Chapter 197: Pleasure Street, Underground Establishments
“Miss Fangzi is too modest. It should be my honor to meet Miss Fangzi.”
“You have made countless merits for the Great Japanese Empire. You are a big red person with Taijun. I, a small person, am far from comparable.”
With doubts in his heart, he clinked glasses with her and took a sip. Cao Weida smiled and said:
“I don’t know what Miss Fangzi wants from me?”
For such a female demon, he really had no good feelings.
The key was that she wasn’t even good-looking, her age was advanced, and it was unknown how many people had ridden her. He really had no interest in pretending with her.
He wasn’t in intelligence work anyway, so he had no interest in contacting too much with such a traitor special agent who had caused countless blood debts to China.
As for Kawashima Yoshiko seeing the message he just passed, it was unlikely. With the curtain blocking, he hadn’t made any special moves, so it shouldn’t arouse suspicion.
Moreover, if it really aroused suspicion, Kawashima Yoshiko’s first reaction wouldn’t be to come chat him up, but to promptly notify Liu Xiangting.
Kawashima Yoshiko smiled, raised her glass and said: “Cao Patrol Officer is joking. I have no other business with you. I just want to get to know a young talent like you.”
When she raised her glass, he spotted the dense needle marks on her arm through his cuff.
Tsk, so not only was she a crazy bitch, but also a drug addict!
“Miss Fangzi is joking. How could I be considered a young talent? You overpraise me.” Cao Weida’s attitude remained flat.
“I have a straightforward temper. Let’s speak frankly if we have something to say. Let’s open the skylight and speak plainly.”
He knew his own limits and didn’t believe she really just wanted to get to know him. Wasn’t that bullshit?
Still a young talent?
With this time, it would be better to network with a few more little devil officers.
The so-called courtesy without reason is either adultery or theft!
“Mr. Cao’s vigilance is too strong.” Seeing Cao Weida’s noncommittal expression, Kawashima Yoshiko paused, feeling stifled in her heart.
Alright, it seemed the other party was not easy to fool.
She wanted to get angry, but thinking of her current situation, she could only suppress her dissatisfaction.
If she didn’t show some sincerity, the other party absolutely wouldn’t trust her.
“Alright, I’ll tell the truth.”
She placed the wine glass on the table with a ‘ding’ sound.
“I want to ask Mr. Cao to help me with a small favor.”
“Let’s hear it.” Cao Weida looked at her faintly, his attitude quite cold.
Don’t look at her being a major rank, even one personally appointed by the little devil army, but he didn’t give a damn about her.
Although this stinking woman Kawashima Yoshiko had helped the little devils accomplish many blood debt-laden ‘merits’, like the Huanggutun incident, the Mukden Incident, planning the kidnapping of Puyi Emperor’s empress, planning the January 28 Incident, and other heinous crimes, for which she was awarded the major rank.
But, not being Japanese meant not being Japanese after all. Because of recurrent outbreaks, her eccentric personality, plus being advanced in age and no longer of use value, she had long been neglected by the Japanese military.
“Damn bastard! If it were before, how dare a mere police station patrol officer slight me like this!!” Kawashima Yoshiko felt even more stifled in her heart and increasingly wanted to be valued again.
If the little devils’ situation on the international battlefield could be described as struggling to move forward, with the situation already sunset west mountain, then Kawashima Yoshiko’s position with the little devils was even more at dusk and destitute.
Having enjoyed treatment superior to others, she naturally was unwilling to continue like this. She still wanted to be above others.
So, she often mingled actively among Japanese high-level circles and always wanted to make major contributions to the Japanese Army, attempting to make the Japanese Army high-level see her value, attempting to make a comeback.
For her own purpose, Kawashima Yoshiko took a deep breath, sat up straight, and said seriously: “I want to ask Mr. Cao to arrange a setup for me, help me get to know Ono Shōsa and Fujita Shōsa them.”
Cao Weida couldn’t help laughing, shook the red wine in his glass, the red wine swaying along the glass wall, leaving patches of wine tears on the inside of the glass.
“Miss Fangzi is really joking. I don’t have that much ability. Even if I did, I wouldn’t dare make decisions for the officers privately.”
“If you want to meet Ono Taijun and the others, figure it out yourself. I’m powerless.”
