The Beginning

Chapter 22: Sixteenth cycle

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Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun woke up again, and they were awakened by the announcement of the arrival at the port new village.

Hearing the station announcement, the little brother struggled to take out his phone and glanced at it.

13:15.

The time of waking up this time was very coincidental, it happened to be the time to get on and off at the station of Gangwu Xincun.

The weak state of the two young people has not been completely relieved. Although they knew that the car had arrived at the stop, they could only watch several strange passengers get off the car.

There were seven or eight people who got off the train at this stop, and when the passengers got off the train, the compartment was quite empty.

When the passengers who got off the bus left halfway, the robust uncle with a bag got on the bus.

The gym bag that had been placed on the seat before was now carried by him on one shoulder. It seemed to be stuffed inside, and even his body tilted a little unconsciously.

After the uncle got in the car, he looked around for a while, and finally chose a seat where no one was there, and sat down. Then, as Li Shiqing remembered, he put the big bag on the inner seat by the window.

The one who got into the car next was the aunt with the big plastic bag in her hand.

The plastic bag had been placed under her feet before, and there was nothing wrong with it. Now that the aunt was carrying the bag into the car, anyone who looked at it could tell that the bag was very heavy.

Also because the things in the bag are heavy, I have to use two layers of thickened plastic bags like the supermarket ones to wrap them up, so as not to break the bag halfway through the bag, which is a kind of "double insurance".

They watched as the uncle and the aunt sat down in their original seats, and even placed the luggage under their feet and at hand in exactly the same position, exactly the same.

"Did they get on the train at this stop?"

This was the first time for the two of them to see someone getting in and out of the car normally, and they were both taken aback.

However, it is obviously a new discovery, but there is no useful information.

This kind of repeated experience made Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun exhausted both physically and mentally, and finally recovered from the "weak" state. The two of them looked at the bus stop sign that had gradually gone away, but they couldn't be happy at all.

"You rest for a while, I'll look around."

The little brother seemed to have thought of something suddenly, stood up and got out of the seat, shaking around in the car.

After he looked around and sat back, Li Shiqing lowered his voice and asked:

"What are you doing?"

"I'm looking at the passengers who got off the bus before, if anyone threw anything suspicious in the car, or if anyone secretly hid something."

The little brother replied, "It's okay, I didn't see anything suspicious."

In an open space like a bus, it is absolutely obvious if there are any strange things left on the bus. With so many people getting on and off, there is no way to hide unless there is someone on the bus to meet them.

"I reckon that it is unlikely that the crime was committed by a group. If this incident was closely planned by an organization, then there must be some demands, such as controlling hostages and asking for ransom. There is no reason to take such a big risk just to Blow up a bus with few people."

Li Shiqing had already thought about this question.

"Besides, we were interrogated by the police in such a way, which shows that no organization has made any demands or been responsible for this matter before and after this. Most likely, it is more likely to retaliate against the society."

However, compared to an organized and premeditated bombing, this kind of uncontrollable behavior with completely unclear process and motive is even more terrifying. At least Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun have no idea except that the criminal must be in the car. .

"Then keep checking!"

The little brother took a deep breath, and looked at the strong uncle and the aunt wearing floral clothes who got on the train at this stop without showing any signs.

"Then our next goal will be..."

Xiao Heyun's gaze swept across the uncle's protruding biceps and well-developed back muscles, and his eyes suddenly shrank.

"Let's decide on Auntie!"

"ah?"

Li Shiqing was taken aback.

"Look at that uncle, you can tell at a glance that he is a man who is not good at words. It is counterproductive to strike up a conversation casually, and it will make him more alert; look at his figure and skin, he is obviously used to doing physical work , the strength is definitely not small, even if you grab it hard, you won't be able to snatch it..."

The little brother pushed his glasses and explained seriously, "Besides, his bag is on the inside, you can't get past that uncle to get that bag without doing it, but if you really want to fight with him If you do it..."

He gave a dry cough.

"... I think there is a high probability that we are not his opponents."

Li Shiqing looked at the appearance and figure of the uncle, and then at the location of the gym bag, and had to admit that what the little brother said made sense.

but…

"Actually, you just don't want to be beaten again?"

