Chapter 896: 552. Conferment of Honors

The distances between each stop where the steam train halts are both long and short.

Sometimes it stops after traveling two hours, and sometimes it doesn’t stop even after traveling for a week.

And the stop outside City 23 is only six hours away from the next station.

After hanging up the phone, the gang leader hurriedly started preparing New Year goods. Fortunately, it was already near the end of the year, so there were plenty of places in the city selling New Year goods.

The boss was also someone who knew how to conduct business. Facing a big shot who could gather a crew of over 900 for their black-dealing operation, he didn’t play any tricks and directly prepared all the New Year goods Qing Chen and his group needed.

Not only that, but he also prepared thirty boxes of dried fruits, thirty boxes of cigarettes, thirty boxes of liquor…

Among them were ten sketchbooks that Qing Chen wanted for drawing. This item wasn’t easy to find, as everyone used electronic products now, and you could only find them in the stores in the Upper Three Districts; they were considered small luxuries.

These things each seemed worthless, but the problem was the quantity—adding them all up equaled a tenth of the value of those mechanical limbs.

It’s as if for this load, he earned ten percent less.

But it doesn’t matter, the boss is happy.

This gang leader’s name is Zhang Qinghuan, forty-two this year. He didn’t have any special skills, and after his father died from drug addiction years ago, he started working in the gang.

He prepared the goods in two hours and then set off with the convoy, looking like they were preparing for disaster relief, just short of pulling a few banners.

When passing through customs out of City 22, the immigration officers were old acquaintances, well-greased, and they passed through directly.

As they left the city, the immigration officials were teasing Zhang Qinghuan: “Business is big recently, hauling so many trucks!”

This official thought that these dozen trucks were all loaded with mechanical limbs.

The convoy slowly drove onto the Snowfield, and by the time they reached the steam train stop, another group of gang members was already waiting there, also hoping to transport goods via the steam train.

The steam train transported goods quickly and safely; there was no worry about encountering raiders and no thorough inspections by military groups on the road.

It was considered a very comprehensive smuggling chain.

These people were also from City 23, emerging from the city’s drainage systems because their goods were too sensitive to pass immigration.

This group belonged to the Black Water Gang, holding refrigerated boxes containing organs preserved at low temperatures.

Beside them were over twenty women, who were clearly ‘goods’ trafficked to another city to become slaves. At this time, these women were still somewhat disoriented, apparently injected with hallucinogenic drugs.

Zhang Qinghuan greeted them when he saw them, directing the trucks to stop.

Generally, those who came to the steam train for smuggling were all there for profit, and everyone stayed out of each other’s way, with no unnecessary trouble.

Just like beasts drinking by the river, if there were grudges, they waited until the goods were loaded onto the train before settling them.

At this moment, he directed his men to unload the goods.

The Black Water Gang members’ eyes went wide when they saw what they were unloading: “It’s the first time I’ve seen someone using a steam train to transport New Year goods!”

The Black Water boss glanced disdainfully at his subordinate: “That’s all a disguise; the boxes might be filled with bullets. You really think someone would use a steam train to transport New Year goods? How naive!”

Yet, as everyone waited for the steam train, the Black Water boss watched in disbelief as over at Zhang Qinghuan’s side, one of his guys grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from a New Year goods box.

Another guy tried to grab a cigarette from the box only to be kicked away by Zhang Qinghuan!

“Boss, it really seems like New Year goods.”

The Black Water boss was completely dumbfounded: “Now even New Year goods are this profitable?”

He thought to himself, these New Year goods sellers are really ruthless, using steam trains to transport goods?!

It completely overturned the Black Water boss’s worldview!

At this moment, the steam train’s whistle sounded, emerging from the void with thick black smoke billowing from its chimney.

Seeing this, Zhang Qinghuan immediately shouted: “Quick, quick, quick, lend a hand and pass the goods onto the train, or we won’t have enough time.”

The Black Water boss was stunned for a moment, and when he turned to look at the train, he saw the nine hundred-plus people on board staring intently at him.

“Shoot, those who came with the girls, break all their legs,” Qing Chen said calmly.

After a burst of gunfire, the Black Water members all had their legs broken, falling to the ground.

Qing Chen from the train, looking down from above, asked, “Among those delivering the goods, who’s in charge?”

Zhang Qinghuan tremblingly stepped forward: “Me, me, me, captain, please don’t shoot.”

Qing Chen said, “Do you know why I didn’t break your legs?”

Zhang Qinghuan cautiously replied, “I don’t know…”

“Because the mechanical limbs in your goods are all brand new, meaning you didn’t take them from others; otherwise, your legs would be broken by now,” said Qing Chen. “Hurry and load the goods.”

Zhang Qinghuan thought to himself, this is indeed a noble thief full of lofty romantic spirit, he wasn’t wrong!

Amid the Black Water members’ wails, Zhang Qinghuan frantically directed his people to load the goods.

He whispered to Qing Chen, “I also privately decided to send some cigarettes and liquor, as well as thirty boxes of dried fruits…”

Qing Chen gave him an astonished look: “What’s your name?”

“Zhang Qinghuan!” Zhang Qinghuan said excitedly, “Can I join you guys? I think what you do is so cool!”

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