Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 279 Action!

The patrol officers went to carry out such a dangerous mission, and it was in Changping District.

Although the distance isn't too far, it's still about 40 kilometers, so it's impossible for them to run there.

At this moment, ten trucks were neatly parked in the open space in front of the police station, each truck capable of transporting twenty patrol officers.

After the weapons and ammunition were distributed, looking at the rows of patrolmen with guns slung over their shoulders, Cao Weida didn't say anything to motivate them, but simply uttered two words: "Get in the car!"

As soon as the order was given, the patrol officers rushed to the designated truck bed: "Quick, get in!"

Cao Weida sat in front of the middle truck, and soon after, Master Duo got in.

He glanced at Cao Weida, his eyes filled with worry: "Cao'er, why did you suddenly and quietly get into a fight with Commander Guo and Liu Changjiang's gang of bandits?"

"Why were they suddenly given this mission? Did something go wrong?"

This operation was top secret; no one, including Duomen, had received any prior notice before the meeting.

He received a document just before the meeting, which gave him a general understanding of the main operation, and he was naturally filled with worry.

After all, Commander Guo is from the same hometown as Chairman Wang Kemin, has close ties with the mayor, and is a friend of Brigade Commander Cui Qi.

It would be unwise for Duomen to rashly offend such a person.

Cao Weida handed him a cigarette, lit one for himself, rested his arm on the car window, looked at the pitch-black night, and chuckled:

"Don't worry, Master Duo, it's nothing serious. We've deployed two hundred policemen, along with a dozen or so Japanese soldiers to assist us. There are only twenty or so bandits, nothing to worry about."

"I'm talking about Commander Guo!" Duomen emphasized slightly.

Those who knew Commander Guo were all high-ranking and powerful figures, far superior to a bunch of bandits.

Cao Wei Da glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, sighed, and said, "There's no other way. I've been too close to Ono Oda and done so many things for him. I have to give him a token of my loyalty."

“This matter concerns the power struggle between the Beiping government and the Japanese side, and I must unconditionally stand on Ono Oda’s side.”

"Only those who offend me and cannot afford to offend me need Ono Oda's protection to avoid retaliation. Only then can Ono Oda use me with more confidence and trust me."

"This is something I have to do whether I want to or not. This is the price I pay for wanting to live freely in Beiping."

That's exactly what he thought, and that's what he did.

To put it bluntly, if it were just about the five hundred doses of penicillin stolen from the Red Party, he wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to target Commander Guo and his bandits, indirectly offending so many powerful figures.

He still had nearly 10,000 penicillins in his storage space. Five hundred were stolen, but he could just give him another thousand.

He did this to kill two birds with one stone: first, to build good relations with the Red Party and pave the way for the future.

From childhood to adulthood, he has never left China, nor has he ever thought of leaving.

Unless absolutely necessary, he really doesn't want to go to Hong Kong in the future.

Secondly, as mentioned earlier, he has become too close to Ono and Oda, and he needs to make them believe that he needs to rely on them.

In this way, he can gain more trust, rather than being suspected and wary.

Duomen opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He just patted him on the shoulder and smoked with him.

He knew that sometimes, many things were simply beyond his control.

Since that's the case, it's better to keep what he wants to say to himself, because he knows that saying anything at this moment would be meaningless.

The burning cigarette butt flickered in the darkness, and the occasional sparks stood firm in the gloom.

After finishing his cigarette, all the patrol officers had gotten into their vehicles.

Cao Wei Da flicked his cigarette butt out the window: "Let's go."

'Click click click~~'

A dry, grinding sound of gears meshing rang out, followed by a muffled "boom." The engine lurched and sputtered a few times, accompanied by a screeching sound of metal rubbing together, before finally managing to stabilize its speed.

The car's orange headlights turned on, dispelling a small patch of darkness.

Amidst the humming noise of the aircraft vibrations, the convoy drove out of the police station gate in an orderly fashion.

When starting up, the car sounds like an old machine breathing intermittently, occasionally emitting a muffled 'poof' exhaust sound.

Sitting in the car, Cao Weida always felt a sense of unease, fearing that the car might suddenly break down.

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Commander Guo, wearing a black round hat, stood in an open area between two groves of trees.

The two groves of trees are nearly 200 meters apart. At this time, the trees are lush and leafy, and apart from the occasional birdsong, it is impossible to tell what is inside them.

He took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, and looked up at the woods across the street, where he couldn't see anything. Guo Dashuai's feelings were extremely complicated.

He had come here to meet Liu Changjiang more than once. He and Liu Changjiang were sworn brothers. Every time they met, they would greet each other with smiles, and then eat meat and drink wine together in large bowls, having a great time.

It feels like those days just happened.

But now, he was about to personally send his sworn brother to hell.
His feelings were extremely complicated, yet he had no other choice.

Compared to the safety of his sworn brother, his own life was clearly more important. He knew there was no turning back; the police had laid a trap, and his sworn brother, Liu Changjiang, was doomed today.

His only hope now is that Liu Changjiang will be pragmatic and not make futile resistance; in that case, he might still be able to save his life.

