Chapter 247: Still Calling Yourself Handsome? Quite The Ego!
These remarks made Old Luo nod repeatedly.
Little devils are not short of smart people, and China is even less so.
Many people have seen the signs that the little devils are already on the decline, with nationwide War of Resistance enthusiasm at an all-time high, and many traitors and collaborators have already begun leaving themselves a way out.
Even some of them have secretly taken the initiative to contact the Kuomintang and Communist Party, wanting to “set things right,” and stage a “heroic uprising” at the key moment, thereby securing a way out for themselves and striving for greater benefits.
For example, many collaborators around Beiping have secretly sold weapons and ammunition, steel cotton, tung oil artillery shells, and other strategic supplies to the Communist Party under the table, then taken soldiers out for “encirclement and suppression,” and upon return reported them as “combat losses.”
Although the quantities are not too great, just from their attitude, many security regiments and defense groups and the like have already begun to grow disaffected with the little devils.
“I’ll report this to the organization right away, and the organization will definitely agree!” Old Luo’s expression was somewhat excited.
It could strengthen their own side, weaken the enemy, and seek a way out for the people of Beiping—what a great thing; the organization would absolutely not refuse!
He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart that the combined efforts of all the underground party in Beiping couldn’t match the benefits that Comrade Cao Weida’s casual idea brought to the organization and the people!
Cao Weida: “As soon as possible. I reckon in just one or two days, Ono Shiota will send news.”
Seeing Old Luo nod, he continued:
“There’s one more thing. Last time we ambushed the little devils’ transport team, right? That box was carrying quite a bit of gold.”
“Gold?! No wonder the little devils were transporting that thing so stealthily.” Old Luo suddenly understood. Little devils were short on resources and always desperately short of money.
International hard currency like gold was the war resource the little devils cared about most.
Beiping had never been peaceful, or rather the entire occupied territory had never been peaceful. Underground Party, special agents, resistance league, guerrilla teams, and so on had always been committed to striking at the little devils.
So, for safety’s sake, transporting it stealthily and wanting to quietly move this gold to the rear lines was understandable.
He suddenly smiled and teased: “But those little devils schemed everything, yet they didn’t expect you to have them in your sights.”
“But you still need to be careful. The little devils went mad after losing the gold. Don’t think the daytime alerts seem much more lax now; actually, it’s loose on the surface but tight underneath. Take Chaoyang Gate—there are quite a few unfamiliar faces hanging around here all day.”
He didn’t ask how much gold there specifically was, because it wasn’t that big a deal to him.
Although their guerrilla team had put in a lot of effort, the intelligence was obtained by Cao Weida, the guns were obtained by Cao Weida, and in the end hiding the gold was also handled by Cao Weida. They had just helped out in the middle.
Even as hired help, that batch of firearms and bullets had already far exceeded the hiring cost!
But he was principled, and Cao Weida wasn’t stingy either:
“That gold is too conspicuous. You said Beiping has been under strict checks all along, so it’s not easy to transport out.”
“So I broke it up into small amounts, passed it through several hands, and exchanged it for a batch of penicillin, about a thousand units. In these couple days I’ll find a way to get it out of the city, and then you can transport it to your base area outside the city.”
“A thousand units of penicillin?!” Old Luo was overjoyed, even pleasantly surprised!
Not to mention that penicillin’s price now rivals gold, it’s contraband—something you can’t buy no matter how much money you have!
What’s more, a thousand units was so much!
He excitedly stood up, grabbed Cao Weida’s hand and shook it vigorously: “Comrade Cao Weida, on behalf of the organization and our dear fighters, thank you!”
“No, no, no, you’re making me feel really embarrassed like this.” Cao Weida hurriedly shook his head, saying sincerely:
“If anyone’s thanking, it should be me thanking you! Thanking your organization, thanking those fighters who fight and sacrifice for the country!”
“Without your selfless dedication and fearless resistance, China would have long become a nation of slaves!”
“As a member of China, isn’t it only right to make this tiny contribution to you!”
These words warmed Old Luo’s heart. He sighed inwardly: “If all of China were people like Comrade Cao Weida, how could those little devils still be rampant to this day?”
His face serious, he said: “We are soldiers! A soldier’s duty is to defend home and country! When the nation is in peril, if even soldiers are cowardly and afraid to die, then China really will perish!”
“No matter what, thank you again for your generosity. We will never forget the contributions you’ve made to our War of Resistance!”
Cao Weida could feel that Old Luo wasn’t just saying polite words—he really believed it!
And acted on it!
He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Though it was undeniable that there were a very few comrades in the Communist Party whose thoughts weren’t entirely pure, the vast majority were truly fighting for great faith.
They braved hardships and feared no death, just to give the Chinese people hope of survival, just so the people could be masters of their own house!
