Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 198 What's in these boxes?
They know in their hearts that they can no longer work in this line of work after contracting this disease.

If this continues, their fate will basically be death!

And it was a very painful death.

But when they learned that they were going to infect a Japanese soldier, they actually felt a little proud.

It turns out that even this soldier we acquired will be useful one day!
Unaware that he had fallen into a trap, Kawakami Seishu was surrounded by two women, laughing lewdly, smugly, and with an air of smug satisfaction.

Before Little Ear and the madam could even leave, he had already impatiently begun to roam over the two women's bodies, letting out lewd laughter.

The two women's eyes flashed with disdain, but their expressions remained a mixture of reluctance and acceptance.

Little Ears and the madam chuckled and voluntarily withdrew. Once outside, Little Ears took out two more paper packets and placed them in her hand:

"This is opium, find a way to get this little Japanese devil to smoke it."

The madam gasped. "My goodness! They're spending so much money! What kind of deity has this Japanese devil offended?"

Near the overpass, everyone, regardless of their social standing, knew that Little Ears was now working for the powerful Cao Weida. A thought struck her.
He asked cautiously, "Master Lian, could it be that this little Japanese soldier has offended Cao?"

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Erduo glared at her and stopped her, saying, "Don't pry into things you shouldn't know. Just focus on your own business!"

"Yes, yes, I'll shut up, I'll shut up." The madam shrank her neck. She didn't dare to pry into the affairs of these important people. She had only just mumbled something.

Little Ears gave her a disgruntled look. "Let him eat and drink well and stay a couple more days. Don't worry about the money. As long as he doesn't lie to me, I'll give you all the money I owe him later."

The madam said with a fawning smile, "Don't worry, Master Lian, I'll make sure he's comfortable and doesn't want to go back for days and nights!"

Little Ears nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, I'll leave that person to you for now. Remember, be clear about what you should and shouldn't say."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lian. I've been in this business for so many years, I'm very experienced, there's no way anything will go wrong."

"That's good, I'll be going now." Little Ears was about to take a step when he stopped and said earnestly, "You've helped me this time. Let me give you a piece of advice: do less bad things. This area is now under Master Cao's jurisdiction."

“On Master Cao’s territory, the practice of forcing women into prostitution and committing numerous evils is absolutely unacceptable.”

The madam gave a bitter smile.
"Heh, stop doing bad things? If I could have married a decent person and had even a bite to eat, I wouldn't have ended up in this state."

"Even if I wanted to be a good person now, I couldn't. Once you enter the world of gangsters, it's like falling into a deep sea."

"Forget it, I never expected to die a good death anyway, so I'm not afraid of retribution. When we were in trouble back then, I didn't see any upright officials helping us."

She doesn't share this view, and she doesn't believe her retribution could come from the government or the people.

In her view, although Cao Wei Da had a good reputation among the people and was indeed kind to the people in the provinces, he was only somewhat kind.

Especially since Beiping was still occupied by the Japanese at that time, no matter how powerful Cao Weida was now, once he offended the Japanese and was neglected or even arrested by them, the situation in this area would return to what it was before.

In the midst of raging waves, how much influence can a single drop of water have, and how long can it last?
He certainly has a good mindset now, but who can predict the future?
Isn't the final result the same?
To put it nicely, it's called blending in with the world; to put it bluntly, it's called going with the flow!

Little Ears fell silent, letting out a quiet sigh.

In times of chaos, everyone is just trying to survive. Sometimes, most bad people don't want to be bad from the start, but are forced into it by life.

Once you become a bad person, it's almost impossible to turn back.

He took out a bundle of red paper wrapped around a bundle of silver dollars and handed it over.
"Get things done properly. Also, while I understand, execution is still required. That's all, I'm leaving."

The next morning, Cao Weida came out of Xinghong's room and stretched, feeling refreshed.

Ever since the women moved into the mansion, he has enjoyed the blessing of having multiple wives, and he no longer needs to travel long distances at night to visit another woman.

