Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 103 Don't move! Police!

"Brother Tong, is your information really accurate?"

At the corner of Zhongsi Hutong, the two men hid and observed, their attention completely focused on the entrance of a courtyard in the hutong.

"Nonsense, if I wasn't confident, would I have done it?" Tong Mazi glared at his underling.
"Let me tell you, the person living here is Fu Decheng's mistress. Nobody knows, and I only found out by accident. There's absolutely no mistake!" At this point, Tong Mazi licked his lips, his uniquely ugly face displaying unwavering certainty.
"Although Master Fu is no good, he treats this mistress quite well. He probably wants to leave himself a way out. There must be a lot of money left here!"

"He just didn't expect that he wouldn't even have a chance to react before being killed by Wu Da Laizi, and he had no chance to escape at all."

The younger brother asked in confusion, "That's not right, Brother Tong. Wasn't it said that Master Fu was eliminated by the anti-traitor squad?"

"You know nothing!" Tong Mazi's pockmarked muscles trembled, and fear flashed in his small eyes. He whispered, "I happened to have something to do with Master Fu that night. I was nearby when Master Fu was executed. I saw it with my own eyes. I clearly saw that it was Wu Da Laizi who killed Master Fu and then led his men to ransack Master Fu's house!"

“Even Master Fu’s concubine was snatched back by that bitch Wu Da Laizi and made into his concubine. He even brought the sixth concubine into Master Fu’s room.”

"It's fortunate that this was a backup plan left by Master Fu, and no one knew about it. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in this situation!"

The younger brother suddenly realized, "No wonder you told us to hide after Master Fu got into trouble. So that's why."

"What else can we do?" Tong Mazi sighed. "We can't stay in Beiping anymore. After we finish this job, we'll head to Tianjin. As long as we have money, we can be kings anywhere!"

"Keep your voice down, we'll move once the person comes out!"

Cao Weida, who was not far away, frowned as he watched. He knew that Tong Mazi had come here with no good intentions, but he did not expect to have an unexpected gain.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Fu Decheng is a shrewd old fox who knows the saying, "What goes around comes around."

It's not surprising that he left himself a backup plan; it just shows that Wu Dalaizi's actions were too sudden, giving Fudecheng no chance to react.

Otherwise, he might have actually gotten away.

At the same time, I also learned why that bastard Tong Mazi ran so fast.

Tong Mazi was Fu Decheng's henchman. After Fu Decheng was killed, Cao Weida ordered Xiao Erduo to deal with Tong Mazi, but Xiao Erduo said that the bastard had run away and no one knew where he was hiding.

Now it seems that this bastard got lucky and was seen by him.

Knowing that Fu Decheng was finished, and that he, as the top henchman, might be purged, he quickly went into hiding.

I never expected to see it here by chance today.

A moment later, a woman of about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, wearing a cheongsam with a slit up to her knees, walked out of the courtyard carrying an expensive handbag.

A few meters behind the woman, a man in a gray mandarin jacket followed quietly.

"Oh, it seems there are more than two people. So, this is Fu Decheng's mistress?"

Cao Weida couldn't help but scrutinize the woman. She had a delicate face with light makeup, and her brows exuded a charm. The combination of her delicate features and her alluring demeanor made her stand out.

She was fairly good-looking, but surprisingly, she was just good-looking; she wasn't exactly a top-tier beauty.

She does have a pretty good figure, big in the right places and small in the right places.

He guessed that Fu Decheng probably didn't want to find someone with an outstanding appearance. After all, no matter the era or place, those with exceptional looks are generally easy to attract attention, which did not align with Fu Decheng's original intention.

Cao Weida did not remind the woman, but simply waited quietly for Tong Mazi and his men to make their next move.

He didn't know whether the woman was innocent or not, but one thing he was certain of was that everything she wore, carried on her arm, and consumed in her daily life was money earned from the blood and tears of innocent people by that bastard Fu Decheng.

Since she enjoyed this convenience, there's no question of her being innocent.

The idea of ​​only punishing the ringleaders is utter nonsense to him!
Why should you enjoy the good fortune but not bear the consequences?

There's no such thing as a free lunch!

"Let's go!" Seeing the woman leave, Tong Mazi waved his hand and immediately led his henchmen toward the courtyard.

Cao Weida didn't immediately follow. He took out a cigarette and lit it. Since Tong Mazi was going to extort money, it wouldn't be over anytime soon. He had plenty of time to wait.

After finishing his cigarette and stretching his limbs, he leisurely walked out of the corner.

From afar, you can see a handcart parked at the door, already piled high with furniture.

Ok?
furniture?

Cao Weida's expression was strange. Good heavens, Tong Mazi is ruthless! He's not here to plunder money; he's clearly here to raid homes!
Sure enough, people in the underworld are all damn loyal. Their boss just died, and they're already showing filial piety by helping their sister-in-law move.
"Hurry up, hurry up, bring the pot too, we can exchange it for some money!"

