Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 264 Anyway, I didn't do anything decent.

Upon hearing this, Cao Wei Da frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you changing vehicles? Wouldn't it be faster to transport them directly to the base by truck?"

Hao Pingchuan said with frustration, "This batch of medicines is destined for the health clinic in the base area. The truck is too big and can't drive in there at all."

Cao Wei Da suddenly realized that the main reason the base could be established in the mountains was because the Japanese army's mechanized advantages, such as tanks, cars, and heavy artillery, made it impossible for them to travel on roads in the mountains.

Without the advantages of heavy artillery and mechanized mobility, the Japanese could not gain any advantage in the vast mountains.

Without the mountainous terrain, the Red Army's firepower would have been no match for the Japanese tanks and artillery.

But precisely because of this, these trucks also had difficulty getting into the mountains, so they had to be transported by donkey carts instead.

He nodded to show his understanding and asked, "So what does your organization mean, and what needs to be done?"

Hao Pingchuan immediately said, "The organization wants you, Master Cao, to keep an eye on the black market in Beiping and see if you can find any clues."

"Okay, I understand. I'll let you know as soon as I have any leads."

This batch of medicine contains a full 500 vials of penicillin, which is no small amount; most small organizations simply cannot use that many.

Therefore, in pursuit of maximum profit, some of the drugs may be resold on the black market.

He thought fiercely, "Damn it, they dare to touch the medicine I donated! They really don't want to live!"

Don't let me find out who did it, or I'll skin you alive!
After the two parted ways, Cao Weida went straight to the police station. On his way back, he saw a lot of traitors carrying bricks and building houses, but he didn't know what they were doing.

With something on his mind, he didn't ask any more questions. After paying attention, he went back to the police station and went straight to Little Ear.

Little Ears thought Cao Weida was asking about the sports car driver, so he said as soon as he came in:

"Brother Cao, I've already found three of the people you're looking for. If it's urgent, I can gather them right away."

"This isn't urgent. I have something for you to do."

Little Ears straightened up and said, "Brother Cao, please speak."

"Keep an eye on the black market these days and see if anyone is reselling penicillin."

Little Ear used to work in the black market and knew all sorts of people. Getting any information from the black market was incredibly easy for him.

"okay, I get it!"

Little Ears didn't ask any more questions and readily agreed.

"Oh right, when I came back just now, I saw a lot of security guards on the street building something. What were they doing?"

"I'm not too sure either, I'll find someone to ask around."

Not long after, Little Ears returned, looking strange, and said, "Brother Cao, I've found out that they're at Xiuting, saying it's their outpost for nighttime curfew patrols."

"Patrol?" Cao Weida suddenly became curious: "Isn't curfew patrolling the responsibility of the Japanese garrison? How did it become their responsibility? Where is the Japanese garrison?"

Little Ear couldn't help but laugh, gloating, "I heard it's because of the ghost story that those Japanese devils were terrified and refused to patrol anymore, so the job ended up falling to the security brigade."

"The Japanese devils are afraid of ghosts, tsk, what karma!"

Have the Japanese troops stopped patrolling?

Cao Weida was immediately disappointed. Damn it, it's only been a few days, how come he's already backed down?

He thought to himself, "Could it be that I've been killing too many people these past few days?"

But he had no choice. The Japanese soldiers were in groups of twenty. If he didn't wipe them all out, they would know his methods of killing.

If you're in a team of five, then I'll only be killing five people, which will make the kills much easier for me.
So, it's all your own fault, you little devils!

You Japanese devils have always championed the Bushido spirit, so why are you so afraid of death?
You little devils: You think you're so great, so high and mighty! You're the one who's going to die, aren't you?!
"Okay, I got it. As long as it's not our police station patrolling, who cares who patrols?"

Police officers are also on duty at night, but they usually stay at fixed locations such as checkpoints and police stations and do not need to go out on patrol.

Unless there are special circumstances requiring police support, etc.

Little Ear nodded in agreement. He was no traitor. He had nothing to do with whoever died among these Japanese devils and collaborators. In fact, he would secretly cheer.

"By the way, get in touch with the sports car enthusiasts as soon as possible. I'll introduce you to a few sports car enthusiasts in the next couple of days."

Little Ears paused for a moment after hearing this, then immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Cao Wei was very satisfied with his attitude. Who wouldn't like a smart and loyal subordinate?

Not long after, Cao Weida left the police station again.

Half an hour later, in the same room, Zheng Chaoyang entered this time.

Seeing him enter, Cao Weida didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "The curfew at night has now been changed to the security regiment. See if you can compile a list and circle those among these traitors who have blood on their hands and are burdened with sins?"

