Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 48 If you miss that bastard of yours, then go down and keep him company.
Xu Hancheng coughed, a smile returning to his face, and praised him generously, "Not bad, not bad at all, Cao'er, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You've only been the patrol captain for a short time and you've already solved such a big case!"

"It's all thanks to the director's leadership," he said, pulling a list from his pocket and handing it over.
"Chief, this is the list of items seized. Please take a look."

"You're too kind, you're too kind," Xu Hancheng said, scolding him, but he still took it from his hand.

Since Cao Wei Da had already delivered the stolen goods, it meant they were to be handed over. As for whether any had not been handed over, he neither asked nor wanted to ask.

These are all unspoken rules; even if he were the bureau chief, he wouldn't break them.

Upon seeing the numbers on the list, Xu Hancheng beamed with joy. "Quick, sit down! Cao'er, let me tell you, although we have a lot of people in our police station, there are very few who can truly share my burdens!"

"Don't be fooled by my seemingly glamorous position as the bureau chief. Behind the scenes, I face immense difficulties!"

"You know, with so many people in our police station and so many outposts, today this person needs funding for issuing tickets, tomorrow that person needs to change their uniform, money is needed everywhere."

"But the monthly allocation from above is only so much, where am I supposed to get the money?"

"All you do is ask for money all day long, you don't even know I'm in a difficult position as a bureau chief!"

"Cao'er, you are so capable! Not only can you help, but you can also share my burdens!"

"I think the position of patrol captain is too low. You've only been here for less than a year and are still young. I'm afraid that if we raise you too high, it will be difficult to gain the respect of the people. Otherwise, we should at least make you a section chief in the district police station!"

The district section chief is a higher-ranking official than the police station chief, who is in charge of managing and governing the security of a region.

It could be said that this pie was very big, but unfortunately, Cao Wei Da didn't have the appetite to take a bite.

"I don't have that kind of ability. If you really ask me to be the section chief, that would be like forcing a duck onto a shelf."

"My skills are limited; I can only do errands."

Changing the subject, he asked, "Chief, what should we do with these people? Lock them up?"

Xu Hancheng waved his hand: "We don't have that much grain here, nor that much place to imprison people."

"I'll call the judicial department now and have them sent directly to Beiping Prison."

At this point, he leaned forward and gestured with his hand around his neck. "Cao'er, do you have any ideas? Everything is negotiable when we're in your hands, but if it goes to the judicial department, then it's not up to me to decide. If we don't have some serious power, that kid Jin Hai won't be so easy to talk to."

Police stations and judicial departments are two different departments. Police stations are mainly responsible for maintaining social order, household registration management, traffic management, and other urban security and order matters, while judicial departments are mainly responsible for judicial trials and related matters.

The two have different responsibilities, their own independent management systems and work scopes, and there is no direct subordinate relationship between them.

At most, there will be some cooperation and coordination in the design of public security cases and criminal cases.

Therefore, Xu Hancheng's meaning was clear: if Cao Wei Da wanted to handle it himself, then he wouldn't send it to the judicial office.

"No need, just send them to the judicial office for trial according to the law. Selling opium and running illegal gambling dens are enough to get them shot."

Generally speaking, police officers do not have the right to execute criminals on their own; if they do, they risk being criticized.

Anyway, I've got the boss under my control. The rest of my underlings have no connections, no money, and they're all going to end up getting shot anyway, so why bother with them?

Since Cao Wei Da was so sensible and even sent so much embezzled money, Xu Hancheng naturally had to reciprocate.

"Cao'er, you disregarded your own safety, ventured deep into the lion's den, and fought against criminals. Your achievements are truly outstanding!"

"Logically speaking, as the chief, I should reward you properly, but our police station is in a tough spot. We're so poor that we can barely afford to pay salaries."

"Here's what you're going to do: take care of the tables, chairs, and benches in those two courtyards. Sell them if you can. You can keep the two houses for yourself; consider it a reward."

"It's a little small, but please don't mind."

few?
Cao Weida almost burst out laughing. All that talk about tables, chairs, and benches was just polite talk; the real prize was those two houses!
Although the two courtyards were in a slightly remote location, they would still cost more than a thousand dollars in total!

That's equivalent to more than ten years' income for a patrolman!

If that's not enough, then how much is too much?
Of course, Cao Wei Da also knew that if it weren't for his connection with Ono Oda, he wouldn't have received these benefits.

The case he handled?

So what? It doesn't matter if you have no connections or background. You try jumping around.
I guarantee you'll die as soon as you try it!

Over the next few days, Cao Weida lived a very regular life.

I clocked in as usual, and then went out at night to look for lone Japanese soldiers.

Unfortunately, after three consecutive days of defeating the Japanese, the Japanese became more cunning, and no Japanese soldier dared to be alone after dark.

Even when going to the toilet, at least four or five people have to go together, back to back, to be on guard; it's like everyone is a potential enemy.

