Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 317 We were never on the same path!

Cao Weida put on white gloves and got out of the car, pulling the Browning out of his waist.

Seeing Cao Weida approach, Song Yusheng struggled to lift his head, his eyes blazing with fury, and shouted, "Cao Weida! You bastard! Don't be so smug!"

"Don't think you're so important to the Japanese now. Once you're no longer useful, you'll end up like me!"

"Those little devils use people only when they need them, you'll regret it later! I'm going first, I'll be waiting for you down there!! Hahaha!!"

On his deathbed, he suddenly felt remorse.

Song Yusheng was quite wealthy and had a decent network of connections; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the director of this department.

However, because of a momentary lapse in judgment and a wrong step, he ended up like this!
In his final moments, he clearly understood the nature of the Japanese devils: they were an insatiable wolf!

Upon hearing this, Cao Weida suddenly felt like laughing. Did he think he was one of them?

Japanese devils?
Ha, I've killed so many Japanese devils I'm too lazy to even count them, so how could I really be on the same side as the Japanese?

“Director Song.” Cao Weida stood in front of him, looking down at him. “I, Cao Weida, have no grudge against you, but you have tried to assassinate me time and time again, and now you have ended up in this state. You only have yourself to blame.”

Song Yusheng's face flushed red, but he didn't know what to say.

Could it be that the other party targeted Liu Changjiang, cutting off his source of income?
All the words I wanted to say eventually turned into a bitter smile: "The victor is king, the loser is villain. What's the point of saying all this?"

"I only hate those useless members of the Military Intelligence Bureau who failed to kill you even under those circumstances!"

"None of this will happen if you die! I hate it!! Those useless Kuomintang agents ruined my life!!"

‘Click~’

Cao Weida released the Browning safety, pressed it against his head, and whispered in his ear, "You didn't lose unjustly at all, because I am a Kuomintang agent. Your so-called assassination was just a good show that I directed and acted in."

Upon hearing this, Song Yusheng's eyes widened in shock: "You!!"

'boom! '

Before he could speak, his finger swiftly pulled the trigger.

Song Yusheng's body stiffened abruptly, then he collapsed heavily to the ground with a face full of resentment.

His eyes were wide open, as if he was still in shock.

After this decisive blow, Cao Weida was quite satisfied. Looking at the corpse on the ground, a smile curled at the corner of his mouth, and he fired several more shots at the head.

He remembered watching a video before he traveled through time, which said that people who were to be executed might not be killed instantly, so it was better to fire a few more shots to prevent future troubles.

"All done, let's go back."

After glancing at the dead body on the ground, Cao Weida put away his gun and turned to walk towards the black sedan parked not far away.

In the end, he was the one who had the last laugh in this farce.

The wooden door to a private room in Hongfu Teahouse was ajar, revealing several gaps, where several officials of the puppet regime sat together.

Director Wang of the Finance Department, fiddling with the lid of his teacup, said with lingering fear, "Tell me, was Cao Weida truly capable, or just lucky? Someone like Director Song fell so easily?"

Previously, he had offended Cao Weida because of the other party's anti-gang activities and had planned to find an opportunity to teach the other party a lesson.

But now, he suddenly felt a little scared.

To be honest, although he and Song Yusheng were both department heads, Song Yusheng, as the police department head, had far more power than him.

Even so, Song Yusheng was still brought down. How could he not be terrified?
An official across from him shrank back, his eyes unconsciously glancing towards the door, as if afraid of being overheard: "Luck? I think it's ruthless methods! Didn't you see? Director Song wanted to use the Military Intelligence Bureau to kill him, but they turned around and handed the evidence to the Japanese, without even giving him a chance to defend himself."

“That’s right.” Another official from the construction bureau sighed. “We were saying in private the other day that Cao Weida is too young and has offended Director Song. Sooner or later he will fall into Director Song’s hands.”

"Now look what's happened, Director Song is gone, but Cao Weida is still alive and well."

The general affairs official said, "Going forward, it's best if we avoid any conflicts with him. Director Wang, regarding your suggestion to suspend funding for District 13, I've thought about it and decided to let it go. It's better to resolve conflicts than to create them. You and Director Cao don't have much of a conflict."

What can Director Wang do?
He nodded helplessly: "I didn't think it through before. As for official matters, we should just follow the rules."

He still feels a chill when he thinks about it now. He has decided that he must first avoid Cao Wei Da's sharp edge.

According to the charter?
The general affairs officer thought to himself, "We can't follow the rules. As long as the material reports from District 13 aren't excessive, I have to give them the green light several times."

The lesson of Song Yusheng's fate had just been taught to him, and he had no intention of following in his footsteps.

After all, who knows if Cao Wei Da was petty or held a grudge?

He absolutely refused to offend this favorite of the Japanese.

At the entrance of the police station, Cao Weida got out of the car.

