Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 33 Why pretend to be stupid? Why act so clueless?

Cao Weida stopped in his tracks. The two staggering men were not tall, only about 1.5 meters.

The Type 38 rifle slung on his back was very conspicuous. While being supported, he shouted and yelled in the street, walking unsteadily. He was obviously a drunken Japanese soldier causing a scene in the street.

That makes sense when you think about it. During a period of strict enforcement, only the Japanese would dare to shout so arrogantly in the middle of the night without worrying about being questioned.

Watching the two Japanese soldiers slowly walk forward, Cao Weida narrowed his eyes and followed them without making a sound.

I've been putting on an act in front of that little devil Ono Oda for a long time, and I've been unhappy about it for a long time.

Adding to the frustration Cao Weida felt after hearing Zheng Chaoyang's heartfelt revelations about the Red Party, he felt even more resentful.

He had originally planned to take the opportunity to kill a few Japanese soldiers, and now that such a good opportunity was right in front of him, he immediately felt itchy to do so.

Trailing more than ten meters behind the two Japanese soldiers, after walking about four or five hundred meters, the two Japanese soldiers turned into an alley.

Cao Weida knew that alley; just two more alleys down was the gathering place for the secret gates.

The so-called "secret door" is a place where prostitution takes place, and many people in the police station are regulars there.

The area around the hidden door is never short of patrons who come to enjoy themselves at night.

To avoid attracting too much attention, Cao Weida didn't hesitate any longer. He took out a black cloth from his spatial storage, covered his face with it, and immediately quickened his pace to catch up.

For someone with his top-tier physique, a distance of over ten meters is covered in the blink of an eye.

The two Japanese soldiers were clearly drunk. Of course, it was also possible that Cao Weida's footsteps were too quiet. While the two Japanese soldiers were still bragging in fluent Japanese, Cao Weida had already crept up behind them without them noticing.

One of the Japanese soldiers suddenly felt someone pressing down on both sides of his head. He thought it was his comrade and was about to shake his head to get rid of it when, unexpectedly, a tremendous force came.
Snap!
Another Japanese soldier was startled when his comrade suddenly fell to the ground. He thought his comrade was joking with him, but the next moment...
Snap!
"Tsk, killing those Japanese is actually quite simple."

The two Japanese soldiers lying on the ground were not quite dead yet. Their bodies trembled, their heads turned 180 degrees irregularly, and their eyes were fixed on Cao Weida, filled with fear of death.

"Be careful in your next life, don't be reborn as a Japanese devil again. Be reborn in our China instead. You can choose any animal realm you want, maybe you'll be reborn as a giant panda." Cao Weida said softly as he groped the Japanese soldier all over.

Two Type 38 rifles, four boxes of ammunition, and several military notes.

"Poor bastards!" Cao Weida cursed contemptuously, not even having a single silver dollar, and then kicked the two men who weren't quite dead yet.

Military scrip was only usable in enemy-occupied areas, but it was severely devalued due to its excessive issuance.

He wouldn't say he used it as toilet paper, but he genuinely disliked it.

This thing was created by the Japanese to plunder the people's wealth, just like the legal tender issued by the Kuomintang.

Cao Wei Da originally intended to collect the body and destroy the evidence, but then he realized that this place seemed to be within the territory of that bastard, the Mourning Stick.

Cao Wei Da stopped preparing to collect the body and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

They quickly stripped the Japanese soldier naked, leaving him sprawled out in the middle of the road, with only his loincloth between his legs remaining, which was unusually conspicuous under the dim streetlights.

Even after death, they stripped him naked and still "displayed" on the street. Cao Weida could imagine how furious the Japanese soldiers would be after discovering the body.

"You mourning stick, you mourning stick, let's see how miserable you are this time!"

After confirming that the two Japanese soldiers were dead, Cao Weida left quickly, as if nothing had happened, and went home to sleep soundly.

While he was sleeping soundly, the police officers over there had gone mad.

The reason is simple: the bodies of two Japanese soldiers were discovered.

Office of the Chief of Police of the Fifth Outer District.

Xu Hancheng's police chief uniform was crooked, with the buttons fastened in the wrong places.

What's particularly striking is that the fingerprints on the cheeks, which had already recovered, are now so prominent, making the already somewhat comical face even more ridiculous.

But at this moment, he didn't care about any of that. He kept wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, and when he accidentally touched his wound, he grimaced. "It's over, it's over. The last incident hasn't even settled down yet, and now two more people have died."

"If you can't find the murderer for me, not only will I lose my job, but you'll all be in for a world of hurt!"

The Japanese patrol found a body on the street. Such an arrogant act was a slap in the face to the Japanese military police and secret agents!

The Japanese devils were humiliated, so naturally they wanted to share the burden of that insult.

As a result, Xu Hancheng was in trouble. He was summoned by Ono Oda, slapped several times, and ordered to find the murderer within a week.

Xu Hancheng was almost in tears, cursing the heavens in his heart, launching an indiscriminate attack with a radius encompassing eighteen generations of Ono Oda's ancestors.

