Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 107 The head is somewhat diseased
Seeing that Cao Weida was serious, Tong Mazi struggled violently and screamed pitifully, "Master Cao, Master Cao, spare me, spare me! I was just blowing out the lamp, blowing out the lamp!"

"I'll talk, I'll talk! I'll confess everything! A total of 16,000 silver dollars, plus 20 small yellow croakers and 3 large yellow croakers, which I hid in three different places. This is truly all my possessions. I've really confessed everything, Master Cao, please spare my life!"

"If you spare me, I'll hand over all this money!"

"Damn it, he really wasn't honest! He dared to play tricks on Brother Cao!" Little Ears' eyes flashed with ferocity as he raised his knee towards the stomach.

Boom~~
"Ugh~~"

Little Ears really went all out this time, almost knocking out Tong Mazi's leftovers. His back was bent into a bow shape, and if he hadn't been supported, he probably would have been lying on the ground and unable to get up.

You should know that Little Ears owns a wrestling gym and is a wrestling expert himself.

Don't let his thin and short stature fool you; he's incredibly strong.

Otherwise, do you really think you can win over a bunch of brothers just by being loyal?

In the world of gangsters, if you don't have some skills, you'll never have the chance to be loyal to others!

Seeing him bend over, Little Ears grabbed his hair and pulled him up, saying coldly:

"Tell me exactly where you hid the money, or I'll have plenty of ways to deal with you, making you wish you were dead!"

Tong Mazi was filled with regret. He regretted that he had been so blinded by greed that he wanted to make a quick buck before leaving.

If he hadn't been greedy, none of this would have happened; he could have easily...

Two hours later.

Cao Weida's study in Maozi Hutong.

"Brother Cao, everything has been moved. Is that Tong Mazi?" Little Ears waved his hand at his neck.

"No, he's still useful." Cao Weida leisurely puffed on his cigarette. How could he bear to waste such a good scapegoat? These days, finding someone who deserves to be torn to pieces isn't easy. We have to learn to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and make use of what's useless.

"Lock him up and keep an eye on him," he said, glancing at the pile of sacks in the corner and pointing with his chin. "There are three thousand silver dollars there. Take them and let the brothers divide them among themselves. You take another two thousand, and give three hundred to Lianhu as a congratulatory gift from me, the half-matchmaker. Once my sister-in-law marries into the family, I won't give any gifts."

"Oh, then I'll thank Brother Cao on behalf of my brothers and my brother!" Little Ears beamed with joy. From the beginning, he hadn't asked about the money or valuables because he believed that Brother Cao would definitely not treat them unfairly.

As expected, Brother Cao was as generous as ever!
dong dong dong~~
"Enter."

"master."

"what's up."

The old woman held a letter in her hand. "Master, someone just delivered a letter and asked me to give it to you personally."

Cao Weida took the letter, opened it, glanced at it, and raised an eyebrow: "I understand. You can go out now."

"Little Ears, tell Xiangzi to prepare the rickshaw."

"Brother Cao, are you going out?"

"Yes, I really need to go out."

Inside a treasure chest in a restaurant.

Cao Weida sat down and said to Xu Jingge, who was disguised, with displeasure, "What's the matter that's so urgent? You're informing me so rashly, which puts me in great danger, do you know that?"

"Jingzhe, don't be angry, I have no other choice." Xu Jingge said in a deep voice, "Something has happened at Beiping Station, and we need your help."

"Fuck you!" Cao Weida really wanted to curse. What business is it of mine if you guys get into trouble? I'm just an unofficial employee, and I was forced onto this bus.

Well, now that something's wrong, they only think of him. Are they really treating him like a beast of burden?

He sulked for a while, but in the end he didn't curse. After all, he was a big shot after the victory of the War of Resistance, so he had to give him some face. But his tone was definitely not so friendly: "Speak, what happened?"

Xu Jingge understood Cao Weida's dissatisfaction. He smiled wryly to himself; if he had a better way, he really didn't want to trouble Cao Weida with everything, making himself feel embarrassed.

"These past few days, the Japanese have been conducting a major purge. A liaison point in Beiping was exposed and destroyed. That bastard leader of the first action group even went to spend the night in the Eight Great Hutongs and was caught on the spot by the military police headquarters. Then, just the day before yesterday, the leader of the fourth action group was also arrested."

"Holy crap!" Cao Weida was nearly going crazy. Was this some kind of operation, or was this some kind of children's game?!

What kind of time is this? Knowing that martial law is in effect in Beiping, they still go out and have fun. They're courting death!
"Do they know my identity?" This was his biggest concern. If they did, he would have to consider whether he should run away.

