Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 90 makes it seem like I'm completely innocent.

"Brother-in-law, it's really not my fault. It's that bastard Fu Decheng's fault. Yes, yes, brother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely make full compensation!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Dalaizi slumped in his chair like a boneless maggot, staring blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.

"Team leader?" the trusted confidant called out cautiously as he entered. When there was no response, he nervously reached out to check his breathing.

"You son of a bitch! You're so eager for me to die?!" Wu Da Laizi, who had been lying there like a corpse, sprang up as if he had a spring in his butt, slapped his confidant's hand away, and then slapped him across the face.

Pa~~
The confidante covered her face, looking at him with a pitiful expression. "How can you blame me? You were acting like you were dead just now. I was just worried about you."
To become a confidant, one must be someone trustworthy. Wu Dalaizi, who had just slapped him, finally felt a little better and cursed, "Damn it, what is it? Speak!"

Although he felt wronged, the thought of the small amount of money he was about to receive immediately brought a smile to his face, and he happily said:

"Captain, that batch of goods has all been sold; it brought in a total of four hundred and fifty silver dollars."

"Wait, what supplies?"

"It's the batch of stuff we got from Ruixin Grocery Store."

"What?!" Wu Da Laizi's scalp tingled, and he kicked out angrily, yelling, "Who the hell told you to sell it?!"

The confidant plopped down on the ground, the pain in his buttocks far outweighing his inner bewilderment. He said with a pitiful expression:
"Captain, isn't this standard procedure? The stolen goods are sold on the black market. Did you give this order?"

"Damn it, I didn't tell you to sell it this fast! Why are you so greedy!" Wu Dalaizi was heartbroken. This was indeed the usual thing, and he had done this kind of thing more than once or twice.

Take the previous owner of Ruixin Grocery Store, for example. They confiscated the goods twice under the pretext of contraband, and that's how they handled it each time.

But who could have imagined that this would alarm the military police headquarters!

"What do you mean?"

The confidant stared at his boss expectantly, wondering what was wrong with him. Had the truth about him embezzling more than ten silver dollars been found out?

But that shouldn't be the case. If they really knew, they wouldn't react like this, would they?

"Go, bring me all the money from the sale!" Wu Da Laizi scratched his head fiercely, cursing with a pained expression.
"Damn it, that bastard Fu Decheng really screwed us over this time! Damn it!"

"That son of a bitch even said that Cao Wei Da only got close to Ono-tai-kun and wasn't actually that important. He said as long as he didn't go too far, he'd be fine."

"You call this nothing?! Luckily I have connections, otherwise I would have been screwed over this time!"

"Damn it, is this bastard trying to get me killed on purpose?!"

More than two thousand silver dollars, that's no small sum!

Although he made a lot of money on the side, he spent it without restraint because it was easy to make money. In addition, he also had to share some of his profits with his subordinates. All in all, he only had about two thousand silver dollars left.

This time, he spent all the money, and he was back to square one!
The thought of soon becoming penniless made his face involuntarily darken.

He doesn't have the guts to refuse to compensate.

He could be incredibly arrogant in front of his compatriots, but he couldn't be tough in front of the Japanese devils.

His suspicions were not unfounded; if his guesses were true...
No, I need to be on guard. I'll go to my brother-in-law's house tonight to catch up with him.

The next day, Cao Weida stood in Ruixin Grocery Store. At this time, the store was still in a mess, with various smashed wooden shelves and other items scattered everywhere, giving it a desolate appearance.

Cao Wei Da ignored this and sat leisurely smoking on the stool that Xiao Erduo had brought over.

He knew that those traitors would be here soon.

Sure enough, a commotion came from afar, and several traitors dressed in police uniforms walked in carrying a box, their faces full of fawning smiles.

Behind them followed a large group of movers carrying various tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, and counters.

At different times, the security team belonged to different departments.

In the early stages of the occupation, the security forces were initially mostly formed from local armed forces or surrendered old troops. In the beginning, they were nominally under the jurisdiction of the police station and other institutions of the puppet regime, but in reality, they were under the strict control of the Japanese army.

However, as the Japanese puppet regime strengthened its rule, in order to promote the security enhancement movement, the security forces in Beiping gradually merged with the puppet army system.

Therefore, the security team at this time had completely broken free from the control of the police station, even if it was nominal, and was now under the control of the puppet army.

This is why Wu Dalaizi dared to cause trouble for Cao Wei Da after being instigated by Fu Decheng.

