Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Why did I say "again" in Chapter 53?

Cao Wei Da wanted to laugh. "Tanabe Nao, you've really nailed the title of chief advisor. Even Little Ear looks down on you."

"What, getting cocky? How much is too little, how much is too much? You don't want it? Give it to me if you don't want it."

"No way, I want it, of course I want it! Even mosquito meat is meat!" Little Ears hurriedly stuffed the note into his pocket and chuckled, "Although it's not much, it's still a rare find."

Cao Weida chuckled and nodded at him, “Leave ten catties of pork for me, and send another ten catties of pork, fifty catties of rice, and fifty catties of flour to No. 97 Nanluoguxiang. The rest can be given to the brothers as a perk.”

Little Ear's eyes darted around. "Brother Cao, Tian Zao'er is a bit young, but she's quite pretty. If she grows up, she'll be a beautiful young lady."

"Get lost! What do you take me for, a beast?" Cao Weida slapped him angrily. "Let me tell you, it's fine to joke around with me, but if you dare to say such nonsense in Tianzao's place, I'll beat you to death."

Little Ears scratched the back of his head and chuckled foolishly. Cao Weida glared at him fiercely before he hurriedly nodded in agreement.

This small amount of supplies was just a minor incident.
Cao Wei Da was just about to go home when someone stopped him on the way.

"Captain Cao, are you free? How about we grab a bite to eat together?"

"Alright, I'm actually a little hungry." Seeing that the person who came was 'Wang Fugui', Cao Weida smiled. Regardless of whether he was really hungry or not, he had to say he was hungry.

In the private room of the restaurant, Cao Weida sat opposite Wang Fugui. Cao Weida joked, "Could it be that I did something wrong and Mr. Wang has come to question me?"

"Captain Cao really loves to joke. Everything went very smoothly, and Mr. Wang is extremely grateful. He came here with sincere gratitude."

Five small yellow croakers were placed on the table one by one, and then pushed in front of Cao Weida. "Our boss is very satisfied with this cooperation, so he wants to further cooperate with Mr. Cao."

Go a step further?
boss?

Cao Weida's heart skipped a beat. Damn it, could it be Boss Dai?
Did I catch Boss Dai's attention?!
That shouldn't be the case. I'm just an insignificant nobody. How could I have such a big reputation?
Almost every spy drama is inseparable from Boss Dai, the actual head of the Military Intelligence Bureau. He is a ruthless and cold-blooded man, and countless ambitious people have died at his hands!

Deep down, Cao Weida didn't want to have anything to do with him.

"Mr. Wang, I think we should just forget about it. I think our current working relationship is pretty good."

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Don't you want to hear about the terms we're offering?"

"No, I don't want to, not at all. I am of lowly skill and cowardly, and I'm afraid I would disappoint your boss's good intentions." Cao Weida stood up abruptly, not wanting to linger for even a moment longer.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head out now. Everyone's pretty busy."

Cao Weida never wanted to be a secret agent in his life. It is undeniable that secret agents played an important role in the War of Resistance against Japan, but it must be admitted that after the liberation of the whole country, the job of secret agents was subjected to a lot of unfair treatment.

If underground party members acted this way, one can only imagine how the Kuomintang agents acted.

If he really agrees to join the Kuomintang, wouldn't he be out of a job after liberation?

Cao Wei Da admitted that he could not be selfless, so he decided to give up.

"It seems that with Captain Cao's intelligence, he's already guessed who we are," 'Wang Fugui' chuckled as he stood up. "Then let's be frank, your position is very important to us."

“Mr. Wang, it’s better not to be so explicit, otherwise it will be difficult for both of us.” Cao Weida interrupted him with a stern face, “I admire certain organizations very much, but I am just a nobody with low ambitions and a fear of death. I’m afraid I can’t do certain jobs, so thank you for your kind offer.”

Wang Fugui opened his mouth, clearly not expecting Cao Weida to be so resolute.

Seeing such firm refusal twice, he gave a wry smile and nodded, saying, "Alright, everyone has their own ambitions, and I will not force anyone to do something against their will."

"However, Captain Cao, with your intelligence, you should know that the land we're standing on will one day be returned to us. Now is the perfect time to make our mark. Why do you..."

"That only shows that I am not up to the task, Mr. Wang. Is there anything else? If not, I will be leaving now."

"Yes, of course." 'Wang Fugui' sighed. "Since you're not interested in this, I won't force you. However, I wonder if Captain Cao has any intention of cooperating?"

"Oh? How will the cooperation work?" Cao Weida asked with great interest. As long as the military intelligence wasn't involved, everything was negotiable.

He was still happy to help the anti-Japanese fighters as long as it didn't harm himself.

