Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 220 We urge you to overcome these difficulties!

The ten light machine guns that provided support, along with the one brought by Cao Weida, made a total of thirteen light machine guns and about thirty rifles that opened fire in an instant, and their firepower in a short period of time was beyond doubt.

Under such intense firepower, the truck drivers and escorts were caught off guard and fell to the ground, riddled with bullets.

The escort personnel were clearly taken aback by this turn of events and were completely stunned.

They were caught off guard by the enemy's calculated attack, and the firepower was so intense that they had no chance to react at all.

Especially when they're standing in the truck bed, they're practically sitting ducks!
Most of the Japanese soldiers didn't even have time to scream before they fell asleep. The unlucky ones who weren't hit in vital areas let out screams instantly.

"on!"

Comrade Aoyama had no pity for these little devils. With a low shout, he rushed out from his hiding place and approached with a light machine gun, firing indiscriminately.

The other guerrillas followed closely behind and unleashed a barrage of fire at the vehicle.

"Finish them off completely, leave no survivors!" Qingshan ordered without hesitation after rushing to the vicinity of the carriage.

A group of people moved forward in unison, and regardless of whether the people lying on the ground were dead or not, they shot each of them in the head.

After all the finishing blows were completed, Cao Wei Da finally emerged from the ambush.

A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall; he did not want to risk his life.

After confirming there were no survivors, he said to Qingshan, "Get a few people to test if the vehicle can still be started!"

He himself quickly jumped onto a truck, wanting to see what these Japanese devils were sneakily transporting.

He pried open a box with a dagger, and after seeing what was inside, his eyes widened in surprise.

This box was filled with neatly stacked gold bars!
Cao Wei Da immediately closed the box. Even though he had seen plenty of money, his heart was pounding wildly for a moment.

He pried open another box, and upon seeing that it contained more gold bars, he couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times.

He calculated that if the boxes here were full of gold, there would probably be as much as fifty tons!

Goodness gracious, there must be so much gold here!
Cao Weida's lips twitched. Even though he knew this batch of supplies was important, he didn't expect it to be this important!

He's really messed things up!

If the Japanese devils knew that such a large sum of gold had been lost, they would probably go crazy!

He immediately closed the box tightly, jumped out of the car, and said, "Comrade Qingshan, tell the brothers to drive the car to our designated location immediately, and tell them that no one is allowed to touch anything in the car!"

Although the moonlight provided decent clarity at night, the face curtain obscured the view, so Qingshan naturally couldn't see Cao Weida's expression.

But you could tell from the other person's tone that they were serious, so I nodded without hesitation: "Okay, I understand!"

A few minutes later, Cao Weida quickly left the scene in a truck driven by Qingshan.

Twenty minutes later, the vehicle drove along the Shisha Sea and arrived at a severely damaged complex of buildings.

During the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, the buildings and facilities around Shishahai were severely damaged, leaving behind many abandoned buildings.

Later, during the late Qing Dynasty and even the Republican era, the buildings around Shishahai were neglected and lost their maintenance and management, leading to its gradual desolation and the presence of garbage along the way.

Therefore, this area is deserted not only at night, but also during the day.

After the vehicle stopped, everyone worked together to carry the boxes into an abandoned building. Once they were all unloaded, Cao Weida turned to Qingshan and said:
"Have the brothers drive the car further away and throw it into the sea, then have all the brothers evacuate. I'll leave these things behind and deal with them. I'll contact you again after things calm down."

"I'll give you the gun I brought. Now get out of here."

"it is good!"

Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Qingshan took the gun and decisively led his men to carry out Cao Weida's orders.

These vehicles originally belonged to the Japanese, and they couldn't leave the city. Keeping them would only aid the enemy. He wouldn't care at all if he drove them into the sea.

Cao Weida waited until they had completely disappeared from sight before entering the house and putting all the boxes into his spatial storage.

Fortunately, gold is a high-density metal. Although it weighs as much as fifty tons, its volume is actually not large, less than three cubic meters.

If it were other supplies, fifteen tons would be a real problem for his space.

After packing all the gold away, Cao Wei made some repairs to the surrounding area to ensure that no traces were left before quickly leaving the place.

The Japanese devils must be going crazy after losing so much gold—that's fifty tons of gold!
If converted into silver dollars, it would be a whopping 3.2 million!
That's an enormous sum! No wonder the Japanese devils went crazy!
Anyone with a brain knows that things are about to get turbulent in Beiping (Beijing) again.
But that was none of his business. After finishing his work, he slipped back to the mansion and quietly went to Ru Qiulan's room.

