Chapter 179: Action!
The ugly man’s ugly behavior had not stopped. Not only did he take the money, but the mixed flour steamed bun also could not escape the fate of being taken away.
After taking the mixed flour steamed bun, he swaggered to one side and sat down, gnawing on it with relish, his face full of smugness. Where was there any trace of compassion?
That’s why Cao Weida said that these people could no longer be considered human; they were even worse than beasts!
Little Ear watched with eyes almost spurting fire, the whites of his eyes filled with bloodshot veins due to excessive anger.
If not for Cao Weida holding him down, he probably would have rushed out long ago.
“Bastard! Wait for this old man! After we arrest all of you, see how this old man torments you!!”
Not long after, Duomen walked over and leaned in close to whisper:
“Someone passed information to Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang. They planned to run, but we’ve already controlled them. Including those two, we’ve arrested a total of eight.”
Cao Weida nodded. “Good, I know. Little Ear, you watch here. I’ll go arrest everyone on the list. Remember, don’t act impulsively!”
“Good, I understand.” Little Ear’s eyes were fixed deadly on that ugly man, with a look as if he wanted to tear him apart.
“Don’t keep staring, in case he notices. Forget it, Master Duo, you watch instead. Little Ear, come with me.”
Halfway through speaking, he still felt it was more appropriate for Duomen to stay and watch. Duomen was a veteran and wouldn’t act on impulse.
“No need, Big Brother Cao, Master Duo, I can do it. I definitely won’t act on impulse.”
“Alright, it’s not just for that reason. Master Duo’s skill is not as good as yours. If you join the arrest, the action can be faster.”
“That works.”
Cao Weida took Little Ear and went to find the people on the list one by one.
“Yo, Bald Brother, long time no see!” Cao Weida smiled and cupped his hands as he walked forward.
The man called Bald Brother looked at him doubtfully, racking his brains but having no impression. “Who are you, kid?”
Cao Weida walked up close, draped his arm over his shoulder, and said sadly with a heartbroken face: “Bald Brother, you’re not being righteous here. What, you’ve made it big, so you don’t remember me anymore?”
Bald Brother was annoyed and just about to push him away when, in the next second, a fist covertly hammered into his stomach, nearly making him croak on the spot.
Then, he was dragged away left and right by two patrolmen.
There weren’t many people on this list. In one place, the underworld forces had connections.
The territory was only so big; it couldn’t support too many gang forces.
To make money, they had to fight other gangs. Only by winning could they enjoy the fruits of victory.
This was Azure Dragon Society’s territory. Those mixing in this area were basically under Azure Dragon Society.
Such forces weren’t many, and the numbers were limited.
For Cao Weida and his group, who had already made preparations, arresting them wasn’t difficult and didn’t cause too much commotion.
People have three urgencies. Even if they were hooligans, they couldn’t urinate on the street.
Most of these guys found a deserted alley, pulled out their thing, and started releasing.
And this was exactly the best time for the patrolmen to strike, allowing them to arrest people without too much noise.
Time passed in a flash, and Cao Weida brought Little Ear back to the train station.
At this time, Duomen was nowhere to be seen, obviously gone to track them.
Cao Weida sat down at a dumpling stall, ordered a bowl, and quietly waited.
Not long after, Duomen hurriedly arrived with three people.
Seeing this, Cao Weida immediately walked over. “Master Duo, how did it go? Did you find the place?”
Duomen wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: “Found it. I carefully followed them all the way, finally tracking them to an abandoned factory. That factory had been bombed by artillery shells before, with half of it collapsed. It’s not far from here.”
“They’ve set up simple shacks in the abandoned factory. During the day, except for mealtimes, only four old woman servants are there washing clothes, cooking, and incidentally guarding the newly sent children.”
“We don’t know exactly how many children are inside. They all went back to eat, so we didn’t dare get close.”
“Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang, those two scumbags, have already been interrogated.”
“The situation matches what Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang confessed. Our people have also counted all the suspicious personnel around, and the numbers match up.”
Cao Weida asked: “Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang don’t live with them?”
Duomen shook his head: “Their divisions of labor are different. Rather than saying they’re a gang, it’s more like a cooperative relationship.”
“These two are responsible for getting the children, then selling them to this group of beasts. This group of beasts uses these children to beg and make money.”
After hearing this, Cao Weida saw no omissions, his face showing ruthless determination, and decisively said: “Good, then let’s start the action!”
With Cao Weida’s order given, the impatient Little Ear’s face lit up with excitement, and he immediately shouted: “Brothers, begin the action!”
Those little beggars were still pitifully and helplessly kneeling near the train station begging from passersby. As for lunch?
