A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 601 Duanmu Heng personally admitted that he knew Sanjing

Song Xichen was amused by Gui'er and said with a smile: "Children should not worry about adult matters. You have been out long enough, go back quickly."

Gui'er nodded, picked up the remaining cookies, and ate them as she walked out of Song Xichen's office, greeting everyone along the way. Everyone in the police station urged her to come back more often when she had time. Gui'er readily agreed. Although she knew she didn't know when she would be able to come here again because of her status, she still missed the friendly atmosphere here.

Guier had just come out of the police station and had not walked far when she was still immersed in a happy mood.

"Miss Gui'er, what a coincidence, why are you here too?" Gui'er was startled when she heard the familiar voice and turned around suddenly.

It turned out to be Duanmu Heng. He was wearing a light grey gown with a hint of blue today, looking very elegant.

Gui'er was so frightened that she stood there for two seconds before she realized that this place was not far from the police station. He might have been following her. Gui'er couldn't help but be alert in her heart. However, she had a legitimate reason to come here. Song Xichen had a connection with the Marshal's Mansion and was a frequent customer of Liu's Pharmacy. No matter how you looked at it, it was impeccable and should be justified. Thinking of this, Gui'er forced a smile and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Duanmu. I was wondering who it was. Why are you here?"

Duanmu Heng smiled and said, "I went to meet with the principal of St. Mary's Girls' School today. I'm going to apply for the position of Chinese teacher there."

St. Mary's Girls' High School was indeed nearby, which sounded reasonable. However, Gui'er didn't let her guard down. She pretended to be concerned and asked, "Oh, I know that school. It's pretty good. Have you decided to teach there?"

Duanmu Heng said confidently, "It should be pretty close. After all, I'm a Chinese teacher in a middle school in Shanghai, so I'm quite experienced."

Gui'er rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Congratulations, but Shanghai is a big city. The treatment there should be much better than here. Wouldn't it be better for you to stay there? I heard that your family has a wide network of contacts there, and you even know a lot of foreign friends. There are also many schools there, unlike here where there are only a few and the selection is limited."

Duanmu Heng looked at Gui'er sincerely and said, "That's because the Marshal said his children can't be too far away from him, so I had no choice but to find a job and settle down here. I hope this sincerity can move the Marshal and make us happy."

Gui'er was very embarrassed. She looked around. This time, Sha Yanxiao didn't show up. She cleared her throat and changed the subject. "I heard you guys know so many foreign friends over there. You must know a lot of interesting things. Can you tell me about them? I've never been abroad, so I don't know any foreigners."

Duanmu Heng was very happy to see Gui'er initiate the conversation this time, so he started to talk. "It's nothing, actually. Most foreigners in China can speak a few words of Chinese, and some are even experts on China. I know people from the UK, the US, and Japan. Their living habits and concepts are completely different from ours, which is really quite interesting."

When Gui'er heard about Japan, she was moved. She remembered Song Xichen saying that the Duanmu family knew Mitsui, the owner of Mitsui & Co., so why not take this opportunity to test him? So she asked, "Oh, you also know Japanese people? The Japanese are so powerful. Many of my classmates who experienced the Shanghai January 1.28th Incident are still scared when they talk about it."

Duanmu Heng smiled and said, "That's just a game between countries. It has nothing to do with ordinary people like us. Most of the Japanese people I know are very friendly and kind."

"Really? Are they the parents of students in the school where you teach?" Guier asked this deliberately, because, as far as she knew, the Japanese in Shanghai had opened their own schools for their children, so Japanese children generally did not go to Chinese schools.

Sure enough, Duanmu Heng said, "No, my parents are in business. They mainly interact with some friends in the business world. A considerable number of them are foreign businessmen, including Japanese. They are mainly senior executives and bosses of banks and companies, such as Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Daiken Co., Ltd."

Gui'er didn't expect that Duanmu Heng would actually say the name of Mitsui & Co. so gorgeously. She glanced at his expression.

Duanmu Heng was actually looking at her. Gui Er didn't know if he was testing her on purpose or if he just said it unintentionally, so she quickly said with a smile, "Then can you understand everything they say? That's amazing."

The two walked and talked until they returned to the Zhenxiu Workshop. Shopkeeper Liu saw them from afar. He was stunned for a moment as they walked back, then quickly ran out to catch Gui'er and said, "What took you so long, kid? I asked you to deliver some medicine, but it took you so long?" Then he glanced at Duanmu Heng and said expressionlessly, "You've even bothered Master Duanmu to deliver it. How dare you."

Gui Er was afraid that she would worry too much and reveal her true identity, so she quickly said, "Yes, I ran into Mr. Duanmu on the way back from delivering the medicine, and he brought me back."

Shopkeeper Zhang relaxed a little after hearing this and said to Duanmu Heng with a smile, "So that's how it is. Master Duanmu, why don't you come sit in the shop for a while?"

Duanmu Heng did not refuse and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you, Manager Zhang."

Shopkeeper Zhang was just being polite. Her place sold embroidery pieces and all the customers were female. She had thought Duanmu Heng would be tactful, but when she saw that he actually agreed, she rolled her eyes slightly, but still invited him into the store to sit down.

Gui'er had just returned to the store when Shopkeeper Liu looked over and saw Duanmu Heng was there too. He quickly came over and said to her, "Guier, we're short-staffed right now. Go to the back and help pound and mix the medicine."

Guier agreed, rolled up her sleeves and came to Liu's Pharmacy, picked up the customer's prescription and helped to prepare the medicine. After preparing it, she took some of the medicine that needed to be crushed and pounded it. At this time, there were indeed a lot of people in the pharmacy, and they didn't stop for a moment.

After finally seeing off a wave of customers, they returned to the Zhenxiufang. Duanmu Heng had already left. Shopkeeper Zhang said, "I sent him away. How did you come back with him? Did you really run into him on the way back?"

Gui Er frowned and said, "I'm not sure either. Anyway, he stopped me halfway after I left the police station. However, the Song family has a close relationship with the Marshal's Mansion, and everyone in Jiangcheng knows it. Director Song is also a frequent customer of our pharmacy. These are all well-known. I don't think he would be able to find any reason even if he saw it."

"You're right." At some point, Shopkeeper Liu came over and said, "But he seems to be pursuing you relentlessly. You should always be vigilant."

Gui'er nodded and told Manager Zhang and Manager Liu the information she had just heard from Song Xichen and the words she had asked Duanmu Heng on the way.

Shopkeeper Zhang's eyes widened. "So, that means they're definitely traitors. What a shame they can't just be eliminated. You need to be more careful, since you'll have to face them all the time."