Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 205 Robber Logic, It's Utterly Shameless
"Master Cao is too kind. As long as it satisfies you, Master Cao," Shao Yongming said with a smile.

She was just a lover; in the past, she wouldn't even be considered a concubine, but merely a mistress.

Let alone mistresses, anyone who isn't a proper concubine can be used to entertain guests.

Even now, many people use their "concubines" to transfer benefits in order to gain the protection, resources, or promotion opportunities of the powerful and wealthy, using these women as stepping stones to build connections.

To put it nicely, they're called "concubines," but in reality, they're just high-class prostitutes given the title of "concubine."

Although Du Dan held a much higher position in his heart than those other women, after all, she could help him make money.

However, compared to his connection with Cao Wei, a woman is nothing to worry about.

"Oh? Is that so? You're really thoughtful." Cao Weida smiled, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Du Dan, who was staring at everything with wide eyes, completely incredulous.

Oh, how pitiful! She works herself to the bone to make money for her man, only to have him ruthlessly hand it over to someone else in exchange for his own benefit.
She must be feeling really bad right now, right?
Wow, this is interesting.

Hearing Cao Weida say this, Shao Yongming was even happier, thinking that Cao Weida had accepted his good intentions.

After all, according to the information he investigated, Cao Wei Da was indeed a greedy and lustful man.

"These are nothing, just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you are satisfied, Master Cao."

But the next moment, Cao Weida's words made his face freeze instantly: "Unfortunately, I am not satisfied."

With a wave of his hand, he ordered, "Men, tie him up and take him away!"

With his hands tied behind his back, Shao Yongming clearly hadn't expected this outcome. He asked incredulously, "Master Cao, what do you mean by this? Is my sincerity not enough?"

"It's alright, just say the word. As long as it's acceptable to us, I will do my best to meet your needs!"

"Idiot, do you think I need your money and women?" Cao Weida looked at him like he was an idiot. "Besides, even if I arrest you all and convict you, your money will still be mine."

"Not only will I get your utmost sincerity, but I'll also get everything you have. Why should I agree to your offer?"

"..." Shao Yongming was so angry that his mouth trembled. This kind of robber's logic was simply too shameless!

Seeing that he was about to be dragged away, Shao Yongming panicked, "Master Cao, Master Cao! I'm Master Liu's man, we're on the same side!"

"Who would consider a scumbag like you one of their own? Don't drag me into this." Cao Weida's face was full of disgust. One of their own? He couldn't bear to lose face like that!

A bunch of scum who've lost all their conscience, do they even deserve to be called scum?!

I bother!

"It seems we really have nothing to talk about!"

Shao Yongming, who had just been panicking, suddenly laughed, a cold laugh with murderous intent in his eyes: "My men have surrounded this place. Not even a fly will be able to get out!"

"If you want to leave here today, you'd better take your people and get out of here quietly, and I can pretend nothing happened!"

"Also, that reporter's camera must be handed over, or you'll all die here, and no one will know!"

As a core member of a women trafficking organization, he had already developed a murderous intent.

The fact that he trafficked and imprisoned dozens of women must not be exposed. Once it is exposed, even if he has Liu Huai protecting him, he will not be able to get away with it.

What he needs to do now is to keep Cao Wei Da and the others calm and release him. Once he is free, he must kill them all immediately!

As for the fear of offending Ono Oda and his ilk.
When people are alive, relationships naturally exist, but when people die, who will seek justice for a dead person?

At most, we'll have to bleed a little and spend a fortune to beg for the forgiveness of the Japanese.

He thought Cao Weida would be worried and scared, but to his surprise, Cao Weida's reaction was unexpected.

Instead of being worried or scared, she laughed out loud, not even looking at him, and instead looked at Xian Yi: "Hey, big reporter, did you hear what he said? He told you to hand in your paper, are you going to hand it in?"

"what?"

Sin Yi paused for a moment, then hugged the camera to her chest like a mother hen protecting her chicks, and said warily, "I won't hand it over! This is evidence that I worked so hard to take!"

Cao Weida was amused by her appearance; she was acting like a possessive little puppy.

"Fine, since you're not going to pay, then we won't." He affectionately pinched her cheek; she was just so adorable.

"Waaah... What are you doing?" Xian Yi looked aggrieved as her cheeks were pinched, her two clear eyes blinking rapidly.

