16: They were carrying weapons.

"Go to Carriage Five now... that woman in the patched black coat, the man in the gray coat... and a few others... observe them carefully..."

"Yes."

The people following Xiao Niannian saw her return to Carriage Four and then leave Carriage Five, but they dared not follow her further.

Xiao Niannian also lowered her voice and clearly described the situation of the other suspicious individuals, detailing their hair, whether they had moles on their faces, the color of their clothes, and which row and seat number they occupied.

"Ding, Memory +1."

Xiao Niannian heard the voice in her mind but didn't pause, continuing her description.

After Lu Jing heard what Xiao Niannian said, he suddenly felt that it would truly be a loss if someone like Xiao Niannian didn't join the army. No wonder Old Chief Gu thought about having Xiao Niannian enlist.

A person like this would make an excellent scout.

"We are only about ten minutes away from the next stop. If we don't act quickly, they might get off at the next station..."

Hearing this, Lu Jing looked at Fang Qiang and He Yong, and called out two more people dressed in plain clothes.

The four immediately headed towards Carriage Five. They didn't walk directly; instead, each carried a bag of luggage, and one even carried a carrying pole. Seeing their disguise, Xiao Niannian laughed.

Actually, their disguise could only fool ordinary people; it would be difficult to fool anyone more capable.

She saw Lu Jing walk towards the toilet. After more than ten seconds, Lu Jing came out in a change of clothes, wearing a pair of glasses and holding a book. His gaze, which had been sharp and intimidating moments ago, had become the innocent look of a university student—though the sharpness in his eyes was unnoticeable unless one looked closely.

Hmm, Lu Jing's disguise was indeed much better than those of his subordinates.

"I'll go ahead. You stand at the carriage connection first. Don't rush forward..."

Their attire wouldn't attract the attention of those people, but since Xiao Niannian had clashed with them, and given what Xiao Niannian said about someone watching her earlier, Lu Jing specifically instructed her.

"Okay."

Lu Jing and his comrades-in-arms arrived at Carriage Five. Lu Jing immediately spotted the man and woman in those two seats, but the child in their arms was gone. Sitting opposite them were two men and a woman. The child who had been in the opposing Female Comrade's hands was now in the arms of the man on the left, and the opposing Female Comrade herself was currently being held by another male comrade, seemingly fast asleep.

Didn't Xiao Niannian say that the mother and child opposite them were traveling alone, and that the man holding her was suspicious? Furthermore, the Female Comrade and the child looked deeply asleep, meaning they had been drugged.

Lu Jing's subordinates had also quickly investigated and returned to the location near Carriage Six.

"There is definitely a problem. Those children are thinly dressed; some have very dirty clothes, some have very clean clothes. The carriage is very noisy, yet they haven't woken up. The Female Comrade and child opposite that man and woman have also been drugged..."

"Captain, we deliberately bumped into someone just now and felt something in their arms—it was a weapon... We haven't confirmed whether the others have weapons yet..."

"The other two comrades-in-arms are guarding that carriage. These six people have three children, and one child is missing..."

Lu Jing heard these words, glanced at Xiao Niannian, and began assigning tasks.

"Those two will guard that doorway, and you two guard this side. See where they get off, and we'll arrest them on the platform..."

"I already had someone notify the Railway Police Officer..."

Lu Jing looked at Xiao Niannian again.

"You follow me later."

Xiao Niannian nodded when she heard Lu Jing's words.

If he wanted her to follow him, she would. Anyway, she would stay behind, and if she noticed anything wrong, she would act.

Xiao Niannian stood at the carriage doorway, looking at the people inside Carriage Five. She saw that the suspicious individuals were all staring at her.

She heard the man speak.

"Is that dead girl staring at us again?"

"Don't panic. Don't let her see that something is wrong."

"We'll get off in a few minutes. Her staring won't matter then."

"How about we find someone to cover her mouth and take her off the train too?"

Cover her mouth?

Xiao Niannian almost burst out laughing when she heard that.

Hearing Xiao Niannian's laugh, Lu Jing looked at her confusedly. Why did she suddenly start laughing, and so happily?

Raising her head and seeing Lu Jing's confused expression, Xiao Niannian immediately stopped smiling.

Soon, the broadcast announced that the next station was approaching and passengers wishing to alight should prepare to disembark.

Xiao Niannian saw two middle-aged men walking toward her—they were the suspicious individuals she had noticed earlier. She intentionally walked toward the doorway.

And Lu Jing followed Xiao Niannian. Lu Jing keenly sensed that the two approaching men were staring at Xiao Niannian. They were accomplices of those people.

Although this station was not large, quite a few people were getting off.

Xiao Niannian stepped off the train, deliberately walking forward.

"comrade."

Hearing a voice call her, Xiao Niannian looked toward where the sound came from and saw a man holding a handkerchief, trying to cover her face with it.

Xiao Niannian immediately snatched the handkerchief and covered his face with it instead.

Lu Jing also instantly made his move, kicking the man's accomplice.

The middle-aged man holding the handkerchief looked at Xiao Niannian in shock. They had originally planned to drug Xiao Niannian unconscious, take her to the station, and then take a few hours' bus ride to sell her.

How could this be?

In the next second, the man passed out.

Meanwhile, the other men also made their move against the couple and the other individuals.

"Someone is snatching the children!"

"Quick, help us!"

"Help! Someone is snatching my child!"

The few human traffickers discovered the children were being snatched and shouted loudly.

They charged toward the Soldiers, trying to snatch the children back.

Xiao Niannian's gaze fell upon an Old Madam not far away. She saw the Old Madam looking at the people here with a horrified expression, and the child in her arms was exactly the one the couple had been holding earlier.

Seeing the Old Madam turn and run with the child, Xiao Niannian quickly rushed over.

"Ding, Running Speed +1."

Although many people were getting off the train, they all felt a gust of wind pass by, and a figure flashed past.

When the Old Woman saw someone running toward her, she started jogging, feeling even more frantic.

Xiao Niannian rushed right in front of her, stopped her, and confirmed that the child in her arms was indeed the one. She snatched the child away.

"Give me back my Grandson!"

"This woman is snatching my Grandson!"

"Please, give me back my Grandson."

The Old Woman immediately reached out, aiming her hands directly at Xiao Niannian's face, but missed several times in a row. She immediately slapped her thigh and began to wail.

"Please, everyone, help me!"