After leaving Beiping, Qin Shuli prepared to drive to Baocheng, but the whistle of a nearby train reminded him: since there was a train heading in his direction, why bother driving himself?
He leaped onto the speeding train and searched through several carriages, but found nothing of value. It then occurred to him that most Nationalist military supplies were shipped by sea to Tianjin, then transshipped to Beiping and the provinces of Jinchaha-Sui. The small remainder was moved by rail, and this train was likely heading back to Baocheng empty after delivering its cargo.
Qin Shuli found a sheltered corner and slept until the train pulled into the station that evening. He woke up, and before the station soldiers could open the doors, he slipped off the train unnoticed.
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