Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 155 Tong Mazi: Is it my fault?
"What's there to be afraid of!" Boss Biao's face was full of arrogance and disdain. "As long as you have money, you can make a living anywhere."

"If Beiping doesn't work, we'll go to Tianjin. If Tianjin doesn't work, we'll go to Shanghai!"

"I've long heard that Shanghai's bustling streets are incredibly alluring, but I've never actually seen them before. It's time to go and see for myself!"

"I just don't believe that Cao Weida, no matter how powerful he is in Beiping, could possibly extend his influence to these places."

"Don't worry, if you follow me, Brother Biao, as long as I have food to eat, you'll definitely have something to drink!"

"After we pull off this job, I'll treat you to a feast, and then we'll go to the Eight Great Hutongs for a good time!"

Since making empty promises doesn't cost any money, Xiao Jianbiao just spouts nonsense.

These words excited the group of underlings. They were out in the game, after all, to eat meat and drink alcohol in large quantities, and to have fun with women.

They even dreamed that if they couldn't stay in Beiping, it would be nice to follow Master Biao to Shanghai to see what the bustling metropolis was like.

Outside the alley, Cao Weida glanced back meaningfully. He was sharp-eared and sharp-eyed, and although the voices were not loud, he had heard about 40 or 50 percent of what was said.

He sneered and whispered, "I'm afraid you won't have the luck!"

After saying that, he turned around and left quickly.

Since he befriended Ono Oda and his group, this was the first time anyone had dared to challenge him, this powerful figure.

Didn't you want to pull off this heist and head to Shanghai's bustling Bund?

Fine, if I don't scatter your ashes for miles around, I'll take your surname!
After entering a shop, showing his police ID, he dialed the police station directly.

Police station.

"Yes, okay, alright, we'll go now!"

Little Ears was both shocked and furious after hanging up the phone. She never expected that helping Brother Cao with a errand would make her the target of someone's attention.

If Brother Cao hadn't happened to be in Sesame Alley today and discovered these fearless guys, and they had actually succeeded, who would have been responsible for this mess?

Can he explain it clearly?!
He laughed in exasperation, slamming his fist on the table with a loud bang. "Fine, very well! Damn it, they actually dare to mess with me! They've really gone too far!"

"Lian Hu!"

"What's wrong, brother?"

"Gather twenty brothers, bring your weapons, and follow me to Sesame Alley!"

Damn it, today I'm going to show them just how many eyes Lord Horse has!
Sesame Alley.

The sun had already set, and the light was growing increasingly dim.

At this time, there were few pedestrians on the street, and even those who were walking were hurrying home.

The back gate of the courtyard.

Seeing that the light was getting dimmer, Biao Ye glanced at the sky and ordered, "It's almost time. Everyone put on your face coverings. Cat, climb over the wall and open the door."

A group of brothers immediately took out face masks from their pockets and put them on, covering their faces completely except for their eyes. Except for one person left to guard a few alley entrances, the others gathered near the back gate of the courtyard.

The tabby cat, after putting on the face veil, took two steps back and pressed its back against the wall of the house across the alley.

Below the courtyard wall, two henchmen intertwined their arms and half-squatted down, ready to assist.

The tabby cat pushed off with its feet, took two steps to run up, and then stepped on the two little brothers' intertwined arms.

"Hey!"

The two henchmen gave a soft shout and suddenly lifted themselves upwards. Cat caught the force and its body instantly shot upwards quite a bit.

Using that force, he suddenly grabbed the top of the courtyard wall, which was more than two meters high, with both hands.

Cao Weida, watching from a distance, shook his head. "His skills are terrible. It's just a two-meter-high wall, and he needs two people to help him."

If it were him, he wouldn't even need a running start; he could just jump, lightly tap the wall twice, and effortlessly leap onto the top of the wall.

next moment.

"Ah~~"

The tabby cat let out a miserable cry and fell straight down.

"What's going on?" Boss Biao and the others were startled and immediately looked around alertly.

"Brother Biao, there are shards of glass on the wall!" The cat's face was full of pain, and his hands were already stained with blood.

Everyone gasped at the sight. The cat's hands had several large cuts, some of which revealed the white bone and exposed, bright red flesh. The mangled and gruesome sight was truly shocking.

"Sigh~~"

The sight made everyone's teeth ache, and their hands unconsciously went behind their backs. They were all thankful that they weren't the ones who had to do this task; otherwise, wouldn't they be the ones with their hands in such a miserable state?
Biao Ye's eyes narrowed as he looked at the top of the wall, his expression dark and menacing. "That bastard Tong Mazi actually stuck a shard of glass on the wall!!"

Tong Mazi, who has been dead for a long time: Is it my fault? I've done so many bad things, I had to be on guard!

"Pfft~~"

Seeing the cat's miserable state, Cao Weida silently put down the pebble in his hand and couldn't help but laugh.

He had only just taken over this courtyard, and this was his first time here. The shards of glass on the wall were naturally the work of that guy Tong Mazi.

I guess they felt they had done too many bad things and were afraid of being retaliated against by someone sneaking in from the backyard, so they took some minor precautions.

However, what he didn't expect was that he wasn't targeted by anyone, but instead helped Cao Wei Da, who wanted him dead.

If they knew this from beyond the grave, I wonder if they'd be so angry they'd come back to life.
The cat, bleeding profusely and even starting to feel numb in both hands, shakily raised his hands. Looking at the terrible state of his hands, he almost fainted.

