Chapter 83

"Qin Lang, why don't we change places?" Lu Bin could tell that the yellow-haired guy and the fatty were not up to any good and would definitely come to cause trouble later.

"It's fine," Qin Lang said confidently, "These guys are greedy and deserve a lesson!"

"Ah, I'm just afraid you'll be the one getting a lesson," Lu Bin still had some concerns. "Why don't we find the train conductor?"

"No need to look for them," Qin Lang pointed to the entrance of the carriage. "They're already here."

Lu Bin looked and indeed, the train conductor was walking towards them. The fatty and the yellow-haired guy were right behind them.

"Reporting the first to be the villain? Interesting," Qin Lang snorted.

"What did you say?" Lu Bin asked in surprise. "You mean these two train conductors are here to cause us trouble?"

"They don't seem to be here to cause trouble for those two," Qin Lang said calmly. He had heard before that some thieves on the train might collude with some corrupt train conductors. There were even cases where all the conductors in a station were in cahoots with criminals, profiting together. However, after several years of strict crackdowns, such situations should be less common now.

"Are they the two?" one of the train conductors asked the fatty.

"Yes... yes, it's them!" The fatty nodded while scratching his hand. His hand was not only swollen but also scratched, and the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory ointment provided by the crew had no effect. So, the fatty, knowing he was "hit," used his connections to find two train conductors to force Qin Lang to hand over the "antidote."

"Please come with us," the train conductor said to Qin Lang and Lu Bin.

"Why should we?" Lu Bin said coldly, her icy and proud demeanor making the train conductor hesitate.

After a moment, the train conductor said, "These two passengers reported that you were carrying illegal items and caused them bodily harm. We need to investigate and gather evidence. We hope for your cooperation!"

"Investigate us?" Qin Lang couldn't help but sneer, never expecting to encounter a thief crying out for help.

"Exactly! We must investigate you to ensure the safety of other passengers!" The train conductor's tone was very stern.

However, at that moment, four more train conductors appeared at the entrance. No, it should be three, and the one in front seemed to be the train captain.

The train captain was relatively young, no more than 25 years old, but he already had a certain authority.

The train captain came straight to Qin Lang and Lu Bin and asked, "Xiao Bing, are you okay? If you need to take the train, you should let me know. I can get you a soft sleeper for free."

"Alright, Second Cousin, you're really taking advantage of the public," Lu Bin laughed. She knew her second cousin had received her text message and had arrived just in time. No matter how arrogant the thieves on the train were, they wouldn't dare to offend the train captain.

Sure enough, when the train captain appeared, the two train conductors immediately changed their tune, their smiles as warm as the spring breeze in March. "Captain Huang, you're here."

"What are you two doing here?" the train captain asked.

"We're just on routine patrol. There are two passengers with hand infections, and we came to ask about the situation—"

"If your skin itches, just apply some anti-itch medicine. If you can't handle it, get off at the next station and see a doctor," the train captain said impatiently, dismissing the fatty and the yellow-haired guy.

The fatty and the yellow-haired guy, seeing that the train captain was involved, knew they had a special relationship and couldn't afford to offend him. They had no choice but to accept their fate.

"Xiao Bing, is this your classmate?" the train captain asked, eyeing Qin Lang warily. In his eyes, Lu Bin was the family's precious gem, and he couldn't let her "fall into the wrong hands."

"Yes, he's my classmate, Qin Lang, who just returned from Anrong City," Lu Bin explained, clarifying that she and Qin Lang had only met by chance. She then introduced Qin Lang, "Qin Lang, this is my second cousin, Huang Haofeng."

"Hello," Qin Lang greeted Huang Haofeng.

Huang Haofeng nodded in response and said to Lu Bin, "Xiao Bing, come with me to the train captain's office. If you ever take the train, you must let me know. If anything happens, Aunt and Uncle won't forgive me!"

"I don't need to go. I'm getting off soon," Lu Bin said. "You should get back to work. The train captain can't be away from his post for too long. Besides, with you protecting me, who would dare to cause trouble?"

Huang Haofeng thought it made sense. Since he had shown up, no one on this train would dare to cause trouble for Lu Bin. As the saying goes, a county official is not as powerful as the one in charge. This train was Huang Haofeng's territory, and who would dare to offend him?

"Then, Xiao Li, please keep an eye on this carriage for a while," Huang Haofeng said to one of the train conductors.

"Don't worry, Captain Huang," the train conductor nodded. This was part of his duty, and it would also help him get closer to the train captain, so why not?

"Xiao Bing, I'll be going. Please say hello to Aunt and Uncle for me," Huang Haofeng said as he left.

"Lu Bin, you really know how to handle things," Qin Lang said with a smile, knowing that the yellow-haired guy and the fatty wouldn't dare to cause trouble anymore. However, these two were now suffering from intense itching, and he wondered how long they could hold out.

With Huang Haofeng's personal intervention and a dedicated train conductor guarding them, the fatty and the yellow-haired guy, no matter how bold, wouldn't dare to provoke Qin Lang and Lu Bin. The rest of the journey was much quieter.

However, when Qin Lang and Lu Bin arrived at the Xiaoyang City train station, the fatty and the yellow-haired guy followed closely behind.

Qin Lang knew these two wouldn't give up easily, so he let Lu Bin take a taxi back to school first and found a reason to stay behind, intercepting the fatty and the yellow-haired guy.

In fact, even if Qin Lang hadn't intercepted them, the fatty and the yellow-haired guy would have sought him out. On the train, they had been suffering from intense itching, and their hands were scratched. They were almost driven to jump off the train by the unbearable itching.

At the exit, Qin Lang intercepted them.

The fatty immediately rushed over, reaching out to grab Qin Lang, but remembering their previous encounter, he saw Qin Lang as if he were covered in venomous spines and didn't dare to touch him. He said coldly, "Kid, no more nonsense, give us the antidote!"

"It seems you haven't learned your lesson," Qin Lang snorted.

"You're asking for it, kid!" The yellow-haired guy became arrogant, pulling out a small knife and waving it in front of Qin Lang. "Damn it! If you don't give us the antidote, I'll—"

Before he could finish, he felt a dagger pressing against his back. Turning his head, he saw the same for the fatty. Two people stood behind them, one on each side, and one of them asked Qin Lang respectfully, "Brother Qin, how should we handle them?"

"Take them away and find out what's going on," Qin Lang said.

The fatty and the yellow-haired guy felt dizzy, thinking to themselves that they had really made a big mistake. First, they offended the train captain's relative, and now they had offended a local thug. Wasn't this like a long-lived old man hanging himself because he thought his life was too long?