Chapter 136: Framing
Concerning future shows of respect, Xiao Tian Taro was extremely proactive.
“Assemble!”
With the order given, a squad from the Military Police took up their guns and quickly assembled.
Fujita Sosuke happened to pass by, tilted his head for a glance, and though he initially paid no attention and was about to leave, he unexpectedly overheard what Xiao Tian Taro said next.
“Target: Police Station, arrest Cao Weida! Move out!”
“Wait!” Fujita Sosuke’s eyelid twitched, and he immediately spoke up to stop him.
Xiao Tian Taro was stunned, turned his head and saw it was Fujita Sosuke, then immediately ran over and said respectfully, “Officer Fujita, what are your orders?”
The Gendarmerie Headquarters had a total of three battalions, and Fujita Sosuke was one of the three Battalion Commanders.
Although Xiao Tian Taro was not from Fujita Sosuke’s battalion and Fujita Sosuke did not directly lead him, he was still an officer, so he naturally had to be extremely respectful.
Fujita Sosuke looked at him expressionlessly, “I just heard you say you’re leading the team to the Police Station to arrest someone named Cao Weida?”
“Hai!” Although Xiao Tian Taro didn’t know what Fujita Sosuke meant, he still answered honestly:
“Officer Fujita, my subordinate received news that a Patrol Officer named Cao Weida at the Police Station may be associated with resistance elements, and I’m planning to bring him in for screening!”
“Associated with resistance elements?” Fujita Sosuke frowned tightly as he looked at him, “Don’t act rashly for now, wait here for me.”
With that, regardless of Xiao Tian Taro’s stunned expression on the spot, he went straight to the guard post to inquire, then called the Police Station.
After going through the process, he basically understood the whole story.
“Baka! Damn Xiao Tian!” Fujita Sosuke was extremely angry. He had thought their matter was known to this nobody Xiao Tian, and he had been worried for a moment, but he never expected it to be such a thing!
Damn Xiao Tian, damn Qiu Ziming!
If they let them arrest Cao Weida and it affected their money-making plan, they couldn’t atone for it even with a hundred deaths!
With a face full of gloom, he returned to Xiao Tian Taro. Just as Xiao Tian Taro was about to speak, a slap suddenly landed on his face.
Slap~
“Baka!”
Xiao Tian Taro was completely dumbfounded, obviously not yet recovered. When he came to his senses and looked over, he saw Fujita Sosuke’s eyes full of sinister intent.
“Xiao Tian Taro, who gave you the courage to privately mobilize soldiers for your own personal gain! And who gave you the power!!”
“All matters at the Police Station fall under the jurisdiction of the Police Station Consultant. You dared to act on your own without permission—I see you’re tired of living!!”
Xiao Tian Taro felt panicked, “Officer Fujita, what do you mean by this?”
“Baka, still daring to conceal!”
Slap~
Another slap landed, and Fujita Sosuke, full of anger, grabbed his collar, “If not for the fact that you’re my compatriot, I really wouldn’t want to care about your life or death!”
“If I hadn’t happened to run into you and stop you, were you really going to arrest Cao Weida?!”
“Do you know what Cao Weida’s status is to dare lead a team to arrest him over such a baseless matter!!”
“Do you know that if you really did that, you wouldn’t live to see tomorrow!!”
Xiao Tian Taro shuddered in shock and said in panic, “Brother Fujita, he’s just a Chinese person. Aren’t you overreacting…”
“You mean to say I’m exaggerating to scare you?” Fujita Sosuke sneered, “This nobody you speak of is known to most senior officers in Beiping—his connections are beyond your imagination!”
“If you arrested him today, you’d be relieved of duty tonight, or even…”
At this point, Fujita Sosuke didn’t continue, but said in a warning tone:
“I’m telling you, if you want to stay peacefully in Beiping, as long as Cao Weida hasn’t done anything too excessive to harm the Empire, you’d better not provoke him!”
“Yes, yes, I understand.” Xiao Tian Taro hurriedly nodded. With Fujita Sosuke so angry and issuing such a solemn warning, though he didn’t understand how a minor Chinese person suddenly had such powerful connections, he wasn’t ungrateful and quickly nodded in agreement.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel furious inside—this damn Qiu Ziming, what kind of person had he provoked!
“Good that you know. Dismiss the team immediately, and stay honestly at home today!” Fujita Sosuke glared at him, then turned and left directly.
“Phew~~” Xiao Tian Taro couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, dismissed the men, and then sent people out to gather news.
After inquiring around, Xiao Tian Taro couldn’t help but feel lingering fear.
“Who would’ve thought this little Chinese person actually knows Officer Ono, Officer Matsui, and others, and frequently visits high-end venues with Qiu Ziming! Baka yarou! Is this meant to make me clash with Officer Fujita!”
“Fine, since you’re so reckless, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
Cao Weida was spacing out in the office when Little Ear came in to report: “Big Brother Cao, someone outside is looking for you—a little devil named Xiao Tian Taro.”
