Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 315 Attacked Twice in One Night

The hostess's scream pierced the night sky, only to be silenced by Cao Weida's cold shout a second later, causing her to tremble and shrink into a corner.

Cao Wei Da didn't bother with them; he wasn't so heartless as to indiscriminately kill innocent people.

The sudden turn of events terrified Li Fugui, who screamed and scrambled to run out the door.

But how could Cao Wei Da give him that opportunity?
With a kick to the back of his knee, Li Fugui fell to his knees with a thud.

Instead of immediately killing him, he imitated a common tactic used by the Kuomintang secret police, pressing a short dagger against the back of Li Fugui's neck and demanding in a low voice, "Provide evidence that you colluded with the Japanese!"

Li Fugui was already terrified and shouted incoherently, "I'll confess! I'll confess everything! All the documents are in the hidden compartment in my study!"

"Spare me! I'll never do it again, I'll mend my ways!"

"Repent and reform?" Cao Weida sneered. "I can spare you, but those compatriots you betrayed are thinking of you right now!"

Li Fugui was so frightened that snot and tears streamed down his face: "Hero, sir, grandpa! I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!"

"I'm willing to give all my possessions to atone for my sins, just ignore me!"

If today's assassination were the same as usual, he wouldn't mind making more money to save. However, today's operation was carried out using the Military Intelligence Bureau's methods, and such a big commotion has alerted many people. The military police will be arriving soon.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and the dagger slashed through the air. Li Fugui clutched his neck and collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with resentment towards Cao Weida and a desperate desire to live.

The women, who were already terrified, screamed again upon seeing this scene, but none of them dared to look up.

Cao Weida glanced at them, but did not linger. He turned and jumped out of the window.

Shouts could be heard downstairs, indicating that they had noticed the commotion upstairs.

"Goodbye." Cao Weida put the dagger into his spatial storage, and his figure disappeared into the night with a few leaps.

On his way back, he suddenly saw a car speeding towards Zuixianlou.

A military truck followed behind, with a group of military police standing behind it.

Cao Wei Da's eyes lit up. Well, it's raining, so why not beat the child while I'm bored? Let's do this!
So he found a suitable high vantage point and took out the Type 92 heavy machine gun again.

Inside the car, Yoshitaro Kawamoto kept urging the driver to go faster, even faster.

During this period, Yoshitaro Kawamoto was extremely exhausted.

People frequently disappeared in Beiping, causing widespread panic among the traitors and Japanese soldiers.

Previously, there were even so-called ghost and spirit legends, and almost everyone in the temple had a talisman.

Yoshitaro Kawamoto scoffed at this, believing that there were no such things as ghosts or gods in the world, only people pretending to be gods and ghosts!
As for why the bodies disappeared, it can only be said that the perpetrators were very clever.

In his search for the mysterious man, he used every available channel, mobilizing both underground Communist Party members and Kuomintang agents, but he found not a single clue.

In addition, he was recently brutally beaten with heavy machine guns at the Bamboo Agency, and was also attacked on the way, resulting in the deaths of most of his guards.

This made him feel that his investigation had been discovered by the mysterious person.

He had reason to suspect that both assassination attempts were actually targeting him.

Because the mysterious person was quite skilled, he hadn't dared to leave the gate of the bamboo agency much during this period, and had all his affairs handled by his subordinates.

Several days passed, and no one bothered him. He believed that the other party had temporarily given up on assassinating him.

He just received a call saying that Zuixianlou Restaurant had been targeted by a suspected Kuomintang assassination attempt, and that military police squad leader Tsujii Daisuke and pro-Japanese element Li Fugui had been assassinated. This infuriated him.

During this period of investigation into the mysterious person, the search and arrest efforts of the Military Intelligence Bureau have been reduced considerably. I never expected that the other party would dare to cause trouble again!

He dispatched a squad of military police to accompany him directly to Zuixianlou.

Today was the first time he had gone out since the last attack. In his opinion, with this setup, no one should dare to openly attack him.

Then a barrage of bullets, even heavier than a downpour, rained down upon us.

"Baka! I've been tricked! The assassination attempt by Zuixianlou was actually a deliberate attempt to lure me out!"

Yoshitaro Kawamoto lay prone, letting the shattered glass from the heavy machine gun fire rain down on him.

He no longer cared about the pain from being hit and cut by the broken glass. What could be more important than life?

He has made up his mind that he will not leave the Bamboo Agency for the next month!
It was quite a coincidence that both times they happened by chance, and both times they were just 'idle around', so Cao Weida casually fired a few magazines of bullets.

But it was Yoshitaro Kawamoto who was injured both times!
This led to a serious misjudgment by Yoshitaro Kawamoto.

He strongly suspected that the assassination squad had never given up on assassinating him! Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Kawamoto Yoshitaro got beaten up again.

It was quite a coincidence that Kawamoto Yoshitaro was injured, and most of the military police on the following vehicle also died. These military police were Cao Weida's main targets, after all, they were easy targets, so Cao Weida naturally wouldn't be lenient with them.

