A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

"I don't want to either, but I really can't get away, and the matter is very strange." Guier said anxiously.

"What's wrong?" Miss Shen became serious when she saw Gui'er's unusual expression.

Gui'er heard from Sha Yanyao that the target had been locked on, and that Zhou Huifang asked her to introduce her boyfriend to Sha Yanyao, and she told him everything at once.

After listening to this, Ms. Shen frowned and said, "Why is it so confusing? We've been verifying this person's identity, but the feedback from the higher-ups is that he's a newly developed subordinate. Yet, he's now working on the committee. Is this a task assigned to him by his superiors? However, he previously contacted you privately, which is a violation of discipline. How could you rashly introduce him to Sha Yanyao before confirming his identity?"

Gui'er panicked a bit and said, "I know, but when I heard Sha Yanyao say they had locked onto the target, I lost my composure and caught his attention, so I had to use this as an excuse. Later, Sha Yanyao remained silent because he didn't give him any money. I guess he wanted to see how they reacted. What should we do now? I don't think Gao Zinong is particularly urgent. Although he revealed his identity to me and said he was a comrade, I haven't admitted any connection with them. So it shouldn't be a big problem. I'm just worried about the safety of the comrades who have been targeted."

Miss Shen pondered for a moment and said, "Well, you go take this information to the class and distribute it first to help me buy time. I'll go to the printing room to find Lao Xu and have him report to the higher-ups. We'll have our comrades investigate as quickly as possible to see if they can save the situation. Find out who's been targeted and arrange for an emergency evacuation."

Gui'er nodded, and the two of them went their separate ways.

Miss Shen soon returned to the classroom and continued her class as usual. Although Gui'er was anxious, she knew that she couldn't panic, and she believed that her colleagues would find a solution.

Finally, it was time to go home from school. Gui'er looked at Miss Shen, but she pretended not to notice Gui'er's gaze and went straight to the teacher's office. It seemed that there was no result yet.

Gui'er had no choice but to take the rickshaw that Ah Cheng had found at the school gate early in the morning to return to Shafu as usual.

Not long after walking, when passing by the Daxinglong Dim Sum Shop, Guier looked into the shop boredly, only to find that all the shop assistants and the shopkeeper had been replaced.

The fat middle-aged woman was not there, and the waiter was not the same one as before. She felt something was wrong and looked more carefully. She found that there were not many dim sum in the store. In the past, at this time, the store would be crowded with customers and there would be a constant supply of freshly baked dim sum.

At this time, a man walked in and seemed to want to buy something. As a result, the people in the store surrounded him all of a sudden, and even the people who were originally wandering outside the store ran in.

"Miss, what's wrong? Are you going to buy some mung bean cakes?" Ah Cheng knew Gui'er liked the dim sum here, and seeing her staring intently, he asked, "How about I go buy it for you?"

"No, no, no need. I have something urgent to do today. Let's go home quickly." Gui'er hurriedly called him, then turned her head away and stopped looking at Daxinglong.

She felt that something must have happened at the Daxinglong contact point. She had been there several times. If the comrades there were arrested, she would definitely be implicated. What should she do?

Escape is definitely not an option. Once I disappear, my relatives and friends in Jiangcheng will definitely be held accountable, and it is too late to notify them now.

Thinking of this, Gui'er decided to go all out. She said to Ah Cheng, "I just said it was urgent, but actually, I forgot to bring my homework book, so I need to go to Teacher Shen's house to borrow it. When we get back to our neighborhood, let's go to Teacher Shen's house first, and then go back to the Sha Mansion. Oh, and we need to go in from another way, bypassing the Sha Mansion, so as not to be seen by the people in the mansion. Mother and sister-in-law will be unhappy if they find out."

Ah Cheng nodded and guided the rickshaw driver to take another road. When they arrived at the Shen Mansion, the doorman said in surprise, "Miss Gui'er, our young lady hasn't come back yet. Is there something you want to talk to her about?"

Guier said with a smile, "I forgot to bring my homework book, so I wanted to borrow it from Teacher Shen. It doesn't matter if she hasn't come back yet, I'll just wait for her. By the way, Brother Cheng, please send the rickshaw driver away. It's so close, we can just walk back later."

Acheng nodded and paid the fare, and the rickshaw driver left. He walked in and chatted with Menzi. They used to work together before Miss Shen and Sha Yanyao divorced, so they were quite familiar with each other.

Gui'er walked into the hall and met Mrs. Shen. She greeted her with a smile and explained her purpose. Mrs. Shen was quite enthusiastic and asked the servants to bring fruits and snacks to entertain her, allowing her to eat while waiting.

Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "You came at an unfortunate time, Fengshu. I came back early today, but then I heard that something happened to a friend, so I went out again. I didn't say when I would be back. Why don't you wait here for a while?"

Gui'er quickly said, "Mrs. Shen, you're welcome. Please go ahead and do your thing. I'll just wait here."

Could something have happened to Ms. Shen's friend? Could it be related to the Daxinglong contact point? Could Xu Wenjie and Ms. Shen have already received the news and evacuated? That shouldn't be possible. If they had evacuated, they wouldn't have left Mrs. Shen here.

While Gui'er was daydreaming, Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie came back. They were very surprised to see Gui'er.

Guier stood up and said with a smile, "I came to borrow a book from Teacher Shen for homework. Oh, by the way, on my way home from school, I saw that Daxinglong Dim Sum Shop. Business is really slow today."

Xu Wenjie immediately understood what she meant and said with a smile, "I heard their chef has changed, so the snacks aren't as delicious anymore. That's normal. By the way, the book you mentioned should be in the study. Come up and get it."

Gui'er understood and followed them to the study. She asked nervously, "What's wrong? Is there really an accident?"

Xu Wenjie sighed and said, "This afternoon, the Daxinglong contact point was suddenly attacked by secret agents. All the other comrades at the contact point were arrested. However, the proprietress who was in charge of the contact was out at the time. According to eyewitnesses, she was not arrested on the spot, and we can't find her now."

Guier said anxiously, "Do we need to evacuate? She knows about our printing press."

Xu Wenjie was silent for a moment before saying, "To be precise, she only knows you. To ensure the safety of our contact point, only our superiors know the specific location and personnel composition of our printing point. Since you are responsible for delivering the printed materials every time, she will recognize you, but she probably doesn't know me and Teacher Shen."