"Hmm, Master~~" Startled awake by the sight of someone embracing her, Ru Qiulan's wariness vanished and her sleepiness disappeared upon seeing that it was her master. A hint of seductive charm gathered in her eyes.

While Cao Wei was enjoying himself like a god, on the other side, Yoshiko Kawashima learned that the goods had been hijacked and immediately panicked.

She hurriedly led a team to the scene to investigate.

The area around the crime scene was under lockdown. When Yoshiko Kawashima arrived and saw the more than thirty corpses lying on the ground, she felt as if her spine had been pulled out and she went limp.

"It's over. It's completely over."

In an effort to regain the trust of the Japanese, Yoshiko Kawashima went to great lengths, even setting her sights on Cao Weida, demonstrating just how eager she was to make a comeback.

Although she wasn't the main person in charge of this escort mission, she was still involved.

She didn't know what was in the box, but she knew it must be something important!

After learning about the mission, she offered advice and suggestions in order to demonstrate her value.

And the embankment wharf between Datongqiao Wharf and Qingfengzha Wharf was her suggestion!

But now, the vehicle has been hijacked halfway through the journey.
Yoshiko Kawashima felt dizzy and her vision blurred. This matter had to be investigated, and all those who knew about it would be thoroughly investigated.

As a participant and the one who suggested choosing the pier, she is undoubtedly one of the suspects!

Even worse, if the higher-ups don't find anything wrong, she could very well be made a scapegoat.
"No, no, I must save myself!"

There's no way she can escape. The Kuomintang is relentlessly hunting her down, and if she offends the Japanese army as well, there will be nowhere for her to hide in all of China!
There was no way to hide it now. She got up unsteadily, wanting to go back and call her superior, the Kwantung Army headquarters.

However, before she could take any action, a short man with a mustache and two heavily armed Japanese soldiers blocked her way.

"Major Kawashima, please come with us."

In an instant, despair filled Yoshiko Kawashima's face.

Finished!

She knew that the higher-ups already knew about it, and that she was now a suspect.
Even if she wanted to contact her superiors at this point, it would probably be useless. Without the approval of her superiors, who would dare to arrest a major?
Jingle bell~~
A sudden, urgent phone call woke Miyamoto Ichiro from his sleep.

Miyamoto Ichiro picked up the phone with a dark expression: "Moshi moshi!!"

"Lord Miyamoto Ichiro, this is the Kwantung Army Headquarters. The Kwantung Army Headquarters has issued an order to immediately cooperate with the infantry regiment stationed in Beiping, the Defense Command, and other departments to seal off the entire city of Beiping!"

"What?! Lock down Beiping?! Why lock down the city? Give me a reasonable reason, or I cannot agree!" Miyamoto Ichiro said curtly.

What a joke! If the entire city of Beiping were sealed off, wouldn't that mean the joint land and sea business deals that were just agreed upon would be greatly affected?!

He's still waiting for his dividends!
"Lord Miyamoto Ichiro, are you defying orders from the Kwantung Army Command?!"

"No, please don't misunderstand. Of course I will obey the orders of the Kwantung Army Command, but please understand our actual situation and difficulties!" Miyamoto Ichiro replied confidently, and his reasons were quite valid:

"If we were to seal off the entire city, the cost of our rule would skyrocket, and Beiping is already short of resources. A further blockade would inevitably cause more unrest!"

"Now, the world's eyes are on us. If this matter causes a great deal of impact, the international image of our Great Japanese Empire will be completely ruined! This will be very detrimental to us!"

"Furthermore, this is also detrimental to our strategy of 'using war to sustain war.' If this leads to adverse consequences, I, as the highest-ranking officer of the Beiping Military Police Command, will inevitably be held responsible!"

"Therefore, without a reasonable explanation, I am afraid I cannot comply!"

The other end of the phone fell silent, because the reason was perfectly reasonable.

However, no matter how reasonable it may be, even if we know it may have adverse effects, it's too late to control it at this point.

After a short while, he said firmly, "I urge Lord Miyamoto Ichiro to overcome these difficulties. This matter is extremely important, involving the top-secret Class A document of the Kwantung Command."

"Stop!" Miyamoto Ichiro's forehead veins throbbed as he immediately interrupted the other person upon hearing those words on the phone.

As a general of the empire, he knew all too well the value of these 'top secret' markings, and it was precisely because he knew this that he was even less willing to know their contents.

As a smart man, he understood a principle all too well: the less you know, the less trouble you'll have; the more you know, the more trouble you'll have!
He didn't want to hear or know any of that bullshit top-secret code!

"I don't want to know any top-secret information. Just tell me directly what happened and why the city is under lockdown!"

(End of this chapter)