Li Shiqing snickered, "You don't need to explain so much, I can understand."

"I'm giving the most efficient solution!"

The tone was firm, but the little brother's expression was obviously angry. "There are only four suspicious people in total. If there is nothing suspicious about the auntie, then only the uncle with the bag is left. In this case, 'Desperately ' is worth it... ”

"Good, good, efficient, efficient, then we still follow the old rules and outsmart first."

Li Shiqing agrees with kindness.

The two checked their positions, and the aunt was sitting right in front of them, separated by an aisle. From their position, they could only see the back of her head, and there was no possibility of striking up a conversation.

And that huge plastic bag was placed in the open space at her feet. If she really wanted to grab it, she could grab it without bending down at all, and the possibility of grabbing it was not very high.

"You have so many ghost ideas, come up with one."

Brother urged.

Li Shiqing racked her brains for a while, and came up with a not-so-brilliant idea.

"There's a bad reason to use it. A dead horse is a living horse doctor. I'll try it. You play by ear!"

"any solution?"

asked the little brother.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I'll try it. If it doesn't work, I'll come back."

After finishing speaking, Li Shiqing ran in front of the aunt in front of her in three or two steps.

Speaking of which, Li Shiqing is no stranger to this aunt.

The first time she "caught a pervert", because the aunt was the closest to her, she begged her to get off the car with her to testify, but the aunt refused on the grounds of "rushing home to cook".

Later, several times when there were accidents in the car, the aunt neither assisted nor offered to help. Obviously, like the man in the mask, he is a person who doesn't like to meddle in other people's business.

Therefore, Li Shiqing has no idea whether such a person can be "deceived".

"that… "

"What's the matter with you?"

Seeing the little girl standing in front of him shy and embarrassed to speak, the thin aunt finally couldn't help but speak first.

Seeing that the aunt paid attention to her, Li Shiqing's eyes lit up, and she squeezed to her side, getting very close to her body, and lowered her voice and asked in a low voice:

"Auntie, do you have that on you? Is it the one you use when you are on your period? My period came suddenly, but I didn't bring anything to change."

Although she asked such "nonsensical" questions, she quietly stared at the bag under the aunt's feet from the corner of her eyes.

Through the layers of plastic bags, she could vaguely see a larger iron-gray object inside, and a long handle sticking out of the bag...

Um? Still have a handle

Li Shiqing wondered what it could be.

"Hey little girl, don't stick me so close!"

The aunt was obviously not used to people approaching her, so she stretched out her hand and pushed her away, shaking her head coldly, "I don't have that thing, you can ask someone else, I haven't had my period for many years!"

The aunt's refusal was not tactful at all, not only was she not tactful, her voice was not low, and she didn't mean to protect the delicate self-esteem of a "shy" girl at all.

Fortunately, Li Shiqing is acting, otherwise she would be ashamed to death with just this voice.

In fact, even if it was acting, Li Shiqing was somewhat embarrassed.

Many people in the car still heard the aunt's "period" and so on, especially the little brother who was sitting on the seat and was about to "play by ear", and was dumbfounded on the spot, looking at Li Shiqing secretly, his face full of helplessness .

She has already used this kind of reason to "strike up a conversation", so what kind of tricks does he use

You can't go up and say you have it, can you

"Why don't you leave?"

Seeing that Li Shiqing had been rejected but still hadn't left, the aunt frowned and looked at her with distaste, "Don't just stand here!"

"Auntie, do you always have toilet paper? Kleenex is fine too!"

Li Shiqing refused to give up, and stood on the spot refusing to leave, begging in a low voice: "Just take some tissues and anything, I will get off at the next stop, if I get it on my clothes, I will be ashamed .”

As she spoke, she squatted at the feet of the aunt, covering her stomach with her hands.

"Auntie help me, you know this too, I can't hold back!"

"Why are you so thick-skinned, kid? Did you tell me all about it?"

Seeing her squatting down and refusing to leave, the aunt's expression changed, and she half stood up and glanced at the carriage, and saw that there was really no younger woman in the carriage except herself, and her complexion was even darker.

"Get off at the next stop!"

