Ling Ruonan didn't ask about these things. After feeling sleepy, she went to the restroom to freshen up and then lay down on her bunk to sleep.
The others also rested.
After Luo Ziling finished freshening up, he chatted with Fang Dongxun about so matters and then went to sleep.
He wasn't worried about anything, and since he was a bit tired today, he quickly fell asleep.
The only one in their compartnt who didn't dare sleep deeply was Yang Xiaodong.
Nothing was said throughout the night.
When Luo Ziling woke up, it was already seven thirty in the morning the next day.
The train continued to travel across the Northern Border, occasionally emitting long whistles.
Opening his eyes, he saw that Yang Xiaodong and Luo Liansheng were not in the compartnt. Fang Dongxun was still asleep, so he quickly got up from his bunk.
After leaving the compartnt, he saw Luo Liansheng sitting in the corridor outside drinking tea.
The sky was still very dark, and it was pitch black outside, hard to see anything.
"Grandpa, you're up so early?" Luo Ziling pulled down the small stool opposite Luo Liansheng, sat down, and asked with a smile, "Not sleeping a bit more?"
"I've gotten old and used to sleeping early and waking early. Once the ti cos, I can't sleep anymore," Luo Liansheng smiled and urged Luo Ziling, "Go and freshen up quickly. The train will arrive at the station in about an hour. It's over half an hour late; it seems sothing happened last night."
"I'll go find out later what happened." Luo Ziling knew that trains here were often delayed because the railway was single-track. If there were special situations, so trains had to give way to others, easily causing delays.
After a simple wash in the restroom, Luo Ziling went to find Yang Xiaodong and Wuyue.
Yang Xiaodong was nowhere to be found, but Wuyue was in the compartnt.
"Sister Wuyue, how was last night?" Luo Ziling quietly asked Wuyue, "Did anything happen?"
"When we arrived at a small station at five o'clock, soone tried to attack us through the train window, but we noticed and stopped them," Wuyue quietly replied, "We caught the troublemakers, but couldn't get anything out of them."
"Where's that person now?"
"Seriously injured, handed over to the local police."
"Looks like just injuring them doesn't have a deterring effect," Luo Ziling looked thoughtful, "If we encounter a similar situation again, let's be more severe."
"Alright!" Wuyue agreed.
Luo Ziling thought for a bit more, leaned close to Wuyue, and said very lightly yet firmly, "Get the Yanjing people involved and let the Chen Family understand that we are very angry. Also, as soon as you guys get there, be ready to return. Our action plan will be finalized tonight."
"Yes!"
Shortly after, Ling Ruonan, Ouyang Feifei, Yang Qingyin, Luo Yuqing, and others woke up.
Xiaoli quickly went to prepare breakfast and asked the dining car staff to bring it to the compartnt.
Once breakfast was brought in, Luo Ziling conducted a preliminary inspection and confird there was no poison before he let everyone eat.
While having breakfast, Luo Ziling smiled and asked everyone, "How did you sleep last night?"
"I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep on the train, but ended up sleeping soundly," Yang Qingyin laughed, "The rhythmic clattering of the train was like a lullaby, and I quickly fell asleep."
" too!" Dai Shulan said a bit sheepishly, "I couldn't wake up this morning! I usually wake up by seven, but today it was almost eight when I awoke."
"Was I the only one who didn't sleep well?" Luo Yuqing yawned slightly, frustrated, "I was startled awake by a noise near the window in the middle of the night, thought soone was attacking! Took a long ti to fall asleep again, didn't sleep enough, feeling tired."
"Last night, soone indeed tried to attack us. While we were at the station, they attempted to break the window and attack, probably startled you awake!" Luo Ziling candidly explained the situation.
These words changed the expressions of Luo Yuqing, Ling Ruonan, and Yang Qingyin.
"It's okay, it's all in the past, nothing ca of it." Luo Ziling smiled, "I ntioned it to get you all alert and awake."
Coincidentally, Yang Qingyin's phone rang; it was a call from Chen Qiaoyu.
Chen Qiaoyu asked Yang Qingyin where they were and whether there were any incidents on the way.
"Still on the train; many things happened along the way," Yang Qingyin said candidly, "A lot of people wouldn't let us be. Our team caught at least seven people who wanted to strike against us."
"That's outrageous!" Chen Qiaoyu said furiously, "Who would want to attack you?"
"It must be people arranged by the Chen Family," Yang Qingyin said lightly, "Mom, if it's convenient, ntion this to grandpa. I don't think he'd want his granddaughter to go out once and perish outside, right?"
"I'll visit your grandpa this morning and talk about this," Chen Qiaoyu agreed to Yang Qingyin's request, and reminded, "I'll ntion this to your grandpa. If he calls you, tell him; if he doesn't, then don't bring it up. Also, be careful there. If anything happens, contact or your grandpa anyti."
"Understood!" Yang Qingyin agreed.
Fang Qianqian, who was sitting and having breakfast together, quietly took out her phone after hearing Yang Qingyin's words and sent several ssages to her dad.
The content of the ssages was similar to what Yang Qingyin had just ntioned; she also reminded her father, Fang Zhonghua, that if he didn't find a way to exert pressure on the Chen Family, his son and daughter might die during the journey.
After breakfast, everyone started tidying up.
The train was about 20 or 30 kiloters from their destination, and it was estimated they'd reach the station in about 20 minutes.
Nearing their destination, Wuyue, Yang Xiaodong, and the other security personnel imdiately beca tense.
This was the most likely ti for incidents to occur.
Even though advance team mbers were already waiting at the platform and exits, no one knew if soone planning to harm them was mixed in.
If soone wanted to act when passengers alighted, it would be difficult to prevent.
This location was less than sixty kiloters from the border. The number of tourists coming to this area had decreased; many travelers had already alighted along the way. This was sowhat reassuring.
If many passengers were alighting, the security work would be even more challenging.
Luckily, everything went smoothly without incident.
No, there was not even surprise, let alone danger.
All safely left the train station and boarded the bus waiting outside.
This small county was essentially like a town in the interior, with a population of just twenty to thirty thousand, having only a dozen streets within the county and few tall buildings. The train station was also small, feeling cold and desolate.
"Grandpa, why did you bring Ziling to such a distant place back then?" Luo Yuqing curiously asked Luo Liansheng after boarding the minibus.
"To escape assassination," Luo Liansheng replied casually, glancing at Yang Qingyin.
Yang Qingyin imdiately lowered her head in sha, knowing that back then it was her Yang Family that wanted to assassinate Luo Liansheng and Luo Ziling.
Luo Liansheng chuckled and continued, "Ca here twenty years ago, having assassins chasing us along the way. Returning this ti, there's still pursuit. Twenty years is a cycle; it's truly fate! Hopefully, this return will make for a peaceful second half."
"Grandpa, it surely will!" Luo Ziling affird confidently.
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