Chapter 14: Trusting Me Just Like That?
He is now a black dog of the enemy, and after liberation, as long as he has not committed acts of oppressing the people or engaged in all sorts of evil, the new government will not make things too difficult for them.
On the contrary, because they need to govern the city, they will screen them and then employ them.
However, the initial screening and suspicion were already enough to cause a headache. Later, after the city’s stability was maintained, another purge would occur.
Wasn’t Funeral Stick executed during that time?
Cao Weida certainly doesn’t have a masochistic tendency. Don’t you see how much Duomen was bullied during the screening period in the original work?
If even the good-natured Duomen was like this, what about others?
That was just not revealed in the TV series.
As someone who knows future history, what he wants most is to safely navigate two changes of regime and achieve the goal of three stable dynasties.
Let’s not talk about the Kuomintang for now. When it comes to the Communist Party, it’s all up to Zheng Chaoyang.
As long as enough goodwill is shown now, and his attitude remains unchanged after the Kuomintang occupies Beiping, then after liberation, the Communist Party cannot possibly make things difficult for him, can they?
A thousand thoughts, in the blink of an eye.
Cao Weida smiled calmly, “I won’t play games with you. As I said before, since I’m looking for you, I must have my confidence.”
“You don’t have to worry that I’m a little devil sent to test you. The little devils have burned, killed, and plundered in our China, committing all sorts of evil and incurring countless blood debts. As a Chinese person with a conscience, I wish I could eat their flesh and drink their blood!”
“Of course, these are just empty words. To show my sincerity, I’ll proactively give you some leverage.”
“You must have heard the news yesterday about a little devil and two traitors going missing, right?”
Zheng Chaoyang was stunned, then chuckled, “Don’t tell me you know their whereabouts.”
He had indeed heard the news; the search intensity had significantly increased yesterday.
I heard that Xu Hancheng was scolded like a dog by Xiao Tian Jirou in the office and received several slaps, and his face is still swollen now.
That’s why he didn’t show up this morning.
Cao Weida smiled slightly, “You guessed it perfectly.”
Zheng Chaoyang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, “Brother, you can’t make a joke like that, it’s not funny at all.”
Seeing Cao Weida looking at him with a smile, his laughter gradually faded, “Are you serious?”
He was greatly shocked. A timid coward like Three Cowards of the Rat’s Gallbladder dared to kill three people?!
And one of them was a devil?!
So, if what Cao Weida said is true, then he was concealing his strength before?!
What kind of person needs to conceal their strength?
Naturally, someone of his same identity!
That is to say
In an instant, Zheng Chaoyang remained outwardly calm, but inwardly his alarm bells were ringing. Although the two parties are cooperating now, there is constant infighting behind the scenes!
Since the cooperation between the two parties, countless Communist Party members have been betrayed and persecuted. These are all bloody lessons!
But he was also a bit confused. Special agents always hide themselves deeply, not telling anyone, wishing others would treat them as air, and they wouldn’t act on their own initiative without reason.
Because, any action would inevitably leave traces, and this would increase the risk of exposure.
The primary duty of a special agent is always to survive, not to kill!
But the missing Japanese person was just an ordinary soldier. It’s unlikely they had any important intelligence, right?
“Of course, no one has seen those three alive or dead yet, right? Shall I take you to see their corpses?”
Zheng Chaoyang’s mouth twitched. Did he really kill them?
He truly couldn’t figure out what Cao Weida meant anymore.
If you say he’s a Kuomintang special agent, his style of acting doesn’t seem like it.
Which Kuomintang special agent would hand over such deadly leverage to him?
If the higher-ups found out, they would skin him alive!
If he’s not a special agent, then he’s a passionate patriot who loves his country and his people?
But the key is, does he trust him that much?
Is he that bold?
Isn’t he afraid that I’ll report him and claim the reward?
It can’t be because of the smuggling evidence he mentioned, which lacks concrete proof, can it?
What exactly does he mean?!
“…” Zheng Chaoyang was silent for a long time, but he couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly do you mean? You trust me so much?”
“Because you are a Chinese person with a sense of justice and public morality!”
Cao Weida put a high hat directly on him, thinking to himself, if I hadn’t watched the TV series and known his identity, I wouldn’t dare to say this.
“I know you. You were a patrolman before, and you’ve never done anything to oppress the people or engage in extortion and blackmail.”
Saying this, he looked at him deeply, “Such behavior is actually very dangerous, because it’s too similar to the habits of a certain organization…”
Zheng Chaoyang was startled. Before he could react, Cao Weida took out a list from his pocket and handed it over:
“I’ve shown enough sincerity. I hope we can cooperate with sincere cooperation.”
“This is a list. I need to sell it within three days.”
“All channels have been cleared, including warehousing, transportation, and all aspects of leaving the city. I only want eighty percent of the black market price.”
“I don’t care about the final destination of these supplies, and I don’t ask who buys them. Once they’re out of the city, they have nothing to do with me.”
“I only have one requirement: I want cash! Silver dollars, US dollars, or gold are all acceptable. Please don’t bring military scrip.”
Zheng Chaoyang took it with doubt, and when he saw the supplies on it, his eyes widened like bells, and he took a sharp breath.
