A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Han Baozhu said, "Her uncle passed away, didn't you know?"

"Impossible? When did that happen? I saw him a few days ago." Gui'er said in pretended surprise.

"Didn't you read today's newspaper?"

"When I was on school, I heard the newspaper vendor yelling and bought a copy. There's been a lot of explosive news these past few days, saying that a high-ranking government official killed a family of three because of a relationship dispute, and then there was a car explosion. What does this have to do with her?"

"The high-ranking official who was killed in the explosion mentioned in the newspaper was Zhou Huifang's uncle."

"Oh my God, is that true?" Gui'er could only pretend to be shocked.

"Classmate Gui'er, Huifang and I got along pretty well. Actually, I shouldn't say this, but her uncle is a scumbag. He had several mistresses outside, some of whom even occupied other people's wives and fiancées. That's why he ended up like this. I heard that he came to your house many times and asked you out to play. Is that true? Then you are lucky to have escaped a disaster."

"Uncle Zhou came to our house to discuss some business, and he didn't invite me over. He wanted to invite a girl who was staying at my house. My family felt it wasn't a good idea for that girl to go out with him alone, so they asked me to go along."

Guier took the opportunity to clarify the rumors. Anyway, Director Zhou was dead now, so no one could refute what she said.

Han Baozhu said, "My parents are going to pay their respects in a few days. Will you go?"

Logically, Guier should have gone, but as a little girl, she was afraid that going would cause criticism from others, so she said, "I should also go with my family." Then they talked about other things.

After Han Baozhu left, Guier took out the newspaper. She wanted to see what the authorities had announced. She saw the following:

Yesterday, a series of shocking tragedies occurred near Xinjiekou, shocking the streets and alleys.

In the afternoon, a black sedan suddenly exploded with a resounding explosion of astonishing force. Flames shot up into the sky, and the car was instantly shattered, leaving the three passengers utterly mutilated. A massive crater was created in the road, shattering windows in surrounding buildings and injuring innocent bystanders. Five people were killed and three were seriously injured. Police quickly cordoned off the scene, initially determining it was a bomb attack.

Investigation revealed that the prelude to the tragedy had quietly unfolded earlier in a nearby residence. Two men were shot dead inside, and a woman lay dead in the courtyard. Further investigation revealed that the woman had been the longtime mistress of a high-ranking official. Upon learning of this, her fiancé and brother, devastated, plotted to ambush the official in the residence. However, their plan was exposed, and the official's men murdered the woman, along with her. After the attack, the official fled the scene in a car, only to encounter a bomb attack en route.

This series of tragedies has caused great indignation and panic among the people. The authorities have vowed to do their utmost to apprehend the bombers and thoroughly investigate the truth of the case to reassure the people.

Just reading the newspaper makes people feel that it is very explosive, with emotional entanglements, vendettas, and bombs. However, what she cares about most is that the authorities must thoroughly investigate the matter. It seems that the trouble is not over yet.

After class, Miss Shen said to Guier, "Guier, please go to the printing room and get some test papers for me and bring them to my office."

Guier agreed and quickly asked her classmates where the printing room was, then went all the way there.

As soon as I walked to the door of the printing room, I smelled the fragrant scent of ink. In the small room, there were piles of printed materials and test papers, as well as some ink wax paper. A school worker wearing a hat, sleeves and an apron was operating a simple printing tool made of a wooden frame and wax paper at a table to print test papers.

Guier walked in and said, "Hello, Teacher Shen asked me to come over and get the test paper."

The man turned around and saw it was Xu Wenjie. Gui'er was stunned for a moment and said, "Brother Xu, you are really talented. You can not only repair tables and chairs, but also print test papers and materials."

Xu Wenjie smiled and said, "It can't be helped. I applied for the job of school janitor under another identity so that I can more easily contact the activists in the school."

Gui'er wondered if there were other underground workers inside the school. But she knew better than to ask about this, so she pretended not to hear and said, "You know everything about yesterday, right? It's all in the newspapers."

Xu Wenjie nodded, frowning and saying, "How come so many innocent people died? What's going on?"

Gui'er was also wondering, and had a question in her mind, so she asked, "After I notified Sister Feng Shu yesterday, did you arrive in time to plant the bomb?"

Xu Wenjie said, "Yes, they did. Our people took advantage of the moment when Director Zhou's two entourages entered the cafe and planted an explosive specifically in the middle of the car."

As expected, Gui'er said, "Sha Yanyao also went to plant the explosives yesterday. The three victims of the murder case were also his men. They originally wanted to ask him for help, and he gave them a few guns. But then Director Zhou's people found out. When they asked him for help, he used them as bait to lure Director Zhou over. While Director Zhou went upstairs to deal with the three people, he planted the explosives in the car."

Xu Wenjie suddenly understood and said, "So that's how it is. I didn't expect this well-mannered young master to be so cruel and ruthless. You must be careful in the future and don't let him find out."

Gui'er nodded and said, "What should we do now? I asked Sha Yanyao to rescue Song Xichen yesterday, but he said the situation was too tense and it wasn't advisable to act. But I'm worried that Manager Liu won't be able to hold on. Didn't I hear that his leg was broken? Do you have any news on him?"

Xu Wenjie said, "This matter is indeed quite serious. It seems that the higher-ups will send someone down to investigate. However, they are more concerned about finding someone to replace Director Zhou. Sha Yanyao's thinking is not wrong. They should wait for the person they are investigating to go through the motions and then relax their vigilance before taking action. Don't worry about Manager Liu. I went to see him and secretly arranged for someone to bandage him and give him medicine. He is not seriously injured, but his leg is definitely not saved."

Gui'er felt very sad after hearing this, but with Xu Wenjie's care, there should be no problem.

She then asked, "What about that girl, Jinbao? I mentioned to you before that I wanted to bring her out of this hell and join the revolution after everything was done. How do you think we should arrange this?"

Xu Wenjie said, "She sacrificed herself to avenge her parents, not out of revolutionary consciousness. If someone like her suddenly joined the revolution, it would be unsafe for everyone. We need to think carefully. You can ask the Sha family to redeem her first, and then observe her. If there is no problem, we will welcome her to join."