Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 47 Then we won't panic.

Hou Dadan, who was dragged in, immediately saw the cold and aloof Cao Weida and felt a sense of foreboding. Before he could speak, Cao Weida quickly pulled out a pistol, released the safety, and fired a shot into Hou Dadan's thigh.

bang~
"Ah!!" Hou Dadan screamed in agony, almost scared out of his wits. He couldn't understand how he had offended this devilish king when he had already behaved himself!

The still-steaming gun barrel was shoved into his mouth, and Cao Weida's icy voice followed: "Dare to shout again, and I'll shoot you dead!"

The screams stopped abruptly. Hou Dadan's pupils contracted, and he trembled with fear. He felt an urge to urinate, but he forced it back down.

It wasn't that he was too brave; he was afraid that if he peed himself, he would anger this devil and have him shot dead, which would be the end of him!

"I'll ask, you answer. If you tell even one lie, I'll blow your head off. Understand?"

"Waaah!" Hou Dadan nodded vigorously, not daring to utter a single word of dissent, his mouth stuffed with the gun barrel, unable to speak.

"Besides this house, do you have any other place to live?"

"Yes, yes, I bought the small courtyard next door too, and my brothers all live there with me."

"You didn't pay any respects or offer any tributes, yet you're already running this gambling den right under my nose. You're showing me no respect. Now, am I even worthy of your attention?"

"Sir, boss, you're my own grandfather! I'll definitely pay my respects!" With his life in their hands, someone who could kill him at any moment, Hou Dadan's heart pounded with rage. "I dug a hole under the headboard of the bed in the main room of the courtyard; all my savings were kept there."

"Your savings?"

"No, no, no, I misspoke. It was you who dropped it on the ground a couple of days ago and I picked it up. I'm so awful, I'm such a jerk. I've realized my mistake now and I must return it to you!"

Cao Weida gave a signal with his eyes, and Xiao Erduo nodded in understanding and quickly ran out.

After a while, Xiao Erduo returned, carrying two bags, one large and one small, and whispered a few words in Cao Weida's ear.

Cao Wei Da smiled with satisfaction, "Well done. Keep the younger one, and let the brothers divide the rest."

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass; Cao Wei Da was not a stingy person.

Little Ears didn't stand on ceremony, beaming as he put down the small bag and handed the larger one to Lian Hu, saying, "Go, share it with the brothers."

"Thank you for the reward, Brother Cao!" Lian Hu was a bit simple-minded and a bit witty, but he wasn't stupid; he still knew how to say nice things.

He touched the bag; the hard texture improved Cao Weida's mood slightly.
"You're smart enough to save your life for now."

Hou Dadan forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Thank you for sparing my life, boss. Thank you for sparing my life, boss."

"You're welcome, we're practically family." Cao Weida smiled and waved to Xiao Erduo, "Find a place to lock him up, don't let him escape."

"What?!" Hou Dadan exclaimed in shock. "Boss, you can't do this! I've already handed over all the money!"

"Yes, so your life is spared." Cao Weida shrugged, looking at Xiao Erduo with great confusion: "Did I say I would let him go?"

Little Ears shook her head firmly: "Of course not, I heard it clearly."

"See, I told you, my word is my bond." Cao Wei Da smiled insincerely and raised his chin: "Suppress it, just don't let him die."

Little Ears understood and immediately waved for someone to take him away.

"Boss, boss, you can't do this! You can't!"

Cao Wei Da showed no pity, only staring coldly at the figure being dragged away.

This kind of scoundrel who harms the Chinese people deserves to die a hundred times over!

He kept the other person around not out of kindness, but simply to make use of them.

Little Ears leaned closer and said, "Brother Cao, it's inconvenient for you to carry this. I'll personally deliver it to your home later."

Cao Weida didn't answer immediately. He opened the small bag, counted the contents, and found a total of twenty-six small yellow croakers.

Wow, they're fucking rich!
As the saying goes, "antiques are valued in prosperous times, and gold is valued in chaotic times." We are currently in a period of chaos, and the price of yellow croaker continues to rise.

In the early days of the War of Resistance against Japan, a small yellow croaker could be exchanged for about 30-40 silver dollars, but by 1944, a small yellow croaker could be exchanged for 100 silver dollars on the black market.

There are 26 small yellow croakers here. Even if it's cheaper, it would still cost over 2,000 yuan.

For ordinary people, this is a huge sum of money!

You should know that if he bought two apartments, it would only cost him 2300 yuan.

Take out six small yellow croakers and stuff them into Xiao Erduo's hand, despite his puzzled look.

"Brother Cao, what's wrong with you?"

Before Xiao Erduo could even refuse in a panic, Cao Weida grabbed his shoulder and said, "Take it. We can all make money together. I can't do something like this, keeping it all to myself."

Little Ears felt a surge of warmth rising in his chest. Despite his imposing demeanor, he knew his own limitations. In the eyes of those big shots, he was just a worthless bug who could be ordered around at any time!
Cao Wei Da may or may not be considered a big shot, but having gotten on the good side of Ono Oda, he was already a very important figure to Cao Wei.

