The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1336: Catching the Thief and Taking the Dirty
The train was running on the rails, and the surrounding scenery kept receding. While his body was swaying, Wang Gang held a pen and a small notebook and listened to Du Jiang arrange the work.

"Wang Gang, you and I will patrol the carriages together. Jiang Daqiao, you will write the departure records. Then take a good rest and take over from Wang Gang in the evening."

"Yes, Master." Jiang Daqiao replied.

"Wang Gang, follow me for a while and observe carefully what I do. I will take you twice, and you will have to patrol alone in the future." Du Jiang turned and looked at Wang Gang and said.

"Yes, master."

Du Jiang said to the two men, "Because of the shortage of manpower, there are only three of us on this train. Please work hard and take turns patrolling. Those who are not on patrol should take the time to rest and be ready to take over."

After giving instructions for the task, Du Jiang took Wang Gang out of the dining car and walked towards the first carriage.

After actually getting involved in the work of a flight attendant, Wang Gang discovered that this job was not easy.

Let’s talk about the working hours first. From the time the train departs until the train arrives at the terminal, it is the working time of the train attendant, regardless of day or night.

Take the Ningyang to Harbin line as an example. At that time, the trains were still old steam trains with very slow speeds. It took two days and one night to get from Ningyang to Harbin.

Including the time it takes to return to the city, Wang Gang will have to stay in the car for at least three days.

This period of time is all his working time. Not only does he need to patrol and deal with problems during the day, but he cannot sleep after the people in the car go to sleep at night. He needs to patrol every one and a half hours.

Fortunately, the three flight attendants took turns patrolling and had some rest time.

Secondly, there are many conflicts and disputes on trains because there is no security check system at the station. In theory, as long as you can carry it, you can bring anything on the train, including some dangerous goods.

Wang Gang only accompanied Du Jiang in patrolling three carriages, and he saw a lot of strange people.

In order to save money, some passengers bought standing tickets, but they slept on the luggage racks, and there were even more people who crawled under the seats.

Some people brought a lot of luggage and even brought poultry on board, making the already semi-enclosed carriage stink. Other passengers couldn't stand it and started quarreling, and the train police had to resolve the disputes.

Wang Gang accompanied Du Jiang to catch three piglets and two chickens in the carriage, and all of these had to be recorded in the vehicle departure record.

As for petty thefts on the train, there are even more of them. There are all kinds of people on the train. Not long after the train started, a middle-aged woman came up and said that her child was lost.

"Comrade police, my child is missing."

Du Jiang and Wang Gang thought there were human traffickers on the train and were shocked.

"How old is your child? Is it a boy or a girl? Which car was he lost from?" Du Jiang took out a small notebook and prepared to record it.

"Comrade police officer, you misunderstood. It's not a child, it's a shoe." The middle-aged woman was from the south. She couldn't speak Mandarin and her accent was too heavy, so she said shoes instead of children.

When they heard that the child was not lost, Du Jiang and Wang Gang both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Comrade policeman, my shoes are very valuable. They are a pair of Shanghai brand leather shoes." The middle-aged woman said anxiously.

"Comrade, don't be anxious. Look carefully around your seat to see if someone has kicked your shoes under the seat." Du Jiang is an old train policeman. He has seen all kinds of strange things on the train and quickly gave a solution.

"Xiao Wang, accompany this comrade to look for shoes."

Although Wang Gang felt speechless, he still had to go look for the shoes. Sure enough, he found the pair of Shanghai brand leather shoes sitting next to the middle-aged woman.

"Thank you so much, police officer. I bought this pair of leather shoes for my husband, but it cost me half a month's salary. I really don't know how to tell my husband that they are lost."

Wang Gang said: "Sister, please put your leather shoes away. Don't leave them on the ground. It's better to put them in your luggage."

"Okay, okay." The middle-aged woman said gratefully.

Wang Gang adjusted his hat and prepared to leave to meet Du Jiang.

When he walked to the front seat, he suddenly found a man sleeping on the chair with his hat covering half of his face, but his hand unconsciously reached into the pocket of the man next to him.

Wang Gang remained calm and did not alarm the thief. He pretended not to see the man and walked past him. He walked out of the car and found Du Jiang.

