Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 31 Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!
"Nakamura-kun, you've come from afar, thank you for your hard work. I'd like to offer you a toast as a token of my appreciation."

"You're too kind, Mr. Cao. Thank you for your hospitality, Ono-kun. Let's have a drink together."

"Haha, Nakamura-kun, you're too kind. As the host, it's what I should do. Come on, everyone, let's drink together."

Ono Oda chuckled and downed his drink in one gulp, and Nakamura followed suit with a drink as well.

While Cao Wei Da was drinking, he kept an eye on everything around him out of the corner of his eye, seemingly lost in thought.

A life of extravagance and debauchery naturally involves women.

As one of the top entertainment venues in Beiping, the girls at the Beiping Dance Hall were naturally all incredibly beautiful.

Whether it's a small-time Chinese household item, a Chinese one, a French one, or a British one, as long as you have money, you can have it all.

Cao Weida chose a date, and compared to Western girls, he still prefers Asian beauties.

It's not that Cao Wei Da was belittling Western whites; compared to Asians, Western men and women all have a faint, unpleasant odor.

Especially after sweating, the stench becomes impossible to mask.

It's no wonder that Westerners pay such great attention to perfumes. Did you really think they were originally made for fragrance? No, they were made to cover up bad smells!

If you are observant and take a close look at the white men, women, and elderly people in the mall, you will find that they are really quite ugly!

It has a sac-like, wrinkled, drooping, and spotted body with a lot of hair.

Before his time travel, Cao Weida enjoyed playing basketball and had competed against many white people.

Competitive sports inevitably involve physical contact.

After a game, everyone's clothes were smelly and tacky.

After the washing machine finished washing, all the clothes inside smelled terrible.

These girls who came are all quite pretty, but their makeup looks like it could be scraped off with putty.

He couldn't even imagine what he would look like without his makeup.

Deep down, he had a certain disdain for Western women.

He was disgusted, but Nakamura and Ono were eager to have him.

Conquering Western women clearly gives them a greater sense of accomplishment than conquering Asian women.

Watching them lewdly and lewdly embracing the white girl, Cao Weida secretly wondered if these two young men could satisfy her.

He noticed one detail: when choosing girls, Nakamura clearly let Ono Oda choose first, which deepened his suspicions.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Ono Oda left under the pretext of going to the restroom. Nakamura seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his hands roamed more freely over the Western woman's body.

But thinking of his character, he ultimately suppressed his primal urges and reluctantly withdrew his hand.
"Cao Sang, it's too stuffy here. Let's find a quiet place to talk in detail."

Is this the time to get down to business?

Cao Weida readily agreed, slipping several large military notes between the soft breasts of the hostess, which made her giggle. She kissed Cao Weida on the cheek, gave him a flirtatious wink, and then obediently got up and left.

Tea room of Beiping Hotel.

"Nakamura-kun, please have some tea."

“Hmm,” Nakamura took a sip of tea and exhaled a breath of alcohol, “Cao-san, there were too many people talking in the dance hall just now, so it wasn’t convenient to go into details about some things.”

"Ono-kun is a good friend of mine, and also from the same hometown. We have a very good relationship. He introduced you to me."

"Actually, I was reluctant to do business with Chinese people at first, but Ono-kun strongly recommended you to me, saying that you are a trustworthy friend and that I should definitely consider you carefully."

At this point, he looked at Cao Weida and said with a mysterious expression, "Ono-kun is my friend. He recommended you to me, and I will definitely give his recommendation serious consideration. But I hope you won't disappoint me or Ono-kun."

Cao Wei Da looked extremely grateful, "I never expected Ono-kun to have such trust in me. I have no way to repay it and I am truly humbled."

"Please rest assured, Nakamura-kun. It's not for any other reason than Ono-kun's trust. I will go through fire and water for you whenever you need me!"

"Well, it seems Ono-kun wasn't wrong about you." Nakamura smiled with satisfaction. "I'm very satisfied with your performance. We can continue our conversation now."

"Please tell me."

Nakamura took a sip of tea before slowly saying, "I have a batch of weapons here worth 150,000, 50,000 short. They can be delivered within five days. I hope you can dispose of them within three days of their arrival."

150,000 units of weaponry?!
Cao Wei Da's heart skipped a beat. Good heavens, this is a huge business deal!
You should know that last time it was only 40,000 to 50,000 weapons, but this time it has increased three or four times!
You have to admit, the people of the Osaka Division were really bold.
Cao Weida did not immediately agree. Instead, he said with some concern, "Nakamura-kun, if I may be frank, such a large shipment of weapons is enough to equip a regiment and still have some left over. Such a large batch of weapons is too conspicuous. I am a little worried that it may attract the attention of the Special Higher Police."

"My safety is secondary. I'm afraid it will implicate Ono-kun. If that happens, I could never atone for my sins, even if I died a hundred times."