Cao Weida smiled and released his grip, then his expression hardened, and a Browning pistol appeared in his hand, the muzzle pressed against Shao Yongming's forehead.
"Sorry, but Bawan said he doesn't want to give it to you, so go to hell."

"Don't"

Seeing the murderous intent in Cao Weida's eyes, Shao Yongming was terrified and was about to beg for mercy.

Before he could even beg for mercy, a gunshot rang out, and he collapsed to the ground with wide eyes.

Even in death, he never imagined that Cao Wei would kill him so easily!
How dare he!!
If Cao Wei Da knew that this was his last thought, he would definitely spit on him with disdain. Since you know that those little devils like Ono Oda won't show any mercy to a dead man, didn't you consider that Liu Huai wouldn't show any mercy to you either?
Shao Yongming was shot dead on the spot, and all the thugs present were immediately jolted awake.

Damn it, this lunatic!
He actually dared to fire a shot!
If we're talking about who's most feared in the end, it's none other than Du Dan.

Her mood was extremely unstable today; she couldn't relax at all because of what happened today.

The moment Shao Yongming was killed, she was so frightened that her whole body went limp.

If she hadn't been supported by the patrol officers, she would have collapsed to the ground.

Thank goodness, he even dared to kill Shao Yongming directly. If I had been more assertive before, I would have been beaten to death.
"Your life is in my hands, yet you dare to threaten me? Who gave you the guts? Even Fish Leong isn't as arrogant as you!" Looking at the corpse on the ground, Cao Weida curled his lip as if he were looking at an idiot.

Putting away the Browning, Cao Weida said, "The evidence against the Mingyue Dance Hall for trafficking women is conclusive. The criminal, Shao Yongming, knew that the matter had been exposed, but instead of surrendering obediently, he attempted to attack this inspector. His crimes are heinous! He was shot dead on the spot by this inspector!"

"Tie up the rest of them and take them back to the police station for interrogation! Don't let any of these troublemakers who disrupt the order of Beiping get away with it!"

Seeing that Shao Yongming had been killed, Si Jicai leaned over and asked worriedly, "Master Cao, why did you kill him?"

"Why keep such a rotten, corrupt scoundrel around if not executed?" Cao Weida suddenly realized something. "You mean to say that killing him like this is too lenient?"

"That's right, it should have been left to Liu Zhan. Tsk, what a pity, we lost a tool to hone our family's traditional skills. I bet he's quite heartbroken."

Si Jicai was both amused and exasperated. Was that what he meant?

"Master Cao, this man just said that we are already surrounded. If you're going to kill him, at least do it back at the police station. If you kill him now, won't we be without a hostage?"

"Are you stupid? Do you really think the people outside are Shao Yongming's men?" Cao Weida looked at Si Jicai as if he were an idiot. This man was indeed of good character, but his mind was just too straightforward. If he continued like this, he would be truly incapable of shouldering great responsibilities.

He shook his head slightly and explained, "If he were really one of Shao Yongming's men, he wouldn't have barged in so rashly. Have you forgotten who's behind this Bright Moon Dance Hall?"

"Does Master Cao mean that everyone outside is Liu Huai's man?"

"Not too stupid after all." Cao Weida stepped on Shao Yongming's corpse and sneered, "If I hadn't killed Shao Yongming, things wouldn't have ended peacefully today. But by killing him, we can walk out unscathed. Do you believe me?"

"Huh? Is that so?" Si Jicai's mind went blank for a moment, feeling like something was about to emerge, something like a brain.
"Forget it, forget it. If you can't figure it out, don't think about it anymore. Just do as I say." He had already given the answer, but seeing that Si Jicai still looked confused, Cao Weida shook his head.

Well, there are gains and losses. Although Si Jicai is not very quick-witted, there is at least one thing he is quite satisfied with: his loyalty to him and his good character make him still usable.

Most of the time, loyalty is more important than ability!
"Yes, I'll take care of it immediately!"

Si Jicai was completely confused, but Xian Yi, who had overheard everything, kept her eyes darting around.

After Si Jicai left, Xian Yi couldn't wait to hug Cao Weida's arm: "Brother Cao, I know what you meant just now!"

Feeling the soft sensation in his arm, Cao Weida tilted his head and glanced at her, then looked at the arm that was being held, and said with a smile, "Yes, you're the smartest. Hurry up and let go. I just shot and killed someone right in front of you, and you're not even scared."

