Chapter 1554: Battle on the Train
A train rolled across the sunny plain, emitting black smoke, and every now and then it startled the birds sitting in the trees.
An old-fashioned train, green grass and hills of varying heights gave this landscape its own unique charm. At this time, it was possible to set such a colossus in motion without the possibility of getting any problems only with the help of coal.
Su Xiao hopped onto the last carriage. In total, this train had 15 of them. If you exclude the coal storage and driver's cab from the equation, only 13 cars could accommodate passengers.
Mira was in one of these 13 cars, but which one was unknown.
Since the witch didn't know that he was already on her tail, Su Xiao couldn't hurry.
Tucking the Exterminator into his belt and covering it with his clothes, he pushed open the door of the last car and stepped inside.
The car was about three meters wide. The last car was empty, there were no seats at all, it was completely filled with wooden boxes, only a small passage remained in the middle of these boxes.
As soon as Su Xiao entered, the guide pointed a shotgun at him.
Although the train was a convenient and fast transport, given the backward level of development of communications, train robberies were not uncommon. Because of this, instead of the usual train guides, there were now well-built men with shotguns and edged weapons.
However, the man almost immediately lowered his shotgun as he saw the ring on Su Xiao's hand.
Few people would not recognize this ring, it was proof that the person was a witch hunter.
— Su Xiao put his index finger to his mouth, and the bearded man nodded.
— What should I do? "What is it?" he asked, and swallowed. The appearance of a hunter on a moving train meant only one thing: there was a witch on that train.
— Diamonds? Su Xiao asked and looked at his shotgun.
— Iron balls...
— Then guard this door. If someone jumps out of the train, don't hesitate to shoot them.
— All right, " he said, and started to take off his clothes.
Su Xiao didn't even have to explain the obvious.
— You must kill the witch, " said the bearded man with reddened eyes.
After taking off the ring, Su Xiao put on the bearded man's clothes, then took the shotgun from him and loaded it with diamonds.
— Have you been out of here yet?
— No. I am responsible for product security. We transport copper.
— Very good, " Su Xiao replied and patted the bearded man on the shoulder before handing him the diamond-filled shotgun.
As he reached the door, he heard the man behind him say softly, " The car in front of us is also filled with goods, Mat is guarding it, and there's gunpowder in it. Cars from the third to the fourteenth are intended for transportation of passengers.
— Got it, " Su Xiao replied, walking over to the iron door and knocking on it.
The observation window screeched open. The bearded man immediately stepped forward and said something to the conductor of car 14.
Mat walked slowly to the front of his car and listened, then came back and opened the door.
— A witch? Matt asked in a low voice. His hands were shaking uncontrollably.
— Don't make a sound, " the bearded man said, and began to whisper something in Mat's ear.
During the conversation, he winked at Su Xiao, letting him know that everything was fine.
Su Xiao himself went to the front of car 14. Since the cargo in this car was very dangerous, the door to the passenger car was closed with three locks at once.
Opening the door, he entered car 13 with a shotgun on his back. This car was used to transport passengers. Rows of seats were set up on both sides of the car, with two in each row.
One row was facing car 14, and the second row was facing car 12, and all the rows in this car were arranged in the same way.
The train roared along the tracks. When a person first started traveling by train, they found the noise loud, but after a while they got used to it and sometimes even found their own unique romance in it.
Starting from the 13th car, there were only ordinary doors between the passenger cars, not iron ones. There was only an iron door at the entrance to the 2nd car, and then coal was stored in it, besides, the driver would shoot at anyone who dared to try to break through to him.
As soon as Su Xiao entered the 13th carriage, some of the passengers raised their heads and looked at him. Seeing his clothes, some immediately stopped paying attention to him, and some took out their tickets.
There were no specific seats in this car, everyone could take any seat if they had a ticket.
Su Xiao slowly walked to the front of car 13, took out a cigarette and lit it. It was quite normal for people in his profession to leave their post for a smoke break, after all, sometimes such trains carried flammable and explosive things.
It seemed that he was the most ordinary and inattentive conductor, but in fact, he actively scanned each passenger with his peripheral vision. As for aura and intuition, he had completely suppressed them so that the witch wouldn't be able to sense danger ahead of time.
All the passengers were silent, some of them dozing, and some were reading the newspapers published by the Church of the Holy Healing. And no, ordinary people would not be able to afford to buy a newspaper, only rich people could read them now.
After observing for a while, Su Xiao didn't find anyone suspicious and moved to the 12th carriage.
After repeating the procedure, he moved to the 11th car.
He passed car after car, each of them carefully examined by him, which significantly narrowed the search circles.
When Su Xiao arrived in the 7th carriage, he saw a noisy group. A few passengers were playing a game, making bets every now and then.
After watching the game for a while, he joined them. After losing a few silver coins, he went to the 6th carriage with a gloomy expression.
When it came to acting skills, it was quite difficult to expose Su Xiao.
As soon as Su Xiao entered the 6th carriage, the atmosphere made him pause for a moment. It was too quiet. Most of the passengers were fast asleep. Since he was the guide, when he saw a man leaning towards the passageway, he walked up to him and said, "Sir," then pushed the middle-aged man.
He opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Su Xiao blankly.
— What?
He had been sleeping so sweetly, but his slumber was suddenly interrupted, so he was obviously a little displeased.
Taking out a ticket, he slapped it down on the small table in front of him and said — " I bought a ticket.
— Sorry to bother you, " Su Xiao replied and walked on.
Soon, he passed a young sleeping woman wearing a black and red dress.
Su Xiao glanced at sleeping beauty and continued walking.
After a few meters five of his fingers moved and a shotgun was immediately in his hands.
The black muzzle was pointed directly at the young woman, but at that moment, she opened her eyes.
*Bang!*
White smoke billowed out of the muzzle.
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