Chapter 55.2

Outside the train compartment, Su Xi led the way.

Her vision was excellent; even in the pitch-black night, it wouldn’t hinder her, especially with some moonlight streaming in from the train windows.

The train’s restroom was quite a distance away, located at the hard seat section.

Su Xi held Pang Xing’s hand as they navigated through two sleeper carriages and squeezed through three hard-seat compartments filled with people. They were bombarded by thunderous snores and peculiar sweat odors, finally reaching the restroom.

The two exchanged wry smiles, quickly addressing their personal needs. After washing their hands, they cautiously made their way back through the crowd. Pang Xing whispered, “I’m not drinking water for the next few nights. Going to the bathroom is such a hassle.”

Suddenly, Su Xi stopped in her tracks, her gaze turning icy as she looked ahead at a particular seat.

Pang Xing poked Su Xi’s shoulder and quietly asked, “Sister Xi, why did you stop?”

Su Xi turned around, placing her index finger against her lips to signal Pang Xing to be quiet.

In response, Pang Xing immediately covered her mouth with her small hands, her eyes darting around in search of the reason that made Sister Xi halt.

However, her eyesight was not as sharp as Su Xi’s, and after a quick scan, she could only vaguely make out the situation.

Still holding Pang Xing’s hand, Su Xi tiptoed toward the front two rows.

At this point, even Pang Xing could see what was happening, and her eyes flared with anger as she instinctively tightened her grip on Su Xi’s hand.

Su Xi actually wanted Pang Xing to witness this, to serve as a witness.

Since the girl had already seen, she decided she no longer needed to endure it.

Su Xi released Pang Xing’s hand, bent down, and grabbed the hand of the lewd man.

At that moment, the man was shamelessly groping the chest of the girl beside him, his greasy face wearing a lewd grin, hidden in the dim light.

Startled by the sudden grip, the lewd man let out a shriek that sounded like a pig being slaughtered.

The scream startled everyone in the carriage awake.

“What happened? Who is it?”

“Holy crap, you scared me to death. I thought they were slaughtering a pig!”

“What’s going on? Someone turn on the light!”

“I think I saw a girl.”

“……”

Just then, the lights in the carriage suddenly flickered on.

The attendant, with a grim expression, walked over while scolding, “What’s all this noise about? What time is it?”

At that moment, everyone noticed two beautiful girls standing in the middle of the carriage. One of them, looking delicate and fragile, was holding onto the arm of a middle-aged man.

The man’s face was beet red, sweat pouring down his forehead, and he was continuously cursing, clearly in pain from the earlier incident, as evidenced by his scream.

However, the onlookers felt something was off; they couldn’t shake the feeling that the man was pretending. How much strength could a delicate girl possess? If one didn’t know better, they might think his arm was broken.

The attendant squeezed through the crowd, bewildered by the scene before her. “What… what’s going on here?”

The middle-aged man lifted his chubby face, cursing loudly, “Get this little b*tch to let go of me! Damn it, I was sitting fine when she suddenly popped up and grabbed my arm! Ouch… it hurts so bad! You little brat, let go of me right now!”

Su Xi listened to the continuous stream of profanity coming from him without bothering to respond. Instead, she raised her other hand and gave him a resounding slap.

Her aggressive attitude stunned the entire carriage, the atmosphere freezing for a few seconds. Then, a buzz of whispers erupted among three or five passengers:

“Oh my! This girl looks delicate, but I didn’t expect her to have such strength. Did you see that man? I just saw his tooth fly out.”

“I saw it too! What kind of grudge is this?”

“This man must have offended someone.”

“Regardless, that girl is fierce.”

“……”

The middle-aged man seemed taken aback by the girl’s boldness, especially under the scrutiny of so many eyes. He covered his swollen cheek with his hefty hand, squinting at Su Xi with malicious intent, as if he wanted to tear her apart. “You’re looking for death!”

The attendant quickly intervened, “Comrade, you can’t hit people! Let go right now, or I’ll call for the train police!”