“This… this…”
“Two hundred Type 38 rifles, with two basic loads of ammunition; five Type 11 light machine guns, with three basic loads of bullets; two Type 92 heavy machine guns, with two basic loads of ammunition; two grenade launchers, with two basic loads of artillery shells…”
“Thirty tons of sugar, ten tons of rubber, ten tons of gasoline, five tons of tung oil…”
Zheng Chaoyang was dumbfounded, his mouth agape.
He admitted that he was shocked by the list in front of him.
Perhaps for modern people, this amount of supplies is nothing, it can be transported by two large trucks, it’s simply pitifully small.
But for this era, these supplies are sky-high!
Don’t underestimate the intensity of the blockade on strategic supplies in occupied territories during wartime, it’s simply outrageous!
To put it bluntly, the total amount of supplies he had secretly transported over such a long time was not even one-twentieth of this list!
And it’s not as precious and scarce as the supplies on this list.
Before he could recover from his shock, Cao Weida handed him another piece of paper.
“Oh, right, I almost forgot. Here’s another list. The items aren’t many, so I won’t charge you for them. Consider them a small token of my appreciation.”
Zheng Chaoyang took it blankly, and when he saw the list on it, his eyeballs almost jumped out of their sockets. He didn’t even grasp the deeper meaning of Cao Weida’s words.
“Bailangduoxi 50 bottles, Sulfonamide 60 bottles, Penicillin 20 boxes…”
“This, this is… anti-inflammatory medicine?!”
This is anti-inflammatory medicine!
Medicine that can save lives!
Anti-inflammatory medicine, which is more strictly controlled than guns and ammunition!!
On the battlefield, many wounded soldiers could actually be saved.
But due to the lack of anti-inflammatory medicine, their wounds became infected and festered, leading to amputations, and even death in agony.
Why is anti-inflammatory medicine worth its weight in gold?
It’s because it’s directly linked to the lives of the soldiers!
Many times, a single dose of anti-inflammatory medicine can save the life of a battle-hardened veteran!
“Yes, this is the savings I painstakingly accumulated. You’re getting it cheap.”
“These anti-inflammatory medicines are at my home. Do you want them? If you do, we can go back together later after I eat to get them for you.”
He certainly knew the price of anti-inflammatory medicine, but honestly, its status in his heart was not that high.
In later generations, anti-inflammatory medicines that are N times better than penicillin are already dirt cheap, even to the point of being disliked.
After all, taking too much of this stuff not only has no benefits but also severely damages resistance.
Therefore, even knowing that anti-inflammatory medicine is worth its weight in gold now, his concept couldn’t change in a short period.
Moreover, if this big business deal is successful, he really won’t lack this bit of money. Exchanging these drugs, which he doesn’t really need, for the goodwill of the Communist Party is a sure-win deal in his opinion.
If it weren’t for the need to prevent any mishaps, he wouldn’t even be bothered to keep the last twenty boxes.
“Yes, of course!”
This is anti-inflammatory medicine that money can’t buy. A fool wouldn’t want it!
“Let’s go, let’s go to your place right now!”
“Wait, I haven’t eaten yet!” Cao Weida couldn’t agree; the consumption last night was considerable, and he hadn’t replenished his energy.
Zheng Chaoyang was embarrassed. “Yes, it was my impetuousness. You eat, you eat.”
“You’re not eating?”
“I am eating, of course I am eating.”
Like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, he stuffed his belly in no time, without even tasting the flavor, and stopped eating, looking at Cao Weida eagerly.
He had no mind to care about whether the food tasted good or not; his mind was full of anti-inflammatory medicine!
Being stared at so eagerly, Cao Weida couldn’t eat anymore and felt uncomfortable all over.
He casually scooped up a couple of bites and said helplessly, “Alright, alright, stop looking. We’ll go back now, okay?”
“Okay, let’s go now, let’s go now.” Zheng Chaoyang was already impatient and didn’t care about politeness.
When they reached the entrance of the courtyard, Cao Weida asked him to wait at the door while he went in to get the medicine.
In fact, the medicine was all in his space. It was safest in the space, no matter where it was placed.
But he couldn’t just produce the medicine out of thin air.
Not long after, Cao Weida reappeared with a large cloth bag in his hand, which was bulging.
He stuffed it into Zheng Chaoyang’s arms, “It’s all here. Find a place to put it. Do you want me to take you to see the corpses?”
“No, absolutely not. This is enough!” Zheng Chaoyang was excited. What little devil corpses, what traitors, could compare to the preciousness and persuasiveness of anti-inflammatory medicine?!
“Since that’s the case, then we’re settled.”
“Three days, I only have three days. The sooner the better.”
“If you don’t trust me, I can take you to see the goods tonight first.”
With the coveted medicine in hand, Zheng Chaoyang was already overjoyed.
Hearing these words now, his heart became much more active.
If these medicines are real, then are those supplies also real?
If those are real, then even if he gambles with his life, it would be completely worth it, right?
This gamble is completely worth the risk for him!
It seems I need to go see Old Luo.
“Brother, since you’ve said it to this extent, if I still refuse, it would be too pretentious.”
“However, this matter is not something I can decide alone. How about this, I’ll communicate with Master Xian first, and then go to the warehouse with you tonight to take a look. That way, I’ll have a clearer idea, and then I’ll reply to you, how about it?”
“After all, the money required for this batch of supplies is not small.”
