A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1130 Follow-up

Dingxiang went back to the kitchen and prepared some more food. She said to Gui'er, "Miss, you must be hungry. Have some food first."

Gui'er did feel a bit hungry at this point. Seeing that there were several people guarding the courtyard, she felt a little more at ease and invited Acheng to sit down and eat as well.

He then said to Sister-in-law Ying, "Sister-in-law Ying, the brothers guarding the gate outside probably haven't had dinner either. Go and make some steamed buns and mantou to fill their stomachs. If there's any meat or vegetable, make some of that too. We don't need any wine."

The leading gatekeeper clasped his hands in a fist and said, "You're too kind, Miss."

Wu Mingqiang returned from outside around 8 or 9 p.m., still driving the same car, but the windows had been replaced.

Gui'er, Dingxiang, and Acheng quickly went to greet them.

Gui'er asked, "How is it? Have you found out? What happened?"

Wu Mingqiang sighed, shook his head, and said, "Oh, what a misunderstanding. The White Tiger Gang was planning to ambush their enemy's daughter, but your car just happened to be there, Miss. Their enemy's driver and his wife were about your age, so they mistook you for someone else and chased after them, starting to fight. It wasn't until A-Cheng pulled out a gun that they realized something was wrong. Well, I had someone investigate and they found out. They realized they were wrong and felt really bad. They even paid for the car window repair and gave us some gold bars as compensation, plus this."

As he spoke, he took out a small rectangular rosewood box covered with mother-of-pearl patterns from his pocket. He opened it and inside was a necklace of emerald green and crystal clear jade and diamonds. It was made of jade and diamonds strung together alternately, and the pendant was a large pebble-shaped jade with a circle of small diamonds around it. It was obviously very valuable.

"Are you kidding me? They almost killed us, and you're just going to let it go with a little money?" Acheng said angrily.

“Yes, Miss’s hands are covered in scars. Look at this one, it’s so close to the pulse.” Dingxiang said with heartache as she picked up Gui’er’s simply bandaged hand.

Wu Mingqiang put down the box, carefully picked up Gui'er's hand and examined it, then asked softly, "Does it still hurt? I'll go out and get you some painkillers now."

Gui'er quickly said, "No need, they've all been bandaged. They're all minor injuries, not deep. I've seen them all. I just find it strange that they brought so many people to seek revenge, didn't a single one of them recognize the enemy they were looking for? How could they mistake that?"

“Yeah, I think that’s not right either, Qiang-ge, don’t let them fool you so easily,” A-Cheng said.

Wu Mingqiang sighed and said, "At first I didn't believe it either, but later when they called out their people, we found out that their boss hadn't actually ordered them to retaliate. It was one of their gang leaders who wanted to make a name for himself, so he led a group of newbies who didn't even know what the other party looked like. They only knew that the young lady and the driver passed by there every day, and since you happened to be passing by, they mistook you for them."

“I originally wanted to pursue this to the end, but Ah Cheng killed one of them. After all, this is Hong Kong. If we really investigate, it might end up with the police. Aren’t I still working for Long Xing? He’s a bit unhappy about me finding a patron on my own, so I thought I’d just let it go. It’s better to avoid trouble. Miss, could you please bear with this?”

"Why? Why should Miss be wronged?" Dingxiang shouted.

Gui'er was still a little uncomfortable, feeling that something was wrong. But this was Hong Kong, not Jiangcheng. If she had met an ordinary girl today, she would have died and that would have been the end of it. There would have been no need for apologies.

She sighed and said, "It's not easy for anyone. Since they've already apologized, let's just let it go."

Hearing her say that, Wu Mingqiang looked relieved and said with a smile, "The other party promised me that nothing like this would ever happen again. Miss, you can rest assured. However, you were frightened today, so we'll keep the people outside for now and send them away tomorrow."

Gui'er was also feeling quite tired at this point, so she said, "You decide what to do." Then she turned around and went upstairs.

Acheng hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said nothing.

The next day, Dingxiang advised Gui'er to take the day off and rest at home, but Gui'er didn't want to miss her studies, so she said, "I just injured my hand and I don't have anything else to do. I'm just idling at home anyway, so I might as well go to class. Besides, we have exams coming up soon."

Dingxiang had no choice but to give up. After Gui'er got into the car, she said to Wu Mingqiang, "Brother Qiang, why don't you go with Brother Cheng to see Miss off?"

Wu Mingqiang paused for a moment, hesitated for two seconds, and then asked Gui'er with a smile, "Miss, are you still scared? Do you need me to come with you?"

Gui'er dislikes troubling others, so she naturally said, "No need, Brother Cheng is enough. Besides, we're taking the usual route to school today, with lots of people and cars, so he won't mistake us."

Wu Mingqiang nodded and said with relief, "Then I won't go. That shop was so remote yesterday, and cars rarely go there, so it's no wonder they mistook it for something else. How about this, you don't need to go next time. I'll take your clothes to the tailor and ask him to knit them according to your measurements. I don't think there will be any mistakes. When I go to his shop, I'll pick up some yarn for you to choose a style. Acheng, be careful on the road and drive slowly."

Acheng nodded silently and started the car.

Once the car left their neighborhood and entered a regular road, Gui'er noticed that Acheng kept glancing at her through the rearview mirror, so she asked curiously, "What's wrong, Brother Acheng? Is there something you want to say?"

Ah Cheng opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Miss, I feel that something is wrong with this."

"What's wrong?"

"The White Tiger Gang's territory is under the jurisdiction of Longxing. Although the White Tiger Gang used to be under Ouyang Bao's control, Ouyang Bao is dead and now they are under Longxing's control. How dare they attack us?"

"Brother Wu said they mistook them for someone else."

Ah Cheng shook his head with a wry smile. "Miss, you don't know? Although you don't often show up in our shop, you only need to appear a few times around Brother Qiang, and then he tells the people around him that you're his boss. Then everyone will know. I don't believe those people in the White Tiger Gang wouldn't know. People in the underworld are most afraid of internal strife, like when their own people fight each other, so that's basically impossible."

"You mean, Brother Wu, you're hiding something from us? But if it's not the White Tiger Gang, then who could it be?"