Chapter 280

Sister Xia was taken away; before leaving, she stared at Lin Zhao with a gloomy gaze, thinking of a thousand ways to make her regret her actions.

Just as she finished thinking, a sudden, inexplicable, sharp pain erupted in her internal organs; her body felt as if it were being corroded by some liquid. It was so painful that she couldn't stand up.

She hunched over, trying to alleviate the pain, but it was futile.

"It hurts! Doctor, take me to see a doctor!"

In just a few seconds, Sister Xia was covered in sweat from the pain, her eyes were bloodshot, her lips were pale, and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

She thought she was speaking loudly, but in reality, her voice was like a mosquito's hum, and the train police didn't hear her at all. As for the other party's weakness... they just assumed it was the prisoner pretending.

"Don't think about running, you can't run, hurry up and walk!" The train policeman impatiently pushed the human trafficker whom everyone wanted to beat.

He worked on the train and had seen too many families destroyed by human traffickers, so he held such people in great contempt. He didn't beat her, firstly because of his responsibility, secondly because she was a woman, and thirdly because this person was bruised and swollen and couldn't even stand steadily, and he was afraid of legal liability.

Sister Xia couldn't hear the train policeman's words, nor could she hear the clanging of the train moving forward; she couldn't even muster any strength, only feeling the pain of her internal organs shifting.

She couldn't straighten her body and fell to her knees helplessly, her handcuffed hands slapping her stomach, one time after another.

It looked like madness.

The train policeman was puzzled; he grabbed the prisoner's arm and pulled her up, saying impatiently: "Stop pretending! I've seen too many of your kind and your devious tricks."

The person on the ground didn't get up.

The train policeman frowned and squatted down to check, only to see the prisoner's face as white as paper, sweat pouring out, her teeth clenched tightly, making a clattering sound, and blood flowing from the corners of her mouth.

"This..."

He was startled, thinking only that this female trafficker had some kind of illness, so he hurriedly called a steward to send her to the lounge and find a doctor to diagnose and treat her.

The doctor on the train was bandaging Lin Zhao and had no time to attend to the heinous human trafficker.

She glanced faintly at the steward, "Is she dying? If there's no life-threatening danger, let her wait; I haven't finished dealing with things here."

After saying this, she turned her gaze back to Lin Zhao's arm; the wound was being treated, a deep gash had split open on the fair and delicate skin, the flesh was turned out, and quite a bit of blood had flowed; even after applying hemostatic powder, blood was still seeping out, and it looked painful just to see.

The female hero could actually remain silent; she was truly a heroine among women.

"What's so urgent about a prisoner? Comrade Lin's injury is what's urgent." The doctor said expressionlessly.

She couldn't be bothered to pay attention to such an evil person.

Don't say she lacked the benevolence of a healer; some people didn't deserve it. Furthermore, they didn't even deserve to be called human.

The steward also saw the wound on the heroine's arm; it was so deep that she, who was squeamish about blood, almost fainted.

She hurriedly looked away.

"You treat Comrade Lin first; I'm not in a hurry, not in a hurry at all."

As for the criminal, wasn't she just enduring pain? She wouldn't die in a short while.

Did the people whose children she abducted and whose families she tore apart not feel pain?

It was just retribution; she deserved it!

The female doctor looked at Lin Zhao with admiration and gentleness, "Before the wound heals, don't use this arm, don't let it get wet, change the dressing diligently, and be careful of wound infection."

Lin Zhao nodded in response, "Thank you, Comrade."

"It's what I should do." The female doctor tidied up the blood-stained gauze and medicinal powder.

After finishing her work, she said to the steward, "Let's go."

The steward walked two steps, turned back, and asked Lin Zhao: "Do you need me to send you back to your carriage?"

Lin Zhao shook her head, "No need. I can do it myself."

"Then take care of yourself, watch your arm, and call me if anything happens." The female steward said with concern.

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Zhao bypassed the crowded passengers and returned to the carriage.

She knocked on the sliding door.

A vigilant voice came from inside.

"Who is it?" Sister-in-law Tong held a hoe.

"It's me."

Oh my, it's Lin Meizi.

She put away the hoe and opened the door in a flurry.

"Lin Meizi, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I wouldn't have been able to stop your two cubs!"

Seeing Lin Zhao return safely, Sister-in-law Tong let out a long sigh of relief.

Lin Zhao stepped sideways into the carriage and said thank you.

Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao were very obedient to their mother, lying side by side on the upper bunk, their identical smiling faces full of worry.

Hearing the familiar voice, they jumped up and climbed down with agile hands and feet.

Xiang Yubao was in front, Gu Hangbao was behind.

The two little boys stood in front of Lin Zhao almost at the same time.

"Lin Meizi, nothing happened outside, right? I heard people arguing; what were they saying?" Sister-in-law Tong asked.

Just as Lin Zhao was about to speak, Xiang Yubao said in surprise: "Mom, what happened to your arm?"

