Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 69 You've got some nerve!
After dropping off the intelligence, Cao Weida didn't bother with it anymore. Once the scope was determined, the spies were far more professional than him at handling the rest.

They've already provided such a precise range; if they still can't find it, it just means the Military Intelligence Bureau's Beiping station is completely useless!
He strolled over to Chongwen Gate again, having come here to see San'er about something.

But as soon as they arrived, they saw several Japanese soldiers surrounding Wen San's rickshaws. The leader of the Japanese soldiers, with a fierce look on his face, slapped Wen San hard across the face, and after just a few slaps, Wen San's face was swollen from the blows.

There was a rickshaw puller nearby, being treated the same way by a Japanese soldier. Both men were nearly delirious from the beating, but the Japanese soldier showed no sign of stopping.

To be fair, Wen San'er deserved it, but it was indeed quite a mystery.

Throughout the entire series, Wen San'er was beaten quite a few times, and quite a few of those beatings were severe.

The first time he got beaten up was when he was drinking and bragging. Wen San'er had drunk a couple of mouthfuls of cat urine, and his mouth just wouldn't shut up.

This angered the gang leader Xiao Jianbiao. To make matters worse, he acted arrogantly in front of him, demanding that he be called "Master Wen" and even making outrageous claims that he had once beaten up the leader of the Bagua Sect. This directly enraged Xiao Jianbiao, who immediately ordered his henchman, Hua Mao, to give Wen San'er a severe beating.

It was during this brutal beating that Wen San'er was dubbed by netizens as the number one spinning top in Beiping City.

The beating left Wen San'er unable to stand up, and afterwards, Hua Mao was betrayed by his elder brother Xiao Jianbiao and died at the hands of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

The second time he was beaten was by a Japanese businessman named Sato. After delivering flowers to Sato, he saw a Japanese woman and immediately had wicked thoughts, but he was discovered before he could make a move.

Still unconvinced, he drank a couple of drinks late at night. As the saying goes, alcohol emboldens the timid, and he decided to seek revenge.

But before he could take revenge, the entire Sato family was wiped out in the middle of the night.

The third time he was beaten was for harassing a Japanese prostitute, which was also the time that brought him closest to death.
Afterwards, the Japanese soldier was shot dead by a patriot.

The fourth time he was beaten was when he challenged Boss Sun.

There's quite a story to tell about this Mr. Sun.

As mentioned last time, there was Hou Dadan, the boss who came from Tianjin to run a casino and was replaced by Cao Wei Da in a substitution game. Because he couldn't win a verbal battle against Cao Wei Da, he tried to fight him physically but failed. He was forced to come to Beiping to try and make a comeback.

Tianjin's gangster culture emphasizes intellectual combat, and Boss Sun is a master of such combat in Tianjin.

After the Japanese came, they opened a tavern in Tianjin without informing him or paying him any allowance. So he ordered his men to throw excrement into the tavern at night, which led to a conflict with the Japanese.

Then it's time for a battle of wits.

He thought the Japanese soldiers would talk to him about the rules of Tianjin and have a proper intellectual debate, but little did he know the brutality of the Japanese soldiers, who directly cleaved his underling to death with a single blow.

With lives at stake, Mr. Sun had no place to stand in Tianjin and had no choice but to slink away to Beiping to develop his business.

After arriving in Beiping, Mr. Sun used his savings to open a rickshaw company and lived a relatively stable life. Surprisingly, this also earned him a certain reputation, transforming him from a street thug into a shrewd and cunning individual.

Wen San'er worked as a rickshaw puller in Boss Sun's rickshaw shop. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he challenged Boss Sun for some reason and was slapped by Boss Sun.

And then.
Although the two later reconciled, Wen San'er was too unpredictable, and in the end, Boss Sun still couldn't escape his fate. After liberation, because of his opposition to the government, he was eventually given a reward.

The fifth time was when he was beaten by Li Erhu from Nancheng. Li Erhu was executed along with Xiao Jianbiao after the liberation.

Looking back at the several beatings he received, it's fair to say that none of them were unjust. But what's strange is that even after the liberation, he was still alive and kicking, while all the people who beat him were killed.
Speaking of which, could this be the same time that Wen San'er flirted with the Japanese prostitute?

You know what, it's actually quite possible; the scene does seem somewhat familiar.
Seeing that he was almost dizzy from being whipped, Cao Weida couldn't help but want to step forward and stop it. He could have let it go if he hadn't seen it, but if he saw it and did nothing, he would feel uneasy.

But he quickly withdrew the step he had just taken. Even though he was a transmigrator and had a system by his side, he was still extremely flustered when he encountered such a mysterious person.
"Forget it, anyone who was close to Wen San ended up in a bad way. Those who slapped him were all killed. I'd better stay away from him."

"Anyway, Wen San'er is tough, otherwise how could he have killed so many people?"

"However, I have been indulging in women these past two days and haven't achieved my KPIs for two consecutive days. I have indeed become a bit lax."

He stomped his foot angrily. "The old saying is still true: wine and women harm people. I have been harmed by wine and women, and I have become so lax. How can this be allowed! No, from today onwards, I will abstain from alcohol!!"

