"Dad, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If I can't see it, I won't look."
Su Xiaotian ignored Huo Sinian's solicitous attention to Su Xiaomei and continued to read her book.
In a short while, the Su family children one after another took out their books and started reading.
Oh, Su Ciliang was an exception; he didn't take out a book to read.
But if one looked closely, one would find that he was constantly gesturing with his hands, clearly simulating writing.
Professor Huo suddenly felt out of place, like he wasn't studying with these people.
No, he decided, he would also study diligently and seriously from now on.
Then, Huo Sinian sadly discovered that everyone else had started to study seriously, and he, being bored, now seemed to only have Su Laosan to talk to.
Fortunately, Su Laosan was actually quite a good person, and he was very measured in his speech.
When chatting with Huo Sinian, the two of them tried their best to consider each other's feelings, and Huo Sinian didn't feel uncomfortable or bored.
Chi Yiyuan watched and suddenly felt that perhaps he really should call him Uncle Huo.
Look how happily he was chatting with Uncle Su San!
This clearly showed the tacit understanding between peers!
If Huo Sinian hadn't unknowingly been labeled as having tacit understanding with his peers, he would have been depressed to death.
As the sky darkened, the lights on the train came on.
Although not very bright, it was still enough to read.
The Su family children, including Chi Yiyuan, continued to read diligently.
The children were reading very seriously, each immersed in their books.
Su Laosan and Huo Sinian, the two who were chatting, took on the task of keeping watch.
Several people nearby who had been observing them were utterly bewildered.
Did people in this world really love reading so much?
They could read so diligently even on the train?
Finally, at ten-thirty in the evening, the lights on the train were to be turned off.
The Su family children then packed up their books.
Many people on the train had already fallen asleep. Su Laosan said, "Children, let's go to bed early too. We'll leave two people to watch our luggage."
Su Xiaotian had been reading with great concentration, and since there were no herbs on the train to help her, she hadn't noticed that in the corner, several pairs of eyes had been staring at them.
Su Xiaotian, being cautious, heard that the lights were to be turned off and thought there might be danger. Instinctively, she scanned everyone in the carriage.
This scan was not in vain; she discovered several suspicious individuals.
She keenly noticed that several people were furtively looking in their direction.
To confirm if these people were indeed watching them, she claimed she needed to go to the restroom and stood up.
Those people's gazes flickered, and they quickly lowered their heads.
"I'll go with you, it'll be company," Su Xiaomei, unaware that Su Xiaotian had discovered something amiss, thought Su Xiaotian genuinely needed to go to the restroom and stood up.
The two sisters held hands and walked through the aisle to the restroom.
This train journey was not too bad, not particularly crowded, at least people weren't moving around normally.
The direction Su Xiaotian walked was where those people who were staring at them were located. These people became noticeably nervous when they saw Su Xiaotian and her sister approaching.
In fact, those people even took an extra glance.
This made Su Xiaotian basically certain that these people were after them, or rather, after the goods they were carrying.
Su Xiaotian felt a little uneasy.
Although she was confident that these people wouldn't gain any advantage, being targeted always felt uncomfortable.
When Su Xiaotian came out of the restroom and returned to her seat, she continued to observe those people stealthily.
However, Su Xiaotian observed very carefully, not letting those people realize she was observing them.
But the Su family members were all shrewd, and being very familiar with each other, they could understand each other's intentions with just a glance.
With a small hint from Su Xiaotian, they noticed something different.
The young men were young, but they were all cautious.
Knowing that they were traveling and that it was best to keep a low profile when the other party's strength was uncertain.
Thus, several of them pretended to gather and talk.
When the other party wasn't paying attention, they would sneak a glance or two, and also observe their surroundings to see how many people were staring at them.
The other party staring at them was clearly not for their persons, but more likely for their money.
They were carrying goods, and the other party must be after these goods.
"I saw four people in total, what about you?"
Chi Yiyuan lowered his body and said to Su Ciliang and the other brothers beside him.
The journey had been quite smooth, and they didn't have much experience traveling. They hadn't expected anyone to be targeting them with ill intentions.
In the children's perception, there were petty thieves, but this kind of staring at valuable goods to make a move was robbery, which they thought shouldn't happen.
But now, they had seen it.
"I also saw four, but I don't think these four have any real skill. If it comes to a fight, they can't beat us!" Su Shouwen said with a smile, his tone full of confidence.
Su Xiaotian strongly agreed with Su Shouwen's words. These people looked like incompetent good-for-nothings.
And the Su family children, while not having many other skills, were quite capable in terms of hand-to-hand combat.
"Should we just go and fight them?" Su Sangong became excited. He even couldn't help but crack his fingers, making a snapping sound.
"That won't do!" Huo Sinian quickly said, "The other party hasn't done anything yet. If we go and fight them, we'll be in the wrong."
"If I'm not mistaken, they've been following us since we got on the train, and they're probably planning to make their move after we fall asleep," Su Ciliang said calmly.
Since they were waiting to make a move, there would be a time for it, so why rush?
Chi Yiyuan added, "The train's first stop is at ten-thirty, which is coming up soon. At this time, not many people are asleep, so they probably won't make a move before then."
"Yiyuan Gege is right. We have more people, they have fewer. Plus, this is on a train, with many passengers and train police. They definitely won't directly rob us; stealing is the most likely."
"I estimate they plan to steal the goods and get off at the second station, which is at two twenty-five in the morning. The time for them to make a move should be after one-thirty, when people are sleeping most soundly."
Chi Yiyuan greatly agreed with Su Xiaotian's words and then shared his own deductions.
If these people made their move while they were asleep, taking their goods directly, and after exiting the station, they could sell the goods in daylight and perhaps even return to Rongcheng before nightfall.
However, if they had to wait until after one-thirty, they would indeed be tired, which was a problem.