Su Wanxing felt dizzy and weak in her limbs, barely able to stay seated.
The train broadcast announced, “Dear passengers, the train is about to arrive at Hang City North. Please take your belongings when disembarking.”
The plump woman seized the moment, immediately wearing a worried expression: “Oh, young lady! Are you carsick? You look awful! Come, auntie will help you get off and get some fresh air!”
With surprising strength, she lifted Su Wanxing and, with the crowd, dragged her toward the train door.
“Don’t touch me!” Su Wanxing tried to resist, but her limbs were soft as cotton. She couldn’t lift them, and could only let the woman manipulate her.
Su Wanxing realized she had encountered a human trafficker. She wanted to scream for help, but no sound would come out—it felt stuck in her throat.
Fear gripped her for the first time. She couldn’t move, her mind was growing fuzzy, and she feared that if she lost consciousness, she might wake up sold off in some remote mountain valley.
In this era, finding a person was harder than reaching the sky!
“Lu Chenyuan! Save me…”
When Lu Chenyuan returned with a cup of water, her seat was empty.
He glanced around but couldn’t see Su Wanxing.
The train was crowded and chaotic. Su Wanxing didn’t like such places and probably wouldn’t wander off on her own.
“Hey, where did you get that duck leg?” a mother shouted from the nearby seat.
Her four- or five-year-old child, munching on the leg, pointed to Lu Chenyuan’s spot: “Picked it up from the floor.”
The mother didn’t believe him: “Who would throw a duck leg on the floor? Did you steal it?”
The child shook his head: “No. That plump lady wanted to give it to the pretty lady, but she didn’t want it, and it fell.”
A chill ran through Lu Chenyuan. He had a bad premonition.
The duck leg fell, the plump woman didn’t pick it up, and she and Su Wanxing disappeared simultaneously?
“Little one, did you see where they went?” Lu Chenyuan asked.
The child continued chewing: “The lady seemed unwell. The plump lady said she would take her for some fresh air, towards…”
Before he could finish, the child’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted!
“Baby! What’s wrong?” the mother screamed.
People in the carriage gathered around.
Lu Chenyuan checked the child’s pulse and pupils, then pushed toward the exit, saying: “The child was probably drugged! Contact the train staff and find a doctor! That duck leg is suspicious.”
Immediately, some helpful passengers began assisting.
Lu Chenyuan’s heart raced as he scanned the crowd.
Where would that plump woman take Su Wanxing…
Meanwhile, the plump woman had brought Su Wanxing to the train door, ready to disembark.
Su Wanxing’s mind was foggy, but her strong will made her fight desperately.
She suddenly grabbed a passing train attendant and shouted with all her strength, “Save… save me! She’s a human trafficker!”
But her voice was faint, like a mosquito’s buzz.
The attendant couldn’t hear clearly but kindly asked, “Comrade, are you unwell? Do you need help?”
Su Wanxing wanted to nod, but her neck wouldn’t obey.
The plump woman pressed Su Wanxing’s head against her shoulder and said with a smile, “No need, no need. My girl has an old ailment. She just needs some medicine at home. Be good, we’re almost there.”
“Alright, slow down then,” the attendant said as he turned away.
Seeing her chance to rescue herself slipping away, Su Wanxing refused to give up. She bit her lip hard, trying to force herself awake with the taste of blood.
Finally, she raised her hand to grab the attendant’s sleeve.
But just as her fingers were about to touch the fabric, the plump woman seized her.
Her grip was like iron, clamping tightly onto Su Wanxing’s arm. She threatened, “Don’t try any tricks! Obey me, and you’ll survive. Otherwise… you won’t make it!”
Perhaps in her previous life, she would have given in out of despair. But now, reborn like a phoenix, she would not surrender easily.
Summoning her last strength, Su Wanxing took out a large syringe from her spatial storage and, with all her might, jabbed it into the plump woman’s buttocks.
“Ouch—!”
The woman screamed like a slaughtered pig, clutching her rear.
The cry drew the attention of nearby passengers.
The plump woman, fearing attention, had to endure the pain and glared fiercely at Su Wanxing: “Just you wait!”
She grabbed Su Wanxing again and strode forward.
Suddenly, a large hand grabbed the plump woman’s shoulder.
A chilling, furious roar exploded: “Let her go!”
Su Wanxing saw Lu Chenyuan.
She wasn’t sure if she was dreaming, but her heart relaxed immediately.
Lu Chenyuan’s face was dark as the grim reaper, eyes bloodshot and terrifying.
With a twist of his wrist, a sharp “crack” was heard—the plump woman collapsed to the ground, clutching her wrist and wailing.
Lu Chenyuan quickly caught the weak Su Wanxing, letting her lean on his shoulder, his heart aching with concern.
“Wanxing, don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
Su Wanxing finally closed her eyes in relief.
The commotion quickly drew the attention of the train police. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the plump woman was taken away.
When Su Wanxing woke, she found herself lying in a hospital bed.
“You’re awake? How do you feel?” Lu Chenyuan asked anxiously.
God knew how terrified he had been in the hours she was unconscious.
Even on the frontlines, facing life-threatening injuries, Lu Chenyuan had never been this scared—but seeing Su Wanxing unconscious had made his hands shake!
“I feel much better. The train… did we miss it?” Su Wanxing looked outside; it was already dark.
Lu Chenyuan comforted her: “It’s okay. I’ve contacted the army—they can arrange us on the next train.”
“What about the luggage…”
Su Wanxing was worried. Though nothing valuable was inside, losing it would be inconvenient in the northwest.
“The staff have taken over our luggage and will arrange it at the transfer station’s guesthouse. Don’t worry,” Lu Chenyuan patiently explained.
Su Wanxing nodded, then asked, “And the human trafficker…”
“She’s not a human trafficker.”