"Since this little devil is going to die anyway, why don't we use him to boost today's sales figures tonight?"

Just as he was thinking this, a policeman in uniform ran over and spoke to the Japanese soldier in a string of words.

Cao Weida didn't speak Japanese, so it's unclear what he said, but the Japanese soldier suddenly laughed a few times and then started taking off his gloves. The patrolman stood ramrod straight, seemingly waiting to be beaten.

Now Cao Weida had no choice but to intervene. The fact that a policeman was willing to stand up for his countrymen and argue with the Japanese devils was enough to prove that the policeman had a good conscience.

He quickened his pace and ran over, shouting, "Sir, wait, wait!"

I ran inside and saw, hey, I was wondering who had such a strong sense of justice, it was Fang Jinglin! No wonder. Fang Jinglin was a member of the underground Communist Party, so it's not surprising that he had this sense of justice.

Tsk, this adds another connection to the Red Party.

"Baka!" Seeing yet another Chinese person coming to cause trouble, the Japanese officer immediately became furious, reaching for his waist, clearly intending to draw his gun.

Before he could even draw his gun, an ID was handed to him.

This is the identification document that Ono Oda issued to him. He holds a position in the police station's advisory office, which doesn't grant him any real power, but it serves as a symbol of status.

The Japanese officer took the document with a blazing fire in his eyes, but his anger visibly faltered when he saw the police advisor's seal on the document.

Turning to the next page, his eyes lit up when he saw the two UnionPay banknotes tucked inside. His anger subsided like a receding tide, replaced by a smile.

"Hey, yours, Cao-san?"

Pshaw, after living in China for so many years, he still can't speak Chinese properly. He's obviously a low-class dwarf.

"Hey, sir, my name is Cao Weida. My superior is Major Ono Oda. This is my colleague. He's a bit rude. Please be lenient."

"Yoshi, I can let him go, but those two, they're dead!"

The Japanese soldiers pointed at Wen San'er and Na Laishun, whose heads were swollen like pigs, clearly determined not to give up.

"No." Fang Jinglin was about to object when Cao Weida pulled him behind him, then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and smiled:
"Sir, what did those two do wrong? Sir, judging from your voice, your Japanese should be quite good. Could you translate for me? It's too difficult for me to understand him."

Fang Jinglin readily agreed and immediately translated Cao Weida's words.

"They insulted the women of my Great Japanese Empire and must be severely punished!"

"Oh, you've got some nerve! Daring to rape a woman?!"

Fang Jinglin quickly explained, "No, there was no rape, I just teased him a couple of times."

"Just teasing him?" Cao Weida looked at the Japanese soldier.

The Japanese soldier hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, but the women of the Great Japanese Empire cannot be insulted! This is disrespect to the Great Japanese Empire, and even more so, a provocation to the Great Japanese Empire!"

"Sir, please calm down. They are just a bunch of lowly rickshaw pullers, who have never seen the world. They are always spouting vulgarities. I reckon they are just used to it. They have never seen such beautiful women as the Great Japanese Empire, so they speak without restraint."

There's a teahouse nearby. I'd like to invite you to have a cup of tea. I'll have the patrol officers take those two back and give them a good talking-to. I guarantee they won't do it again.

After all, the security issues in this city still need to be maintained by patrol officers, right? We can't let you do these low-level things, can we?

Please, do me the honor of letting me treat you to a cup of tea to calm you down. Come on, let's go have some tea.

The Japanese soldier hesitated for a moment, then stopped struggling and let Cao Weida pull him half-heartedly toward the teahouse.

"Cao Sang, you must punish them."

"Yes, yes, definitely."

Cao Weida gave the patrolman a wink: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take them back to make a statement!"

Fang Jinglin nodded quickly, "Captain Cao, don't worry, I will definitely teach these two audacious scoundrels a lesson!"

The reputation of being one of the three cowards of the rat was so well-known that almost every patrol officer in the police station knew him, or at least had heard of him even if they had never seen him.

He remembered this kindness in his heart. He had already prepared himself to be slapped, but he never expected to be saved by Cao Weida.

He actually had a good impression of Cao Wei Da and had heard of his reputation.

This was a turbulent time. The Japanese were on the verge of collapse, and the future of Beiping would essentially be under the rule of the Kuomintang. The silent battle would continue.

The underground Communist Party of China had been carrying out the anti-Japanese democratic movement, actively recruiting progressive and qualified individuals. Cao Weida met all the requirements, except for one flaw: he had taken a concubine.
However, these are not problems. The flaws do not outweigh the merits. As long as the ideology is sound and the cause of revolution is helpful, they can be fully incorporated later.
"Xiao Fang, you were too reckless today." His colleague was almost scared to death. Everyone knew how ruthless the Japanese were, but Fang Jinglin was fearless enough to charge forward.

Fang Jinglin sighed and said with a wry smile, "We can't just stand by and watch them get beaten to death. Alright, let's make an example by taking them to two intersections first, and then let them go."

(End of this chapter)