Chapter 1118: Emergency Response

After hearing Captain Xiong's words, Liu Chuxue frowned and said, "Indeed, we cannot rule out this possibility, but the entire train has already been inspected..."

Suddenly, she stopped speaking: "No, we indeed did not check under the train."

This had indeed been overlooked by her; previously, the train had been in motion.

Safety inspections are conducted before the train departs, and the stop at an intermediate station lasts only a few minutes, leaving no time for operations, so everyone had overlooked this point.

Everyone probably thought that while the train was moving, no one would dare to risk working underneath it.

Captain Xiong looked at Liu Chuxue: "Have you thought of a countermeasure?"

Liu Chuxue pondered for a moment: "Can we communicate with the railway dispatch? If the train driver can increase speed first, creating about ten minutes of spare time before entering the next station, allowing the train to make a temporary stop, then with your current personnel allocation, a thorough inspection of the train's underside should be sufficient."

Captain Xiong also felt this was the safest option at the moment; he feared they had arranged personnel at the previous stations, and if someone had indeed tampered with the underside of the train, those same people could arrange for precise sabotage again, the consequences of which would be unimaginable: "Comrade Xiao, I have an unreasonable request."

Before he could speak, Liu Chuxue understood what he wanted to say and nodded directly at him: "How much time is left until the next station?"

Captain Xiong checked his watch: "Thirty-five minutes."

Liu Chuxue looked at Mi Aijun not far ahead: "You go contact dispatch first, then go ahead and communicate with the driver. Brother Mi and I will start checking from the rear, and we will meet up with you ahead later."

Captain Xiong did not expect Liu Chuxue to be so considerate: "Comrade Xiao, thank you. Rest assured, once this matter is over, I will definitely request commendation for you from the higher authorities."

Upon hearing "commendation," Liu Chuxue felt a surge of emotion in her heart. Two business trips, both encountering incidents on trains; she truly didn't know if she was an accident magnet or if the train was her place to earn merit.

Soon, the three separated. Captain Xiong went to find the train conductor, asking him to immediately contact railway dispatch to explain the situation and contact the duty officers at both end stations to ensure the safety of the train's temporary stop before entering Zhuzhou Station.

Afterward, Captain Xiong went without pause to arrange the comprehensive safety inspection of the train's underside after the temporary stop before entering Zhuzhou Station.

Fortunately, there were reinforcements at Changsha Station, so manpower was sufficient.

While Mi Aijun accompanied Liu Chuxue in inspecting the carriages, Captain Xiong also arranged personnel to ensure that as soon as the train stopped, every carriage would have dedicated staff to conduct a full-scale hazard inspection of its underside.

After passing three carriages, Liu Chuxue and Mi Aijun clearly felt the train begin to accelerate.

Thanks to Captain Xiong's alertness, Liu Chuxue's complexion was very grim after this trip. Just as before, she could not directly state which carriage had something installed underneath; only after inspecting all carriages did she say: "Captain Xiong, when I passed carriage twelve and carriage nine, I smelled a faint scent of sulfur and ammonium nitrate. I suspect there is indeed something strange underneath the train."

Captain Xiong did not doubt Liu Chuxue's words; the wind outside inevitably seeped in through the carriage connections, and with her sense of smell being superior to ordinary people, it was very possible for her to detect a faint unusual odor.

He quickly glanced at the watch on his wrist: "Comrade Xiao, I have arranged the personnel. The train will make a temporary stop in six minutes."

Liu Chuxue did not expect them to be so capable: "Alright, I will also get down after the train stops."

It was just that these six minutes made everyone standing there feel an unusually agonizing ordeal.