Chapter 44: Big Brother Zheng Chaoyang, Zheng Chaoyang
Cao Kun brought Cao Weida to look around for a long time, and during the chat, Cao Weida learned that Cao Kun’s family originally did small business.
But after the little devils came, his family’s business plummeted.
The business was already hard enough, but if it were stable, it could still be maintained.
But Beiping kept staging assassination dramas at the drop of a hat, and whenever a little devil was assassinated, the whole city would search and arrest, not to mention the goods entering and leaving the city being extorted several times over, and even doing good business properly would still get hit with extortion and blackmail.
If it were just local hooligans or the like, that would be one thing, at least they would leave a way to live, after all, a trickle makes a stream.
But who knows what happened, clearly protection fee had been paid this time, yet the gang still harassed frequently, the shop really couldn’t keep going, so he thought of selling the house and transferring the shop, and just going somewhere else.
Although Cao Weida was his neighbor, they hadn’t interacted much on ordinary days, so naturally he didn’t know if what he said was true.
But he keenly felt that this old Cao Kun guy was definitely hiding something.
As for how much was true and how much false, that was unknown.
But it didn’t matter, he wasn’t interested in the other party’s affairs, as long as the house was right.
After looking around, Cao Weida was still quite satisfied, “How much.”
“We’re all neighbors, I won’t play games with you, I’ll give a sincere price, twelve hundred silver dollars.”
To tell the truth, this price wasn’t high.
A one-entrance siheyuan in this period, ordinary locations were roughly under eight hundred, slightly better ones between 1000-2000.
This place wasn’t a core location, but the position wasn’t bad either, and it was preserved quite well, 1200 silver dollars was a sincere price, within Cao Weida’s acceptable range.
One sincerely selling, one sincerely buying, and the landlord’s asking price was very reasonable.
So, after some bargaining, Cao Weida readily took the siheyuan at 1150.
Paid a three hundred deposit, agreed to go transfer ownership tomorrow, and just as he was preparing to leave, a man in his thirties wearing a suit appeared at the door.
“Yo, Cao Ye, what’s this??”
“Chaoyang, off work?” Cao Kun greeted, tone helpless: “No choice, forced into a corner, preparing to develop elsewhere, wife and kids already went, so preparing to sell the old house too.”
At this point, he sighed, “Ancestral home where generations lived, sold off just like that, I’ve let down the ancestors!!”
“Let me introduce, this is Zheng Chaoyang, a doctor at Beiping Hospital, Doctor Zheng has superb medical skills, if there’s any minor illness later, having a neighbor next door with superb medical skills is a blessing!”
“Chaoyang, this is Cao Weida, my clansman, works at the police station.”
He didn’t say patrolman directly, after all, the title didn’t sound good.
“Oh? Hello hello, Zheng Chaoyang, I have a younger brother called Zheng Chaoyang, also works at the police station, maybe you know him.”
As a special agent, with the neighbor suddenly changing, he definitely had to check it out.
A few days ago he knew the courtyard was changing hands, so he’d been paying attention.
And as a neighbor, coming over to visit when the next door house changed owners was perfectly reasonable.
For a hidden special agent, the most important thing was that all behavior had to be as reasonable as possible.
“I’ve long heard of Doctor Zheng’s great name, no one can be unknown except Doctor Zheng. Our neighbors around here, whenever there’s any discomfort, the first they think of is Doctor Zheng, we neighbors get the moon first as it’s near the water tower, hello hello,” Cao Weida smiled just right, enthusiastic but not fawning,
“I do know Zheng Chaoyang, now we’re neighbors, we must visit each other more.”
How could he not know Zheng Chaoyang, in Glory Era, he was the overall head of the “Peach Garden” organization special action team made up of cold chess agents!
In the TV series, he was a major villain in the early to mid period.
After getting to know Duomen, Cao Weida had paid attention to Zheng Chaoyang, but hadn’t investigated deeply.
Such a big special agent, if he found out he was specially investigating him, that would be bad.
“No no, all empty reputation, as a doctor, saving lives is my duty.” Zheng Chaoyang nodded with a smile, attitude modest and polite, no trace of a special agent visible.
“If there’s anywhere you need me in the future, just say, I have some things to handle back home, so I’ll head back first, when you move in, definitely come sit at my place.”
Cao Weida nodded with a smile, “Sure, I’ll definitely bother you then, go ahead.”
Zheng Chaoyang left, Cao Weida didn’t pay too much attention.
A special agent is often most dangerous when infiltrating, once you’ve figured out the other’s background, that layer of mysterious disguise removed, you’ll find he’s just a bit better than an ordinary person.
Cao Weida had a strong physique, but hadn’t learned close combat skills, killing those devils was mostly by sneak attack from behind.