Xu Jingge quickly assured him, "Don't worry, no one in our operations department knows your identity except me." Whew, thank goodness, Xu Jingge wasn't as brain-dead as that first team leader. "So, what do you want me to do?"

“The leader of the third group knows a lot about the operations department and is very familiar with the captain of the third group’s operations team. He may also have the personnel list of the third group’s operations team. In order to avoid greater losses, the superiors have instructed that we either rescue him or eliminate the leader of the third group.”

Cao Weida couldn't help but chuckle. What a coincidence! If he had been captured by someone else, he really wouldn't have had any good solutions. But as long as it was the Military Police Headquarters or the Matsui Special Service Agency, things would be much simpler.

But at the same time, I was also a little annoyed. The Military Intelligence Bureau really didn't care about my life.

He only got in touch with Fujita and the others by chance, and even got on the same ship. If it weren't for this connection, would he have been asked to carry out an assassination?

The person must be locked up at the military police headquarters. Who has the ability to carry out an assassination?

Do you really think he has three heads and six arms?
He looked at Xu Jingge with an unfriendly expression. "So what do you mean by notifying me? Didn't you say before that the intelligence system in Beiping had been severely damaged? How come there are suddenly three action groups? Not only are you treating me like a thief, but you're also trying to make a fool of me?"

“Jingzhe, don’t misunderstand, I absolutely didn’t mean to play a trick on you.” Xu Jingge quickly explained, “Our intelligence system in Beiping was indeed severely damaged, but the action team still has a structure, though only a few remain.”

"It's because our intelligence system in Beiping has been severely damaged that we are now completely in the dark and have no way to do anything."

“The leader of the third group knows too many secrets of the action team. If he betrays us, it will be a devastating blow to the action team in Beiping.”

Cao Wei Da was so angry he laughed. "So you're just trying to take advantage of me, huh? Are you made of stone? Don't you know you should run away?"

Xu Jingge said awkwardly, "We've already evacuated, but if the leader of Group Three betrays us, it's equivalent to all the members of Groups One and Three having to evacuate. It will be extremely difficult to rebuild them, so..."

Cao Weida couldn't help but roll his eyes. These Military Intelligence Bureau agents were really damn bastards. They were good at getting things done, but they were also experts at causing trouble.

"The officer who came up with this idea is absolutely brilliant."

Xu Jingge chuckled awkwardly. In truth, he also felt that the order was excessive, but there was nothing he could do. As long as the higher-ups gave the order, the people below would run themselves ragged. Once an order was issued from the office, those below could only risk their lives to carry it out.

As for how easy or difficult the task is, and how confident they are in completing it, their superiors don't care.

"So what exactly do you want me to do? You can't expect me to carry Browning to the military police headquarters to assassinate him, can you?"

Xu Jingge fell silent for a moment, while Cao Weida's eyes widened in shock. He exclaimed, "Damn it, you really intend to do this?! You really think my life doesn't matter?! You son of a bitch!"

For a time, birds sang and flowers bloomed.

Although it was humiliating to be verbally abused by Cao Wei Da, and the insults were quite harsh, at least there was no one else around, so at least some face was saved.

He knew he was in the wrong, so he smiled sheepishly and tried to appease him: "Don't be upset. This is a task given by our superiors. We have no choice."

"In the entire intelligence system of Beiping, only you have free access to the Gendarmerie Headquarters. If there were any other way, I wouldn't have asked you."

"Furthermore, this wasn't my decision; it was the order from above. As soldiers, our duty is to obey orders."

"For what? Do you think I'm an idiot, so easily fooled?"

"Also, I'm not a soldier, don't try to flatter me, I don't buy it!"

"Easy for you to say. If you're so capable, why don't you let those office workers do it?"

"What do they think this is? This is occupied territory!! They dared to carry out an assassination right under their noses, at the military police headquarters. I just want to ask, are their heads filled with shit?!"

Xu Jingge wanted to say that he also felt these superiors were somewhat mentally unstable, but despite his doubts, questions, and even his criticisms, he still had to complete the tasks without fail, because he was a soldier.

He felt quite guilty, believing that he had put Cao Wei Da in danger.

Xu Jingge looked ashamed and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, but don't worry, I was already prepared the moment I received the mission."

"I'll go with you on this assassination mission; I won't let you fight alone!"

These words touched Cao Wei Da to some extent.

Without his connections, this assassination attempt would have been virtually certain death, yet even so, Xu Jingge resolutely insisted on going along.
As the head of the operations department, Xu Jingge didn't actually need to take any risks.

In an instant, Cao Weida's urge to curse dissipated considerably. He sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You field workers have it tough too. I know the responsibility for this doesn't actually lie with you."

"Alright, since you're being so kind, I'll tell you the truth. This doesn't need to be so complicated. I have a way to get him out."

(End of this chapter)