He had several cuts from shards of glass and had to go to the hospital for treatment. Several other seriously injured military police officers also had to be treated.

Coincidentally, one of the nurses in this hospital was a Kuomintang agent.

Seeing that the old Japanese soldier Yoshitaro Kawamoto was injured, and that most of the military police had also been killed, with almost everyone wounded, they immediately concluded that the old Japanese soldier had been ambushed.

Such a good opportunity immediately piqued the interest of the Kuomintang secret agents.

In the middle of the night, Kawamoto Yoshitaro, who had just been beaten and injured, left the hospital. Just as he bent down to get into his car, a hail of bullets came flying at him again.

This time he was a little bolder, after all, there was a hospital behind him and military police patrolling nearby.

He peered through the crack in the door and finally saw the attacker's basic characteristics: it was that damned Kuomintang agent!

"Baka! Damn Military Intelligence Bureau! I won't let you get away with this!" After being beaten up so many times, Kawamoto Yoshitaro was furious. He vowed to activate the Mole as soon as he got back and take revenge on the Military Intelligence Bureau!
Back in the courtyard, Cao Weida was unaware that, by a twist of fate, his assassination attempt today, disguised as a Kuomintang (KMT) operation, and his casual firing of bullets at the car, had actually confirmed the incident and pinned the blame entirely on the KMT.

Just as he returned home and fell asleep peacefully with his concubine's soft body in his arms, at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion...

Before the smell of blood had even dissipated, Oda Taro, the captain of the Japanese military police, led a squad of military police to kick open the door to the private room.

He stared at the corpses of Tsuji Daisuke and Li Fugui on the ground, especially the two precise and fatal wounds, and his face instantly turned ashen.

"Baka!" Oda Taro kicked over the table next to him, spilling drinks and food all over the floor.

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Don't miss an inch of the sausage!"

The forensic doctor squatted down beside the body and examined it carefully. After a moment, he stood up, bowed, and reported: "Captain Xiaotian, the deceased's wounds are clean and neat, which is a common assassination method used by the Military Intelligence Bureau."

"Military Intelligence Bureau!" Oda Taro clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white. "These Chinese agents are like persistent ghosts! Immediately seal off all intersections in the city and check suspicious persons! Especially those wearing black clothes and carrying weapons!"

"Hai!" the military police responded in unison, many of them touching the amulets on their chests.
Just then, a military policeman rushed in. "Captain, a telegram from the Takei Agency says that Chief Kawamoto Yoshitaro has just been attacked twice by the Military Intelligence Bureau. They say the assassination attempt was to lure Chief Kawamoto out and kill him."

"Chief Kawamoto stated that he wanted the Military Police Command to cooperate in closely monitoring the Military Intelligence Bureau's hidden strongholds in Beiping, saying that it would be better to arrest the wrong person than let one go!"

"This matter has already been reported to His Excellency Miyamoto, and headquarters has ordered us to cooperate fully!"

"What?! His Excellency Kawamoto has been attacked?!" Oda Taro's face darkened. "These audacious Kuomintang rats are simply too insidious!"

"Reply that we will fully cooperate with the Bamboo Agency's operation to find these audacious bastards and make them pay a bloody price!"

Meanwhile, Chen Mo, the leader of the Beiping Military Intelligence Bureau's action group, frowned as he looked at the intelligence sent by his subordinates.

"Who exactly carried out the assassination at Zuixianlou? Could it really have been done by someone from our Military Intelligence Bureau?"

"Operator, go and verify as soon as possible! Also, notify everyone to remain silent during this period, and no one is allowed to act on their own!"

Many people were destined to have trouble sleeping that night, but Cao Weida slept very soundly.

The next day, when Cao Weida came to the living room, he saw Qin Huairu, who had been wearing dirty clothes the day before, now dressed in clothes made of fine fabric.

However, her slightly dry and yellow hair and her thin, sallow cheeks somewhat detracted from her beauty.

But there's a saying that you can judge a person by their bone structure. Just by looking at Qin Huairu's facial bones, you can tell that she'll definitely be a beauty when she grows up.

"Master, you're up? Please sit down and eat." Liu Rusi, sitting next to Qin Huairu, greeted him gently.

"Hmm." Cao Weida sat down in the main seat, gestured to Qin Huairu who had nervously stood up, and smiled kindly:

"Don't be so nervous, just make yourself at home here."

"How was your sleep last night? Did you sleep well? Was there anything you weren't used to?"

Qin Huairu quickly shook her head: "I slept very well without me."

"Haha~~ It's good that you slept well. Don't keep your head down. These are all your future family members. No one will bully you here." Cao Weida patted her head and smiled gently.

The girl was clearly still a little insecure and awkward, but that was normal. Suddenly leaving her parents and coming to a strange place surrounded by strangers, it was inevitable that she would feel uneasy.

There's no other way; we can only use time and getting to know her gradually to dispel her anxiety.

"If anyone bullies you in the future, just tell me. As long as you are in the right, I will stand up for you."

(End of this chapter)