Chapter 206: A Blocked Mindset!
Cao Weida also never touches intelligence, and his business is entangled with Japanese Army officers like Ono Shiota, so even if he wanted to use this as an excuse to deal with Cao Weida, Cao Weida might not be convicted, and he might instead be reprimanded or even directly arrested!
So, without solid evidence, he absolutely must not act rashly.
And this is precisely the reason Cao Weida dares to be so bold and reckless.
But if he doesn’t retaliate, he won’t be willing to let it go!
“Team up with Lin Yuanjiang?”
As soon as this thought arose, he shook his head and rejected it.
Lin Yuanjiang wasn’t on the same side as him to begin with, to be specific, the two were in an adversarial relationship, and if he got the chance, he would surely pit the other to death!
He thought through everyone in Beiping, and was surprised to find that he couldn’t think of a single person to deal with Cao Weida.
“Cao Weida ah Cao Weida, you are really tough to deal with.”
His fingers lightly tapped on the coffee table, Cao Weida had cut off his source of income, and he really couldn’t swallow that without retaliating.
At that moment, a situation arose at the entrance of Mingyue Dance Hall, over thirty patrolmen were escorting more than forty bound people including Mingyue Dance Hall staff out.
Cao Weida followed closely behind and walked out, seemingly sensing something, his eyes looked toward him, and he smiled slightly, as if greeting.
Liu Huai’s heart tightened, and he withdrew his gaze.
“He really guessed it!”
Just as he thought Cao Weida would leave directly, unexpectedly Cao Weida didn’t leave, but instead walked straight toward the tea house where he was.
Liu Huai frowned and murmured: “He’s really unpredictable!!”
Soon, a knock sounded.
Liu Huai said softly: “Come in.”
As the door opened, Cao Weida’s figure appeared at the doorway.
After walking in, he smiled slightly at Liu Huai, “Patrol Officer Cao Weida has seen Director Liu.”
Liu Huai laughed heartily, “Patrol Officer Cao, Master Cao, I’ve heard of your great name for a long time, please sit.”
“Director Liu flatters me, what great name, it’s just some teasing from others, calling myself master in front of Director Liu would really be too much for me.”
After sitting down, Liu Huai personally poured tea for him and smiled: “Master Cao is really modest, nowadays in Beiping City, who doesn’t know your name, Master Cao, you are the apple of the Taijuns’ eyes.”
“Just lucky, gained some trust from the Taijuns, can’t compare to a meritorious official like Master Liu with such outstanding abilities.” He picked up the teacup and took a sip, praising:
“Good tea, Longjing Tea, rich flavor, fresh and sweet aftertaste, good tea!”
“Looks like Master Cao is someone who knows how to appreciate tea.” Liu Huai laughed heartily, “When you leave, I’ll pack a pound for you to take back and enjoy slowly.”
“Oh my, that would be too kind, Master Liu is indeed generous, a pound of Longjing Tea isn’t cheap!” Cao Weida smiled and accepted, but the killing intent deep in his eyes never diminished.
This damned traitor lapdog eats delicacies, drinks fine wine and good tea, all these things are squeezed from the blood of China people!
In his heart, this guy had long been on his must-kill list.
Ever since the Tokyo Hotel Assassination Case, the traitors in Beiping have crazily exploited the people, amassed money, causing many families to be broken and people dead, truly doing all kinds of evil to the extreme!
Of course, it’s not that their crimes were fewer before, just this time they are even more unscrupulous.
Logically speaking, for such a person not to die, who should die?!
He was already on his must-kill list, and now with today’s conflict, he had decided, in these couple of days, he must find an opportunity to kill this damned traitor!
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be at ease.
“Ah~~ we’re all working for the Taijuns, brothers in the same trench, no need to be polite with me, if you like it, that’s good.”
The smile on Liu Huai’s face never disappeared, but Cao Weida could see from his eyes that there was no trace of amusement!
Even, the occasionally flashing killing intent was constant.
Clearly, the other party also harbored malice toward him.
With such a potential enemy around, Cao Weida felt uneasy, so he could only take the other offline ahead of time.
“Yes, yes, yes, all brothers, then I won’t stand on ceremony, but, is one pound a bit too little, how about two more pounds?”
Damn it, acting all high and mighty, aren’t you generous, then let you bleed more!
The smile on Liu Huai’s face stiffened, his mouth twitched, then relaxed, and he laughed heartily: “Master Cao is so straightforward, I would love to give you three pounds, but unfortunately, this Longjing Tea is scarce on the market, too hard to buy, I don’t have that much stock.”
“Like this, next time, next time I have stock, I’ll definitely share some with you.”
Heh heh
Still talking about next time.
Don’t think this old man doesn’t know adult black talk.
Next time equals Friday, later equals the thirteenth month, some other day equals the thirty-second, have time equals 25:00.
This talk is just for show, whoever believes it is a fool!
