A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

In the end, Sha Yanyao gave them 30 silver dollars, but they still thought it was too little, saying that the dancer usually spent so much in a month, and 30 dollars was not enough to hold a funeral.

This time Sha Yanyao did not tolerate him and asked the manager to tell them that our family was also a victim. If you want to find someone, go find the murderer. Giving you 30 yuan is already the most we can do. The patrolmen who were guarding on the side also came up to persuade him. Seeing that this family had some backers, those people did not dare to offend them and had to leave in disappointment.

Then starting from the next day, people came to pay their respects one after another. The four concubine's two brothers came with their families. Their attitude was very sincere. After paying their respects, they ran to the location of the explosion to check it out, as if they wanted to help solve the case, and then left.

On the third day, the Marshal, his wife and Sha Yanxiao came. As soon as Gui'er saw Sha Yanxiao, she ran over quickly. Sha Yanxiao picked Gui'er up and spun her around before putting her down.

Seeing the scars on Dingxiang's face, the three of them were a little stunned. Sha Yanxiao quickly pulled Gui'er over and looked her up and down. Finally, he found a few scratches on her hands and said, "You've been affected too, poor Gui'er."

Gui'er smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's just a superficial wound. It will heal soon."

Sha Yanxiao touched her head and said, "After the worship is over, you can come back with us. Big Brother probably has a lot of things to deal with later. School is about to start for you, right?"

Gui'er nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She could finally go back to Jiangcheng.

After the Marshal and his wife finished their worship, his wife went to comfort Mrs. Song and Miss Song, while the Marshal, Sha Yanxiao and Sha Yanyao went aside. Although Gui'er felt very sympathetic towards Mrs. Song and Miss Song, she had been comforting the two tearful people for two or three days in a row. Now that someone could do this for her, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, so she quickly followed them aside.

The Marshal asked Sha Yanyao, "Who did this?"

Sha Yanyao said: "The police suspect that a cook named Zhao Liu is responsible. He hasn't been seen since the incident, but he was seen on the morning of the incident. So they have issued a wanted warrant for him."

The Marshal asked again, "I heard that Director Shen is very close to the Japanese. Is that true?"

Sha Yanyao said: "When I asked him, he denied it."

The Marshal laughed: "Only a fool would admit this. Could it be that someone from Nanjing did this?"

Sha Yanyao remained silent.

The Marshal added, "Director Shen is from a wealthy family. Although he came from a poor background, he has long been interested in collecting antiques. It is said that there are many priceless treasures in his collection. After the funeral is over, you should take care of them."

Sha Yanyao said, "I see. I asked my mother-in-law these past two days. Director Shen is a stingy person. He's even wary of his wife and daughter. My wife probably knows about the dowry we gave her earlier, but they don't seem to know much about the rest, especially the antiques. They're said to be hidden in a warehouse, about to be shipped overseas."

The Marshal heard this, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then go find him. You are a son-in-law, and half a son. You can definitely ask about this."

Sha Yanyao nodded and said nothing more.

Sha Yanxiao stood by and listened for a while before pulling Gui'er out. He asked Gui'er, "I received all the information you told Wu Mingqiang. I was planning to keep a close eye on him to see what he did next. Honestly, many people in our party have ties to both Japan and the Communist Party, under the euphemism of multi-pronged development. I didn't expect Director Shen to be eliminated so quickly. Logically speaking, he wasn't at the point of being exterminated yet. It's strange. Did you get any clues from your subsequent observations?"

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either, but when Director Shen was hosting a business dinner for his young master, he got drunk and started yelling that he wanted the Japanese to be the mayor of Shanghai. Then, my elder brother told me not to get close to him. I didn't take it seriously, but just a day or two later, this happened again."

After hearing this, Sha Yanxiao fell into deep thought.

Sha Yanxiao stayed in Shanghai for two days and then went back on the pretext of military duties. The Marshal and his wife planned to wait until after the funeral.

Gui'er followed Sha Yanxiao back. Before leaving, she went to say goodbye to Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen. Mrs. Shen still looked ill, but Miss Shen was much better. She took Gui'er's hand and said, "I'm so sorry. I invited you here this time. I should have taken you out for fun, but something like this happened and almost got you hurt."

Gui'er quickly said, "Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. You must accept your grief and we can be together again when we return to Jiangcheng."

Miss Shen paused and said worriedly, "My mother didn't know what to do. We went to the Peace Hotel that day. My mother was planning to give the woman some money to let her go, and she would accept her fate and take the child to her side. But she disagreed. In her anxiety, she suddenly heard someone yelling that there had been an explosion in our district and that a big shot had died. My mother and I thought something was wrong, so we hurried home. Now I think, if my father hadn't brought the dancer home that day, my mother wouldn't have been angry and argued with him, nor would she have thought of giving in and taking the child back. In that case, maybe both of my parents would be gone."

As soon as Gui'er heard it, she knew that Wu Mingqiang must have been the one who was yelling in the Peace Hotel, but she couldn't say it out loud, so she could only comfort her: "This is all an accident, sister-in-law, don't think too much."

The next day, after packing up, Sha Yanxiao drove over from the hotel to pick up Gui'er. Just as he was about to leave, the new steward hurried over and said, "Master, that nanny brought the young master here to pay homage to the master. What should we do? Should we let them in?"

Before Sha Yanyao could speak, Mrs. Shen said coldly, "You didn't want me to take you home in the first place, so why are you coming here again? Don't let them in."

The steward nodded and went out timidly. But not long after, he walked back in hesitantly and said, "They were both kneeling outside our yard crying. The woman had dressed herself and her child in mourning clothes. There were so many guests, look..."

Mrs. Shen was furious when she heard this and said, "What shameless little bitches, leave them alone."

The Marshal's wife stopped her and said, "Sister, why are you not sober? It's your family that's embarrassed by what you're doing now. People will gossip about you, saying you can't tolerate your only son. I think that woman just wants money. Just invite them in and give them some money to get rid of them. Why create such an embarrassing scene at your in-laws' funeral?"

Mrs. Shen thought about it and said to the housekeeper, "Bring them in."