My Military Career in a Parallel World

Chapter 256: Get started! (6-character chapter, including 2 extra characters)

The train was moving slowly on the track. In the soft sleeper car No. 7, the man glanced at the two people on the bed opposite him. After making sure that there was no problem, he took out his mobile phone and checked the time.

It's 1:53 in the morning and the train is about to arrive.

After calculating the time, the man stretched out his head and gently knocked on the edge of the bed.

The woman in the lower bunk received the signal, looked up, and immediately understood the meaning.

He reached out and took out a palm-sized yellowish-brown paper ball from his arms. He opened the paper ball and found a small pile of white unknown powder inside.

The woman took the bottle from the table, reached out and picked up a pinch of powder and put it in.

These powders are ground sleeping pills. Just a small amount is enough to make three children sleep for a whole day.

At that time, the country's control over drugs such as sleeping pills was not that strict, and you could basically buy them in any larger clinic or pharmacy.

And the human traffickers don’t care what happens to the children if they take sleeping pills.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of their actions, the two would usually feed the abducted children some milk powder mixed with sleeping pills before the action, to prevent the children's crying from attracting the attention of others and causing unnecessary trouble.

The two of them have been in this business for many years, and the reason they have never been caught is because they are extremely cautious.

In fact, it was just a coincidence that Jiang Chen met these two human traffickers.

Different from those human traffickers who commit crimes without any rules, this couple can be called a professional criminal gang.

According to the two men's usual style of doing things, trains, which are a means of transportation with large passenger flow and extremely high risks, are not an option for them. In order to ensure the secrecy of the action, they usually drive themselves when traveling.

However, this time the two were unlucky. They were driving well and just stopped by a small county town to rest for a night. But when they woke up, they found that their van parked outside the hotel had been stolen.

Calling the police was naturally impossible.

Helplessly, the two could only take the risk and take the train this time.

In order to minimize the chances of accidents along the way, they spent a lot of money to get two soft sleeper tickets from scalpers, and chose to get on and off the train at night as much as possible.

The two's actions after getting in the car were also carefully planned.

However, people are not as good as heaven.

The two men had planned everything but they could not have anticipated that in the same room with them, there was an ace scout who had just returned from leave in the army and was preparing to report to the military academy.

……

Jiang Chen, who was lying on the bed, seemingly calm but actually paying close attention to the two people's actions, naturally saw the whole scene.

When Jiang Chen saw the woman take out a bag of what looked like pharmaceutical powder from her arms and put it into the bottle, he knew he couldn't wait any longer.

Although the traffickers were after money, not life, and would not use any drugs that would threaten the child's life, Jiang Chen did not dare to take the risk.

So, he chose...

"Brother, sister-in-law, why haven't you slept yet so late?" Jiang Chen rubbed his eyes and acted a little dazed as if he had just woken up.

Before the woman could put away the medicine bag in her hand, she suddenly heard a sound from above her head. She was so frightened that she almost dropped the bottle in her hand.

"Ah! The child is a little fussing, and we're about to arrive at the station, so we might as well not sleep." The man reacted very quickly. He sat up quickly and took over the conversation while staring at Jiang Chen with his eyes, and his hand unconsciously touched his lower back.

"Oh, you guys go ahead and do your work, I'm going to the bathroom." Jiang Chen pretended to be a dazed person who had just woken up. As he spoke, he slowly climbed down the bed along the ladder.

Just as Jiang Chen pushed the door and prepared to leave, the man on the upper bunk also got off the bed, put his rough hands on Jiang Chen's shoulders and stopped him.

"Hey, wait a minute, little guy. I'll go with you. I can just get some hot water for the kid."

He had a good idea. He was afraid that Jiang Chen had seen something he shouldn't have seen, so he wanted to go out with Jiang Chen to avoid any accidents.

However, he didn't know that it was his decision that made them lose their last chance to resist.

Hearing the man's words, Jiang Chen remained calm on the surface, even deliberately revealing a hint of impatience on his face, but he was already smiling in his heart.

He didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to bring the opportunity to him. It was a pity that he had been lying in bed for a long time thinking about it.

Of the couple, the man who had been on high alert since entering the carriage was the one he really needed to pay special attention to.

This can be seen from the other party's previous series of actions.

As long as we get rid of him, the remaining woman will be much easier to deal with!

And he took the initiative to ask to go out with me, which was undoubtedly a very good opportunity.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is that you have to be quick when you act, and not let the other party make any noise, so that the woman in the car doesn't hear the noise and take risks to hurt the children.

Moreover, Jiang Chen also noticed that the man subconsciously touched his lower back, and it was obvious that he was carrying some weapon.

Jiang Chen took a glance at the man as he got out of bed.

Having been in the reconnaissance company for so long, Jiang Chen still has some eyesight. Based on the size and shape of the object, he can tell that it should be a weapon like a dagger.

As for why the other party could bring such a thing into the car, Jiang Chen was not surprised at all.

This is not the future, and the security checks on trains are basically useless.

