A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

The lady gave Song Tingting a reproachful look and said with a smile, "Guier, your idea is not bad. We were originally planning to do this, but most of our property was lost during the last raid. And this time your father is so heartless and refuses to give any more. We have no other choice."

Gui Er smiled and said, "I know, but I don't plan to give the gold bars to Director Zhou this time. He's not like Director Wang, he has many mistresses outside, and Jin Bao is still so young. I don't think this honey trap will work. When he left, he kept urging us to hand over the gold bars."

The lady lowered her head, frowned, and said in silence for a moment, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

The next day, when Gui'er came to school, Miss Shen asked her classmates to call her to the office. Miss Shen rarely talked to her since that time. Gui'er thought something must have happened, so she hurried to the office.

There was no one else in the office. Miss Shen glanced around and whispered to Gui'er, "Xu Wenjie wants to meet you. After you leave here, go to the equipment room behind the school building. He'll be waiting for you there."

Gui'er looked at Miss Shen in surprise. She smiled and nodded, saying, "Go quickly."

She nodded, she felt that Miss Shen seemed to know something.

After coming out of the teacher's office, Guier did not go to the equipment room immediately, but went to the toilet.

After coming out of the toilet, she shook the water off her hands and pretended to look around casually. It was almost time for class, and the classmates were returning to the classroom in groups of three or four. No one paid attention to Guier. She slowly pretended to walk towards the equipment room casually.

The door of the equipment room was not locked and opened with a gentle push. Inside was a man wearing an apron who looked like a repairman. He was fiddling with the equipment with his back to the door.

Gui'er saw that he was about the same height as Xu Wenjie, but he was wearing a turban and could not be recognized.

"Master, Teacher Shen asked me to come over and get a dustpan." Guier asked tentatively.

The man turned around, and it was indeed Xu Wenjie. Gui'er breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I've always wanted to find you and Chen Zhongyu, but I was afraid I'd bring you down. Our family has always been under surveillance, and things have only gotten better recently."

Xu Wenjie nodded and said, "I know about this situation. A girl came to your house yesterday. Did you find her?"

Gui'er breathed a sigh of relief and told him about her situation. She said, "I didn't expect to run into someone Director Zhou had harmed. Now that this is over, I hope to find a place for her. Can you help me talk to Chen Zhongyu? I think she can do our work. She's also a victim of this dark society. If we guide her well, she will turn to revolution. If we leave her alone, she will slowly wither and decay."

Xu Wenjie nodded and said, "We have also taken some measures to investigate and prepare to rescue our colleagues."

Gui'er said happily, "What are you going to do? If you need me, I can cooperate."

Xu Wenjie frowned and said, "We must first rescue Song Xichen and Manager Liu."

Gui Er said, "I also asked someone to find out about their situation. The news I got was that Manager Liu had a broken leg, and Song Xichen seemed to be treating him with courtesy because he was from a wealthy family."

Xu Wenjie smiled and said, "That's because the Song family handed over 300 gold bars. However, Director Zhou seems to treat the Song family and the Sha Mansion as a treasure trove. He probably won't let you go easily until all the money is squeezed out. The reason he is willing to let your adoptive mother and brother go back is probably because he is concerned about Marshal Sha."

Gui Er said angrily, "Director Zhou is truly insatiable. The Sha family also gave him 200 gold bars, and combined with the property they confiscated earlier, I conservatively estimate that it's almost as much as what the Song family gave him. Chen Zhongyu previously said he wanted to avenge the fallen comrades. I think it's more than just revenge now. If we don't get rid of him, it will be difficult for our comrades to be released."

Xu Wenjie said, "Fengshu told me that you had taken some actions privately, such as going to see Mrs. Zhou."

Gui'er nodded and said, "I have no way to contact you, but I can't just sit there and do nothing. Director Zhou keeps pressing me, so I can only do what I can."

Xu Wenjie said appreciatively, "Very good. If you get any important news, you can inform me through Feng Shu."

Gui'er hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sister Fengshu, are we our comrades now?"

Xu Wenjie shook his head and said, "I only told her that Director Zhou had done too many things that went against his conscience, and that he was causing public outrage. I was working under him, and I was worried that I would be implicated, so I took some measures. She was willing to intervene because she was worried about you, too."

Gui'er was very moved when she heard this, but after thinking about Miss Shen's expression just now, she said to Xu Wenjie: "But I feel like she seems to know something."

Xu Wenjie sighed and said, "Whether she guessed it or not, I hope she is absolutely safe. If something happens to me, I hope you can take care of her for me."

Gui'er quickly said, "Crow Mouth, don't say things like that."

Xu Wenjie smiled bitterly and said, "What's so strange about this? Our two comrades who died also had families, wives and children. They just told their families they were going out for a while as usual, and they never came back."

It was the first time Guier heard about the fallen comrades, so she asked with concern, "How are their families?"

Xu Wenjie nodded and said, "As soon as we received the news, we immediately evacuated the family members."

Gui'er felt a little relieved after hearing this.

Xu Wenjie said, "I've explained everything now. You should go back quickly to avoid arousing suspicion."

Gui'er nodded. Class had already started. She ran back to the classroom. The teacher had already arrived and asked her, "Why are you back at this hour?"

She covered her stomach and said shyly, "I have diarrhea." She finally got away with it.

When school was over, the classmates packed up their things, and Gui'er also packed her schoolbag and prepared to go home. She was eager to know whether Jinbao had met with Director Zhou that day.

When she was almost at the school gate, teacher Zhang Yunchu suddenly stopped her and said, "Student, please help me get something."

It was so sudden, Guier knew it must be something urgent, nodded and said, "Okay, teacher."

Then follow her to a corner.

Zhang Yunchu suddenly turned around and asked her, "Did you guys attack Lao Zhou?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment and asked quickly, "I didn't know this happened. What happened?"

Teacher Zhang waved his hands after hearing this and said, "Since it has nothing to do with you, forget it. I thought it was your family who did it. He is innocent and is clamoring for revenge."