A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1070 Du Jianbang Helps Find Part-Time Jobs

When I went back and told Wu Mingqiang, he readily agreed.

He even said with a hint of pride, "Miss, nowadays, in Hong Kong, only I have the guts to help the revolutionary army transport supplies. You should know that it's forbidden by the revolutionaries, the Japanese, and the British Hong Kong government."

Gui'er nodded; she only hoped that more supplies would be available to help Sha Yanxiao.

After learning about Sha Yanxiao's injury, Gui'er felt as if she had grown up in an instant and lost her former childlike innocence, but she didn't seem to yearn for the future as much.

Sometimes she even doubted her own identity as someone who had traveled from the modern world, wondering if this was all a dream. She had originally been born struggling in the mire of this era; could she really achieve victory in the future?

Whenever such a thought popped into her head, she was startled. How could this be? Countless revolutionaries were now fighting passionately for their dreams, and she was one of them.

She suppressed her grief and studied hard, achieving excellent grades in all subjects in the final exams, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

Before the holiday, Lin Peishan asked Gui'er what her plans were for the holiday.

Gui'er thought that since the holiday was so long, she could find a part-time job to help support her family.

However, the Xingmin Newspaper Office is currently too busy to provide her with any writing assignments. After thinking it over, Gui'er took advantage of the break between classes to buy a few newspapers and look for job postings in the gaps, hoping to find a temporary job during the holidays.

"Miss Sha, why are you sitting here alone today? Aren't you with your classmates?"

Gui'er looked up in surprise and saw Du Jianbang, Sha Yanyao's former subordinate.

"Oh, it's Mr. Du. What brings you here today? Is it because something happened to my brother?"

Du Jianbang was not a medical student, and his studies were different from Gui'er's, so they usually didn't see each other. Although he had taken care of her before, he was, after all, a spy. Gui'er knew that although it was during the Anti-Japanese War, the two were on different sides, so she was careful to avoid getting into trouble.

"No, I came here to visit a friend, and I didn't expect to run into Miss Sha. How have you been lately?"

Gui'er breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Oh, that's good. Everyone was on edge because of the Japanese military exercises a while ago. I thought something had happened to my brother too."

“We have less contact with Shanghai now, and we haven’t heard much from Director Sha. He should be safe and sound.”

"That's great." Gui'er was quite concerned about who he was looking for here. He was a secret agent, so there must be a reason for him to come here.

"However, if Miss Sha needs anything, she can come to me. After all, Director Sha has taken good care of me, and he also told me that if I need any help, I should lend a hand."

"Thank you, Mr. Du. Mr. Du... How are things going? With the Japanese army's large-scale exercises a while ago... I'm afraid you're not entirely safe either."

Du Jianbang smiled smugly and said, "We're actually not too bad off. After all, we're a formal organization established here by the Party and the State, which is officially called the 'Office of the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs.' Besides, I'm just a small foreign affairs officer, responsible for infiltrating the University of Hong Kong to monitor things. It's relatively safe."

"Who are you spying on?" Gui'er almost blurted out, but she held back, nodded and looked at Du Jianbang with admiration and worship, and said, "Thanks to the brave people like you and my brother who work hard for the country, Hong Kong would probably have fallen long ago."

"That's right." Du Jianbang was a little proud of being praised, so he simply sat down next to Gui'er and talked at length: "However, based on the above analysis, the Japanese will occupy Hong Kong sooner or later, so you have to be prepared. When that time comes, we will probably have to go underground, and I may be transferred at any time. At that time, you will have to rely on yourself."

"I'm not relying on you right now," Gui'er thought to herself, but outwardly she pretended to be uneasy: "Really? When did this happen? Is it really that serious?"

"Yes, after analysis, we all believe that the Japanese military exercise this time is actually preparation for taking Hong Kong. The content of their exercise perfectly matches the deployment needed for the attack on Hong Kong. Although they reached an agreement with Britain, it is just a delaying tactic. The British don't want to see them so arrogant, and this agreement will soon be broken. Moreover, we have recently detected that Japanese spies are becoming increasingly rampant. We have some progressive individuals in our school, like Xu Jing and Meng Haoliang. Don't get too close to them. They are too conspicuous, lest you get implicated when Japanese spies come after them."

"No, I haven't attended any of their classes, even though they are quite famous."

“I know that when you provoked Ouyang Bao before, they did help mediate, but these people were just trying to gain a good reputation. They were so flamboyant that they would get into trouble sooner or later. Besides, they were promoting the revolutionary party's theories. If it weren't for the current cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, we would have taken action against them long ago.”

Gui'er was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Du Jianbang. It seemed he was quite responsible, having even found out this. However, he seemed to have misunderstood, thinking that Xu Jing and Meng Haoliang were helping her at the time.

She quickly went along with it: "Brother Du, so you knew about this too? I wanted to ask you for help, but I didn't have time, and I was too embarrassed to ask, so my classmate probably told you two about my situation, which was a great help to me."

Du Jianbang chuckled, "I thought of that too. I originally wanted to come and remind you, but I was busy with other matters and worried that it would be bad if other colleagues found out. But since you know the implications, it's not too late to cut ties with them later." He glanced at the newspaper Gui'er had spread out and his gaze fell on the job postings. "What? Looking for work?"

Gui'er blushed slightly with embarrassment: "The holiday is too long. I want to find a job so that I can learn something and also help with household expenses. I've been in Hong Kong for a while now. Although my brother gave me a sum of money before, it's all going out and I can't just sit around and do nothing."

“That’s true, it’s good for girls to gain more experience.” Du Jianbang pondered for a moment. “I know an assistant manager at Dafa Trading Company. They recently reduced their staff because of the Japanese military exercises, and now that business is in its peak season, they are short-staffed. They are planning to hire a temporary clerk to handle some correspondence. No need to go out on fieldwork, just copy and write in the office, and the pay is decent. You are a college student and your English is good, so you are perfect for the job.”