Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 276 Do you know what it means to be worse than dead?

"Mr. Guo, I'm bothering you again."

Cao Weida walked in with a document bag in his hand and a forced smile.

Although he looked down on the other party, given the current situation, Commander Guo had no choice but to greet him with a smile.
"Oh dear, Inspector Cao, you're an official, why go through all this trouble to make this trip yourself?"

Cao Wei Da: "There's nothing I can do. I'm just destined to be a servant, a busybody. Unlike you, Commander Guo, who only needs to open your mouth and countless underlings will serve you without you having to do any dirty or tiring work yourself."

Commander Guo pretended not to hear these slightly sarcastic and pointed remarks, wearing an apologetic smile on his face:

"I'm so sorry, I was blind to your greatness before. I really didn't know you were the famous Lord Cao of Cao Wei. In my haste, I really went too far. I apologize to you here!"

"Mr. Guo, you're too kind." Cao Weida chuckled. You're probably thinking I'm a complete idiot, aren't you?
You, Commander Guo, have been entrenched in Beiping for so many years and know so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. You're telling me you don't know me?!
He didn't expose the other party's excuse, walked to the sofa, plopped down, crossed his legs, and ordered, "Have your men leave. I want to talk to you alone."

Commander Guo was secretly annoyed by his arrogant attitude.

Normally, wouldn't the people I associate with be brigade commanders or mayors?
Let alone a mere patrol officer, even Xu Hancheng, the police chief of the five outer districts, wouldn't dare to act this way in front of me!

Suppressing his anger, he waved for his servants to leave, walked to the sofa opposite him, and sat down. He looked at Cao Weida, having already made up his mind that if the other party asked for money, he would give him a little bit, just like giving alms to a beggar.

How could the contempt in his eyes escape Cao Weida's notice?

He chuckled and said unhurriedly, "General Guo, I've come today to inform you that you're in big trouble."

Commander Guo was already convinced that the other party was there to freeload, so he didn't take it seriously and grinned, saying, "What, is Master Cao threatening me?"

Cao Wei Da raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, you can understand it that way."

"Oh dear, I really don't understand. What did I do to offend Master Cao? Why is he being so mean to me?" Still lost in his own thoughts, Commander Guo, oblivious to the impending trouble, began to explain:

"I've already apologized for what happened that day, and maybe we can still be friends in the future."

"The world is full of storms and waves; we should look out for each other."

As expected of a seasoned veteran, his threats contained a hint of wanting to befriend him. If it were someone genuinely trying to freeload, they might have been persuaded.

Unfortunately, Cao Wei Da was there to wipe them all out, so these words had no effect on him, and he certainly wouldn't care.

He slowly raised his eyes and said unhurriedly, "I'm not such a petty person. I didn't come here today because you spat on us that day."

"When it comes to matters of life and death, what are those little things?"

"A matter of life and death?" Commander Guo couldn't help but laugh. "Master Cao, is it that serious?"

"It's very serious, much more serious than you think."

Upon hearing this, Commander Guo's heart skipped a beat.

He realized that things weren't as he had imagined. Cao Weida's attitude was definitely not as simple as him coming to freeload!

He had lost all desire to laugh, and his face stiffened as he asked, "What exactly do you want?"

Cao Weida gestured with his chin toward the window, "You can go down to the window and look down, and you'll know where you are now."

Look if you want, this is my territory, I'd like to see what you can come up with!
Commander Guo snorted inwardly, walked to the window, lifted the curtain, and looked down.

Just one glance sent chills down his spine, and a cold shiver instantly ran down his spine.

Just then, Cao Weida's faint voice reached my ears: "Did you see that clearly? That's a Japanese military police vehicle."

Commander Guo shuddered, his scalp tingling, and he immediately realized something was wrong.

This isn't someone coming to freeload; they're here to kill him!
His heart tightened, and his breathing became rapid.

He never dreamed that Cao Weida's methods would be so ruthless, even able to mobilize the Japanese military police at will!

"If you dared to spit at their feet, that would be truly impressive," Cao Weida said with a mocking smile.
"They won't be as merciful as we are; they can rip your tongue out!"

Having spent many years in Beiping, Commander Guo naturally knew the weight of these words.

If the drug case attracts the attention of the Japanese military police, even if Cui Qi personally intervenes, he is not entirely confident that he can save his life!

As for Wang Kemin...
Although they were from the same hometown, they were just acquaintances and didn't have a deep relationship. He wanted Wang Kemin to plead for him.

How can it be!

