Chapter 187 The May Train Disappearance

These charges were obviously fabricated. Rather than making them confess their guilt, it was more of a threat.

Director Qiao's attitude further confirmed this.

Leaning back in his chair, Director Qiao did not deny it. "Since that's the case, I'll be frank. I need you to do something for me. Once it's done, I'll let you go, and we'll all be fine."

"If you don't do it well, don't blame me. Your charges are written very clearly," Director Qiao said sternly, "Execution in 7 days."

"What is it?"

Director Qiao's expression became strange, and his voice lowered. "Have you heard of the May train disappearance case?"

Upon hearing the words "May train," everyone's expression changed, but they still pretended to be confused and replied, "No."

"Hoo—" Apparently, just mentioning this matter was a torment for Director Qiao. He took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and slowly recalled, "That was three years ago. There was war everywhere at the time, and wherever the flames of war reached, refugees left their homes. Our Graystone Town also received many refugees."

"At first, it was alright, but as the number of refugees increased, our Graystone Town wasn't a big town, so we couldn't accommodate them anymore."

"But after all, they were our compatriots, and we couldn't just watch them starve to death. So we found a train and prepared to take them away, to another town far from the war."

"It was sparsely populated there, enough to support their lives."

"But who would have thought that this transport would lead to disaster!" Director Qiao's face suddenly changed, and he looked at Jiang Cheng and the others with fear in his eyes.

"The train disappeared on the way?" Linghu Yong asked to confirm, remembering that Director Qiao had mentioned the May train disappearance case earlier.

Hearing this, Director Qiao shook his head and slowly rubbed his temples with one hand. "If that were the case, it would be easier to handle."

"The train was late. It was originally scheduled to arrive in the evening, but the people waiting to pick it up waited until midnight, and the train still didn't come."

"Just as the people waiting to pick it up were turning around to leave, someone suddenly heard a rumbling sound, and felt the ground shaking."

"In the darkness, the train just drove in like that."

"If this behemoth hadn't inevitably made a huge noise, no one would have even noticed."

"Because the train had no lights on at all, not even the headlights on the locomotive."

"It was the people waiting to pick it up who used flashlights to illuminate the train and saw the words on the locomotive, realizing that this train was the May train they were waiting for."

"Originally, the people picking up the train just found it strange, but they didn't think much about it. After all, there was a war going on at the time, and the Japanese planes didn't care if you were a military vehicle or a vehicle carrying refugees. They would drop bombs as soon as they saw light."

"But after the train stopped, the people in charge of picking up the train on the platform slowly felt that something was wrong."

"It was too quiet. There wasn't a sound on the train."

"The train had no lights on, and from the outside, the carriages were completely dark, and nothing could be seen. All the doors were closed, and no one got off."

"After a stalemate for a while, the people in charge of picking up the train couldn't stand it anymore, so they approached the train, shone a flashlight inside, and looked in."

"This look was terrible. Several carriages in a row were empty."

"At this time, the person who went to see the locomotive ran back, bringing back even more terrifying news: there was no one in the locomotive's driver's cab!"

"But the fire in the furnace was still burning strongly, and the coal shovel was stuck in the coal pile, as if someone had been shoveling coal into it just a moment before."

"But in the next moment, the person disappeared."

"No, the people in the entire train had all disappeared!"

"It was midnight at the time, and no one dared to get on the train to see what had happened, so they rushed back to town to call for people."

"The matter caused quite a stir at the time. Early the next morning, many people came to the station. Taking advantage of the bright midday sun, several brave people drank a few mouthfuls of strong liquor, held their guns, and got on the train to see what was going on."

"But as soon as they got on the train, they were shocked by the scene before them. All the luggage was neatly arranged on the ground, along with old quilts, old clothes, and some simple food... just placed on the seats and tables."

"Only the people were gone."

Director Qiao said with a strange expression, "The feeling was like they had just left temporarily and would come back at any time."

But as it turned out, these missing refugees never came back, otherwise Director Qiao wouldn't have found them and threatened them with charges to solve this matter.

"Director Qiao," Pi Ruan said, his face pale with fright after hearing this story, "This matter is too scary. How about... how about you give us something else to do?" he pleaded.

Director Qiao glanced at him and ignored him, only saying coldly, "Let me finish."

Hearing this, Fatty's heart tightened, thinking that this matter was indeed not over.

"The people who got on the train searched from front to back. Every carriage was about the same. Only the people were gone, and the luggage and belongings were all intact, with no signs of being touched."

"Until the last carriage." Director Qiao's tone changed, and he looked up at Jiang Cheng and the others, the atmosphere around them suddenly becoming heavy.

"The door of the last carriage was locked, and it was locked from the inside, so it couldn't be opened."

"The people who got on the train thought that since it was locked from the inside, there must be someone inside, so they shouted loudly to the inside, saying that they were the people in charge of picking them up from the next town, and told them not to be afraid and to open the door."

"But after shouting for a long time, there wasn't even a sound, let alone a response, as if no one was there."

"After discussing it, a few people decided to leave two people to watch, and the others went down to explain the situation and get some handy tools to bring up to break down the door."

"But just as the people who went down hurriedly returned with the tools, they suddenly discovered that the two people who were left behind were gone."

"They looked around in the adjacent carriages, but they couldn't find them."

"At that moment, some people panicked. It was obvious that something had happened, but the two people who were left behind were holding guns. Even if they encountered danger, they wouldn't have made a sound, would they?"

"At this time, the remaining people seemed to have thought of something. They turned their heads and all looked at the last carriage... that locked door."

"The scene became tense for a moment. No one spoke again. The few people had a clear division of labor. Two people broke down the door, and the people behind them nervously held their guns, pointing the muzzles at the door."

"With a creak, the door opened. It was very dark behind the door. As several beams of flashlight light pierced through the darkness, the scene before them stunned everyone."

"The small carriage was densely packed with people, and they were all standing with their backs to them, motionless."

"Among them, there were two very familiar figures."