Ling Jinhua is of such an advanced age, and his health is not very good, making it unsuitable for him to travel by plane.

Therefore, the comfortable and fast high-speed train is his best choice.

In fact, for someone of the elder's status traveling, arranging a dedicated high-speed train is not out of the question, but Huang Chen knew Ling Jinhua's temperament, and this was definitely not going to happen, so when the security bureau suggested arranging a special high-speed train, he refused without consideration.

He only requested that the railway department provide a business class carriage in a high-speed train.

This request was not excessive.

Most business class carriages in high-speed trains have low occupancy rates. Having the elder take over a business carriage would not affect other passengers.

But the head of the security bureau was not very agreeable to this plan.

Because traveling on a regular high-speed train means the itinerary would be determined by the railway department, not by them. For the elder's safety, they still recommended arranging a dedicated high-speed train, allowing for sufficient security and service personnel arrangements.

Unable to persuade the head of the security bureau, Huang Chen could only seek Ling Jinhua's opinion in the end.

However, Ling Jinhua was not even very keen on Huang Chen arranging a business carriage for him, saying that it would be fine for him to travel with regular passengers in the second class seats.

So, Huang Chen brought the head of the security bureau responsible for security arrangements during this trip to the old residence to let him directly communicate with the elder.

With one sentence from the elder, the head of the security bureau changed his attitude.

"Listen to Secretary Huang's arrangements, he represents my opinion."

Thus, Huang Chen's suggestion became the final decision.

A business carriage became Ling Jinhua's activity space for this trip.

However, just one carriage was completely insufficient to meet the security needs.

Although the space within the business carriage is quite large, the number of seats is not, and crowding everyone in there would certainly be too cramped.

The staff around Ling Jinhua, along with some accompanying personnel, could sit there, but others, including additional staff and most security personnel, could not stay there. Consequently, the security bureau arranged for two carriages.

One was an ordinary first-class carriage, meant for security personnel and other staff, which also served to separate the business carriage Ling Jinhua was in from the other passengers' carriages. The business carriage was positioned at the back of the train, ensuring maximum safety.

The news of Ling Jinhua's trip to the South was strictly confidential, and apart from the accompanying staff, a few heads of the security bureau, and those top-tier officials, no one else knew. The station managers were only aware that a big figure was traveling by train, without knowing who it was.

Every train station has a military presence managed by a high-ranking military officer for military trains.

Nevertheless, Ling Jinhua's trip circumvented all channels, with arrangements made directly by the security bureau personnel.

Ling Jinhua did not bring many people with him, besides Huang Chen and a few other staff members, a head from the security bureau, security personnel, and also Luo Liansheng and Luo Ziling, this grandfather-grandson pair, with no other officials present.

Ling Mingrui did personally see him off at the station, but among the Ling Family, only he and Ling Ruonan came to the station to see him off, as others did not know Ling Jinhua was heading to the South, and therefore, did not come to see him off.

After personally seeing Ling Jinhua onto the train, Ling Mingrui and Ling Ruonan further instructed Luo Ziling to take good care of the elder, especially being mindful of his health. They could not instruct Luo Liansheng directly, so they could only have Luo Ziling relay their requests.

Luo Ziling naturally agreed.

Ling Jinhua's first stop in the South was the major southern city closest to the North, Jinling.

Situated along the Yangtze River, Jinling is also considered an ancient capital of six dynasties, teeming with historical atmosphere.

Ling Jinhua, being someone well-versed in gauging public sentiment, knew that the earlier the high-speed train departs, the lower the occupancy rate, hence he chose the earliest high-speed train, the G101, from Yanjing South Station to Zhonghai Hongqiao.

This high-speed train departs from Yanjing South Station just before seven in the morning, runs for four and a half hours, and arrives at Jinling South Station punctually at 11:15 a.m.

"Just in time for lunch in Jinling," after boarding, Luo Ziling grinned and said to Ling Jinhua, "Great Grandfather, today at noon, you can taste Jinling's pressed duck."

"This afternoon, you three generations of grandsons can all have a drink with me," although they got up quite early, Ling Jinhua looked quite energetic, "I hope your father has prepared some good wine."

"My dad should come to pick us up at the station, I'll ask if he's prepared good wine, if not, have him pay for it himself," seeing Ling Jinhua in a good mood, Luo Ziling also joked along, "I suppose he wouldn't be that stingy. If he's stingy, Grandpa will reprimand him."

"You've raised a capable grandson," Ling Jinhua looked at Luo Liansheng and calmly said, "For someone his age, there are very few with his abilities. At least, when you and I were his age, we didn't have his abilities."

"I suppose adversity breeds heroes," Luo Liansheng did not feign modesty, but rather replied to Ling Jinhua with a self-satisfied attitude, "I was equivalent to being exiled in the Northwest, having nothing else to do, I focused solely on raising this boy, educating him well, so that he would have the ability to fend off dangers in the future, unlike me and his father who were cowardly."

"You still harbor resentment towards us!" Ling Jinhua remarked with deep meaning, "What happened is in the past, don't dwell on it."

"I have no resentment towards you, elder, nor towards Ziling's maternal grandfather, at least for now. But towards others, I still bear resentment," Luo Liansheng spoke frankly, "There are still too many people unwilling to see my son and his family reunited. Also, the death of my wife cannot be separated from many people. If it weren't for their harsh rejection, I would not have taken her on the run, and she wouldn't have suffered with me."

Before Ling Jinhua could respond, he solemnly added, "I'm someone who draws clear distinctions between gratitude and grievances. I always remember who is kind to me, who has benefited me. Conversely, I also do not forget who isn't good to me, or targets me."

"Your temperament is not much different from your grandson's," Ling Jinhua showed a playful smile and, looking at Luo Liansheng, said pointedly, "It seems you have a lot of demands. I assumed, at your age, you wouldn't have so many demands."

"I have no demands for myself, but that doesn't mean I have no demands for anything. I don't intend to still be running for my life at such an age. Moreover, I also hope that my descendants, those who are good to me, will have a better life."

The conversation between the two old men was unexpectedly sharp, taking Luo Ziling by surprise.

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