A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After dinner, the old woman served tea. Sha Yanxiao took a sip and said to Guier, "Wait a minute, let's go to the Gonghexiang Wharf Warehouse in Yangshupu. It is said that Director Shen rented three warehouses there to store all the gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques he looted during his tenure."

Guier nodded and said, "Do you know the exact location?"

Sha Yanxiao said, "We sent our brother who works with Director Shen's concubine to find out the approximate location, but we don't know the exact location. We'll pretend to be wealthy businessmen renting a warehouse there, and find out which warehouse it is."

Guier nodded and said, "I understand."

Afterwards, Acheng drove Wu Mingqiang, Sha Yanxiao and Guier and set off. After about half an hour, the road began to get crowded. There were also many large trucks loaded with goods on the road, all coming from the direction of the dock in front.

As they were driving, Ah Cheng suddenly turned around and said, "Master, there seems to be a checkpoint ahead."

Guier quickly looked forward through the car window and saw a roadblock made of wooden frames 500 meters ahead. It seemed that every car entering or leaving had to show a piece of paper to the people guarding the road before being allowed to pass.

Sha Yanxiao frowned and said to Ah Cheng, "Turn in front of the roadblock."

"I understand." Ah Cheng drove forward slowly as if nothing had happened, then turned at a three-way intersection in front of the roadblock.

Turning the corner is a road that is relatively deserted compared to the main street. There are some houses and a few scattered shops on both sides of the road.

Sha Yanxiao asked Wu Mingqiang: "Haven't you guys come here before?"

Wu Mingqiang was stunned for a moment: "I've been here a few times before, and there was no checkpoint at all."

Sha Yanxiao glanced around and said to Ah Cheng, "Please find a place to park first. I'm afraid we'll have to walk to explore."

They drove forward for a while and finally stopped next to a restaurant. Sha Yanxiao asked Wu Mingqiang to take Guier into the restaurant and wait, while he walked in with Acheng.

Wu Mingqiang busied himself ordering a table full of snacks for Gui'er, then said enthusiastically, "Miss, you've suffered a lot in Nanjing. Now that you're back, eat some good food to replenish your body."

Guier picked up a steamed bun and ate it while asking, "Little Brother Wu, what did you find out?"

Wu Mingqiang said, "It's Director Shen's concubine. We found a brother to be her son-in-law and went to talk to her about dating to get her to talk. We ended up finding out that Director Shen had brought her here to look at warehouses and wanted to rent three to store his things. Before, the young marshal..." At this point, he glanced around warily and changed the subject, "Your brother, didn't the news we got before also say that Director Shen rented three warehouses to store his treasures? It's not such a coincidence, so I informed him immediately."

Guier nodded and started eating again.

Only half an hour later, Sha Yanxiao and Ah Cheng returned. They said that although they had sneaked in on foot, the warehouse was very large, divided into sections, and guarded. They had to show their credentials to get the goods in. They didn't have any credentials, so they could only take a look from the outside.

Gui'er wondered, "Didn't you notice this before, Little Wu?"

Sha Yanxiao gave Wu Mingqiang an expressionless look. Wu Mingqiang quickly said, "We sent brothers in before, pretending to be porters, and even sneaked in once. However, there were so many goods inside that it was difficult to find them. We didn't know what Director Shen was looking for, so even if the goods were right in front of us, we wouldn't dare to identify them. So we had to notify the young master that he was coming. Moreover, there were no checkpoints when we went to check. I don't know why they have suddenly become so strict in the past two days."

Sha Yanxiao sighed and said, "Okay, let's go back first."

So they got in the car and returned to the villa.

Sha Yanxiao and Wu Mingqiang began to go out for social events, using fake identities to pretend to be wealthy businessmen, looking for foreign companies that had goods in Gong Hexiang's warehouse so that they could go in and look for things.

Gui'er was bored at home and just read books and newspapers every day.

One day, when she was reading the newspaper, she suddenly found an advertisement for a foreign company recruiting clerks. Usually, she would glance at such advertisements and flip past them, but she found that the address of this foreign company was in Yangshupu, which is near Gonghexiang Wharf.

So I looked carefully and saw that it read like this:

Our firm has been established in Shanghai for a long time, specializing in import and export trade. We have close ties with European and American merchants and enjoy an excellent reputation. Due to business expansion, we are seeking an employee.

- Responsibilities: Assist in processing correspondence and accurately translate English business documents; organize and archive various business materials to ensure that the materials are in order; receive visiting customers and properly arrange meetings and itineraries; complete other administrative tasks assigned by superiors.

- Requirements: Applicants must be between 20 and 30 years old, male or female; must have a high school degree or above, be fluent in English reading and writing, and be proficient in translating business correspondence; must have a solid writing foundation and be adept at writing various business documents; must be meticulous, responsible, and possess good communication and coordination skills; applicants with relevant work experience will be given priority.

- Benefits: Excellent salary with performance bonus; enjoy statutory benefits such as annual leave and sick leave; provide broad career development space and promotion opportunities.

Interested parties please send your resume to: Mitsui & Co. Yangshupu Office, No. 321 Linqing Road, Yangshupu, Shanghai within one month from the date of advertisement. Please mark "Apply for Mitsui & Co. Employee" on the envelope; or call Mr. Zhang at:.

Guier has been learning English with Miss Shen. She feels that she should have no problem with daily conversations. And looking at the requirements above, apart from her age, everything else is fine, so she came up with an idea.

When Sha Yanxiao and Wu Mingqiang returned home exhausted that evening, Guier asked them, "How did things go today?"

Sha Yanxiao sighed softly and said, "It's possible that I can get a pass to get in, but according to the descriptions of the brothers who have been in, there are so many goods inside that it may take some time to find them."

Gui'er quickly took out the newspaper and said to him, "Brother, look, this is a recruitment advertisement for a foreign company. Can we go check what foreign company's goods are in the warehouse? Then we can pretend to apply for a job at that company. Since these companies store goods there, they must have inventory records. If we check their records directly and find any clues, we can go and check it out on the spot. Wouldn't that be much faster?"

Sha Yanxiao thought for a moment and said in surprise, "Your method is good. We don't have to look for a needle in a haystack. Wu Mingqiang, go check tomorrow to see which foreign companies have stored their goods there. Then we'll send people to infiltrate each company."