Chapter 111: Traitors Regret It? Too Late!
Before leaving, Old Luo tightly gripped Comrade Cao Weida’s hand, “Comrade Cao Weida, thank you for your contributions to the War of Resistance. The nation and the people will remember your contributions!”
“Old Luo, let’s skip the empty talk. No matter how you put it, I’m a Chinese person. Isn’t it only right for me to make some contributions to China within my power?
I just want to say, on the day when the War of Resistance is victorious, on the day when the whole nation is unified, I hope I’m not nailed to the pillar of historical shame. You have to prove it for me. I’m not a traitor.”
“Comrade Cao Weida, you’re joking.” Old Luo’s expression was exceptionally serious, “How could a comrade like you, who loves the country and the people so much and has made great contributions to the revolutionary cause, possibly be a traitor!”
“You’re not only not a traitor, you’re also a meritorious person on the anti-Japanese battle line!”
Cao Weida smiled and didn’t pursue the topic further.
With the personal letter from above, who needs a bicycle.
“By the way, arrange more vehicles. I have some gifts here to send as a return for the affirmation from above.”
“Comrade Cao Weida, we didn’t ask you to give any return.”
“This is a token of my appreciation,” Cao Weida’s excited face flushed red, “The one above has always been my idol! These things are for him, not for you. Don’t nag!”
“.” Old Luo was dumbfounded. What was all this? Did I give wrong advice by just advising him?
The next morning, Cao Weida glanced at the 78 “death row inmates” on the vehicles, all wearing hoods with handcuffs and shackles, about to be executed by firing squad, and said to Fujita Sosuke:
“Fujita-kun, I’ll head out of the city first. After nine o’clock, you come to take photos and verify the corpses.”
“Cao Sang, thanks for your hardship. Set off now.”
Thinking of the twenty-two gold bars extra in the office safe, Fujita Sosuke smiled very amiably.
The convoy sped toward Dongbianmen, and after driving about ten li outside, at an intersection, Cao Weida ordered the convoy to stop.
He got into a vehicle compartment, removed Li Huaide’s hood, unlocked his handcuffs and shackles, showed him the token from Old Luo, and said in a low voice:
“Come with me and unlock all their handcuffs and shackles.”
Originally, when Li Huaide learned he was being taken outside the city for execution by shooting, he had despaired. Fear surged uncontrollably in his heart, his eyes lifeless as he stared blankly at the roof of the vehicle, lost in thought.
When the vehicle stopped, he thought they had arrived at the execution ground and he was about to head there to be executed by firing squad.
But just as he despaired, someone suddenly came in, unlocked all his handcuffs and shackles, and showed him his father-in-law’s token. His lifeless eyes immediately burst with ecstatic light.
“Comrade, you…”
“Shut up, hurry up!” Cao Weida stopped him and signaled him to help quickly.
Li Huaide reacted, hurriedly joining the action to rescue the comrades.
In no time, including Li Huaide, a total of fourteen people were all freed. Cao Weida grabbed Li Huaide and jumped out of the compartment, “All follow me.”
Even if the comrades in the vehicles were slow, they knew these were their own people here to rescue them. They hurriedly jumped down one by one, looking anxiously at the vehicles parked nearby. They could even see the little devils sitting in each compartment holding firearms, yet strangely no one looked their way, as if they were blind with eyes open, sitting rigidly in the vehicles.
Pocketing their full bellies of doubt, those who could move nimbly helped the comrades with heavier injuries follow along. After walking about fifty meters, Cao Weida stopped and took out a pile of clothes from the nearby bushes.
“Change into these clothes. Leave all the old clothes behind.
Here’s a box of penicillin and syringes. Those with inflammation, find a safe place and help each other use them. Here are also fifty silver dollars. Take them all.”
The underground party comrades glanced at each other and immediately got busy.
Seeing them change out of their bloodstained prison clothes, Cao Weida said: “There are some compressed biscuits and water in the box. Take them for the road. Hurry and go now. Follow this road straight ahead. Someone will meet you up front.”
“Also, after meeting the ones receiving you, tell them I’ve hidden some things in ***, and have them move all the stuff away quickly.”
“I’ve said what needs to be said. I won’t see you off. Hurry and go!”
Everyone, including Li Huaide, had their heads buzzing, not knowing what was going on.
They thought they were surely going to die, but suddenly they were saved from desperation, and even given so many precious things!
Not to mention the compressed biscuits and fifty silver dollars, that one box of penicillin alone was already invaluable!
From what the other meant, these were just appetizers, with big gifts to follow?!
Seeing Cao Weida about to leave, Li Huaide hurriedly grabbed him: “Comrade, it’s very dangerous for you to go back now. Come with us quickly. Once you go back, you’ll definitely be investigated!”
