Chapter 785 How did that kind of stone come about?
Chapter 785 How did that kind of stone come about?
This abandoned railway is difficult to travel on. Because it has been unused for many years, there is a lot of debris on it. Although there are no large rocks that could cause a derailment or missing sleepers, the small gravel and dead branches scattered on it alone pose a considerable safety hazard to trains moving forward.
When the driver received the message that it was safe to stop, the co-driver, who had been staring intently at the road ahead, immediately released his grip on the handwheel, quickly pulled down the brake lever, and after several moments of hesitation, shouted, "Emergency stop! Caution! Caution!!"
At the same moment, the stoker, sweating profusely, immediately stopped shoveling and shut off the boiler's air supply valve. As the flames in the furnace weakened, he lunged at the brake valve at the rear of the train and pulled hard on the steam whistle rope.
The train's piercing whistle, consisting of three short and one long note, broke the tranquility of the wilderness. Accompanied by the screeching sound of wheels rubbing against rails and the constant flying sparks, the train finally slowed down until it came to a complete stop.
The co-driver collapsed to his knees, utterly exhausted. The stoker wasn't much better off; beads of sweat on their foreheads made it hard to keep their eyes open. Amidst their heavy breathing, the excitement of surviving the ordeal grew stronger.
The two men hastily wiped their sweat with their sleeves, looked at each other, and then glanced at the other two men guarding the driver's seat before finally bursting into laughter.
God knows how terrified they were when they discovered that the driver had driven the car to such a dangerous section of road; it was practically suicide.
Just as they were arguing about this, two people came over, knocked out the main driver without saying a word, and told them that the responsibility of driving the train was now in their hands, and the lives of everyone on the train were also in their hands.
Almost with a do-or-die mentality, the two men, who usually only obeyed the main driver, took over the train under immense pressure, knowing it could be heading down a deadly route at any moment.
Fortunately, everything is safe and sound at this time.
At that moment, the two escorts walked up to them and gave them a uniform military salute.
"Thank you, comrades! You did a great job! You not only saved a busload of people but also preserved important classified materials for the country. We salute you!"
The co-driver and the stoker were caught off guard and didn't know what to do. In the end, they just slumped on the ground and gave a half-hearted salute in response.
The two escorts didn't mock them. After giving a solemn salute, they pointed to the man who had collapsed on the ground and said, "We're taking this man away. As your colleagues, you will also be investigated. But rest assured, we will report your actions truthfully, and we believe your superiors will reward you."
After saying that, he carried the person on the ground away, leaving the two people who hadn't recovered yet looking completely bewildered.
So that's enough to make a contribution?
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After Comrade Wei left with a bitter face, Chu Xin sat alone at the back of the carriage with the missing door, looking in the direction the train had come from, but her mind was on other things.
She felt a sense of familiarity when she first saw the black box in the dining car. Later, when she was tidying up Yang Di, she accidentally got close to it, which almost made her faint from the shock while she was using her mental power on Yang Di.
It also made her realize where that familiar feeling came from.
She had come into contact with a black stone at the Chen family's house in Hong Kong, and she also saw it on people sent by the United States to hunt her down in Jiangsu Province.
These are all unknown substances that can suppress the ability of superhumans, and she still has quite a few in her own space.
Seeing her again now doesn't surprise me much; foreign countries have them, so what's so strange about China?
Chu Xin was more curious about where those stones came from.
"Tap Tap!"
The sound of running footsteps gradually approached from afar. Chu Xin snapped out of her thoughts, looked up, and then slightly raised her eyebrows.
It's Pei Zhengyang...
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