Su Xi, with an indifferent expression, replied, “Some things are best left unsaid. If it’s covered in dung, it’s still just shit. It stinks too much to even speak.”

The crowd: “……”

The attendant: “……”

So… so arrogant!

The attendant, a woman around 40 years old, snapped back to reality from her shock, her brows furrowing as she prepared to reprimand Su Xi.

However, Su Xi had already turned her attention to the girl who had been trembling in her seat. She tossed the towel draped over her shoulder onto the girl’s face and gently said, “Cover up!”

Once she confirmed that the girl obediently covered her face with the towel, Su Xi directed her gaze like it was a lifeless object at the middle-aged man, who was glaring at her with hatred, and coldly asked, “Did you enjoy groping that girl’s chest just now?”

Su Xi spoke bluntly, without a hint of shyness, hitting the nail on the head. Her voice was loud enough that the entire carriage fell silent, the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.

Someone incredulously said, “What? Did I hear that wrong?”

Another passenger reacted quickly, an older woman with raised brows and a fierce expression exclaimed, “What? He’s actually a pervert?”

The attendant hadn’t expected this to be the reason. Being a woman herself, she quickly processed what the girl had said. With a skeptical look, she turned her gaze to the middle-aged man, whose face had swollen to a pig-like appearance, her belief in the situation growing stronger.

They had encountered this kind of thing more than once on the train. She cast a disdainful glance at the greasy man and gestured to a colleague peering in from the back of the carriage, signaling her to notify the train police.

The middle-aged man had already guessed that he was being treated this way because the girl had witnessed his actions. But so what? He had been with plenty of women before; a few gropes wouldn’t cost him anything. The key was, did she have any evidence?

“Don’t slander me! Do you have proof?”

Pang Xing trembled with anger, leaning out from beside Su Xi. “You’re shameless! I saw everything! You insisted on groping that girl’s chest even when she was trying to block you with her small bag. I saw you push her bag aside! I’m a witness!”

Once Pang Xing spoke up, many in the crowd believed her. The way the girl was behaving didn’t seem fake, and some hot-tempered people began to stand up and move closer, ready to confront him.

But the greasy man remained arrogant, shouting, “You two b*tches are in cahoots! You’re setting me up, trying to extort money! I have plenty of money, but I’m not giving it to scum like you!”

His words sounded absurd, yet some in the crowd hesitated.

A few began to scrutinize Su Xi and Pang Xing’s clothing.

At that moment, the train police arrived. They were seasoned officers, experienced in handling such situations. After quickly assessing the circumstances, they glanced at Su Xi in her military uniform and then at the shifty-eyed, pig-faced man, and already had a plan forming in their minds.

However, they knew that even when arresting someone, evidence was crucial.

Thus, one of the officers turned to the girl still sitting in her seat, trembling under the towel covering her face. He spoke gently, “Comrade, don’t be afraid. I’m a police officer. I just need to ask you something. You don’t need to remove the towel; just answer me honestly.”

After a long pause, a small, choked voice came from under the towel, “…Okay!”

The officer relaxed a bit, signaling a colleague to restrain the lewd man who was trying to cause trouble. He softened his tone, “I want to ask you, did the person sitting next to you just now, did he assault you?”

“…No!”

Gasps erupted from the crowd.

Everyone turned to the lewd man with looks of disbelief. The girl who had been considered a victim actually said she wasn’t violated—could it be that they had wronged him? Was it simply that he looked unpleasant?

The officer hadn’t expected such a response. Just as he was about to ask more questions, the lewd man began to shout. Although he had no idea why that woman was defending him, it didn’t stop him from wanting to deal with the two girls right in front of him.

He wanted all the information on these two girls who had spoiled his fun. He planned to make them pay and even thought about bringing a gang to teach them a lesson later. Imagining how he could play with such pretty girls in the future, a lewd light shone in his squinty eyes, causing his whole body to tremble with excitement.

