Qin Shuli waited by the railway tracks all night. By ten o'clock the next morning, he realized no trains were coming.
He understood that the train had likely reached Beiping, where the authorities, upon discovering that the cargo was missing, had contacted Tianjin. Because the goods had vanished without a trace, Kong Yuan dared not attempt any further shipments until the matter was resolved.
Inside the Yangtze Company headquarters in Tianjin, Kong Yuan was losing his temper. "Say that again. The train arrived at the station with no cargo? Did they just toss it off along the way? Or did they stop the train halfway, steal everything, and then continue on to Beiping?"
Chapter 76