Zhou Mingzhu was unaware of any of this. She was currently on a train, swaying and rumbling her way toward Rehe Province.
Fifty-plus hours on the rails had left her feeling like she was half-dead. Although she had a sleeper berth this time, sleeper cars required one to take off their shoes... Zhou Mingzhu spent the trip breathing in the stench of foot odor that filled the carriage, suspecting that her own nose had become infected with athlete's foot. Even after she disembarked, the smell remained in her nostrils, lingering and impossible to shake off.
The comrade from the Railway Bureau looked deeply embarrassed, offering an awkward, forced smile. Carrying a waterproof canvas bag, Zhou Mingzhu looked sallow and world-weary as she followed the Railway Bureau staff toward the station exit.
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