Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 201 I didn't steal!
In the rickshaw, Cao Weida smoked a cigarette, watching the scenery rushing past him, recalling the conversation he had just had in the private compartment.

Cao Weida suddenly laughed, a contemptuous smile on his lips: "What a presumptuous man. Is this all you've got? And you call this the future Lou Bancheng?"

Although Lou Zhenhua appeared refined and gentle, Cao Weida could tell that he was a very arrogant person at heart.

Based on the characteristics portrayed in the TV series, Lou Zhenhua is shrewd in small matters, but lacks decisiveness in big matters.

With such a personality, if one is about to make a mistake, one is bound to suffer a great setback.

"It seems that the reason why the Lou family was later called Lou Half-City was mostly because his father was behind the scenes. Who cares? Whatever the future holds, it has nothing to do with me."

Just then, the rickshaw suddenly stopped, and then a noisy shouting and cursing came from ahead, which caught his attention.

A dozen or so thugs rushed out of a nightclub and began punching and kicking a small, thin boy on the street.

"Look, look, what are you looking at! Haven't you ever seen someone being beaten before? Get out of here! Go back and see your old mother!"

Seeing that many people around had stopped to watch, one of the men, who was probably the leader of the gang, started cursing at the onlookers.

Seeing the boy's face covered in blood, Cao Weida's expression darkened. He stopped the rickshaw and strode forward to stop him, saying:
"Stop it, all of you! What are you doing!"

"Which rat jumped out of its hole and came here to meddle in other people's business?" The petty leader looked at Cao Weida with disdain, pointing his stick at him, displaying his arrogant and domineering attitude.
"If you don't want to end up like him, then get the hell out of here! Otherwise, I'll beat you up too!"

Cao Wei Da was so angry he laughed. Good heavens, is he really that arrogant?

Is this still the area under his jurisdiction?

There are still such brave people?

Seeing that the thugs showed no sign of stopping and were still punching and kicking the boy, Cao Weida shouted sternly:
"Didn't you hear me tell you to stop?!"

The thugs stopped, but they all glared at Cao Weida with hostility: "Who do you think you are? If you dare to yell again, believe me, we'll kill you!"

Cao Wei Da's forehead veins throbbed. Could it be that I really am the protagonist?

Otherwise, why would one or two minor villains keep popping up?

This is really bizarre. He's always been strict with the management of his jurisdiction, yet such a madman still appears!

Just then, a commotion erupted: "Make way! Make way! What are you doing?! Move to the side!"

Immediately afterwards, a path was cleared for the onlookers, and a patrolman carrying a baton walked in.

After glancing at the boy on the ground whose face was covered in blood, he couldn't help but frown and said to the leader with dissatisfaction, "Hey Tiger, what are you doing in broad daylight? Beating someone up in the street, isn't that a bit too arrogant?"

"Stop it, all of you, and stand aside!"

The group of thugs shrugged and all looked at the leader, who was called Tiger.

Tiger picked his nose and waved his hand dismissively: "Didn't you hear what the officer said? Everyone, stand over there."

Things are different now. If it were before, he wouldn't have given a damn about that smelly-footed patrolman.

But things are different now. Ever since that bastard Cao Wei Da came to power, the good days for these scoundrels are over. They can only keep their tails between their legs all day long.

Upon hearing their boss's order, the thugs walked to the side in a perfunctory manner.

However, as they left, they didn't forget to kick the boy once each.

This infuriated Cao Weida once again; these guys were truly lawless!
Who is the patrol chief here, that he's so lenient with these scoundrels?!
"You, come here," Cao Weida ordered, pointing at the patrolman.

At first, the patrol officers were quite unhappy. Now, the patrol officers have turned the tables. They are no longer the smelly patrol officers who could be bossed around by anyone. Now, some people even dare to speak to them in a commanding tone.

He was about to reprimand him, but when he saw Cao Weida's face, he was shocked and hurriedly ran over: "Master Cao, what brings you here?"

"Luckily I came, otherwise, I wouldn't have known there were such arrogant scoundrels in my territory!" Cao Weida glanced at the thugs with an unfriendly tone, "Who is your patrol leader, and which team are you in!"

The patrolman dared not delay and hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Master Cao, my patrol leader is Si Jicai, from the third team."

"That bastard! I gave him the position of patrol chief, and this is how he manages the security?!" Cao Weida was furious.

This person was promoted from the patrol police some time ago. What he valued was that Si Jicai was a good person, had never done anything to collude with the corrupt, and was quite kind to the people.

Seeing the state of public order on the streets he manages now, he is naturally angry.

After all, he was the one who promoted him!

The patrolman quickly explained, "Sir Cao, please don't be angry. It's really not the patrol chief's fault. These scoundrels are just too cunning."