“Then thank you Director Liu, today Director Liu is in such elegant mood, actually appreciating tea here, what a coincidence, I’m here to handle a case too.”
He paused in tone, and said with interest: “And you say it’s a coincidence, many people say that behind Mingyue Dance Hall, there’s a guy named Liu Huai as the backer, same name as you, too coincidental!”
The expression on Liu Huai’s face stiffened again, his hand holding the teacup unconsciously tightened.
After a brief moment, the smile on his face faded somewhat, and he said: “Indeed too coincidental, but not strange, our China is vast with many people, same names are normal.”
“If that’s really the case, Master Cao must catch the person, don’t let him get away.”
“When you catch him, you must notify me, I also want to see what this person with the same name and surname as me looks like.”
Heh heh, look at him, anxious, anxious, he’s anxious!
Cao Weida smiled and said: “Who knows, maybe he looks just like you Director Liu, maybe he’s your long-lost brother or younger brother.”
Liu Huai’s hand gripping the teacup tightened again, as if the next moment he would crush the teacup.
“Ha, Master Cao really knows how to joke, how could there be such a coincidence in the world, but still, congratulations in advance to Master Cao for cracking the big case, with this merit, you should be able to rise another level, right?”
“Then thank you for Director Liu’s auspicious words.” Cao Weida smiled, placed the teacup in his hand on the coffee table, stood up and said: “Busy with official duties today, won’t disturb further, goodbye.”
“Master Cao, please go ahead.”
After Cao Weida left, Liu Huai sat with narrowed eyes, after a moment, he called his trusted subordinate: “Send some people to keep a close eye on Cao Weida! I want to know even how many times he visits the toilet every day!”
Cao Weida’s behavior just now was nothing less than provocation toward him!
The two sides didn’t get along to begin with, now even more hostile.
“Director, do you suspect Cao Weida of colluding with bandits? If so, does the subordinate need to arrest him directly?”
“I believe, as long as we interrogate him, he won’t fail to confess!”
“Idiot!” Liu Huai glared angrily, if it were that simple, would I need your reminder?!
“Do whatever I tell you to do, now, go handle it immediately!”
“Yes.” The trusted subordinate was startled, quickly responded and ran out.
“Cao Weida, don’t let me catch any leverage on you! Otherwise, this old man will absolutely destroy you!” Liu Huai’s face was full of ferocity.
On the other side, Cao Weida who walked out of the tea house twitched his ears, looked back toward the second floor.
His physical fitness was strong, senses sharp, although the sound from the second floor wasn’t loud, normally inaudible, but he heard it.
He clenched his fist, a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, hailed a rickshaw, and headed toward the police station.
Liu Huai you bastard, daring to send people to watch my residence!
Fine, you wait for me, if this old man doesn’t kill you in these two days, this old man will take your surname!!
After arriving at the police station, before Cao Weida went to see those arrested people, he was stopped by San’er.
“Master Cao, you’re finally back, hurry, the Bureau Chief is waiting for you!”
Cao Weida: “.”
He sized him up and down, wanted to laugh in his heart, San’er ah, you know, this vibe, quite like the eunuchs serving in the imperial palace.
“Alright, I know, going now.”
Arriving at the Bureau Chief’s Office door, before he could speak, he was pulled in by Xu Hancheng who looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears.
“Cao’er ah, count me begging you, can you lay low for two days!”
“Just caught over twenty people a few days ago, today another over forty…”
Cao Weida said: “Can’t just turn a blind eye, they are all a criminal gang trafficking women, if I don’t arrest them, let them continue to get away scot-free?”
“You’re right, of course, what you did is even more right, but…” Xu Hancheng was a bit embarrassed, “our temporary prison here isn’t enough…”
The police station holds not only the people Cao Weida arrested, just the previous joint anti-crime campaign swapping jurisdictions, the police station was once troubled by lack of rooms.
Thanks to quick coordination with departments like Gendarmerie Headquarters, transferred some over, but now again not enough.
“So that’s it…” Cao Weida stroked his chin in thought, this really was a problem.
After thinking for a moment, he had an idea: “How about we say hello to Jingshi Prison, lock some there first, after interrogating this batch and freeing up space, bring them back?”
“That’s a way.” Xu Hancheng thought about it, seemed like a good solution to the problem, but…
He hesitated, and said: “Jingshi Prison’s warden Jin Hai isn’t a tough character, what if he doesn’t cooperate?”
Prisons and police stations in this period had no direct subordination.
Beiping’s police station is under the Puppet North China Political Affairs Committee and Japanese invaders.
While prisons are more complex, like Jingshi Prison directly under the Puppet Beiping Government’s judicial department, Army Prison is Japanese Army Inoue Unit station.
There’s also Caolanzi Prison, under army jurisdiction, mainly holding political prisoners.
If Jin Hai doesn’t agree, Xu Hancheng really has no way.
