A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1056 Asking Angkor Wat to Help Transport Supplies

Lin Peishan looked up and saw that her face was pale and her eyes were bloodshot. She was startled: "What's wrong? What happened?"

“It’s Song Xichen’s team,” Gui’er lowered her voice, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, and then continued, “They lost contact around Jiangcheng and there has been no news for more than half a month. I heard that the Japanese are carrying out the ‘Three Alls’ policy. Song Xilun’s family received a letter from their hometown in Jiangcheng saying that their servants who stayed in Jiangcheng could not contact Song Xichen. They used to keep in touch with Song Xichen’s team.”

Lin Peishan's pen clattered to the table, and her face changed: "How could this happen?"

“I can’t get in touch with anyone in the mainland right now,” Gui’er said, clutching her hand, her fingertips icy cold. “Could you talk to Brother Chen and ask him to do something? Even just to get some information would be helpful. I’m so worried, I…”

She recalled the image of Manager Liu lying in a pool of blood in her dream, and her heart tightened.

Lin Peishan nodded quickly, picked up her pen and stuffed it into her pencil case: "I'll go find Zhongyu after school. He'll definitely find a way to contact the comrades in the base area. Don't worry, good people are always blessed. Maybe it's just a temporary loss of contact."

"I hope so." Gui'er forced a smile, but the weight in her heart remained. The school bell rang, and the teacher walked in with the textbook. Gui'er sat in her seat, her eyes fixed on the blackboard, but her mind was filled with the sea of ​​fire in her dream and Manager Liu's last look.

“By the way, Zhongyu said he’s prepared a batch of supplies. Didn’t your Xiao Wu say it could be sent along with the smuggled rice?” Lin Peishan said.

"Oh, okay." Gui'er regained some of her composure.

"However, these supplies will be handed over to the relevant colleagues in Guangzhou, and this requires our personnel to handle. So, we need to send some comrades to accompany the ship, is that alright?"

"It should be possible, let me ask."

After Gui'er got home from school, she told Wu Mingqiang what had happened.

Wu Mingqiang considered for a moment, then frowned and said, "It will be troublesome if there is no one to hand over these supplies. It's fine if they send someone along, but there can't be too many people, at most two."

Gui'er nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. When will you set sail? I'll have them deliver the supplies to your ship then."

Wu Mingqiang stood up and flipped open the calendar hanging on the wall: "There's a ship in two days. You can ask them to arrange for the supplies to be transported to the dock tomorrow. I'll have my men meet them."

Seeing that time was of the essence and that the transportation of these supplies needed to be done discreetly, Gui'er immediately decided to notify Chen Zhongyu.

Wu Mingqiang said, "Isn't it evening now? I'll take the girl there."

Gui'er smiled and said, "No need, you're so busy right now, just rest at home. I'll ask Brother Acheng to take me."

"Miss, you don't know, do you? Acheng teaches Dingxiang to read and write every night now. Let me take you there."

Gui'er really didn't know, but thinking about it, it made sense, since they were already engaged. She nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Wu Mingqiang drove to Chen Zhongyu's apartment, guided by Gui'er.

When Chen Zhongyu opened the door, he was visibly taken aback to see Wu Mingqiang following behind Gui'er, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Wu Mingqiang was wearing a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, and he was holding a pen, clearly working on some documents.

"Gui'er? Mr. Wu? Please come in." He stepped aside to let the two into the house, his gaze lingering on Wu Mingqiang for a moment longer—this butler, who came from the underworld, was now wearing a sharp suit, his hair was neatly combed, and his capable and efficient demeanor was much more noticeable than when he was in the Marshal's Mansion. He didn't seem like a butler, but rather like a capable young master from a wealthy family.

Chen Zhongyu poured water for the two of them before asking with a smile, "Did you come at this hour because of something urgent?"

Gui'er took the water glass and got straight to the point: "Brother Chen, Peishan said today that you have obtained another batch of supplies to transport back to the mainland. Brother Wu said that there will be a ship carrying rice to Guangzhou in two days. He asked you to deliver the supplies to the dock tomorrow, and he will send someone to pick them up. I thought that if I contacted you tomorrow, you might not have enough time to prepare, so I had to come and bother you late at night."

"So fast?" Chen Zhongyu was pleasantly surprised, then looked at Wu Mingqiang, "Mr. Wu, you've gone to a lot of trouble."

Wu Mingqiang waved his hand, took out a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it over: "The dock is at Terminal 3 in Kowloon Bay. I have a subordinate named A Guang who is in charge of smuggling rice. I'll give him a heads-up first thing tomorrow morning, and you can find him when you get your supplies." He paused, his tone becoming serious, "Besides our people, there are a few sailors on the ship who are Detective Long's informants. Once your comrades are on board, keep quiet, wear coarse cloth jackets, and pretend to be porters. The supplies should be wrapped in burlap sacks beforehand and mixed in with the rice. But it's best to make some small markings so they don't get mixed up, otherwise, it will be difficult for everyone to explain. I will tell the others that these are some of my personal belongings, and I'm sure Detective Long will turn a blind eye."

Chen Zhongyu took the note, carefully folded it, put it in his pocket, and nodded, saying, "Understood, I will pass on the instructions."

“Also,” Wu Mingqiang added, “once we arrive in Guangzhou, we will dock in the reed marshes of Panyu. Our people will be there to meet us. The handover time is set for 3 a.m., and we must be on time. If we are late, the patrol team will easily find us.” He looked up at Chen Zhongyu and said, “The comrades you send should preferably know how to swim, so that they can protect themselves in case of any accidents.”

Chen Zhongyu nodded repeatedly, his eyes showing more approval as he looked at Wu Mingqiang: "Mr. Wu has considered everything so thoroughly; we hadn't even thought of these details."

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "You have to be careful in this line of work, or you'll lose your head." He looked at Gui'er and said, "Does Miss have anything else to say? If not, we should head back. We need to give her a few more instructions at the dock."

Remembering Song Xichen's matter, Gui'er quickly said, "By the way, Brother Chen, is there any news about the Jiangcheng team that I told you about before going missing?"

Chen Zhongyu's smile faded slightly, and he shook his head: "I'm still inquiring. The comrades in the base area said that the Japanese are keeping a tight blockade there, making it difficult for news to get out. But don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

Gui'er nodded. Although she was anxious, she knew that she couldn't rush things. The three of them talked about the details of the supplies for a few more minutes before Wu Mingqiang got up to say goodbye: "Then we'll be going now."

Chen Zhongyu escorted the two to the door, and watched as Wu Mingqiang quickly stepped forward to open the car door for Gui'er. Suddenly, he whispered to Gui'er, "This Mr. Wu is truly a talented individual. If he were willing to join our team, it would definitely be of great benefit to us."

Gui'er paused for a moment, then said, "I'm one of us, so isn't he on our side now?"