Transmigrated into a poor peasant family, lacking clothes and food, life is hard enough, why must she also be schemed against by her only relative?
So she's not their biological child, wh...
Logically speaking, anyone who sits outside a prison gate waiting for someone for no reason is most likely someone with a relative inside who is trying to find them for some reason.
But this child is too young. Whose child is this? The adults are really careless. How could they let such a young girl come alone?
Ying Boda's first reaction was a negative attitude towards Jiang Qiao's parents, deeming them extremely irresponsible.
Jiang Qiao smiled, then stood up. "Uncle Ying, may I call you that?"
Ying Boda nodded and looked Jiang Qiao up and down. "Young lady, what brings you here?"
He was really curious about the little girl in front of him. She was young, but she spoke clearly and confidently, and she wasn't timid at all. He just couldn't understand what kind of parents could raise such a child.
Anyway, he believed that his own child could not compare to other people's children.
Jiang Qiao had no idea that Ying Boda was thinking so much; she needed to hurry up and get down to business.
"Uncle Ying, I have something important to discuss with you. This is not the place to talk. Let's get in the car and go into the city to talk."
Ying Boda was taken aback. "You didn't come to me because of your family members inside?"
Jiang Qiao smiled faintly, "That's just one reason. I have other things to do. This matter is very important, and if it's not dealt with quickly, it might implicate you. Let's go."
Ying Boda was full of questions, but the little girl remained silent. He didn't know what the child was up to.
Even after getting in the car, Jiang Qiao didn't say a word. Ying Boda was anxious. What if the girl followed him all the way home?
"Little girl, I know your name, but I can't just keep calling you 'little girl, little girl,' can I?"
Jiang Qiao sat down next to Ying Boda with a calm expression. "You can just call me Jiang Qiao. I know you have a lot of questions, but I can't answer them right now, and it's not convenient here. Even if I asked you something, I'm afraid you wouldn't want to talk about it here."
And so, the two of them arrived in the city. Ying Boda was almost home, but the young girl still hadn't revealed why she was looking for him, and he was starting to lose his composure.
For the first time, he felt he had met his match. This girl didn't seem to follow his usual tactics at all; no matter what he said, she wouldn't answer.
"Comrade Jiang Qiao, do you mean you want to come home with me?"
Jiang Qiao smiled faintly, "I would like to visit your home, but we have important business to attend to. You will accompany me, as this matter involves you."
This time, Ying Boda was too lazy to deal with Jiang Qiao; this young girl was no simpleton.
His face immediately darkened. "Jiang Qiao, speak your mind, or I'm leaving."
Jiang Qiao glanced at him and wrote two words on his hand. Upon seeing these two words, Ying Boda broke out in a cold sweat.
His expression turned tense. "Little girl, where are you going?"
He wasn't afraid the little girl would cause trouble, but rather he was shocked that such a young girl would discuss such topics with him; it was unbelievable.
Jiang Qiao coldly uttered three words: "Public Security Bureau".
Ying Boda blinked and immediately understood what Jiang Qiao meant. "Yes, that's where we should go. Come on, I'll go with you."
Ying Boda didn't think the young girl was looking for him just to accompany him on this trip. He suspected there was something wrong with his workplace; otherwise, why would she need him? She could have just come directly.
Once inside the police station, Jiang Qiao watched Ying Boda greet the police officers and blinked. She realized that he had gone back to his hometown.
No wonder prison guard Liu said that the new warden was transferred from the county town; apparently, he came from a police background. But that makes things easier.
For safety reasons, Jiang Qiao directly requested to see the bureau chief.
Ying Boda nodded. "No problem, come with me."
When they arrived at the director's office, the director was there. Upon seeing Ying Boda, the two were clearly old acquaintances. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ying Boda introduced Jiang Qiao.
The bureau chief was dumbfounded. How could such a young child come to report a spy?
Jiang Qiao nodded to the other party. "Comrade Director, may I talk to Uncle Ying about something first, and then we can talk about what I need to say, okay?"
The director nodded, sat down and poured water for the two of them, and then Jiang Qiao asked about Gu Zhengkai.
"Gu Zhengkai?"
Before Ying Boda could react, the director spoke first, "Wait, Gu Kai, Gu Zhengkai, why do these two names sound so familiar?"
"Old Ying, these two people can't be the same person, can they? I remember this Gu Kai used to be a Japanese translator?"
Ying Boda was also taken aback; he hadn't expected his old friend to know Gu Zhengkai.
"Hey Lao Cui, how do you know Gu Kai? Well, you're absolutely right, those two people really are the same person. I've been researching him lately."
Tell me, how did you meet Gu Kai?
Speaking of what happened back then, the director was very excited. "Gu Kai helped us a lot back then. Our detachment was short of medical supplies, and many of our comrades were unable to receive treatment because of their injuries. I was tasked with buying medicine and leading people down the mountain."
As you know, the Japanese were very strict about inspecting these medicines back then. We went to many places, but no one would sell them to us.
There was one shop that sold the medicine, but the owner was a spy for the Japanese. After we bought the medicine, the Japanese surrounded and intercepted us. Fortunately, we met Gu Kai, who helped us a lot, helped us escape the Japanese search, and safely escorted us out of the city.
Because they received the medicine, many soldiers received timely treatment. To be honest, Gu Kai was truly a good person. I never expected a translator to do such a thing. At the time, I even had some doubts—could he be one of our comrades?
The two were so engrossed in their conversation that they completely ignored Jiang Qiao. It wasn't until Ying Boda finished learning about the situation that he remembered there was someone sitting in front of him.
Then, changing the subject, she first asked Jiang Qiao, "Comrade Jiang Qiao, can you tell me why you mentioned Gu Zhengkai? What is your relationship with him?"
“I don’t know him, but I know his father. I was asked by the old man to come and find him because the old man hasn’t received a letter from his son in a long time, so he asked me to come and see what happened.”
My family members are really too busy to come here, so I had no choice but to come in person. But when I arrived, they wouldn't let me in to visit him. That's why I came to you. I just want to ask why no one is allowed to see Gu Zhengkai and why he can't communicate with his family.
Do you know that he only has an elderly father and his son living together? The old man is old and the young man is young. What are they supposed to do?
There has to be a reason for everything, right? It's true that he used to be a translator, but as the director just said, so what if he was a translator?
He was in Cao Cao's camp but his heart was with Han. He didn't do anything to harm the country or the people, did he?
He's helped people in our area, so why not let his family know about him?