"What the hell are you doing taking out the chamber pot! Get away from me, it's so horny!"

"Search carefully, don't miss anything under the bed or against the walls, there might be money hidden there!"

At the gate, Tong Mazi was giving frantic instructions. Stealing with the door wide open in broad daylight—it was truly something else, and the work was rather sloppy. Cao Weida peered through the gate and saw that the house was empty; his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

Good heavens, Tong Mazi is really desperate for money; he's not planning to leave a single penny for his sister-in-law!
They even took the pot.
He had met people who were loyal, but this was the first time he had ever met someone so loyal.

To be honest, he didn't sympathize with the mistress, but seeing this now, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Imagine going out for a nice day and coming home to find your house ransacked. Anyone would be devastated, right?
Cao Wei Da stood at the gate, staring intently at the three men stealing.

He stood there for about two minutes, but the four of them ignored him completely. Tong Mazi even turned around and glared at him, cursing, "Damn it, haven't you ever seen a move before? What are you looking at! Look again, and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Cao Wei Da: "."

He almost laughed. You're always causing trouble for Xiaguangyuan, yet you don't recognize me?
"I do not believe."

Cao Weida smiled and spoke the toughest words in the gentlest tone.

"Hey, you son of a bitch, you're pretty arrogant! Do you even know who I am?!"

"I know him, Tong Mazi, a scoundrel who does all sorts of despicable things. Everyone around Sesame Alley knows you."

Tong Mazi's pupils contracted. Damn it, he actually knew him!
Then, he immediately put on a fierce but weak voice and said, "Knowing it's you, Master Tong, you still dare to talk to me like that? Believe me or not, I'll kill you!"

Cao Weida rolled his eyes. "I already said I don't believe you. Are you hard of hearing?"

"I'm asking you, what are you doing? Stealing in broad daylight, you've got some nerve."

Then, he pulled out his police badge and flashed it, "Police, don't move! All of you, stand at attention!"

Upon hearing Cao Weida claim to be a policeman and produce his identification, the other three panicked and hurriedly hid behind Tong Mazi, saying, "Brother Tong, he's a patrol officer!"

"Brother Tong, what should we do?"

"Look at you all, so spineless!" Tong Mazi cursed irritably. So what if he's just a stinky foot patrolman? What's there to be afraid of?

Then, a smile that was more like a grimace appeared on his distinctively ugly face. "So it's the boss. I was blind to your greatness just now. I apologize for any offense."

As he spoke, he pulled out a few silver dollars from his pocket and said in a low voice, "We're all brothers in the underworld, give me some face."

The meaning is self-evident: make him pay up and shut up.

In the past, Tong Mazi wouldn't have been so easy to talk to; he had bullied countless people, including that smelly patrolman.

But times have changed. As the saying goes, a dragon stranded in shallow waters is mocked by shrimp, and a tiger fallen on flat land is bullied by dogs. Having long lost his former prestige, he only wants to spend money to avoid disaster and doesn't want any further trouble.

Cao Wei Da glanced at Da Yang, his face showing undisguised contempt.

Damn it, who do you think you are? You think you can bribe me with just three silver dollars?

Tong Mazi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and took out two more coins, making a total of five silver dollars, and handed them over.
"Boss, do me a favor. It's good to help others and good to help yourself, don't you think? Five silver dollars is enough for more than half a month's salary, that's quite a lot."

Cao Weida took the silver dollars and tapped them, making a crisp clinking sound.

Before Tong Mazi could even catch his breath, his face suddenly darkened, and he righteously rebuked him, "You, Tong Mazi, not only did you steal, but you even dared to bribe a righteous patrolman! Your crime is unforgivable!"

The four men, including Tong Mazi, were clearly taken aback by Cao Weida's sudden stern attitude. They looked at each other in confusion. Weren't the patrol officers usually quick to back down and indifferent to matters that didn't concern them? Why was this patrol officer so tough?

Also, could you please stop scolding us so sternly while pocketing the money?

Wanting both? That's not how things are done!

In an instant, a surge of anger rose on Tong Mazi's face, his already pockmarked face becoming even more ferocious, and he gritted his teeth, saying:

"I've really run into a troublemaker today, trying to act tough with me, Tong Mazi! Is he trying to force me to cough here?"

"Hey Blackie, let me tell you, I've fished out big bucks from boiling oil cauldrons on the overpass! I've waded barefoot across the streets past those glowing red-hot coals!"

"You think you can play the fool with me? You're way out of your league!"

"Brothers, load the truck and let's go! Let's see if he dares to stop us!"

"Did I say you could leave?" Cao Weida moved his feet, blocking the cart, and stared expressionlessly at Tong Mazi, coldly shouting:
"Don't you dare act tough here! Everyone, put your hands behind your heads and squat down!"

"If I didn't squat, would you be able to?"

Before he could finish speaking, cold sweat broke out on his face. "Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, be careful not to accidentally discharge the weapon!"

(End of this chapter)