Chapter 663: Train Encounter with a Gang of Thieves!

The next afternoon, Tang Ye packed his things, preparing to head to Dayu County.

Du Xi had originally prepared many things for Tang Ye, but in the end, Tang Ye refused them.

A large suitcase was filled with all sorts of items, such as household medicines, daily toiletries, towels and toothbrushes, and she even bought snacks...

"I am going over there to work, not to go on vacation. Many things aren't needed, and I can buy them there. The local cost of living isn't very high, so it's more cost-effective to buy them locally."

"Some things might not be available there!" Du Xi rarely opposed Tang Ye.

Tang Ye smiled and said, "If they can't be bought, it means they aren't of necessary value. I am going there to train myself, not to enjoy a life of comfort. Traveling light is fine."

Du Xi could not win against Tang Ye, so she left one of the large suitcases behind.

"Fine then, once you get there, just go buy whatever you need; don't you dare mistreat yourself."

Tang Ye touched Du Xi's head, "You must be good at home and protect yourself well."

Du Xi smiled and said, "I have two parents at home to take care of me, you don't need to worry."

Tang Ye said with a serious expression, "I'm afraid you'll work too hard."

Du Xi smiled and teased, "During the time I've been married to you, I've already become quite decadent. Once you leave, the stumbling block in my career will be gone too. Next, I'm going to focus my energy on work and strive to crack a few more cases."

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "A stumbling block in your career? Your definition of me is truly negative enough. However, you will always be the motivation in my life; everything I do is for you."

Du Xi couldn't help but laugh, "I'll pretend I believe that!"

In fact, Du Xi knew what Tang Ye was thinking in his heart.

He had always wanted to prove that his judgment was not poor.

Especially knowing the attitude the Xiao Family had toward his father, Tang Ye held a sense of defiance in his heart.

Afterward, Du Xi drove Tang Ye to the Hanzhou West Railway Station. After Tang Ye walked into the ticket gate, Du Xi refused to leave for a long time.

At the corner, Tang Ye turned around, smiled at Du Xi, waved goodbye, and then disappeared from view.

Du Xi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling a bit annoyed in her heart; she shouldn't have revealed her vulnerable side for Tang Ye to see.

She didn't know why, but only in front of Tang Ye would Du Xi habitually cast off her strong disguise and become a little woman.

The train sped all the way from the southeast toward the northwest.

The scenery outside the window gradually changed from plains to hills, and finally evolved into mountains covered with green vegetation.

For travelers, they would enjoy admiring the scenery here.

But for Tang Ye, he was contemplating how to adapt to a brand-new environment and break through in a difficult situation.

After transferring trains at Xijing, the provincial capital of Shaanzhou Province, the next step was to head to Yanzhou.

As for Dayu County, it was in an even more remote part of Yanzhou, with more complex terrain conditions.

To be honest, seeing the increasingly desolate sights, the hot blood in Tang Ye's heart gradually cooled.

The saying goes that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. With such difficult geographical conditions, it is hard for people to even walk out, let alone anything else.

Sitting opposite Tang Ye was a young woman with a delicate appearance, simple clothing, and a tall stature.

After the woman boarded the train, she held her schoolbag in her arms, looking very vigilant.

Tang Ye judged that there should be important items in the schoolbag.

But her acting so cautious, in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, was like saying "there is no silver buried here."

"Miss, where are you going?"

Tang Ye saw a few people casting malicious glances toward her and intentionally struck up a conversation with her to dispel the ill intentions of those people.

The woman lowered her head, did not answer Tang Ye, and smiled politely.

Although Tang Ye looked upright and had an extraordinary bearing, the woman told herself in her heart not to strike up a conversation with anyone casually, even if the person opposite didn't look like a bad person.

Seeing the woman ignoring him, Tang Ye smiled awkwardly.

He cast his gaze toward those few shifty-eyed people; their attention was not on the woman, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

There was still half an hour until they reached Dayu County. The woman did not get off at any intermediate stations, so Tang Ye judged that her destination should be the same as his.

Those few shifty-eyed men also began to stir.

One of them sat in the seat next to the woman.

As for the woman, she did not realize that danger was approaching.

Tang Ye squinted his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

The man sitting next to the woman thought the time was ripe and secretly took a razor blade out of his pocket. Because he used his clothes to cover his arm and hand, the movements inside could not be seen clearly.

But relying on this sleight of hand, he cut a slit on the side of the schoolbag.

The other party was experienced in committing crimes, and the angle chosen was very concealed.

The woman was completely unaware from beginning to end.

The thief put his hand through the slit, felt a cloth bag inside the bag, and then used his index and middle fingers to slowly drag the cloth bag out.

At this moment, the thief heard a coughing sound. Following the sound, he looked over and saw Tang Ye, who was sitting opposite with his eyes closed, shifting his body.

The thief's first reaction was, is the other party warning him?

There was only a little while left until they arrived at the station.

If he stopped now, he felt unwilling.

He had observed the whole way; the woman was not familiar with the man opposite.

He bet that the man opposite wouldn't dare to do anything.

Tang Ye originally thought he could scare off the pickpocket by coughing, but he didn't expect the other party to be very bold, with no intention of stopping at all.

He even gave him a fierce look and made a warning sound with his mouth. Judging by the lip movements, it was, "Shut your mouth, or I'll kill you."

Tang Ye didn't expect this thief to be so arrogant.

He must be a repeat offender, and he definitely had accomplices.

When the thief thought Tang Ye was scared and would pretend not to notice, he secretly cursed in his heart, "Coward!"

Suddenly, Tang Ye snapped his eyes open, quickly reached out his arm to pin down the thief's shoulder, and used his other hand to press down on the thief's wrist.

The woman opposite only then reacted, let out a cry of surprise, and looked toward her bag.

The side of the bag had been cut open, the pouch was half-exposed, and one could see it was filled with cash inside; at a glance, there was at least fifty or sixty thousand.

Seeing that the matter had been exposed, the thief's accomplice immediately rushed toward Tang Ye's direction.

"You dog, meddling in other people's business, are you looking for death?"

One of them pulled a dagger from his pocket and stabbed fiercely toward Tang Ye's chest...

Tang Ye had long been prepared; he used the thief he was controlling as a shield and pulled him in front of his body.

With a muffled thud!

The dagger pierced a bloody hole in the thief's shoulder.

The accomplice was instantly dumbfounded.

There were not many passengers in the carriage at this moment; they saw this scene, were shocked at first, and then reacted.

Some kind-hearted people walked toward other carriages, wanting to seek help from the train police.

The remaining accomplices had not expected Tang Ye to be so capable of fighting, and they scattered in flight.

Tang Ye could only think of a way to try his best to keep the others, grabbing the back collar of the nearest person and forcibly pinning him to the ground.

Afterward, he only saw a few figures quickly flash past outside the window!

Tang Ye gasped!

In order to escape, they ignored that the train was traveling at high speed, opened the train window, and jumped out.

Muffled thuds came to his ears, accompanied by shrill screams...