Chapter 207: Planning A Massive Matchmaking Event?
“Leave this matter to me to negotiate.”
The trouble was caused by himself, so Cao Weida naturally wouldn’t shirk responsibility.
Xu Hancheng had already said so; should he open his mouth to let Xu Hancheng go negotiate?
It’s just borrowing two prisons; if Jin Hai doesn’t lend them, he can at most ask Fujita Sosuke and the others.
Not to mention just adding over forty people; even ten times more, he could still arrange for them.
People are alive; can they really be suffocated to death by urine?
“Good, then this matter is handed over to you to handle.” Since Cao Weida had taken the initiative to take it on, Xu Hancheng naturally welcomed it, and the remaining matters were no longer an issue.
“But brother, I still have to remind you: be careful. During this time, you’ve offended quite a few people and touched quite a few people’s cake.”
“They might not dare to move against you openly, but who knows if someone will play dirty tricks behind your back!”
Cao Weida’s eyes turned, “Bureau Chief, has someone said something to you?”
“This…” Xu Hancheng hesitated, then gritted his teeth and said, “Given our relationship, I won’t hide it from you. Someone did greet me, but it wasn’t targeted at you; they wanted me to make those captured people shut up.”
This Xu Hancheng sure knows how to do a favor smoothly.
He clearly wanted to tell me earlier but had to pretend to be troubled; it’s just to make me owe him a favor.
Cao Weida rolled his eyes inwardly but said politely, “Thanks for the reminder, Bureau Chief. Don’t worry, I won’t go overboard. The matter ends with Shao Yongming and won’t involve more.”
Fine, anyway, he didn’t plan to make a big fuss; if it got too big, it wouldn’t benefit him either. Might as well return the favor.
Seeing that Cao Weida understood the implication and responded so respectfully, Xu Hancheng’s smile grew wider, with more wrinkles too.
“Brother, this matter is fully entrusted to you; I didn’t want to get involved anyway.”
After leaving the Bureau Chief’s Office, Cao Weida returned to the office, leaned back in the chair, smoked, and rubbed his head.
This period has been one thing after another, busy beyond measure.
His original wish was to be a slacker!
“No, after these matters end, I absolutely must slack off. I’ve been too high-profile lately; I need to disappear for a while.”
As he pondered his slacking grand plan, Duomen walked in with a dejected look.
“Yo, Master Duo, why do you look so listless today?”
“Did you take a liking to some girl and overexert yourself last night?”
“Get lost, you brat; you’re never serious all day. I’m talking business.” Duomen said seriously:
“This morning, another victim was found. When I went to the crime scene, the technique was identical.”
“Based on the map you gave me for the case, we visited and observed around, and sure enough, we found the killer!”
“That’s good news; why do you look so worried? Did something happen?”
Duomen sighed, “We found the person, but we have no authority to deal with him! That killer is a Japanese person!”
At this point, Duomen was filled with anger; little devils ran rampant in Beiping, treating Chinese people as inferior and extorting them at will, and Chinese people had no way to respond.
Now, the killer was found, but they didn’t dare arrest him; his heart was filled with both rage and helplessness.
As expected, it’s about what I guessed.
Cao Weida nodded thoughtfully.
Since the case happened, Cao Weida had gone once, and he had suspicions then.
Late at night, which Chinese person would dare stroll on the streets without fear of being caught by curfew enforcers?
After killing, he still had the leisure to pose the corpse that way.
Who else but a little devil!
Cao Weida asked, “Quite a few people know you found him, right?”
Duomen nodded, “Besides Xiao Pan who went with me, no one else knows.”
“Only me and Xiao Pan.” Duomen said, “When I tried to grab him, he shouted he was Japanese and we had no right to arrest him.”
“After knowing he was Japanese, I feared trouble, so I had to reluctantly give up and return the way we came.”
“I see.” After pondering, Cao Weida said, “Don’t worry; leave this matter to me.”
“How do you plan to handle it?” Duomen hurriedly said, “I warn you, don’t be impulsive; that’s a little devil. If you kill him, Ono Shiota and the others won’t let you go!”
