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Chapter 1341 Spring Festival Travel, Old Blind Man Meng Qingshan
The Spring Festival travel rush in 1978 was naturally different from that in later generations, but even so, as the Spring Festival approached, the flow of people at train stations increased several times.

Whether in the past, present, or future, returning home for the Spring Festival is an eternal tradition and custom. After a busy year, who doesn’t want to spend a reunion year at home?

After a few months, Zhou Chen is now considered a senior flight attendant. He no longer needs to follow Jiang Zhanxian and can maintain order on his own.

"Slow down, comrade. It's useless to push. The more you push, the more chaos there is. It will waste everyone's time. Everyone, please line up and get on the bus."

"Hey, comrade, slow down, don't hurt the child."

Even though Zhou Chen shouted until his voice was hoarse, he still couldn't stop the chaotic crowd from pressing in. Every window in the carriage was opened, and one after another people climbed through the windows of the train and squeezed in.

But it is not summer now, but winter. Everyone is wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, which makes them look bloated. The window is so small that it is okay for those with small bodies, but those with big bodies cannot squeeze in even if they try their best.

Although the weather was cold, everyone was busy and sweating. The entire platform was chaotic and crowded, and it took a long time to get on the train.

By the time Zhou Chen got on the car, the clothes on the back were already soaked. Jiang Zhanxian and the other two were in the same situation as him. Because their physical fitness was not as good as his, they were more tired than him.

"Master, you take a rest first. Leave the carriage to me. I'll keep an eye on it."

Jiang Zhanxian didn't exchange pleasantries with Zhou Chen. He was the chief constable and followed the train more often than Zhou Chen. In addition, he was older and not as strong as Zhou Chen, so naturally he did not have Zhou Chen's physical strength.

"Go ahead. There are a lot of people on the bus. You have to keep an eye on them. Don't let anything go wrong."

"I see."

Zhou Chen and Yu Xingguo walked into the carriage together and helped the conductor to maintain order in the carriage. They were busy and the conductor was almost the same.

"Where are your tickets? Take them out. If you don't have a ticket, please buy one."

"You, what do you mean? The luggage is placed on it. Don't let the child sit on it. What if he falls and gets hurt?"

"Don't put your luggage in the aisle. Everyone, please clear the aisle. Please cooperate."

"........."

Similar words are spoken almost every time I go out in the car, but today I obviously said more, but my efficiency is worse than before.

Cai Xiaonian said to Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, help me check the tickets in the next carriage. I'll treat you to a drink when we get back."

He was too busy and had to ask Zhou Chen for help.

"understood."

Everyone was working on the same car, you helped me, I helped you, and we helped each other, not to mention that they were childhood friends from the same compound.

"Comrade police officer, I want to go to the toilet, but the door won't open."

Someone came to Zhou Chen for help. Zhou Chen ran to the toilet door and opened it. Wow, there were three people squeezed inside.

"Come out quickly! You guys are occupying the restroom. What will others do if they want to use the restroom? Come out quickly."

There are all kinds of birds in the forest. After working on the train for several months, Zhou Chen has seen all kinds of strange people and has long been accustomed to them.

As soon as the problem was solved here, another problem arose there.

"Comrade police, he touched me, arrest him and charge him with hooliganism."

"It's unfair, police officer. I was just pushed by someone and bumped into her. She insisted that I touched her. I am also my wife's man. How could I do such a thing? Police officer, you have to prove it to me. If this gets out, I will have no face left to live."

These days, being a hooligan will result in real jail time, and you will also be looked down upon. Once you are convicted of this crime, it is no exaggeration to say that your life is ruined.

"Comrade, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious, let's talk slowly."

When Zhou Chen came over, he happened to hear Wang Ming say this. He was so surprised that he thought he had traveled back to a few decades later. The language art of this era has become so advanced.
Yet?

As it turned out, the woman was indeed overthinking. The man was hit by someone and it was not intentional at all. The person who hit him stood up to testify for him, so the matter was quickly resolved.

This was not the first time Zhou Chen had encountered such a thing in the past few months. He had encountered it once before, but it was just that a woman bumped into a man, and the man accidentally touched the woman's private parts. The woman directly accused the man of being a hooligan.