"Master Cao, may you be blessed!" Wu Da Laizi forced a smile that looked more like a grimace as he bowed and apologized.
“Yesterday, my men were a bit naive and caused some misunderstandings with you. Please don’t take it to heart.” “You have to admit your mistakes. Although my men made the mistake without my permission and I punished them severely, I am still their leader, and I have to make compensation.”

"This is two thousand five hundred silver dollars. The extra one hundred is to help you calm your nerves, Master Cao."

Wow, look at that mouth of hers, so eloquent, making herself sound so innocent.

Cao Weida sneered inwardly, but he didn't bother to break off relations with the other party; there was no need for that.

They've already lowered their stance and paid all the compensation they were entitled to. If he still holds onto it, in other people's eyes he'll be seen as unreasonable and unforgiving.

Without connections, you can't get such a lucrative job as the captain of the city's security team!
Even if you want revenge, you can't show it on your face, otherwise you'll be feared by others.

"We're all men from Beiping, so we can talk things out."

Seeing Cao Weida accept the money with a smile, Wu Dalaizi breathed a sigh of relief and politely cupped his hands in greeting: "Master Cao is very generous. My men are really blind to your greatness. I'll have to teach them a lesson when we get back!"

Whether or not he was to be taught a lesson was none of Cao Wei Da's concern, and he didn't care whether it was just polite talk or not. He secretly plotted something:

"It's possible that Captain Wu's subordinates listened to some people's slander and did something wrong. But it's understandable, many people are indeed envious of your job, and some people are secretly trying to sabotage you. Oh dear, look at my mouth, I'm just talking nonsense, Captain Wu, don't take it to heart."

Don't you care?
How could Wu Dalaizi not take it to heart?

In the past, he would not have cared about such a simple and crude method of sowing discord.

But times have changed!

He already had some suspicions, and Cao Wei Da's directness only fueled his doubts.

He was originally just a cannon fodder soldier, lacking both ability and connections, and who knows when he might die in some remote corner.

If it weren't for sending his beautiful older sister to Commander Zhang as a concubine and currying favor with him, he would never have gotten the position of security team leader!
Things were fine before; his older sister was in her prime and was quite favored by Commander Zhang.

But people are prone to getting bored with the old and wanting the new. As his sister grew older and the novelty wore off, she became less and less favored in the Zhang household.

However, given the friendship he shared and his loyalty, his brother-in-law didn't move him from his position.

But he had already heard from his sister that Fu Decheng, that bastard, seemed to be searching for beautiful women for Commander Zhang and was going to send him a seventh concubine!

If this delivery actually goes through, will I have to step aside?!
It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

He's penniless now and has offended quite a few people. If he loses this label, not only will he be able to continue living such a luxurious life, but who knows if those he offended will come after him!
Wu Dalaizi's face became unpredictable, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes from time to time.

Seeing this, Cao Wei Da smiled inwardly. Fu Decheng was already his old nemesis. Ever since he beat Kui Biao, they had been enemies.

The reason I didn't dare kill him before was simply because we had just had a conflict, and if he died, he would become a prime suspect.

Moreover, Fu Decheng himself knew he was no good, and knew that many people wanted to kill him.

He was not short of money, and he usually had a considerable number of guards around him, making him a tough nut to crack for Cao Wei Da. If he failed, things would be troublesome.

But that doesn’t mean he intends to let Fu Decheng go. Wouldn’t it be better to kill such a scourge?
"Captain Wu, Captain Wu?" Cao Weida waved his hand in front of his eyes.

"Huh? What?" Wu Dalaizi snapped out of his daze. "Sorry, I was just spacing out."

"Well, Mr. Cao, I have something to tell you, please don't get agitated."

"what's up?"

Wu Dalaizi mysteriously pulled Cao Weida aside and whispered, "Master Cao, actually, my men didn't mean to cause you any trouble."

After the incident, I immediately arranged for someone to investigate and find out that it was Tianfu, the local bully from Tianqiao, who spread the word.

"Mr. Cao, did you have a misunderstanding with Master Fu before, which is why he deliberately tried to mess with you?"

Cao Wei Da: "."

Good grief, the boomerang came back and hit me on the head!

He planned to sow discord between the two, but who would have thought that Wu Dalaizi was so cunning and wanted to make him stutter with Fu Decheng!
He immediately feigned annoyance, "I said I haven't offended any of the security team brothers, so why are they causing me trouble for no reason? It turns out it's that bastard Fu Decheng who's causing me trouble!"

"All I did was beat up Kui Biao last time, rob his brothel, and steal his shop. How could that bastard be so petty! It's outrageous!!"

(End of this chapter)