Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 263 So scared

Unaware of all this, Cao Wei Da was woken up as usual under special services.

After shaking off a few shivers, she got out of bed and dressed with Mo He's gentle assistance.

“Mohe, how long has it been since you went back to see Fifth Brother? I ran into him the other day, and he was complaining to me.”

Mo He buttoned up the last button, smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes, and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "I understand. I'll go back and take a look today."

"My fifth brother is a bit tactless, loves to save face, and likes to show off. If he says anything wrong, please don't be angry, sir."

"Hey, what are you saying? Do you think I'm that petty?" Cao Weida pinched her collagen-rich cheeks and said, feigning anger.

"What, is your husband such a stingy person in your heart?"

"Of course not, my lord is the most magnanimous person in my heart." Having shared a bed for so many days, she naturally understood Cao Weida's temper and knew he wasn't really angry. She nestled in his arms and said coquettishly:

"Fifth Brother is the only blood relative I have in this world. I just hope that you can get along well with my Fifth Brother, Master."

“My fifth brother can be a bit stubborn sometimes, just like a child. I’m afraid he might say something inappropriate that would put you in a difficult position, sir.”

"You're the most clever one, you've learned how to shut me up, haven't you?" Cao Weida affectionately pinched her nose. "Alright, if you miss your fifth brother in the future, go back and visit him more often. You can also invite your fifth brother to come to the mansion. We're all family, we should visit each other often."

"Yes, thank you, sir!" she said, and tried to kiss him, but Cao Weida covered her mouth. "Go, go, go brush your teeth."

Watching the figure flee in a panic, Mo He covered her mouth and chuckled, feeling a warm glow in her heart.

As the only blood relative she had in the world, Fifth Master Fan was someone she naturally wanted to go back and visit. However, she also knew that many wealthy families were very particular and would dislike it if a woman who had married into the family frequently returned home to visit her parents, let alone her cousin.
As the saying goes, "A woman follows her husband wherever he goes," and since her husband treats her so well, she naturally doesn't want him to be unhappy about it.

However, the master's words today dispelled her concerns.

Actually, she was a little nervous before she entered the room.

After all, she had heard many stories about how difficult life was in a wealthy family, but now she was not worried at all.

The sisters in the inner quarters had a very good relationship, and the master tried his best to treat them all equally, always doting on her.

Now, no one objects to her going back to visit her cousin; on the contrary, they show support.
She is very satisfied with her life now and is grateful for her cousin's advice back then.

Looking back now, if I hadn't entered the Cao family and had just married anyone, would I be happier than I am now?
After Cao Weida finished his breakfast and put down his chopsticks, he gave Liu Rusi a wink.

Liu Rusi understood immediately and followed without making a sound.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Your matter has been settled. From now on, you will serve as my liaison with my superiors. As for your superiors, they will contact you using a secret code in the next couple of days. Please keep an eye out for them."

"Really?!" Liu Rusi was overjoyed, but then she suddenly realized what she was doing, and her smile froze. She stared at him in astonishment, stammering in disbelief, "Wait, your contact person?! You...you are one too?"

"Ah, it's a long story. One wrong step can lead to eternal regret." Cao Weida smiled bitterly, rubbed his head and said, "Never mind, it's your turn tonight, right? I'll tell you the details later. I'm going to check in now."

After saying that, he left the courtyard amidst Liu Rusi's complicated gaze.

"The master is also a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau?!" Watching his departing figure, Liu Rusi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was too dramatic!

But then she remembered that she was in danger late at night, and the master's appearance at that time meant either he was a thief or he had something to do.
Given the master's wealth and status, a thief is definitely out of the question, so it must be...
She slapped her forehead suddenly. "Oh dear, how could I have overlooked something so obvious!"

"What did you overlook?" Xinghong, dressed in a cheongsam, swayed over and asked with concern, "Sister Liu, why are you hitting yourself? Did Master bully you?"

Are you bullying me?
Liu Rusi thought for a moment, and wondered if it could be considered bullying.
Deception is also bullying
but
"Oh no, there was a mosquito just now, I was swatting it." Liu Rusi interrupted, "Second sister, come on, let's go play some mahjong. You won a lot of money from me yesterday, I'm going to win it back today no matter what."

"Hey, we can't play today, we're one short." Xinghong shrugged.

"Hmm? Who's missing? Let Sister Mohe fill in."

"Big sister is going to her cousin's house, and little sister Mohe just said she also wants to go back to see her cousin. Let's wait for them to come back," Xinghong said with a smile, taking her hand.
"Come on, we haven't gone out for a while now. Let's call Ru and go shopping."

On the other hand, after finishing his roll call at the police station, Cao Weida was summoned to Ono Oda's office.

