A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Guier nodded, took the test paper from him, went to the office, and handed it to Miss Shen.

Miss Shen smiled and said to her, "Now that everything is over, I feel relieved."

Gui'er naturally understood what she meant. She suspected that Miss Shen had actually joined the revolutionary team, but she also knew the special nature of this kind of work, so she refrained from asking.

After school, Gui'er returned to the Sha Mansion. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she found the action team leader sitting in the living room. Seeing Gui'er come back, he smiled and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's go."

Gui'er knew that they were definitely investigating Director Zhou, but she still pretended to be confused and asked, "What's wrong? Where are you going?"

The lady stepped forward and said, "Captain, you have worked hard. This is just a small gift. They are so young and they must be scared in a strange place. Why don't you ask them at home? I guarantee they won't dare to lie." Then she stuffed a stack of silver dollars into the captain's hand, at least ten of them.

Gui'er didn't expect that the lady would actually speak up for her, which was quite surprising.

The team leader shook the stack of silver dollars in his palm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, ma'am. We know the young lady's whereabouts. We are just calling her back for a check. Please go in."

Gui'er and Jinbao had no choice but to follow the captain of the operation team out and get into their car. They only drove one car and there were only two people in it. Perhaps they thought that since they were just young girls, there was nothing to worry about.

The car drove forward slowly for a while and arrived at the secret institution where Guier was arrested and imprisoned last time. Before getting off the car, Guier secretly shook Jinbao's hand and found that her hand was quite cold, probably due to nervousness.

Guier smiled at her and Jinbao nodded.

The captain of the operation team took them both to an office, and Guier found that it was just an office, not even the interrogation room where she was brought in for interrogation last time.

And the two people were not separated, but they both sat together, and a female recorder was found next to them to record.

The team leader smiled amiably and said, "Don't be afraid, ladies. I just want to ask what you did after meeting with Director Zhou yesterday."

"Let's watch a movie." They said in unison.

"What movie are you watching, and what time is it?"

"It's Street Angel, 2:30 to 3:30, that's the time, isn't it, Jimbo?"

"Yes, at this time, we bought a plum cake when we came out, and then took a rickshaw home. Captain, what do you mean by calling us here?"

"Is it related to Director Zhou's death in the explosion?" Gui'er asked. She felt that pretending to be ignorant would only arouse suspicion.

"What? Director Zhou is dead. When did that happen? Wasn't he drinking coffee and eating cake with us yesterday?" Jin Bao said in astonishment.

"Haven't you heard? His niece is my classmate. She didn't come to school today. I asked her and she said it was all in the newspapers. She was killed in a bombing. There was no trace of her flesh left. Is that right, Captain?"

The team leader probably hadn't expected their unanimous response. He slammed his water cup down on the table and said, "We're interrogating and taking statements now. Do you think you're just asking for gossip or chatting?"

The two of them shut up immediately.

The team leader asked again, "What happened at that time? Tell me in detail."

Gui'er and Jinbao each said, "Last time, Director Zhou took us to burn incense and worship Buddha, and we said we would invite him to go out for cake later. So when we were out shopping yesterday, we remembered it and called him."

"Yes, yes, yes. When he came over, he said he wanted to take us to see a movie called The Silken Web. Actually, I didn't want to see that movie at all. They said that the characters didn't wear clothes."

"Yeah, I don't want to watch that one either. I heard that the people who watch it are all perverted old men."

The female recorder who was in charge of recording nearby bit her lip, trying to maintain a professional expression, but her eyes had become extremely gossipy.

"Ahem," the operations team leader said, "Alright, alright, let's not dwell on that movie. What happened to Director Zhou afterwards?"

"Then he left, didn't he?"

"Yeah, after eating the cake, I was just about to go to the cinema when someone suddenly came and said some lady brought two men home, so she left angrily."

"What Miss?"

"Call the birds?"

"No, it's Feng'er."

"Oh, yes, her name is Feng'er. Then Director Zhou said he would take us to see it next time, and then he hurriedly left with his driver and the person who came later."

"Did you see which direction he was going?"

"Anyway, it drove past the entrance of the Café de Café. I was so busy paying that I didn't notice it. Jinbao, did you see it?"

"It seems to be in the direction of the cinema. I didn't pay much attention."

"What happens after that?"

"Then we went to the movies and watched Street Angel, but I thought that movie was just average."

"I think it's pretty. Zhou Xuan is so beautiful."

"I like Ruan Lingyu, she acted very well."

"Okay, okay, okay, okay," the action team leader interrupted them impatiently and said, "Is there anything else I missed from the meeting with Director Zhou? If there's anything I didn't mention, think about it."

Gui'er and Jinbao looked at each other and said, "There shouldn't be anything missing. He just ate a piece of cake and left. He only sat for a while."

"He also said that the piece in my hand was delicious and wanted me to feed him. Does that count?" Jinbao said.

The female recorder's eyes lit up and she picked up a pen to write. The action team leader said, "Hey, don't write this down."

Then he said to her: "There's nothing for you to do here, go out first."

After the female recorder left, the operations team leader moved his chair and sat in the middle of the table. He stared at the two of them for several seconds, then smiled and said, "You two seem quite calm after hearing the news of someone you knew passing away."

Gui'er noticed Jinbao's hands trembling and quickly said, "No, Captain, I'm actually quite scared too. My classmates all said they were going to the memorial service. Are you planning on going? I don't really want to go. I heard they were blown to pieces, unrecognizable. It's too scary. I'm just a child, so it should be okay if I don't go, right?"

The team leader was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then stood up unwillingly and said, "You wait here." Then he opened the door and went out.

As soon as he left, Jinbao wanted to speak, but Guier quickly held her back and shook her head.

The two of them sat there quietly. Gui'er went to the back and simply lay down on the table to sleep. When Jinbao saw her doing this, he followed suit.

After a while, the door was opened and the team leader walked in and said, "You can go now."