Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 224 She shed blood for the empire!

"I was wronged!"

Cao Wei Da looked aggrieved. "This wasn't my intention either, yes, yes."

He glanced around cautiously and said, "Can I say this here? Or should we ask them all to leave for a moment?"

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Seeing his timid and cowardly appearance, Kawamoto Yoshitaro's eyelids twitched violently twice.

Sure enough, the three cowards in the police station are still the same cowards. They've been so arrogant and domineering lately, he thought they had changed.

So it turns out that he became arrogant and domineering simply because he had a powerful backer and felt that no one would dare to touch him.

In reality, he's still that cowardly coward at heart.
"There's no need to let them leave. You just need to honestly explain what you've done."

He looked at Cao Weida with a sneer and sneered, "Don't think that having Ono Oda and his men to help you cover up your underlying intentions."

"Let me ask you again, those so-called cross-jurisdictional anti-gang operations before, weren't they your idea too?"

"I didn't realize you had such compassion for the people of China. To save them, you didn't hesitate to turn the underworld in Beiping upside down."

"Is there anything wrong with this?" Cao Wei Da hesitated for a moment, then replied cautiously:

"In this way, I can not only get a ransom, but also money from confiscating my property, and win the hearts of the people."

"They are, after all, my compatriots and fellow countrymen. Saving them would be a win-win-win situation for me, wouldn't it?"

"Forehead"

Faced with such a frank answer, Yoshitaro Kawamoto was momentarily speechless.

Does that mean that if he says it's wrong, then we should exterminate all Chinese people?
After a moment of silence, he sneered, "It seems that your style of doing things is quite different from other pro-Japanese friends. I know that in the eyes of the Chinese people in Beiping, you are a rare good policeman with a very good reputation!"

"It's quite unique, and it does resemble people from certain organizations."

Cao Wei Da naturally understood the implied meaning, chuckled dryly twice, and shrank his neck, saying:
"Not entirely. Mainly, I used to be a farmer, so I can probably empathize with some of their experiences."

"Besides, they're all poor bastards, they can't squeeze a penny out of them, and I have to be constantly on guard against being assassinated."

At this point, he seemed to recall something terrible, and shuddered as he said, "Let me tell you, I'm from Caojia Village. In the past, our village had a scoundrel, a real scoundrel, who often bullied us ordinary people."

"Then, one night he was murdered, and his body was hung on the roof beam for three days before it was discovered."

"When they discovered him, they also found a piece of paper in the house with a list of his crimes, saying that he was killed by the Red Party's assassination squad."

He paused here, then stammered:
"I'm only 18 years old, I haven't lived enough yet."

"Besides, people are being killed all the time in Beiping, I...I'm scared!"

"I'm the only male left in my Cao family. If I die, my Cao family line will end!"

"I'm also thinking about expanding the Cao family and making it bigger and stronger."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Kawamoto Yoshitaro's head was throbbing. He thought to himself that this guy really could talk on and on.

However, this is consistent with the other party's cowardly and fearful nature; not every traitor harms ordinary people.

Especially those like Cao Wei Da, who weren't exactly pure traitors but were just trying to make a living and couldn't hold a position in the government of the occupied territories.

In order to avoid being targeted for assassination, these actions are still understandable.

Moreover, Cao Wei Da didn't actually take much care of the local people; he just didn't bully them.

His excellence is largely highlighted by the contrast with his peers.
Although he didn't get any answers, he wasn't disappointed.

After all, he only wanted to take this opportunity to test the waters.

Let's try to extract more information through torture.

He really didn't have that idea. Cao Weida had connections with high-ranking Japanese military officials in Beiping, and many people were watching him closely.

If we take action against Cao Wei Da without evidence, those people will be unhappy.

The city was already under lockdown for ten days, which had already offended many people. It would be a waste to make them hate us even more.

He waved his hand helplessly and ordered, "Put Mr. Cao down."

"W-what do you mean? Release me?" Cao Weida seemed bewildered again. He was mechanically untied and helped back onto the stool before he came to his senses and hesitated, saying:

"Commander Kawamoto, what do you mean by this?"

"Hahaha~~ Mr. Cao, please forgive me, it was just a routine test." Kawamoto Yoshitaro changed his previous cold expression and said apologetically with a kind and friendly look.

"Huh? Test it?" Cao Weida's eyes widened. He wanted to get angry, but he seemed too afraid. He took several deep breaths, both cowardly and angry.

Then, deflated like a punctured balloon, he chuckled awkwardly, "I don't mind, of course I don't mind. It's just part of my job, I understand."

understand?