While Zheng Chaoyang was an elite agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, proficient in assassination methods and combat skills, with a weapon in hand, with Cao Weida’s current skill, he really might not beat the other.
Don’t listen to those online braggarts saying strong physique means one force drops ten skills bullshit, that’s when both are empty-handed, but in real combat, who idiotically fights you barehanded.
Even if your physical fitness is higher, so what, they slit your throat with a knife, you’ll still die, no matter how tough your physique, it’s still mortal flesh, not knife-proof?
But so what, no matter how high the martial arts, one shot brings down, I can’t beat you, but I don’t believe you can withstand bullets!
This was the transmigrator’s biggest cheat — identity recognition!
Cao Weida called Xiangzi, and after getting on the car, said to Little Ear:
“Cuihua, go distinguish those thieves, if forced by life and had no choice but to do this line, let him go, if done wicked things, detain him for me, I’ll have use later.”
“Good, Big Brother Cao, I’ll handle it when I get back.”
“Xiangzi, let’s go, to 97 Nanluoguxiang.”
The 97 siheyuan was a one-entrance courtyard, separated from the 95 siheyuan by two hutong mouths, very close.
Cao Weida had no intention of dealing with the 95 siheyuan, went straight to the 97 siheyuan.
The master of 97 siheyuan was surnamed Cai, currently arguing helplessly with Tian Zao.
He offered 1500 silver dollars, though a bit high, but Tian Zao slashed straight to 900, making his forehead veins bulge.
“Aiya, Uncle Cai, you’re going to America to enjoy life, might not come back, hurry and sell, save you worrying about it in America.”
“Even if I don’t worry, can’t drop so much directly, no no.” Master Cai shook his head repeatedly, this price really broke his bottom line,
“Can’t talk sense with you this maid, better wait for the buyer to come.”
This maid was sly as a fox, hanging around the streets all day.
He pitied her and had given her leftover mixed flour pancakes.
Though too old and hard to almost chew, but he had given after all.
But in the end, she helped others kill his price, really outrageous.
Tian Zao was just about to say more, when she saw a rickshaw stop at the door, seeing the person getting off, Tian Zao’s eyes lit up,
“See, buyer is here! Big Brother Cao, Big Brother Cao, here!”
“Thanks for the hard work.” Cao Weida nodded with a smile, he’d heard their conversation just now, seeing Tian Zao standing on his side helping bargain, he felt pretty good inside.
“Not hard not hard, come in quick and see how this courtyard is.” Since seeing him last time, Tian Zao had inquired around about Cao Weida’s character.
The result was naturally good, all said Cao Weida was a rare good patrolman.
For such a patrolman, Tian Zao was naturally willing to help.
These days she really put in effort, though not excluding that Cao Weida gave too much.
“You’re the buyer, nice to meet you, I’m surnamed Cai, others call me Old Cai.”
Cao Weida wasn’t wearing uniform today, and this wasn’t his jurisdiction, Master Cai didn’t know him.
“Cao Weida, nice to meet.” After a simple greeting, Cao Weida had no interest in chatting, had Master Cai accompany him to look around the courtyard.
“Old Cai, how much are you planning to sell for?”
Old Cai originally planned to ask 1500, but glanced at Tian Zao beside, swallowed the number, “1300, that’s the lowest.”
“Too high.” Cao Weida shook his head, this courtyard area was smaller than the one he just booked, but better location, though maintenance obviously not as good as the previous, he stated his mental price:
“1100, if ok I’ll buy, if not then forget it.”
Though he didn’t lack that two or three hundred silver dollars, he wasn’t a sucker.
Siheyuans on the market now weren’t too few, plenty wanting to sell, if not selling then fine, he wasn’t short on options to buy.
At this time buying a siheyuan was still private property, but by liberation period, if not putting the house name under someone else, likely to be confiscated.
He was buying this house mainly for backup, wouldn’t buy too many, even if buying, definitely had to arrange people to live in.
“Too low, no no, 1280”
Old Cai originally thought mutual bargaining would at least raise the price some.
Business, isn’t it all negotiated like that.
But who would’ve thought Cao Weida didn’t play by the rules, seeing no agreement, turned and walked out without a word.
Old Cai was dumbfounded, wondering if it was reverse psychology?
But seeing Cao Weida reach the door without any pause, he panicked immediately,
“Wait, wait, 1100 it is, I agree!”
He had no choice, his son had bought the tickets for him, in a few days the whole family moving to America to live, whether he could return this lifetime was unknown.
This one-entrance courtyard of his, split up wouldn’t fetch good price, and had many issues, bundled sale really not cheap.
Those with money mostly started from two-entrance courtyards, or bought western-style buildings, not many who wanted and could afford, stuck in an awkward spot.
If missed today, who knows when it could sell, and he was most short on time.