If a woman hits a man, the man is a hooligan. If a man hits a woman, the man is still a hooligan. How can this be justified? When will men stand up? When will there be true equality?

When he got off at Haihe Station, Zhou Chen had been staring at the crowd. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he rushed into the crowd.

In the crowd, a hand holding a blade was about to cut through the backpack of the person next to it. Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed the hand holding the blade.

The caught thief was startled and turned around quickly. When he saw Zhou Chen's indifferent expression, his face turned pale.

"Comrade police officer, I, I was just joking, do you believe me?"

Zhou Chen asked back: "Do you believe it?"

The thief wanted to argue, but Zhou Chen exerted force on his hand, causing him to scream in pain.

"It hurts, it hurts, police comrade, it hurts so much, stop using force, I confess, I confess, I'll go with you."

He could no longer resist, and could only be dragged away by Zhou Chen in pain. The blade in his hand was also taken away by Zhou Chen.

The thief was taken directly to the dining car and handed over to Master Jiang Zhanxian and Wang Ming to record their statements.

Wang Ming joked, "Brother Jiang, Zhou Chen is really getting better and better. With his eyesight and ability, if a petty thief appears under his nose, he won't be able to escape."

Zhou Chen worked for about five months and caught more than twenty thieves. This requires real professional ability and it cannot be done without some skills.

Zhou Chen has lived for hundreds of years. Although he has not learned any professional stealing techniques, he has good eyesight, has learned martial arts, is nimble in his hands and feet, and has been a policeman for many years. It is indeed difficult for ordinary petty thieves to survive under his eyes.

Jiang Zhanxian smiled and said, "He is indeed talented and doesn't look like a newcomer."

He is really satisfied with his apprentice Zhou Chen. He never gives him any worries. He is obedient, sensible, has good vision and most importantly, has strong business capabilities.

Whether it's mediating conflicts or catching thieves and fighting, he's first-rate.

Especially in terms of fighting, there were four conductors in one car, and the three of them who were veteran conductors together were no match for Zhou Chen alone.

There was a previous team crime, Zhou Chen faced six or seven people alone, and he managed to defeat them all without any harm, which surprised everyone at the time.

"If you ask me, he should be a criminal policeman. Being a flight attendant is really a waste of his talent." Wang Ming praised sincerely.

Zhou Chen said modestly: "Brother Wang, you are too kind. This is all because of my master's good teaching. Forget about being a criminal policeman. I really like the job of a flight attendant. I will not leave until I have worked for five years."

Jiang Zhanxian shook his head. "Don't flatter me. I didn't teach you much. But I agree with Xiao Wang. You are born to be a criminal police. If you really want to do this, I will go back and ask Captain Hu to recommend you. He is familiar with the people in the Railway Criminal Police Team."

"No, Master. I really have never thought about leaving the flight attendant team."

Staying in the railway police team for five years is just a branch task of the system. No matter how attractive the railway criminal police team is, the rewards for the system tasks are not as attractive. Anyway, he has made up his mind that he will never leave the railway police team before he has worked for five years.

Jiang Zhanxian and others could not understand his idea. Railway criminal police are not comparable to railway train police. In the police profession, if there is a chance to become a criminal police, who would be willing to be a train police?
Passenger trains are really busy during the Spring Festival, but relatively speaking, the pay has also improved. By the end of the year, Zhou Chen and his colleagues received more salary, bonuses and tickets than in previous months.

Apart from anything else, the welfare benefits of the police are quite good. In this era of work, "iron rice bowl" is the best compliment.

On New Year's Eve and the Spring Festival in 78, Zhou Chen did not have the opportunity to celebrate the holidays at home. He was not originally scheduled to take the bus, but he took the shift of his master Jiang Zhanxian.

Jiang Zhanxian originally disagreed, but Zhou Chen said that he was alone anyway, and it was the same whether he spent the New Year at home or in the car. At home he was alone, but in the car he had so many people with him. On the contrary, it was his master's family who needed a reunion New Year.

Jiang Zhanxian was so moved by this that he said it was worthwhile to have this apprentice. Then he went home happily to celebrate the New Year.

In fact, the train police do not have a fixed shift and will be transferred occasionally. For example, Zhou Chen has worked on the Ningha line on the opposite shift before, and even followed the Capital Team and Dalian Team once, but these were all to cover for others.