Su Xi wouldn’t tolerate such scum. She raised her hand and delivered another resounding slap to the other side of the lewd man’s face.

The crowd: “……”

This girl is truly fierce!

Pang Xing gazed at Su Xi with starry eyes, her heart screaming like a groundhog, “Wow, Sister Xi is amazing! Sister Xi is so cool!”

The train officer hadn’t anticipated that this military comrade would be so reckless. He frowned, intending to teach her a brief lesson.

However, he watched as the female soldier released her grip on the lewd man and bent down to pat the trembling girl on the shoulder. “Little Sister, don’t be afraid. Just tell me honestly what that uncle next to you did, okay?”

Upon hearing the gentle voice, the still trembling girl instinctively nodded.

Su Xi asked, “Tell me, what did the uncle sitting next to you do?”

The girl flinched at the question but stammered, “I… I don’t understand either. He kept touching my chest and it hurt. When I pushed him away, he said if I didn’t listen, he would sell me… I… I’m scared… Wuwu… Sister, I’m scared…”

Good heavens, when those words were spoken, everyone became furious.

Only the sleazy man was still making his last struggle. “She colluded with you all. You all see that I have money.”

Su Xi could not be bothered with him. Instead, she asked another question, “Sister, let me ask you again. Just now, when the police officer asked you if you were assaulted, you said no. Do you understand what assault means? Also, how old are you?”

The girl under the towel sobbed, “I… I don’t know what assault means. I… I’m thirteen this year.”

Boom!

Beofre, everyone merely thought the girl was short, at that moment, they all realized that she was still a child.

In this day and age, which family did not have a few kids?

Some people, with richer emotions, immediately thought of their own children.

Good heavens, it was as if they exploded with rage.

Everyone began shouting and cursing, and even some women nearby had started to pull hair and scratch faces, mercilessly dragging the two hundred-pound sleazy man while he screamed in agony, still insisting that he was wronged.

Of course, he could not admit it; in this day and age, the crime of molestation was very serious, especially when the victim was a minor.

Did he not know? Of course, he knew. It was just that he had been so accustomed to acting wantonly in his hometown, and today, upon seeing a girl alone in the quiet night, it only amplified his lust.

He never expected that after all these years, he would actually hit a wall today. As he covered his head and tried to dodge, he did not forget to shoot a hateful glare at Su Xi.

However, Su Xi paid him no mind. She just waved to the female attendant, instructing her to take the girl to another place for safety.

The female attendant nodded repeatedly, saying that the girl would stay in the crew’s rest compartment for the next few days.

Her own daughter was about the same age as this girl, making it easier for her to empathize.

If it weren’t for her responsibilities, she would have wanted to rush over and scratch that piece of trash to death.

Su Xi watched as the girl was escorted away by the attendant before turning her attention back to the heap of flesh sprawled on the ground, looking like a disheveled mess.

Her lips twitched. Although he deserved it, those women were surprisingly quick and decisive, but she liked it.

Since the evidence was conclusive, the train police no longer held back like they did at first.

Two police officers bent down to try and pull the sleazy man, who was playing dead on the floor, back up.

However, they found that with his weight exceeding two hundred pounds and him deliberately lying there, it was difficult for ordinary people to move him.

A burly man nearby cursed and tried to squeeze his way over. His body was a tangle of muscles, and it was clear he had a good amount of strength.

However, with Su Xi here, there was no need for anyone else.

She instructed the two officers to step back and clear the space. In the puzzled gazes of those around her, she extended her hand and easily lifted the two-hundred-plus-pound sleazy fat man off the ground. Then, in front of everyone’s stunned eyes, she tossed him onto the floor of the aisle.

The sleazy man let out a miserable howl as he fell awkwardly, landing hard on the ground and groaning in pain.

Suddenly, a woman screamed and covered her face, cursing, “Pervert, pervert! The zipper of his pants.. what a beast!”

