A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chen Zhongyu said happily, "Really? That's great! Western medicine is what we're most in need of on the front lines right now." He paused, then asked, "Whose are these?"

Gui'er pursed her lips and said, "Strictly speaking, these things belong to Sister Fengshu's father, Director Shen. Marshal Sha learned that he had secretly saved up a large fortune before his death. After his death, these belongings fell into the hands of the Japanese. Marshal Sha has been tracking them down and trying to get them back. He also added some of his own small treasury and transferred them to Hong Kong. I think he might have wanted to leave a way out for himself. Unexpectedly, he died like this in the end. Now only Sha Yanxiao and I know about this matter. And Sha Yanxiao's subordinate Wu Mingqiang should also know something."

Chen Zhongyu frowned and said, "I see, that's actually the case. But is it okay for you to take these things out without permission?"

"I came to Hong Kong alone to study. Sha Yanxiao gave me these things, presumably to keep me safe. I haven't dared to tell anyone yet, fearing that this huge treasure might bring me death."

Chen Zhongyu nodded in agreement and said, "You're right. Where is that thing?"

"In the basement of the villa where I live. There are housekeepers and servants hired by the Sha family in the villa. It's actually quite difficult to avoid them. However, Wu Mingqiang recently returned to Shanghai. Perhaps we can think of a way to get the Western medicine and guns and ammunition out first."

"Gui'er, don't worry. If you can't think of a solution right now, just wait and see. Your personal safety is paramount. So, from now on, you can come over twice a week, and I'll give you the necessary materials. If there's an emergency, you can call me directly, but don't mention specific details on the phone. Also, give me your address and phone number, and we'll agree on a method for emergency contact."

Gui'er quickly wrote down her address and the villa's phone number and handed it to Chen Zhongyu. Chen Zhongyu glanced at it, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this. If I need to find you urgently, I will call you. Your family can say that the manuscript I gave you earlier suddenly needs to be published immediately. If you need to find me urgently, you can also call the newspaper and say that the urgent article I asked you to write has been completed. Then we can meet at this cafe."

Gui'er quickly wrote it down and nodded, saying, "Okay, I remember it."

"Miss, you are here. I almost thought you were lost."

Ah Cheng's voice suddenly sounded from behind, startling both of them.

Gui'er quickly forced herself to remain calm and said to him with a smile, "Brother Cheng, I'm just having a drink here. Look who I ran into? Brother Chen. I came to visit you when I was in Nanjing. Do you remember?"

Ah Cheng looked at Chen Zhongyu warily, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said with a smile: "Oh, I remember now, you are the young master's classmate, and you have been a guest at our house before."

Chen Zhongyu smiled and said, "Yes, I never expected to run into someone I know in Hong Kong. It's like meeting an old friend in a foreign land."

Gui Er took the opportunity to say to Ah Cheng with a smile, "Brother Chen is now an editor at a newspaper. I found a job with him, helping him write those news releases, so that I can have an income."

Acheng smiled and said nothing.

Chen Zhongyu stood up and said, "Okay, let's stop here for today. Come to the newspaper office in a couple of days to get the information. I'll go back to work first."

Gui'er and Acheng also said goodbye and left.

On the way back, Ah Cheng remained silent. Seeing that he looked unhappy, Gui Er thought he had discovered something, so she cautiously probed him: "Brother Ah Cheng, why did you look unhappy after you saw Brother Chen just now?"

Ah Cheng sighed and said with a smile, "I'm just ashamed. You used to be so pampered in the Marshal's Mansion. I never thought that now you have to work to make a living in Hong Kong. If the young master knew about this, I don't know how heartbroken he would be."

Guier smiled and said, "Why should I feel bad about this? Didn't I also work in the hospital when I was in Jiangcheng?"

"That's different. You went to the hospital to study medicine, and this job isn't what you like. I hope Brother Qiang can cash the money back when he returns to Shanghai, so we don't have to live so tight."

Gui'er said, "Actually, there's really nothing wrong with it. Even if Brother Wu can go to Shanghai and get the money back, I will continue to work part-time at the newspaper. After all, we're not locals, unlike back in Jiangcheng where we had family to look after us. We need to get familiar with the environment here as quickly as possible. We can learn a lot about local things through the newspaper."

Two days later, Gui'er went to the newspaper office to find Chen Zhongyu as agreed. He gave Gui'er some information and asked her to write two advertisements and an announcement.

Guier took a look at the notice and found that it was about the birthday of a wealthy businessman's mother. The notice was to write about his mother's life, mainly praising the old lady, how smart and beautiful she was when she was young, how virtuous she was, how she took care of the family and served her parents-in-law, and how healthy and long-lived she was in her old age.

The other two advertisements, one is a cigarette advertisement and the other is a beverage advertisement, to put it simply, are about designing advertising slogans.

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "This ad is nothing more than bragging, but how should I write the message? I'm afraid people won't like it. And then I'll have to revise it later, which will waste time."

Chen Zhongyu smiled and said, "Our newspaper is just a tabloid. If he advertises in a tabloid like ours, he probably wouldn't expect much. It's just bragging. I guess this wealthy businessman has made a fortune and wants to appear filial and virtuous by celebrating his mother's birthday. Oh, and you mentioned his business name a couple more times in the article. He might want to advertise it, too."

As he spoke, Chen Zhongyu took out a stack of edition numbers from previous issues of his newspaper and said to Gui'er, "Take these back and look at them. Just write according to the pattern. I called you here this time because I have a task for you."

Chen Zhongyu took out a leather envelope and handed it to Gui'er. He then looked around and said in a low voice, "We have several cadres being sent from Shanghai to the Central Soviet Area. This is a transit station. To prevent their identities from being exposed, you need to help forge their identity documents. Here are their identity information and photos, as well as the original original identity documents. Just follow the pattern."

When Gui'er heard about such an important matter, she felt unsure about it and said, "But I have never forged these things. I can't do it."