Chapter 180: Should Be Death By A Thousand Cuts!
Cao Weida arrived in front of that dilapidated door, said nothing, and flew up with a kick to smash it.
Clang~~
With a loud bang, the already flimsy main gate was kicked apart on the spot.
“Who’s there!”
In the courtyard, an old hag who was smoking and cursing there turned her head and yelled loudly.
In front of her knelt five children, while several men were using small knives and clubs to process wounds on the kids.
The sudden change made them stop their actions, and they all turned to look at Cao Weida and the dozen or so people behind him.
They were startled, pushed the kids aside without checking if they were hurt, and immediately rushed up to demand:
“Who are you, who are you looking for!”
Cao Weida ignored them, his gaze sweeping arrogantly over the scene without even glancing at the group of children, club slung over his shoulder, sauntering straight into the courtyard.
“Who’s in charge here, come out!”
Little Ear and Duomen led people in unhurriedly, guarding the door tightly.
The old hag’s eyelid twitched; trouble, these people meant no good!
Seeing how many people Cao Weida had, this group of beasts doing life harvesting and dismemberment felt their hearts pounding wildly.
One sharp-faced ugly man stepped forward with a fawning smile, cupped his hands, and said: “Master, what brings you here? Is there some misunderstanding?”
Cao Weida took one look; yo, wasn’t this the beast who had been beating the kids earlier?
He didn’t even look at him squarely, glancing sidelong, and said casually: “Are you in charge?”
“Master, you’ve misunderstood, I’m not…”
Thud~
The ugly man’s body flew backward through the air, crashing with a clang into a wooden stake for tying people, breaking it, and after falling to the ground, he wailed in agony; clearly, that hit wasn’t light.
Cao Weida slowly withdrew his foot and cursed: “NMD, if you’re not in charge, why the hell are you talking!”
“You!” Seeing Cao Weida strike so viciously, fury appeared on the old hag’s face.
“You! You point again! Believe it or not, this old man will chop off your finger!” Cao Weida acted utterly arrogant and domineering, showing complete disregard for others, roaring at the whimpering kids nearby: “What are you crying for! All shut up for this old man! So damn noisy!”
The kids immediately fell silent as if chilled to the bone, shoulders shaking nonstop, but not daring to make a sound, eyes flashing with fear.
“Sister Zhang, what do we do, these guys mean trouble!” Seeing Cao Weida’s arrogance, a beefy man next to the old hag whispered.
The old hag carefully scanned them, seeing their hostile expressions, her heart pounding, and whispered back: “They should be a group of over-the-river dragons, don’t act rashly yet!”
With that, she pulled a pack of smokes from her pocket, trotted forward, offering one while fawning: “Aiyo, Master, these kids are disobedient, I was just disciplining them, don’t be angry, have a smoke, have a smoke.”
Smokes from a bunch of black-hearted veterans, Cao Weida didn’t dare take one; who knew if they were laced.
Disgusted, he shoved away the cigarette she offered, face fierce: “Cut the crap! Who’s in charge, get him out here now!”
“If not, this old man will burn this place down!”
“Master, calm down, I’m the one in charge here. Is there some misunderstanding between us?” The old hag smiled obsequiously; she was baffled, they hadn’t done anything, so why had an over-the-river dragon suddenly come to find fault?
“Oh? You’re in charge?” Cao Weida crossed his arms, gazing coldly at her.
“Yes, Master, we’re all under Master Jiang of the Azure Dragon Society…”
“What Master Jiang or garlic master, this old man doesn’t care who he is!” Cao Weida shoved her aside and walked a few steps toward the kids, saying coldly:
“Tell you what, from now on, this turf is under Master Zhou, me!”
“You come to my turf to make money but didn’t pay homage to my dock; what, you don’t put Master Zhou in your eyes!?”
Aiyo, this guy really was an over-the-river dragon!
The old hag’s heart skipped; this one was here to clash with Master Jiang!
This realization made her tremble with fear, and she quickly smiled: “So it’s Master Zhou, this old woman truly failed to recognize Mount Tai, my eyesight is shallow, please be magnanimous…”
“Old Qi, quick, give that bit of money to this Master for drinks!”
“Got it!” The beefy man turned to fetch money from the shack.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, several brothers had quietly separated the children.