Sister-in-law Tong looked over and saw the gauze wrapped around Lin Meizi's arm; she exclaimed, "Lin Meizi, you're injured? What happened? Did you confront the human trafficker?! Weren't there train police? Why did they let a young woman like you rush forward? Are you okay?"

There were few rural women with quiet voices; Sister-in-law Tong's voice was high-pitched, a standout among them, and it sounded a bit noisy, but Lin Zhao could hear the concern in it.

"It's nothing, just a scratch; it'll be fine in a few days," Lin Zhao said nonchalantly.

Tears welled up in Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao's eyes.

"Mom, who hurt you? Did the public security uncle catch her?" Xiang Yubao was so angry that he clenched his little fists, wanting to fight to the death with the person who hurt his mother, but not knowing who to fight, he stomped his feet heavily.

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Zhao looked at her eldest cub, who was furious, "That human trafficker has been caught and will never be able to harm anyone again."

Xiang Yubao stared at his mother's injured arm, tears falling, and then wiped them away fiercely, "Mom, you rest well, I'll feed you and give you water."

He was so angry his mind went blank, and he could only think of these things.

"I can too!" For the first time, Gu Hangbao felt he was growing too slowly, and he decided to eat an extra bowl of rice from now on, grow as tall as his father as soon as possible, and become his mother's support.

"Mom, does it hurt?" The little boy didn't dare to touch Lin Zhao's arm, his little body stiffly bent down, and he blew on the gauze.

"Stupid!" Xiang Yubao's emotions were unstable, and he was very angry, saying: "Mom's arm was cut; how could it not hurt? It must hurt a lot."

"Xiang Yubao, you can't call your brother stupid." Lin Zhao used her uninjured hand to pinch her son's fair and tender little face, her voice soft: "I know you're concerned about me, but my arm injury has nothing to do with your brother; you can't take your little temper out on your brother, okay?"

Xiang Yubao regretted it as soon as he lost his temper; hearing his mother's instruction, he apologized to his brother.

Gu Hangbao waved his hand carelessly, "It's okay, I know brother is worried about Mom."

His brother being so generous made Xiang Yubao feel a bit guilty.

"Gu Hangbao, brother will give you a milk candy tomorrow."

Gu Hangbao was a glutton; he didn't delve into it, just focused on being happy, "Great, my brother is the best."

Lin Zhao's lips curled slightly.

Sister-in-law Tong watched with envy; she had been married for many years and only had one sickly son, whose personality was as shy as a little girl's; if you didn't pay attention to him, he wouldn't make a sound all day, which was truly frustrating.

Looking at the lively scene opposite, she couldn't help but feel envious!

Sister-in-law Tong's sister-in-law saw her sister-in-law's thoughts and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't be envious, you still have a chance."

What chance? The chance to have a second, third, or fourth child.

Sister-in-law Tong's face burned, and she lightly pinched her sister-in-law's face.

"What are you saying? You're still an unmarried young girl, aren't you ashamed?"

Her sister-in-law didn't think so and said readily: "It's human nature, what's there to be ashamed of? Sister-in-law, when you have another baby, I'll help you take care of it."

Sister-in-law Tong said in a low voice: "Let's not talk about this; your marriage is the most important thing."

Yes, her sister-in-law following her to the military was her parents-in-law's idea, wanting to find a good partner for her sister-in-law in the military.

Sister-in-law Tong had no objections; her sister-in-law had a good personality, they got along well, and she also hoped her sister-in-law would marry into a good family.

The Tong sisters-in-law talked in low voices.

Over there, Xiang Yubao touched the lunch box; the food inside was still warm. He opened the lunch box, scooped up a large spoonful of vegetable rice, and fed it to Lin Zhao's mouth, "Mom, your arm hurts, I'll feed you."

Facing her son's little face full of persistence, Lin Zhao didn't refuse and obediently opened her mouth.

"My son has grown up and can take care of Mom." She looked at the twins with gentle eyes, her face full of gratification.

The praise made the two little boys' faces turn red, and they were very happy.

"Are you two full? I see there's still quite a bit of food left; did you not eat much? Do you want to eat a bit more?" Lin Zhao asked the two cubs.

Gu Hangbao hadn't had much appetite earlier because he was influenced by his brother, but seeing his mother eating happily now, he said with a greedy look: "I want to eat a few bites of potato."

He wanted to eat meat more, but he felt that his mother was injured and bleeding and needed to eat more meat to replenish, so he didn't fight for it.

"Not craving meat anymore?" Lin Zhao's eyebrows were curious.

Not like the gluttonous second cub at all.

"Mom, you eat," Gu Hangbao said, "I can eat anything, Mom needs to eat more meat to replenish the blood she lost."

Lin Zhao swallowed the rice in her mouth and hugged her son with her uninjured arm.

"Truly Mom's filial son!"

She said: "There's so much, how could I finish it all? You two have to eat too, otherwise it'll go bad."

The two little children were indeed not full, so they both agreed, and the mother and her two sons finished the meal.

That night, Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao didn't make a fuss about sleeping in the same bed as Lin Zhao, and the brothers obediently climbed to the upper bunk.

