Chapter 90: Sudden Situation

When he heard Liu Jian'an's words, Lu Cheng thought he was joking.

"Stop messing around, just tell me what you want for dinner; even though your sister isn't here, you all performed very well today."

How could Da Kui get beaten? Though his IQ is that of an eight‑year‑old and he does look like a fool, he is at least wearing a Train Police uniform.

"Oh, chief, I'm not kidding, Da Kui really was beaten."

Seeing Liu Jian'an's serious expression, Lu Cheng furrowed his brows and asked, "Who hit him?"

"It was a passenger."

"A passenger? Why did they hit him? Where is Da Kui now?"

Liu Jian'an led the way while answering quickly, "He's in the restroom of carriage three. The train's about to arrive at the next station; Da Kui and I went to the restroom together, and Da Kui went in first.

who knew a woman was inside relieving herself, but she forgot to close the restroom door; Da Kui didn't know, pushed the door open to go in and urinate, and then…

"What happened then?" Lu Cheng said as he walked toward carriage three.

"The woman scolded Da Kui for being a rogue, exposed her body, said it was no longer clean, threatened to die or live by jumping off the train, and a crowd gathered."

Then the woman's husband rushed over, said nothing, slapped Da Kui, and demanded compensation.

Lu Cheng stopped in his tracks: "It wasn't intentional; on what grounds does he hit someone?"

Liu Jian'an was also helpless: "What are you talking about! That woman was shouting and clinging to the train window, ready to jump; her husband was especially fierce—if Da Kui didn't pay, he wouldn't let him go."

That's a bit unreasonable. On a train, people from all over gather by fate; over a journey, they often end up chatting and drinking together.

When disembarking, those with low tear points couldn't bear to part and cried.

To later generations it may sound exaggerated, but in this simple era such scenes happened often.

Take the thief we just caught as an example: several passengers who'd lost money grabbed him, wanting to drink together.

Are there bad people on the train? Certainly, but most are good and kind. Da Kui was unlucky today, running into such a difficult person.

Besides, you didn't close the restroom door; that's an unavoidable misunderstanding, not a reason to beat someone.

Just as he was hurrying toward carriage three, four more people arrived.

"Comrade Train Police, we need to report a situation to you!"

Lu Cheng had no mind to listen; his own team members had been beaten, which was like a slap in the face.

"What's the situation? I'll get back to it later; I have an urgent matter now."

Lu Cheng was about to leave when the four grabbed him: "No, comrade, we're also in a hurry."

Seeing the situation, Lu Cheng reluctantly let Liu Jian'an stay.

Liu Jian'an blocked the four: "Chief, you go ahead; I'll handle this side. If any of you have something, tell me."

"Comrade Train Police, you have to stand up for us; the four of us suspect we were cheated."

"Cheated? Who cheated you?"

The four hesitated, shoving each other to speak.

Liu Jian'an grew urgent; he still needed to finish gathering information quickly to rush to Da Kui.

"Go ahead and tell us, I'm a Train Police officer; whatever it is, I can stand up for you."

Finally one person mustered courage: "I… I saw a woman's buttocks."

One said it, and the other three added, "We also saw it."

Liu Jian'an opened his mouth, incredulous: "No, you think it's reasonable to look at a woman's butt?"

Such lecherous behavior, still hidden, hadn't even been exposed yet, yet these people voluntarily told a Train Police officer about it.

It's not like the earlier thief‑catching, a free merit opportunity handed to us.

Liu Jian'an immediately said, "Alright, explain the problem clearly. Since you're being honest, when we reach the next station I'll inform the local Railway Bureau and try to get lenient treatment for you."

But as he was about to lead them to the Dining Car, the few suddenly became anxious.

"No, no, we didn't explain clearly earlier."

"Right, we saw the woman relieving herself, but she didn't lock the door; we didn't do it on purpose."

"Yes, I even knocked when I entered; she didn't say anyone was inside, then her husband came and demanded I pay two yuan, otherwise he'd turn me over to the authorities."

"We also paid; if we didn't, they wouldn't let us leave."

Liu Jian'an, hearing this, felt something was off.

"Do the four of you know each other?"

All four shook their heads simultaneously: "We don't know each other, maybe we just met. Initially the two of us sat not far apart, bored on the train, drank together, started talking about this, and then learned the others had gone through the same thing."

"Right, the other two heard us discussing and joined in."

"Yes, when we four talked we felt something was off, Comrade Train Police, how coincidental that we all saw the same woman relieving herself, and each time she didn't close the door, even though someone knocked."

"Right, we suspect those two are scammers; one swindled us two yuan."

They wouldn't dare refuse to pay; regardless, looking at a woman's butt is a fact, and if it escalates they could truly be charged with lewdness, leaving no room for reason.

After hearing the chaotic chatter, Liu Jian'an thought the matter was suspicious, how similar it was to Da Kui's ordeal!

He pulled out a small notebook and said, "Don't be hasty; we'll investigate this thoroughly. What are your names? If there's progress, the broadcaster will inform you, so pay attention to the announcements."

"Thank you, comrade, I'm Sun Yang."

"I'm Wang Junshan…"

……

When Lu Cheng hurried to carriage three, the already small space was packed with onlookers.

"What a lucky person, you say such a good thing, why didn't it happen to me?"

"Come on, you're exaggerating; you didn't see how fierce her husband was—without two yuan he wouldn't let you go."

The man was indeed formidable; he grabbed Niu Da Kui and forced everyone to judge.

"Look at this, is this even possible? Only a Train Police can look at someone's butt? My wife's butt was only for me to see, now others have seen it—what's that about?"

That woman also cooperated, Wa—, she burst into tears, while saying "I have no face to see anyone, I'd rather die, wuwu…", while pulling at the window to jump, but fortunately a few kind Big Aunts caught her.

"You can't jump. If you jump down you'll die. Rest assured, Comrade, we'll definitely stand up for you; even if he's a Train Police, it won't be allowed."

"Right, if they don't give an explanation, we'll go find his superior."

Upon hearing that so many people were upholding justice, the man grew even more confident, grabbed Niu Da Kui: "Pay compensation, two yuan, not a cent less, otherwise we'll report your superior."

Zhao Jinzhu and Chang Jinbu, who had arrived early, pleaded desperately beside them, but the man wouldn't let go.

Even though the man's aura was fierce, Niu Da Kui kept smiling and serving from start to finish, as Lu Cheng had instructed in advance.

"I… I have no money. Lei Yeye said, keep the money to marry a wife, can't spend it recklessly."

The man frowned: "What nonsense, you won't give money, huh? I'll still…"

The man just raised his hand to strike, but it halted mid‑air, unable to move.