At seven in the evening, the underground platform under the radiant lights welcomed the night's first train with bloodstained front, as smoky steam engines dripped murky white water.
With the broadcast announcing the train's arrival at its terminus, the doors on both sides swung open, resembling a sardine can being unsealed, and passengers crowded out.
Xu Shu stood at the connection of the carriages, gently nudging the girl who had cried all the way and used his collar and sleeves as tissues, pressing her against the door to dismount from the train and block the surging crowd.
The girl, wiping her swollen red eyes, said, "Thank you, stranger, I feel much better now. My name is Yun Jinxi... What's your name?"
"Uh~" Xu Shu hesitated for a moment and still reported his real name, not well-known here.
He didn't use the Archbishop's title because it didn't seem appropriate to let "Yu Mingluan" appear at this time.
