Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 202 Trafficking in Women?!
You're asking me how I am?
Cao Wei Da couldn't help but laugh. Was this a threat?

You shameless scoundrel, where do you get your confidence from?!

Just as he was about to speak, a series of hurried footsteps approached.

As the crowd parted, Si Jicai arrived hurriedly with about a dozen patrol officers.

"Si Jicai greets Master Cao!" Si Jicai ran up to Cao Weida, panting.

"Look at the streets you've been in charge of! They've become a den of iniquity!" Cao Weida cursed fiercely, then yelled at the wailing boy beside him, "What are you wailing about? Are you going to a funeral? Your sister was just arrested, not killed!"

"Stop howling, it's giving me a headache!"

Si Jicai wiped the sweat from his face. "Master Cao, this is my dereliction of duty."

"So you do realize you neglected your duty? I thought you didn't!" Cao Weida glared at him fiercely, then pointed at Tiger Brother on the ground:
Do you know this person?

Si Jicai nodded hurriedly: "I know him, he's the head of the thugs at Mingyue Dance Hall."

He nervously wiped the sweat from his face. The fearsome reputation of the man in front of him was known to everyone in the police station these past few days.

This guy has brought out the practice of slow slicing, which was abandoned many years ago!

"Do you know that the Bright Moon Dance Hall is involved in the trafficking of women?!"

"What?! Trafficking in women?!"

Si Jicai was shocked, staring at Tiger in disbelief. Then, he flew into a rage, kicked Tiger hard in the chest, and roared:

"You bastard, how dare you traffic women on my turf?!"

He was both shocked and furious. He knew all too well the consequences for those human traffickers!

That's why he understood even more clearly how much Master Cao hated human trafficking.

There have been many villains before who have committed heinous crimes, but none have ever been as cruel as Cao Wei Da.

Right now, we've really hit a brick wall.

Tiger groaned. His ribs were already broken, and this blow sent him flying backward for more than a meter before he stopped, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Brother Tiger!" The sudden turn of events startled the group of thugs. They wanted to step forward, but none of them dared to make a move.

"Master Cao, it was my fault for not managing things properly. Please punish me!" After kicking Tiger, Si Jicai didn't care whether he lived or died and immediately apologized to Cao Weida.

"Your attitude in admitting your mistake is not bad, but your methods are just copying Xuan Ke's!" She glared at him irritably and pointed at one of the people in her hand, "You, come here."

The thug being pointed at trembled and hesitated to step forward, even shrinking back slightly.

But the next moment, he was dragged out by patrol officers who pounced on him like wolves and tigers.

"Damn it, Master Cao told you to come out, and you dare not!"

With a loud thud, he kicked the man in the back of the knee, and the thug who had caused the trouble knelt on the ground.

The remaining thugs were terrified. How could these patrol officers be so different from before?
"Tell me, is there any involvement of women trafficking here? And where are the women you've abducted hidden?" Cao Weida asked slowly, taking out a cigarette and lighting it.

Although the thug was afraid, he clearly didn't want to admit it and stubbornly said, "I... I don't know what you're talking about. We're doing legitimate business here. You're a police officer. Without evidence, you can't handle this case like this!"

"Evidence?" Cao Weida scoffed. Once he had basically concluded that the Bright Moon Dance Hall was a women trafficking ring, he no longer needed any evidence.

If you torture someone severely, won't the evidence come out?

"It seems you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

With a blank expression, the officer slowly brought the cigarette butt closer to the thug's face. The thug was shocked and tried to back away, but the two patrol officers held him down firmly, leaving him no room to retreat.

"I'm warning you, this is vigilante justice! There are so many people watching, do you believe I'll sue you!"

Sue me?

Shabi!

Xu Hancheng, the police chief of the Fifth Outer District, treated him like a brother. Where can he complain?
Besides, given everything that's happened, do you still think there's a chance to sue?
Seeing that Cao Wei Da remained unmoved, he slowly brought the cigarette butt closer. A burning sensation stung his cheek, a reminder that the cigarette butt was about to land on his face.

The thugs panicked even more and shouted, "I'm warning you, Mingyue Dance Hall is under the protection of Master Liu Huai. If you dare to touch us, you're dead!"

"It seems they still haven't grasped the situation."

