Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 150 Good and evil will be rewarded in the end

He wasn't lying to Li Xiangxiu; he had indeed contacted several Japanese officers to have dinner together that evening, including the Japanese officer named Kato Chizuru.

Kato Chizuru, that little Japanese soldier, was also a battalion commander. After Cao Weida explained the reason, Fujita Sosuke made a promise without hesitation that he would absolutely not let anyone touch Bai Jingqi, and said that he would definitely let Kato Chizuru attend the banquet that night.

Why was Fujita Sousuke so certain?

There's a reason for that.

In fact, many people don't know that the Military Police Headquarters is also divided into different departments.

The headquarters of the Japanese Army's China Garrison Military Police consisted of three departments: the headquarters of the Japanese Military Police and the special headquarters of the Beiping Military Police.

Specifically, the headquarters of the Chinese Garrison Military Police was subordinate to the commander of the Chinese Garrison Army.

The Japanese Military Police Headquarters is the core institution of the Japanese military police in the region. It has a business guidance and cooperation relationship with the Command of the Military Police of the Chinese Garrison Army, and together they are responsible for military police affairs in North China.

The Special Headquarters of the Beiping Gendarmerie was established to strengthen control over the Beiping area. It was commanded by the Headquarters of the Garrison Gendarmerie of the Guihua State and was responsible for military police duties, distributing pirated DVDs, and suppressing anti-Japanese activities in Beiping and the surrounding areas.

Simply put, the Special Headquarters of the Beiping Military Police was subordinate to the Command of the Military Police of the Chinese Garrison Army, while the Headquarters of the Military Police of this country was a cooperative entity and not subordinate to it.

Fujita Sōsuke was the commander of the garrison military police headquarters, while Kato Chizuru was the commander of the special Beiping military police headquarters.

To put it bluntly, Fujita Sousuke, as the captain, completely outclasses Kato Chizuru in both rank and authority.

Even because of their subordinate relationship, his words carried more weight than those of people from other units.

Cao Wei Da did not immediately agree, partly because he wanted to maximize the favor, but also because he was not 100% sure of success.

He had already made plans. If things didn't go as planned, he would follow the method from the original drama. Although Bai Jingqi might still suffer some injustice, rescuing the person shouldn't be a problem.

However, after learning about this relationship and with Fujita Sōsuke readily agreeing, Cao Weida was already certain that Bai Jingqi's matter was basically settled.

"Thank you, thank you so much!" Seeing that there was hope for the head of the household, Li Xiangxiu was overjoyed and stood up, bowing repeatedly to express her gratitude.

"Madam Bai, please don't." Cao Weida jumped up and stepped forward to help her up, but because of the difference between men and women, it was inconvenient to make physical contact. He was in a dilemma and could only watch helplessly as Li Xiangxiu bowed nine times.

Don't assume that just because new ideas are emerging, old rules are no longer being followed. The idea of ​​strict separation between men and women is still very common in this era, especially among wealthy families.

Only ordinary people at the bottom of society would consciously or unconsciously ignore this point.

If people can't even afford to eat, who can afford to be particular about these things?

He had no choice but to step back and move aside. After Li Xiangxiu finished bowing, he said with a wry smile, "Madam Bai, you don't need to do this. Any Chinese person with a conscience would never stand idly by in such a situation."

"What you've done has left me somewhat at a loss."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangxiu suddenly realized that she had meant to express her gratitude. After all, Cao Weida had given her hope when she was at her most desperate, and this gratitude moved her deeply.

But Cao Weida's reminder made her realize that her actions were tantamount to putting Cao Weida on a hot plate.

She quickly waved her hand and said, "Commander Cao, I didn't mean that. I was just too excited, so..."

“I know,” Cao Weida interrupted, “Madam Bai, there’s no need to explain so much. Rest assured, I will do my best to help with this matter. Just go back and wait for news.”

Li Xiangxiu nodded gratefully, "Don't worry, whether this matter succeeds or not, the Bai family will never forget this kindness. I'll leave this matter to Commander Cao."

Standing by the window, watching Li Xiangxiu leave the police station, Cao Weida then walked back to the table and sat down.

As the ratings champion at the time, he had naturally watched the TV series "The Grand Mansion Gate," but because it was so long ago, he couldn't remember most of the plot.

For example, he had no recollection of what Bai Jingqi looked like when he was young.

However, he still had some recollection of the events that unfolded after the Japanese invasion of China.

He had a rather favorable impression of Bai Jingqi.

For no other reason than Bai Jingqi's noble sentiments of upholding national integrity, resisting foreign aggression, safeguarding the lifeline of the industry, and passing on national skills.

He may have his flaws, but when it comes to matters of principle, Bai Jingqi is quite the man. Even knowing he would die, even being tortured beyond recognition, he sticks to his bottom line and will never betray China or become a traitor!
This alone is enough to earn him the praise of a true Chinese man.