For example, last night, he initially slept in Du Shiniang's room.
"Master, dinner is ready." Ru Qiulan greeted Cao Weida with a radiant smile as he entered the living room.

Just by looking at her improved appearance, you can tell that she must be living a good life.

The advantage of the second son being so capable is that, although he has several women, as long as he can satisfy them, the infighting within the household will be greatly reduced.

If one is always dissatisfied with their desires, it is unrealistic to suppress them no matter how hard they try.

There were only five women in the mansion, and Cao Weida had at least two every night, so he could have a full meal every other day, and naturally there was no problem with his desires being unfulfilled.

"Send a portion to the rooms of the first and second concubines," Cao Weida instructed the maid beside him before sitting down to eat.

Upon hearing this, the other three women exchanged glances, their eyes sparkling with amusement.

Ru Qiulan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Master, you have to take it easy. We sisters all know you're in good health, but our bodies can't withstand this kind of overexertion."

"Every time I finish serving you, it takes me half a day to recover from the backache and sore waist."

“Look, ever since we sisters moved in together, we haven’t had breakfast together in a complete way.”

Upon hearing this, the two maids in the room couldn't help but laugh, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Cao Weida. So their master was this valiant?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true. They never served breakfast to all five concubines together.

"Cough cough." Cao Weida spat out the food in his mouth, coughed several times, and then glared at her with annoyance.
"Even eating can't shut you up. You dare to say anything. Hurry up and eat."

Although he said that, he couldn't help but show a smug look on his face.

You can say whatever you want about a man, but you can't say he's impotent!

That ingrained competitive spirit cannot be underestimated.

After finishing his meal, Cao Weida went to the police station for his usual roll call.

After the roll call was completed, Cao Weida called Xiao Erduo over: "How's that little devil doing?"

"Brother Cao, don't worry, he's already fallen into the trap. We can close the net in a few days." Little Ear felt nauseous just thinking about how she had been fawning over that bastard Chuanjia Qingshou these past few days.

He's clearly a short, ugly piece of trash, yet he thinks he's so great. He has absolutely no self-awareness!

It's a good thing we're not together all the time, otherwise he was afraid he would have beaten that son of a bitch to death!
"That's good." Cao Weida's already good mood improved even more.

He won't let anyone who dares to covet his woman get away with it so easily!
Let him experience what it means to be in a terrible state!

They're Japanese devils anyway, so no amount of revenge is too much.

Little Ears hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother Cao, you said you were going to Xiaguang Garden, are you still going?"

"You said you'd go in two days, but five days have passed, and Han Lu keeps talking about it to me every night." Xia Guang Yuan?
Cao Wei Da thought for a moment and immediately remembered.

He patted his head. Oh, right, he had indeed promised Xiao Erduo, but he had been enjoying the company of two women at home these past few days and had almost forgotten about it.

"Okay, then this afternoon, I'll go there."

"Alright, I'll make a call and let them know right away." Little Ears looked relieved, which made Cao Weida roll his eyes repeatedly.

"Hey Little Ear, do you have any backbone? How come you're completely dominated by a woman?"

"Let me tell you, that woman isn't as simple as she seems. She's not innocent, so don't get too involved!"

"How could that be? Brother Cao, I've kept everything you said to me in mind, I've always kept it in mind." Little Ears gave an awkward smile.

"I know that Han Lu only values ​​my following you, and what she ultimately values ​​is my ability to rely on your power."

"Don't worry, I was just pretending with her to get what I wanted. She's quite sensible; she's never dared to withhold a single penny of her monthly allowance."

"Moreover, knowing your personality, she never dared to offend you."

"That would be best." Cao Weida patted him on the shoulder. "As long as you understand the situation, don't mind me nagging you again and again."

"How could that be? I know you're doing this for my own good." Little Ears grinned mischievously. "Anyway, it's her money, so we're not losing out. We might as well take advantage of it."

"Those are two innocent girls from the Qingyin Class. Han Lu went to great lengths and spent a lot of money to buy them. They are not commonly seen outside!"