They were the people’s soldiers, and they truly lived up to that!
Cao Weida admitted he couldn’t achieve such selfless dedication; he was a somewhat selfish person!
But that didn’t stop him from admiring such great and lovely people with noble ideals and faith, who could abandon everything, even their own lives, for their ideals and faith!
Conversely, how could such great and selfless people not inspire admiration?!
Forcing back the tears that were nearly welling up, he grinned lightly and said:
“Alright, Old Luo, we’re so familiar now, no need to get all sentimental.”
“This is just the first batch. I’ll continue finding ways to gather more later.”
Old Luo said no more polite words. One reason was he knew Cao Weida truly wanted to help them; the other was their base area desperately needed medicine. More medicine meant saving more soldiers’ lives, and he couldn’t refuse.
“Oh right, there’s also some weapons. Leaving them here is a waste too. You can take them all back when the time comes.”
“Good.” No need for more polite words. He only knew that at the critical moment, even if he died, he absolutely couldn’t let Comrade Cao Weida die!
However, he added: “Still, try not to go out at night. I got news that the infantry regiment stationed in Beiping has started taking over Beiping’s curfew. Not only are there many of them, but their weapons and equipment aren’t something the military police can look down on.”
Cao Weida’s brows flicked up. Clearly, Old Luo had guessed that he was the one shooting at the little devils’ heavy machine guns these past few nights.
But thinking about it, it made sense. He knew some of his secrets and had even supplied them with little devil weapons. With Old Luo’s shrewdness, guessing wasn’t strange.
He neither admitted nor denied it. “Bring the account book for me to check. Even for show, we have to do the full set.”
After communicating, Cao Weida pretend-checked the account book and then left.
That night, Cao Weida didn’t dare go out and play; he obediently stayed home.
However, having lost ten slacking points, he was naturally very annoyed inside.
Poor Ru Qiulan. As an ordinary person, how could she withstand the lashing from top physical condition Cao Weida.
Midway, when she was nearly fainting, Liu Rusi arrived just in time to rescue her from misery.
Before sinking into deep sleep, seeing Liu Rusi silently taking on the relentless onslaught from still energetic Cao Weida alone, she had only one thought: Good thing, good thing the master’s women aren’t just me.
The next day, Cao Weida, not woken by special wake-up service, actually felt a bit unaccustomed. But looking at the two women still deep in sleep beside him, he awkwardly touched his nose and carefully got out of bed to dress.
At breakfast, he was met with furious eye-rolls from the other women, who kept complaining:
Such a racket, it kept people from sleeping.
Don’t you know to show some mercy? Don’t you know how strong you are?
Poor sisters, they must have been exhausted last night.
Unable to stand the nagging, Cao Weida wolfed down his food in a few bites and bolted.
Still, he felt quite smug inside. For a man, no fear of women complaining you’re too strong—just fear them despising you as too soft and too short.
In good spirits, after clocking in at the police station, one piece of news immediately soured his mood.
“Cao Ye, bad news! Zhao Si’er was grabbed by people from Bao Li Lai Gambling House!”
Seeing the younger brother running over in a panic to report, Cao Weida’s brows instantly furrowed at the news.
This younger brother was Sun Dahu, Little Ear’s trusted man.
And the Zhao Si’er he mentioned was Little Ear’s subordinate brother.
Hearing the man was grabbed by the casino, he immediately asked:
“What exactly happened? Why was he grabbed by the gambling house? What’s the background of this Bao Li Lai Gambling House?”
“Bao Li Lai Gambling House is a gambling house in the Inner Seventh District, in Huazhi Hutong not far from Chongwenmen. The gambling house boss is Guo Dashuai, said to be a hometown fellow of Brigade Commander Cui Qi of the Security Brigade.”
“As for why he was grabbed… this…”
He sneaked a glance at Cao Weida’s face, unsure whether to tell the truth.
Seeing him hemming and hawing, Cao Weida’s face darkened, and he barked: “Spit it out! If you hide even half a word, this old man will beat you to death!”
Sun Dahu trembled in fright and didn’t dare hide it, hurriedly telling the truth: “Heard he lost quite a bit of money gambling at the casino and borrowed some from the gambling house.”
“Zhao Si’er couldn’t pay up, so Guo Dashuai ordered him grabbed, and told Zhao Si’er to call us to bring money to redeem him.”
“This damn it, when did another Guo Dashuai pop up!” Cao Weida laughed in anger. “Dashuai, huh? What the hell era does he think it is!”
“Even his hometown fellow Cui Qi doesn’t dare call himself Dashuai, but he’s got quite the airs!”
“Right, where’s Little Ear? How come I don’t see him?”
A nearby subordinate hurriedly replied: “Master Lian was on night shift last night, watching Kawakami Kyoju, hasn’t come yet.”