Xian Yi glared at the corpse on the ground. "Hmph, he deserved to die. He was a bad guy!"

"And you, Brother Cao, are the great hero who punishes the bad guys!"

"Since he's a great hero, of course I'm not afraid! Not only am I not afraid, I really like him!"

Instead of letting go, she hugged him even tighter.

Therefore, the sensation on the arm is even more pronounced.

Unfortunately, without capital, there is no capital. Trying to hold on tight only makes things feel uncomfortable.
Tilting his head, Cao Weida looked at her delighted expression and couldn't help but wonder to himself, "Could it be that this girl has really fallen for me?"
That can't be right, I've only met her a few times.

Could it be that they've noticed my handsome appearance?

Or is it our hidden depths?

"Brother Cao, aren't you going to ask me if I know what you mean by what you said?"

"Why ask?" Cao Weida looked at her in bewilderment. "If you know, you know. Besides, you're so smart and quick-witted, unlike that dull-witted Si Jicai. What's so strange about that?"

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Sin Yi was both overjoyed and frustrated. She clearly knew the answer in her heart, but she couldn't express it, which was incredibly frustrating.

It's like a gossipy woman telling her a secret, but then telling her not to tell anyone else—how painful that must be!
"No! Ask me, ask me now!"

Looking at Xian Yi, who was clinging to his arm and shaking him, Cao Weida couldn't help but smile wryly. She really had the mentality of a child.

"Okay, okay, go ahead, I'm listening."

Across from the Mingyue Ballroom, there is a private room on the second floor of a teahouse.

Liu Huai, one of the managers of the East Asian Academic Research Association, was sitting at the coffee table leisurely sipping tea. The open window next to him faced the main entrance of the Mingyue Ballroom.

"Chief." A secret agent walked in respectfully.

"how's it going."

"Cao Wei Da refused the offer, and he even killed Shao Yongming."

“Kill him!” Liu Huai couldn’t help but laugh. “He’s really smart. No wonder he was appreciated by Ono-kun and Fujita-kun. Indeed, no one’s success is achieved by luck alone.”

"So, section chief, what's next?"

"Now that Shao Yongming is dead, let's have everyone evacuated."

"Yes!"

The agent received the order, respectfully withdrew, and carefully closed the door behind him.

Liu Huai took a sip of tea, placed the teacup on the coffee table, turned to look at the Bright Moon Ballroom, and a flash of annoyance crossed his eyes.

To cut off someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents.

The Mingyue Dance Hall was indeed backed by him. Those women trafficking gangs wouldn't have survived this long without his support; they would have been devoured long ago.

To gain support, one naturally needs to offer benefits.

Now that most of the people at Mingyue Dance Hall have been caught on the spot, it means that one of his sources of income has been cut off, so how could he not be furious?
No matter how annoyed he was, he had to endure it.

If Shao Yongming hadn't died, he could have risked trying to kill Cao Weida, or at the very least, he would have killed Shao Yongming in the chaos of battle. He absolutely couldn't let Shao Yongming implicate him.

But now that Shao Yongming is dead, there's no need for him to take any more risks.

After all, if the two sides were to clash, the commotion would be considerable.

If the Japanese find out that he intends to forcibly kill Cao Weida, he will be in big trouble.

He can't take this risk!

"What kind of guy is he? You could say he's daring, but he's also very afraid of his life and never takes on dangerous missions."

"But if you say he's cowardly, how come he dares to offend so many people?"

"It's one thing for people in the underworld to offend him, but he offended Lin Yuanjiang first, and then he offended me. Isn't he afraid of our retaliation?"

After thinking for a long time, he still didn't know how to evaluate Cao Weida.

Because the behavior was so different from what was happening in front, behind, left, and right, and so unpredictable, it was as if the person was acting on a whim and did not play by the rules.

"Is he actually a member of the Communist Party or the Kuomintang?"

He did find some evidence of Cao Weida's contact with members of the Kuomintang and the Red Party, but this evidence was not enough to prove that Cao Weida was affiliated with either party.

Because this matter involved Japanese officials such as Ono Oda and Fujita Sousuke, he dared not act rashly.

Most importantly, Cao Weida's actions had absolutely nothing to do with a spy.

Whose spies are so blatant and ostentatious in public?
(End of this chapter)