Heh, those black-hearted guys weren’t that kind-hearted!
They only needed to ensure these little beggars didn’t starve to death, giving them just a little food each day that wasn’t much better than pig feed, enough to keep them from dying of hunger.
First, to save money; second, to make them look more pitiful, better able to evoke others’ sympathy so they could earn more money.
Third, to prevent these children from escaping. If they ate too much, wouldn’t they have the strength to run?
Therefore, these little beggars were all skin and bones, starved to skin and bones.
Meanwhile, this group of beasts who came to relieve them were scattered around, lounging by leaning, squatting, or sitting, waiting for the little beggars to count money for them.
But in the next second, several people appeared around each surveillance personnel, seemingly casually approaching.
Once within two meters, they quickly rushed up and pinned the person down.
“Damn it, who are you! Fuck! Let go of this old man!”
“Who the hell are you calling old man!” The patrolmen all had grim faces and showed no mercy to these scum.
“Damn it! Brothers, someone’s smashing the scene!”
“Still daring to shout?!”
With a ‘crack’, the arm was twisted and broken.
“Ah woo woo”
As he opened his mouth to shout, his jaw was dislocated, his face twisting in pain.
“Let go! Let me go! Who are you! Do you know who we follow!” A guy with a face full of ferocious flesh was pinned in front of Cao Weida.
He glared ferociously, his flesh twitching as he roared at Cao Weida: “Kid, you’re their boss, right! This is Master Jiang’s territory! We follow Master Jiang!”
“If you’re smart, let this old man go right now, or you’ll regret it!”
“Heh, better worry about yourself.” Cao Weida sneered, too lazy to waste words with him. He raised two fingers and waved: “Find a place to temporarily detain them. Once we’ve caught the rest, we’ll take them all back together.”
“What about those children?” Duomen asked.
Cao Weida pondered for a moment, pulled out a stack of union bonds from his pocket, and said: “Gather them all up. Use this money to buy some food for them.”
“For the rest, after we’ve caught everyone, take them to the police station first and then make arrangements.”
After arranging this, some people were left to guard, and the rest headed straight toward the abandoned factory.
About ten minutes later, they arrived not far from the abandoned factory.
Housing in Beiping today wasn’t tight, and this area was a bit away from residential zones, so no one would come here to build houses.
The little devils wouldn’t kindly help clean up, and government offices were too lazy to care.
Therefore, the bomb craters left from the bombing were still visible here, with broken walls and ruins left as is.
The dilapidated scene seemed to powerlessly recount the Japanese Army’s crimes.
Several shacks stood by a stinking ditch, surrounded by a simple fence made of ragged wooden boards.
Just as Cao Weida was pinching his nose to endure the faint stench wafting over, he heard the heart-wrenching cries of children.
“Ah~~ Woo woo~~ Big aunt, don’t hit! I won’t run anymore, never run again. Woo woo~~ I’ll beg for money tomorrow.”
“Ah~~ It hurts so much. I want mama, I want mama.”
“Please, give me a bite to eat, I’m hungry.”
Immediately after, a raspy, shrill and harsh scolding voice came: “You little bastards, daring to run! Daring to run!”
“Still want to eat?! Eat shit! All of you, starve for this old woman!”
“I’m telling you, tomorrow you’ll all go begging for this old woman! If anyone doesn’t meet the quota, this old woman will chop off your hands and feet!”
“You there! What are you glaring at! Believe it or not, this old woman will dig out your eyeballs right now!”
“Hit them! Hit them hard! If you beat them badly, even better!”
The anger in Cao Weida’s heart almost filled his entire chest, his liver flaring straight to his head.
He gritted his teeth and turned to ask Duomen: “Master Duo, how many people inside total?”
Equally furious Duomen quickly replied: “Four old woman servants. Six came back for the shift change to eat, adding up to ten people.”
Cao Weida nodded. “Alright, when we rush in later, subdue them at the fastest speed.”
Little Ear worriedly said: “Big Brother Cao, there should be several children inside. If we rashly rush in and they take children hostage, what then?”
The outer fence was crude, but if they wanted to rush in, this fence would be a good warning tool.
Wanting to sneak in silently was basically impossible.
Cao Weida’s eyes were cold, and he said: “Don’t worry, we’ll make them think we’re not coming for the children!”
These guys hadn’t run yet, clearly showing they hadn’t received the news.
This was thanks to controlling Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang, those two bastards, right away. Otherwise, even if they didn’t all slip away, at least they’d be on guard, making it harder.
“Specifically how?”
“Follow me.” Cao Weida gripped his police baton and strode toward the shacks.
