Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

"Let's go see what he thinks of the shop he chose."

Lu Chen called Liu Jie, and the two walked to the other side of the street.

It was early morning. Although the Chinese-controlled area was in turmoil due to the war, there were already quite a few people on the streets.

There were rickshaw pullers, migrant workers going to the docks to do portering, and people getting up early to go to the market; there were quite a few people.

"Xiao Jie, where did he choose his spot?"

Lu Chen and Liu Jie stood at the intersection, carried forward by the flow of people.

Thank goodness I didn't drive; otherwise, I'd be crawling at a snail's pace.

Lu Chen pondered to himself, while looking at Liu Jie to ask where the shop Xiao Dao was looking for was.

"Over there, Brother Chen."

Liu Jie squeezed through the crowd and led Lu Chen to the front of a shop, where quite a few people were still standing.

"Why isn't it open today?"

"Who knows, maybe it'll be later."

"I'll wait a bit, otherwise I won't be able to wear it if I don't get it repaired soon."

Hearing the whispers of the crowd around him, Lu Chen frowned.

Looking up, you can see two very conspicuous characters hanging above the shop: "Tailor".

Is this a tailor shop?

Looking at the crowd in front of the store, Lu Chen nodded. It must be true. Most of the people who came here were carrying a few old clothes, and some of them had holes in their clothes.

These days, ordinary people can't afford to buy new clothes; they just patch them up and make do, especially now that it's wartime.

"Brother Chen, here are the keys."

Liu Jie pulled the key out of his crotch and handed it to Lu Chen. Lu Chen took it, glanced at it, saw a lock on the door, and opened it without thinking.

Click.

The door unlocked with a click, and Lu Chen and Liu Jie entered the tailor shop under the strange gazes of the crowd.

"Sir, we're leaving now, we're packing our things."

Upon entering the tailor shop, it was very dark inside, with an orange light not far away. Lu Chen could only see it clearly after his eyes had fully adjusted to the environment.

In the orange light was a bed, and an old man lay weakly on it, his face bearing some injuries. The one who had just spoken was the child standing next to the old man.

"Xiao Jie, what happened?"

Lu Chen frowned and asked Liu Jie. Without even thinking, it was clear that Xiao Dao had beaten the old man and forcibly taken over the shop.

"Damn it, he really is a beast."

Liu Jie never expected Xiao Dao to do this. It was just a shop, why would he have to hit someone? Especially since the other party was an elderly man over fifty.

"Grandpa, please stop hitting my grandpa, we're leaving right away."

When the child saw someone come in, he forgot all about packing his bags and rushed to Lu Chen, holding back his tears and choking out a sob.

"What happened? Why are you moving away?"

Lu Chen and Liu Jie walked step by step to the bedside. The old man on the bed had many scratches on his face. Hearing his grandson's voice, he opened his eyes and saw Lu Chen and Liu Jie.

He quickly reached out and shakily pulled the child to his side, looking at Lu Chen and Liu Jie with a somewhat humble expression.

"Sir, we're leaving right away; we're packing our things."

Seeing the old man's fear of him, Lu Chen smiled, sat down beside the bed, and took out an unopened snack from his pocket and handed it to the child.

At first, the child hid behind the elderly and watched them quietly, too afraid to accept the gift.

"Go on."

Lu Chen gave Liu Jie a wink, and Liu Jie immediately took the snacks, opened them, and stuffed them into the child's arms, which the child then accepted.

"Grandpas, why are you moving away?"

Seeing that the child accepted it, Lu Chen then looked at the old man on the bed and spoke kindly.

"Didn't you say you only gave me one day? If I don't move out, keep hitting me."

The old man was trembling, even his fingers were shaking slightly with anger.

Who would have thought that he, a man over fifty, would open a tailor shop in Shanghai with his life savings, struggling to make a living while raising his grandson and even getting beaten up.

"It's alright, old folks, you don't need to move, but we need to use your shop."

Lu Chen suppressed his anger. How could Xiao Dao do such a thing? How was he any different from those Japanese devils?

Liu Jie stood to the side, his fists clenched tightly, his teeth grinding together, making it clear to anyone how angry he was.

"Then, let's move away."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the old man hesitated for a moment, glanced at Lu Chen, and then at the child beside him.

His income came from mending clothes for ordinary people, and he didn't earn much money from each piece. What difference would it make if he used this shop or moved away? He still wouldn't have any income, so he might as well move away and find another way out. After all, he didn't think that a stinking old man like him could stand up to a few young people.

Reporting to the authorities was useless; the Japanese had already invaded Chinese territory, and it was uncertain who would win or lose. Nobody cared about anything else and nobody wanted to cause trouble.

"It's alright, old folks, you can continue your tailoring business, but I want to use your shop to sell rice and noodles."

"How about this, you manage this shop for me, and I'll pay you rent and management fees every month?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment. If he bought the shop, the grandfather and grandson would lose their only source of income. It would be better to let them stay here and work for him.

As for danger, Lu Chen didn't think an old man and a child could pose any danger to him.

Could they also be Japanese spies? If so, how did they know I was going to do grain business, and how were they sure the people they chose would choose this shop?

"Is it really possible?"

The old man carefully propped himself up with his hands, his cloudy eyes filled with tears.

"Of course, no need to pack anything. Let's get ready to open the door. I'll bring the food over later."

Lu Chen stood up, nodded with a smile, reached out and patted the child's head, then placed the door key on the bed and walked out the door with Liu Jie.

"Liu Jie, are you aware of this?"

Stepping out the door, Lu Chen ignored the crowd in front of him and walked towards the military police station, with Liu Jie following behind him.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Liu Jie couldn't help but tremble. Lu Chen's voice was cold, and he even addressed him by his full name.

"Brother Chen, I didn't know about this either. You know me; if I had known, I wouldn't have let him do it."

Liu Jie quickly began to explain.

Lu Chen also thought it made sense. Although Liu Jie was a small-time hoodlum, he looked down on this kind of thing. He was not the kind of hoodlum who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

"Um."

Lu Chen nodded, reached down to his lower back, and squeezed the gun handle tightly.

Xiao Dao's actions had truly enraged him. He now wished he could shoot him dead, but then he remembered that Xiao Dao was one of Du Yuesheng's men, so he decided to hand him over to Du Yuesheng directly. If he shot Xiao Dao, Du Yuesheng would definitely not let it go.

"Xiao Jie, when we get back to the military police station, take the knife right away."

Lu Chen said coldly that Liu Jie had agreed. When they returned to the military police headquarters, he would have Liu Jie take the knife directly, since he had a gun on him, just in case something went wrong.