Just then, a horse galloped out of the woods opposite, carrying a man who he knew was one of Liu Changjiang's henchmen.

He smiled bitterly to himself and waited quietly for the other person to arrive.

He knew that even if Liu Changjiang discovered the anomaly now, he would not be able to escape.

"Giddy up! Whoa!"

Before long, the henchmen on horseback stopped their horses two meters in front of Commander Guo.

Upon seeing Commander Guo, he glanced behind him and immediately frowned.

"Boss Guo, why are you all alone?"

He couldn't help but feel a little wary, because according to custom, Commander Guo should have at least ten bodyguards with him, but this time there was only one.

As the saying goes, something unusual must be going on, and his eyes couldn't help but sharpen.

Commander Guo felt a bitter taste in his mouth, a fleeting struggle crossed his face, and he forced a smile, saying, "My men are all in the woods behind here."

The henchman clearly didn't believe him and asked skeptically, "Why do I feel like something's off about you today?"

Something is wrong!

If that's the case, then something strange would happen.

Commander Guo, his heart filled with mixed emotions, could no longer maintain his smile: "Signal them to come over, I have no other choice."

These words were tantamount to admitting that there was something wrong with the rendezvous!
The henchman was startled and glanced back at the woods. Just as he was about to turn his horse around and warn the others, Commander Guo, noticing the anomaly, twitched his eyelids and quickly said:
"Brother, don't do anything foolish!"

"Put your gun down, saving your life is the most important thing!"

They had all drunk together at the same table before, and he really didn't want to see his old friend die a tragic death in vain!
He kindly advised, "Signal him now and let him come over. I'll talk to him!"

"Don't worry, as long as you surrender obediently, I'll definitely..."

"Damn it, you bastard!" His good intentions were clearly not appreciated by the henchman. He cursed angrily and was about to pull out the mirror clip from his waist and shoot Guo Dashuai.

Unfortunately, before he could even draw his gun, there was a loud 'bang', and a bloody hole appeared in his forehead. His body went limp, and he fell to the ground from his horse with a 'thud'.

Commander Guo closed his eyes in anguish. "Brother, why are you doing this? Wouldn't it have been better to listen to me?"

I really had no choice, and I truly didn't want you all to die in vain!

Upon hearing the sudden gunshot from the woods opposite, Liu Changjiang immediately sensed something was wrong and realized that this rendezvous was a trap.

"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap! Run!!"

Without time to think or mourn for their fallen brothers, they hastily led the remaining men to flee into the depths of the dense forest.

Unfortunately, Cao Wei Da, who had made ample preparations, was not about to let him leave so easily.

Before the operation began, he had already given the team a strict order: no bandit, dead or alive, should be allowed to escape!
Machine guns had already been set up on the only road on both sides of the dense forest. Faced with such personnel and equipment, Liu Changjiang, who was usually arrogant and domineering and had gathered a group of people in the mountains, had no way to fight back.

'Bang bang bang~~'

'Da da da~~'

Just as Liu Changjiang led the remaining bandits onto the path, a burst of gunfire suddenly rang out from both sides, mercilessly reaping the lives of the bandits.

'ah!!'

Faced with such fierce firepower, Liu Changjiang and his bandits lost more than half of their twenty-odd henchmen in just one exchange.

From a high point in the woods opposite, Cao Weida watched the one-sided massacre through binoculars.

Watching the bandits being slaughtered one by one without any ability to resist, Cao Weida showed no pity whatsoever, and his emotions remained completely unmoved.

They're just a bunch of beasts who only know how to rob and plunder and wreak havoc in the village. What's there to sympathize with? No matter how many die, it won't make a ripple in his heart. He'll only complain that he didn't kill enough!
Seeing that most of their comrades had died at once, the remaining bandits turned pale with fright and scattered in terror, screaming in panic, completely unable to muster any resistance.

Some bandits even threw away their guns so they could run faster.

But by this time, the dense forest had already been surrounded by the patrol officers and the dozen or so Japanese soldiers they had brought. What chance was there of escaping?
The battle lasted less than five minutes. After seeing the last bandit killed, Cao Weida put down his binoculars and smiled at Duomen beside him:

"Master Duo, let's go. It's over. Let's go downstairs."

Duomen followed Cao Weida with a complicated expression. As Cao Weida walked forward, he suddenly felt as if he didn't recognize him.

I remember two months ago, he asked Cao Weida to bring back cornmeal for him when he went to the black market.

When he returned, he saw bloodstains on Cao Wei Da's chest and knew that the other party must have killed someone.

Although Cao Wei Da concealed it well at the time, he could still see a hint of panic in the other party's eyes.

Meanwhile, Cao Wei Da had already begun organizing, and in one fell swoop, he surrounded and killed more than twenty people, yet there was no disturbance whatsoever.
"What exactly has this kid been through during the time he's been living away from home?" He had mixed feelings.

If he knew that more than two hundred Japanese soldiers and traitors had died at Cao Weida's hands in the past two months, and that Cao Weida was responsible for all those events, I wonder what he would think.

(End of this chapter)