Therefore, Cao Wei Da set his sights on Japanese ronin.

After two days of killing, even the Japanese ronin were scared and dared not go out at night anymore.

As a result, the security situation was surprisingly good after nightfall.
What's rather strange is that despite so many Japanese soldiers going missing, the Japanese didn't set up roadblocks or conduct thorough searches. During the day, when "friends" asked for help clearing up "misunderstandings" with the military police, he would earn a little money.

The night was dark and silent.

"The courtyard diagonally opposite is almost ready. Tomorrow is the day we bring Du Shiniang back. We have to go and meet a couple of Japanese devils tonight to liven things up."

Dressed in black, Cao Weida wandered through the alleys, searching for a long time, but failed to catch any lone Japanese soldiers.

With midnight fast approaching and nothing to show for it, Cao Wei Da was very disheartened.

Ever since he studied the extra income rules of the "slacking off" system, Cao Weida felt like he was losing a billion dollars if he didn't take down two Japanese devils every day!

"No, we have to meet tonight's KPI!"

After walking to a small courtyard and looking around to make sure it was safe, I pushed off with my feet, tapped the wall twice with my toes, and quickly climbed over the wall.

Having the skill of skimming the water like a dragonfly is practically a divine skill for murder and robbery!

In this era, especially in small courtyard houses like this, doors were usually secured with wooden bolts. By using a knife to pick the lock on the door, one could silently walk to the male homeowner's window, where the soundly sleeping homeowner would be completely unaware of the approaching danger.

Looking at the mustache on the male homeowner's lip, Cao Weida smirked, pressed down on the man's head, and snapped him to death.

Suddenly attacked, the male homeowner immediately opened his eyes, but it was too late.

However, breaking a neck doesn't kill immediately; the broken trachea makes a gurgling sound, waking up the Japanese woman next to her.

She groggily opened her eyes, and upon seeing the dark figure so close to her, she was immediately terrified and nearly screamed.

But before she could even open her mouth, it was covered tightly.

Cao Wei Da's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he lowered his voice and threatened, "Shut up! I'll kill you if you make a sound!"

He initially thought the woman might not understand, but to his surprise, she did, nodding repeatedly with a look of terror in her eyes.

Cao Weida slowly loosened his grip, and the woman actually obeyed without saying a word, but her trembling body revealed her fear.

At this point, Cao Wei Da was in a dilemma. He didn't have much of a mental block about killing Japanese men, but he felt somewhat reluctant to kill a defenseless woman, who was also an ordinary citizen.

Of course, the main reason is that it's too wasteful to lift it up. This girl is quite pretty, with a curvy figure and a snow-white complexion even in the dark.

Any man who saw this scene would have some impure thoughts, let alone Cao Wei Da, who was hot-tempered.

I've been going out to chat with the Japanese these past few nights, haven't had a chance to have any fun.
Seemingly noticing the desire in Cao Wei Da's eyes peeking out from behind her face mask, and glancing at her own husband who had already breathed his last beside her, she shakily pulled back the covers.

Seeing how sensible the woman was, Cao Wei Da's appetite was greatly stimulated.

"Turn around, and don't look back! If you dare to look back, I'll kill you!"

"Hai~~" The woman turned around softly and obediently.

"Damn, that's tight! I knew those Japanese wouldn't be any good!"

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Weida pulled up his trousers and said to the woman lying on the bed, panting heavily, "Where is all the money in the house? Hand it over honestly."

The woman seemed exhausted, and pointed shakily towards the cabinet. "It's...it's in the cabinet, there's a hidden compartment on the third shelf, all the money is in there. Please...please spare my life, I promise I won't say a word."

Cao Weida ignored the pitiful woman, walked over, opened the cabinet, and then opened the hidden compartment, inside which were several layers of long strips wrapped in red paper.

There's no need to ask; you know these must be silver dollars.

There was a small box by the ocean, filled with small yellow croakers.

"Damn, they're really rich! They've plundered so much of the Chinese people's hard-earned money!"

I found a bag and unceremoniously put all of them inside.
"If I hear even the slightest hint of this, I will find you and kill you!"

"No, I wouldn't dare." The woman hurriedly waved her hands, fearfully wrapping the blanket around herself, as if that would increase her sense of security.

Cao Weida ignored her, slung his bag over his shoulder, opened the door, and dashed out.

After waiting a few minutes and concluding that Cao Weida had left, the woman carefully got out of bed.

Then, she pulled out a Browning from the bedside table drawer, and the pitiful look on her face vanished, replaced by a look of resentment.

"Ryota, I will definitely avenge you!!"

But the next moment.
Crack~~
Looking at the naked woman lying on the ground, Cao Weida, who had returned, showed no pity, only endless coldness in his eyes.

"Hmph, if you miss your deadbeat so much, then go down and keep him company."

(End of this chapter)