Moreover, there's no need to prove his accusation of colluding with the enemy and the Communists; the police have all the initiative now.

Wang Kemin was already cautious in everything he did, so if he knew these things, he would be even less likely to plead for him!
Even Cui Qi, after learning about the involvement of this matter, would definitely not hesitate to sever ties with him!
If he continues to deny it, he will surely die before Liu Changjiang!

He rushed to Cao Weida, his previous composure completely gone, and said rather flusteredly:
"Master Cao, just tell me what you want to do."

"We're both sensible people, we can sit down and talk it out." "Didn't I just say we'll be good friends from now on?"

Faced with his apologies and concessions, Cao Weida was too lazy to waste words: "It's useless to talk to me about these things. I'm not the main character. At best, I'm just an announcer."

He pointed to the documents on the table: "Take a look for yourself."

When Cao Weida came in earlier, he was carrying a file bag, but Commander Guo didn't think anything of it and just assumed that Cao Weida was there to freeload, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

At this moment, his life and death were at stake, how could he not care?
He quickly grabbed the file bag, opened it, and took out the documents inside to review them.

After carefully reading the document, Guo Dashuai was completely terrified.

These documents contain anti-banditry orders issued by the military police and the handwritten signature of Fujita Sōsuke.

In other words, from now on, the main characters in this drama have changed from the police station to the Japanese!

He was completely panicked. He wasn't afraid of the police station, Cao Weida, or even Xu Hancheng.

But if this happened to the military police, especially the captain of the military police, he wouldn't be afraid!

In particular, these documents contain a large number of testimonies and evidence that directly or indirectly point to him as the source of the batch of drugs, which is very detrimental to him!

Although there was no direct proof, the Japanese had enough grounds to arrest him and interrogate him!

what?
No direct evidence?

Hilarious! When did the Japanese ever need solid evidence to arrest people?

Arrest them and interrogate them; the evidence will naturally come to us!
Cao Weida, who had observed all the changes in his expression, chuckled softly, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a puff.
"Well, now you believe this is a matter of life and death, right? Based on this, do you think the Japanese will let you off the hook?"

"I am not here today as a police inspector, but to assist the Japanese military police in investigating a case of communist collusion supervised by the military police headquarters."

Upon hearing this threat, Commander Guo panicked, his expression shifting between light and dark.

He knew he absolutely could not admit to this, because once he did, there would be no way to reverse the situation!

At the same time, he also knew that if Cao Wei Da really wanted to take action, he wouldn't bother talking to him; he could just send the Japanese military police up directly.

He simply couldn't understand why the other side was making such a big fuss.

"Master Cao, I really don't know what you mean."

"When you're in the world of martial arts, you have to be careful everywhere. I won't eat anything poisonous, and I won't do anything illegal."

Cao Wei interrupted with a cold laugh: "Whether you eat poison or not is your business, but whether you break the law is my business."

Faced with such a strong threat, Commander Guo was no longer arrogant as before; he felt that even breathing was a heavy matter.

He didn't speak, or rather, he didn't know what to say. He just stared blankly at Cao Weida, feeling a heaviness and despair he had never felt before.

On the contrary, seeing his helpless look, Cao Weida felt secretly pleased.

Damn it, where did your arrogance go?

Wasn't he pretty arrogant?

Are you still as awesome as you are now?

He leaned back on the sofa with a mocking expression, casually flicking cigarette ash onto the floor.
"Let me tell you, don't think that knowing a few officials will save your life."

"If you actually get to the Japanese, and you die immediately, that's the greatest blessing you've ever had!"

Cao Wei Da's tone was full of threat, and a sinister smile crept across his lips:

"Do you know what it means to be worse than dead? I don't think you'd want to know, would you?"

Commander Guo trembled instantly, his face filled with terror, as if he had thought of something that terrified him.

He knew a thing or two about the methods the Japanese used in their interrogation rooms; the torture was simply unbearable for a human being!

Don't be fooled by his imposing presence in front of others and think he's some kind of extraordinary person. When faced with torture methods that make people tremble just thinking about them, he doesn't think he can withstand it!

Seeing that he was scared, Cao Wei Da laughed: "You should know that now I'm giving you a chance!"

"If you remain obstinate and refuse to listen to reason, then I will have no choice but to handle this officially."

"What do you want me to do?" Commander Guo's throat bobbed a few times. At this moment, he no longer dared to be defiant, and his eyes were filled with pleading.

With his life and death in the hands of others, or even worse, his life in such a situation, what gives him the confidence to refuse?

Moreover, he was a coward who clung to life.
(End of this chapter)