Chapter 535: Sending the Two Children Off the Train

Without an adult nearby it still won't do, even if the little boy is good at looking after his sister, but once asleep he doesn't know anything.

Only see the two children sleeping sideways and askew, the sister's leg still draped over the brother's face.

Lu Cheng shook his head, got up and picked up the blanket to prevent them catching cold, and covered the two children properly.

Then he also took the sister's leg out and put it inside the blanket; this was fine, but Lu Cheng's motion suddenly stopped there.

His hand still kept the posture of reaching into the blanket, and as he frowned he felt around on the bed twice.

"Get up, get up, don't sleep…"

Hearing the shout, the two children rubbed their eyes, looking like they hadn't fully woken.

The little boy glanced out the train window and saw that it was already daylight.

"Uncle, good morning."

Getting up and first saying good morning shows they're quite polite, indicating decent upbringing, but Lu Cheng had no time to pay attention to that.

He directly lifted the blanket, pointing at a patch of sheet noticeably darker, and asked.

"Which of you two wet the bed? Ah, how old are you still wetting the bed…"

Seeing the two children staring with big eyes, an innocent and bewildered look, Lu Cheng realized his remark was inappropriate.

The two kids are only about two years old, exactly the age for bedwetting; it seems Da Hu still wets the bed even though he's in elementary school.

After sleeping these few hours, the little girl's pigtails were askew, and she spoke in a soft, childish voice.

"It's not my uncle; I've been dreaming all along, dreaming of taking a boat to find Dad, with lots of water…"

The little girl made an exaggerated gesture with her expression and actions, leaving Lu Cheng laughing and crying; now he could tell who it was—definitely this little girl, no doubt.

Just then Xiao Qin and Xiao Ye also got up to start work, first coming to this carriage to have a look.

As soon as they entered, they saw Lu Cheng with a stern face, and the two kids on the opposite bed looking pitiful.

"What's up, Officer Lu?"

Lu Cheng gestured: "They wet the bed, I'm worried sick, they cause more trouble than those educated youths."

Xiao Qin and Xiao Ye laughed: "Officer Lu has never handled kids; we'll take care of it. Xiao Ye, you first take them to see if you can find a pair of pants; if not, go roast them by the boiler, and I'll change the sheet."

Xiao Ye nodded, hurriedly leading the two children out of the carriage; not to say the kids were afraid of Officer Lu—she herself sometimes felt afraid too.

Xiao Qin was tidying the bed and exclaimed: "Oh my, how big a puddle is this? The mattress underneath is soaked through, Officer Lu, why didn't you get up in the middle of the night to…"

Xiao Qin had worried in the middle of the night that the two children would sleep with Officer Lu and not rest well, but she had been busy all day, exhausted and fell asleep directly, without coming over to check.

"I wouldn't be like this…" Lu Cheng said, sitting on the bunk and lighting a morning cigarette.

"By the way, Xiao Qin, when do we reach the next stop?"

"Hmm? About twenty minutes, Xiao Zhou has already gone to the broadcast room."

Lu Cheng exhaled a puff of smoke: "When we get to the next station, I'll contact the Railway Bureau in Ha City and leave the children here for now."

Xiao Qin turned her head and glanced: "Will that work? The kids are too little; don't let them run off again later."

Lu Cheng waved his hand: "No big deal; they dare board a train, they're bold."

Xiao Qin said nothing more and continued tidying the bunk.

Soon they arrived at the platform, and the train slowly came to a stop.

With Xiao Qin soothing the two children, Lu Cheng walked ahead, reached the Railway Branch, found a phone, and called over to Ha City.

"Hello, is this Chief He? Hello, can you hear me?"

Lu Cheng shook the microphone, and the nearby duty staff explained: "Officer Lu, they're repairing the phone line ahead; the connection is unstable, please shout a few more times."

Lu Cheng glanced at the two children, who, having been forced off the train, had teary eyes and looked rather wronged.

But Lu Cheng couldn't sympathize either; the kids had sneaked out, and their families back home must be frantic—how could we let those two children run wild just because of their temperament?

So Lu Cheng kept shouting into the microphone, yelled for two minutes, then redialed, and finally got through to the Ha City Sub-bureau.

"Hello, is this Officer Lu? Can you hear me speaking?"

"This time it's clear, Chief He; the two kids you mentioned have been found—I don't know how they got onto the train…"

"You found them, right? That's good; we were still worried a human trafficker might have abducted them—great, great."

Lu Cheng interrupted him: "Don't just say 'great'; what should we do now? I think we should first place the two kids here at the Railway Branch, and you send a vehicle to pick them up."

No sound came from the other end; Lu Cheng thought the line had failed again and was about to keep shouting, when Chief He suddenly spoke.

"Officer Lu, you also know that it's currently the peak period for educated youths returning to the city; I can't spare any extra police here."

"Then what should we do? I can't bring them back to the Capital City either; if really necessary, could this side's division send a vehicle to escort them?"

Chief He hesitated: "It would be troublesome to bother those comrades over there; how about this—wait a moment, I'll call the Metallurgical Department and have them send someone to pick them up."

Lu Cheng thought that would work: "That's fine, Chief He; please get in touch quickly—I can't wait long here."

After hanging up, the little girl, who already had teary eyes, finally couldn't hold back her tears.

Xiao Qin hurriedly squatted to wipe her tears: "Oh dear, why are you crying? Don't cry, don't cry—we're helping you contact your family; once they come over you can go home, ah, stop crying."

The little girl shook her head, pouted her little mouth: "I want to find Dad…"

Xiao Qin sighed, reluctantly looked at Lu Cheng, and he replied.

"You see, I'm useless too—I'm not her father."

Lu Cheng crossed his arms, standing by the phone: "Don't be fooled by their harmless appearance; it's clearly an act. Let me tell you, kids this age understand everything in their hearts; they're sharp."

Xiao Qin laughed, keeping him company while they waited ten-odd minutes, until the train whistle blew, signaling preparation to depart.

Lu Cheng grew a bit anxious: "What's going on? No return call yet, and the train's about to leave—we can't keep waiting here."

The duty staff muttered: "It might also be because of line trouble, the call didn't go through."

Lu Cheng then lost confidence; as the train slowly started, he could only say one thing.

"Let's take them on the train first."

Hearing that, the two children immediately jumped up happily, and Xiao Qin also laughed.

But Lu Cheng's remark immediately doused the two children's newly kindled hope.

"Don't get too happy yet; by the next stop, the line will surely be repaired."

The two children lowered their heads again, and Xiao Qin led each of them onto the train.

When they arrived at the next stop, Lu Cheng called the Ha City Railway Branch again; this time the track was outright broken and the call simply wouldn't connect.

With no other option, they kept the two children with them until they passed Shanhai Pass, arrived at He Province Station, and were about to reach Capital City.

Lu Cheng thought of his old acquaintance Wang Fengshi, who was the Railway Division director, and decided to hand it to him—convenient for coordination and reassuring.

But instead of seeing Wang Fengshi, they heard bad news from the staff.

Wang Fengshi had rushed to Capital City early in the morning, saying that Captain Lei Zhan Ge had been hospitalized.