Seeing the moment had arrived, he didn’t hesitate, raised his hand, and swung the club at the old hag’s head.
“Screw you, who wants your dirty money!”
The old hag screamed and was smashed with a bleeding head, collapsing with an “aiyo.”
Cao Weida didn’t hesitate, swinging the club again at the old hag on the ground.
He had long despised this vicious old woman, but he didn’t plan to kill her cheaply; he wanted her to taste the despair the kids felt!
“Brothers, beat them!”
Little Ear and the brothers, seeing Cao Weida act, didn’t hesitate and immediately launched into action.
The usually mild-mannered Duomen now struck without mercy; with an agile step, he rushed up and kicked viciously into a younger brother’s crotch.
That younger brother took the sudden heavy blow, face instantly purpling, eyes nearly bulging out, body curling like a shrimp, hands clutching his crotch as he collapsed.
The other younger brothers struck mercilessly too, clubs blurring into shadows; these patrolmen, though not great people before, would never do anything so cruel and inhuman.
Facing such scum, they were truly furious to the extreme.
In just an instant of direct clash, this pack of beasts was already crying for daddy and mommy, writhing on the ground wailing.
Cao Weida waved his hand: “Tie them up!”
Little Ear and they moved swiftly, pulling out prepared ropes and binding these people tightly and roughly.
The old hag, hands and feet bound, face covered in fresh blood, still hadn’t come around, forcing a fawning smile:
“Master, no need for this, surely some misunderstanding? Or is it because of Master Jiang?”
“We’re just under Master Jiang’s Azure Dragon Society, not the same gang, not with them!”
“Master, rest assured, I’ll pay the homage money in full—no, double, and future dues to you too.”
Even now, she thought Cao Weida’s group were over-the-river dragons fighting for turf, never suspecting they were patrolmen.
After all, what kind of people patrolmen were, they knew well.
Cao Weida sneered, gaze piercing: “Heh, homage? Dues to me? This old man doesn’t dare take your dues, afraid it’ll shorten my life! Pull them up and take them back to the station!”
“What? You’re black bosses, Boss! We’re friends with Boss Qu, we’ve paid all the dues!”
“There must be some misunderstanding, Boss, you…”
“Shut the hell up!” Little Ear swung his club into her face; several yellowed teeth sprayed out with blood, physically cutting off her words.
Cao Weida didn’t bother with them anymore, turning to the five trembling huddled children.
Pain flickered in his eyes; these kids, the oldest seven or eight, the youngest just four or five!
Now, they were covered in wounds, eyes flashing with fear and terror.
Two had legs already broken; without prompt treatment, it was clear two more pitiful disabled children would soon appear in the world!
These damn beasts!
They really deserved death by a thousand cuts!
He wasn’t just thinking it; he planned to do it!
But now wasn’t the time; these damn human traffickers were already arrested, and he could fabricate their punishment slowly back at the station—he had plenty of time!
He walked over slowly, squatted down, and comforted in the gentlest voice: “Don’t be afraid, we’re patrolmen, you’re safe now.”
Though he said so, the kids remained gripped by fear, heads huddled, bodies shaking, whimpering “don’t hit me,” “it hurts.”
“Master Duo, have someone get blankets from the shack and wrap these children; we need to send them to the hospital right away.”
“Got it.”
Duomen acted at once, having people search out all the cotton quilts and such from the shack.
Then, soothing them gently, carefully separating and wrapping the children.
Cao Weida pitched in personally, wrapping kids in blankets, eyes full of pity and love.
Sensing their goodwill, the kids who’d been too scared to cry loudly now began sobbing, the sound heartbreaking.
Cao Weida’s eyes reddened, both from heartache for the kids and rage at the damn human traffickers.
“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.” He patted their heads, then to Duomen: “Master Duo, quickly arrange rickshaws.”
“Also, send someone to notify the brothers at the train station: all suspects captured, kids all headed to hospital.”
Duomen ran out without a word.
Soon, several rickshaws stopped outside the fence.
Learning the situation inside, the rickshaw pullers fumed, yelling to beat the human traffickers to death.
“Enough, these human traffickers will get their due punishment, but right now the key is getting the kids to the hospital!”
The rickshaw pullers didn’t dawdle, rushing to help lift the kids onto the carts, then heading straight to the nearest hospital.
