A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1024 Reunion

Gui'er was taken aback. This waiter was being far too enthusiastic. Could it be that he was trying to find out about her background?

Seeing that she was stunned and didn't answer, the waitress smiled and whispered, "Mr. Wu already told you about your situation, Miss. I admire you very much. You ran away with Mr. Wu to avoid marrying the son of a traitor. Don't worry, Mr. Wu has already given instructions and paid the money. Just stay here and hide. If you need anything, you can call me at the counter. My name is Ayu. I'm in charge of cleaning and food delivery on this floor."

Gui'er was surprised that Wu Mingqiang had made such thorough arrangements.

She smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you. I don't need the herbal tea for now. By the way, I heard someone moved into the apartment across the street last night. What kind of person is it?"

"Oh, those three people? They look like merchants from the north, here to pick up goods. Are they noisy? Northerners, they really do have loud voices. Should I go and tell them for you?"

"No need, it wasn't that noisy. I just heard the door opening when they checked in at night. There's no need to tell them. Oh, by the way, could you buy me a newspaper?" Gui'er quickly took out some loose copper coins from her purse and handed them to her.

The waitress covered her mouth and laughed, "Miss, you probably haven't been here in a long time. You don't know that prices have skyrocketed here. This amount of money is barely enough to buy a match, let alone a newspaper."

Gui'er was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said embarrassedly, "Ah, I see. I really didn't know." As she spoke, she took out a silver coin and said, "Do you think this is enough?"

The waiter took it with a beaming smile and said, "That's enough, that's enough. Oh dear, I haven't seen silver dollars in ages. Some rip-offs are forcing us to use some kind of Central Reserve Bank notes, which are worthless. Just a moment, I'll go buy you some right away."

She quickly bought it back, but didn't get her change. Gui'er suspected that the woman had pocketed the silver dollar and then used her worthless banknotes from the occupied territories to buy it, but she couldn't say anything. She could only thank her and send her away.

After that, Gui'er unfolded the newspaper and started reading, but soon she frowned.

The newspaper was called *East Asia Union Pictorial*. The front page headline was an article by a man named Li Daoxuan titled "Thoughts on the East Asia Union—A Glimmer of Brilliance for East Asia." Needless to say, it was all about promoting "pro-Japanese and benevolent rhetoric" and the idea of ​​East Asian co-prosperity. Next to it were some photos of calligraphy that looked like it was done by a calligrapher. The content was rather simplistic, some just a few words like "unity of purpose" and "cultural harmony." It also reprinted articles and speeches by Wang Jingwei, as well as policy and legal news from the puppet Nanjing government. There were also photos of celebrities and articles introducing movies and TV shows. In short, there was practically nothing of substance; it was entirely about promoting the Wang Jingwei regime and the theories of traitors. There was no current events whatsoever, not even advertisements; it was completely at the service of the Japanese puppet regime.

Gui'er had originally wanted to read the newspaper to learn about the latest news in Guangzhou, but now she was so angry that she felt a little sorry for her silver dollar.

She tossed the newspaper aside, sighed, and grew increasingly anxious. Wu Mingqiang hadn't been seen all night, and she wondered if he had managed to contact Deng Jun.

Sha Yanxiao wondered if he had arrived in Guangzhou yet. He had been careless; he had only thought about following the rules and should have asked Deng Jun about the meeting place and code, just in case.

Gui'er walked towards the door, filled with regret, hesitating whether to go out and check the situation.

I had just reached the door and hadn't even opened it when I heard the door across the street open first.

"Young Master, I'm back." Then came the sound of the door opening.

Gui'er quickly stopped and this time, she quietly opened the door a crack.

Peeking through the crack in the door, she saw a man about 1 meters tall, wearing a suit, standing at the door and knocking. His back was to Gui'er, so she couldn't see his face clearly.

A moment later, the door opened, and the person slipped inside.

Gui'er knew she shouldn't be meddling in other people's business at this time, but this group of people arrived around the same time as her and were just as mysterious, so she felt very uncomfortable about it.

I must talk to Wu Mingqiang when he gets back.

As she thought about it, she closed the door.

"Boom boom boom, boom boom boom."

Before Gui'er had even left the door, someone knocked.

She was startled, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a gruff voice, "Who is it?"

"Hello, your food has arrived."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She had just eaten breakfast, and lunch was still a long way off. Could there be a mistake? She didn't dare to open the door, so she said in a rough voice, "I didn't order anything. Did you deliver to the wrong place?"

"Oh, it was ordered by a gentleman. He specifically asked you to eat it while it's hot."

Did Wu Mingqiang order breakfast for himself?

Gui'er quickly opened the door and asked, "Where is he?"

Before she could even see what the other person looked like, she was suddenly dragged out. Just as she was about to struggle and scream, her mouth was covered, and she was hoisted up and taken to the room diagonally opposite.

The room door was open, and as soon as the people who arrested her entered the room, they immediately closed the door.

Gui'er had barely stepped inside, her feet not even touching the ground, when a pistol was pressed against her head.

"Who ordered you to spy on us?"

Gui'er looked up and saw that the man was wearing a suit, a top hat, and had a thick beard. He was tall and strong, and when he stood in front of her, he was like a wall.

"I, I didn't. I was waiting for someone, so I kept opening the door to check." Gui'er was so frightened that she didn't expect them to notice her opening the door for only a short while, and she quickly explained.

"Hmm? You're Gui'er?"

"What? What? Isn't he a man?"

Gui'er was very surprised when someone called her name. She quickly looked them over carefully. There were three people. The one who had pointed the gun at her had already put it away. However, all three of them were wearing slightly worn suits, had beards, and wore top hats. She couldn't remember knowing anyone like them.

"Gui'er, don't you recognize me?" the man said excitedly, putting his arms around Gui'er's shoulders.

The voice sounded so familiar. Gui'er reached out and took off his hat. Those eyebrows and eyes were none other than Sha Yanxiao, the man she had been longing for.

"Brother, it's you! What happened to you?" Gui'er was both happy and excited. She had just been frightened, and tears welled up in her eyes. She was crying and laughing at the same time.

"Okay, okay, I scared you. Why did you cut your hair? I didn't recognize you at all. I thought someone was spying on us."

"That's right. Luckily, when I kidnapped her, I didn't have to use much force because she was small. Miss, do you remember me? I'm Ah Hu."

"Miss, I am Zhu Zi."

Gui'er looked at the two attendants next to Sha Yanxiao. Although she didn't recognize them at first, she remembered them after looking at them for a while. They were indeed the servants that Miss Ji had brought before. However, they had always followed Wu Mingqiang and had never served her closely.