Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 305: Chapter 287: It’s Your Turn to Perform

”What’s wrong, young friend?” The train conductor, looking at the young boy who hesitated to stop him with a wallet in his hand, couldn’t help but ask.

”Uncle policeman, it’s good to return lost money that you find, isn’t it?” The boy, slightly timid, looked up at the train conductor, who nodded without hesitation.

”Of course.”

”I found this wallet, but, but...” The boy furrowed his brow as if he were hesitating about something and handed the wallet over to the train conductor.

”But what?” The train conductor took the wallet, opened it, and his face changed color at the sight of the cash inside—tens of thousands?

”But I saw the person who dropped the wallet, and I don’t know if I should return it to him.” The boy seemed to make up his mind and said loudly.

”Why?” The train conductor frowned. ”Aren’t you supposed to return something you found to its owner? Do you want to keep it for yourself, young friend?”

”No, no.” The boy shook his head repeatedly: ”But the uncle with the child, that child is so young, doesn’t cry or fuss, and can sleep in any position, just like a grandma who has taken sleeping pills. And, and, they also talked about how younger children are more expensive. I don’t think they are good people.”

The train conductor was initially a bit impatient, thinking this was a child who had never seen so much money and wanted to take advantage of the situation. But, after hearing the boy’s words, he furrowed his brows tightly.

”You mean...” The train conductor furrowed his brows.

”I suspect this person might be involved in child trafficking. The children in the other carriages are so noisy, but the ones they have are all sleeping. It’s not possible for them to be asleep all night, right?” The boy nodded seriously.

The train conductor, with a tight frown and pursed lips, turned back to the cash register staff in the dining car and said, ”Make an internal call, have Lao Zhou bring a couple of people over. If it’s true... better to trust and be wrong, than to distrust and be right!” Watching as someone began making the call, he looked at the boy in front of him and said solemnly, ”Whether true or false, you’ve done a good deed...”

It was at this moment that Luo Qianqian stood up, with a dazed and cute look: ”Uncle policeman, that uncle has another child in our hard sleeper carriage, who is also asleep, looking very small. And that auntie has a fierce look.”

Seeing Luo Qianqian voluntarily step forward and take hold of the boy’s sleeve, and thinking the two children were together, he nodded: ”Then can you lead the way? Don’t worry, you don’t need to identify them; we have our ways to find the person.”

Luo Qianqian, with an adoring look, nodded her head: ”Yes, yes, Uncle policeman, but we won’t be retaliated against, right?” She looked nervous and scared.

The boy’s mouth twitched as he looked away, not wanting to look at Luo Qianqian. How had that wise girl suddenly turned into a whiny brat? It was unbearable to watch.

”No, we will protect your privacy,” the train conductor nodded repeatedly.

Luo Qianqian, still clinging to the boy’s clothes with a scared look, made the boy think two big words: Acting!

The train conductor hadn’t lied, he led them to the front of the carriage, then had them stop while a few conductors went inside to look for the person.

The train conductor was very calm as he directly asked, ”Whose wallet is this?”

As soon as he spoke, everyone who had a wallet started patting their pockets. A middle-aged man quickly realized it was his and hurriedly stood up, grinning and saying, ”It’s mine, thank you, Comrade officer.” Although he was smiling, his eyes were full of disdain.

”How can you prove it’s yours?” The train conductor raised an eyebrow slightly.

”There’s my bank card inside and thirteen thousand yuan,” the middle-aged man said softly.

Luo Qianqian couldn’t help but appreciate the benefits of the real-name train ticket system, knowing that at least her ID card was carried on her person.

”Then follow me to make a statement,” said the train officer, nodding and handing the wallet to another officer behind him.

”This... I have to make a statement even if my own stuff was lost?” The middle-aged man frowned, clearly reluctant.

”It’s the rules. We need to record and report this, especially since it’s a large amount of money. What if it’s not yours?” said the train officer seriously. ”Don’t worry, you’re only making a statement. You didn’t do anything illegal. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

The middle-aged man’s face turned pale. He shot a glance at the man opposite him and then slowly followed.

Cheng Jing also noticed his look, but didn’t spook him. Instead, he commented on the two children sleeping soundly: ”Sleeping like that is bad for the spine.”

The other middle-aged man put on a smile: ”We’re going out for fun. They were so excited they didn’t sleep at all last night. They fell asleep as soon as they got on the train. It’s fine.”

The train officer nodded and continued walking forward. Luo Qianqian and the teenager casually followed behind, heading back to their own carriage.

Chang Xi let out a sigh of relief when she saw Luo Qianqian return: ”Xiao Meng, where did you go? I thought you might have found a spot and fallen asleep too.”

Luo Qianqian, noticing the middle-aged woman’s evasive behavior upon seeing the train officer, couldn’t help but smirk: ”Sister Xi, you don’t know... I went to buy food just now and saw someone suspected of child trafficking being caught. It was so scary, and they said there were two little boys.”

The teenager and the train officer were both startled by Luo Qianqian’s nonchalant fabrication. Weren’t these rumors?

However, the middle-aged woman didn’t let them down with her reaction.

The middle-aged woman quickly covered the children with a blanket, not even letting their heads show.

The woman sitting above Chang Xi exclaimed in shock, ”My goodness, auntie, won’t you suffocate the children like this? Even if they’re knocked out like they took a pill and haven’t woken up, you can’t do this. This is murder!”

The train officer, already watching Luo Qianqian’s group, turned back and asked, ”What’s the matter?”

The middle-aged woman forced a smile: ”Nothing’s wrong. The children are just sleeping. I don’t want them to catch a cold.”

Luo Qianqian, not at all politely, was fanning herself with a fan: ”I’m overheating and at risk of heatstroke, and you’re worried about a cold?”

The teenager said with a hint of amusement, ”You wouldn’t know this, but a guilty conscience can cause one to sweat profusely. If you catch a breeze while sweaty, you could indeed catch a cold. However, I doubt it’s the case with children.”

”Please show me your ID as well as documentation proving your relationship with the children,” the train officer said strictly.

”He’s my son,” the middle-aged woman said, clutching the child and glaring fiercely at Luo Qianqian. Luo Qianqian wasn’t afraid at all. If the woman were innocent, she would do her no harm; but if she were really a trafficker, who knows when she’d get another chance?

”Didn’t that young brother just now say he’s from the neighbor’s?” Chang Xi snorted coldly. ”And you didn’t even want to buy the lower bunk, trying to take advantage of my sister.”

”There’s another child?” The teenager raised his handsome brows. ”Isn’t this the same as the suspected trafficker from earlier?”

The train officer grew serious: ”Please come with me.”

”Why should I?!”

”If you’re innocent, please cooperate. Failure to do so will lead us to believe you are suspect,” the officer replied.