A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 654 Going to Shen Mansion to Investigate the Situation

After leaving Jinbao, Guier took a rickshaw and returned to Shafu, but she was still thinking about the people she saw at the school gate.

When she was almost at the Sha Mansion, she pretended to suddenly remember something and said to the rickshaw driver, "Oh, by the way, I didn't bring back the book I just brought from school. I think Teacher Shen has it at home. I'll ask her to borrow it. Rickshaw, go forward, turn left and stop at the entrance of the Shen Mansion."

This time, Ah Cheng didn't say anything.

Arriving at the gate of the Shen residence, the gatekeeper recognized her and opened the door with a smile, saying, "Miss Gui'er, are you coming to play again?"

Guier nodded and said, "Is Sister Fengshu back? I want to borrow a book from her."

"The young lady hasn't come back yet, but the son-in-law has come back and is at home."

Gui'er walked into the inner room and greeted Mrs. Shen. Xu Wenjie just came down from upstairs and was a little surprised to see her. He said, "Guier, why are you here?"

Gui'er quickly said, "I'm here to borrow a copy of Lu Xun's collected works from Teacher Shen."

Xu Wenjie understood and said naturally: "She hasn't come back yet, but I know her book is in the study. Come with me."

Gui'er followed him to the study and closed the door. Xu Wenjie said, "Is there something wrong?"

Gui Er frowned and said, "Don't you know what happened? When I was leaving school, I saw Sister Feng Shu coming back from the door in a panic. I asked her what happened, but she didn't say anything. As soon as I left the school gate, I saw the former captain of the action team of the Military Commission hiding in the dark with a few people, watching us. I don't know who they were watching. Could it be Sister Feng Shu? Are we taking any action?"

Xu Wenjie frowned after hearing this and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's okay to tell you. We've received a mission to escort a comrade. This comrade is on the enemy's radar, and they want to capture him."

Gui'er gasped and said, "Could it be that the comrade has been discovered?"

Xu Wenjie shook his head and said, "We weren't discovered. We moved in time, but during the move, they discovered our whereabouts. Feng Shu had no choice but to stay behind to divert their attention, allowing our comrades to hide successfully. Those people may have been suspicious of Feng Shu, so they followed her all the way to the school."

Gui'er couldn't help but worry after hearing this: "It's too dangerous. Sister Feng Shu hasn't come back yet. Do we need to go to the school to check?"

Xu Wenjie said, "Actually, I was planning to pick her up."

"Then I'll go with you."

"No, Gui'er. This is already a dangerous situation. We can't all be wiped out. So, go home now. From your attic, you should be able to see the easternmost window on our side of the building. If we return safely, I'll put a lamp in the window. If we don't return all night, then you'll find a way to go to our base tomorrow to inform Chen Zhongyu. Do you remember where it is?"

"I remember, but..." Gui'er choked up a little when she thought that they might not come back.

"Don't be afraid, child. We who are doing revolution have already anticipated anything that might happen. Now that you have grown up, you must be strong. I believe that you are such a smart child. You will definitely be able to complete the task." Xu Wenjie smiled and patted her shoulder.

Gui'er sniffed and said solemnly, "I promise to complete the task."

Xu Wenjie smiled with satisfaction, took out a copy of "Selected Works of Lu Xun" from the bookshelf and handed it to Guier.

The two came to the living room, Gui'er said goodbye to Mrs. Shen and left. Xu Wenjie told Mrs. Shen that he was going to pick up Miss Shen to come out together, and the two parted at the gate of the Shen Mansion.

Guier really wanted to look back, but she was afraid of being exposed, so she finally held back.

When she returned to the Sha Mansion, it was already past dinner time and no one asked Guier if she wanted to eat. She went straight back to her room, closed the door, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Knock, knock, knock." Someone knocks on the door.

Gui'er's heart started to beat again: "Who is it?"

"Miss, it's me. I brought you dinner." It was Dingxiang's voice.

Guier hurried over and opened the door.

"Miss, why did you close the door today?" Dingxiang asked as she walked into the house with dinner.

"I'm a little tired today, so I just closed it."

"Miss, you went to Miss Jinbao's place today, right? I guessed it was. Fortunately, the mistress and the eldest young lady were eating in their own rooms today. If they didn't know about this, otherwise, they would definitely give you a cold shoulder again."

Gui'er no longer cared about how Miss Tian made things difficult for her. Her mind was completely focused on what Xu Wenjie had just said to her.

Guier had no appetite for dinner. She took a few bites and said she was full.

As soon as Dingxiang left, she hurriedly looked out of her window, looking for the easternmost window in Miss Shen's house that Xu Wenjie mentioned.

But I found that it was blocked by the surrounding houses. It seemed that I really had to go to the attic on the top floor of this house and look outside to see it.

But usually no one goes up to the attic. If I suddenly ran up there and was seen by someone, it would definitely seem very awkward.

Gui'er was calculating the time it would take her to return from the Shen residence. If Xu Wenjie had left at that time, he would not have been back so soon. She calculated the time and it would take at least another half an hour.

She decided to wait until about the same time before going up, so as not to wait in the attic too long and arouse suspicion.

After a lot of trouble and waiting for more than half an hour, Gui'er finally found her chance, dodging the people coming and going in the mansion, and sneaked up to the attic. The attic was filled with a stale smell, and everything was covered with a thin layer of dust. She carefully walked to the window facing the Shen Mansion and looked through the slightly blurry glass. Sure enough, she found the window Xu Wenjie had mentioned.

At this time, there was no light on in the window. Gui'er's heart instantly rose. She stared at the window anxiously, not daring to blink. Time seemed to become extremely long in the tense waiting, and every second seemed like torture.

I don't know how long I waited, but I finally saw the light on in the room inside the window. Then, a figure appeared in front of the window. It was Xu Wenjie. He took a desk lamp and placed it steadily on the window. Seeing this scene, Gui'er finally felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

When she was about to go back to the room, halfway there, she suddenly saw Sha Yanyao coming back from outside. She remembered that Sha Yanyao worked in the Military Commission and was Director Zhou's confidant and deputy. She might know what happened today.

So, Gui'er hurried to the first floor, pretending to be concerned, and went up to him and asked, "Brother, why are you back so late today?"