I can tell you're very confused and quite angry.
Kawamoto Yoshitaro chuckled inwardly. He couldn't care less about Cao Weida's inner turmoil or his anger; after all, Cao was just a dog of the Great Japanese Empire. This dog could have its own temper, but as long as it was obedient and served its master, it was a good dog!
As long as it's obedient, I won't mind giving it bones to gnaw on when there are any!
If you don't listen... hmph!

However, it's clear that this dog is obedient, so it's still a good dog.

Yoshitaro Kawamoto smiled slightly:
“Mr. Cao, you have been wronged. This time, it was mainly because Yoshiko Kawashima insisted on seeing you. She is right here, and I will arrange for you to meet with her immediately.”

"Kawashima Yoshiko? What does she want with me?"

"You'll know it when you see it."

Kawamoto Yoshitaro didn't ask Cao Weida's opinion, and simply waved for someone to take the bewildered Cao Weida away.

Soon, Cao Weida was led to a room where Yoshiko Kawashima was already sitting.

"Miss Kawashima Yoshiko, what do you want with me?" Cao Weida walked over and sat down, his tone very stiff, clearly in a very bad mood.

Yoshiko Kawashima seemed surprised by Cao Weida's attitude and asked in astonishment, "Mr. Cao, I haven't offended you, have I?"

"Ha, you didn't offend me?" Cao Weida sneered. "Do you know that just because you wanted to see me, Kawamoto Yoshitaro ordered my men to take me to the interrogation room, and they almost tortured me!"

Although this incident is not Yoshiko Kawashima's fault, even without her intervention, she would certainly have been tested in the future.

However, he still had to vent his anger, not only for Yoshiko Kawashima, but also for the people outside the room.

Caught off guard by this turn of events, Yoshiko Kawashima paused for a moment, then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cao, I didn't expect this to happen."

Before she could finish speaking, Cao Weida waved his hand to interrupt her, "Miss Kawashima Yoshiko, there's no need for apologies. I'm too lazy to listen. Commander Kawamoto said you wanted to see me, and I'm already here. So, what is it?"

If apologies were enough, what would we need the police for?
Oh, I'm a police officer? That's even more unacceptable!

Yoshiko Kawashima gritted her teeth, knowing that the other party was currently angry and she shouldn't say anything more.

However, if she didn't speak up now, she feared she would never have the chance to say it again.

"Mr. Cao, I am very sorry about this matter, and I will make compensation for you."

"I need to see you today because I've run into some trouble and would like to ask for your help."

"Help with what?" Cao Weida asked, feigning ignorance and looking puzzled.

He knew better than anyone else that, judging from her haggard appearance, Yoshiko Kawashima must have been affected by the theft of that batch of gold.

“I lost something of utmost importance this time. The Empire will definitely not let me off easily and will surely punish me severely.”

"You're a major, what could be so important that you deserve such severe punishment for all the contributions you've made to the Empire?"

Did they make many contributions to the empire?
Upon hearing this, Yoshiko Kawashima gave a bitter smile.

Yes, she made so many contributions to the empire.
She participated in planning the "September 18 Incident".

She orchestrated the January 28 Incident.

She formed a puppet armed force to aid the Japanese invasion of China.

She engaged in espionage activities for a long time, providing a great deal of intelligence support for the Japanese army's invasion.
These are all her 'great achievements'!
She shed blood for the empire!

However, just because of one failure, and only a failure of her peripheral strategizing, the empire was about to abandon her.
Suddenly, she smiled bitterly and waved her hand, saying, "Forget it, let's not talk about those things. I know you have connections with Major Ono and Major Fujita. I asked you to help us make those connections before, but it seems there's no chance now."

"I would like to ask you to get Major Ono and Major Fujita to step in and help me smooth things over."

Why did she want to get involved with Ono Oda and his group before?

Because she knew that although Ono Oda and his group were not high-ranking, they had very strong connections behind them.

If she could get Ono Oda to speak on her behalf, she might be able to escape this crisis!

As long as she is alive, she has a chance to rise again in Dongsan!

Cao Weida frowned deeply. "Miss Kawashima Yoshiko, are you joking with me?"

"You didn't even tell me what important thing you lost, and you're telling me to ask Ono-kun and the others for help?"

"Putting aside whether Ono-kun and the others will help, your attitude of asking for favors is already making me very resistant."

"I'm so sorry, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he got up and prepared to leave.

What does this idiot woman think he is, Cao Wei Da?

Is she a dog that wags its tail when she listens to her and gives her a little something in return?!
"Wait!" Seeing him about to leave, Yoshiko Kawashima panicked and quickly reached out to grab him, pleadingly saying:

"Master Cao, that item is extremely important. It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but I really can't. I have no other choice now, so please do me a favor, Master Cao."

"Don't worry, if you're willing to help, I can give you another five thousand!"

(End of this chapter)