Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

Sure enough, as soon as Huang Jinrong finished speaking, the group of henchmen surrounding the door automatically made way for him.

Lu Chen turned around and led Liu Jie along that road all the way to the outside of the casino, with the henchmen watching them the whole time.

Huang Jinrong watched the two disappear with a smile on his face until they were gone, at which point his smile vanished and his expression turned calm.

"ah."

At this moment, Huang Jinrong clutched his head and let out a low cry of pain. It's easy to imagine how painful it must have been to be hit on the head with a wine bottle.

What I'd been holding back was finally showing now.

"Damn it!"

Who is Huang Jinrong?

He could be said to be all-powerful in the entire magical world, able to command wind and rain at will, but today he actually suffered a setback at the hands of Lu Chen, that insignificant person he had always looked down upon.

But he didn't dare to touch Lu Chen, after all, his status was what it was, and Huang Jinrong was already wary of him.

He still remembered the last time a big shot from Japan came, he stood next to that big shot in Lu Chen, the Chinese territory.

Who was that important figure? After making inquiries from various sources, he already knew that it was the Japanese Emperor.

The Japanese Emperor holds supreme power in Japan, controlling both military and political affairs.

The Japanese Emperor is like a god in the hearts of the Japanese people. No one dares to disobey his orders. Lu Chen was standing next to him, and Huang Jinrong couldn't figure him out. He was afraid that if he killed Lu Chen, he would suffer retaliation from Japan.

He always adhered to the principle of not offending or pleasing anyone, just living his own life and doing his little business well. So even though Lu Chen treated him like this, he didn't dare to retaliate.

As he walked out of the casino, Lu Chen kept his fists clenched before relaxing them. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous; he was quite nervous, as this was the first time he had ever threatened such an important figure.

To his surprise, it was a success, just like always.

"Xiao Jie, let's go, take me home."

Lu Chen got into the car and asked Liu Jie to take her home. Liu Jie nodded.

The two were in the French Concession and soon returned to Lu Chen's home.

Upon arriving home, before Lu Chen could even open the door, Lu Xiulian, hearing the car, opened the door and came out first.

She was wearing an apron, with two little ones, Xiao Yao and Liu An, following behind her.

"Brother, Brother Jie, you're back! I made something nice today, come and eat."

Lu Xiulian invited the two of them in, and Liu Jie stayed only after Lu Chen nodded.

Lu Chen took off his coat, revealing his shoulder, which was bandaged. He had deliberately covered the wound when he was with Huang Jinrong.

"Brother, you're injured and haven't recovered yet, so eat something nourishing."

At the dining table, Lu Xiulian placed a piece of meat on Lu Chen's plate. Lu Chen smiled and nodded, then quickly began to eat.

Lu Xiulian lowered her head again, a slight blush appearing on her face, and placed another piece of meat in Liu Jie's bowl.

Liu Jie was taken aback, glanced at Lu Chen somewhat awkwardly, and only started eating when he saw that Lu Chen didn't make any move.

Lu Xiulian specially prepared two small bowls for Xiao Yao and Liu An, and added some dishes for each of them so that they could eat alone.

"Brother, shall we go?"

While they were eating, Lu Xiulian suddenly looked at Lu Chen and spoke.

Lu Chen and Liu Jie exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with doubt. Lu Chen swallowed the food in his mouth before speaking.

"Go? Go where?"

Lu Chen didn't understand why his sister suddenly said those things today. Where could they go? Were they going to leave Shanghai?

Liu Jie remained silent, listening quietly to their conversation.

"I mean we should leave Shanghai and go to another safer place, like in the mountains or a remote village, build a house there, where we'll be safer and won't have to worry about being disturbed by others."

Lu Xiulian put down her chopsticks and said that she had been thinking about this matter for a long time.

She felt that Shanghai was too dangerous, after all, it was full of Japanese people and war was always breaking out there.

Moreover, Lu Chen was shot this time, and she was worried and scared because she didn't know when Lu Chen and Liu Jie might be killed.

Since her family isn't short of money, she thought she should move to a safer, more remote place to live, so the Japanese wouldn't be able to find her, right?

"Sister, the Chinese-controlled area is now occupied by the Japanese. How are we supposed to get out? Besides, I'm the head of the military police. I work for the Japanese, so I can't leave."

