Chapter 166: Xiao Ya’s Delighted Moment Amid The Japanese Army’s Artillery Barrage
On the other side of the Whampoa Dock port in Shanghai, Zhou Weiguo had not expected the cruise ship he was on to be so fast, actually arriving in Shanghai in just one week. Looking at Shanghai, which he had not seen for many years, it was still prosperous and bustling, and there were even more skyscrapers and prosperity than before.
Even the traffic congestion in the streets and alleys had increased a lot. Especially the skyscrapers on the Foreign Public Concession side, and the bustling and prosperous scene of people coming and going, made Zhou Weiguo feel that Shanghai had changed greatly.
Of course, there were still many familiar places that remained the same as before.
After getting off the cruise ship, Zhou Weiguo called a rickshaw alone and rode through the streets and alleys. He did not go straight back to his father’s home to see his father.
He wanted to first take a good look at Shanghai, which he had not seen for several years, and see how much it had changed.
He even wanted to see Xiao Ya before seeing his father.
At this moment, Xiao Ya was teaching at Fourth Girls’ Middle School in the capital Nanjing.
She had become a teacher.
Due to Zhou Wenhua’s appearance, Zhou Weiguo had learned through Zhou Wenhua’s intelligence network about the location of Fourth Girls’ Middle School in the capital Nanjing where Xiao Ya was teaching. They even exchanged letters or telegrams regularly.
Of course, what Zhou Weiguo did not know was that Zhou Wenhua had secretly dispatched some cloned intelligence officers to protect Xiao Ya in secret.
Because Zhou Wenhua knew very well this woman whom Zhou Weiguo liked.
After the city gate of the capital Nanjing was breached, she chose to commit suicide to avoid being captured alive by the Japanese people and subjected to brutal acts such as humiliation.
So for such a tragic character,
Zhou Wenhua finally decided to save her life.
So Xiao Ya’s personal safety was entirely under the surveillance of his cloned intelligence officer organization.
After seeing the busiest and most prosperous streets of Shanghai,
Zhou Weiguo began riding in a rented car,
heading to Fourth Girls’ Middle School in the capital Nanjing where Xiao Ya was.
Half a day later,
Zhou Weiguo arrived in the capital Nanjing.
By then, it was already dusk.
But Zhou Weiguo felt no fatigue at all. He wanted to see Xiao Ya right away.
Ever since Zhang Chu’s fake marriage with Chen Yi had left Zhou Weiguo heartbroken and disappointed,
he had completely accepted Xiao Ya’s place in his heart.
To speed things up,
he still had the car drive directly to the gate of Fourth Girls’ Middle School in the capital Nanjing before getting out, paying the fare, and letting the rental car leave.
“Is this the middle school where Xiao Ya teaches?”
“I wonder if, without giving her any prior notice, I return to the domestic front and give her a sudden meeting, whether she will be delighted?”
After getting out of the car,
Zhou Weiguo gazed at Fourth Girls’ Middle School in the capital Nanjing where Xiao Ya was,
and with excited emotions, showed a long-lost happy smile, murmuring to himself.
Then, he walked up and knocked on the gate of Fourth Girls’ Middle School.
Not long after,
after the gate guard of Fourth Girls’ Middle School notified Xiao Ya who was teaching,
Xiao Ya, puzzled about who it could be looking for her, hurriedly came out.
Because Zhou Weiguo had claimed to be her family,
that’s why Xiao Ya was so eager to come out and find out who it was.
“Weiguo?”
“Aren’t you in Berlin?”
“How did you come back? When did you return? Why didn’t you send me a telegram or give me a long-distance telephone notification?”
Upon seeing Zhou Weiguo, whom she had been thinking about day and night, suddenly appear before her like magic,
Xiao Ya was immediately surprised and dumbfounded, stunned in a daze.
But moments later,
she immediately became emotionally agitated, delighted with red-rimmed eyes, and said to Zhou Weiguo in a trembling voice.
“Because I wanted to give you a surprise!”
“How about it? Are you delighted?”
“I’m back! This time after returning, I won’t have to stay in that foreign land on the Berlin side anymore!”
Seeing Xiao Ya, who was emotionally out of control and running over to hug him,
Zhou Weiguo also hugged her and comforted her.
“You really don’t have to go abroad again?”
“I’ve been worried about you for years!”
“Sometimes, I wished I could immediately go to the Berlin side to find you!”
“If you weren’t undergoing military training there, I would have gone to the Europe side to find you long ago!”
Hearing this,
Xiao Ya, agitated and delighted, said.
“Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you?”
“Can we have dinner together tonight? After getting off the cruise ship in Shanghai, I came straight to find you without stopping!”
“I haven’t eaten anything! I’m hungry now!”
Zhou Weiguo continued to comfort her.
And inquired if they could have dinner together.
“Yes! I’ll ask the principal for leave! It should be fine!”
“The principal is still a pretty good person!”
Xiao Ya nodded and responded.
“Yes! I’ll wait for you!”
Zhou Weiguo also nodded.
So Xiao Ya immediately turned around and went back to school to ask the principal for leave.
While Zhou Weiguo stayed at the school gate waiting for the result.
At this moment in Yuanping City, the Student Army was also assisting the 29 Army inside the city and on the city walls with transporting ammunition and hand grenades for the operation.
“The Japanese people’s troops over there have a lot of artillery! Look, if they launch an attack, will we be bombed to death inside the city? I think I saw the Japanese people’s troops have a heavy artillery group too!!”
“It shouldn’t happen! The 29 Army has reinforced a lot of anti-air and anti-artillery bombardment defensive works inside the city. We should be safe if we take shelter there!”
“Oh no! The Japanese people’s artillery unit has started firing. I see cannonballs coming!”
“What! Terrible! Hurry to the defensive works for shelter! Damn Japanese people!”
However, while these Student Army members were busy with their tasks and discussing heatedly,
suddenly the Japanese people’s artillery unit launched an unavoidable sneak attack operation with artillery coverage bombardment.