In the past few months, Zhou Chen has been the one who has followed the most vehicles in the entire passenger police team, and Captain Hu almost wanted to give him a model worker award.

In fact, the reason why he worked so hard was not because he was really kind-hearted, but mainly because he felt that following the car was indeed more interesting and much more interesting than staying at home alone.

Especially during times like the Chinese New Year, when I am alone, I feel lonely and have all kinds of thoughts. But when I am busy working with the truck, I don’t have much time to think about anything else.

There are many passengers during the Spring Festival, and many troubles arise, but Zhou Chen is experienced and is becoming more and more adept at handling these things.

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"Woooo..."

The loud whistle sounds echo across the railway. The Spring Festival has passed, which also means that the busiest days are over and the green spring has arrived.

When Zhou Chen passed by the connection between two carriages, he suddenly saw a man curled up there. The man was dressed in rags and looked filthy, and he exuded a sour smell.

During the several months on the train, Zhou Chen had smelled all kinds of smells, so when faced with this kind of smell, he had long been able to selectively ignore it.

Hearing the footsteps, the man who looked like a beggar raised his head, and the first thing that came into view was a pair of squinting, cloudy eyes.

This man is blind.

A light bulb went off in Zhou Chen's mind. Beggar, sloppy, blind man, he couldn't help but think of the great father in the plot who had been searching for his daughter for decades.

The old blind man, Meng Qingshan.

The old blind man Meng Qingshan is a tragic figure in the train. His daughter was abducted at the station when she was two years old. In order to find his daughter, he has been lingering on the train ever since, just to find the human trafficker who abducted his daughter.

But even in the end, although he found the woman trafficker, he ultimately did not find his daughter. He lived for decades, but not finding his daughter was his lifelong regret. That feeling of despair cannot be understood unless you experience it yourself.

At this time, Meng Qingshan had been looking for his daughter for many years and was an old man at Ningyang Station. Many staff members working at Ningyang Station knew Meng Qingshan, and many of them felt sorry for him. Even though they knew that he would evade the ticket, most people turned a blind eye and even often took the initiative to bring him food and drinks.

How does the saying go? Even though one's life is a mess, one still cannot bear to see the sufferings in the world, so everyone will selectively tolerate poor people like Meng Qingshan.

Zhou Chen handed over the two eggs he had in his pocket.

Although the old blind man could not see, his nose was very sensitive. As soon as Zhou Chen took out the eggs, he sniffed and smelled something.

"Egg, who are you?"

"Take it and eat it."

"It's the police officer. Thank you, thank you. You are such a kind person."

The old blind man took the egg and was extremely grateful. In order to find his daughter, he put aside everything and made himself look like neither human nor ghost. People who saw him would basically stay away from him. Few people would be willing to approach him, let alone give him food.

Zhou Chen squatted down next to the old blind man, watching him eat eggs, and asked softly: "Brother, although we have never met, I have heard about your story. You do nothing like this, give up your life, stay at the station and in the car all day long, is it worth it?"

The old blind man froze for a moment, and after a long while, he slowly asked, "If it was your daughter who was abducted, what would you do?"

Zhou Chen was silent. If it was really his daughter who was abducted, he would definitely do nothing but find his daughter back.

So he didn't say anything else, but just patted the old blind man gently.

"Brother, I will do my best to help you find the traffickers and get your daughter back."

Although he knew that the old blind man's daughter was not sold by human traffickers, she was indeed abducted by human traffickers first and then lost. If she had not been abducted by human traffickers first, the old blind man would not have lost his daughter.

No matter what, human traffickers really deserve to die. In Zhou Chen's opinion, human traffickers are ten or a hundred times worse than most murderers. Such people should be shot if they are caught. No, they should go through the ten tortures and go to the eighteen levels of hell.

"Thank you, thank you police comrades, you are all good people, good people, thank you..."

The old blind man's voice was choked with sobs. In the past ten years of searching for his daughter, he had met many good people, but his daughter had never been found. His heart had slowly grown cold. However, every time he heard the police say they would help him, he couldn't help but be moved.

Even though he knew that the hope was slim, what if, what if he really found it?

Isn't it for that one chance that he stays at the station and on the train every day?
(End of this chapter)