A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Sister Hua took the silver dollar with a smile, glanced at Wu Mingqiang and said, "I originally thought you were just a simple schoolgirl, but I didn't expect you to have some experience. You're much better than the girls here."

Guier saw that the young girls standing around had a look of dissatisfaction on their faces when they heard Sister Hua say this. She didn't want to pay attention to them and said with a smile, "See you later." Then she followed Wu Mingqiang away.

To be honest, Gui'er only stayed here for one night, and even if she stayed in a hotel, it would not cost more than two silver dollars. However, she felt that Sister Hua's place specialized in receiving dignitaries and wealthy people, and she might need her in the future. Bribing her now would leave a way out for the future.

After coming out from Sister Hua's place, Gui'er saw Wu Mingqiang driving over, so she got into the car and drove around in circles until she actually returned to the vicinity of Shafu.

Guier asked worriedly, "Isn't this too close? There should be someone guarding there now. It would be bad if they were discovered."

Wu Mingqiang said, "It's okay. The lady is sitting in the car. We can drive directly to the yard. The group won't see her."

As he spoke, the car turned a corner and drove directly to the door of a small villa in an alley. Wu Mingqiang honked the horn twice, the gate of the villa opened, and the car drove directly into the courtyard.

Guier got out of the car and took a look around the villa. It wasn't large, but it was exquisite. The courtyard was well-maintained, with lush greenery scattered throughout. The small space was just enough to park two small cars.

The villa's exterior is relatively low-key compared to the surrounding villas, but when Guier walked inside, she was overwhelmed by the luxurious and exquisite interior. The carved wooden furniture, crystal chandeliers, and exquisite carpets were a stark contrast that surprised Guier.

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "This is the property we purchased in Nanjing. The Young Marshal suggested that if Miss Guier can no longer stay in the main house, she can move in here. However, it's better not to quarrel with her until it's absolutely necessary, so I haven't told you yet."

Gui Er suddenly realized what was going on. She said to Wu Mingqiang, "It doesn't matter what happens. The most urgent thing right now is to save people. Oh, I have a set of clothes here. Ask Ah Cheng to return it to Sister Yulan. And by the way, ask about the progress of my brother-in-law. Tell her that I'm safe now."

Wu Mingqiang nodded and said, "I understand." Then he took the clothes and went out to tell Ah Cheng.

Gui'er relaxed a little and became drowsy. Yesterday, she was in an unfamiliar environment, and it was not a decent place, so she couldn't relax and only slept for one or two hours the whole night.

After a while, Wu Mingqiang came back with a dress and a doctor in a white coat following behind him.

Wu Mingqiang asked the doctor to examine Gui'er's wound. The doctor said, "From what I can see now, it's probably just a superficial injury. You've been injured for so long, do you feel like vomiting?"

Gui'er shook her head, and the doctor said, "That's good, there's no concussion or internal injury." He applied medicine on her, prescribed some anti-inflammatory drugs, and then said goodbye.

Guier changed into the dress that Wu Mingqiang bought for her.

Wu Mingqiang came back from sending the doctor. He was stunned for a moment when he saw it, then smiled and said, "That's right, a lady should wear a dress like this. You're tired too. Let me take you to your room to rest."

Then he took her to the room on the second floor. When Gui'er entered the room, she found that it was almost exactly the same as her room in Jiangcheng. It was obviously decorated according to that room.

Guier felt very relieved and finally fell asleep.

After waking up, Wu Mingqiang came to tell her that Ah Cheng had returned. Gui Er hurried downstairs. Ah Cheng was waiting there. Gui Er asked anxiously, "How is it going? What did Director Wang say?"

Ah Cheng frowned and said, "Director Wang said that Director Zhou wants us to return all the gold bars that Tang Yaozu paid as compensation."

Gui'er felt very disappointed when she heard this, because she knew the Marshal and the Fourth Concubine's personalities too well. This would be worse than taking their lives.

As expected, Wu Mingqiang told Guier, "Both the Marshal and the Fourth Concubine were reluctant to give up the gold bars. However, after careful consideration, the Marshal decided to give them 100 gold bars first and then talk things over."

Guier listened and thought anxiously: "Talk slowly, what does it mean to talk slowly? What if someone tortures them during the conversation? The longer it takes, the greater the uncertainty. It seems that we must notify the Nanjing underground party headquarters."

After making up her mind, Gui'er said to Wu Mingqiang and Ah Cheng, "I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while. What are your plans?"

Wu Mingqiang nodded and said, "Miss, don't worry, we can continue to find out."

Gui'er nodded. She was safe now, but she had a problem. She had no way to go out to find the Nanjing underground party headquarters. If she went out now, she would be targeted by the people of the Military Commission, and Wu Mingqiang and Acheng would also know.

Gui'er pondered over it and suddenly remembered that the Nanjing Underground Party headquarters claimed to be a trading company or something, and that they had a telephone. So she quickly said to Wu Mingqiang, "Go find me a Nanjing phone directory. I have a classmate I'm close to, and she must be very worried about me in my current situation. I think a phone call shouldn't be a big deal, so I want to let her know I'm safe."

Wu Mingqiang nodded and said, "Okay." Then he said with some concern, "Miss, are you absolutely confident in that classmate's character? Otherwise, it would be very easy to be exposed."

Guier smiled and said, "Then don't worry, he will never hurt me."

Wu Mingqiang quickly looked for the phone number in the directory. Guier, based on her memory, found the address and the company name announced by the Nanjing underground party headquarters, confirmed their phone number, and dialed it.

After a while, someone answered the phone, and Guier quickly said, "Please help me find Chen Zhongyu."

The person who answered the phone was stunned for a moment, but still said, "Please wait."

After a while, someone picked up the phone and said, "Hello."

Guier recognized Chen Zhongyu's voice and quickly said, "Classmate Chen, I'm Wu Guier. I haven't been to school these two days. I'm sure everyone is talking about it. I'm only telling you the truth, don't tell anyone else." Then she told Chen Zhongyu the whole story.

Chen Zhongyu sighed and said, "We all know this, and we're all deeply saddened because the two men killed at the contact point were indeed our comrades. But from what you said, Manager Liu and Song Xichen are safe for now. We will try to rescue them, and we can't just let this matter go."