Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 181 The floodgates almost opened in fright

in the hospital.

"Doctor, how are the children?" Cao Weida asked.

The doctor sighed with a sorrowful expression, "You brought in a total of twenty-one children. Nine of them are in relatively good condition. Although they have injuries, they are recovering slowly after disinfection and bandaging."

"Both children have just broken their leg bones. After they are set and they recover well, they will not suffer any long-term health problems."

"There are two other children whose bones were broken some time ago, but there is hope for recovery. We will do our best to treat them."

"But the remaining seven children... well, we don't have any good ideas either."

Cao Wei felt a pang of pain in his heart. He understood what the doctor meant: the remaining seven could not be saved.
In other words, they will be left with lifelong disabilities.

Cao Weida's anger intensified, and he said in a deep voice, "Alright, I understand. Thank you, doctor. You've worked hard."

"This is what I should do." The doctor shook his head. Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, he could guess after a little thought that these children must have been the work of those damned human traffickers.

After a moment's hesitation, he kindly reminded him, "Mr. Cao, if I may be frank, although you saved them, their medical expenses and follow-up costs are considerable."

There is no shortage of kind-hearted people in any era; after all, everyone has a heart.

However, living in a chaotic world, it is already very difficult to take care of one's own family, let alone have the extra ability to help others.

Besides, there were twenty-one children at once!
Treatment costs and nutritional expenses both cost money!
The doctor had good intentions, but he felt that his kindness couldn't possibly cover such expenses.

He could tell that Cao Weida was a kind-hearted man. Seeing that Cao Weida was dressed in commoner's clothes and didn't seem like a wealthy person, he couldn't bear to see Cao Weida dragged into the mire by these kids.

It wasn't that he was heartless, but rather that the world was in such a difficult state, and there was nothing he could do.

this is the truth!

"Don't worry, doctor, I know what I'm doing." Although Cao Weida didn't consider himself a wealthy man, after all, the money he had before was barely enough to buy a piece of Ming Yongle porcelain.

But to say they have no money is an exaggeration.

There were only about twenty children; for him, the expenses were just a drop in the ocean.

"Please rest assured, doctor, that the treatment costs for these children will be covered. I will go and pay the thirty silver dollars for treatment now. If that's not enough, I will send someone to deliver more later."

"I have only one request: do everything possible to treat him and prevent any lasting health problems."

"That's enough, thirty dollars is about right." Since that's what they said, and he kindly reminded them, the doctor naturally didn't say anything more.

Cao Weida nodded and handed over a piece of paper with the police station's phone number on it. "That's good. I'll leave this to the doctor. I have other things to do. If anything happens later, you can call this number and say you're looking for Inspector Cao Weida."

The doctor was surprised to receive it; it turned out that the person in front of him was actually a police officer.

Isn't this too young?
The key point is that he is a kind-hearted patrol officer!

"Oh, it's the boss. I'm so sorry, I didn't recognize you just now."

"Doctor, you're too kind. Please take good care of me. That's all for now, I'll be going now."

The doctor quickly and politely said, "Boss, you're busy. My name is Zhu Liwen."

Clearly, he was considering making friends with them.

He became a patrol officer at such a young age, so his background must be extraordinary. The key is that he is also so kind. He might come in handy in the future.

When Cao Weida returned to the police station, it was rather deserted.

Unlike Little Ears and his colleagues, the other patrol officers didn't know the news in advance and make preparations, so most of them hadn't returned yet.

The key is that this news cannot be revealed in advance, lest wicked people like the old plague woman get the news beforehand and hide it.

"Brother Cao." Not long after he returned to the police station, Xiao Erduo led a group of men, escorting a man in his fifties with a scar on his face into the station.

"he is?"

“Cao Weida, that’s Jiang Haichao, the head of the Azure Dragon Society.” At this point, Little Ears sneered, “That old bastard is really bold, actually gathering members of the Azure Dragon Society to violently resist arrest!”

"Fortunately, we were prepared and had a stockpile of firearms, so we brought quite a lot of guns with us. This bastard actually dared to resist when he saw that we had deployed firearms!"

"We exchanged fire and killed two of them before we were able to capture him."

"Oh?" Cao Weida raised an eyebrow, looking at Jiang Haichao. "Jiang Haichao, Master Jiang, right? You've got some nerve, daring to resist with a gun?"

"Hmph! You're Cao Wei Da, aren't you! Let me tell you, don't be so smug! Do you know who's behind me?!" Although he had been captured, Jiang Haichao was completely unafraid and arrogantly declared:
"Now that you've brought me back, believe me or not, you'll have to release me obediently before tonight?" "Let me tell you, if you know what's good for you, you'll release your Master Jiang. Otherwise, once I get out of here, hmph..."

Jiang Haichao's face was not ugly, and even somewhat handsome, but the large scar diagonally across his face from the left cheek to the right cheek made his face look somewhat strange.