“As long as no one knows it was us, it’s fine.” Cao Weida said with a grin, “Master Duo, what if he was taken out by Military Statistics Bureau people?”
“Oh~~ You want to borrow a knife to kill?”
“Exactly, borrow a knife to kill!” Cao Weida snorted coldly, “He’s neither a soldier nor government personnel, just an ordinary person. Do you think Japanese people really care about his life?”
“As long as he’s killed quietly without implicating us, who would care?”
“Quite a few little devils have died lately; what’s one more?”
“Then set a fire to burn the house, destroy the corpse completely.”
After pondering, Duomen nodded, “Alright, if you want to, do as you say. Leaving this scourge in Beiping, who knows how many more compatriots he’ll kill!”
“But I remind you: do it cleanly, leave no leverage, and don’t implicate yourself. If no confidence, better abandon it!”
Duomen does have a sense of justice, but it must be based on not endangering his own people’s safety.
And clearly, Cao Weida was one of his own, even half family!
He’s no saint; he won’t trade his own people’s lives for others’!
“Relax, Master Duo; don’t you know me? It’ll be done cleanly.”
In the afternoon, Cao Weida sat in the office.
Si Jicai respectfully handed over a file.
“Cao Ye, left side are those involved in trafficking women; right side are unwitting staff.”
“The transcripts are all recorded clearly; please review.”
Cao Weida nodded, opened the case file to look, “How are those women settled? Families notified?”
“Already notified, but many are not local; notifying their families will take time.”
“Among them, thirteen women are homeless, tricked and captured by the criminal gang. How to handle them?”
Looking at the list and records, Cao Weida rubbed his brow; rescuing was satisfying, but settling them was a big problem.
These people need to be fed, need food, drink, excretion, sleep; everything needs money, grain.
But they were rescued; if just driven out, these women’s fates probably wouldn’t be good.
After pondering, he said, “I have a courtyard in Nijo Hutong; settle these homeless ones there first.”
“The rest, settle in Caomao Hutong; I have a courtyard there too.”
Saying that, he pulled two keys from his pocket and tossed them, “Here are the keys; go handle it.”
Si Jicai acknowledged and was about to leave when Cao Weida called him back.
“Oh right, tell Little Ear to send some supplies to them; treat the injured and sick.”
After sending him out, Cao Weida sighed, lit a cigarette, and said worriedly, “Indeed, people can’t be too kind; once humanity kicks in, you’re just asking for losses.”
“You brat, saving a life is better than building seven pagodas; how many have you built?” Duomen walked in from outside, chuckling:
“Helped so many; you’re boundless in merit!”
Cao Weida rolled his eyes, “If pagodas really existed, why so many evil people in the world.”
“As the saying goes, heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs. No matter how much we do, how virtuous, to gods and Buddhas, it’s just ants saving other ants; why would they care?”
Duomen was stunned, clearly not expecting Cao Weida to say something so philosophical.
Recovering, he chuckled wryly, “If those monks heard this, they’d debate you endlessly.”
“I’m too lazy to deal with a bunch of bald donkeys; I’m busy to death every day.” Cao Weida snorted twice, “Perfect timing, Master Duo; let’s discuss something.”
He handed over the list of women, “Thirteen homeless women here, not too old. Among our brothers, many unmarried; if they’re okay with it, how about a large-scale matchmaking event?”
“If both sides like each other, it solves the women’s settlement and the brothers’ marriage issues; a win-win.”
Duomen’s eyes lit up, “Not bad, that’s actually a good idea.”
“Not to mention others; under me, three single ones. Previously poor, couldn’t afford to marry or support; now with subsidies, supporting a family is more than enough.”
Duomen is loyal, treats his brothers impeccably, and they trust him.
Economic issues are no big deal now; not rich, but fed and clothed. If marriage solved too, they’d be eternally grateful!
“Right? You think it’s suitable too?” Seeing Duomen agree, Cao Weida chuckled:
“Then let’s try this method.”
“Even if it fails, no harm; just a try. If a few pairs match, it’ll be a fine story!”
