Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

"You're not going? You're going to stay here alone?"

Matsumoto Kiyoko remained silent, but Murakami Takayuki spoke first, his eyes filled with undisguised suspicion. Matsumoto Kiyoko also stared at Lu Chen expressionlessly.

"Yes, I'm afraid of dying. I can leave the front lines; I want to stay in a safe place."

Staring into their eyes, Lu Chen spoke without hesitation.

They were genuinely afraid, but this also allowed them to escape the Japanese army's sight and enable Rat One and his men to begin their operation.

He knew that doing so might arouse suspicion, but he really didn't want to go to the front lines; it was just too dangerous there.

No matter what he does, Lu Chen would normally put his own safety first.

boom!

Da da da!

The sound of gunfire came from not far away, and Lu Chen stood in front of the two men, pretending to be nervous.

"Sure, we won't get too close to the front lines. We'll just keep an eye on things, as long as you're within our field of vision."

Murakami Takashi took a step forward. In his opinion, Lu Chen was the most suspicious person at the moment, and he was about to take him down when Matsumoto Kiyoko spoke up.

In Matsumoto Kiyoko's opinion, Lu Chen was highly suspicious, but his frightened expression just now didn't seem fake.

How could someone so timid be an agent called Rat?

Kiyoko Matsumoto's suspicions about Lu Chen lessened, and she let him stay a short distance away.

"Can."

Lu Chen nodded. That would work too. Anyway, Rat One was small, and it was nighttime. As long as it wasn't in front of them, they wouldn't be able to see Rat One.

"Let's go then. Let me see what these soldiers are capable of. You dare to launch a surprise attack after only a few days without an offensive?"

Kiyoko Matsumoto stood up and walked out of the tent first, followed closely by Takashi Murakami, while Lu Chen followed behind Takashi Murakami.

Seeing Murakami Takayuki staying close to him, Lu Chen suddenly became interested in Matsumoto Kiyoko's identity.

Logically speaking, Matsumoto Kiyoko was just a group leader in the intelligence section, while Murakami Takayasu was a battalion commander in the Japanese army.

Even if that big demon wanted to report information, it should have reported to Kuroda and Sato Yosho, or at the very least, to Murakami Takayuki. Why would it report to Matsumoto Kiyoko?

Moreover, while Matsumoto Kiyoko was on the phone, Murakami Takasugi was guarding the door the whole time, and now he's still by her side, as if afraid something might happen to her.

"We'll investigate later."

Lu Chen thought that after this matter was settled, he would investigate Matsumoto Kiyoko thoroughly to see what her background was.

The immediate goal is to ensure our own safety first, and then see if there's an opportunity to empty the Japanese army's grain depot.

The three crossed the camp, and the battlefield was just over ten meters ahead, with continuous flashes of fire and gunfire.

Lu Chen saw a trench dug by the Japanese army at his feet and jumped in.

Didn't you say we were at a safe distance? It's only ten meters or so; any shot could hit us. We should just stay in the trenches.

"Mouse One, let Mouse Three and Mouse Four take action."

Standing in the trench, Lu Chen poked his head out and looked around.

Murakami Takayuki and Matsumoto Kiyoko were engrossed in watching the battlefield, occasionally exchanging a few words, completely unaware of their presence.

He took out Rat One and sent it to deliver a message. After Rat One disappeared, Lu Chen also stuck his head out and looked at the battlefield ahead.

Not far away were ruins, and Lu Chen was currently in an open area, which he guessed was probably farmland.

Many trenches were dug here, row upon row, with the puppet troops in the front trenches and the Japanese troops a little further back.

Across from the ruins were the Nationalist Army fighting against the Japanese.

"That was a really intense fight."

Lu Chen clicked his tongue, watching the puppet troops fall one after another. He estimated that even if the Japanese army won this time, it wouldn't be too easy.

......

"Commander, are those two men behind you high-ranking Japanese officers?"

Wang Xiaohu poked his head out and fired several shots, then hid behind the building and looked at Wang Deming, asking him a question.

He just saw two men standing at the very back of the Japanese army, without even a gun in their hands. What else could they be but officers? And they might even be high-ranking officers.

Bang bang...

"I reckon so. Who goes to the battlefield without a gun, especially from such a far distance?"

Wang Deming fired a few shots at the puppet troops below, then quickly glanced at the two men Wang Xiaohu had mentioned; their clothing didn't seem to belong to ordinary Japanese soldiers.

"Watch me kill them! You still dare to stand there and watch? Commander, if I manage to kill them, wouldn't that count as a meritorious service?"

Not far from the two, Guo Zhiyuan had just finished speaking when he leaned out and aimed at the two in the distance. "It's so far away, I might not be able to hit them."

bang bang bang...

Several bullets hit the building next to his head. Guo Zhiyuan hurriedly fired a shot and quickly hid behind a pillar.

"Pah, pah, these puppet troops, they're such traitors. Why did they join the Japanese army as puppet troops? They're not doing any good, they're just being used as cannon fodder."

"Damn it, if it weren't for them, I definitely would have hit them just now."

Looking down at the puppet troops, Guo Zhiyuan fired a few shots, then pulled out a grenade and threw it down.

He pursed his lips, thinking that if it weren't for them, he would definitely have been able to take down that Japanese officer, and then he would have made a name for himself.

"Come on, Lao Guo, that's so far away. If you can beat me there, I'll change my surname to yours."

Seeing Guo Zhiyuan's arrogance, Xiao Li said something indifferently.

Guo Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow and leaned against the pillar, looking at Xiao Li not far away.

This kid is usually very quiet, why is he making jokes now?

"Say less, everyone. Remember our objective this time: not to fight to the death, but to wear each other down. No one is allowed to die. Prioritize your own safety."

Wang Deming solemnly gave a few words of advice, as these people were all his comrades-in-arms, and they had gone through countless battles together.

From the initial thousands, only about a hundred remain. He doesn't want anyone else to die in battle.

"I feel terrible not having smoked these past few days."

Guo Zhiyuan clutched his chest, looking extremely distressed.

He was already a heavy smoker, and ever since he joined the army, he was fine when there was no fighting, but when fighting started, he couldn't smoke a single cigarette for ten days or half a month. I don't know how miserable that must be for an old smoker.

The organization used to provide these daily necessities, and we still had them before, but the supply of cigarettes stopped after the logistics were cut off.

"Is smoking really that good? Brother Guo, I see you guys all like it so much, why don't you teach me?"

Wang Xiaohu watched those people smoking with great interest, thinking they looked incredibly cool, but unfortunately he couldn't do it himself.

"Get out of here, kid, what are you doing smoking?"

Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand, telling him to get as far away as possible.

"Alright, alright, stop yelling. Hurry up and fight. We'll go down and collect the bodies after this. The Japanese soldiers have a lot of cigarette smoke on them."

"Once the war is over and things have settled down, I'll apply for more for you from higher up, so you can draw as much as you want at once."

At Wang Deming's command, everyone stopped chatting and mustered their strength to fire at the puppet troops.

Guo Zhiyuan, in particular, would fire a few shots at the puppet troops, then raise his gun and fire a few more shots at the Japanese troops behind him, aiming roughly before firing.

"Prepare to withdraw. Save your bullets; we'll have to fight again later."

After Wang Deming finished speaking, the others nodded, preparing to leave immediately afterward.