Especially when he speaks, the muscles in his face twitch as if a ferocious centipede is crawling, which makes people feel uneasy.

Cao Wei Da laughed. Good heavens, I really am the protagonist of destiny! The villains are popping up one after another.

He smiled knowingly, "Master Jiang, you're quite the big shot. Well then, tell me, who's behind you?"

"If I knew them, wouldn't that be like the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, and family members not recognizing each other?"

Jiang Haichao looked up at him at a 45-degree angle and said arrogantly, "I, Master Jiang, follow Sun Yongzhen, the Southern Overlord. You should be familiar with Master Sun Yongzhen, right?"

It's not unfamiliar, how could it be unfamiliar?

Sun Yongzhen, the Southern Overlord—what a resounding name!
It can be said that anyone who has lived in Beiping for a period of time knows Sun Yongzhen, the "Southern Tyrant"!
Compared to Fu Decheng, the Western Overlord, and Liu Xiangting, the Northern Overlord, Sun Yongzhen, the Southern Overlord, had a slightly better reputation, but only slightly; he was still no good.

Sun Yongzhen, the "Southern Tyrant," was a local bully born and raised in Tianqiao. After the Japanese occupied Beiping, he colluded with the puppet police and military police to seize other people's land and restaurants, cutting off their livelihoods. He also committed many other despicable acts.

Cao Wei Da smiled slightly. "Damn it, of the Four Overlords, I've already indirectly destroyed the Western Overlord Fu Decheng. Why would I be afraid of your Southern Overlord Sun Yongzhen?"

However, speaking of the Four Overlords, he has already committed two offenses.

He had already indirectly killed Fu Decheng, the Western Overlord, and now he was indirectly facing off against Sun Yongzhen, the Southern Overlord.

Will they clash with the other two overlords in the future?
slap~
A slap landed hard on Jiang Haichao's face, making his head buzz and leaving him stunned for a long time.

Cao Wei Da didn't care whether he had come to his senses or not, grabbed his hair and pulled his head towards him, saying with a forced smile:
"Oh my god, that really scared me! My hands were so stiff I couldn't control them!"

"You bastard! How dare you hit me!" Cao Weida's strength was considerable, and Jiang Haichao screamed in pain, trying to break free from Cao Weida's grasp, but how could he possibly shake him off?

"Let me tell you, Cao Wei Da, you're finished!"

"You better not go out, or else you can pray that nothing bad happens to your family!"

"Tsk, I don't know whether to call you stupid or just arrogant." Cao Weida couldn't help but laugh, but his eyes were like icy abysses.

He patted his face, looking at him like he was an idiot.
"You're so open about wanting revenge on me. Even if I didn't plan to do anything to you before, I can't let you leave here alive now."

"You dare to kill me? I'm warning you, if you dare to touch me, I, Master Sun, will absolutely not let you off!" Jiang Haichao's heart skipped a beat, and his previous confidence suddenly wavered, a sense of foreboding welling up in his heart.

Qu Dong called him and said that this time they were going to take action against the underworld forces in Beiping.

But he didn't take it seriously. After all, Qu Dong said that this was just a crackdown on local bullies with no background, and it had nothing to do with him.

In his eyes, he had Grandpa Sun behind him!

Grandpa Sun had close relationships with the leaders of both the military police and the police department.

With this connection, there's no way he'll be purged.

Moreover, he made some preparations, gathering more than fifty brothers to guard the mansion.

But judging from the current situation, things don't look too good.
These damned black bastards surrounded his house with more than a dozen long guns and several short guns. He also had a few guns, which he originally intended to use to intimidate the patrol officers, but they were mistaken for violent resistance and two of them were shot dead. The rest threw down their guns and surrendered obediently.

Now, Cao Wei Da seems to have decided to kill him.
"What bullshit about being the tyrant of the South and the tyrant of the North? You think I'm afraid?" Cao Weida sneered. "You said you would take revenge on my family after I released you, so I might as well just kill you and be done with it. Wouldn't that be more satisfying?"

"So, people shouldn't be too arrogant. Don't keep threatening the families of patrol officers. If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. If you get caught once, your life will be in danger."

"Little Ear, take him to the interrogation room and treat him well! Remember, use all those good things on him, so our Master Jiang can experience what it means to be treated like royalty!"

Jiang Haichao's heart sank immediately. He thought to himself, "It's over. They're going to get serious now!"

"Okay!" Little Ears obeyed and was about to be pushed along.

Jiang Haichao panicked, slammed on the brakes, and shouted, "No! Master Cao, I give up, let's talk this out!"

"I was just joking with you. I'll pay, I can pay!"

He had been to the police station many times, and he had also visited the interrogation room before; he had seen the torture instruments inside.

Just the thought of having all those torture instruments used on him was enough to terrify him so much that the floodgates were about to burst.

(End of this chapter)