Chapter 171: See If I Dare!
“Why should I explain to you? Do you have any say in why I arrest people!” Dong Xiaozhen stuck out his neck and said without flinching.
In fact, the real reason was very simple,
He knew it well in his heart. This matter definitely needed someone to take responsibility. He was in charge of the perimeter alert, so the responsibility would definitely fall on him.
Or rather, the Taijuns would definitely make him take the blame!
Therefore, he could only frantically make money and frantically arrest people to demonstrate his own value, in order to possibly be forgiven by Ono Taijun.
In his view, the most fundamental reason was because of Cao Weida!
He hated Cao Weida!
He thought that if Ono Taijun had let Cao Weida handle the perimeter alert at that time, this matter would have had nothing to do with him!
Now, things had turned out so badly with such a big incident!
He was the typical kind of person who, when something went wrong, only blamed others and never himself. He would absolutely never think that it was his fault for taking on this matter voluntarily.
So, when he heard Jia Guangzheng’s wife say she knew Cao Weida, he tied her up without a word and gang-raped Jia Zhangshi in a rage.
“Originally, I really had no business interfering, but since this matter involves me, I have to get involved.” Cao Weida narrowed his eyes and looked at him coldly,
“I advise you to give me a reasonable explanation, or don’t blame me for not warning you.”
“What explanation does this old man owe you! This old man isn’t your subordinate, and you don’t have the qualifications to control this old man!” Dong Xiaozhen showed no face at all. Cao Weida was Ono Taijun’s man, and he was also Ono Taijun’s man. They were all Ono Taijun’s dogs, all the same. Why should this old man explain to you!
This old man did it on purpose, so what can you do about it!
You really think being a patrol officer makes you so awesome? Pfft!
He arrogantly glanced at the surrounding patrolmen and said ferociously: “Get out of this old man’s way! If you dare obstruct official duties again, you’ll all be regarded as accomplices of the rebels!”
The seven pressed-down people looked pleadingly at Cao Weida. At this moment, Cao Weida could be said to be their only savior. If even Cao Weida didn’t care about them, they were really doomed.
The surrounding patrolmen ignored Dong Xiaozhen’s threats completely, their gazes turning to Cao Weida, waiting for his orders.
It could be said that even when Qiu Ziming was around before, his words weren’t as effective as Cao Weida’s now.
There was no way around it; Cao Weida had given too much.
Cao Weida was very satisfied with this. That money hadn’t been spent in vain.
A contemptuous smile curled at the corners of his mouth. He still dared to threaten me? What the hell are you!
You think you’ve latched onto Ono Shiota, so this old man doesn’t dare touch you?
He said flatly: “If you won’t answer honestly, don’t blame me. Beat him to death, beat him until he talks.”
Dong Xiaozhen’s face changed. “You dare!”
Dare not?
Let’s see if I dare!
“What are you standing around for? Get to it!”
“Yes!” They had been displeased with Dong Xiaozhen for a long time. They all followed Cao Weida. Not giving face to Cao Weida was slapping their own faces!
They’d taken so much money from Cao Ye. If they didn’t obey and go all out, that money would burn their hands!
So the next moment, Zhao Dashan took the lead, pulled out his police baton, and pounced.
“Ah!!” Dong Xiaozhen shrank back his arms protecting his head. His face twitched in pain as he roared: “Cao Weida! How dare you!”
“Cao Weida, you’re finished! You’re done for! I will definitely tell Ono Taijun. You’re harboring these rebels; you definitely won’t escape responsibility!”
“Idiot, still trying that elementary school kid tattling to parents—no, tattling to the master.” Cao Weida rolled his eyes. They’d already started beating him, and now he was asking if they dared? What nonsense.
In the crowd, a patrolman under Patrol Officer Lu tugged at their captain’s sleeve. “Captain, should we tell Patrol Officer Lu?”
That captain frowned. He and Dong Xiaozhen both followed Patrol Officer Lu. Although he also looked down on Dong Xiaozhen, they were in the same trench after all. Watching Dong Xiaozhen get beaten so brutally wouldn’t look good for Patrol Officer Lu’s face.
Moreover, if they let Cao Weida continue like this, wouldn’t their Patrol Officer Lu seem a head shorter than Patrol Officer Cao in others’ eyes?
After pondering for a moment, he nodded. “Go call Patrol Officer Lu.”
Patrol Officer Lu, who was slacking off shitting in the latrine, froze on the spot when he heard the patrolman’s report.
Holy shit, that damn Dong Xiaozhen really knew how to cause trouble for this old man!
Dong Xiaozhen, you idiot! Idiot!!
Why mess with Cao Weida for no reason? Stuffed or what!
He was the one recklessly courting death; why should this old man step in and take the blame for him!
Was Cao Weida someone easy to provoke?!
Cao Weida was someone even Bureau Chief Xu had to curry favor with, a guest at Ono Shiota’s table!
Beaten to death? Deserved it! Damn!!
Others might not know, but could Lu Ju not know?
Before, anyone who messed with Cao Weida—whose grave grass wasn’t already three feet high?!
The funeral stick thought he’d climbed onto Ono Taijun’s thigh, but what was the result?
All that crap about heroically dying while discovering Goto Kenji reselling supplies was bullshit!
He was killed by Cao Weida!
Just thinking about the possible outcome of clashing with Cao Weida made him feel a chill down his spine.
