Chapter 88: 87 A Hundred Years of Cultivating the Same Boat, Ten Years

87 A Hundred Years of Cultivating the Same Boat, Ten Years...

【Bronze-level hidden badge "Relationship Household" activated, you have obtained a resource support from within the organization. After completing the conditions proposed by the resource provider, you can claim this resource.】???

Hearing the prompt in his ear, Li Ang, who was waiting at the intersection of the municipal district with a broom and a shopping bag, preparing to visit the Laien family, couldn't help but pause slightly.

Good guy, it really is worthy of being a hidden badge. How long has it been since he got it? He actually managed to get a resource support for himself.

Although he still needs to complete some conditions to get the resource support, since it is a resource from the Cleaning Bureau, it is likely related to anomalous object materials, or even directly an anomalous object.

And according to Auntie Ai Ma's statement, the Bureau on average has to perform three tasks and spend three or four months to harvest an anomalous object, and it doesn't even guarantee it can be used.

Comparing the two, if the resource obtained is really an anomalous object and the conditions to be completed are not too harsh, this exchange can be considered quite cost-effective!

"Toot!!!"

Just as Li Ang was hesitating whether to go back and ask what the so-called resource support was, a slightly harsh whistle sounded, and four strong, tall horses pulled a huge carriage slowly toward the platform.

Forget it, the carriage is here... plus he doesn't know how long it will take to complete the conditions, and the task of investigating the Laien family has been dragged on for too long. It's better to wait until after the investigation to talk about the resources.

Having made up his mind, Li Ang leaned forward. After the steam carriage's door was stabilized in the boarding area, he bent down and drilled into the carriage, which had about twenty seats, found a seat near the back, and sat down.

Compared to the front row near the carriage door, the back position is closer to the boiler behind the carriage, but it is very noisy, which is naturally a torture in summer.

But in the current season, with winter only a few days away, for Li Ang, whose coat is very old and not warm enough, it is undoubtedly the most comfortable position.

However, just as Li Ang was leaning on the chair with a face full of pleasure, feeling the heat that made him feel

"Wait a minute! We are sitting too!"

Holy crap, can I be this unlucky?

After recognizing the owner of that voice, Leon, who didn't want to face her, couldn't help but darken his face. He instinctively shrank his body, hesitating whether to get off the carriage now.

But in that second or so, the owner of the voice had already run from the back of the carriage to the carriage door. With a vigorous stride of her long, powerful legs, she jumped directly into the carriage. The person who came was the female police officer from the Secret Investigation Bureau.

"What are you doing? Don't you want your life?"

At this time, the carriage had already moved slightly away from the platform. Although it was still possible to jump on in one step, it was still dangerous. Facing the dangerous operation of the female police officer who was not wearing a uniform, the aunt in charge of ticket sales roared in anger:

"If you don't want to live, go find another car to hit! Don't come and harm mine!"

"Ah! Sorry, sorry!"

The female police officer who successfully got on the carriage breathed a sigh of relief, then hurriedly apologized repeatedly with an embarrassed face, and explained:

"We have an emergency. This car only comes once every hour or so. I was afraid you would leave without waiting for us, so I was in a bit of a hurry. I promise it won't happen next time... Um... can you move the carriage back a bit? There are others behind..."

"Hmph, young people these days, so clumsy... Move it back!"

After nagging a few words without mercy, looking at the female police officer who kept apologizing, the ticket-selling aunt didn't make things difficult for her, but greeted the coachman to stop again and let the other two people on.

However, when the two women and one man climbed into the carriage and stood up straight, preparing to walk to the back of the carriage, they were stopped by the ticket-selling aunt, who drove them away with a bad temper:

"There are only two seats left, one of you get off!"

What?

Upon hearing her words, the three of them were stunned. After hesitating for a moment, the female police officer took the initiative to say:

"Then they can sit, I can stand in the aisle..."

"Are you trying to cause trouble?"

Interrupting her words and vigorously patting the sign nailed to the carriage wall, the ticket-selling aunt glared and said:

"This is a four-horse long-carriage express! No standing allowed!"

"But..."

"But what but? You're such a pretty young girl, why do you keep talking nonsense?"

The ticket-selling aunt continued to drive them away impatiently:

"I'll say it again, this is an express train, there are no handles for standing!

If there's an emergency brake on the road, you'll be standing in the middle of the aisle and could fall directly from the last row to the front! Your skin will be scraped off!

So hurry up! One of you three get off! This trip is already quite late, if we don't leave now, I'll be behind schedule!"

It seems it's really not possible... What should I do?

Upon hearing the ticket-selling aunt's words, the man among the other two immediately gave the female police officer an inquiring look.

Should we wait for the next trip? Or wait for one of the bureau's official vehicles to return?

The female police officer understood her colleague's meaning at a glance, and then shook her head vigorously.

The next trip would take more than an hour, and this is the municipal district, where random passenger carriages don't usually come. If we miss the agreed visit time, it will be difficult to make an appointment with the Laien family again.

"You go down."

After giving her colleague a look, the female police officer reached out and placed her hand on the third person's shoulder, saying earnestly:

"It's okay, although it's against the rules for one less person, I'm here."

"That... okay."

Remembering her "glorious history" in the past, and feeling that she should have no problem escorting a frail female prisoner alone, the male police officer nodded and agreed after only a slight hesitation.

After stuffing something into her hand, the male police officer got off the carriage on his own, while the female police officer "affectionately" put her arm around the shoulder of the woman who looked pale, and half-pushed her toward the back of the carriage.

However, just as the ticket-selling aunt said, this four-horse long-carriage was already full, and only the last row, which was very noisy due to being close to the boiler, had two empty seats.

And in the five seats of the last row, on the right was a young couple whispering to each other, and on the left was a young man with his head covered by an old coat, sleeping soundly while leaning against the carriage wall.

Should I... ask someone to switch seats?

After looking at the female prisoner she was holding down, the female police officer couldn't help but hesitate. She wasn't disgusted by the noise in the last row, but was worried about whether the prisoner she had subdued would hurt anyone, and hoped to switch the prisoner to a seat against the carriage wall.

Although the other party had been very obedient since being caught, now that there was one less escorting police officer, what if she had thoughts of escaping? Although she was confident that she could subdue her immediately, it would be bad if she hurt anyone.

"This..."

"You two women in the back, what are you doing?"

Seeing that they hadn't sat down after a long time, the aunt who couldn't start the carriage became anxious and scolded at the top of her lungs:

"Sit if you're going to sit! If not, get out! What are you making a fuss about in my carriage?"

The female police officer shrank her neck from the scolding and hurriedly sat down on the seat with the prisoner before the aunt could drive them away.

"Toot!!!"

Accompanied by the shrill whistle and the neighing of horses, the steam carriage left the platform and gradually accelerated. After the boiler and water tank behind began to make shrill noises, the female police officer patted the shoulder of the person covered in the coat and asked in a polite, low voice:

"Excuse me, sir, sorry to bother you, could you please do me a favor and switch seats with my friend?"