Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

"Xiao Jie, do you think I need to hire someone to farm again?"

In the car, Lu Chen looked at Liu Jie and asked.

Lu Chen wasn't particularly professional in this area, but he always felt that it was best to leave professional matters to those who knew the stuff.

"Brother Chen, I don't think it's necessary. Just leave it to these tenant farmers to cultivate."

After a pause, before Lu Chen could speak, Liu Jie continued.

"They've been tenant farmers their whole lives. Even if we let them go, what else can they do besides farming?"

"It would be better to let them farm for you, Brother Chen, and you can save some wages."

"Moreover, they were exploited by those landlords, and that kind of submissiveness was ingrained in their bones. If you wanted to kill or torture them, they wouldn't resist."

Lu Chen nodded. In this light, not sending them away was actually helping them.

Even if they were asked to leave, a large number of people would probably be unwilling.

The car stopped, and Lu Chen looked out the window. They had arrived at the man's house.

Lu Chen and Liu Jie got out of the car. The man wasn't home; only his daughter was there.

"Boss."

The man rented only one acre of land. He was busy in the field, and Lu Chen and the others could be seen at a glance when they arrived.

"What land did you originally own? Bring all those people here."

Lu Chen thought for a moment before coming up with a word that could express the meaning clearly.

Lu Chen was really not used to this landlord-style approach.

"Okay, boss."

The man agreed and then turned and ran off into the distance.

Watching his retreating figure, Lu Chen thought he needed to find someone to manage this place.

After all, he couldn't come over every day, and Liu Jie had to follow him around, so he couldn't let him manage things.

"Then we'll have to find someone from the military police."

Lu Chen thought to himself, and he and Liu Jie each lit a cigarette, waiting for the man to return.

More than half an hour later, the man returned in a large group of more than a dozen people.

"Boss, that's all."

Lu Chen noticed that the man kept his head down and didn't dare to look at him while talking to him.

However, Lu Chen didn't care. These people had been completely tamed, and they would never change unless the overall situation changed.

"From today onwards, I am your boss."

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the group of emaciated people in front of him, men and women, all of whom had their heads down and dared not look at him.

They knew that Lu Chen was their new landlord from today onwards; they knew this when the man went to call them.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Chen continued to speak.

"You can continue renting land. I don't care how many kilograms of rice you paid each season before; now you pay eighty kilograms each season, and that will never change. If you pay a little later, then you'll get an extra ten kilograms!"

Lu Chen's expression was serious, and his tone was anything but polite.

He did this because he was afraid that people would try to cheat him; after all, he had spent money on them, and he couldn't just support them for nothing.

At this time, there are already rice crops that can be harvested three times a year, but the cost is relatively high, so the mainstream is still one harvest per season.

Apart from the time spent working in the fields, the tenant farmers could also help wealthy families cultivate their land in their spare time, as the land of wealthy families could basically yield three harvests in one season.

"Yes."

After Lu Chen finished speaking, the tenant farmers loudly agreed.

"Go."

Lu Chen waved his hand, indicating that he had said everything he needed to say and there was nothing more to add.

After the group of tenant farmers left, Lu Chen and Liu Jie got into the car and drove towards the military police headquarters.

"Xiao Jie, go keep an eye on things at the rice shop. I'll call you if anything comes up."

After getting out of the car, Lu Chen realized that he hadn't been to the rice shop yet, so he asked Liu Jie to go and check it out.

Lu Chen lifted his foot and walked alone into the military police station.

The military police had nothing to do all day. They would go out for training for a while and then come back, then go out for training for a while and come back again.

The war is not over yet, and no one knows which side will win.

The members of the military police were afraid that if they worked too hard for the Japanese army, they would be purged, and they were also afraid that if they stopped working, they would be punished by the Japanese army. So they could only pretend to work.

"Chief."

"Um."

Lu Chen walked into the military police station. Each person he passed stood up and saluted, and Lu Chen responded softly.

Since Lu Chen swiftly expelled the discontented group from the military police force, those who remained have all come to submit to him.

Moreover, Lu Chen even paid them for doing personal favors. How could they not want such a boss?

"Rat One, has anyone been following me lately?"

Back in his office, Lu Chen took out Mouse One.

The rat hadn't been following me for a while, so it was hard for me to notice if someone was tracking me or something.

Lu Chen still cares a lot about his own safety and has become increasingly cautious, always planning his escape route before doing anything.

For example, regarding the rice business, after realizing the danger, Lu Chen immediately found Zhang Rongshan to be the scapegoat.

"Squeak squeak".

The mouse squeaked and shook its head, indicating that it had not noticed anyone following it.

Seeing Rat One's actions, Lu Chen finally felt relieved.

"It seems that the Japanese army completely trusts me, but it's not enough."

As Lu Chen pondered how to improve his standing with the Japanese army, he opened the office door and walked out.

"Come here, everyone."

Lu Chen stood in the center of the military police unit, gathering all the members of the military police unit around him.

After everyone had arrived, Lu Chen looked around, organized his thoughts, and then spoke.

"You, yes, you, come here. Everyone else, disperse and go do what you were doing."

Lu Chen found the most inconspicuous young man in the crowd and led him out alone. The first impression this man gave was that he was honest.

Judging from his appearance, he should also be from a farming background and have some knowledge in this area.

"What's your name?"

Lu Chen looked at him. The man had dark skin, a square face, and looked very honest.

"Chief, my name is Chen Shousheng. What can I do for you?"

Chen Shousheng smiled sheepishly.

What kind of family do you come from?

Lu Chen looked at him calmly and asked about his family situation.

"What kind of family? An ordinary family, what else could it be?"

Chen Shousheng scratched the back of his head and stared at Lu Chen with wide eyes.

Lu Chen was speechless; this kind of response was truly unusual.

"Have you ever done farm work?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen changed his way of expressing himself. Perhaps there was a problem with his previous expression, because this time Chen Shousheng answered very decisively.

"I have done it. My family used to be farmers. I never went to school. When I was little, I followed my parents to work in the fields. I always cherish the crops."

Chen Shousheng patted his chest, held his head high, and looked very proud.

Chen Shousheng was very tall, a full head taller than Lu Chen. He was a real giant, and when he looked up, Lu Chen could barely see his face.

"Okay, I'll assign you a task."

"Help me watch over a few fields. You don't need to come to the military police station, and your salary will continue as usual."

Seeing Chen Shousheng's experience and confident demeanor, Lu Chen decided to choose him.

As for the military police's salaries, they were paid by the Japanese anyway, and it had nothing to do with the sinking of the army. The Japanese didn't come to the military police station, so they wouldn't notice if there were one more or one less.

"Taking care of the fields? That's my specialty, Director. I'll make sure your fields look beautiful."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Chen Shousheng agreed without hesitation, not to mention that he could get a salary without having to go to work.