Lu Chen frowned and explained to Lu Xiulian why they couldn't leave. Liu Jie glanced at Lu Chen and nodded, also saying that Xiao Yao and Liu An still needed to study here, and they couldn't leave.

Lu Xiulian sighed, then said helplessly, "That's true."

Afterwards, the dinner was finished in silence. Lu Xiulian, Xiao Yao, and Liu An all got into Liu Jie's car and went back to Liu Jie's house.

After watching the car leave, Lu Chen turned around and went back to his room.

I quickly washed up, changed my medication, and then lay down.

He kept thinking about what Lu Xiulian had said, about fleeing Shanghai and going into seclusion.

He smiled and shook his head inwardly. He would never do such a thing, because he had the ability to control rats.

If one were to live in seclusion and do nothing, wouldn't that be a complete waste?

He could use this ability to climb the ranks within the Japanese ranks and then pass on more useful intelligence to the anti-Japanese organizations.

After thinking it through, Lu Chen went to sleep.

The next day, as soon as Lu Chen got out of bed, he saw more than a dozen mice standing on the table. Upon closer inspection, he recognized the one in the lead as the mouse he knew well.

Lu Chen was immediately excited. He had sent Shu Yi out for two or three days, and now he was finally back.

Before he could even speak, Lu Chen walked up to the table and saw several photos on it.

He picked it up and looked at it; there were only one or two photos of the Japanese army, the rest were just some incomprehensible pictures.

"Well, it's not bad either."

Lu Chen sighed and put away the photos related to the Japanese army.

He thought his mouse was smart enough, but he forgot that a mouse is still a mouse and cannot fully understand the meaning of his words.

He carefully collected several photos related to the Japanese army, put away the other photos, and casually placed them down somewhere. Then he let the rats leave and let one rat follow him.

Today he has a big task to accomplish: to get rid of Sato Yosho and take over the position.

Lu Chen didn't rush to the Japanese concession, but went to the Chinese area first, to that little tavern.

It was still early, but he didn't expect that when he arrived at the tavern, he would see Sato Yosho sitting in the same spot as yesterday, waiting anxiously.

His hair was disheveled, and his eyes were sunken; it was obvious. He hadn't slept well last night.

Lu Chen understood perfectly; no one could sleep well after something like this happened.

He didn't approach to speak, nor did he continue to observe. He only glanced at it before heading towards the Japanese concession. He was going to the Special Higher Police and report this matter to Matsumoto Kiyoko.

Upon arriving at the Special Higher Police, Lu Chen went to the Intelligence Section and then to his own office.

Fu Yangshan was working on the document when he saw Lu Chen come in, glance at him, but didn't say anything or pay any attention to him, continuing to handle his own affairs.

He was also somewhat dejected. He had thought he had made a lot of contributions and was about to be promoted, but so many days had passed and he had only received a few words of praise, without any other news.

Lu Chen glanced at him, then walked towards Matsumoto Kiyoko's office.

He knocked on the door when Matsumoto Kiyoko was in her office. After she answered, he pushed the door open and went in.

"Team leader, you told me to keep an eye on Sato Yosho and that man, and I've been keeping an eye on them."

"I haven't seen that man these past few days, I've only seen Section Chief Sato."

Lu Chen spoke slowly, indicating that he did not intend to show Matsumoto Kiyoko the logistical supplies' outbound records.

Because if we showed it to her, it would be tantamount to exposing the clues. She would definitely investigate thoroughly and eventually find the man and the underground party. He couldn't possibly do such a thing; we had to make Sato Yosho willingly die.

"Have you noticed anything else unusual about Section Chief Sato?"

Kiyoko Matsumoto frowned, sat down at the table, looked up from the documents on the table, and then looked at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen shook his head. Matsumoto Kiyoko looked at the wound on his shoulder, paused for a few seconds, and then spoke.

"Lu Chen, I have a question for you."

"Team leader, please speak."

Lu Chen probably already guessed what Matsumoto Kiyoko wanted to ask him, but he didn't show it. He just looked at her quietly, waiting for her next words.

Do you think rats, as spies, really exist?

Kiyoko Matsumoto stroked her chin with a puzzled expression. This rumor had been around for a long time, and whether it was a high-ranking Kuomintang mole or some other information, it all pointed to the existence of this agent.

But after investigating for so long, she hadn't found out a single useful piece of information, not even knowing where he was hiding in the Special Higher Police.

