A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1142 Detective Feng continues his investigation of the Liu family

Wu Mingqiang tapped the table: "These are just the tip of the iceberg. Liu Tiecheng has been getting very close to several Japanese businessmen recently. I bumped into him at a party a few days ago. He was having a private conversation with a Japanese man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. When he saw me, he quickly stopped, looking very furtive."

"Does he still need to hide? He's practically using a name tag now," Gui'er asked.

“He’s afraid of dying,” Wu Mingqiang sneered. “He wants to be the Japanese’s dog so that he can climb up the social ladder by stepping on other people’s bones after Hong Kong falls. This kind of person probably has more intelligence than we think.”

Dingxiang brought in tea, and upon hearing this, her hand trembled, spilling some tea: "Then... what do we do? If a fight really breaks out, this villa might not be safe either."

Wu Mingqiang looked at Gui'er with a calm gaze: "I've made preparations. There's enough food in the basement for three years, and a few handy tools. If Hong Kong really falls and we can't stay any longer, we can go to Macau to lay low for a while. I've also stockpiled some supplies there."

Seeing the certainty in his eyes, Gui'er felt a little relieved.

After school that day, Gui'er walked towards her family's car as soon as she left the school.

She caught a glimpse of Liu Lanfang's car parked nearby. The difference was that there were several suspicious-looking people loitering around there. You could call them spies, but they were very obvious. They were wearing black suits and sunglasses, and even the students passing by noticed them and avoided them.

Acheng glanced over there and said, "This is intentional. They want people to know that the girl surnamed Liu is protected. They're making it so obvious because they're probably really afraid someone will harm her. Could it be that the Japanese are really coming soon?"

Gui'er sighed and was about to ask Acheng to drive when she suddenly saw a familiar figure in the window of Xinxin Bookstore.

Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Detective Feng.

"Brother Cheng, I'm going to buy a book. Please wait here for a moment."

She quickly got out of the car and went into the bookstore. When Detective Feng saw her coming, he closed the book and walked a little further inside.

"Young Miss, we meet again."

Gui'er glanced towards the door to make sure A-Cheng hadn't followed her in before lowering her voice to ask, "Why is Detective Feng here? Is there some other news?"

Detective Feng rubbed his hands together, his eyes flickering slightly, unlike his previous certainty: "Miss Sha, to be honest, I've been waiting for you specifically." He shrank back behind the bookshelf, lowering his voice even further, "After that deal with you last time, I felt uneasy, so I did some extra investigation myself..."

"What did you investigate?" Gui'er's heart tightened.

“That old bastard Liu Tiecheng is no respectable businessman at all,” Detective Feng swallowed. “I’ve found a lot of evidence of his collusion with the Japanese, and…” He paused, glanced at Gui’er, “I also found out that you have a special relationship with Mr. Chen Zhongyu and the others, right? I overheard that name last time, so I looked into it.”

Gui'er's face darkened: "What does Detective Feng mean by this? Are you investigating a case and it's now affecting the client?"

"No, no!" Detective Feng hurriedly waved his hands, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. "I just... I just feel that this pool of water is too deep. Traitors, Japanese, and you guys..." He didn't finish his sentence, only rubbing his hands together and saying, "I'm just a detective trying to make a living, I don't want to get involved in these deadly things."

He pulled an envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into Gui'er's hand: "Inside are copies of the account books I found showing Liu Tiecheng's dealings with the Japanese, and a few photos. Consider it... consider it an extra gift for you. Give me some money to run away, and I'll leave Hong Kong as soon as I get the money. I'll never come back and won't say a word."

Gui'er held the envelope, her fingertips slightly cold. She opened it and glanced inside. Sure enough, there were several blurry photos. Liu Tiecheng and the Japanese man with gold-rimmed glasses were standing on the dock, pointing at cargo containers and talking. The ledger was filled with dense handwriting, recording transactions of arms and medicines.

“Miss Sha is a straightforward person. She paid that money readily last time,” Detective Feng said again. “I know you’re not short of money. These things are worth the price. Just consider it as buying some peace and quiet.”

Gui'er closed the envelope and handed it back: "Thank you for your kindness, Detective Feng, but it's no need."

Detective Feng was stunned: "Don't you want to know more? There are some things here that you yourself don't know."

"I already know what I need to know," Gui'er said calmly. "As for the rest, I have my own way of handling it, so I won't trouble you, Detective." She remembered Wu Mingqiang's words. The situation was unclear at the moment, and the more people who knew, the greater the risk. Moreover, Detective Feng was a money-grubbing person who might turn against her at any time.

"But……"

“Detective Feng, you’d better make some plans quickly. If the Liu family has already found out about you, you probably won’t be staying in Hong Kong for long. The sooner you leave, the better.” As she spoke, she turned and walked towards the door. “The debt from last time has been settled. You don’t need to look for me again.”

Detective Feng watched her retreating figure, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing more. He simply clutched the envelope tightly, his face alternating between pale and flushed.

Gui'er walked out of the bookstore, the evening breeze making her more alert. She glanced back at the Xin Xin Bookstore sign, knowing that what Detective Feng had might be useful, but she couldn't take the risk. Right now, she could only trust the few people around her, and even if the road ahead was uncertain, she had no choice but to go all the way.

"Miss, have you bought the books?" Ah Cheng asked as he saw her come out, and quickly opened the car door.

"Hmm, I just picked one randomly." Gui'er got into the car, keeping what had just happened to herself. "Let's drive, if we get back late, Dingxiang will be worried."

Back home, during dinner, Gui'er told Wu Mingqiang about Detective Feng's affair.

Wu Mingqiang frowned and said, "Has the Liu family already discovered him? If something happens to him, we'll be implicated."

Gui'er shook her head and said, "I don't know, probably not. If he were discovered, would he dare to show up at the school gate? Liu Lanfang was not far from me at the time."

Wu Mingqiang thought for a moment and said, "Gui'er, do you have this detective's address and contact information? I'll handle it."

Gui'er paused for a moment, then hesitated, "What do you plan to do? You're not thinking of silencing him, are you?"

Wu Mingqiang laughed and said, "What are you thinking? Of course I want to find a way to get rid of him. The fewer people who know the truth, the better."

Gui'er was a little hesitant to believe him.

Wu Mingqiang sighed and said, "Gui'er, ever since I followed our young lady into the Marshal's Mansion, I haven't done anything like assassination. If you don't believe me, you can ask Acheng."

Acheng nodded: "Miss, you can rest assured about that. We actually don't want to do the dirty work of an assassin."