Xiang Yubao hung his head down and said worriedly: "Mom, if you need help, call me, I can help you."

Lin Zhao lay on the lower bunk, her eyes slightly closed; hearing her eldest son's words, a smile appeared on her lips.

She was already in bed, what could she possibly need?

"Got it, go to sleep."

The train swayed, the noise was quite loud, and it was boring on the train, so basically everyone just slept.

For the next two days, the steward delivered meals to Lin Zhao's carriage on time; except for going to the bathroom, she almost never left the carriage.

Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao were taken to the bathroom by Sister-in-law Tong.

After learning about Lin Zhao's heroic deeds of subduing the human trafficker, Sister-in-law Tong admired Lin Zhao so much that she wished she could take care of everything for her.

Back to the story.

The female doctor arrived unhurriedly at the place where Sister Xia was being held.

She put down her medical kit, performed an examination, and was full of impatience, saying: "There's nothing wrong with you; did you call me here just to waste time?"

By now, Sister Xia had already recovered; the bouts of shocking pain in her internal organs felt like a nightmare.

"Impossible!" She said, "Before, here, here, and here... it all hurt."

She pointed to her whole body and slapped the table excitedly.

"It must be that bitch who poisoned me, otherwise I wouldn't have been like that. You bring her here and make her give me the antidote, otherwise..."

Sister Xia's mind flashed with many vicious revenge methods again.

As soon as she thought about it, the pain that had just disappeared spread again; she hunched over, her face full of bulging veins from the agony, and reached out to grab the female doctor's sleeve.

"It hurts..." Again, she was in too much pain to speak.

The doctor saw that the criminal didn't look like she was faking it, so she examined her again.

Still, she couldn't find any problems.

"What's the situation?" The young train policeman couldn't hold back his temper and asked.

The doctor shook her head, "I'm not sure."

It was strange.

Her pulse was very strong, not like there was anything wrong, yet why did she look like she was enduring tremendous pain?

The female doctor suspected that this person was faking it, and the purpose was to escape when the train police were off guard.

This person even dared to jump off a train and seize the opportunity to stab Comrade Lin; what wouldn't she do?

"She's faking it, right..."

Sister Xia was clearly in so much pain that her body curled up like a shrimp, her ears were ringing, and she couldn't even hear the noise of the train moving, yet she happened to hear these three words from the female doctor.

She almost fainted from anger.

Faking it? You try faking it yourself! It really hurts!!

Compared to the criminal, the train policeman trusted the doctor more and gave the person on the bed an unkind look.

He signaled his colleague to leave, locked the door, and didn't pay any more attention to Sister Xia.

As long as she didn't die, it was fine; anyway, the only meaning of her living was... to spit out her accomplices.

After stuffing a Backlash Pill obtained from a lucky draw into Sister Xia's mouth, Lin Zhao threw her to the back of her mind.

That person would have to suffer as long as she dared to harbor a single bad thought about harming others; the pain would gradually increase, and she would have a hard time in the future.

Waking up to eat, eating to sleep, swaying all the way, Lin Zhao and the others finally arrived at their destination.

The train announcement sounded.

"Xiang Yubao, Gu Hangbao, get up and pack up, we're getting off soon!"

The two cubs had also had enough of lying down, their limbs were stiff; the brothers climbed down from the bed and packed their things in an orderly and nimble manner.

"Mom, don't move, Gu Hangbao and I will pack." Xiang Yubao turned his head to look at Lin Zhao.

Gu Hangbao also said: "That's right, watch your arm."

Thinking that he would see his father soon, he was so happy that his spirits were high, and he floated to the point of being rebellious, "If you don't listen, I'll tell Dad later and have Dad criticize you."

Xiang Yubao's eyes flickered, and he added: "... and Little Uncle!"

Lin Zhao: "..."

"You two are really floating!"

Gu Hangbao tucked his two arms in, made the motion of butterfly wings flapping, and said: "Yeah, yeah, I'm floating."

After acting out, he didn't wait for his brother to urge him and hurriedly helped pack.

Lin Zhao's arm injury hadn't fully healed, so the train staff took good care of her; two train police helped them with their luggage and saw them out of the station.

Gu Chenghuai arrived half an hour early; after the train arrived, he subconsciously straightened his military uniform.

Confirming that he looked decent, his deep, dark eyes looked toward the direction the train came from.

The train stopped, and a sea of people poured out.

Relying on his height and long legs, he searched for the figures of his wife and children.

A minute passed, and he didn't see them.

Three minutes passed, and he still hadn't found them.

Gu Chenghuai frowned.

Sun Yeli had been pulled along to help; seeing the worry on his comrade's face, he said: "Sister-in-law has two children and luggage with her, so she definitely can't squeeze with people; they must be at the back, just wait with peace of mind."

"Hmm." Gu Chenghuai responded, his gaze still fixed tightly on the crowd.

"Hey, I see identical twins!!" Sun Yeli patted his comrade's shoulder and pointed to the front left, "Are those the two treasures of your family?"