He earns his living with his own hands, and most of his skills are in those hands. If his hands are crippled, then most of his skills will be wasted!
How is he supposed to face the world after this?!

With a stern face, Biao Ye said in a low voice, "Hurry up and bandage the cat's wounds!"

The younger brother, realizing what was happening, quickly tore off strips of cloth from his clothes to tie up the tabby cat.

Master Biao was furious inside, cursing him for being good for nothing but causing trouble, but with his underlings present, he couldn't say it out loud. Instead, he tried to comfort him with kind words:
"You're badly injured, you should go to the hospital for treatment right away."

"Don't worry, if this job goes through, you'll definitely get a cut."

"Thank you, Master Xie Biao." With his hands in such a miserable state, Hua Mao was indeed eager to get to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. After thanking him, he hurriedly walked out of the alley and rushed towards the hospital, afraid that if he was even a little late, his hands would be completely ruined.

"Tsk, this kid has escaped for now, but if he thinks he can get away with it just like that, he's dreaming." Cao Weida curled his lips, thinking that this tabby cat was quite unfortunate.

In the original drama, Hua Mao was Xiao Jianbiao's henchman and one of the people who were killed by Wen Sanfang.

Under Xiao Jianbiao's instructions, he taught Wen San'er, who loved to boast, a lesson, slapping him eighteen times across the face and kicking him twice.

Later, Xiao Jianbiao coveted the Sato family's property and sent Huamao to infiltrate Wen San's home to obtain the Sato family's address and layout. The Sanhe Gang then massacred the entire Sato family and stole the "Orchid and Bamboo Painting" that Sato had just acquired.

That's right, it's the "Orchid and Bamboo Painting" that was snatched away by Cao Wei Da.

Then Xiao Jianbiao ran away, leaving the tabby cat behind.
Xiao Jianbiao is incredibly audacious; he even dared to kill Sato, so it's no surprise that he would dare to offend Cao Weida.

After the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan, Hua Mao was tricked by Xiao Jianbiao into assassinating Inukai Heisai, a Japanese spy who was about to be repatriated. After the mission was accomplished, it was agreed that he would be released after a few days of imprisonment and lay down his weapons. However, after Hua Mao shot Inukai Heisai, he was shot and killed on the spot by soldiers maintaining order.

It can be said that this cat was both brainless and lacked intelligence, and was fooled by Xiao Jianbiao like an idiot, making its life quite tragic.

Although his life was tragic enough, Cao Wei Da had no sympathy for him whatsoever.

This guy has a history of bullying and monopolizing the market. Relying on his status as a member of the Triad, he has committed many evil deeds. He is a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong, and he is a scoundrel who deserves to die.

Now that he's even taking the initiative to cause trouble for Cao Weida, Cao Weida naturally won't let him off easily.

After the tabby cat left, one of the henchmen asked, "Boss Biao, what do we do now?"

Xiao Jianbiao glanced at the wall. Given the example of the tabby cat, no one dared to rashly climb over the wall again.

He said with a stern face, "Find a stick and a stone."

Since we can't climb up directly, we'll use a stick to climb up and then smash the glass shards on the wall.

As for why they didn't use a more convenient ladder, where would they find one?
The underlings immediately scattered and started searching, but finding a stick longer than two meters was not so easy; they searched for a long time but couldn't find one.

Xiao Jianbiao's face gradually darkened. Seeing that the light was getting dimmer and dimmer, if they delayed any longer, even if the door was opened, they would not dare to wander around the street.

The level of martial law in Beiping at night is now far greater than it was two months ago. There are a lot of sentries, both overt and covert, on the streets. With so many people and carrying suitcases, they are too big and too obvious a target. It is simply a pipe dream for anyone to try to evade the patrols.

One of the henchmen suddenly said, "Boss Biao, why don't we just stack ourselves on top of each other? This wall is only a little over two meters high, the two of us are tall enough!"

"Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner!" Xiao Jianbiao thought to himself, "Yeah, we can just stack them up like a human pyramid, why bother finding a hammer and a stick!"
She glared at him with displeasure, and the underling, feeling wronged, thought to himself, "I just thought of that myself."
Xiao Jianbiao immediately called his underlings back, and the two of them squatted down, letting another underling step on their shoulders.

"rise!"

The two underlings who were being stepped on struggled to their feet. Seeing that the underling above them had a head that was higher than the top of the wall, Xiao Jianbiao's face, hidden behind the curtain, immediately broke into a smile.

"Hiss~~ No wonder the tabby cat's hands are in such a sorry state." The underling looked at the crisscrossing shards of glass on the wall and couldn't help but think of the tabby cat's miserable hands.

"What are you standing there for? Catch it!" Xiao Jianbiao scolded him softly, dissatisfied, when he saw that he was not catching the stone.

The younger man snapped out of his daze, chuckled sheepishly, and hurriedly took the stone to begin sweeping up the shards of glass from the wall.

Click~ Click~
He kept smashing glass shards, sending them flying everywhere. The henchmen around him immediately dodged to the side, but this was especially bad for the two men who were being trampled.
Others could dodge, but the two of them couldn't. So they couldn't help but curse, "Can you be a little gentler? It's flying right in our faces!"

Broken glass shards fly everywhere, and it can be very painful if they hit someone. If they hit exposed skin and you're unlucky enough to hit the broken edge, it's perfectly normal to get a cut.

The guy smashing the glass was immediately annoyed. "You guys got hit, but I got hit too, and I was the first one to be hit!"
Just as he was about to reply, a pebble suddenly flew from a distance and hit his hand hard.

(End of this chapter)