Ono Oda's application today looked even worse, and his dark circles were even more pronounced.

"Cao Sang, another patrol team went missing last night. They haven't been seen alive or dead. You'd better hurry up with the food situation!"

Cao Weida chuckled inwardly, but nodded and said, "Don't worry, Ono-kun, I'm already in contact with him."

This little Japanese devil is quite timid; he's so scared.

That makes sense, though. The Japanese had been brainwashed by theocratic ideology and naturally had a certain affinity for these vague and unfounded ideas.

Now, when faced with things that defy common sense, it's easier to make that connection. "Oh, by the way, I have something for you." He said, pulling a folded piece of yellow paper from his pocket and handing it to you.
"This is an exorcism talisman that I managed to get from Longquan Temple after going through a lot of connections. It was personally blessed by the abbot of the temple. I heard it's very effective. Keep it; it might be of some use to you."

In reality, all that nonsense about pulling strings was just a bunch of lies. Even the Japanese devils are devils, after all.

This 'exorcism talisman' was obtained by Duomen from Longquan Temple. He went relatively early and got it for thirty silver notes.

I heard it's quite expensive now, but he didn't know the specifics.

He secretly rejoiced, estimating that Longquan Temple would make a fortune just from selling 'exorcism talismans' this time.

Longquan Orphanage used to be sponsored by Longquan Temple, but now that fewer people are burning incense, Longquan Temple is struggling to survive.

Now that I've done this, it can be considered that I've indirectly helped Longquan Temple and Longquan Orphanage.

"Oh?!" Ono Oda was overjoyed and eagerly took the exorcism talisman. "I've heard that the exorcism talismans from Ryusenji Temple are extremely hard to come by these days!"

"I was actually planning to get one today!"

Whether it was psychological or not, the moment he received the exorcism talisman, his fear actually lessened, and he was overjoyed.

"As expected of an exorcism talisman personally blessed by a high-ranking monk, its effects are truly miraculous!"

"I think I can feel the Buddha's light emanating from above!"

"Cao Sang, thank you so much! You're a true friend!"

As he spoke, he gave Cao Wei Da a big thumbs up.

Cao Wei Da secretly rolled his eyes. If you really want to thank me, then give me something concrete, instead of just talking about it?
He didn't feel any of that Buddha's light at all.

Buddhism is prevalent in Japan. If you tell him it's a Taoist thing, he might still be skeptical, but if you say it's a Buddhist thing, his trust level will increase significantly.

"It's good that it works. Ono-kun takes such good care of me all the time, it's all my duty."

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As he left Ono Oda's office and was about to return to his own, he saw Zheng Chaoyang wink at him from the other side of the corridor.

Cao Weida's heart skipped a beat. Zheng Chaoyang usually wouldn't contact him on his own initiative. Could something have happened?
He turned and walked silently out of the police station.

Inside a room.

Hao Pingchuan opened the door and slipped inside, then immediately closed the door behind him.

Cao Wei was taken aback, clearly not expecting that it was Hao Pingchuan who came instead of Zheng Chaoyang.

Before he could ask, Hao Pingchuan said anxiously:
"Master Cao, something's happened!"

Cao Wei Da's heart tightened: "What happened?"

Hao Pingchuan strode over and sat down opposite him, his face contorted with anger as he lowered his voice and spoke rapidly:

"The batch of penicillin you donated to us was intercepted on its way out of enemy-occupied territory!"

"What?!" Cao Weida exclaimed in shock, then roared, "Who dares to do this? Do you know who did it?! Were any other supplies lost?"

This shipment included not only penicillin, but also a significant amount of weapons and ammunition.

He still had forty mortars in his storage space, but he didn't have any cannons left, he had taken them all out!
Those are all treasures!

Losing even one skill is a huge loss!

"No, thankfully, this batch of supplies is too important. For safety reasons, it would be easy to be discovered if we piled them up, so we transported them to the base in batches. The penicillin was also transported in two separate shipments."

"It's fortunate that it was split into two batches, otherwise, this whole batch of penicillin would have been lost!"

"As for who did it, we don't know yet; both the person and the items are gone!"

At this point, Hao Pingchuan was filled with righteous indignation and gritted his teeth, saying, "Don't let me find out who did it, or I'll personally kill him!!"

Cao Wei Da frowned, his mind racing, trying to figure out who could have done it. He asked aloud:
"Don't rush to conclusions. Let me ask you, did they hijack the entire vehicle, including the people, and drive the truck away as well?"

"No, that's not true. After we left the enemy-occupied area and entered the mountains, we switched to transporting the medicine by donkey cart. The truck was fine, but who would have thought that it would be robbed before we got very far!"

(End of this chapter)