"Master, I saw a thief stealing passengers' things."

Du Jiang frowned and asked, "Are you sure you saw it right? Is it a misunderstanding?"

"It can't be a misunderstanding. The thief pretended to sleep and reached into the pocket of the passenger next to him. I'm not wrong." Wang Gang said firmly.

Du Jiang's face darkened and he asked, "Since you saw the theft, why didn't you stop it?"

Wang Gang explained: "I'm worried that the thief has hidden weapons, and there are too many passengers in the car." Du Jiang's face looked much better, and then asked: "What if the thief runs away?"

Wang Gang laughed and said, "I remember the thief's appearance. There is still half an hour before the next stop. He can't get away unless he jumps off the train.

Besides, if we catch a thief, we will get the dirty stuff. He didn’t steal anything, and we have no evidence to arrest him. If he denies it, we will be helpless.”

"You've considered it very comprehensively." A strange look flashed in Du Jiang's eyes.

Wang Gang smiled and said, "Master, this is what I thought. Let the train attendant cooperate and send away the passengers around the thief in the name of checking tickets, and then we will arrest him."

"We need to coordinate this with the conductor. I'll go find someone. You go and keep an eye on the thief. Don't let him get away."

"Yes." Wang Gang set off immediately, but did not return to the carriage. Instead, he hid outside the carriage and kept an eye on the thief's movements.

A few minutes later, Du Jiang came over with a man, and Wang Gang found that he was an acquaintance.

"Uncle Lu, are you the conductor of this train?"

The person next to Du Jiang was Wang Gang’s neighbor Lu Hongxing, who was also Cai Xiaonian’s master.

"Xiaogang, good job. You spotted the thief on the first day you got on the bus. You have sharp eyes."

Lu Hongxing is a neighbor who watched Wang Gang and Cai Xiaonian grow up, and they have a very good relationship.

"Uncle Lu, please pretend to check the tickets and try to get rid of the people around the thief."

"Don't worry! I know what to do." Lu Hongxing looked at Du Jiang with a smile.

"Lao Du, your disciple is very thoughtful!"

"Okay! We're all family, no need to be polite." Du Jiang rolled his eyes.

Lu Hongxing laughed, then walked into the carriage alone and began checking tickets for the passengers.

When checking tickets next to the thief, Lu Hongxing was surprisingly calm. He checked the thief's ticket first, and then checked the ticket of the person next to him.

"Comrade, there's something wrong with your ticket!" Lu Hongxing said, holding the ticket, "Please come over and get a new ticket."

"What's wrong with my ticket?" The passenger stood up and shouted: "I bought the ticket at the station, how could it be fake?"

"Please cooperate with me." Lu Hongxing said with a smile.

The passenger stood up while mumbling something and followed Lu Hongxing forward.

The thief seemed to have noticed something, pressed his hat, and wanted to get up and leave in the opposite direction.

At this moment, a big hand pressed on the thief's shoulder, making him unable to move.

"Don't move, police." Du Jiang shouted loudly.

The thief was startled and suddenly took out a knife from his pocket. Wang Gang was quick-witted and stepped on his wrist with one hand. Together with Du Jiang, they used their bodies to pin the thief down so that he could not turn over.

"Why are you arresting me?" the thief shouted.

Wang Gang snatched the knife from the thief and said, "Just because you attacked the police with a knife, this is a crime enough!"

The thief continued to shout: "The police are beating people! The police are beating people!"

Du Jiang snorted coldly, pressed his knee against the thief's waist, and pinned him down on the seat.

"You dare to resist." Du Jiang searched the thief's pockets and took out two purses.

"This is my wallet." A passenger who was watching the fun nearby, saw the two purses, his face changed and he immediately reached into his own pocket.

Wang Gang took the purse and asked the passenger: "Do you have any evidence to prove that this wallet is yours?"

The passenger said, "The purse was made by my mother, with my name embroidered on it. There is twelve dollars and thirty-five cents in the wallet, which is my salary from last month."

Wang Gang opened his wallet and took out twelve yuan and thirty-five cents, not a penny less.

"What do you have to say now?" Wang Gang asked the thief with a cold face.

(End of this chapter)