Everyone focused their attention and then realized that earlier, he had been tucked into the corner, hidden by the seats, so they hadn’t noticed. The sleazy man’s zipper was down, and the most important is that there was some fluid around the crotch area.

As adults, most of them knew exactly what that meant.

Well, now it was the men who rushed in, unleashing a flurry of punches, kicks, and curses until the sleazy man’s screams grew quieter and quieter.

Only then did the train police pretend to intervene.

There was no need for the police to reprimand anyone; the sleazy man, covered in bruises, cried and howled, pitifully seeking refuge beside the officers.

“Comrade soldier, we may need to trouble you to come with us for a simple record.” One of the officers said gently, looking at the frail female soldier.

He initially thought she was just a literary soldier, but once the female comrade showed her strength, he realized he had misjudged; her strength was not something ordinary people possessed.

Su Xi added, “You’d better investigate this person’s background in his hometown. He seems quite skilled at this; if he isn’t feeling guilty about being caught, it must not be his first offense!”

The police officers, experienced veterans, naturally agreed with Su Xi’s assessment. They decided to thoroughly investigate the man and make the information public to serve as a warning.

At her words, the sleazy man shrank back. He knew how many young women he had tormented over the years. If this was investigated, he could very well end up facing serious consequences. The thought made him tremble even more.

Then, his lower abdomen relaxed, and a foul smell of urine wafted into the air.

The others glanced at the sleazy man’s wet pants, all of them turning their eyes away in disgust.

A cold smile flashed in Su Xi’s eyes. Now he was scared; why hadn’t he been afraid when he was harassing others before?

Not wanting to look at the sight that made her eyes burn, Su Xi turned to Pang Xing, contemplating whether to send her back home first.

Pang Xing sensed Su Xi’s intention and immediately pounced on her, hugging her arm tightly, employing her skills of charm. “No way, Sister Xi Xi! I’m going with you; I’m also a witness!”

Su Xi twitched her lips. “Look at you acting tough; what do you mean ‘witness’?”

However, she ultimately didn’t refuse. With her little tail following behind, she walked with the police officers toward the police room amid the farewells of everyone in the carriage.

They had not walked far when Su Xi spotted Xie Zhen and Tong Yun. Noticing the young man’s dazed expression, she guessed that they must have been waiting for quite some time.

She smiled at Xie Zhen, saying, “You both go back and watch over the luggage. We’ll be back soon.”

With so many people around, Xie Zhen didn’t say anything. He gently patted his wife’s little head and led Tong Yun back.

However, as they passed by the sleazy man, Xie Zhen’s gaze turned icy. He had just overheard quite a few insults directed at his wife, so it was impossible for him to pretend he hadn’t heard anything.

As they brushed past each other, Xie Zhen delivered a kick to the sleazy man’s calf. Everyone heard a loud “crack!” as the sleazy man let out a pained scream and fell to the ground, clutching his leg and howling like a wolf.

Su Xi: “……”

The police officers…

Watching the man act as if nothing had happened while walking into the carriage, Su Xi and her companions exchanged glances, speechless.

Pang Xing covered her mouth and snickered like a little mouse that had stolen some oil. “My brother is still my brother! He strikes quickly!”

Su Xi cleared her throat. “What are you talking about? Did any of you see anything just now?”

Pang Xing immediately straightened up, her little body standing at attention. “No! I didn’t see anything at all.”

Su Xi looked at the two officers with satisfaction.

The police officers twitched their lips, then turned their faces away. They half-supported, half-dragged the sleazy man toward the temporary holding area. One of the officers sighed and said, “This guy, honestly, could trip over his own legs. He deserves it!”

The other chimed in, “Evil people will surely be punished!”

Su Xi and Pang Xing exchanged glances, just about to follow when suddenly they heard Tong Yun shouting from behind, “What the heck! Sister-in-law is really a human weapon? No wonder you said she could take on ten of me! Just look at that strength she had picking up that pig with one hand; it’s incredible!”

Su Xi: “……”

She had heard that!