Nakamura grinned, quite confidently, and said, "Don't worry about that. Our Osaka Division is the best at doing business. It's just a regiment's worth of weapons, nothing to mention." "Moreover, you don't need to worry about the source of this shipment. No one can trace it, and it won't attract anyone's attention."

"As long as it can be dealt with in a short time, no one will be able to catch it in the slightest."

"This..." Cao Weida still looked hesitant, but inwardly he was overjoyed. "Nakamura-kun, this matter is of great importance. Please allow me to discuss it with Ono-kun before giving you an answer. Is that alright?"

He was determined to get this batch of supplies. With this equipment, the Red Party could even equip two regiments. How could he possibly let it go?

这个时期，以国党晋绥军为例，一个加强营的基础装备为：500支步枪、50支冲锋枪、24挺轻机枪、12挺重机枪、6门迫机炮及弹药，差不多需要7.7万银元。

If you add two 75mm mountain guns, the total price would be around 9.7 silver dollars.

A regiment is certainly better equipped and has more personnel than a reinforced battalion, so the cost is naturally higher.

However, based on a rough estimate of the quantity and price of the equipment, 15 silver dollars should be enough to meet the equipment needs of a regiment.

This is still the standard of the Jin-Sui Army. If it were according to the Red Party's weapon and equipment configuration, two regiments would be more than enough!

If he can help the Red Party complete such a large deal, how much credit he will add to the Red Party's record!

Once the Red Party liberates Beiping, he can continue to live a carefree life with even more peace of mind!
Moreover, if he can close this deal, he only needs to run errands to earn 12 silver dollars!

That much money, if it were replaced with large yellow croakers, would have required him to fill sacks!
He'd be a fool not to do something that kills two birds with one stone!
If it were an ordinary person, they might be blinded by the huge profits in front of them, and their brains would probably sluggish.

However, Cao Wei Da was not blinded by the huge benefits. Although all the conversations seemed to be going smoothly, a closer look would reveal that everything seemed to be going too well.

Especially considering Nakamura's behavior from the moment he first met him until now, and how he inexplicably became involved with Fujita and Takamura, his vigilance grew even stronger.

"It seems I'll have to be even more careful from now on," Cao Weida thought to himself.

He wasn't afraid of this; they were just a few Japanese devils. What he needed most right now was to build up his resources and network of connections so that he would have a way to deal with things when things went wrong.

Most importantly, he's already on the wrong path.

Getting on the ship was easy, but getting off was not up to him. He now had no choice but to go down this path. If he wanted to get off the ship halfway, the only result would be that he would attract the help of these Japanese devils to kill him.

Nakamura wasn't a mind reader for Cao Weida, so naturally he didn't know that Cao Weida's thoughts had gone through countless twists and turns in such a short time.

Upon hearing that Cao Wei Da was to obey Ono Oda's orders, his attitude subtly improved, and his smile became more genuine.
“I admire Cao Sang’s character, and I believe we will have a very pleasant cooperation in the future.”

"In that case, I'll wait for your good news. I'm sure Ono-kun is also very interested in this business."

Cao Wei's face immediately lit up with many smiles.

"Nakamura-kun, please rest assured, as long as Ono-kun agrees to this deal, I will do my best to make it happen."

"Alright, let's have tea instead of wine and wish each other success in our cooperation."

"Hai, thank you for taking care of me, Nakamura-kun!"

Inside the lounge upstairs at the Beiping Dance Hall.

Ono Oda, in a visibly relaxed state, leaned against the bed, a faint smile playing on his lips:

"Did he really say that?"

Nakamura, who had just been calling Ono and Oda brothers, now stood at attention and bowed respectfully, his bottom almost touching the floor. "Hai! I dare not conceal the truth, that's exactly what he said."

"Well, if he weren't Chinese, but one of us from Osaka, I might have actually fallen for his money. What a pity." Ono Oda shook his head slightly. He had had quite a bit of contact with Cao Weida these past few days and was quite impressed with his social skills.

But there is an old Chinese saying: "Those who are not of our race will surely have different hearts!"

He strongly agrees with this statement.

No matter how loyal Cao Wei Da appeared, he could not possibly trust him completely.

Moreover, in the beginning, he just wanted to find a white glove.

A successful leader can never act impulsively, a principle his father taught him from a young age.

"Alright, I'll talk to him tomorrow. Have your uncle send over those supplies as soon as possible."

"After this mission is over, I will put in a good word for you with my uncle."

Nakamura's face lit up with excitement, and he bowed even lower: "Thank you, Commander Oda! I am deeply grateful!"

"Yoshi, I'm so glad my uncle has such a loyal subordinate like you. Your future is sure to be bright!" Nakamura said this eloquently, but what Nakamura didn't see was that Ono Oda's eyes were deep and unwavering, and there was a faint, cold smile on his lips.

Nakamura felt his stomach bloating and he felt dizzy; this was the feeling of overeating.

He figured it must be because he ate too much at night.
(End of this chapter)