Cao Weida’s relationship with the Taijuns was way too close!
No, right now Patrol Officer Cao was definitely still venting his anger. He had to let Patrol Officer Cao vent first!
He barked at the reporting patrolman:
“Can’t you see I’m shitting? Wait until I’m done, then I’ll go. Get lost!”
“???” The reporting patrolman was stunned. “But sir, Dong…”
“Dong your mom’s Dong! Can’t understand human speech? Come on, tell this old man who you are, and this old man will reward you properly later!”
“Uh…” The patrolman’s brain seemed to catch on, and he immediately bolted. “Uh, sir, I’ll get lost right now, right now…”
“Damn it, a bunch of brainless idiots!” Patrol Officer Lu pinched his nostrils with two fingers to block the latrine stench that could pickle a person. If that patrolman hadn’t come, he would’ve been ready to pull up his trousers and leave before getting pickled.
But now, he’d decided that even at the risk of getting pickled, he’d squat a bit longer.
Bang bang bang~~
“Ah~~ Cao Ye, spare me, Cao Ye spare me! It was the captain who made us do it; it’s not our fault!”
“I really didn’t know aaah~~ Stop hitting, please stop hitting…”
The beaten patrolmen cried and wailed one by one, curling up on the ground and tightly protecting their heads. The ones beating them were going all out!
If they didn’t beg for mercy, they suspected they’d be beaten to death on the spot.
“Keep going. If you beat them to death, it’s on me.” Cao Weida didn’t even lift an eyelid. You say spare and it’s spared, say stop and it stops? What about my face?
He just didn’t believe none of these people knew the specific reason.
Of course, even if they really didn’t know, it didn’t matter. These guys aided and abetted evil, committing so many heinous acts—beating them to death would be deserved!
Seeing no sign of stopping, the patrolmen on the ground got scared. One of them couldn’t endure the beating anymore and shouted: “I’ll talk! I know why the captain is targeting you!”
“The one confessing stops. Keep beating the rest!”
“Huang Dadan, you dare!” The beaten and swollen-faced Dong Xiaozhen was furious, but he only got out one sentence before Zhao Dashan smashed a baton into his back, making him gasp on the spot.
“Pfft~~” Huang Dadan spat out a mouthful of blood with broken teeth. He looked at the inhumanly beaten Dong Xiaozhen, then at the colleagues around who weren’t helping but whispering and pointing, and sneaked a glance at Cao Weida watching him with piercing eyes. His neck shrank instantly.
His nickname was Huang Dadan, not Huang Lengzi. How could he not see the current situation clearly?
If he didn’t speak now, he might really be beaten to death!
Besides, he hadn’t gotten much of the scraped-together money. Dong Xiaozhen was now desperately trying to save his own skin; how could he bear to share the scraped-up money with his subordinates? At most, he’d toss them a token amount like charity.
He hadn’t gotten much money himself, and the trouble was caused by Dong Xiaozhen. After taking such a brutal beating, he figured he’d done more than enough!
“Bring him over.”
Little Ear, who had unknowingly moved behind Cao Weida, immediately went up and, with his men, dragged Huang Dadan over like a dead dog.
Cao Weida looked coldly at the prostrate Huang Dadan: “Speak.”
Huang Dadan didn’t dare delay and explained the whole story: “Cao Ye, that night I happened to be hiding with Patrol… Dong Xiaozhen. He complained about it himself.”
Huang Dadan sold out Dong Xiaozhen completely, one detail at a time. Hearing this, the surrounding onlooker patrolmen erupted in shock.
“I knew Dong Xiaozhen was no good, but I didn’t expect him to be this bad!”
“Exactly, he eagerly took on the perimeter alert job himself, but when something went wrong, he blamed Cao Ye for not taking it. What kind of brain is that?”
“Who says otherwise? Too shameless.”
“I’d say he deserves it!”
There were no shortage of heartless patrolmen, but even they thought Dong Xiaozhen was too heartless.
In the crowd, the captain who had sent his man to notify Patrol Officer Lu suddenly felt some regret.
He was really ashamed to be associated with such a person!
If others found out he’d helped Dong Xiaozhen, wouldn’t they lump him in the same category?
Before, he just hadn’t liked his character much, but now he was disgusted.
Damn, that damn Dong Xiaozhen really harmed people deeply!
The surrounding patrolmen felt contempt, and Cao Weida found it absurd too.
He’d thought Dong Xiaozhen was just jealous of him gaining Ono Shiota’s trust, but who knew the reason was so bizarre!
After reacting, he couldn’t help laughing.
Such an open and aboveboard reason had been delivered right into his hands, fresh and juicy.
At this point, Dong Xiaozhen could be said to have earned the unanimous disgust of everyone at the Outer Fifth District Police Station.
He waved for them to stop, walked to Dong Xiaozhen’s side, and sneered: “You’re really something, Dong Xiaozhen. You screwed up your own job and shifted the blame to me, huh? People said they knew me, but you treated them like this. You’re not taking me seriously.”
“Cao Weida, don’t get cocky!” Even at this point, Dong Xiaozhen still didn’t think he’d done wrong and instead counterattacked: “You’re obstructing my arrest of rebels and beating me, someone helping Ono Taijun with official duties. When Ono Taijun finds out, he definitely won’t spare you!”