Sizzle~~
Cao Weida's patience ran out, and he shoved the cigarette butt hard into the thug's face.

The scalding hot cigarette butt, still emitting smoke, burned my face; the intense pain was unbearable for most people.

"Ah~~~"

The thug screamed in agony, and the pitiful wail sent chills down the spines of the onlookers.

Despite the screams, Cao Weida remained unfazed and continued grinding, his voice icy, "Answer whatever I ask, and don't give me anything I don't want to hear!"

"I'll repeat myself, is this involving the trafficking of women? Where are the women you've abducted hiding?"

"If you don't talk now, it won't just be a cigarette burn on your face; you'll be locked in an interrogation room and severely tortured!!"

"I refuse to believe that any of you are so stubborn!!"

"I'll talk, I'll talk." Seeing that even bringing out his biggest backer hadn't intimidated Cao Weida, and hearing such a chilling threat, the thugs were completely terrified, but still wanted to make a last-ditch effort:

"Master Cao, Master Cao, spare us! We're innocent! We're truly innocent! We really didn't traffic women; he's just talking nonsense."

"You're talking nonsense!" the boy roared, his eyes red. "I saw you kidnap my sister with my own eyes! You were one of the people who kidnapped my sister!"

"They really won't shed tears until they see the coffin." Cao Weida completely lost patience and interest in asking any further questions.

He stood up, glanced at the cigarette butt that had been crushed in his hand, chuckled, threw it on the ground, took out another cigarette, lit it, and turned to look at the dance hall, saying, "Whether it's there or not, we'll know once we go in and take a look. There are so many women here, we can ask them one by one, I don't believe we can't smell it!"

"Tie them all up and take them inside!"

He glanced down at the henchman, "Take him with you, don't let him escape!"

After saying that, he stepped inside.

The group of thugs looked at each other, hesitant and unsure of what to do as the police officers approached.

Suddenly, one of the thugs took off running into the crowd.

Before he could run two steps, a patrolman pounced on him like a wolf and struck him on the shoulder with a stick, causing him to scream and fall to the ground.

"Damn it, you think you can run away in front of me?!" the patrolman roared. If they let him get away, what would Master Cao think of them?
Enraged, the patrol officer grabbed his baton and gave the fleeing thugs a good beating without saying a word.

"I told you to run!"

"I'll show you how to run!" With just a few blows, the fleeing thugs were beaten until their faces were covered in blood, which flowed all over the ground as if it were free.

The other thugs, who were also preparing to flee, froze instantly, their eyes filled with terror, standing rooted to the spot, no longer daring to move an inch.

"You bitch!"

Exhausted from beating the thugs, the patrolman cursed and kicked one more thug, warning them who were standing trembling in place: "All of you better behave yourselves! If anyone dares to run away, I'll break their legs!"

"Don't dare."

"I won't run, I absolutely won't run."

The thugs were terrified, and they worked together incredibly well when they tied them up.

Cao Wei Da glanced back but offered no comment.

Si Jicai quickened his pace to catch up and whispered, "Master Cao, that thug just said that Liu Huai is the backer here, this..."

"What's there to be afraid of? They're all just lackeys like us. What's there to be afraid of?" Cao Weida was not intimidated at all. To be honest, Cao Weida's importance was far greater than that damned Liu Huai's.

His current confidence doesn't come from the trust of those damn Japanese devils, but from genuinely helping them make a lot of money!

What is the strongest relationship in the world?
That's all about profit!
What nonsense about family ties, love, father-son relationships, and brotherhood! They're all worthless in the face of enough self-interest!
He tilted his head and glanced at Si Jicai. "In Beiping these days, there aren't many people I dare not provoke. As long as they don't deliberately court death, I can protect them!"

"If I remember correctly, you used to be the one patrolling this street."

Because he needed to choose who would be the patrol chief, Cao Wei Da had briefly looked at the personal profiles of the patrolmen under his command.

He took notice of Si Jicai when he selected him.

Looking back now, isn't that the street?

"Yes, Master Cao, I was indeed patrolling this street before."

"Then tell me the truth, did you know all along that Liu Huai was the mastermind behind this place?"

"That's right." Si Jicai hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth.

