A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 735: Risky Warning to Comrades

Arriving near the Cafe des Lices, Gui'er found a secluded corner and quietly waited for Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie to appear. A moment later, she saw Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie accompanying Teacher Meng. The three of them pretended to be calm as they walked towards the Cafe des Lices. Gui'er took a deep breath, tightly gripped the pistol hidden in her pocket, and quietly followed them.

Along the way, Gui'er kept a safe distance from them, vigilantly observing their surroundings. After they entered the cafe, Gui'er waited outside for a while, making sure there were no suspicious people around before cautiously entering. She found a seat where she could observe Miss Shen and the others, ordered a cup of coffee, and didn't dare take her eyes off them.

The cafe was bustling with activity. Teacher Meng sat inside, next to two strangers, and across from them sat Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie. They seemed to be chatting, but in reality, they were all paying attention to the surroundings.

Shopkeeper Zhang was also well prepared. She wore heavy makeup and a high-end velvet cheongsam, looking like a lady of high status. She was completely unrecognizable as the chef Zhang who usually made dim sum in the kitchen.

Gui'er did not enter the cafe. She was dressed in disguise today, wearing sweatpants and sneakers, looking very fashionable. She also wore a men's top hat, hiding her hair in the hat, and specially got a pair of black-framed glasses. If you didn't look closely, she looked a bit like a young master from a wealthy family riding a bicycle for a stroll. She also bought a newspaper, rode on the bicycle, leaned against a lamppost on the street, pretending to read the newspaper, but her eyes were actually looking at the situation in the cafe.

She saw Shopkeeper Zhang slowly walking towards Teacher Meng and the others with a smile, then he said a few words and sat down. Not long after they sat down and talked, everyone stood up, paid the bill and prepared to leave. Guier breathed a sigh of relief and looked around to see that there was no suspicious person. Teacher Meng had left safely, so the matter was over.

Just when she was about to calm down, she suddenly saw Gao Zinong and a few others appear outside the Café de Café. They had just gotten off a car. She quickly parked her bicycle and hid behind the pillar under the arcade. Although she had changed into clothes that she rarely wore and put on a hat that covered her entire face, he was an acquaintance after all, and she couldn't guarantee that the other party would not recognize him.

She hid behind a pillar and observed for a while, and found that Gao Zinong was different from usual. When he got out of the car, he shook his clothes. The people with him looked at his expression, and he looked very stylish.

Gao Zinong did not go directly into the Café de Caesar. Instead, he sent a man who looked like a younger brother in from outside.

The younger brother walked to the door, took a look inside, and came out again. He whispered a few words in Gao Zinong's ear. Gao Zinong waved his hand, and the three or four people he brought with him quickly dispersed.

The more Gui'er looked, the more she felt something was wrong, but if she showed up now to warn people, wouldn't that directly prove that she was a revolutionary?

She looked around anxiously and suddenly saw a little boy of 7 or 8 years old playing with a slingshot not far away. A middle-aged man in a small grocery store nearby said to him, "If you want to play with a slingshot, stay away and don't break anything."

The boy walked towards Guier.

Gui'er was desperate to make a living. Seeing the middle-aged man busy greeting customers, she squatted down and said to the boy, "Brother, you're playing with a slingshot. I'll buy you some candy. Can you help me use the slingshot to hit the window of the cafe across the street? If you can aim well and hit it, I'll give you two candies. If you can't, I'll give you one."

"I can definitely hit it, but my dad won't let me. He said I have to pay for it."

"Don't be afraid of that. You can't break it by hitting it with this." Guier quickly took out a palm-sized notebook that she usually carried with her, tore off two pages of paper from it, crumpled it into a ball and handed it to the little boy.

"Here, hit the middle pane. If you can hit the spot where the plump woman in a cheongsam is sitting, I'll give you two copper coins. If you miss, I'll only give you one."

"Just watch!" The boy put a ball of paper on the rubber band of the slingshot, stretched it to its full length, aimed through one eye, and released it. The ball flew over in an instant, hitting Teacher Meng right on the glass next to the table where they were sitting, startling them all.

"Here's the money, run!" Gui'er threw down two copper coins and rode her bike into the alley. The little boy picked up the copper coins and ran back to his shop.

Guier knew that what happened just now would definitely attract the attention of Teacher Meng and the others. As long as they saw those spies, they would probably try to escape.

She rode her bike around the alley several times, looked back, and saw that no one was chasing her. After hesitating for a moment, she bravely got on her bike and rode back to the vicinity of the Café de Café.

This time, she didn't dare to show up there directly. After observing for a while, she found that there was a dance hall opposite the Café de Café. The main entrance was on the side facing the street, and the other side was the back door for the kitchen and staff to enter and exit. She parked her bicycle and ran in through the back door while no one was paying attention.

The first floor is a dance hall with a bar, a dance floor, and many seats arranged around it. At this time, a song and dance performance was being performed on the small stage next to the dance floor.

Gui'er had never been to this place before, and she was a little afraid that she would be kicked out.

At this time, a dancer came towards her. Seeing her, she was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Young Master, you look unfamiliar. This is your first time here. Do you want me to take you for a walk?"

Guier was stunned for two seconds before she realized that the other party was calling her. Then she remembered that she was wearing imported sweatpants, sneakers, and a white shirt. Even in a big city, there were not many people dressed like this. It was obvious that she was from a wealthy family, and she had the style of a very wealthy person.

The dancer came forward and was about to put her arm around her. Guier quickly took out a few small-denomination bills and handed them to her, saying, "I want to go to the second floor, where I can see the scenery on the street."

The dancer quickly took the money and said enthusiastically: "You want to see the scenery, right? That's easy, just follow me." Then she took her to the balcony on the second floor.

Gui'er looked down and saw that the street was very quiet. Gao Zinong and several of his spies had disappeared. She continued to look in the direction of the Café de Caesar and found through the glass window that Manager Zhang and Teacher Meng were also gone.

"What are you looking at?" The dancer, probably because Gui'er gave her a tip and she was dressed very high-end and fashionable, thought she was a fat sheep and was trying to find a topic to talk about.