Cao Wei Da was even angrier. "Do you think this is a new society with such a sound legal system?"
Knowing these guys are scoundrels, why bother telling them rules?
Upon hearing the patrol officer's order, the boy still dared to arrogantly kick the teenager, clearly showing that he was used to being arrogant!

Why bother explaining rules to someone like that!
In chaotic times, you have to use the methods of chaotic times!
If they dare to act like scoundrels, no matter what reasons or excuses they come up with, just beat them up first, and then take them back for interrogation! Si Jicai is too honest; he doesn't know how to be flexible at all!
"You, go and call your patrol chief here, and tell him to get the hell over here right now!"

"Yes, yes." The patrolman nodded hurriedly and quickly ran out of the crowd.

Cao Weida stepped forward and helped the beaten boy up. "Are you alright? What happened? Why did they hit you?"

Before the young man could speak, Tiger said lazily, "So you are the famous Master Cao. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"You are known for your impartial law enforcement and excellent reputation. Perfect, I'd like to trouble you to arrest this thief and teach him a lesson. It would be best to lock him up for a few months to teach him a lesson, so he won't come back to our Bright Moon Dance Hall to cause trouble again!"

Tiger was immediately startled when he heard the patrolman call Cao Weida "Master Cao".

However, he quickly calmed down. So what if Cao Wei Da? Could he arrest him without cause?

Besides, it's not like there's no one behind Mingyue Ballroom!
Thief?

Cao Wei Da frowned as he looked at the boy. Could this boy be no good either?

But upon seeing his hands, he immediately refuted this claim.

Thief?

Shit!

His hands were rough and short, clearly the result of long-term manual labor. What thief's hands are like that!

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't steal anything, and I'm not a thief! I came to find my sister, and you've taken her away!!" Although the boy's face was covered in blood and bruised, his stubbornness still shone through.

Upon hearing this, Cao Weida's expression immediately changed, and he turned to look at the Bright Moon Ballroom.

How dare someone so brazenly abduct and traffic young girls within his jurisdiction?!

Just a few days ago, a crackdown on organized crime was carried out in the five outer districts. And yet, someone still dares to defy the crackdown?!
It's still within his jurisdiction!!
Tiger snorted twice and said disdainfully, "You think you didn't steal anything? If you didn't steal anything, why are you acting all sneaky in my dance hall?"

"And another thing, let me warn you, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Our Bright Moon Dance Hall is a legitimate business, and we never force anyone to buy or sell anything."

As he spoke, he moved closer to Cao Weida, discreetly slipping a small yellow croaker into Cao Weida's hand, and whispered:

"Brother Cao, we're all just trying to make a living. Give us some face and hurry up and arrest him. We still need to open for business."

The boy, who was standing nearby, became agitated upon hearing these words and struggled to rush into the dance hall, shouting, "Let me go! I need to find my sister!"

Unfortunately, before he could even rush over, Tiger slapped him across the face: "You son of a bitch, you're asking for it, aren't you? I'll fucking get you!"

thump~
"Ah~~"

Tiger fell heavily to the ground, clutching his stomach and howling in pain.

Cao Weida withdrew his fist, walked over expressionlessly, and kicked him in the ribs.

Click~~
The sound of bones breaking echoed, and Tiger's face instantly turned pale, beads of sweat pouring from his forehead.

"Damn it, you dare to hit someone in front of me? You've got some nerve!" Cao Weida looked at him coldly, without a trace of emotion.

Based on what this grandson just did, he can be pretty sure that this place really is abducting and trafficking girls!
This instantly ignited a fire of rage within him. The country was already in dire straits, and the people were already suffering enough. How could these damned parasites still harm their compatriots like this? It was simply unforgivable!

"Brother Tiger!"

"Master Cao, you've gone too far!"

"Release Tiger immediately!"

Seeing their leader being beaten, the underlings immediately panicked and clamored to move closer.

But before he could take two steps, he was stunned by Cao Weida's cold gaze and dared not take another step forward.

After intimidating the thugs, Cao Weida turned his attention back to Tiger, who was lying on the ground, his face deathly pale.
"By daring to openly offer bribes, I can conclude that what the young man just said is based on evidence!"

"You dare to do such a thing on my turf? You really don't respect me, Cao Weida!"

Lying on the ground, Tiger felt the pain in his ribs. He met Cao Weida's eyes and, enduring the pain, said forcefully:
"Master Cao, aren't you going too far? We've kept to ourselves, and you can refuse what I offer, but you can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

“Our Bright Moon Dance Hall has always abided by the law. You can’t just fabricate stories based on the one-sided account of a nobody!”

Clearly, this touched a nerve. Tiger's face contorted with rage, and he warned in a low voice, "You need to understand, the Bright Moon Dance Hall isn't just me, and you're not alone either!"

"You've already hit me and yelled at me, it's time to calm down. I promise, I'll pretend you were never here and this never happened. What do you say?"

(End of this chapter)