A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1083 The Liu Family's Background

"Sigh, don't talk about yourself like that. If you're not comfortable with her, just ignore her. I usually think she's a bit eccentric, always prying into other people's private lives. She used to ask about my family too." After saying that, Lin Peishan glanced around warily. All the other students had left, leaving only the two of them in the classroom.

Lin Peishan sat down next to Gui'er, sighed, and said, "It feels like it's been a long time since we sat down and chatted. How have you been lately?"

Gui'er smiled and said, "That's great. By the way, I asked Brother Wu to check on Professors Xu and Meng. He found a capable detective from the police station to investigate, and they found two employees working at the bank. Those two were just ordinary employees, but Brother Wu said it seems they have connections with the Japanese."

Lin Peishan became serious upon hearing this: "Are you sure? Those two people are Japanese?"

"No, they're supposedly Chinese, but I don't know how they're connected to the Japanese. When I asked, Brother Ang told me not to ask anymore. He said the two professors are very likely dead. Sigh, Pei-shan, I don't dare to approach you or talk to you. I've been feeling really uneasy these past few days. How are you doing now? Is the danger over?"

“I’m not sure. Zhongyu has been under a lot of stress lately,” he said. “He feels like someone is watching him, but he can’t pinpoint who it is, so he has stopped all his underground activities. He feels like the other person is after him.”

Gui'er frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "It's been a while already, and dragging this on like this is probably not a solution. My suggestion is that he leave immediately, go into hiding, contact the organization, and have the organization send new people to take over the liaison point here."

Lin Peishan paused for a moment after hearing this, and said, "You mean, let him go back to the mainland to contact the organization?"

“I don’t know. This needs to be reported to the higher-ups, and then the decision will be made by them. But I think he already feels unsafe. As an underground worker, the first priority is to ensure his own safety. If something happens to him, then all the other people and contact points who are in direct contact with him will suffer. The loss will be huge. You should talk to him about it. This is my opinion.”

“Well, Gui’er, I’ll talk to him when I get back.” Lin Peishan paused, sighed and said, “I really admire your decisiveness. If he were to be transferred back to the mainland, I’m afraid I would live in fear from now on.”

Gui'er was taken aback. She could understand. Lin Peishan and Chen Zhongyu had just gotten engaged not long ago and were deeply in love. In this era, once they separated, they were likely to lose contact, especially since there was a war going on in mainland China and there were many uncertainties.

“Actually, the higher-ups might not necessarily transfer him away from Hong Kong. Maybe to Macau or another nearby place. After all, he’s been in Hong Kong for so long and is familiar with the ground. Someone else might not be able to take over his work quickly. Or maybe the higher-ups have other ways to help him out of this predicament. In short, there’s no point in stubbornly holding on in this situation. The underground struggle is very cruel. Arresting and assassinating people doesn’t need a reason.” Gui’er sighed as she recalled what happened in Nanjing.

“Then I’ll go back and discuss it with him. You should also take good care of yourself and be careful.” After saying that, Lin Peishan looked around and said, “I’m leaving now. I told them I forgot to take a book and came back to get it. You stay here for five minutes before you go out.”

Gui'er nodded and watched her walk out of the classroom. She tidied herself up a bit before slowly walking out herself.

"Miss, why are you so late today?" I saw Acheng waiting downstairs as soon as I stepped out of the teaching building.

"Brother Cheng, what brings you in?"

"Oh, Brother Qiang told me to be more careful lately. Was that Miss Lin just now? Why haven't you two been walking together lately?"

"She's preparing to inherit the family business, so she'll be quite busy lately." Gui'er felt the matter was too complicated to explain, so she simply made up a reason on the spot.

"Oh, I see. Oh, Mr. Lin is quite open-minded, willing to let his daughter inherit. By the way, Miss Liu just came back to look for you. I saw her and said I would go up and call you for her, but she said no need. She said she originally wanted to invite you to play mahjong, but you probably wouldn't, so forget it."

"Oh, that? I already refused. Why won't she give up? Sigh, she probably wants me to lose some money. Oh well, let's ignore her and go back."

The next morning, Gui'er got up and walked to the dining table, where she sighed.

Dingxiang asked curiously, "Miss, what's wrong? You seem downcast."

"No, it's just that I'm thinking about running into those people again when I go back to school."

"It's Sunday today, miss, have you forgotten?"

Gui'er then realized that she had really forgotten and thought she was supposed to go to school today. Thinking about it this way, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss, what's wrong? Do you not want to run into any of those people? Is someone bullying you at school?" Dingxiang asked anxiously.

"No, it's just that recently a classmate named Liu Lanfang keeps asking me to hang out. She's a rich girl and spends money extravagantly. Going out with her has made me spend more money than I should have."

"Oh, what does this Miss Liu's family do? Actually, if she comes from a wealthy family, it would be beneficial to make friends with her. It would be of great help to us in the future."

"Don't make things difficult for our young lady. Don't you know what kind of person she is? She's never been interested in those things that rich young ladies and wives do, like playing mahjong or keeping actors. When I went to pick her up yesterday, that Miss Liu even wanted to invite her to play mahjong. Our young lady doesn't know how to play. I think they're just trying to find a sucker," A-Cheng chimed in from the side.

"Oh dear, that won't do. Our economy is not what it used to be. We don't have the money to make those rich young ladies and gentlemen happy," Dingxiang said.

"Brother Wu, I told you a few days ago to check Liu Lanfang's family background, did you find out?" Gui'er suddenly remembered this.

"Oh, I asked around. Her father's name is Liu Tiecheng. He owns a small business in Hong Kong, but he's very generous. The food, clothing, and daily necessities he has are beyond what that small business can provide. He's also recently taken three concubines. Miss Liu is apparently the daughter of his first wife."

Gui'er thought for a moment and then suddenly realized: "You mean he's involved in shady businesses?"

Wu Mingqiang laughed: "Miss is really smart. I didn't think of this at first, but after doing some calculations on their accounts, I found it quite strange. Later, I felt something was wrong and investigated further. I found that he often travels between Hong Kong and Shanghai, acting mysteriously. Nobody knows what he's doing in Shanghai. But coincidentally, one of his henchmen likes a girl under Ru Meng's management. So I asked Ru Meng to help get the girl to tell me that Liu Tiecheng actually runs a no-smoking den in Shanghai."