Cao Weida pointed at him with his finger and said with a laugh, "Get lost, you talk too much nonsense. Go and inform them if you want."

After dealing with Xiao Erduo, Cao Wei Da was completely free.

The duties of an inspector are actually quite numerous.

Examples include maintaining public order, supervising personnel, managing household registration, managing traffic, and controlling sanitation and epidemic prevention.

However, being someone who was used to slacking off, he naturally took the opportunity to slack off, leaving all the other work to his subordinates.

As I said before, now that we're in charge, we can't do everything ourselves; otherwise, we'd be in this position for nothing.

As long as the public security in the area is stable, there shouldn't be any problems.

Just as Cao Weida was putting his feet up on the table, smoking and humming a song, Yan San knocked on the door and came in.

"Master Cao, we've gathered enough information."

Cao Wei Da's expression turned serious, he sat up straight, and succinctly said one word: "Speak."

"Yes!"

“Master Cao, you gave me a hand signal last night, and I kept a close eye on the entrance of the Six Nations Hotel. After Liu Xiangting came out, I followed him from a distance.”

“I thought he would be wary, so I didn’t follow too closely, but I didn’t expect him to be so unsuspecting. I followed him all the way to the Dachuan Products Company on Chang’an Avenue.”

“Wait a minute,” Cao Weida waved his hand, “what does this Okawa Products Company do?”

This name sounds like it was run by the Japanese.

"Reporting to Master Cao, this company is engaged in the trade of goods."

Trade business?

Cao Wei Da nodded, signaling him to continue.

"He didn't go in through the front gate, but sneaked in through the back gate. I noticed there were quite a few people in the courtyard."

“After midnight, a truck would come in and out every now and then, unloading several boxes from the truck. The boxes looked quite heavy.”

“I counted carefully, and three trucks drove in overnight. All of these trucks were guarded and escorted by soldiers.”

"Moreover, these trucks came from different directions, so I suspect the boxes that were brought in came from different places."

"Because there were guards on the side, I didn't dare to get close. It wasn't until after dawn that Liu Xiangting returned to Yanglian Hutong and never came out again. That's all the details."

After listening to Yan San's report, Cao Wei Da fell into deep thought.

Even a fool would know that these things must be very important, otherwise they wouldn't need to be escorted by armed soldiers.

It seems that this Okawa Products Company is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

If it were just a trading company, why would it go to such lengths?

Of course, these are not important.

The important question is, what exactly is inside these boxes?
It's surprising that they went to such great lengths, secretly transporting the goods after midnight.

Furthermore, this matter has also been linked to Yoshiko Kawashima. Given that Yoshiko Kawashima is willing to do anything to regain the trust of the Japanese army, there must be more to this than meets the eye.

After racking his brains for a long time without figuring it out, Cao Weida suddenly slapped his forehead and cursed to himself, "I'm such an idiot! I actually got stuck on this. Who cares what they're transporting? I'll just seize it and see for myself, then I'll know everything!"

He took out a map of Beiping from the drawer and spread it out. "Where is the Dachuan Products Company?"

Yan San pointed to a location on the map: "Here."

Cao Weida examined it carefully for a while and said, "Call a few more reliable brothers to keep an eye on the Da Chuan Products Company, especially at night."

"But be careful, don't go near dangerous places easily. Compared to these boxes, our brothers' lives are more important!"

Yan San was immediately moved. When you're out in the game, who wouldn't want to follow a leader who cares about the lives of his brothers?
Cao Wei Da was so considerate of his brothers and treated them so well that he was willing to go to great lengths for Cao Wei!
"Yes, Master Cao, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on these two places!"

"I told you, the lives of my brothers are more important!" Seeing his moved expression, Cao Weida was extremely satisfied; this was exactly the effect he needed.

He genuinely cared about his brothers' lives, but that wasn't his only motivation.

Another reason is that if these brothers are exposed and arrested, they might not be able to withstand the interrogation and confess, which would be troublesome.

If these things were important enough to the Japanese, they might have had to run away in time.

(End of this chapter)