“No need. I won’t be in danger. Didn’t you see those little devils acting like they saw nothing?” Cao Weida patted his shoulder. Although Li Huaide had various flaws after liberation, being lustful and greedy for money, it had to be admitted that his credibility was unquestionable.
As long as he took your money, he really got things done for you!
In this War of Resistance era, facing death he could still go to it generously. On this point alone, Cao Weida couldn’t compare; he was just a coward afraid of death.
“Hurry and go. Don’t delay time. We’ll meet again someday!”
With that, ignoring them, he returned to the convoy and waved toward the nearby forest.
The next moment, a dozen people carried several corpses and five people—Tong Mazi and others, tied up tightly with mouths gagged, whining—onto the vehicles.
Li Huaide and the others, walking ahead, turned back and saw this scene, immediately understanding what it meant. Their hearts filled with doubt, not knowing which side this rescuer was on.
Not far along, twenty or so men sprang out from both sides of the road. If Cao Weida were here, he would certainly recognize the leader as none other than 《Glory Era》 TV series’ number one martial arts figure—Hao Pingchuan!
“Comrades, I’m from the Beiping Action Exterminate Traitors Squad. You’ve suffered!” Hao Pingchuan stepped forward, delighted yet heartbroken. He knew too well the inhuman torment captured comrades endured.
Seeing several among them who couldn’t even walk normally and needed support, tears welled up uncontrollably in his eyes.
Hearing they were their own comrades, these tough men who hadn’t shed tears despite capture and inhuman torment suddenly broke down in tears.
The nearby team members understood but had to remind: “It’s not safe here. Let’s go quickly. Once we’re in a safe place, we’ll settle down first!”
The comrades who survived the disaster wiped their tears. Right, it wasn’t safe here yet; they had to hurry.
Hao Pingchuan immediately said: “Group One on alert, Group Two go help, Group Three scout ahead!”
Just as everyone was about to leave, Li Huaide suddenly remembered Cao Weida’s words and hurriedly said: “This comrade, the one who saved us told me he’s hidden some things in ***, and asked us to go pull them away.”
Before coming, Hao Pingchuan had already received Old Luo’s message and immediately nodded: “Got it. Don’t worry, others are going to retrieve them.”
On the other side, Cao Weida led the convoy onward, arriving after another twenty-plus minutes at the agreed spot near the “execution ground.”
Soon, a magpie’s call sounded three times. Cao Weida immediately understood, jumped off the vehicle, threw all the keys onto the vehicles, and led the ten or so little devils who followed to hide aside.
Xu Jin’ge was relatively trustworthy, but who knew what kind of monsters and demons were in the team he brought. Better not to meet them.
Shortly after they left, dozens of people sprang out from the surrounding bushes.
Through the gaps in the bushes, Cao Weida immediately recognized Xu Jin’ge leading the team.
Xu Jin’ge brought elites, moving very swiftly. They placed dozens of corpses on the “execution ground,” and several tightly bound people were carried over, struggling violently, clearly visible.
The rescued people were all trained professionals. Knowing they were saved, they quickly changed clothes and helped drag corpses. In less than ten minutes, everything was done.
After finishing, a few more bird calls sounded, and they quietly and swiftly left with the people.
A few minutes later, Cao Weida brought the little devils out. After confirming safety, he nodded to signal the little devils to start the performance.
These ten or so little devils were Fujita Sosuke’s trusted men, coldly starting to shoot the corpses’ heads.
A total of seventy-eight, plus ten or so alive ones, were all ruthlessly executed by firing squad.
Before execution, the pleas and despair in their eyes were clearly visible. Mouths gagged, they could only make ‘whining’ cries, tears and snot streaming down their faces, looking truly pitiable.
But Cao Weida felt no sympathy, watching them coldly.
Better to sympathize with the people harmed by them than these.
Since they weren’t willing to be human, they could be beasts in their next life!
Those traitors brought by Xu Jin’ge, full of regret on their faces, seeing little devils executing them, naturally guessed this was a transaction between little devils and anti-Japanese elements!
And they were used as cannon fodder in the transaction!
They regretted immensely. If they’d known it would end like this, why be traitors?!
At least dying during anti-Japanese efforts would leave a hero’s name.
Now, killed, they could only bear the traitor’s title to meet their ancestors.
If there really was an underworld, they didn’t know if their ancestors would still recognize them.
Regret!
Regret not acting sooner!
Seeing their expressions, Cao Weida sneered inwardly. Regretting now? Too late!!
What were you doing earlier!
You wouldn’t regret if you didn’t know you were about to die!