You Japanese military police have been leading the operation for so many days, and besides catching some 'suspected' individuals, what have you actually caught?
If you can't catch them, how am I supposed to catch them within a week? I'll be catching nothing!
Even if he was cursing in his heart, he still had to make arrests. Left with no other option, Xu Hancheng, the director of the Fifth Branch, could only pass the pressure down the chain of command.

First, he called Sang Liuji, the person in charge of the area where the crime occurred, to his office and gave him a severe beating. Then, he summoned all the patrol captains and ordered them to immediately conduct a full-scale search!
Especially Sang Liuji; if there are no leads within three days, then he'll have to come back with his head!
Sang Liuji felt wronged. What could he do when people wanted to kill the Japanese soldiers? He couldn't control it!

If he could be controlled, he would have been captured and rewarded by the Japanese officer long ago!

He cursed inwardly, not only Xu Hancheng, but also the rebels. "You, you kill people, fine, we're not stopping you from killing people. If you're going to kill people, go to another area. What kind of thing is it to kill people in my jurisdiction?"

This is just asking for trouble!

Xu Hancheng had no idea what Sang Liuji was thinking. After his tirade, he finally felt a bit better, and his expression improved slightly.
"Everyone, get yourselves on your toes! A few days ago, a few people died, then the next day one Imperial Army soldier and two collaborators died, and today two more Imperial Army soldiers died. The officers are furious!"

“These rebels are definitely still in Beiping. Keep a close eye on any suspicious individuals. If you see one, arrest them without questioning them!”

"Everyone else, leave. Duomen, stay."

Duo Men had originally planned to retreat immediately, but upon hearing that he was being asked to stay, he could only stand there obediently, since the other party was the bureau chief.

After everyone else left, Xu Hancheng, his previous gloomy expression gone, stood up with a smile and said:
"Master Duo, why are you standing? Come, sit down and let's talk."

Duomen was flattered. "Oh, Director, you flatter me. I'm nothing. Just call me Duomen. Please have a seat."

He didn't know what Xu Hancheng was up to, so he just remained unchanged and waited for the situation to change.

After sitting down, Xu Hancheng was quite amiable and said with a smile, "Duomen, how many years have you been working at our police station?"

Duomen answered truthfully: "It will be ten years in two months."

"Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye," Xu Hancheng remarked, before launching into a conversation about connections:

"Speaking of which, we've been colleagues for quite some time. I've been with this police station for six or seven years now; time flies!"

Yes, you're amazing! You became a sheriff as soon as you arrived, a patrol officer in less than two years, and a bureau chief in five years.

Look at me, it's been ten years and I've finally managed to get the position of sheriff. Tsk, there's really no comparison between people.
"Yes, it's been so long in the blink of an eye." Duomen didn't know what the other party wanted to do, and didn't dare to say anything, so he could only give a few perfunctory replies.

"Duomen, if I had to pick someone from the entire police station, you'd be the one I have the most faith in!" Xu Hancheng said quite earnestly.
"Whether it's seniority or ability, your worth is undeniable."

"Putting everything else aside, just ask around in Beiping, and everyone who talks about you will give you a thumbs up!"

Duomen quickly waved his hand: "Hey, Director, you flatter me. I don't have that much influence. It's just that they don't want to lower themselves to my level."

"You're too modest. Capable people always have good manners, hahaha."

Xu Hancheng chatted with Duomen intermittently, while Duomen had a lot of questions.

What's going on?

After saying all that, what exactly is this old guy trying to say?
Confused, he could only force himself to continue talking with Xu Hancheng.

After a while, Xu Hancheng started addressing Duomen as "brother," which made Duomen even more wary.

"Brother, you're the one I have the most faith in in the whole bureau,"

Hmm. You just said that, and now you're emphasizing it again. What exactly are you trying to do?
"Well, there's a vacancy for a patrol officer in the bureau, and after thinking it over, you're the most suitable candidate in our bureau."

Duomen was taken aback, then quickly waved his hand to refuse: "Thank you for your kind offer, Director, but I'd better not. We know our own situation. I can only do the job of a patrolman, I'm not capable of being a patrol officer. You should choose someone more capable."

Suddenly offered such a huge pie, Duomen dared not take a bite. Who knew if there was a hard lump inside that could break his teeth?

Duo Men didn't want the position, but Xu Hancheng insisted on making him take it. "Hey, brother, you're too modest! If you, Duo Men, aren't capable, who else in our bureau is?"

"Besides, you haven't even tried it, how do you know you don't have the ability?"

"Actually, being a patrol officer is very simple. You just manage the work of the patrol officers every day, organize patrols, handle cases, and supervise tasks."

"..." Duomen was even less willing to take the job. "We don't want to do it, yet they insist on forcing it on me. How can this be a good thing?!"
Duomen bowed respectfully, pleading, and said with a wry smile, "Director, please just say what you have to say. If you keep going like this, I can't take it anymore."

"Ahem. Is it that obvious?" Xu Hancheng coughed twice, slightly embarrassed.

Duomen's lips twitched. "Isn't it obvious to you?"

Don't play dumb with me, don't act silly.

(End of this chapter)