Kawashima Yoshiko gritted her teeth inwardly. If I had another way, would I need to come to you?!
That group of damn guys, now that I have no use value, none of them take me seriously!
No, I must change everything now!
She squeezed out a reluctant smile at the corner of her mouth: “Mr. Cao is joking. Everyone prominent in Beiping knows you have a very good relationship with Ono Shōsa and them.”
She took out a check from her pocket and pushed it over. “This is a small token of sincerity. Please don’t refuse. If it succeeds afterward, there will be heavy thanks.”
Cao Weida glanced at it. Oh ho, quite generous, a full five thousand silver dollars!
This woman is quite generous!
Looks like she’s really desperate.
He slowly pocketed the check, a smile also appearing on his face. “Miss Fangzi is too polite. Alright, since you are so sincere, I’ll try to help you, but I can’t guarantee success or failure.”
Money not earned is wasted. Isn’t it just arranging a dinner? Just a casual mention.
Glancing at Kawashima Yoshiko, Cao Weida sneered inwardly repeatedly.
This woman still delusionally wanted to regain the Japanese Army’s trust, but he knew that no matter how much Kawashima Yoshiko jumped, she could no longer gain trust.
The reason the little devils heavily used Kawashima Yoshiko early on wasn’t because they thought her abilities were that strong?
Bullshit!
It was entirely because of her identity and connections in North China! They needed her identity to maintain rule in the occupied territory in China!
After 1940, once Japanese Army rule in the occupied territory in China stabilized relatively, her role was much diminished.
Plus she was selfish and stupid, not only often using her Japanese Army identity for personal gain, but even independently planning actions not approved by Japanese Army high-level, disrupting Japanese Army established deployments.
She also frequently wavered in position during Japanese Army faction struggles, jumping left and right.
For such a stupid and evil guy with no use value anymore, if not for her past ‘contributions’, and not for showing those traitor lackeys, Kawashima Yoshiko would have been settled long ago.
Even like this, she still delusionally wanted to regain the Japanese’s attention and make a comeback. Wasn’t that wishful thinking?
But this wasn’t his business. Let this cheap woman Kawashima Yoshiko delusion if she wanted. Anyway, it wasn’t like she wasn’t paying.
“Mr. Cao, rest assured. Whether it succeeds or not, I will remember this favor.” Seeing Cao Weida agree, Kawashima Yoshiko was delighted.
Thinking she had a chance to rise again, she didn’t know that in others’ eyes, she was just a jumping clown.
On the other side, just as Cao Weida made a small fortune, Little Ear was also methodically pulling Kawakami Kyoju step by step into the abyss.
Brothels in this era were roughly divided into the southern Yangzhou Gang and the northern Tianjin Gang.
The fallen women in the Yangzhou Gang were mostly women from Suzhou, Hangzhou, and the Yangtze River basin.
The Tianjin Gang mainly consisted of women from Tianjin, Beiping area, provinces north of the Yellow River, and the Northeast.
Places of pleasure were also divided into first, second, third, and fourth class.
First and second class mostly served military and government, bureaucrats, rich merchants, local tyrants, and playboys. One night’s overnight fee was not cheap.
Third and fourth class went the route of good quality and low price.
At this time, Little Ear brought Kawakami Kyoju to a stop at the mouth of Cherry Slanted Street. This was the famous fourth-class places of pleasure street.
Little Ear pointed inside, grinning: “Beast lord, enjoy yourself well tonight. All costs are on me!”
Third and fourth class places of pleasure had the most patrons, and they were all from the bottom levels.
Therefore, the women here were also the most prone to getting diseases.
The purpose of Little Ear bringing him here tonight was simple: to let this damn little devil catch a disease!
“Yōshi, Lian Sang, you are a greatly good person! You are the most loyal friend of our Great Japanese Empire!” Seeing the whole street dark, but vague figures standing on the sides, Kawakami Kyoju’s eyes began to glow green.
He usually couldn’t earn much money, and at home his wife controlled the money tightly, so he was always short of cash.
Although he knew Bada Hutong was always a money pit, he had no money to come here for girls. He had long been craving it badly.
Hearing Little Ear treating, his restless heart immediately started to stir.
Seeing him take the bait, Little Ear sneered coldly in his heart and led Kawakami Kyoju towards an underground establishment.
