A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 876: Capturing Song Xichen

"I want to ask Song Xichen to come out and talk." Sha Yanxiao said.

"No." Gui'er said subconsciously. After she finished speaking, she saw Sha Yanxiao's face turn from sunny to cloudy. She quickly added: "It really has nothing to do with Brother Song."

"I wouldn't say this without evidence. In order not to implicate you, I didn't order someone to arrest him immediately. I've already given you face. Did he instill something in you before, so that you would take the blame for him when something happens, you bastard?" Sha Yanxiao wanted to eat Song Xichen alive.

"No, brother is really not like that." Gui'er was so anxious that she was about to cry. She didn't know what else she could do to prevent other comrades from being implicated.

Sha Yanxiao looked at her anxiously flushed face and felt a little distressed. He raised his hand to touch her, but was afraid of scaring her again, so he withdrew his hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't arrest him, but we have to have a solution for this matter, especially before Big Brother finds out. Otherwise, if he exposes it, it will be the end of us all."

"Then you don't plan to deal with Brother Song?" Gui'er couldn't believe it and asked cautiously.

"My attitude towards the revolutionary party has always been to keep out of other people's business. As long as it's good for the country, I don't care. But this cannot be made public after all. This matter has implicated you. If you investigate further, you will not be able to escape responsibility." Sha Yanxiao sighed and reached out to touch Gui'er's head tentatively. Gui'er did not reject it, and he finally felt relieved.

After the two men had reached an agreement, they returned to their own courtyard. Although the servants in the courtyard were still busy with their own things as usual, they couldn't help but secretly turn their heads to observe what was going on between the two men.

Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "You're tired. Go and rest for a while. I'll come up after dinner and ask you to leave together."

Guier knew that whatever she was doing was useless, so she had to go back to her room obediently. She had just changed her clothes and lay down to take a nap when Dingxiang pushed the door open.

She was holding some fruit and milk tea. After putting them down, she observed Gui'er and said in surprise, "Miss, you were crying just now. Your eyes are red. What happened? Did you have a fight with the young master?"

Gui'er stammered, "Nothing more. Just some small things, and now we've talked about it."

Ding Xiang said in surprise, "Brother Cheng was worried about something and asked me to come and ask you. It's strange. Since you were a child, the young master has never been willing to let you suffer any injustice. Why is it such a big deal this time? What happened?"

Gui'er thought Ah Cheng might have guessed something. But she didn't want to tell so many people. If it got out, it would be all over. So she forced a smile and said, "It's really not a big deal. It's just a small matter. We've already talked about it. I want to rest for a while. You go first."

After Dingxiang left, Guier lay on her bed with her clothes on, thinking about the matter over and over again, but still couldn't find a solution.

She also thought that since Sha Yanxiao promised her that he would not arrest Song Xichen, he had never lied to her since childhood, and this time should be no exception. While thinking this, she fell asleep.

After finishing his meal, Sha Yanxiao took a rest before coming to Guier's room. In the past, he would just push the door open and he had the key, but this time he was hesitant. He just saw that the girl was scared by him, and he was filled with guilt. How could he do such a stupid thing? He had raised her in the palm of his hand.

He knocked on the door gently twice, but there was no response. He opened his mouth to call out when he suddenly found Dingxiang quietly looking up from downstairs. He used to go directly into Guier's room, so being so cautious now would definitely seem strange. After hesitating for a moment, he pushed open the door.

Gui'er fell asleep on the bed without even changing her clothes. She slept very soundly, her little mouth slightly open and making slight breathing sounds. Sha Yanxiao breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat down on the edge of the bed. He looked at Gui'er's sleeping face and was reluctant to wake her up.

"Master, didn't you say you wanted to take the young lady out? Do you want to prepare some food?"

Dingxiang spoke loudly as she pushed the door open and walked in.

Sha Yanxiao frowned and was about to ask her to speak more quietly, but it was too late. Gui'er frowned slightly and opened her eyes.

Sha Yanxiao held his breath. He was worried that Gui'er would be frightened when she saw him next to her.

"Well...Brother, have you eaten?" Guier asked while stretching.

Sha Yanxiao was so happy that he almost cried. It was great that Guier did not react with stress or fear because of his reckless behavior.

"Now that you're awake, let's go. Your clothes are all wrinkled. Change them." Sha Yanxiao said and went downstairs first.

Guier finally came to her senses at this time, quickly changed her clothes and went downstairs.

When the two of them were leaving, Ah Cheng approached and asked attentively, "Master, do you need me to accompany you?"

Sha Yanxiao shook his head and said, "No need, Dali will follow."

They drove around the city and finally came to a remote inn on the outskirts of the city. Guier looked up at this simple inn. The lobby on the first floor was a restaurant, the second floor had private rooms, and the third floor was the accommodation. Although three-story buildings were considered tall in that era, only the outer shell and a few pillars were made of bricks, while the floor was paved with wooden boards, and the roof was covered with green tiles. From a distance, it looked just like an ordinary house, except for the half-new sign hanging above the door on the first floor with the words "Ke Man Lou" written on it, which made people notice that this was a restaurant and inn.

Gui'er was just wondering why she came here when the shopkeeper came out to greet her. He bowed and said to Sha Yanxiao with a smile on his face, "You're here. Come in, please. The private room is ready."

Sha Yanxiao nodded, and took Dali and Guier straight to the innermost private room on the second floor.

"This is a checkpoint specially set up by the young master to observe whether there are any suspicious people entering the city." Dali explained to Guier.

Sha Yanxiao said to Dali, "Are you ready?"

Dali said, "Okay, they should be here soon."

As he was speaking, the door was pushed open and two strangers walked in, carrying a man wearing a hood.

Gui'er saw that the hooded man looked very familiar. The escort said to Sha Yanxiao, "Boss, the man is here."

Sha Yanxiao nodded, and the two men took off their hoods. Gui'er exclaimed, it was Song Xichen.

"Brother, how could you do this? Didn't you promise me..."

"Guier, sit here and don't make a sound, or I'll shoot him dead."