"So, it really was you who did what happened these past few nights?" Zheng Chaoyang looked at him with an expression as if he were a god, making Cao Weida feel extremely uncomfortable.

He shifted his body, raised an eyebrow, and said, "What? You actually did it? I don't know what you're talking about." Seeing that he wouldn't admit it, Zheng Chaoyang gave him a deep look, didn't pursue the topic further, and nodded.

"Okay, I'll give you the list after I finish my shift today."

"But I'll remind you, I heard they've arranged for groups of fifty people."

Everyone has their own secrets, and if someone doesn't want to talk about them, he naturally can't ask.

He already knew that Cao Weida was very capable. Just from the clean and efficient way he killed Huan Hai, the underground party traitor, he knew that Cao Weida was exceptionally skilled.

In addition, his ability to scale walls and leap across rooftops, which he possessed when he followed Huan Hai, makes his lightness skill absolutely first-rate.

He had thought he had already glimpsed Cao Wei Da's abilities, but now it seems that what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg.

He secretly rejoiced that Cao Weida was on friendly terms with the Red Party; otherwise...
Fifty people?

Cao Wei Da frowned; this was indeed a tricky situation.

It's already incredibly difficult to kill twenty people silently and without giving them any time to react, let alone fifty.
Of course, he wasn't so ruthless as to want to kill all the members of the security force, after all, many of these security personnel were not real traitors.

These so-called security regiments and security brigades are composed of two types of people.

One type consists of a small number of die-hard traitors, mostly leaders and key members of the collaborators, or local thugs and former defeated Kuomintang soldiers who actively defected to the Japanese puppet regime.

The rest were mostly people who were forced into the situation; these people were mostly poor people, unemployed workers, or farmers from Beiping.

The Japanese and their puppet regime forced them to join their ranks by conscripting men, forcibly conscripting them, or exchanging grain for labor.

These people had neither the will to commit evil nor the courage to resist the Japanese army. They were essentially forced to compromise in order to make a living, and many of them would even secretly go through the motions, such as deliberately letting suspicious people pass or failing to report information.

Cao Wei Da would naturally not lay a hand on someone like that.

Otherwise, wouldn't he become someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people, just as cruel and violent as those traitors and Japanese devils?

"It's alright, just give me the list."

Whether we can kill them or not, we'll see later. Let's get the list first. If all else fails, we can just go to the residences of these die-hard traitors and kill them one by one.

Anyway, someone has to make up for his KPIs. There are so many traitors like those dogs, they'll fill the gaps in a short time!

You know what, the Red Party is actually quite efficient.

Sure enough, before his shift even ended, the list had already been delivered to him.

It not only contains information, but also posts their photos!
"Duan Shihui, company commander of the security brigade, bullies men and women, sells opium, forces women into prostitution, and lives in..."

"Diao Jinguo, battalion commander of the security brigade, preys on the people and disregards human life. He lives in..."

"Geng Shaohai."

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Tsk tsk tsk, what kind of breeds are these? They look like people, but they don't do a single human task, yet they're all incredibly skilled at things that aren't human.
He memorized the photos of each person, including what they had done.
It doesn't matter, anyway, they didn't do anything worthwhile.

Just then, a photograph suddenly caught his eye.

"Wu Wen'an, captain of the security team, nicknamed Wu the Leper."

Upon seeing the familiar face in the photo, Cao Weida couldn't help but smile.

"Damn it, I flattered him to death before, and I've been so busy with this and that I've completely forgotten about this bastard."

He tossed the documents into his workspace, stretched, and left work early.

That evening, when Cao Weida returned home, he found a woman in her late thirties or early thirties in his household.

Upon seeing the master arrive, Du Shiniang quickly stood up and introduced, "Master, this is my cousin, Zhong Chunhong."

"Cousin, this is my husband, Cao Weida."

"Hello, cousin." Cao Weida smiled and nodded in a friendly manner. After observing her closely, he found that she was indeed in good spirits, and he felt relieved.

Zhong Chunhong nervously wrung the hem of her clothes with her hands, and said very awkwardly:

"Master Cao"

Cao Weida quickly waved his hand: "Cousin, please don't call me that. We're all family. It's too formal to call you that."

"You are Shi Niang's cousin, so you are my cousin too. Just call me Cao Weida. Get closer to Shi Niang in the future."

Du Shiniang looked at him with affection, took her cousin's hand and smiled, "Look, I told you, the master has a very good temper, you don't need to be so reserved."

"No, that won't do. We still need to follow the rules. From now on, I'll call you Master."

Zhong Chunhong, her face filled with shame, said with a serious expression:
“I’ve heard a little about what my husband did at the police station before. I’m already incredibly grateful that you’re giving me a job despite our past grievances. I absolutely cannot break the rules again.”

(End of this chapter)