"Help us find Wang Kemin's whereabouts! As long as we can get his whereabouts, you name your price, as long as I can afford it!" When he said the name 'Wang Kemin,' 'Wang Fugui's' eyes flashed with a crazed killing intent. Cao Weida raised an eyebrow. Wang Kemin was originally a Qing Dynasty diplomat who was on good terms with the Japanese.

After the Japanese invasion of China, he became one of the earliest traitors, working under the Japanese and gaining their deep trust.

In the TV series "Wolf Smoke Over Beiping", Xu Jingge is arranged to assassinate Wang Kemin, and his ostensible wife Yang Qiuping also participates in the assassination.

Unfortunately, Wang Kemin was not assassinated. Instead, during the retreat, a traitor who was not quite dead shot Yang Qiuping in the leg. After failing to commit suicide, Yang Qiuping was arrested on the spot by the Japanese and suffered all kinds of torture.

Finally, when Yang Qiuping was being paraded through the streets bound, Xu Jingge shot her to death in grief, saving her from further inhuman torture.

It can be said that Yang Qiuping died because of Wang Kemin; he harbored a deep hatred for Wang Kemin for killing his wife!
Deep down, Cao Wei Da felt great sympathy for Xu Jingge and also loathed Wang Kemin. If possible, he would have liked to see Wang Kemin die.

However, this was just wishful thinking. Cao Weida shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but that I'm powerless. Anyone who tries to find out about or get close to Wang Kemin will be caught by the agents of the puppet government. I can't find out anything at all."

Since the assassination attempt, Wang Kemin has been extremely concerned about his safety, and his whereabouts are constantly unknown. Even when he does appear, the guards around him are very strong. Anyone who tries to sneak into the city and is killed by the scattered Kuomintang assassination team would be no different from sending themselves to their death.

He didn't want the other party to be blinded by hatred and do something unwise.

Wang Fugui remained silent for a while before letting out a heavy sigh and saying with a wry smile, "I was being unreasonable. It's alright, just do your best. What if you accidentally find out?"

"No matter when, as long as you provide me with information, the reward will definitely satisfy you."

"We'll see." Seeing that he was still somewhat rational, Cao Weida breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to get up and take his leave again, 'Wang Fugui' made another request:
"Put Wang Kemin's matter aside for now, Mr. Cao. I want you to help me find someone named Zhu Tianxi, male, thirty-six years old, about 178 cm tall, somewhat thin, with a black mole next to his nose. If you can find his whereabouts, we can give you another ten small yellow croakers."

Cao Weida was speechless. Luckily, I didn't agree to join your organization. It was just a cooperation. Yet you're making me participate in activities so frequently. If I had actually joined, who knows what would have happened.

“Beijing has a population of about 1.7 million. Trying to find one person in such a big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack. You’re asking too much of us.” Cao Weida rolled his eyes. He wasn’t a professional; where was he supposed to find someone?

“Don’t worry, I know. We have a general idea of ​​his location, which is within the Second Outer District.” Wang Fugui added, “He just defected to the Japanese army and should be hiding somewhere. We are short-handed and cannot find him. Please help us, Captain Cao.”

"Oh? Then there is some hope." Cao Weida's heart skipped a beat. Could this Zhu Tianxi be a traitor?

He wasn't guessing out of thin air; he was speculating.

He just joined the Japanese, not surrendered, which means he had been in contact with the Japanese before.

Furthermore, the fact that a traitor emerged immediately after Yu Feng returned is highly unusual and too coincidental.

So, could this traitor be the culprit who caused Yu Feng's arrest?

Tsk, that's actually quite possible.

Wang Fugui smiled and said, "If we're not confident, we won't let you do something useless."

Cao Weida secretly rolled his eyes. That's a nice way of putting it. Who just told me to go find Wang Kemin's whereabouts?

"I can't guarantee that I'll definitely find it; I can only say I'll try my best."

Things often happen by chance. As soon as Cao Weida returned to the police station, he was informed by multiple departments that all police officers, puppet troops, puppet government agencies, military police, and so on in Beiping were conducting a thorough search for all suspicious persons in Beiping.

"What happened? Why is there such a big commotion this time?" Cao Weida asked curiously.

Duomen whispered, "I heard that a hero has emerged in Beiping who specifically targets lone Japanese soldiers. In just a few days, it's said that twenty or thirty of them have gone missing."

"That's why the Japanese officers got desperate. They started setting up sentry posts at every intersection, one every three or five steps, and threatened that they would turn Beiping upside down to find the person."

"Oda Ono couldn't find you just now. He asked me to tell you that we have to join the search team this time, but they've offered us good benefits and let us choose a street to search ourselves."

Hey, the Japanese are serious this time!
Huh?
Why should I say it again?

But how did the Japanese know that these people had gone missing?

He clearly filtered his targets by region, didn't he?
(End of this chapter)