After dinner, realizing the hour was getting late, they packed their things and headed straight to the train station. Another soldier had driven them, and once they were dropped off, he simply drove the jeep away.
Ling Zihan had an injured leg, so Zhou Jiming supported and looked after him the entire way; they couldn't exactly push through the crowds. Fu Yurou found it curious—in this era, one needed an introduction letter to go anywhere, so it stood to reason that few people would be traveling by train. Yet, even in the dead of night, the station was packed. Because of Ling Zihan’s injury, they couldn't squeeze in with the masses, so they were taken to a staff break area and eventually ushered through a private entrance.
*Tsk, tsk.* A VIP lane—turns out they had those back then, too.
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