“Xiao Tian Taro?” Cao Weida frowned and thought for a long time but couldn’t recall, so he had him invited in. Upon seeing his face, he immediately knew who it was.
He hurriedly stood up to greet him, “Xiao Tian Taijun, please come in, please come in.”
“Cao Sang, sorry to disturb you.” Xiao Tian Taro wore a warm smile, completely different from his previous stern face.
Cao Weida smiled with his mouth: “Xiao Tian Taijun, you jest. Please sit. Little Ear, hurry and pour tea for Xiao Tian Taijun!”
This little devil was the one who had previously mobilized Police Station patrolmen to help with the search, but he hadn’t appeared much afterward. His sudden visit today—what was he up to?
Could it be about the shops and stores sealed by his subordinates and the people arrested?
Today, Cao Weida’s subordinates had sealed eight shops and arrested thirteen ‘suspected resist Japan’ elements, all thrown into the cells.
These people were still unruly after being brought in, clamoring one by one to find someone to deal with them.
Now with Xiao Tian Taro’s sudden visit, he naturally suspected it was about these matters.
But it didn’t seem quite right—Xiao Tian Taro’s attitude was too good, not at all like he was here to reprimand…
“Cao Sang is too polite.” Xiao Tian Taro kept smiling amiably, and after sitting down, he said:
“Cao Sang, you’ve always been a friend of the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire. I have great faith in your friendship with our Great Japanese Empire.”
“My sudden visit today is to tell you something.”
He paused, and seeing Cao Weida’s attention focused on him, continued:
“Cao Sang, among your current subordinates, is there a Sergeant named Qiu Ziming?”
Cao Weida’s eyelid twitched, “Indeed, there is one named Qiu Ziming. He took sick leave today, and to show consideration for my subordinate, I specially approved some time off for him. So, Xiao Tian Taijun, is this why you’re here?”
He thought Xiao Tian Taro had come to back Qiu Ziming up, but unexpectedly, Xiao Tian Taro’s words caught him off guard.
“No no no,” Xiao Tian Taro wagged his finger in denial, which left Cao Weida a bit confused.
If not to back up Qiu Ziming, then what?
“Xiao Tian Taijun, my brain is a bit slow. Please speak plainly—if there’s anything I can help with, I’ll do my utmost.”
“Cao Sang is too polite. It’s like this—today, Qiu Ziming came to find me…”
After Xiao Tian Taro explained the matter, Cao Weida was even more puzzled.
“So, what Xiao Tian Taijun means is…”
“Cao Sang’s loyalty to the Great Japanese Empire is something I deeply trust. For this Qiu Ziming to act out of personal interest and have me target a friend of our Great Japanese Empire—it’s simply too despicable!” Xiao Tian Taro was full of indignation, and his anger wasn’t feigned. If not for Fujita Sosuke stopping him in time, wouldn’t he have offended Cao Weida?
From what Fujita Sosuke implied, offending Cao Weida would mean he wouldn’t even qualify to stay in Beiping!
Even though it wasn’t said, he could imagine what severe consequences there would be!
Nearly screwed over by a dog, he was naturally quite furious.
“So, I’ve decided to give him a profound lesson!”
Xiao Tian Taro’s face turned sinister.
“I suspect Qiu Ziming is colluding with resistance elements, and there may be some evidence of connections to resistance elements at his home. Cao Sang, you can go search tomorrow.”
“????”
Framing done so plainly?
Cao Weida found it odd inside. Saying Qiu Ziming’s home might have evidence of connections to resistance elements, yet telling him to search tomorrow—anyone could guess what it was.
Tsk tsk, Qiu Ziming ah Qiu Ziming, you didn’t expect the reinforcements you brought would ultimately want your life!
That night, two black shadows silently slipped into Qiu Ziming’s home.
The two had some things tucked in their bosoms, and once inside, they took them out and began hiding them in various corners.
After hiding all the things, the two black shadows silently left.
As long as they got past tonight, starting tomorrow, Qiu Ziming would be a Military Statistics Bureau liaison!
As for whether he really was or not, that was no longer important.
Seeing the two return to report, Xiao Tian Taro waved them off. His eyes flashed with cunning as he leaned back in the chair and muttered to himself: “With this gift I’ve sent to Cao Weida today, he shouldn’t pursue today’s matter anymore, right…”
The next morning, Cao Weida received a report from a friendly person.
Thus, Little Ear immediately led men to burst into Qiu Ziming’s home and dragged Qiu Ziming, still in bed, out.
Qiu Ziming’s wife, not yet dressed, screamed in fright and was silenced with a slap from Little Ear.
By the time Cao Weida escorted Qiu Ziming to Ono Shiota’s office, this little devil Ono Shiota was still in a daze.
“Wait, Cao Sang, what do you mean by this? Isn’t Qiu Ziming your subordinate? How did he suddenly become a Military Statistics Bureau radio operator?”
Cao Weida’s screening ability was this strong? Just one day after becoming Patrol Officer, he rooted out a spy in the team?
