A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1055 Nightmare

Lin Zhidong's attitude became even more respectful. He said repeatedly, "No problem, I'll have my men arrest you right now." Gui'er looked at his cautious manner, probably feeling guilty about making her her concubine before, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly—in this world, a person's status changes faster than turning the pages of a book.

Gui'er remembered that they also had connections with Ren'an Hall in Jiangcheng, so she thought of asking, "Young Master, I recently heard that the Japanese are implementing the Three Alls Policy in Jiangcheng. Isn't the old manager still in his hometown? Are they all doing well?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhidong's eyes reddened, and he said, "Miss Mengsha, thank you for your concern. We have lost contact with our hometown. We have managed to barely survive by changing our source of medicinal herbs. As for our hometown... I guess things are probably in dire straits."

Gui'er and Tong Yujun quickly comforted him, saying, "Young Master, don't be too pessimistic. Perhaps the old shopkeeper is blessed by heaven and will turn misfortune into good fortune."

Before they left, He Xiuxiang gave them a small bag of butterfly cookies, saying with a smile, "These are homemade, Madam, please try them. It's good to be happy while taking care of your health."

He then said to Gui'er, "Miss Sha, please come and visit often when you have time. We were blind to your greatness before and offended you. If you need anything, please just ask."

Gui'er agreed, but she knew in her heart that this wasn't directed at her, but clearly at Wu Mingqiang. After leaving Ren'an Hall, Tong Yujun clutched the medicine packet, a smile finally appearing on her face: "Now I can rest easy, thank you, Gui'er. By the way, what did she say about offending you? Has she done anything to you before?"

Gui'er turned her head and glanced at Ren'an Hall, then said with a smile, "They have it tough too. When they first came, their business wasn't doing well. Seeing that I had opened a pawnshop, they thought I had brought a lot of wealth with me. They actually persuaded me to become Lin Zhidong's concubine so that my money could be used to subsidize their family."

Tong Yujun frowned and said, "Isn't that kicking someone when they're down? Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, how dare he do such a thing?"

Gui'er smiled indifferently and said, "Who doesn't want a good thing? He didn't force me, he just encouraged me like that, thinking I would agree because I have no opinion. But after I firmly refused, they didn't say anything. Now they feel embarrassed, so I didn't hold it against them."

That night, Gui'er had a nightmare in which Jiangcheng was engulfed in flames. She was walking on a familiar street where ordinary people were running around trying to escape the fire, and screams filled the air.

"Gui'er, what are you doing here? Come here quickly, it's dangerous over there."

A familiar voice came from behind her. She quickly turned around and saw Manager Liu. He had become much thinner and was dragging his half-limping leg as he walked quickly to her.

"Didn't you go to Hong Kong? What are you doing back here? It's dangerous here, come with me now."

Gui'er quickly followed behind him. Although Manager Liu was lame, he still walked very fast. The two crossed the scorching main street and came to a secluded alley. This alley was not burned, but it was crowded with people seeking refuge.

Everyone was covered in soot and looked panicked. Some had their clothes burned to shreds, and some were barefoot. They just quietly hid in the alley, watching the sea of ​​fire in the distance, which burned as brightly as day.

"The Japanese devils are coming! Run!"

A shout came from somewhere, and everyone trembled as they ran deeper into the alley. Some who were slower fell to the ground, and no one helped them up.

Gui'er was worried that Manager Liu's legs were not strong enough, so she quickly stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and ran together.

Suddenly, machine gun fire erupted from behind, followed by screams.

Manager Liu pushed Gui'er to the ground and lay on top of her.

The machine gun fire continued, and people scattered in all directions. Some people stepped directly on Manager Liu, and Gui'er's outstretched hand was also kicked a few times.

After an unknown amount of time, the surroundings quieted down, and the sound of Japanese soldiers speeding away on motorcycles could be heard in the distance.

Gradually, some of the people who had fled returned, crying out for their loved ones. The cries of babies could be heard from the alley, calling for their mothers. Various groans could be heard from all around.

Gui'er quickly crawled out from under Manager Liu, cautiously glanced at the alley, and, making sure the Japanese soldiers were far away, hurriedly said to Manager Liu, "Manager Liu, get up quickly, the Japanese soldiers are gone."

Manager Liu remained motionless. Gui'er sensed something was wrong and reached out to support him. She touched his back and found it wet. When she raised her hand, she saw it was covered in blood. It turned out he had been shot multiple times in the back.

Gui'er panicked and quickly grabbed Manager Liu's hands around her neck, trying to lift him up.

"Manager Liu, Manager Liu, are you alright? Hang in there a little longer, I'll take you to a doctor and get some medicine right away."

"...No need, I can't go on, you go quickly...get out of here quickly...you must hold on, live to victory..."

Gui'er burst into tears, not knowing what to do. She quickly said, "Don't say such things. You'll be alright. Let's go quickly."

But they found that Manager Liu's body was limp, and something was wrong. They reached out to touch his neck and found that there was no pulse.

At this moment, Manager Liu's eyes were not completely closed; his eyes were still looking at Gui'er, as if he was worried, but he had already lost his spirit.

"Manager Liu, Manager Liu, Master... no..."

Gui'er sat up abruptly from the bed and nervously looked around.

I realized I was lying in bed in a villa; it was all a dream.

She sighed, feeling her head was wet, and wiped her forehead with her hand; it was covered in cold sweat.

Looking up at the window, it was just getting light.

Why would she suddenly have such a dream? Gui'er knew it was probably because she had heard the news that Song Xichen had gone missing and was worried about it.

Speaking of which, we haven't heard from Manager Zhang and Manager Liu for a long time. I wonder how they are doing in Jiangcheng? Neither of them are in good health, and I don't know what they are going to do in such a difficult situation.

Gui'er didn't fall asleep again after that, and just kept her eyes wide open waiting for dawn.

As soon as it was time to get up, Gui'er got up, changed her clothes, and rushed to school without even having breakfast. Acheng and Dingxiang were both very surprised. Dingxiang asked, "Miss, what's going on at school today? Why are you rushing so early? Are you going home?"

Gui'er was too embarrassed to say that she had a nightmare, so she said, "I have an exam today and I want to go back to school early to review."

Upon arriving at school, Gui'er finally saw Lin Peishan. She walked over quickly, her voice trembling slightly, and said, "Peishan, I have something urgent to tell you."