A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1026 Deng Jun Escapes Danger

"elder brother?"

The two men who were fighting stopped, and only then did they see each other's faces clearly. It turned out that Wu Mingqiang had returned.

"Wu Mingqiang? What are you doing?"

"Young Master, it's you! I'm so worried about Miss when I came back. Suddenly I heard her voice saying she needed money. I thought she was being blackmailed."

All three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Gui'er quickly asked, "Brother Wu, has Comrade Deng Jun been found?"

Wu Mingqiang shook his head: "I went to the intersection that I had to pass through on my way to Guangxi to inquire. Someone said there was a gunfight there yesterday. But the locals were so scared that they all hid. I don't know the specifics of the situation."

He looked up at Sha Yanxiao in surprise: "Young Master, I didn't expect to run into you here. How did you and Miss recognize each other?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and stroked Gui'er's head, saying, "This girl has been waiting for a long time and was just about to go out and investigate on her own when she ran into us. I thought she was spying on us, so... it's good that she ran into us."

Wu Mingqiang said with lingering fear, "Miss, I told you not to go out, didn't I? Luckily, it was the young master. What if it had been Japanese or other thugs?"

Gui'er scratched her head sheepishly and said, "Isn't everything alright?"

Sha Yanxiao said, "Since you're back, that's perfect. Take us to see that batch of goods and then arrange for them to be transported back. We were supposed to meet yesterday afternoon and head back this morning, but when we arrived at the designated meeting point this afternoon, we didn't see Comrade Deng Jun, so we had to pay a high price to stay here."

Gui'er was surprised: "Brother, are you leaving so soon?"

Sha Yanxiao reached out and stroked her smooth, rosy face: "Our identities are all fake. Every day we stay here increases the danger, and our comrades back home are eagerly awaiting this batch of supplies."

Although Gui'er was reluctant, she knew there was nothing she could do about it.

"Knock knock knock." Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Everyone tensed up immediately. Wu Mingqiang pulled out his gun, walked behind the door, and asked, "Who is it?"

"Mr. Wu, it's me, Lao Liu." It was Manager Liu's voice.

Wu Mingqiang waved to Sha Yanxiao, who then hid in the bedroom.

Wu Mingqiang then opened the door.

"Mr. Wu, someone came to the front desk looking for you. They said they were guests from your hometown, three men and two women... this..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Mingqiang realized it was the secret signal he had left for Master Zhang, and said, "Let him come up to me."

Manager Liu nodded and bowed in agreement, but then turned back, smiling somewhat awkwardly, and said, "Look, I've helped you so much, so can your brother come back now? He can't just stay at my house all the time."

Wu Mingqiang laughed and said, "What? Did my brother cause you trouble?"

"Ah, no, no, no, he's a very nice person, our whole family likes him. It's just that our house is small, so we can't properly entertain him."

“It’s alright, my brother doesn’t mind, and neither do I. On the day I leave, I’ll give Manager Liu a thank-you gift. Go and bring him up first.”

Manager Liu could only force a smile, glancing back every few steps as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, he sighed, turned around, and went downstairs.

"What happened?" Sha Yanxiao came out and asked.

"No, because that batch of supplies was transported to the warehouse using his car. I was afraid he would betray us, so I sent Ah Si to stay at his house, essentially taking his whole family hostage. Young master, you and Miss should go back to the room across the street first. I'll check if the person who came is Comrade Deng Jun, just in case there's something fishy going on."

Sha Yanxiao pondered for a moment, nodded, and pulled Gui'er back to his room.

The two stood behind the door, their ears pressed against it, listening intently to the sounds outside.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door.

Gui'er held her breath and strained her ears to listen, but all she heard was the sound of the door closing.

"Could it be a trap? Is Brother Wu in danger?" she asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, Deng Jun. I know him too. We fought side by side. He has a very high level of ideological awareness and would never betray his comrades. As long as it is him who comes, there will be no danger."

A few minutes later, someone knocked on their door.

Sha Yanxiao told Gui'er to step back, and only opened the door after holding the gun in his hand.

It was Wu Mingqiang and Deng Jun.

Sha Yanxiao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ushered the two into the house and closed the door before saying, "Old Deng, what's going on? We arrived at the designated location yesterday but didn't see anyone. We thought something had happened."

"Don't even mention it. I had delivered the supplies to the vicinity of Panyu, Guangzhou, and was planning to head back when, for some reason, we suddenly encountered a group of Japanese soldiers on a rural mission. The supply trucks caught their attention, and to cover the convoy, another comrade and I deliberately drew their attention. Then the Japanese soldiers chased after us. When they were about to catch up, we discussed that it would be better to split up than to die together, so at least one of us could survive... But the Japanese soldiers chased after us in their direction. I hid in that area until dark before running in their direction, but I didn't see anyone, nor did I see any bodies... I knew it was probably a bad situation, but..."

“You don’t need to feel guilty. We who fought the Japanese had long expected this day to come, hadn’t we?” Sha Yanxiao comforted him.

"Of course I know, but he's my neighbor. We grew up together, practically naked. I don't know how to explain this to his parents..." Deng Jun said, lowering his head and closing his eyes in anguish.

Everyone in the room was silent.

After a while, Commander Deng let out a sigh of relief, suppressing his grief, and said with a renewed spirit, "Let's plan how to transport the supplies back. By the way, I went to see Grandpa Zhang, and he said, 'Mr. Wu, where did you take the supplies? Are they safe?'"

"Safety is a warehouse in an abandoned factory. It was found for me by Manager Liu of the hotel in the Aiqun Building. Our security team and your comrades are guarding it there now. I brought them some dry rations this morning."

"Can this Manager Liu be trusted? He seems glib to me."

“It’s alright. I sent Ah Si to his house. We have his wife, children, and elderly parents all under our control. Even if he wanted to inform on us, he wouldn’t dare.”

Deng Jun paused for a moment, then frowned. Sha Yanxiao could tell that he didn't like this approach, so he smoothed things over by saying, "Forget it, now is not the time to worry about this. Let's hurry up and get the supplies back, arrange for them to get on their way back. The comrades at home are getting impatient."