He could tell that Cao Weida truly treated him like a human being!

"Alright, Brother Cao, I won't be coy anymore. From now on, we'll see each other in action!" With that, he carefully tucked the little yellow croaker into his pocket.

"That's right. We brothers don't stand on ceremony. We share the good times and the bad."

"Hmm!" Little Ears chuckled. "Brother Cao, should we treat Hou Dadan's wounds?" "Take the bullet out and apply some anti-inflammatory herbs. We'll see if he pulls through!" Anti-inflammatory medicine is so precious these days; he wouldn't waste it on such trash.

If it's dead, then so be it; if it's alive, then we can make good use of it!
"understood."

"Oh, by the way, Little Ears, let me ask you, are you planning to wear black leather shoes?"

"Brother Cao, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing. I was just promoted to patrol captain and I have a few pre-selected positions. If you want them, I can get you one, but it doesn't matter if you don't."

Every patrol captain who is promoted has his own confidants, so according to custom, a few pre-selected positions are given, but usually it is necessary to bribe the chief.

Cao Wei Da helped Xu Hancheng so much that there was no need for bribes; in fact, he even gave him two extra spots.

Cao Weida didn't care much about the quota. If we were to talk about his own people, there was only one or two, but he was already the patrol captain.

As for the rest, I'd say the little ears count as half, and that's it.

Of course, it's not his style to pass up an opportunity.

It's free anyway, and maybe I can even do someone a favor.

"Brother Cao, once we entered the police station, we were with you, right?"

"Of course, it's my pre-selection; naturally, they'll follow me."

"Okay, I'll go!" Little Ears immediately agreed. He wasn't very interested in being a patrolman. Except for a few exceptions, the rest were short, had low status, and were often criticized behind their backs.

Little Ears is used to being free and has no interest in suffering.

But things were different under Cao Wei Da's command. With a suit of skin, it would be easier for him to do things for Brother Cao.

"Okay, tomorrow then. You'll come with me to the police station to report for duty tomorrow. I'll take care of your onboarding. You can also ask your brothers if any of them want to wear black leather jackets; they can come along too. I have five openings."

He was promoted to patrol captain and is now temporarily in charge of the Sangliujina team, but he doesn't do any actual work; he just keeps track of the general direction.

Once Sang Liuji has honestly taken the blame, we can discard him after he's served his purpose, and then he'll truly be in charge of leading Sang Liuji's team.

Little Ears is interested in wearing black leather; then she'll have her own trusted confidant, which is good.

After spending these days together, Xiao Erduo's character has earned his approval.

The future belongs to the Red Party. Once the Red Party comes to power, organized crime will suffer a devastating blow. This can be seen as him planning a way out for Little Ear in advance.

And this way out was something Little Ear fought for himself.

Little Ear and his thugs escorted the remaining people to the police station in a grand procession. There weren't enough places to detain so many people.

Upon arriving at the police station, Duomen ran over from afar, asking in surprise, "Cao'er, what's going on?"

“A mudfish that crossed the river, without paying any respects or offerings, ran an illegal gambling den in our jurisdiction. I caught him.”

As he spoke, he leaned closer and whispered, "They're still selling opium! These bastards are inhuman. I've secretly locked up their boss; he'll be useful later."

"They're really inhuman! Selling that stuff, aren't they afraid of having no descendants?!" Duomen's values ​​were still quite sound, and he was very clear about the dangers of opium. Hearing that they were still selling that stuff, he angrily cursed them.

"But Cao'er, are you sure you've caught everyone? Don't leave any potential problems behind."

"Don't worry, they were all caught before they even had a chance to react."

"Alright, I'll go report to the director first, and we'll talk later."

"Go ahead, you should report this to the bureau chief."

Xu Hancheng was in a good mood at this moment. The big stone that had been weighing on his heart had been lifted, and he couldn't be happier. He was humming an off-key opera tune, sipping tea and smoking a cigarette, feeling extremely comfortable.

dong dong dong~
"Enter."

As soon as the door opened, Xu Hancheng saw Cao Weida and immediately greeted him with a big smile, "Oh, it's Cao'er! Come, come, have a seat and some tea. This is Longjing tea from before the rain, fresh stock!"

"Director, don't rush, I'm here to report a situation to you."

"what's the situation?"

"Bring it in."

Little Ears came in carrying a bag full of money, put it down, and tactfully left.

"This is.?"

"Chief, in my jurisdiction, I arrested a group of thugs from Tianjin. These thugs were lawless and even ran an illegal gambling den! Today, I caught them red-handed, seizing not only a large amount of gambling money but also a batch of opium!"

Xu Hancheng's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Cao'er, these people..."

"Don't worry, Director. They've just arrived and don't know anyone."

Oh, I see. Then we don't need to panic.

(End of this chapter)