A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er didn't dare say anything. Song Xichen frowned as he adjusted to his surroundings. He then took in his surroundings and immediately understood his situation. He smiled calmly and said, "Young Marshal Sha, no, I should call you Marshal now. If you want to see me, just tell me. I will come to you in person to ask for your advice. How could you, the commander of two cities, resort to such despicable tactics?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Song, you should know why I'm looking for you, right?"

"I really don't know. Please explain clearly, Marshal."

Sha Yanxiao's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. He signaled Dali with his eyes, and Dali went up and punched him in the face.

Gui'er screamed and wanted to step forward to stop them, but Sha Yanxiao grabbed her.

"Brother, you said..."

"I said I wouldn't arrest him, but that doesn't mean I won't make him suffer a little."

Dali raised his fist to hit him again. Guier anxiously pulled Sha Yanxiao and shook him, "Stop hitting him, okay? Stop hitting him."

Sha Yanxiao sighed and said, "Da Li, let Director Song sit down. You guys can go down."

The two men who were holding Song Xichen loosened their hands and turned to leave.

"Untie."

Dali loosened the rope that bound Song Xichen's hands.

Song Xichen felt the pain and touched his cheek. Seeing Gui'er's expression that looked like she was about to cry, he smiled and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt."

Then he directly pulled a stool over and sat down opposite Sha Yanxiao, saying, "The Marshal treated me like this, so I must have done something wrong. I would like to ask the Marshal to make it clear and give me a chance to correct my mistake."

Sha Yanxiao sneered and said, "You are quite obedient, but this matter still affects Gui'er."

Song Xichen smiled brightly: "Although Miss Gui'er and I are old acquaintances, we usually just chat and greet each other. Have I ever done anything to harm your interests?"

Dali pulled out a pistol and put it to Song Xichen's forehead, cursing, "You bastard! You caused the young lady to get into this terrible disaster, and you're still here talking slickly. Do you believe I'm going to break you?"

Song Xichen frowned and looked at Gui'er. Gui'er glanced at Sha Yanxiao. She didn't dare to say anything now, fearing that if she said something, Song Xichen would be beaten again.

Sha Yanxiao winked at Dali, who pointed at Song Xichen and said, "Wait."

Then he walked to the door and shouted outside, "Bring them up."

Gui'er looked at Sha Yanxiao a little uneasily.

Sha Yanxiao sighed and patted the back of Guier's hand to reassure her.

After a while, two men who were tied up were pushed in.

Guier looked carefully and saw that one of them was Wu Mingqiang and the other one was unknown, but he had a round head and big ears, wore black-framed glasses and a thick cloth gown, and looked like a wealthy businessman. Both of them had obvious scars on their faces.

"Little Angkor!!"

“Old Zhou!!”

Gui'er and Song Xichen screamed at the same time.

Gui'er turned around in surprise. If she guessed correctly, the man who looked like a businessman should be Zhou Tong, the comrade who was responsible for contacting Wu Mingqiang to play the role of a black market businessman.

"Song Xichen, you're so bold! You actually dared to use my sister to transport supplies to the bandit area for you."

Song Xichen's expression was also very shocked, but he remained silent. Gui'er knew that he didn't dare to admit it, because once he admitted it, it would be confirmed and other comrades would be implicated.

"Marshal, I have nothing to do with this official. I don't know him at all. I was introduced by a colleague in Nanjing who said that the government truck in Jiangcheng can help me transport goods, which is foolproof. My colleague fabricated an identity and pretended to be the lady's classmate and deceived her. We also know that it is wrong to do so, but the profit is too high and we couldn't help it. In this way, I can give all the money we earn to you. Can you let me go?" Zhou Tong knelt down and moved forward to say flatteringly.

"Stop acting." Dali raised his foot and kicked him in the chest.

Zhou Tong screamed "Wow" and spat out a mouthful of blood. Gui'er was so scared that her face turned pale.

"Stop it." Song Xichen couldn't help himself. He stood up and said to Sha Yanxiao sternly, "Marshal, you captured us, but you didn't put us in jail, nor did you hand us over to the relevant authorities for interrogation, nor did you let Sha Yanyao intervene. You must have other motives. Why not just say it? We can talk about it. Why hurt others?"

"Pa." Sha Yanxiao slapped Song Xichen in the face.

"It's good that Director Song has admitted it. Take these two away."

He opened the door vigorously and clapped his hands. Two men who looked like waiters came and took Wu Mingqiang and Zhou Tong away.

Gui'er stretched her neck and looked at Wu Mingqiang and Zhou Tong worriedly. Zhou Tong was more seriously injured and his legs and feet were not convenient, probably because his legs were also injured. Wu Mingqiang's face was bruised and his lips were broken, but he seemed to be fine when he moved.

"Song Xichen, you're engaging in rebellious activities in my territory. Originally, I should have eliminated you quietly to avoid trouble, but this matter involves my sister, so I have no choice but to compromise. However, I have conditions: 1. You are not allowed to meet with my sister alone again. 2. You are not allowed to engage in revolutionary activities in Jiangcheng and Fengcheng. If discovered, you will be killed without mercy. 3. I'm afraid my eldest brother will also notice this matter. Nanjing has received the information from that Meng and notified my eldest brother to investigate. You must find a way to cover it up."

Song Xichen glanced at Gui'er, nodded, and said, "Okay, I can agree to the first two conditions, but I'm afraid I'll need your assistance for the third condition. After all, those trucks are yours."

Sha Yanxiao crossed his legs and said, "Don't worry about me. Just take care of your own people. And Zhou Tong, don't show up in Jiangcheng or Fengcheng again. Tell him to get out of here."

Song Xichen was a little surprised that he was willing to let Zhou Tong go. He thought about it and said, "Okay."

Sha Yanxiao glanced at him and said, "Okay, you can try to finalize these things in the next few days. There's nothing else to worry about. Get lost."

Song Xichen stood up and said to Sha Yanxiao, "I didn't expect the Marshal to be so kind. In fact, we are all doing this for the country. Now that the country is in crisis, we should cooperate more often..."

"Shut your stinky mouth. If you say another word, I won't let you leave this door." Sha Yanxiao said impatiently.

Song Xichen could only sigh, bowed and turned to leave, but then stopped and looked back at Gui'er worriedly.

"Gui'er, you won't be in trouble, will you? Marshal." Song Xichen knew that Sha Yanxiao didn't like him to ask about Gui'er's affairs, but he couldn't just ignore it.

"Don't worry about that. No one can touch her while I'm here." Sha Yanxiao said