Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

As she ran, the sun jumped out of the horizon and the warm sunlight shone on her.

As I ran, there were more and more houses around me, and they were getting better and better.

As I was running, I saw a small hotel.

Ai Shutong stopped and tied the horse to a tree nearby.

Then he walked in.

"Boss, are there any vacant rooms?"

The man in the melon-shaped hat said with a smile, "Yes, a single room costs one dollar a day."

Ai Shutong directly gave him two dollars and said, "Please prepare hot water and hot food for me."

The man picked up the dollar and blew it to his lips. When he heard the familiar pleasant sound, the smile on his face became brighter. "Ailan, take the lady to the single room."

The girl's clear voice came from the back room, "Okay, Dad."

A few seconds later, a 13 or 14-year-old girl with small eyes came out and said, "Sir, follow me."

The boss propped his arm on the counter and said, "Ailan, prepare hot water and hot meals for the guests later."

Maybe the extra dollar worked, the boss continued, "Ask the customer if he has any other needs, and do what you can. If you can't, come and find me."

Ailan agreed and took Ai Shutong upstairs.

The building was made of wood and looked quite old. When the two of them stepped on it, a "creaking" sound was heard under their feet.

Ai Shutong walked up carefully, holding on to the wooden fence.

Ailan was obviously a patient person. When she saw Ai Shutong walking slowly, she would deliberately pause for a few seconds.

Arriving at the innermost room on the second floor, Ai Shutong quickly shook her head and asked, "Are there any other empty rooms?"

The little girl Ailan smiled and said, "Miss, you are dressed in a trendy way, but I didn't expect you to believe in such rubbish."

Ai Shutong smiled awkwardly, "It's better to believe it than not to believe it. When you're alone outside, it's better to be careful."

Ailan: "Then let's go to the third floor? Most of the rooms on the third floor are still empty!"

Ai Shutong nodded quickly, "Then let's go to the third floor."

In her previous life, her college roommate once told her a ghost story about a woman who was on a business trip and checked into the innermost room of a hotel corridor in the middle of the night and experienced sleep paralysis.

According to folklore, the last room in the hotel corridor is for ghosts.

Ai Shutong had just killed four people and was feeling guilty. If she was given another psychological hint at this time, she would be scared to death.

Ai Shutong stayed in the hotel for only two hours. After washing up and having a hot meal, she asked the boss.

"Boss, is this place far from the French Concession in Shanghai?"

The boss touched his chin and said, "It's not too close, but it's not too far either."

"I saw that the young lady came here on horseback. If you ride a horse to the French Concession, three hours will be enough."

Ai Shutong: "I want to sell this horse. I wonder if the boss is interested?"

Boss: "Miss, if you want to sell your horse, I can be a middleman and introduce you to a buyer."

Ai Shutong shook her head. "I'm in a hurry to sell it. I don't have time to wait for a buyer. It's better to sell it to the boss at a lower price. The boss can then sell it and make a profit from the difference."

The boss thought for a while and said, "I wonder how much the lady wants?"

Ai Shutong: "You decide what to give, I'll sell it if I think it's suitable!"

The boss had been running the hotel for more than 20 years, and had never seen such a strange guest. He asked tentatively, "A horse usually sells for 25 to 30 dollars. I'll give you 20 dollars. Will you sell it?"

Ai Shutong nodded, "Sell!"

The boss's eyes suddenly opened, "Is that the price?"

Ai Shutong: “That’s the price!”

The boss was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He originally wanted to offer a low price to test the waters, but he didn't expect the other party to agree directly. How could he let go of such a good opportunity? !

Ai Shutong sold her horse, asked her boss to hire a carriage, and headed straight to the French Concession in Shanghai.

What she didn't know was that Inspector Huang from the French Concession was looking for her like crazy.

Last night, she did not go home all night, and before dawn, Xia Yu knocked on Li Zhong's door.

Li Zhong immediately called Ina.

Ina called the police immediately.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely not be looked for after being away from home for such a short time.

But Ina was French, and Li Maili paid a lot of taxes to the Public Works Bureau every year, so he had a lot of influence. When he heard that their niece was missing, he was very surprised.

Inspector Huang was directly sent to supervise the matter.

When Inspector Huang got the missing person's information, he discovered that it was Baron Henry's friend Miss Ai.

My heart was suddenly lifted.

He found out Ai Shutong's schedule during the day, that she was with the wife of Director Wu of the Finance Bureau, so he immediately called the Wu Mansion.

The call was answered by the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion. When he heard it was Inspector Huang, he immediately reported it to Wu Shixiong.

When Wu Shixiong heard that it was related to Lin Manru, he went back to the room and picked up the sleeping Lin Manru.

Lin Manru, who was half asleep, suddenly woke up when she heard that Ai Shutong was missing. "Impossible! How could Shutong be missing? Where could she go by herself?"

Wu Shixiong said to the stubborn Lin Manru, "Go answer the phone first. It's Inspector Huang."

Lin Manru trotted downstairs to answer the phone. When Inspector Huang told her about his investigation, Lin Manru was dumbfounded. "We found her car on Pingshun Road? She wasn't in it?"

"Did you ask Paramount? Du Xiaowu and Shutong are friends at Paramount, so why did they let her go in the middle of the night? Couldn't they have booked a room for her on the third floor?"

"Really?! What kind of friend is this?! Not reliable at all!"

Inspector Huang hates communicating with noble ladies and celebrities the most. They never say anything useful and always talk nonsense!

"What time did you separate from Miss Ai last night?"

"Has there been any conflict between you?"

After asking a few questions that would help in the investigation, Inspector Huang hung up the phone and let out a deep sigh.

He put on a wide-brimmed hat and walked out of the office.

He was going to go to the Paramount and the car park to see if he could find any other clues.

About two or three hours later, Du Rixiao and the Zheng family received the news that Ai Shutong was missing.

The Shanghai Caogang and soldiers from the Imperial Guard Office all went out to search the streets.

On the other side, Ai Shutong was sitting in a horse-drawn carriage, swaying towards the French Concession.

When the driver told her that they had arrived at the French Concession, Ai Shutong lifted the curtain, paid the fare immediately, and jumped off the carriage.

As soon as she got off the car, Xiao Hai from the Cao Gang recognized her. He carefully recalled the photo that the boss had shown them and felt that they were at least 70% similar. So without any hesitation, he immediately drove the rickshaw towards Ai Shutong.

Before they got there, Ai Shutong stopped a rickshaw, and Xiao Hai immediately took advantage of the opportunity and stopped between Ai Shutong and the rickshaw.

"Miss, where are you going? I'll give you a ride!"

Seeing how enthusiastically this kid worked, how could Ai Shutong not support him? !

"Far East Hotel!"

She was not planning to go home. She wanted to find a new place to live first and then go back to move her things.