Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 78 Successful Elimination of Traitors
Zheng Chaoyang quietly followed, focusing his attention on Cao Weida. However, after following him for only ten meters or so, Cao Weida's figure disappeared from his sight.

He was startled again, never expecting that Cao Weida's ability to conceal himself was so outstanding!

He was observing with complete focus the whole time!

With this skill, even ordinary martial arts practitioners wouldn't have it, right?

Since he could no longer see Cao Weida, he could only focus his attention on the traitor. Regardless of whether Cao Weida, this sudden troublemaker, was there or not, he still had to keep up with the traitor.

Most of the underground party members didn't have much money, so their living conditions were generally not good and were located in relatively remote areas.

At this moment, the underground party members and the underground party traitors, one in front and one behind, had gradually walked through several secluded alleys and arrived at an even more secluded alley.

This made Cao Weida, who was closely following the traitor on the rooftop not far away, feel that the time was almost right.

There were quite a few people on the road in front of the Yangtze Dance Hall, so it wasn't a good time for Cao Weida to make a move. This place was very secluded at the moment. If he didn't act now, would he be waiting until the New Year?

He bypassed the two men beforehand, jumped off the wall, and quickly walked forward to the corner. He put on a mask and crossed a small alley. After seeing his underground party comrades pass by, he pressed himself against the wall and waited quietly in the shadows of the corner for his prey to come to him.

The night was dark, and although there was moonlight, visibility in the dark alley was not very high. The traitor could only concentrate on following his underground comrades and did not notice Cao Weida hiding around the corner, who was about to pass by him.

Just as he was about to walk over, a pair of hands suddenly reached out towards his head.

The traitor was so frightened he almost fainted. In the dim night, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from the shadows and aimed at his head. Anyone would be scared half to death in that situation.

But after all, he had been an underground agent for so many years, and his mental fortitude and physical skills were definitely not something that ordinary people could match.

Out of instinct, he took a sudden step back and reached for the pistol at his waist.

Zheng Chaoyang, who was following behind him, felt a tightness in his heart. Worried that Cao Weida was in danger, he was about to rush over to help, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks, unable to hide the astonishment on his face.

At the same moment the traitor's body shot backward, Cao Weida reacted even faster. Seeing that he couldn't hold down the traitor's head, he instantly pushed off with his feet, his body lunging out like a cheetah. His outstretched hands also suddenly retracted, his right hand near his ear, his elbow striking the opponent's heart with lightning speed.

Level 8, elbow strike to the heart!
Boom~~
With a muffled thud, the elbow struck his heart, sending his retreating body flying through the air with another thud.

The next second, in his limited consciousness, he saw a large hand smash down on his head like a hammer.

Xingyi, Piquan (劈拳)!
huh~~
The speed of the single palm was so fast that it generated a strong airflow vibration, which produced a sonic boom due to friction with the air.

Bang~ Crack~~
The sound of bones shattering was so crisp in the darkness, but the person struck, the underground party traitor and spy, could no longer hear it. The moment the palm struck his forehead, his consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.

"Oh my god, hitting a person is definitely different from hitting a wooden stake. This is the true romance of a man!" Cao Weida's eyes crinkled with laughter. He was extremely satisfied with his current skills. This was the ultimate romance of a man!
While killing someone by sneak attack can achieve the same goal, it's always done clandestinely and isn't satisfying at all. It's nothing compared to the thrill of killing someone head-on!
As for whether killing someone like that is too cruel, after all, he just blew up the traitor's heart, and his brains are probably turned into a mess.
Come on, this guy is a traitor. To put it bluntly, killing him like this is letting him off easy.

If possible, he would like to hang the traitor up and cut him into pieces, one by one, to teach him how to be sliced ​​into a thousand pieces!

Perhaps in doing so, those with wavering thoughts will feel afraid and restrain their behavior, thus reducing the number of traitors among the Chinese people and the number of people persecuted by traitors.

What just happened would take a lot of words to explain, but it actually only lasted for a second or two.

But since they did take action, there was still some noise.

Sure enough, the underground party members in front immediately became alert and hurriedly hid in a nearby alley, bending their knees, ready to escape at any moment.

As for drawing a gun in self-defense, sorry, he didn't carry a gun.

To be more precise, he didn't have a gun at all.
The reason for not having guns is simple: there's nowhere to buy them, and no money to buy them.

It's quite tragic that at this time, when the underground Communist Party encountered an emergency requiring the elimination of traitors, its comrades had to temporarily borrow weapons from other intelligence groups, action groups, progressive individuals sympathetic to the revolution, local armed forces, or other anti-Japanese forces.

Moreover, this is not an isolated case, but a widespread phenomenon.

