Chapter 62: The People See Us Off

Just as Lu Cheng entered the Dining Car, his stomach growling with hunger, he was about to look for something to eat when a Big Aunt in charge of serving dishes suddenly grabbed his arm.

"Comrade, you're the hero who caught the Murderer, right?"

Lu Cheng was stunned for a moment: catching the Murderer?

"It was Jiang Mengmeng who came to the dining car and told me; she saw everything when she jumped onto the train and caught the Murderer."

Lu Cheng remembered: "Ah, right, that's me, I'm that hero."

This Jiang Mengmeng, who promised to keep her mouth shut and not tell anyone about the Murderer, and yet in such a short time all the staff on the train already know.

But we haven't seen Jiang Mengmeng; she must be near the next station, busy preparing a broadcast.

It's not mealtime yet, so the chef in the Dining Car and the Big Aunt who serves dishes are relatively idle and love to gossip when they have nothing to do.

Especially the incident that happened on the train today, Lu Cheng has become the main subject of gossip.

Finally meeting the person involved, Big Aunt doesn't want to miss this chance to learn the details.

"So you're really impressive; tell Big Aunt how you caught him."

As soon as Big Aunt's voice finished, a dark crowd of seven or eight staff members came over, all curious, urging him to tell the story.

Well, they love to pry even more than Jiang Mengmeng.

"Then, tell us?"

"Tell, tell..."

Lu Cheng rubbed his stomach: "I'm starving now, have no strength."

The head chef immediately ordered: "Big Aunt Chen, quickly serve the kids some rice."

The dishes are already prepared, just waiting for passengers to buy at mealtime so they can be served directly.

Lu Cheng looked at the sumptuous dishes before him, fish and meat, and couldn't help asking: "This is a bit too generous; I might not have enough money."

"Ha, what money? You eliminated the threat on our train this time, you're a hero; even the Train Captain is here, he wouldn't say anything."

"Right, right, you open your belly and eat; once you're full, you'll have the energy to tell us in detail."

You see, they've said that; not eating would seem rude.

Lu Cheng lifted his chopsticks, stuffing his mouth with a few bites, and murmuring: "Let me tell you, it was extremely thrilling then."

That word 'thrilling' only made the others more curious.

"Then go ahead, how was it thrilling?"

Lu Cheng swallowed hard: "Imagine, it was on the roof of the train; not to mention catching a person, could you even stand there?"

Several people shook their heads simultaneously.

"Also, your Captain Lei was too disobedient; at his age, he should just wait honestly in the carriage, but he insisted on going up to show off. As soon as he climbed up, guess what happened?"

The others looked bewildered: "What happened?"

"Then the Murderer pulled out a Handgun!"

They opened their mouths wide.

"Huh? He still had a gun."

"Yes, indeed he had it; I even heard the gunshot, Comrade, please continue."

Lu Cheng took another bite: "It was extremely thrilling; the Murderer drew his Handgun and aimed straight at Captain Lei. How scared were you?"

They nodded quickly.

"If I hadn't reacted quickly and knocked Captain Lei down, huh, you wouldn't see Captain Lei now."

They couldn't help praising: "Your skill is amazing, your reaction is faster than the gun itself."

"Then you're the savior of our Captain Lei."

Lu Cheng waved his hand: "Hey, it's not about being a benefactor; we're all Revolutionary Comrades. In that situation I couldn't just stand by, it's nothing special, just what I should do."

They all gave a thumbs‑up: "Comrade, your enlightenment is truly high."

"No problem! Any more food?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Big Aunt Chen, serve the kids some more, and you continue."

We can't eat the rice for free; the emotional value must be paid appropriately.

Lu Cheng then struck a pose, one foot on a stool, unbuttoned his shirt, loosened his trouser belt.

So he can eat more later.

Then with a big sweep: "If you call it dangerous, it's way more dangerous; you didn't see! After knocking Captain Lei down, I did a scorpion‑tail move and kicked the Murderer's gun out of his hand."

"The guy, seeing he no longer had a weapon and being frightened by my aura of righteousness, immediately jumped off the train, trying to flee!"

"How could I let him run! Then I spread my wings like an eagle, flew down from the train, landed steadily, my footing solid..."

Someone raised a doubt: "No, Jiang Mengmeng said you were quite clumsy, rolling on the ground several times, while Captain Lei seemed to land quite steadily."

"Hey, that's not important; the crucial thing is I quickly chased the Murderer, but the Murderer was skilled, we fought three hundred rounds, countering each other's moves, the fight was chaotic, like day and night, sun and moon..."

Big Aunt Chen brought the dishes at this moment, Lu Cheng began to eat, hurriedly summarizing.

"In the end, my skill prevailed; I finally subdued the Murderer."

"That's it?"

The others were still eager, as if listening to a storytelling performance, their blood heated inside, unable to imagine how intense the scene must have been.

"That's enough, that's enough, I need to eat quickly, the station is approaching," Lu Cheng kept his head down on his meal: "I have to say, the food at Beijing Station is even richer than ours at Xizhimen."

Big Aunt Chen suggested: "Then why not come to Beijing Station? Big Aunt would like you there."

Beautiful women love heroes, and Big Aunt is no exception.

But Lu Cheng is just an intern, temporarily assigned to joint law enforcement; now that the mission is over, after returning to Beijing he will definitely go back to Xizhimen.

When the next station arrived, the Railway Branch, having learned the situation in advance, dispatched a jeep early.

Besides Lu Cheng, there were two Train Police from Beijing Station, escorting the enemy spy in the rear seats.

As for the other traffic police unit members, although the mission had ended, after all they had put in hard work, Ding Han Zhen deliberately let them take the train to the terminal stop Guangcheng, just to go out and relax.

Lei Zhan Ge didn't say anything; as usual he played the bad cop, Ding Han Zhen the good cop, and they couldn't be too harsh on the workers—their cooperation was still quite tacit.

By the jeep, Lei Zhan Ge got into the passenger seat first, Lu Cheng was about to get in, when Jiang Mengmeng, who had just finished the broadcast, suddenly opened the window and shouted.

"Comrade, where are my shoes?"

Since we've caught the murderer, we no longer need to worry about being watched, and Jiang Mengmeng suddenly remembered her leather shoes.

"But leather shoes?"

Lu Cheng pretended not to hear, walking toward the car while waving his hand: "Ah, no need to thank me, no need to thank me, it's just what I should do."

After getting in the car, Lu Cheng closed the door, shutting out Jiang Mengmeng's voice.

Lei Zhan Ge also turned his head and asked: "Just now, how come someone was shouting at you?"

"Oh, Captain Lei, it's that—the masses are giving us a warm send‑off, it's too enthusiastic; we'd better leave quickly, not disturb the crowd too much."

Lei Zhan Ge nodded, and the jeep immediately headed north, kicking up clouds of dust.