Because of squatting, Li Shiqing got closer to the object wrapped in the plastic bag, almost to the point where she could touch it with her hand, so she gritted her teeth and chose to take the risk.

"Auntie, I don't believe you didn't bring the paper, just let me take a look, forget it!"

She quickly threw out these words, then grabbed the plastic bag and tore it towards her!

"what are you doing!"

Seeing that Li Shiqing was about to rummage through her plastic bag, the aunt's voice changed in panic, and she kicked Li Shiqing away mercilessly.

"Ouch!"

Li Shiqing didn't expect the aunt to kick her, she fell backwards, and she didn't catch the half-torn plastic bag.

She fell heavily in the aisle, and her head hit with a "bang".

"What's the matter with you! How can you kick someone!"

Xiao Heyun, who had been staring at the front all the time, did not expect such a change, jumped up in shock, and rushed over to help her.

However, there was another person who moved faster than him.

"Little girl, are you okay?"

The uncle with the bag who got on the bus at the same stop as Aunt Huayi helped Li Shiqing who fell down.

The fall was hard, Li Shiqing covered the back of her head and grinned.

"No, nothing..."

Seeing that it was another "suspect" who helped him up, Li Shiqing panicked and stammered, "Just, I just fell down..."

Seeing the little brother approaching worriedly, she waved her hand to her companion, signaling not to worry, but her gaze passed over the big god who was nervously closing the mouth of the plastic bag.

Although it was only a glimpse, it was enough for her to see clearly.

In that bag, there is a pot.

A tall, thick pot with a handle.

As a housewife who was rushing home to cook, there seemed to be nothing wrong with carrying a pot. Something flashed through Li Shiqing's mind, but she didn't catch it all at once, so she could only bite the bullet and thank the "suspect" uncle.

"Uncle, thank you."

"It's nothing, people nowadays, hey..."

The plainly dressed uncle is indeed as inarticulate as the younger brother guessed, even if he is dissatisfied with the kicking aunt, he can't speak directly.

Seeing that Li Shiqing thanked her and wanted to leave, he hesitated for a while, and stopped her.

"Hey, little girl, wait a minute..."

Li Shiqing and the little brother were startled and stopped in their tracks.

He turned his head and returned to his own position, dragged over the big bag that was placed on the side, and put it on the next side in front of them, bent over and rummaged through it.

"The little girl wants toilet paper, right? I have it here."

Sitting in front, he vaguely heard a few words of conversation, and he didn't deliberately lower his voice when he said "period" just now, so he could roughly guess what the little girl wanted from that middle-aged woman.

Li Shiqing and the little brother didn't expect things to develop like this, they were completely stunned, and stared wide-eyed at the uncle flipping through the bag in front of them.

There was no bomb in the bag as they guessed, but a lot of inexplicable sundries, including clothes and a few pairs of canvas shoes wrapped in plastic bags. Xiao Heyun even caught a glimpse of a bowl, as if this uncle had already put everything away. It looks like all the belongings are stuffed inside.

"I took everything with me when I left. I remember there was still a package of unopened papers. Ah, I found it. Here it is!"

He took out a pack of "Xin Xiang Yin" tissue paper from his bag, "I didn't open the package last time I ate, and I paid for it anyway, so I took it back. Little girl, don't worry, it's unopened, it's clean! "

Li Shiqing thanked her slowly, took the paper from the uncle, and returned to the seat with the younger brother with chills all over her body.

"It's not the man with the mask, it's not the old man selling melons, it's not the uncle with the bag, that's, it's that, that..."

The little brother was talking tongue-tiedly, and his mental state was no better than Li Shiqing's.

Before, because the uncle was too strong, they skipped the uncle and tried to investigate the aunt first. Originally, they reported the "elimination method" and planned to start with the seemingly simple people.

But now, by mistake, they saw the contents of the good-hearted uncle's bag without using any "outsmart" or "strength" methods.

If you use the "elimination method" that my brother said, then the answer is only...

"I remembered, what is that thing?"

Li Shiqing grabbed the little brother's hand, his palm was wet and dripping with cold sweat.

She looked at her companion in horror, holding his hand tighter and tighter.

"She's carrying a pressure cooker!"