A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 722 Gao Zinong thrives in the Military Commission

Four employees of Daxinglong, including a pastry chef, were executed. This was because the dim sum shop had been open for several years and was well-liked by the locals. The owner and employees were easy to talk to and had a good impression on the neighbors. When the news of their execution spread, the people nearby were shocked.

Even his wife knew about it. She asked Sha Yanyao, "Are you saying that the revolutionary base we busted was the Daxinglong Dim Sum Shop? The dim sum there tastes pretty good. I've bought some there several times. We even brought some back from Jiangcheng before, and everyone said they were delicious. How could they be the revolutionaries?"

Sha Yanyao said patiently, "Mother, we didn't wrongly accuse them. The snack shop was just a cover. They were taking advantage of the crowded and complex environment to pass on information."

The lady murmured to herself, "What a pity! I will never be able to eat such delicious mung bean cakes again."

Miss Tian sneered and said, "Mother-in-law, your son works in the Revolutionary Committee. It's fine if you say these things here, but if others hear them outside, they'll think you have a problem with your ideological awareness."

Upon hearing this, the wife quickly smiled and said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with my ideological awareness. I just didn't realize they were actually revolutionaries. Their cakes are so delicious, and their business is so good. Why would they give up a good job to start a revolution?"

Miss Tian also said, "That's right, these people must have been bewitched by someone. They are just ordinary people. They followed others to do such a life-threatening thing. It's really not worth it. If they had just done business peacefully, maybe they could have saved some money." At this point, she smiled mysteriously and said to Sha Yanyao, "Speaking of which, Gao Zinong you mentioned earlier is quite capable. When I went back to my mother's house the other day, he was there. He brought some antiques for my uncle, saying they were confiscated during a smuggling operation. He also brought a bag of jewelry. My aunt, my mother, and I each got a gold necklace and a pair of gold pendants. He's quite a resourceful person and can be put to good use."

Sha Yanyao was stunned for a moment and said with a bad face: "He is my subordinate, how come I didn't even know he was assigned to the anti-smuggling operation?"

Miss Tian smiled and said coquettishly, "Why are you so petty? Uncle and we are all family, how can we be so clear about the distinction? Besides, it doesn't matter who he gives it to, it will eventually escape our hands. Didn't he give you 100 silver dollars before? It's only right that you give a little to my uncle this time. After all, we are counting on him to assign us some good jobs in the future."

Sha Yanyao smiled bitterly and said, "Your uncle didn't give me such a good job as anti-smuggling, but gave it to him instead. It shows that he is a very good person."

Miss Tian tapped Sha Yanyao's forehead with her finger and said, "You. I'll talk to my uncle later and ask him to send you next time. Is that okay?"

The more Gui'er listened, the more strange it seemed to her. If Gao Zinong was our comrade, then what he did was too unbelievable. Even people like Xu Wenjie and Zhou Huifang's father had been on the Revolutionary Committee for so long but had only been sitting on the bench. He was given a lucrative job as soon as he joined, and he even made some money from it.

The next day, as I approached the school gate, I saw Xu Wenjie carrying a few broken benches towards the tool room. Guier hurried forward to help take one.

She looked around and found that other students and teachers didn't notice, so she quietly told Xu Wenjie about Gao Zinong's situation and asked him if his superiors had found Xu Wenjie's information.

Xu Wenjie frowned and shook his head. "I've reported his problem to my superiors, but they kept it to themselves, citing the prohibition of contact between personnel at various contact points. Since you've reported this, I'll ask again. But if he really was sent there to lurk, then there's nothing wrong with this. After all, all crows are black, and if he wants to fit in, he'll have to do the same things as them."

Gui Er smiled and said, "Then why didn't you do it? You'd rather sit on the bench."

Xu Wenjie smiled, patted her head, and said, "Sometimes, it's not just your willingness to do bad things with them that will get them to accept you; you need connections. Also, my father used to be Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan, and I used to have a rather aloof and arrogant personality. They knew that. If I acted out of character, it would actually draw their attention."

Gui'er thought it made sense. She hesitated for a moment, then finally expressed her thoughts: "The Daxinglong contact point was destroyed. What do you think is the reason? Could it be related to him?"

Xu Wenjie pursed his lips, lowered his head, and said, "We've actually considered this, but we have no evidence. Furthermore, he was actively planning to join the committee both at the time of the incident and some time before, so he's never been there. While it's possible he might have defected, we have no evidence. Without evidence, we can't wrongly accuse an innocent comrade. Otherwise, everyone will be in danger."

Gui'er nodded a little depressedly. She still felt strange because Gao Zinong had tested her before. If he was really such a disciplined person, he shouldn't have done such a thing.

After school, Zhou Huifang happily pulled her aside and said, "Guier, we haven't been to the Café de Caesar for dessert in a long time. I heard that the new chestnut cream cake there is delicious. Let's go and have some."

Gui Er was about to agree when an idea struck her. She smiled and said, "For such a romantic event, why don't you ask your brother Zinong to go with you?"

Zhou Huifang patted her shyly and said, "Stop it." Then she pursed her lips and said sheepishly, "He went to work and joined the Military Commission. It was his relatives who arranged the connection and spent a lot of money. After working for a few days, he was said to be favored by his superiors."

"That's great! I couldn't help you last time and felt bad about it. It's great that things can be done now."

Zhou Huifang said a little apologetically, "I should be the one feeling embarrassed. I must have troubled you at that time. He told me that I must do my best and wait until I was successful, buy a big house, a luxury car and marry me."

Gui'er felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, because she knew that the money Gao Zinong said to buy a house and a car was obtained through various extortions. However, she also thought about asking Zhou Huifang about Gao Zinong later, so she smiled and said, "That's great, it means he cares about you very much. This time you finally met a good man, congratulations.