"Good morning, Director Cao!" As soon as Cao Weida got out of the car, the sharp-eyed Inspector Lu Julu ran over and saluted.

"Director Cao."

The police officers all wore cautious smiles and were extremely obsequious.

Previously, although Cao Weida was powerful, the highest-ranking official he could kill was only a patrol chief. But now, even the police chief, Song, has been brought down and executed outside the city. It can be said that Cao Weida's prestige in the police force has reached an all-time high.

Cao Weida smiled and nodded to them, then walked straight towards the office building.

"Cao'er".

Duo Men, who had already become an inspector, saw Cao Wei Da approaching and pulled him aside, looking worried as he said:
"How did you suddenly get into a grudge with Song Yusheng from the police department? Are you alright?"

Cao Weida waved his hand and laughed, "Hey, what could possibly happen to me? It's Song Yusheng who should be in trouble. He's gone down now, while I'm still here perfectly fine."

“You’d better be careful,” Duomen said urgently when he saw that Song Yusheng didn’t seem to care. “Song Yusheng was a man in the municipal government. He served as a director for so many years. His connections were all over Beiping. Although Song Yusheng is dead, those connections are still there. Don’t take it lightly!”

"Don't worry, Master Duo, those people won't dare to touch me for now." Knowing that Master Duo was concerned about him, Cao Weida felt a warm current in his heart.

Even now, with Song Yusheng's body still warm, this precedent serves as a warning to at least some evil spirits.

Seeing that Duomen wanted to say something more, Cao Wei Da hurriedly said:

"Of course, I won't let my guard down. I'll always keep a lot of people with me."

After bidding farewell to Duomen, Cao Wei Da first went to Xu Hancheng's office.

‘Dong dong dong~’

"Director Xu, are you busy?"

Xu Hancheng, who was reviewing some documents, suddenly looked up when he heard Cao Weida's voice, and a smile immediately appeared on his face:

"Hey, look who's here! Isn't this my little brother?"

"Come in, come in! I've missed you terribly ever since you left!"

"Don't leave today. Tonight, I'll treat you to a good drink!"

Looking at Cao Wei Da in front of him, Xu Hancheng was filled with emotion.

At this moment, Cao Wei Da's face was mature, but some small details revealed that the other party still looked somewhat immature.

Many people probably overlook the fact that the person who brought down the dignified director is only eighteen years old!

He couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that he had always maintained a good relationship with Cao Weida and had never had any unpleasantness with him.

The speed at which the other party grew surprised even him, a man of great experience.

"I doubt it'll work out today. I promised to take Ono-kun and the others out for drinks." He paused for a moment, then added, "If Director Xu doesn't mind, how about we join us tonight?"

Xu Hancheng's eyes lit up, showing interest but feigning embarrassment: "I have no objection to that, but I'm afraid it might be inconvenient."

Xu Hancheng was naturally eager to have dinner with Ono Oda and the others.

The position he sits in now may seem glamorous, but it's not so easy to maintain that position.

The simplest way, of course, is to cultivate a good relationship with Japanese officers like Ono Oda.

He had also given the other party many nice things in private, and the relationship had always been maintained quite well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sit so securely in his position as director. However, the relationship was limited to Ono Oda.

But he knew that Cao Weida not only had a good relationship with Ono Oda, but also with Captain Fujita Sōsuke and others in the Military Police Headquarters.

He was naturally happy to have the opportunity to get to know these Japanese officers.

"Hey, what's inconvenient about that? Having more people around will actually make the atmosphere better." Cao Weida was keen to befriend the other person, and naturally wouldn't mind bringing him along if the opportunity arose.

"Besides, we've already eaten together before, so we'll get used to it."

"Alright, then I'll be shameless!" Xu Hancheng grinned from ear to ear. "I'll pay the bill tonight, so don't you dare try to take it from me! Otherwise, I'll get mad at you!"

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Slightly tipsy, Cao Weida returned to the courtyard house, where his concubines quickly brought him a hangover soup.

I wasn't really drunk to begin with, and after drinking the hangover soup, the slight intoxication was almost completely dispelled in no time.

However, Cao Weida still pretended to be drunk and lay down while his concubines served him to his heart's content.

"Alright, it's nothing serious, you can all go and rest." After dismissing the concubines, Liu Rusi took a hot towel and carefully wiped his face.

Seeing that there were no outsiders left, Liu Rusi whispered, "Master, news has come from over there; things have changed."

Cao Weida, whose eyes had been slightly closed, suddenly opened them, his brows furrowed, and asked, "What happened?"

He naturally knew what Liu Rusi was talking about. It was a matter of great importance, and he certainly didn't want any mistakes to happen.

In truth, the fact that things went so smoothly was largely due to luck. Without Liu Er, finding Fang Jiamou's exact location would definitely not have been so easy.

But now, things have suddenly taken a turn for the worse, and he is naturally worried.

After all, not every time can one be as lucky as this time.

(End of this chapter)