Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

Ka Jingzhou lowered his head and pondered for a while, then looked at Lu Chen before speaking.

"Here's what we'll do: have him give you the morphine first, and tell him it was me who said so. I'll give it to you when it arrives."

Seeing that he said that, Lu Chen had no choice but to agree and then went out.

"Pah, old man, you're the one who dares to say that. Who in the Chinese-speaking world even knows you?"

As he walked out the door, Lu Chen turned back and spat, then grumbled as he entered the Huajie area.

This old guy is really wary; he probably doesn't trust me and is afraid I'll run away.

Upon entering the Chinese-controlled area, Lu Chen did not linger and headed directly towards the Japanese concession. Since there were no problems with Wang Yan, he would simply inform Kuroda.

Upon entering the Japanese concession, Lu Chen displayed his badge and entered the Special Higher Police. Relying on his previous memories, he arrived at Colonel Kuroda's office.

"You did a good job. Release the seal on me. They're the enemy anyway."

Another Japanese soldier was standing in Colonel Kuroda's office. Kuroda praised him happily, and the soldier nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"You go first."

Upon seeing Lu Chen enter, Kuroda waved for the man to leave.

As Lu Chen entered the office and watched the person walk out, he realized that the person had left as soon as Lu Chen arrived. He figured the two must have been discussing something important.

The hand in the pocket squeezed Mouse One, letting it remember the scent of the person who walked out the door, before looking at Colonel Kuroda.

"Colonel, Cheng Jingchuan and I have made contact."

Lu Chen looked at Kuroda and, without hesitation, relayed all of Cheng Jingchuan's words to him.

"Yoshi, Lu Jun, you and Cheng Jun did a great job."

Colonel Kuroda was delighted and patted Lu Chen on the shoulder, very pleased with the news.

"Alright, Mr. Lu, I'm giving you a task: help me find something."

Kuroda withdrew his hand and walked to the window, looking out at the war-torn Chinese territory.

Looking for something? Lu Chen knew this was another test from Kuroda, but with the power of the rat, finding something was a piece of cake for him.

"Colonel, please give me your orders, and I will do my utmost for the Empire!"

Lu Chen patted his chest to show his loyalty, saying that he could find the item in a day, no, half a day.

"Find me morphine, whether it's in the Chinese-speaking or Japanese-speaking areas, I'll take as much as you can find."

Colonel Kuroda turned around and looked at Lu Chen. Morphine is an extremely important strategic resource, and normally, such a task would not be given to someone like Lu Chen who has not yet been fully trusted.

Many of the agents of the Special Forces have been sent out, and so far only a few have been found. There are too few people, so they won't make a big fuss, otherwise it would be too conspicuous.

"Morphine? Okay!"

Lu Chen hadn't expected Kuroda to ask him to find morphine, so he could only grit his teeth and agree.

Colonel Kuroda patted Lu Chen on the shoulder encouragingly, saying things like the Empire would definitely not treat him unfairly.

Lu Chen kept nodding, unable to listen to anything Kuroda was saying.

It wasn't until he left the Japanese concession that Lu Chen came back to his senses, with Rat One chirping incessantly in his ear.

We definitely need to get morphine, but we can't give it all to the Japanese. We'll give them a little to make Kuroda trust us more, and sell the rest to the French army.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

After thinking it through, Lu Chen looked at Rat One and said, "There are quite a few things going on."

After hearing what Rat One said, Lu Chen was somewhat troubled.

As Rat One just mentioned, a plague outbreak has occurred among the rat population, and the Japanese army has also poisoned the sewers in the Japanese concession and the Chinese-controlled area, resulting in the deaths of many rats.

"Let all the rats return to the French Concession, and don't let them gather together. Let Rat Two and the others all come back too."

How could I have forgotten this? A large gathering of rats can easily lead to a plague outbreak. Luckily, Rat Two and the others were not infected, otherwise Lu Chen wouldn't have dared to call them back.

Lu Chen slapped his head in frustration. The Japanese must have realized that the rats were deliberately targeting them, which is why they poisoned the sewers.

However, this only applies to the Japanese and Chinese concessions; the rats in the French concession should be unaffected.

"Squeak squeak squeak".

Rat Two and the others returned quickly. Lu Chen felt that their intelligence was getting higher and higher. Could it be that rats could improve their intelligence through training?

He couldn't understand it, and now he was preparing to let them lead him to find the two white coats from last time.

The fact that they could inject Japanese soldiers with morphine means they had a considerable amount of morphine on hand.

"Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak".

Six mice huddled in the pocket, squeaking incessantly. Hearing their cries, Lu Chen sighed helplessly.

He took out the few remaining legal tender notes from his pocket, pulled out one, and bought some snacks from a street vendor.

He accepted the change from the vendor this time, because he was too poor to be as extravagant as before.

"Eat up, eat up."

Lu Chen opened a small hole in the packaged pastries and put them directly into his pocket. Soon after, he felt a mouse wriggling inside.

"Keep giving me directions after you finish eating."

Lu Chen casually mentioned it and found a bench on the street to sit down and rest.

Now the Japanese army and the National Revolutionary Army have started fighting again, but not in this area. This area is far from the Japanese concession and has long been under Japanese control.

"Squeak squeak".

Rat Three finished eating first, poked his head out of the pocket, and continued to give directions to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen noticed that Rat Three was always the fastest eater during mealtimes, probably because he was the thinnest and ate less.

Following Rat Three's directions, Lu Chen arrived at a small clinic, which was very close to the battlefield, where he could clearly hear the sounds of artillery and gunfire.

Lu Chen didn't wear the mask this time. Anyway, the two people he met last time didn't recognize him, so he went straight up and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong...

Lu Chen knocked on the door, which was quickly opened. The woman who opened the door was the one Lu Chen had met before.

"you......"

Just like last time, Shen Ruoqiu's face was exposed, bearing burns. Looking at Lu Chen's all-too-familiar face, she was momentarily speechless.

"Miss, I'm a businesswoman. I've come to ask if you have morphine in your shop?"

Looking at the woman, Lu Chen immediately put on a friendly smile. Just like before, his identity as a businessman had always worked wonders for him.

"Morphine? No."

It took Shen Ruoqiu a while to calm down. She touched her lower abdomen involuntarily and shook her head when she heard Lu Chen's words.

Lu Chen's expression didn't change. He clearly saw her use morphine last time, but now she's saying she didn't?

He calls himself a businessman; in this day and age, is there anyone who would turn down money?

"Um, miss, does your clinic not have morphine?"

Lu Chen asked again, unwilling to give up.

"What do you need morphine for?"

This time, Shen Ruoqiu did not shake her head. Instead, she stared at Lu Chen with a scrutinizing gaze and asked him what he needed morphine for. Did he intend to sell it?

"Of course I'll sell. I've already said it, I'm a businessman."

On the surface, Lu Chen maintained his smile, but inside he was very anxious. If this woman rejected him again, he would have to resort to improper means to get morphine.