Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

Lu Chen nodded and walked into the office with Colonel Kuroda. There was no one there.

"Mr. Lu, please make yourself at home."

Colonel Kuroda walked behind the table and sat in his seat, while Lu Chen sat behind him.

The entire room was laid out in a Japanese style, with several Japanese samurai swords on one side and a huge portrait hanging behind Colonel Kuroda, which appeared to be the Japanese Emperor.

"Colonel Kuroda, what brings you here today?"

Lu Chen noticed that he didn't see Colonel Kuroda's translator, Takahashi Akuta, this time, but he didn't care. Instead, he asked why he had been summoned.

"Mr. Lu, don't rush, have a taste. This is a famous tea from our great Japanese Empire, Uji tea, which is not easy to obtain."

Colonel Kuroda picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and pushed one towards Lu Chen.

Looking at the teacup, Lu Chen hesitated to drink. He pinched Shu Yi with his hand, and a few seconds later Shu Yi gently bit his finger.

Lu Chen smiled and took a sip. Animals are very sensitive to smells, and he had just taken a sip to let the rat check if there was any poison in the tea.

There was no other way. Although Lu Chen knew that he was just a nobody to Kuroda, he felt it was better to be cautious when dealing with the Japanese.

"Yes, it is indeed good tea."

Lu Chen simply couldn't get used to tea; it was bitter, and he didn't know what was so good about it. Perhaps he just didn't know how to cultivate his taste.

"I called Lu Jun here this time so that he could become my translator."

Colonel Kuroda picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and continued speaking before Lu Chen could speak.

"I see that Lu Jun is wholeheartedly dedicated to serving the empire, so I will give Lu Jun this opportunity."

Hearing his words, Lu Chen appeared excited, but inwardly he felt something was amiss.

Kuroda already has a translator, right? What about Takahashi Akuta? Why is he suddenly asking me to be his translator at this time?

"Colonel, where's Takahashi-kun?"

Since entering the Japanese concession, Lu Chen has not seen Takahashi Akuta. In addition, Kuroda suddenly asked him to be a translator, so he guessed that something must have happened to Takahashi Akuta.

Upon hearing Lu Chen mention Takahashi Akuta, Colonel Kuroda's expression immediately turned sour.

"Damn it, I don't know what's wrong with those rats, they're chasing after our soldiers and biting them, even though we're about to take over the Chinese territory."

"Takahashi-kun and I were there at that time, and Takahashi Akuta was bitten to death by rats."

Lu Chen never expected that Colonel Kuroda and Takahashi Akuta from the Chinese border region were also in the Japanese camp last time, and that Takahashi Akuta was even bitten to death by his own rat.

"Why don't I bite you to death?"

Of course, this was just what Lu Chen thought to himself. On the surface, Lu Chen showed no expression. After all, he and Takahashi Akuta were not familiar with each other, and could even be said to be competitors.

If you act too sad or too concerned, then your pretense will be too obvious.

"Lu Jun, I'll pay you 1000 French francs a month to be my translator."

Colonel Kuroda's expression turned into a smile again. He stood up, walked over to Lu Chen, and patted him on the shoulder.

Lu Chen immediately turned into a money-grubber, expressing his gratitude profusely and promising to serve the empire well.

Lu Chen always played the role of a money-grubber, coward, and opportunist in front of Huang Dayong and Colonel Kuroda.

Therefore, his performance was exactly what Colonel Kuroda had anticipated.

Colonel Kuroda was very satisfied and said that in the future, he could just have the Japanese army inform him when he entered the Special Higher Police. He also said that he should continue to contact Cheng Jingchuan and report any useful information to him as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Colonel Kuroda gave him a pistol, saying it was for self-defense.

After leaving the TGV, I walked all the way back to my home in the French Concession and returned to my room.

Looking at the two identical guns on the bed, Lu Chen felt that his previous guess was completely correct.

One gun was given to him by Kuroda, and the other was given to him by the organization. The two guns were exactly the same.

"Those weapons must have been given to the puppet troops."

Lu Chen concluded that he planned to return and report only after he was 100% certain of the purpose of the weapons.

"I'm going back to the military police headquarters tomorrow; I haven't been there for several days."

Lying in bed, Lu Chen prepared to go to work at the military police station tomorrow; he hadn't been there for several days.

Huang Dayong still needs him. Even if he doesn't go, it's not a big deal; he can just collect his salary. But Huang Dayong is a key target in this mission, so Lu Chen still has to go to the military police station.

The next morning, Lu Chen didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky. By then, his younger sister had already left home, and Xiao Yao had also gone to class.

The French Concession was relatively safe, so Lu Xiulian found a Chinese private school for Xiao Yao to attend.

Lu Xiulian stayed at home all day doing housework, and she was so bored that she said she wanted to go out and find a job.

Helpless, Lu Chen had no choice but to let her go. After all, this was the French Concession, which was relatively safe, so he didn't stop her too much.

After leaving the French Concession and entering the Chinese-controlled area, Lu Chen went directly to the military police headquarters.

Those petty thugs are completely different now, probably because of Huang Dayong's management. They no longer dare to gamble and waste their days. During the day, they go out to collect protection money and patrol, and at night they simply patrol.

"Brother Chen, Director Huang wants to see you."

Upon arriving at the military police headquarters, Liu Jie instructed Lu Chen to go to Huang Dayong's office.

Lu Chen nodded, then walked to Huang Dayong's office door, knocked, and went inside.

"Lu Chen, how have you been doing at the military police station these days?"

Huang Dayong looked at Lu Chen with a friendly expression; anyone who didn't know better would think he was being considerate of his subordinate.

"Great, Brother Huang, this job you gave me is really wonderful."

Lu Chen nodded quickly, understanding that Huang Dayong must have something to ask him for, otherwise why would he ask him for no reason?

"Oh, that's nothing. Lu Chen, did it only take you a month to master Japanese?"

Huang Dayong waved his hand dismissively, then changed the subject and asked about Lu Chen's experience learning Japanese.

"Yes, Brother Huang, what's wrong?"

Looking at Huang Dayong, Lu Chen was puzzled.

He felt that this body's memory was too strong, which made it extremely easy for him to learn another language, and he could even pronounce it perfectly.

"I have something to ask you. You know I'm a businessman, so of course I can't just do business with the Japanese. There are also France, England, and so on."

"I'm going to do a deal with the French soon, so I'll introduce you to a teacher so you can learn French."

Huang Dayong patted Lu Chen's shoulder with his large, fat hand to encourage him.

Lu Chen wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, Huang Dayong had already walked out the door, leaving Lu Chen alone in the office.

"Ugh."

Lu Chen sighed, knowing that Huang Dayong's visit to him was not for anything good.

"In French?"

He felt that even learning French would be just as quick as learning Japanese, after all, this body's memory was no joke.

"I don't know what kind of business it is."

It is wartime now, and any country is in dire need of logistical support. Lu Chen could vaguely guess that this was the kind of business that was involved.