Nowadays, if you take a walk around on a train and see fruit on the table, there is a 90% chance that there is a fruit knife next to it.

Unless it is a professional military dagger, the daggers that can be bought at ordinary stalls are no different from fruit knives.

They say that it is not allowed to bring it, but in fact no one cares about it...

Although Jiang Chen is very confident in his own strength, he will not blindly trust himself and underestimate his enemies.

Jiang Chen knew better than anyone how destructive an armed criminal could be.

The biggest difference between humans and animals is that they can use weapons to quickly make up for the gap in physical strength and power.

Seize the blade with bare hands.

It sounds simple, but it is actually a very risky thing.

Of course, Jiang Chen would not worry too much, as he still had some confidence in his fighting skills.

Despise the enemy strategically and value the enemy tactically.

It is extremely difficult to deal with a highly vigilant knife-wielding criminal without making too much noise, even for professionally trained police officers.

But for Jiang Chen, who has to experience dozens or even hundreds of life-and-death struggles in the dream space every day, it is not as difficult as he imagined.

As long as he seizes the opportunity, Jiang Chen is confident that he can defeat and subdue the opponent within three seconds.

The man opposite obviously had no idea what Jiang Chen was thinking, let alone what he was about to experience.

While paying attention to Jiang Chen's every move, he also habitually asked questions.

"Little brother, what do you do? Where are you going by train?"

Jiang Chen still maintained a slightly impatient expression and said in a perfunctory tone, "School is about to start. I'm going to Jinling University."

Upon learning that Jiang Chen was a college student, the man was visibly relieved.

"Don't young people like to have a Shamatte hairstyle? Why do you have a flat head?"

However, there were obviously too many suspicious points about Jiang Chen, and the man did not really relax his vigilance. He still stared at him closely, with his left hand behind his back so that he could easily reach the weapon hidden in his waist at any time.

"Ah, the university has military training, so I got a haircut in advance to save trouble."

While speaking, Jiang Chen deliberately touched his head and spoke in a tone that contained a hint of disgust and dissatisfaction.

Young people all care about their image.

Jiang Chen's movements, expressions, and tone when he spoke were very much like a college student who had just graduated from high school.

Besides, he wasn't lying.

Originally, he went to Jinling to go to university, and he got a haircut to save trouble.

"Oh, so that's the case. Then where are your parents? Why didn't they come with you?" the man continued to ask.

"Brother, go get some water for the child. I need to go to the bathroom, so I'm leaving now."

This time Jiang Chen did not answer him, and his tone was full of impatience.

The middle-aged man was not too surprised by his behavior.

From the moment he got on the train until now, the middle-aged man has been observing the situation in the carriage. He has also found out the conditions in the nearby rooms by using the excuse that taking care of children might be a little noisy.

He knew every detail about the other person who shared the same room, except for the young man with a short flat head on the upper bunk.

The middle-aged man was a very cautious person. He was also a human trafficker and also took the train. Even though he was forced to do so, he did not choose other carriages with cheaper fares or easier to buy tickets. Instead, he spent a lot of money to get two soft sleeper tickets.

But even so, he still did not relax and kept paying attention to every move of everyone around him.

Ever since Jiang Chen spoke, he had been observing and testing this unknown young man.

According to his observation and judgment, the person in front of him seemed to be someone who did not like to communicate with others, and showed obvious disgust for them bringing children on the bus.

Therefore, it is normal for the other party to become impatient under your constant questioning.

However, the man did not intend to let Jiang Chen go just like that. As long as the train had not arrived at the station and they had not gotten off, the middle-aged man would not let down his guard.

Witnessing Jiang Chen walking into the bathroom, the middle-aged man came to the water heater and turned on the switch until the hot water indicator light on the water heater turned red, then he stopped.

Placing the thermos under the water outlet, the man lit a cigarette and pretended to be waiting for hot water, but his eyes were always directed towards the train toilet.

About two or three minutes later, there was a noise in the toilet and Jiang Chen pushed open the door and walked out.

The middle-aged man stood at the connection of the carriages with a cigarette in his mouth without saying a word, silently observing Jiang Chen's every move, and his left hand had touched his lower back without him noticing.

As long as you find that Jiang Chen's behavior is slightly wrong...

There were only a few dozen minutes left until three o'clock in the morning, and he would not let go of any possible hidden danger.

On the other hand, as a qualified scout, although Jiang Chen cannot perfectly handle various battlefield environments like the special forces, he has no problem dealing with an ordinary person who has not received professional training.

Jiang Chen was very restrained and did not look around as usual. Just like an ordinary person, he walked to the sink next to the toilet, turned on the faucet and began to wash his hands slowly.

In fact, while turning around, Jiang Chen had already noticed the thermos placed under the water outlet of the water heater with his peripheral vision.

With the help of the reflection in the mirror, Jiang Chen observed the situation around him. He did not find the middle-aged man, so he was not anxious and continued to maintain the same pace.

But in my heart I was constantly thinking about where the middle-aged man might be.

Jiang Chen didn't turn off the faucet and stop washing his hands until he smelled a faint smell of tobacco.