Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 81 Put the Blame Back First

Kenji Goto suppressed his anger and placed the gun-cleaning cloth on the table. "Yanagi-san, please sit down too."

"Thank you, Commander Goto." Liu Huai bowed slightly in thanks and sat down with neither servility nor arrogance.

Kenji Goto glanced at the two men. In his heart, he still trusted Lin Yuanjiang more; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to let Liu Huai hand over the underground Communist Party member he had finally managed to capture.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuanjiang was utterly incompetent!

The credit was all delivered to him, and yet it still slipped away!

Lin Yuanjiang felt uneasy under the watchful gaze. He hadn't expected such a thing to happen. What should have been a sure thing had turned out to be a slip-up.
He was extremely uneasy. That damned Liu Huai would definitely not let the opportunity to kick him when he was down slip by!
"Lin Sang."

Lin Yuanjiang's heart skipped a beat. "Yes."

"You said you could find even more people if I handed them over, and I believed you. Now, where are they?!" Kenji Goto's face seemed expressionless, but anyone could hear the anger in his voice.

"Commander Goto, this..." Lin Yuanjiang's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly explained, "It's all because the Red Party is too cunning. They notified us to attend the meeting on purpose!"

"Someone must have failed in their security work, allowing them to get the news in advance. This time, the Red Party underground was trying to find the traitor, and we've fallen into their trap!"

Lin Yuanjiang knew he couldn't just sit back and take a beating; the best course of action was to take the initiative.

Before Liu Huai could even make a move, he dumped a bucket of excrement on him.

Liu Huai's expression immediately changed. He cursed the bastard inwardly for his lack of martial ethics and hurriedly tried to exonerate him:

"Commander Goto, he's completely slandering me!! I've received information that this wasn't a meeting at all, it was just a meeting with someone!"

"They want to identify the traitor, and Sun Zhongfu isn't even on the list!"

"If Section Chief Lin hadn't taken it upon himself to bring Sun Zhongfu over, which allowed the underground party to discover him, we might have actually caught a big fish this time!"

Seeing that Liu Huai was shifting the blame back to him, Lin Yuanjiang felt a little embarrassed, because what Liu Huai said was true, but so what?
He hates it even more because it's true. Doesn't he know that the truth is the sharpest knife?

"This incident might also be related to Kuomintang agents." Kenji Goto, uninterested in their infighting, revealed another piece of information.
"The leader of Lin Yuanjiang's action team was beaten to death in the street with a German assault rifle. The Eighth Route Army would never have such a weapon."

At this point, his face darkened, and he snarled, "You're supposed to be doing intelligence work, how could such powerful firearms appear in Beiping right under your noses? What are you even doing?!"

Boom~
He slammed his hand on the table, making the two men tremble. He roared, "If you can't do the job, I can fire you right now!"

"With such a huge oversight in your work, are you only going to realize how serious your oversight is when the other side assembles a whole company of rifle assault troops and storms into the consulate?!"

The two men were trembling with fear. They wanted to ask what kind of rifle the assault rifle was, but seeing Kenji Goto's expression, they dared not speak.

They were speechless. It was just a rifle, what was the big deal?

Assault rifles? Even if it's a whole company of assault rifles, so what? Would they dare to show their faces?

Are the heavy and light machine guns at the military police headquarters just for show?

"Ha, it was an oversight on our part. We will definitely investigate this thoroughly when we get back!"

"I'm giving you three days. If you can't find the gun, you're fired!"

"Hai, Hai," the two nodded frantically like dogs wagging their tails.

downstairs.

"Drive!" Lin Yuanjiang angrily got into the car. He believed that Kenji Goto was using this as an excuse to deliberately put him in a bad light, and the culprit was that bastard Liu Huai!
Tonight, they've completely broken off all pretense of civility.

"Brother, calm down. I just got the news that Lao Liu was killed by some kind of assault rifle last night. Tsk, brother, you didn't see it. The scene was horrific. I heard it's even more powerful than a submachine gun. What kind of gun is that? I've never even seen one before."

"Huh?" Lin Yuanjiang, who was furious, didn't care about the broken gun anymore and cursed, "What the hell do you care about the broken gun? Drive, let's go back first!"

As traitors, their greatest weapon is their brains, and their greatest backer is the Japanese. But tonight, he vaguely sensed that Kenji Goto wanted to make him the scapegoat.

Although we don't know what blame we'll be given yet, if it's a black pot, there's no good pot either.

How can he find a gun within three days?

Whether they were Kuomintang agents or underground Communist Party members, they were all better at hiding than rats. They had no trump cards, not even a single clue. What was the point of investigating them?

For more than a month, countless Japanese soldiers were assassinated. They said they would find the killers, but they found nothing.
All they know is to put pressure on me here. If you're so capable, find out the truth yourselves!
Yes!

Don't think I don't know that Sang Liuji, that dog-like bastard, is plundering resources from pro-Japanese factions like the New People's Association and the Maintenance Association. You little devils are behind him!
Now they're doing this again! Do they think we've been spoiled rotten, so they're planning to cash in?!
No, we can't just surrender. We need to find a way out first. Even if we can't survive in the intelligence agency, we'll still have a way out.