When Lu Chen heard this, he knew she was hesitant, but he couldn't show it; he had to speak as a traitor.

"I think it should exist, after all, rumors don't just start out of nowhere."

"Perhaps he's just hidden it well, and we haven't discovered it yet."

Lu Chen paused for a moment, pretending to think for a few seconds, before speaking.

He framed Zhang Rongshan's henchman and the Japanese company commander for the grain incident last time.

There wasn't even a trace of a mouse left. If the mouse really was a spy, it would definitely have done something here. However, Matsumoto Kiyoko couldn't seize the opportunity, so she hesitated.

"Tell everyone else to be careful and report any developments within the department to me. You continue to keep an eye on Section Chief Sato."

Kiyoko Matsumoto nodded, agreeing that it made sense. After all, rumors only circulate among ordinary people, but information about spies should be reliable, given that it came from a high-ranking insider.

Lu Chen nodded and agreed to the task Matsumoto Kiyoko had given him. He then left the office.

Lu Chen plans to take down Sato Yangxiang tonight.

After leaving the office, Lu Chen stayed in the intelligence department. He didn't know where to go. He was supposed to be keeping an eye on Sato Yangxiang, but he couldn't just go out and keep an eye on him himself, as that would be too suspicious.

After all, doing so might make Matsumoto Kiyoko think that she knows where Sato Yosho is.

Since he already knew, if he didn't tell her, she might suspect his intentions or something else. So Lu Chen decided to stay in the intelligence department until evening.

"Lu Chen, what are you doing here? Aren't you going to do your mission?"

Lu Chen returned to his office and sat there for more than ten minutes. Fu Yangshan saw that he had been sitting there for a long time, with his legs propped up on the table and swinging back and forth, so he looked at Lu Chen with annoyance and asked.

Lu Chen glanced at him, too lazy to pay attention, and spoke listlessly.

"I have no mission, so if I don't stay here, where should I go?"

Fu Yangshan chuckled, glanced at him a couple more times, and then continued with his own business.

Secretly, she was delighted. Since Lu Chen had no mission, did that mean he had been completely ignored by Matsumoto Kiyoko? And since she had a mission, did that mean she was more important than Lu Chen?

He couldn't help but laugh when he imagined this: no matter how many connections you have in the Special Higher School, if you don't have the ability, you're still just a piece of trash.

However, he didn't say those words aloud; he simply stayed there quietly dealing with his own affairs.

Lu Chen lay there for a while and soon felt sleepy, then fell asleep.

When he got up again, it was already dark.

Lu Chen quickly lit a cigarette, shook his head to clear his head. He already knew where Sato Yoshinori's office was, so all he had to do now was go there directly.

Fu Yangshan was no longer in his office, while Matsumoto Kiyoko's office was still brightly lit; she was probably still inside dealing with something.

Stepping out of the office, there were very few people left in the entire intelligence department; they must have all left.

Lu Chen arrived at the stairwell and released one of them.

"If Matsumoto Kiyoko comes over, just go upstairs and remind me."

Then, he had Rat hide at the bottom of the stairs, and Lu Chen went upstairs alone to Sato Yoshinori's office. He could see through the crack in the door that the light was on, so Sato Yoshinori should be inside.

Lu Chen had already prepared the unloaded pistol used for logistics, as well as the photograph. He knocked on the door and slowly walked in.

"Lu Chen?"

Upon hearing the noise, Sato Yosho tensed up for a moment, but relaxed when he looked up and saw Lu Chen.

Lu Chen did not respond to him, but slowly walked to his desk, his expression somewhat unpleasant, and then took out the photo and slapped it on the desk.

"This is?!"

Sato Yosho frowned, picked up the photo, and stood up excitedly when he could clearly see that it was a picture of himself and that man.

The photo shows her and that man looking very intimate.

How did this photo come to be? Am I being followed?

Sato Yosho tried to look up and glanced at Lu Chen in astonishment. He couldn't understand it. Could it be Lu Chen?

If this photo falls into the hands of Kuroda or Matsumoto Kiyoko, he will definitely be investigated.

After all, the man opposite him was clearly Chinese. It would definitely arouse suspicion if a section chief of the Special Intelligence Section of the High Command had contact with a Chinese person.

"Section Chief Sato, have you been exposed?"

Lu Chen knew that Sato Yosho's heart had already become somewhat fragile when he saw this photo, so he prepared to add another dose of shock to make him completely break down.