Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

Lu Chen could see his expression clearly. He didn't want to pay attention to him, but he was also bored being alone here.

"Becoming a permanent employee? What does that mean?"

Lu Chen scratched his head. The intelligence department had a system for promotion to full-fledged positions? How come he didn't know that? And had he been promoted yet?

"You didn't know that? You haven't been here long, so it's obvious you haven't been here long."

The man looked Lu Chen up and down, shook his head, sighed, and continued speaking.

"Since we are both Chinese, I'll tell you."

"We Chinese are different from the Japanese. To join the Special Higher Police, you have to show the Imperial Army your loyalty. But even then, you're not a formal member. You have to become an expatriate first. Ninety percent of people get stuck at this step."

"If you accumulate enough merits, the Imperial Army will assign you to a suitable department based on your abilities. Judging from your appearance, you should be an intelligence officer seconded to the Ministry now, right?"

While explaining to Lu Chen, the man, relying on his status as a formal member, kept his head held high and looked smug.

Lu Chen sized him up, noticing that he was dressed plainly, wore glasses, and seemed quite loyal to the Japanese.

"Um."

Lu Chen gave a soft "hmm" and nodded. He was too lazy to talk to this kind of traitor, mainly because he was of low status and wouldn't get any useful information from him.

"Hey bro, you can't do this. No matter what, I'm your senior."

He turned to look around and saw that everyone was busy with their own things and no Japanese people were paying attention to him. He put his arm around Lu Chen and whispered something in his ear.

"Let me tell you, if you want to get promoted quickly, just report any Chinese person you know as an anti-Japanese element."

"The Japanese army doesn't care about any of that. They just go and arrest people. Even if they can't get anything out of you, it's considered a merit, and that's how you can quickly become a full-fledged officer."

Hearing his words, Lu Chen looked at him in surprise.

He never imagined there were people like this, abandoning friends and family just to become a lackey of the Japanese.

"Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles; this little thing is no problem."

The man, putting on the airs of a successful person, arrogantly began to lecture Lu Chen.

Lu Chen had no desire to pay any attention to this kind of person; he let his words go in one ear and out the other, not taking a single word to heart.

"Fu Yangshan, what are you doing here?"

"Team leader! I'm teaching this newcomer how to better serve the Imperial Army."

At this moment, Matsumoto Kiyoko walked in from outside the door. Seeing Lu Chen and Fu Yangshan, two Chinese people, huddled together, she couldn't help but frown.

Hearing Fu Yangshan's words, she simply nodded, walked over to the two of them, looked at Lu Chen, and then spoke.

"Come with me."

"it is good."

Lu Chen nodded, and after Matsumoto Kiyoko had walked a short distance away, he looked at Fu Yangshan with a mocking expression.

"Sorry, bro, I really didn't know about the promotion. The person who mentored me when I joined the intelligence section was my team leader."

After saying that, Lu Chen didn't wait for his reaction and turned around to jog after Matsumoto Kiyoko.

Fu Yangshan was left standing there, staring at the backs of the two men.

Someone's already mentoring him right away? He remembered that mentors only came after you were officially hired, so does that mean Lu Chen was officially hired right away?

Thinking of this, Fu Yangshan's expression gradually turned jealous. He had put in so much effort to get promoted, so why did this guy get promoted directly?

Thinking this, he followed Lu Chen directly, ready to see what Matsumoto Kiyoko had asked him to do.

Kiyoko Matsumoto led Lu Chen out of the intelligence section and to a secluded place.

"You are a mouse."

Kiyoko Matsumoto turned around and suddenly blurted out a sentence, staring intently into Lu Chen's eyes.

"A rat? What rat? Team leader, how could I, a grown man, be a rat?"

Lu Chen scratched his head, looking puzzled.

But her mind was screaming warnings: What's going on? Why did Matsumoto Kiyoko suddenly say she was a rat? She had been so careful in her actions, and it was all the rat's doing, so why would she guess it was her?

"Perhaps I'm wrong."

Seeing Lu Chen's puzzled expression, which didn't seem to be feigned, Matsumoto Kiyoko muttered to herself.

She was eager to make a name for herself and also wanted to try her luck. After all, Lu Chen had only been by her side for a short time when she encountered a special agent she had never heard of before, which is why she said those words to Lu Chen.

"Team leader, what did you say?"

"fine."

Kiyoko Matsumoto shook her head, looked at Lu Chen, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally decided to speak.

After all, if it really was done by rats, then he should also know that the code name was exposed, so it doesn't matter whether he tells Lu Chen or not.

"There's an agent planted within the Special High Command, codenamed 'Rat.' We've been assigned the mission to investigate him."

"Team leader, all we know is a code name, nothing else. Besides, there are quite a few Chinese people at TGOTRI, how are we supposed to investigate?"

Lu Chen shrugged, looking helpless. He only knew a code name; how was he supposed to investigate it?

Even if you investigate, you won't find anything, because it was all done by rats, and you're standing right in front of her.

Kiyoko Matsumoto led Lu Chen toward the intelligence section, talking as they walked.

"That's true, but since he was able to infiltrate TGOIT without anyone noticing and without giving anything away, could it be that he was also responsible for the inexplicable disappearance of food from the military camp?"

Lu Chen was startled and looked down at Matsumoto Kiyoko. He didn't know if she was guessing or if she had some evidence. How could she guess so accurately?

He took a deep breath, trying his best to hide any change, shook his head, and gave a wry smile.

"But team leader, there's no evidence at all. If we're just guessing, then there's no point in having an intelligence section. We can all just guess."

Kiyoko Matsumoto nodded and sighed, "That's true. So, where do you think the rats are most likely to be lurking in the Special Zone?"

Upon hearing this question, Lu Chen thought for a moment. In order to prevent Matsumoto Kiyoko from discovering that he was a good-for-nothing, and also because he felt that it wouldn't matter if she found out, he then spoke up.

"I think the best place for him to be is the intelligence section, since it's the only place where he can access the most intelligence. If he wants to steal intelligence, he can only do so here, or by being close to the top leaders of the Special Intelligence Bureau."

This is also to make it easier to find a scapegoat, to find a Chinese person to be the scapegoat, and there just happened to be one around.

Fu Yangshan.

However, to convince the top brass of the Special Task Force—no, to convince Matsumoto Kiyoko—that Fu Yangshan was a rat, I would have to make some careful arrangements.

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Kiyoko Matsumoto nodded, already adding Lu Chen to her list of allies in her mind.

She used to think Lu Chen was a good-for-nothing, terribly afraid of dying, but now it seems he does have some ability.

"Team leader, I think the rat is most likely in the action team. After all, the action team goes on missions frequently, which is beneficial to their special operations."

The two had already entered the intelligence section when, just as Matsumoto Kiyoko finished speaking, a man's voice came from behind them.

"Fu Yangshan? What are you doing behind us? Eavesdropping on our conversation?"