Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

After entering the French Concession, Lu Chen followed the directions of Rat Two and soon saw a pharmacy ahead.

The pharmacy's decor was similar to other pharmacies in the French Concession, and it wasn't very conspicuous in its location.

Shen Ruoqiu was standing there, talking to the shopkeeper about something.

"Why have you been coming so often lately? Aren't you afraid of giving yourself away?"

"It's okay, it's so late and they haven't come back yet, they probably won't."

Lu Chen moved closer and only heard these two sentences. The pharmacy owner had already noticed him, and seeing that he had been discovered, Lu Chen walked out directly.

"Shopkeeper, give me a box of... aspirin."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and then pretended to be there to buy medicine.

The pharmacy combines traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine, offering both Western and Chinese herbal remedies.

The medical practice and drug sales license is displayed in the most conspicuous position, in both Chinese and French.

The French Concession police had a rule that all pharmacies had to display their licenses in the most conspicuous place in order to prescribe medicine to patients.

Aspirin's core function is to relieve fever and pain, and it is used to treat colds, fever, headaches, and muscle pain. It is currently the most mainstream cold medicine.

It's safe to say that if you're feeling unwell in any way, buying a box of aspirin is always a good idea.

"Hey, Shen Ruoqiu? Still not home so late? Are you sick here?"

Lu Chen pretended not to expect to see Shen Ruoqiu outside so late, looking quite surprised.

"Aren't you pregnant? Staying up so late isn't good for the baby, is it?"

Lu Chen feigned concern. At that moment, the shopkeeper brought the medicine. After paying, Lu Chen did not leave.

He stood there chatting with Shen Ruoqiu, his gaze subtly observing the pharmacy owner.

"I'm not feeling well, I've come to get some medicine."

Shen Ruoqiu reached out and touched her noticeably larger belly, her eyes filled with suspicion.

If Lu Chen wanted to buy medicine, he could have done so on his way back. The route from the French Concession to his home was not convenient at all. Why would Lu Chen come here to buy medicine?

Shen Ruoqiu immediately realized that Lu Chen must have sent someone to monitor her, otherwise he wouldn't have come here so late.

And it happened right when I was making contact, which is too much of a coincidence, an unusual coincidence.

"I think the medicine here is better, so I came here to get it."

Shen Ruoqiu spoke again, looking at Lu Chen with a smile.

"Oh, I see."

Lu Chen nodded. If he hadn't sent Rat Two to follow her beforehand, he would have actually believed her nonsense.

The shopkeeper, Lu Chen, didn't look Japanese at all. He had a Chinese appearance and spoke fluent Mandarin, without the sleazy air of a Japanese person.

However, this did not dispel Lu Chen's suspicions. There were quite a few Chinese in TGOTE, but Lu Chen had met several of them in the intelligence department.

"Did you get the medicine? If you did, go home. It's so late, it's not safe for a woman to be out alone."

As he spoke, Lu Chen casually tucked the medicine into his pocket.

"Alright, let's go home."

Shen Ruoqiu nodded and walked side by side with Lu Chen towards home.

After walking a few meters, Shen Ruoqiu turned around and gave the pharmacy owner a look, meaning she would come back to see him in a few days.

Whether the shopkeeper understood or not, she turned her head back because Lu Chen was around.

Lu Chen saw all her little actions but didn't pay any attention to them.

He didn't care about these little tricks. So what if Shen Ruoqiu was sent by the Japanese army?

With the ability to control the rat swarm, what information can't I obtain? If I want to, I can do it flawlessly.

Even if Shen Ruoqiu stayed by his side for a year or ten years, she would never be able to find any fault with him.

Upon returning home, Lu Chen told Shen Ruoqiu to rest early before turning and going back to his room.

"Keep following her, and let me know when you go to find that person again."

As soon as he returned to his room, Lu Chen released Rat Two, instructing him to continue following Shen Ruoqiu.

"Squeak squeak".

As soon as he stood up, Rat One jumped out of Lu Chen's coat pocket.

The mouse scurried up to the coat pocket hanging on the hanger.

Lu Chen frowned and walked over, first locking the door before reaching into his pocket and taking out the bugging device.

Since he started reporting to the intelligence department every day, Lu Chen stopped carrying the bugging device and instead kept it in the pocket of his coat at home.

"Colonel Kuroda, Kiyoko Matsumoto has important news to report."

As soon as he took out the bugging device, a familiar voice came from it—it was Sato Yosho.

Has Kiyoko Matsumoto sent a message?

"Perfect."

Lu Chen sat on the bed with the bugging device, just in time to eavesdrop. Now he would know what information Matsumoto Kiyoko had gotten from that phone call.

"Please bring Ms. Kiyoko over here."

Colonel Kuroda stood up immediately upon hearing that Kiyoko Matsumoto was coming.

Lu Chen could sense that he stood up very quickly, so fast that the chair was pushed to the ground with a screeching sound.

"Just who is this Matsumoto Kiyoko? Why is Kuroda taking her so seriously?"

Lu Chen muttered to himself, "Judging from the Japanese officers' attitude towards Matsumoto Kiyoko, her identity is definitely not simple."

Sato Yosho and the Japanese company commanders and platoon leaders did not show her much respect; only the battalion commander and Kuroda treated her with great respect.

Clearly, only people like Kuroda, who have access to the real high-level officials, know her true identity.

Even someone like Yosho Sato, who is at the mid-level leadership level in Shanghai, is not qualified to know.

These details reveal that Matsumoto Kiyoko's true identity is not just extraordinary, but practically that of a powerful figure.

"Could she be the daughter or granddaughter of a high-ranking Japanese military officer?"

As Lu Chen pondered this, he listened even more carefully to the conversation between the two people through the bugging device.

"Colonel Kuroda, your inside contact has sent word."

This was Matsumoto Kiyoko's voice, just as calm and undisturbed as when Lu Chen first met her.

"Miss Kiyoko, you can just come to see me directly; there's no need for this formality."

That's Kuroda's voice; it sounds a bit restrained.

"It's alright. There are still rules to follow. There's a saying on this ancient land: 'Without rules, there can be no order.'"

"Our inside man sent word today that there's an agent codenamed 'Rat' lurking among us. Apparently, he told you about it last time, but there's been no movement for so long, so he's only now informing me."

At this moment, Matsumoto Kiyoko's tone was somewhat cold. Lu Chen knew without even thinking that Matsumoto Kiyoko was definitely acting like someone owed her money.

"Ms. Kiyoko, it was my oversight. I didn't work hard enough. I sent people to investigate internally after I found out last time, but there has been no news for so long."

Colonel Kuroda immediately apologized. Lu Chen almost laughed. This guy was so arrogant in front of him, but he still had to behave himself when he saw a big shot.

"The military has been losing food frequently lately without any trace. I suspect this person is responsible, and there's a high chance there's an inside man involved. Investigate the departments that have contact with the military."

As Kuroda's subordinate, Matsumoto Kiyoko spoke as if she were his superior, giving orders as if it were her right.

"Hi."

Kuroda dared not delay and quickly agreed.