Chapter 246 Another Runaway...
Hanshui City, cars and horses are moving.
In such a large venue, hundreds of numbered carriages were parked in disorder. It can be seen that the business here is very good. All kinds of people came in carrying baggage, looking for the corresponding carriage according to the square-inch flower stamps in their hands. After finding it, you only need to hand the ticket to the coachman to get on the bus.
"It really looks like a long-distance bus station." Tang En stood in the square, looking at the bustling crowd, and couldn't help but sigh.
Turning his head slightly, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man dressed as a common citizen appeared in his sight and ran towards him.
After getting closer, he handed over the flower-seal ticket and gasped a few times: "Captain Tang En, hoo... this, this is the ticket to Shanxi City, hoo, I leave everything to you!"
"Thank you, Brother Burni, don't worry!" Tang En nodded and gave a simple salute. Then he patted the opponent's undulating shoulders and said harmoniously: "It was hard chasing the convoy all the way just now, so let's go back and take a rest first."
Not long ago, Tang En was on his way back with the purchasing team. Unexpectedly, Burney caught up with him while riding a horse, panting, and brought a letter from Josiah... After that, Tang En decisively returned to Hanshui City with him. , and came here.
"Okay, uh... Then I won't send it off, Captain Tang En, on your way." Burni bowed, then wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned and left.
After bidding farewell to Burney, Tang En looked at the other-world ticket in his palm. Well, it was very simple. Apart from the surrounding patterns and the name of the carriage shop, there was only one number left.
"Number 44? It's really unlucky... Well, where is it..."
The vehicles parked in the square are not arranged in order, so it is a bit difficult to find them. Fortunately, the numbers printed on the car were very large. Soon, Tang En found carriage No. 44 in the second row on the left.
An old coachman sat on the shaft of the carriage, holding a low-quality cigarette in his hand and putting it into his mouth, with a look of enjoyment on his weather-beaten face.
"Hello." Tang En handed over the ticket and asked casually, "When will this bus leave?"
After taking the ticket and looking at it carefully, the old coachman put it away and said with a smile: "Haha, young man, is this your first time riding a bus?"
"Well, what should I say?" Tang En raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise. If it's this kind of long distance, this is indeed the first time.
The old coachman pointed at the carriage and spread his hands: "Of course we can't leave until it's full."
Tang En suddenly slapped his head. This is not a world where trains leave on time... Through the narrow window, he saw the flickering figures inside, "How many people are left to leave?"
"It's quick, just one more."
This result is not bad. Tang En nodded and walked to the back to open the car door. The space inside is medium, with benches on both sides. Four people sit on one side and two people sit on the other side. They all looked over subconsciously.
Tang En looked around for a moment and found that except for the burly man with a sinewy face on the far left who was a bit eye-catching, the others looked like ordinary citizens. He walked in and closed the car door.
It can be seen that the atmosphere here is a bit tense, and the source is naturally the strong man with a sinewy face. When you go out, the person you are most afraid of encountering must be this kind of person who seems to have a bad look on his face. So the right side was full with four people, while the left side only had two people. The old man sitting next to the strong man looked at the troubled look on his face and knew that he had to sit here because he was late. Even so, he was sitting at the other end of the bench, right at the door of the car.
Tang En naturally didn't worry about anything and went straight to the left center and sat down. The atmosphere instantly relaxed, and the old man at the door of the car even let out a small sigh of relief. Tang En has an ordinary appearance and an ordinary figure. It can be said that no matter in terms of external aura or body shape, he was completely blown away by that strong man. But he was still a young man at least, which made the old, weak, women and children in the car who were shocked by the strong man feel a little relieved.
After sitting down, Tang En closed his eyes and raised his head and nodded lightly in the car. He frowned slightly, remembering the previous letter from Joshua.
It was a letter asking for help. The main message was that about a week ago, a secret institution in a city was suddenly destroyed, and no one inside was left alive. Not only was it impossible to find out who the murderer was, but as time went by, secret institutions in the surrounding cities were also destroyed one after another.
This was undoubtedly a big event. While ordering everyone to pay attention to hiding, Josiah worked hard to trace the clues. Later, he probably saw the intelligence sent by Burney and found out that he was in Hanshui City, so he quickly sent a letter to invite him.
But it's strange, who would attack the secret organization of the Gray Army... Officially it's impossible. If they really wiped it out, it would have been widely publicized in the newspapers. But apart from the officialdom, do the Gray Army have any other enemies? I can't figure it out... That's all, it's useless to think about it. Let's see when the time comes... Shaking his head, Tang En opened his eyes. After seeing the kind eyes of the people opposite him, he nodded and smiled back.
Haha, it's interesting... Observing the expressions and movements of various people is Tang En's current hobby. For example, if these people in front of him met him in other environments, they would probably pass by each other and ignore each other. But here, because of the potential threat of a strong man, Tang En received inexplicable kindness and favor from them... At this moment, "Brother, I am Orson, and the Taoist gave me a nickname... Ahem, what are you doing?" Title?" The strong man actually took the initiative to hit on Tang En.
"Arthur."
"Oh, hello, brother Arthur, I'm going to Shanxi City too... Oh, look at my brain, I just got on this car, haha..."
"Well, has that brother been to Shanxi City... No? Well, I have been there a few years ago, and there was a brother who died there. If you encounter any difficulties, just come to me..."
This strong man who was taciturn just now started talking non-stop. Afterwards, he seemed to want to become brothers with Tang En.
Being so nervous, he must have run away... Tang En smiled and nodded occasionally in response, while making a decisive judgment in his heart. Of course, even if he was sure, it was none of his business, and he was even a little happy. It's at least two days' drive from Shanxi City. If he wasn't familiar with the route, Tang En wouldn't choose a horse-drawn carriage. But having such a talkative guy here must be able to relieve the boredom a little bit.
Bang, just when the strong man was getting excited, the car door was suddenly pushed open.
Tang En looked at the strong man in front of him and was excited. He couldn't help but smile. Then he turned around and saw a gray-faced young woman walking in with a little girl who was also a little dirty. She looked around and sat down on Tang En. In the middle with the old man.
Seeing this, the old man couldn't help but pull his clothes, dusted them off, and moved towards the door, muttering something about having trouble going out. The young woman seemed to have heard it, and she buried her head lower without arguing.
No, what day is it today? Mass jailbreak? Why does he look like a runaway... Tang En raised his eyebrows in surprise, smiled and shook his head.
Although this woman was disheveled, with Tang En's eyesight, he could naturally tell that this was added later, and that it should not have been long ago. In fact, judging from the face, the pink and white skin on the back of her neck when she lowered her head, and the figure just seen, she should be a young woman with good looks and full of charm.
After the young woman came up, the car was finally full.
There was a sound of whips, and the carriage shook. For a moment, through the window, you could see the carriage slowly driving out of the carriage house and heading towards the city gate along the main road...