They were starving, had poor housing, and once exposed, even the weapons to resist were a luxury. One can imagine how difficult it was for the Red Party at that time.

If there had been even the slightest way, things wouldn't have come to this. Zheng Chaoyang snapped out of his shock and immediately ran forward, first giving Cao Weida a complicated look, then saying something to the underground party's hiding place:
"You've been spotted. Get out of here immediately! Move to a safe house and wait for further instructions to evacuate!"

The underground party members who had gone into hiding immediately knew that these were their own people, and they were a little excited. For those of them, the hardest thing to endure was loneliness and solitude. They had to keep everything hidden in their hearts. Apart from the occasional brief contact when exchanging intelligence and conducting operations with their superiors, they had to hide themselves like ghosts in a crowd most of the time.

Now that he had finally run into his comrade, he was naturally extremely excited, but he did not rush out to greet him. Organizational discipline was absolutely not to be violated, and people who were not on the same side should never have any contact with each other!

This is to protect himself, and also to protect his comrades!
At the same time, he was also a little scared, he didn't expect that he was being watched!

He also said in a low voice, "Thank you, comrade, take care!" and quickly left.

These two revolutionary comrades had never met before, and even their voices were disguised. Their brief acquaintance and hasty parting meant they might never see each other again in their lifetime.
Having confirmed that his underground party comrades had left, Zheng Chaoyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Go quickly!"

"Wait a minute, let's check the corpse first." Cao Weida was not in a hurry. He walked over and picked up the gun that the traitor hadn't had time to draw. He looked at it and found it was a mirror clip.

The Mirror Clip, also known as the Mauser C96 pistol, weighs 1.13 kg, is 288 mm long, is semi-automatic, and uses 7.63*25 mm Mauser cartridges. It has an effective range of 100 meters and a maximum range of 200 meters. It is not only faster and has a longer range than the Browning, but also has greater power.

It feels great in the hand, and he prefers it to the effeminate Browning.

Interestingly, the mirror clip has a lot of recoil, so after firing a shot, the muzzle jumps upwards, which seriously affects shooting accuracy and rate of fire. In fact, it is not very popular abroad.

Because it is not subject to arms embargoes, has powerful firepower, and a high magazine capacity, it can also be modified into a 20-round detachable magazine model. Some models also have fully automatic functions and a fast rate of fire, providing strong fire support in close-quarters combat and guerrilla warfare.

Moreover, this gun is made of solid materials, has a robust and durable structure, is suitable for use in complex environments, and is affordable. It is a gun that is not popular abroad, but is very popular among the Communist Party.

Especially after long-term use, a method to deal with muzzle rise was discovered: tilting the wrist at a 90-degree angle to make the bullets fan out, thus giving it a stronger firepower advantage.

Once this method was promoted, it became even more popular among the guerrillas.

Looking at the mirror clip in his hand, Cao Weida fondly fiddled with it for a while.

I remember when he was a child, his favorite time was Chinese New Year, because he could receive lucky money, eat delicious food, and buy toy guns!
Back then, his favorite thing was these big-sized handguns. When he held one, he felt like the coolest kid in the world!
"Here you go." Although Cao Weida quite liked the mirror clip, he didn't use it very often.

Even if he encounters a crisis, he has martial arts for close combat, Browning rifles for short-range engagements, and StG44 assault rifles for long-range engagements. Although he has not received systematic training in marksmanship and his shooting may not be very accurate, it is enough to intimidate the enemy and then run away!

Therefore, it would be a waste to have this mirror clip on him; it would be better to do him a favor instead.

After all, even without me, this traitor would most likely not have survived, and everything he ended up with would belong to the Red Party.

He's already secured the kills; he's achieved his goal.

Zheng Chaoyang didn't stand on ceremony; he knew Cao Weida was a wealthy man.

Besides, I followed along the way, protecting you with utmost care and concern; this gun is my way of repaying you.

After handing the gun to Zheng Chaoyang, Cao Weida began to explore the physical object.

When I touched his heart, I could clearly feel a dent, indicating that the elbow strike had broken his ribs.

He quickly searched the body and found an ID, a small dish of banknotes, and seven or eight silver dollars. That was all.

"Traitorous bastard, penniless wretch, ptooey!" Cao Weida said with utter disdain, opening his ID and glancing at it in the dim moonlight: "Honorary Member of the East Asian Academic Research Association"

With disgust, he handed the documents and money to Zheng Chaoyang. He didn't need the documents; they might be of some use to Zheng Chaoyang and his group.

Then, under Zheng Chaoyang's stunned gaze, he quickly and skillfully erased the surrounding traces.

Zheng Chaoyang stared at him with a complicated expression until Cao Wei Da pulled him away, at which point he finally composed himself.

(End of this chapter)