novelraw Chapter 24 Finds Two Suspicious People
Chapter 24 Finds Two Suspicious People
Li Chengsong was ordered to come to Yanshi under the guise of visiting relatives, but his real purpose was to bring two experts to the military base for secret research and development of a new generation of weapons.
They had experienced two assassination attempts in Yan City, but both were thwarted by Li Chengsong and his soldiers!
Now that they have finally developed a new material and successfully produced a sample, and are preparing to go to the military factory to guide mass production, all sorts of strange and monstrous things have appeared.
Those enemy agents are desperately trying to prevent this from going smoothly!
"Let me give it a try. My dad taught me how to defuse homemade bombs when he was alive. I have to try for my own life, right?"
Tong Yuheng thought to himself: Dad, I guess I'll have to make you the scapegoat! I need to find the bad guys and the bomb; I don't want to expose my location in front of so many people!
Li Chengsong suspects her; he wouldn't let her act so freely. Oh dear! How did she end up as a suspect?
What a miscarriage of justice caused by a pile of shit! Tong Yuheng swears that from now on, if he needs to relieve himself while traveling far away, he'll definitely do it in his spatial dimension! Why let the good stuff go to outsiders?
"I need to change into a waiter's uniform. If you're worried, you can send someone with me. I'll walk through each of the hard-seat carriages from here now..."
"Okay, wait a moment!" Li Chengsong called over a subordinate and gave him an order. Within two minutes, the man handed him a set of waiter's uniform.
Tong Yuheng immediately put on the clothes on the outside, turned around and left, carrying a mop to wipe each carriage one by one, cleaning while using her skills from her previous life to scout.
By then it was already broad daylight!
Tong Yuheng kept wondering to himself: This part wasn't in the storytelling I listened to! Did I skip it and not hear it? Sigh! Maybe it's because I time-traveled and affected the plot!
The original book didn't say that Fan Yaqing's mother was a womanizer! Fan Yaqing's flirting skills are hereditary!
Time was of the essence, so Tong Yuheng quickly put aside his random thoughts and carefully observed every person and every item in each carriage.
Her past life experience was of great help to her now. She checked each carriage one by one from the second carriage onwards, and found two suspicious people in the third and ninth carriages.
She immediately whispered the situation to Li Chengsong, who was carrying a trash can and a broom and following closely beside her.
The suspicious person in the third carriage was a middle-aged man dressed as an honest farmer. His tattered canvas bag was placed under the seat. When Tong Yuheng bent down to mop the floor, he heard the faint "beep" sound of the detector.
Tong Yuheng, disguised as a cleaning lady, deliberately touched the bag roughly while mopping the floor! The man immediately stood up alertly, pulled out the tattered bag, and hugged it to his chest.
After leaving the carriage, Li Chengsong ordered two plainclothes soldiers to quietly approach the man, keep a close watch on him, and not to take any action yet.
"Why do you think he's suspicious? Is there something in his bag?" Li Chengsong asked as they exited the carriage.
"He's putting on such a convincing act, so honest and timid. Do you really think a farmer who toils in the fields would pay twice the price for a sleeper berth? Or do you think he has connections to get such a good lower berth?" Tong Yuheng pointed out the man's flaw in one sentence.
Li Chengsong had to admire the girl's keen observation skills. If she had no problems, she would really be a good candidate for the army!
She didn't find any dangerous individuals in the next few carriages, but she did spot a pickpocket. Tong Yuheng's two-day training in ancient martial arts came in handy!
She put the thief to sleep with acupressure, then dragged him away pretending he was suffering from a sudden illness. Li Chengsong initially thought he was a spy! Turns out he was just a habitual thief!
"Have someone keep an eye on him; he'll be very useful later! Now let's continue the investigation!"
Tong Yuheng continued, and in the ninth carriage, she spotted another suspicious person. This was a young man in his twenties, and compared to the previous person, he clearly lacked composure.
The young man was thin with a long face, and his eyes kept glancing at the overhead luggage rack, making him appear uneasy.
Tong Yuheng pretended to tidy up the things on it and reached out to touch the thick green canvas bag, but the young man stopped her.
"What are you doing? Why are you rummaging through my things?" the young man said unhappily.
"Don't you know anything? There are so many things on this luggage rack. What if they fall and hit someone? This is your house. What's wrong with me tidying up other people's things?"
"Is that gold in your bag? I can't even rummage through it! With so much treasure, you might as well fly, why squeeze into a hard seat!"
Tong Yuheng rattled off a string of words that left the young man speechless. He obediently sat down and watched her neatly arrange the messy luggage piled on the luggage rack.
"Young man, why did you provoke the staff on the bus? They have secure jobs, you can't afford to mess with them!" The old man next to the young man saw Tong Yuheng, the "waiter," leave and hurriedly advised the young man who had been scolded.
"I understand, sir. I just can't stand her attitude. Is this what she calls serving the people?"
"Hey, you can't say that anymore. A local official is more powerful than a county official. You're under their jurisdiction now, so be careful they don't make things difficult for you!" another woman advised him.
"Thanks, ma'am. I definitely won't argue with that waitress when she comes back," the young man said.
"How is it? Any problems?" Li Chengsong whispered in her ear. The warm breath on her face made Tong Yuheng's heart skip a beat.
She looked up slightly and met his probing gaze. His handsome face was solemn, and his eyes were bright as he awaited her answer.
"Oh, yes, there's a big problem. I'm sure there's that thing in the bag. I felt a sausage-shaped package, and I could hear a timer ticking inside!"
"I've got someone keeping an eye on it! Shall we continue?" Li Chengsong asked.
There are twelve passenger cars in total, plus the locomotive and two cargo cars.
"Finish the investigation. I suspect they got the explosives from the train midway, or not through a legitimate route like a train station."
The checks on boarding and alighting are very strict. How could such a large bag of explosives have been let in? But there's no time to check these things now. The train has already passed through customs, and they won't wait too long..." Tong Yuheng's expression also became serious. He hoped that there were only two of them.
The two men searched all the remaining carriages and found no other suspicious or dangerous items. However, it was impossible for these two not to have accomplices; they needed to be apprehended as soon as possible!
"I'll be arriving in less than two hours. Let's get going. I don't want to stay with you until the final stop!" Tong Yuheng said.
"Let's arrest that young man first. He's not mentally strong and might betray his accomplices soon." Li Chengsong prepared to take action himself.