Before, Little Ear wasn’t familiar with here, but in these few days, he had specifically gotten acquainted with the procuress inside. With a clear purpose, he walked straight over.
“Aiyo, isn’t this Master Lian? Why did you come only now? Come inside quickly. This gentleman is…” The procuress was over fifty, with a thumb-sized black mole on the right side of her chin, from which two vigorous black hairs sprouted. As her mouth moved, the two black hairs trembled along.
“The big shot I’m introducing to you!” Little Ear played the straight man perfectly, with some pride, chuckling: “This is Taijun of the Great Japanese Empire! Coming to consume at your place today is your honor. You must serve well!”
Hearing this, Kawakami Kyoju couldn’t help puffing out his chest, putting on an arrogant look, but his eyes darted around everywhere.
“Aiyo, so it’s Taijun! No wonder you look so heroic and majestic!” The procuress had an exaggerated expression, her respectful attitude making Kawakami Kyoju feel greatly pleased. His already scrawny chest puffed out further, as if wanting to stick out his ribs.
“Yōshi, haha, my noble temperament is too dazzling. I clearly want to keep a low profile, but can’t hide it at all!” Kawakami Kyoju laughed smugly and chattered strangely. Those who didn’t know would think it was a ghost at night.
Whole family beasts?
The procuress was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting this little devil to arrogantly shake out his family’s true nature.
But you have to say, he was quite honest. Weren’t all these little devils whole family beasts?
She inwardly scorned a few times: What noble temperament do you have? You’re full of sleazy vulgarity.
On the surface, she continued flattering: “You go wait in the room first. I’ll arrange two good girls to serve you right away!”
After arranging Kawakami Kyoju inside the room, Little Ear pulled the procuress outside the door and whispered: “The two sick ones you found, best if they have syphilis, have they been arranged?”
“Master Lian, rest assured. In our place, healthy ones might need searching, but sick ones, every family can scrape up a few. Simple!”
The procuress glanced back at the closed room door, spat lowly, and said with relief: “These damn little devils bully and harass our China people all day. They all deserve to get sick!”
Clearly, this procuress was also a hot-blooded youth, or rather, hot-blooded oldster.
If those traitors who aid and abet evil saw that even a procuress running an underground establishment had hot blood, who knows if they would be ashamed to death.
Hearing it was arranged properly, Little Ear relaxed, chuckling: “Alright, don’t spout these words carelessly in the future. Rest assured, once this is done properly, you won’t miss out on benefits.”
“Then thank you, Master Lian!” The procuress beamed with joy. They running underground establishments feared gynecological diseases most.
In these times, gynecological diseases were mainly two kinds: gonorrhea and syphilis.
And both diseases had very effective penicillin treatments.
Knowing was one thing, but getting them was another.
The benefits Little Ear promised this time were not only some money, but also a promise to help procure a small amount of penicillin.
As long as they could pay the price, he could help procure a small amount of penicillin for them.
In this era where it’s hard to get even one bottle, this was quite a hefty reward!
It could save lives at critical moments!
Ignoring the beaming procuress, Little Ear pushed the door and went in, walking to Kawakami Kyoju’s side.
“Beast mister, do you want one, or two at once?”
Can still have two at the same time?!
Hearing this, Kawakami Kyoju got even more excited and impatiently said: “Two! I want two!”
Tell me, which man doesn’t fantasize about the fortune of having two wives? He Kawakami Kyoju was also a man and had such thoughts!
Never expected Little Ear this China person to be so generous!
Since he’s daring enough to treat, he dares to take!
Anyway, not his money, he didn’t care!
“No problem!” Little Ear agreed without a word and called the procuress to say so.
Soon, the procuress brought in two flashily dressed women.
“Qiuyue, Hanmei, you two serve this Taijun well. Make sure Taijun is fully satisfied, got it!”
The two women called Qiuyue and Hanmei exchanged a glance, immediately twisting their waists, showing lewd smiles, and gracefully sat down on either side of Kawakami Kyoju. “Master, tonight we two will serve you comfortably…”
The procuress specifically named them two to serve a man together, they didn’t know why beforehand.
After all, the procuress knew their conditions, but did it deliberately. Thinking about it, it wasn’t normal.
The only possibility was wanting to infect their disease to some man.