"Captain Cao, it's been a long time since we last met."

This time, Xu Jingge didn't wear makeup; she smiled warmly and cupped her hands in greeting.

Cao Weida sized him up and laughed, "Director Xu, you have quite the nerve, appearing so openly in front of me. Aren't you afraid I'll be tempted to arrest you?"

“If we wanted to arrest him, we would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?” Xu Jingge’s smile remained unchanged. He knew that Cao Weida was just joking.

"Captain Cao, I've come here for two reasons. First, to deliver the payment from last time. Second, to inform you that our boss is very satisfied with the intelligence we gathered last time, and he greatly values ​​a brave warrior like you who is dedicated to fighting against the Japanese and saving the nation."

"Therefore, with special approval, you are to be incorporated into our Military Intelligence Bureau as an unofficial member, codenamed Jingzhe."

Cao Wei Da was dumbfounded and hurriedly waved his hand to stop them, "Wait a minute, who agreed to become your unofficial staff? Has your Military Intelligence Bureau always been this domineering?!"

Xu Jingge looked slightly embarrassed, thinking to himself, "Of course! Boss Dai is even more domineering than you think. Brother, I have no choice. I wanted to help you cover it up, but the higher-ups came!"

"Didn't I tell you last time? All we need to do is find the spy's hideout, and the higher-ups will handle it."

He glanced guiltily at Cao Weida before continuing, "As you know, wherever there are people, there's a world of intrigue. Our Beiping Military Intelligence Station isn't run by me alone, and besides, a higher rank can have absolute power."

"So you just sold me out?" Cao Weida laughed in anger. This was too much of a rip-off!

Xu Jingge was even more embarrassed and hurriedly said, "Joining our Military Intelligence Bureau isn't so bad. Think about it, after the Japanese surrender, won't the future be our Kuomintang?"

"You, Captain Cao, are living a comfortable life now, but you should always think about what will happen after the victory of the War of Resistance, shouldn't you?"

"With the Kuomintang's secret police as your backing, you're practically an anti-Japanese war hero!"

"..." Cao Weida seemed to be tempted by what he said, and looked hesitant. Seeing this, Xu Jingge felt relieved.

It's enough if you're moved, it's enough if you're moved!

He had a good impression of Cao Weida, and more importantly, he knew that Cao Weida was an ambitious young man.

He might be a little scared, but the fact that the other party was willing to help the Chinese and the Kuomintang agents escape the devil's den was enough to make him feel gratified.

“Brother, I would never harm you. We don’t require you to carry out any missions. You’re just an unofficial member. All you need to do is provide some help when we need it. We’ve also found a powerful backer for your future. This is a very worthwhile deal.”

Cao Wei Da secretly rolled his eyes, saying that he wouldn't harm you, but he's usually not very reliable.

Having this skin is certainly convenient now, and we can walk sideways for the next few years, but what about the next few decades?

It's easy to put this layer of skin on, but it's really hard to take it off!
However, there are always gains and losses. The Military Intelligence Bureau is known for its assertive approach. If they were to refuse outright, they feared that Dai Li, that petty bastard, would hold a grudge and remember it, which would be disastrous.

He sighed, "Brother Xu, you've really given me a tough problem."

"This is a matter of great importance, please allow me two days to consider it." He did not agree immediately; his ultimate goal was still to improve relations with the Communist Party.

Just to be on the safe side, he should first inform the Red Party about this matter to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings between the two sides.

"Sure, of course, no problem." Xu Jingge breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't refuse immediately, there was a great chance to bring Cao Weida into the picture.

He thought highly of Cao Weida. He was able to find the right person twice in a short time. Whether it was due to his ability or luck, he felt that Cao Weida was worth cultivating.

"Think about it first, but I still suggest you agree. Forget it, let's put this behind us for now." He took out ten large yellow croakers and pushed them towards him.
"This is your payment: ten large yellow croakers."

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Weida interrupted him with a frown: "Wait a minute, Xu Jingge, shouldn't we be talking about fifteen large yellow croakers?"

Last time, there were indeed ten large yellow croakers at the beginning, but Cao Weida felt it was not enough and asked for five more, which the other party agreed to.

But now, there are only ten large yellow croakers. Where are the remaining five?
Swallowed?
Xu Jingge's expression was somewhat unnatural, and he stammered, "Well, brother, you don't know this, but it's an unwritten rule within our organization called 'piao mo'. Everyone who passes through has to keep a portion of it. The fact that you have 60% is already a special approval, and not many people dare to reach out."

“In our department, if the higher-ups allocate 20,000 silver dollars, I’d be grateful if I got 10,000.”

"Well, I haven't even joined you yet, and you're already giving me this surprise, huh?" Cao Weida was genuinely amused and thought to himself, no wonder they were suppressed so badly by the Red Party later on. Their roots were rotten, how could they expect to grow into anything good?

"I, Cao Weida, have managed to get to where I am today not because I'm ignorant, but because I understand human relationships. But aren't the costs of your social interactions a bit too high? Aren't some people afraid of getting burned?"

(End of this chapter)