stay awake at night, your body can't handle it."

"I'm used to staying up late to read and do homework. Sometimes I just stay up all night and go to class as usual the next day. It's okay."

Wang Shuping and Yang Huiying looked at each other. Since there was no feasible solution, it seemed that this was the only option left.

Two days passed peacefully.

The third night.

As usual, except for Li Ruzheng, everyone else went to bed early.

At four or five in the morning, as long as Wang Shuping or Yang Huiying woke up, they would let the other rest.

It's late at night.

Li Ruzheng looked at the textbook in his hand carefully and suddenly felt his eyes dry.

He had just put down the book and rubbed his eyes when he saw a figure flash by.

The man walked to the front of the carriage and deliberately slowed down his pace, stretching his neck to look inside the carriage a few times.

After making sure that everyone was asleep, he tiptoed in.

At this moment, Li Ruzheng's nerves seemed to be run through by electricity, and every cell in his body became tense.

Cold sweat broke out on his palms and forehead, his body was shaking slightly, his heart felt like it was about to burst out of his chest, and his pulse was roaring in his ears.

He tried hard to see the other person's face clearly, but the light was not good enough.

All that can be seen is that this man is tall and thin, wearing a white old man's sweatshirt.

Suddenly, the man slowly squatted down and began to grope the luggage bag that Yang Huiying had not been able to put under the bed.

Until I touched the zipper on the luggage bag.

Then, with a gentle rustling sound, he unzipped his pants...