Given such a person's abilities, Cao Wei had no reason not to save him.

Oh right, there's another person who left a deep impression on him, and that's Bai Jingqi's younger sister, Bai Yuting.

This guy is a real shrew. He's almost thirty and still unmarried, a die-hard fan of Wan Xiaoju. His obsession is far more intense than that of fans in later generations, and he rewards his idol with boxes of valuable jewelry. And those boxes aren't filled with copper coins or silver dollars, but with all sorts of priceless pieces of jewelry!
She was obsessed with celebrities to the point of being fanatical. After Wan Xiaoju died, she even held a wedding with a photo of the dead on the memorial tablet and never remarried. I ask you, which celebrity fan in modern society can do what she did?
For a woman from a prominent family to do such a thing for an actor, in this day and age, she would be ridiculed to death behind her back.

"Tsk, what a pathetic and lamentable woman." Cao Weida shook his head. The current era is a rather distorted one.

The oppression and emptiness of feudal ideology, along with the impact of the ideals of love and freedom from the West, led to a polarization of the spiritual outlook of this society, and some aspects became distorted and intertwined.

Bai Yuting was one of the victims of these two ideologies.

I shook my head and stopped thinking about it, because thinking about it was useless. It's a matter of mindset that can't be changed by a few words from others.

Besides, they might not even want you to interfere. If you rashly meddle in other people's affairs, they might accuse you of being nosy.

Besides, whether Bai Yuting is miserable or not has nothing to do with him. Why would he bother to worry about such things?

Wouldn't it be better to use that time to do something more meaningful?
Respect the fate of others and prevent internal emotional turmoil.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he stopped thinking about it. He opened the box that Li Xiangxiu had brought and exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa!"
"As expected of the Bai family, a large and powerful clan, they are indeed very generous!"

This box was filled to the brim with large yellow croakers!

I took them out and counted them carefully; there were a total of twelve!
Based on the current exchange rate, even if we only consider a few hundred dollars, it would be worth tens of thousands of dollars!
He was arguably the most generous person among all the people he 'mediated'!
This is just the initial 'meaning'. If Bai Jingqi can be rescued, how much more 'meaning' will there be later?

He didn't stand on ceremony and readily put all the large yellow croakers into his spatial storage.

Helping others is one thing, but accepting the benefits is another; there's nothing to be ashamed of.

Speaking of yellow croaker, a place suddenly popped into his mind—Heshen's mansion!
In 1799, when Emperor Jiaqing confiscated the property, he found a large amount of gold and silver jewelry in hidden places such as wall crevices and cellars. A total of 2.6 taels of gold, more than 300 million taels of silver, and countless pearls and agates were found.

Some say that 5.8 taels of gold were found during the search.

As for the exact amount of gold, opinions vary and it remains unknown.

However, in his previous life, he learned of a rumor online that during the large-scale renovation of Prince Gong's Mansion in 2008, a cellar was discovered within a cellar, where a large number of gold and silver ingots and various treasures were found, with incalculable value.

Because of this rumor, many people on the internet actually went to visit the site and found that there was indeed a cellar inside the cellar, so the rumor must be true.

"So, should I go look for it now?"

But after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

At this time, Prince Gong's Mansion had been bought by Fu Jen Catholic University, and many people lived there. If you went there rashly, you would easily be discovered.

If it gets noticed by someone with ulterior motives, it will be bad.

Anyway, those gold and silver treasures won't be discovered until 08, so it's best not to cause any unnecessary trouble.

“Brother Cao.” Little Ears walked in, holding a property deed in his hand. “The matter has been settled, and the rest of the money will be sent there.”

The so-called subsequent money was just bribes from those unscrupulous merchants.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Cao Weida took the house deed, glanced at it, folded it up, and stuffed it into his pocket.

This property deed is for Sesame Alley, or more precisely, for Tong Mazi's house.

Tong Mazi has already been used as a scapegoat, and his wife is no better; she was directly ordered to be driven away by Cao Wei.

As for whether he is dead or alive, or where he has ended up, Cao Wei Da has no say in that.

In this way, the house naturally became ownerless. Cao Weida simply made a call, paid a 'transfer fee' to the police station, and the house was legally and legitimately transferred to Cao Weida's residence.

It means that he completely took advantage of Tong Mazi.

Tong Mazi had done many such things in the past, and even in death he was treated this way. It can be said that good and evil are ultimately rewarded.

This house is a two-courtyard siheyuan, with an area of ​​about 450 square meters, and the courtyard space is much more spacious than the single-courtyard houses he bought.

He will definitely transfer this house to her name when he has another woman in the future; it is only temporarily under his name now.

"Give one-tenth of that money to the brothers, do with the remaining one-tenth as you see fit, send another one-tenth to Director Xu's residence, send three-tenths to Ono Oda's residence, and send the rest to the courtyard."

(End of this chapter)