A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Wu Mingqiang shook his head and said, "In fact, the main task of the Young Marshal sending me to Shanghai was not to investigate the social situation in Shanghai, but to find the huge amount of antique treasures that Director Shen had hidden."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She remembered that she had heard that Director Shen had a hobby of collecting antiques, and those antiques filled several warehouses, but after he was killed in the explosion, she never heard of it again.

She asked Wu Mingqiang curiously, "So how's your investigation going?"

Wu Mingqiang's expression grew serious. "We've got some clues. Director Shen seemed to have realized his collusion with Japan had been discovered, so he packed up all the treasures and planned to ship them to Hong Kong, then abroad, and then flee with his wife and children."

Gui Er frowned and said, "That's impossible. I often met his daughter Shen Fengshu when we were in Nanjing, but I never heard her mention it. Besides, her daughter's life is much worse now than before, and she never took out any treasure."

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "It could also be another wife or child."

After hearing this, Gui'er was shocked. Director Shen did have a child outside and the child had a little boy, but was later sent away by Sha Yanyao without being given much money.

She asked, "Did you gain anything from her?"

Wu Mingqiang said, "After I finally found Director Shen's concubine, I initially used threats and bribes, but she was very tight-lipped and refused to say anything. Later, I arranged for a gigolo to approach her, and surprisingly, he actually got some information out of her. She seemed to know a little bit, but she was holding back. Now I have arranged for the gigolo to continue to approach the mother and son, and I have also left someone to monitor them to see if we can dig up more clues."

Gui'er listened and couldn't help but sigh at the complexities involved. She said, "I didn't expect tracking down this treasure would be so difficult, but your method is quite clever. But can that pretty boy be trusted? Don't let him end up losing more than he gains."

Wu Mingqiang smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, Miss Gui'er. The person I've chosen is naturally reliable. He knows the stakes of this matter very well and won't dare to slack off. Moreover, the people who are monitoring us are all my confidants, so there won't be any mistakes."

At this time, Taohua came over and said, "What are you talking about? I have finished shopping. Have you made your choice?"

They both knew that Taohua shouldn't know about this. Gui'er smiled and said, "I looked at the clothes here. Although they are cheap, the materials are poor. I'm afraid my brother won't like them, so let it go."

Wu Mingqiang said, "Ladies, now that you two have finished shopping, I'll take you home."

Just the night before departure, Gui'er was chatting with Sha Yanxiao and listening to the radio in the living room when Wu Mingqiang suddenly came to visit in a hurry.

Both of them felt very strange. Wu Mingqiang said to Sha Yanxiao, "Young Marshal, Miss, may I have a moment to talk?"

Seeing Wu Mingqiang's serious expression, Sha Yanxiao and Gui'er took him to the study.

Seeing that no one was around, Wu Mingqiang hurriedly said, "A few days ago, when the young lady ran into me, she told me that the Marshal's temperament had changed drastically and asked me to investigate. I did, and I just discovered something significant. The doctor at the Marshal's mansion added a large amount of opium to the medicine he prescribed for his health, and he's now addicted."

Gui'er and Sha Yanxiao were both horrified upon hearing this. Sha Yanxiao angrily said, "I only know he's been smoking opium lately! I don't know if this is the reason. How did you find out?"

Wu Mingqiang said, "After the young lady asked me to investigate, I started with the people close to him. I thought if they were from the military camp, the young marshal would definitely know about it, so I started with the servants and maids close to the marshal. These people are often easily overlooked. As a result, one of the servants was very close to a prostitute. I promised that if the prostitute could help find out something, I would redeem her. The prostitute tricked him into talking, and found out that the servants around the marshal knew that the doctors in the marshal's mansion usually put opium in the medicine he took, and even in the medicated food. After a while, the marshal became addicted."

Sha Yanxiao frowned and asked, "Is there any evidence?"

Wu Mingqiang said, "I asked the prostitute to use provocation to get the servant to go get the evidence."

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "Is this the only piece of evidence? I'm afraid that if he denies it, there's nothing we can do to him. We need more evidence to support it. Besides, why would the doctor want to harm my father like this? He's been employed by our Marshal's Mansion for many years, longer than I have been here."

Sha Yanxiao pondered for a moment, then immediately stood up and said to Wu Mingqiang, "We can't delay any longer. Take action immediately."

He turned to Gui'er and said, "Stay in this courtyard and don't walk around. I'll take people to catch that doctor. If he really wants to harm people, we'll probably find out soon. If we're late, he might get away."

After saying that, he took Wu Mingqiang away.

As soon as Sha Yanxiao left, Dingxiang ran into Guier's room and said in panic, "Miss, what happened? Why did the young master just take all of Miss Ji's former thugs away from our courtyard, and the few servants who stayed behind are all standing guard in the courtyard with guns?"

Gui'er frowned, thinking worriedly, "The Marshal's health has always been poor. His recent change in behavior might be due to opium. After all, drugs are the easiest to destroy a person's will."

As a result, Sha Yanxiao did not come back all night. Gui'er originally wanted to wait for him, but she really couldn't bear it anymore. The housekeeper, the nanny, and Dingxiang all advised her to go and rest.

Guier went to rest.

Early the next morning, after Gui'er had washed up, she went to the hall and saw Sha Yanxiao sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed.

She walked over quickly.

Sha Yanxiao heard the voice, opened his eyes and saw it was Guier, and smiled.

Gui'er asked hurriedly, "Brother, how was last night?"

Sha Yanxiao said with fatigue on his face, "We arrested the doctor overnight and found some ointments and creams he had prepared. They all contained opium. Wu Mingqiang's investigation was accurate. I informed my father, and he couldn't believe it at first. That doctor has been with him since he was a gangster. He has been with him through life and death many times. Even though he is now the commander of two cities, Jiangcheng and Fengcheng have foreign doctors and hospitals, but he still keeps him in the mansion because he trusts him the most."

Gui'er asked nervously, "Father, after seeing the evidence, still doesn't believe it?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "After seeing the evidence, I naturally believed it. I asked the doctor why he did this. The man stammered and refused to say. Finally, under torture, he confessed that he had amassed a lot of high-interest loans from gambling and that someone had paid him to do this."