Cao Weida's eyes suddenly sharpened as he glared at him. "So, did you already know about the human trafficking here?! You'd better answer honestly; I don't want my people lying to me!"

Si Jicai quickly shook his head: "Master Cao, I really don't know!"

"Master Cao, if I had known this was a den of human trafficking, even if I didn't dare to make the decision on my own, I would definitely have reported it to you!"

Cao Wei stared at him for several seconds before slowly nodding: "That's for the best. You'd better not lie to me."

Based on his observation, he felt that Si Jicai's words just now did not seem to be false.

Unless there was intentional concealment, Cao Wei Da would naturally not be angry.

Behind him, the stubborn boy, his face covered in blood, followed closely behind. Although the pain from his injuries made him furrow his brow, he did not stop for a moment.

As soon as Cao Weida entered the dance hall, he was stopped by several thugs who guarded the entrance: "What are you doing? There are guests inside. You can't go in!"

Their gazes focused on Si Jicai, and they sneered, "Oh, isn't this the old black-skinned dog Si Jicai? I heard you got promoted recently, right? What's up, here to have some fun today?"

"But let me tell you, things aren't cheap here. Do you have the money?"

"With the meager salary you earn each month, you can't afford to spend much more than a few times."

"Get out of my way," Cao Weida said without any emotion.

"Damn it, who are you! Are you here to cause trouble?" The thug had just finished shouting when he was kicked and sent flying backward.

Clang~~
The door to the Bright Moon Ballroom was kicked open and fell to the ground with a 'thud'.

This commotion was quite loud, startling many people inside.

Cao Wei Da strode in and casually looked around.

The decor here is absolutely opulent. In the center of the dance floor, a singer is performing "Night Shanghai," while dancers around her are energetically dancing in revealing outfits.

Around the stage, many guests were sitting in private booths drinking red wine and embracing beautiful women, while most people's eyes were focused on the entrance area.

"Someone's causing trouble!" The thug who had been kicked open earlier scrambled to his feet and shouted in one direction.

‘Shua~’

Thugs from all directions instantly surrounded Cao Weida and Si Jicai, all looking at him with hostile expressions.

Even surrounded by seven or eight thugs, Cao Wei Da showed no fear whatsoever.

To put it bluntly, with so few people, without firearms, they wouldn't even be enough for him to warm up.

He wasn't afraid, but Si Jicai was!

There are only two or three and a half of them, how can they possibly fight against seven or eight people!
As for why it's two and a half, he counts as one, Master Cao counts as one, and that boy is already in such a terrible state that counting him as half is already giving him too much credit.

He used to be just an ordinary patrolman, at most a good-natured and reliable person. This kind of situation was far beyond his ability to handle.

But with Master Cao, who had shown him great kindness, right beside him, he naturally couldn't back down, and he couldn't let Master Cao get hurt!
He quickly stepped in front of Cao Weida, watching the thugs warily. He regretted not having thought of requesting firearms today!
Before he could even speak, the police officers brought the thugs in.

Upon seeing Cao Weida surrounded by thugs, the officers immediately dropped their weapons and rushed over with their batons.

With the support of the patrol officers, Si Jicai's confidence, which had just wavered, instantly soared, and he shouted loudly, "Police are handling a case, all of you stand to the side and squat down!"

The patrons in the dance hall watched this scene with some surprise, wondering why these police officers had suddenly appeared there.

Some of the guests were completely unaware of the situation within Cao Weida's jurisdiction and were astonished at where these smelly-footed patrolmen and black-skinned scoundrels got the courage to come here to investigate a case.

As for fear, not at all. They are just guests. Whether they are handling a case or not, or what kind of case it is, has nothing to do with them.

These people are just police officers, not secret agents.

"Oh, isn't this Master Cao? What brings you here?"

As the voice faded, a voluptuous, flamboyantly dressed, sexy woman in a purple cheongsam strode over.

"Sister Du Dan!"

The thugs and regular customers all greeted the woman in the cheongsam.

Sister Du Dan?
Cao Wei Da frowned. Who is this person?

He looked at Si Jicai, "Do you know him?"

Si Jicai whispered, "Master Cao, this woman is called Du Dan. She's said to be the mistress of the owner of Mingyue Dance Hall and also the manager of the dance hall."

(End of this chapter)