A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Zhang Yunchu was horrified when he heard this and grabbed Gui'er's shoulders and asked, "Is this true?"

Gui'er reached out and wiped the corners of her tearless eyes, lowered her head and said, "You are the teacher and I am the student. How dare I lie to you like this?" Then she told him everything that had happened in her family during this period.

Zhang Yunchu was shocked at first, then sighed and said, "I was so blind to trust this unfaithful man! He was living a life of debauchery and pleasure. I thought he was just a dissolute person, but I didn't expect him to persecute others! Are you asking me to persuade him to stop? I'm afraid he doesn't care about my words anymore. He's already squandered most of my dowry. I just wanted to escape from the wolf's den, but I didn't expect to walk into the tiger's den."

Guier said, "I didn't expect the teacher to be a victim too. Why don't you divorce him?"

Zhang Yunchu's eyes flickered as he said, "How can it be that easy?"

Gui Er said bluntly, "To avoid being harmed, I've also looked into Director Zhou's affairs. It seems his last wife died under mysterious circumstances. Is Teacher Zhang afraid?"

Zhang Yunchu stared at Guier, not knowing what to say.

Gui'er licked her lips and said to Zhang Yunchu, "Actually, I have no other choice. I've investigated everything that happened to Director Zhou, and I can't think of any way to save myself, so I came to you for help."

Zhang Yunchu sighed: "I'm probably in the same situation as you, but I'm just sinking slowly. I know it very well, but no one can save me."

Gui'er grabbed Zhang Yunchu's hand and said, "Teacher Zhang, we can't give up. This is the Republic of China, and women have rights. Director Zhou must have harmed many people in addition to what we know about his past. Doesn't anyone resent him?"

Zhang Yunchu said: "When we first started dating, I noticed he was very cautious. He said that he had offended many people in his line of work and was afraid of retaliation. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now I think it was because he had done so many bad things."

Gui'er thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "If that's the case, I have an idea. You know my father is a warlord, and he knows some gangsters. He can help me track down Director Zhou's whereabouts. You can also keep an eye out for any evidence he has. If someone who can control him shows up, we can help that person. Then he will get his comeuppance, and we can be free. Don't you agree?"

Zhang Yunchu was a little skeptical after hearing this and said hesitantly, "But he is a very cautious person and will never give up. Anyway, I know that anyone who resists him will not end well."

Gui'er smiled and said, "We're not resisting him, but waiting for an opportunity. I'll be observing him secretly, and you should be observing him too, to see if he has any flaws. You don't want to sleep next to a ruthless man your whole life, do you? He has so many young women around him now. If one of them gets pregnant, I'm afraid you'll end up like his ex-wife."

Jiang Yunchu was moved after hearing this. He nodded uncertainly and said, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Gui'er said, "Just tell me all the details about everything that happened around him, including the times he came and went, who he followed, everything. Once I find the person who has a grudge against him, I'll tell him all this information, and then it won't have anything to do with us, right?"

Zhang Yunchu bit her lip, thought for a long time, and nodded. Gui'er breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she also considered that Zhang Yunchu might tell Director Zhou about this, so she thought of asking Wu Mingqiang to find a substitute for her. Originally, they had already separated, and she was not familiar with Director Zhou, so there was no reason to harm him. She could still explain it.

The two discussed it a bit more and agreed to exchange information at school under the pretext of asking about homework, and then they went their separate ways.

When school was over, Guier saw a girl following Acheng as soon as she walked out of the school gate. She was about the same height as Guier, but she was wearing makeup and had a little charm between her eyebrows. She should be the girl that Guier asked Acheng and Wu Mingqiang to find.

But she was now wearing servant's clothes. Ah Cheng looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention to them. Then he called a rickshaw to take Gui'er. The girl followed him in servant's clothes and they came to a small hotel.

Ah Cheng said to Gui Er, "Her name is Jin Bao. I've already made an agreement with the madam to rent her out to us during this period. If the master likes her, he can redeem her."

Seeing that the girl was not much older than herself, but she looked disillusioned with the world and occasionally showed a cynical look, Guier asked her, "Sister Jinbao, do you understand what you have to do?"

Jin Bao smiled and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I started receiving customers a year ago. My mother said that this time I am going to serve a high-ranking official. If I serve him well, I can become his wife in the future. But I have to pretend to be a schoolgirl."

Gui'er nodded and said, "Thank you for your help. The guest is called Director Zhou, but I heard that he is not easy to serve. And you must not reveal your identity, otherwise we will all be in disaster, okay? Also, if you find out anything about Director Zhou, you must report it to me. Of course, I won't let you work in vain." Then he took out two silver dollars and gave them to her.

Jin Bao's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he said with a smile, "No wonder the sisters all told me this was a great job. It seems I really have hit the jackpot."

Gui'er couldn't help feeling sad when she saw this mature and worldly-wise peer of her age. However, in this era, there were too many people like him, and she couldn't save them all. She could only save herself first.

Ah Cheng took out a set of Guier School uniforms and said to Jinbao, "Put these on first. When the time comes, follow our young lady back. Tell everyone that you wanted to enroll in the school, but because of a family tragedy, you can no longer afford the tuition, and your relatives have passed away. So our young lady is kind enough to take you in. But remember, don't say anything bad."

Jin Bao nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm good at telling lies to people and telling lies to ghosts."

After saying that, she changed into her school uniform. After she changed into the clothes, she really looked like a young and beautiful student, and there was no sign that she was a prostitute at all.

Ah Cheng said to her, "Remember what I told you before, and don't make any mistakes."

Then, he took the two of them out of the hotel and called a rickshaw. Gui'er and Jinbao got on the rickshaw. To outsiders, he was just a servant of a wealthy family, picking up two young ladies from school.

Ah Cheng hurriedly urged the rickshaw driver to hurry to Sha Mansion.