Spy War: My Cheat Code is a Rat

When it came to missions, arresting anti-Japanese elements, or small-scale gun battles, the Japanese would send action teams. However, the Japanese army and high-ranking officers would only personally attend when it came to capturing extremely important figures.

In Lu Chen's eyes, these people were nothing more than little Karami, including Fu Yangshan.

The only ones that Lu Chen should pay attention to are the high-ranking Japanese soldiers like Kuroda.

Especially Matsumoto Kiyoko, Lu Chen really didn't know what was wrong with her brain.

She infiltrated the Special Higher Police without making any moves, and the missing food was left without any trace. Based on this single, seemingly dissimilar, similarity, Matsumoto Kiyoko deduced that she was responsible for both incidents.

There really is something fishy going on.

Lu Chen refused to believe that Matsumoto Kiyoko had deduced this from conjecture. He hadn't given himself away at all; she must have just guessed!

"These lists... what can we possibly find out from them?"

Lu Chen read through the detailed introductions of the two people on the list. They were both very ordinary and had nothing outstanding about them.

After leaving the Special High District, since Matsumoto Kiyoko had asked him to investigate, he decided to just pretend to investigate. If he couldn't find anything, it wouldn't be his fault, since she couldn't find anything either.

"Shall we go check out the rice shop first?"

Lu Chen thought to himself that he hadn't been there for several days, so he should go and see how the rice shop was doing.

Thinking this, Lu Chen walked out of the Japanese concession and was about to head towards the rice shop.

Suddenly I felt my finger being touched, that familiar feeling again.

"Ugh."

Lu Chen sighed, picked up the list, looked at it, and walked towards the home address of the first name on the list.

He really couldn't understand why Matsumoto Kiyoko liked sending people to follow him so much; he guessed that the previous times she had followed him were part of her plan.

Lu Chen lit a cigarette, took a drag, and as a cool breeze blew by, he tightened his coat.

The first name on the list is Ye Qingchang, 18 years old, from out of town. He came to Shanghai to settle down due to family reasons. His parents are both alive, and his family address is in the Chinese-controlled area of ​​Shanghai.

Lu Chen was quite familiar with this address; it was the area around Sanwan Lane 1.

It was a completely bare place, without a single building to hide in.

The area is a melting pot of people, with many refugees and frequent outbreaks of infectious diseases, so battlefields are generally not chosen in Sanwan Yilong.

Lu Chen made no unnecessary movements along the way, and even refused when Rat One told him that Rat Three had something to report.

"They're really keeping a close eye on her. It seems Kiyoko Matsumoto still has doubts about herself."

Thinking to himself, Lu Chen walked straight toward Sanwan Yilong without any expression.

Upon arriving here, Lu Chen did not show any kindness this time. After all, he had almost not been able to leave last time, so he was more cautious and would not easily give money to the refugees.

"Why is it so dirty?"

Lu Chen flicked a piece of rotten wood off his foot, his face full of disgust.

There were hardly any rickshaw pullers to be seen on the road, let alone cars.

The ground was covered with mud and scraps of cloth, as well as several white and red objects that were hard to identify.

"Is this the place?"

Lu Chen looked at the house number. He didn't expect that in such a chaotic place, the house number would still be intact.

dong dong dong...

I knocked on the door, and it opened from the inside. An old woman opened the door.

"Are you Ye Qingchang's mother?"

Lu Chen looked at the old man, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black figure not far behind him.

That's why Lu Chen could find him so easily in this place, given how different his clothes were from the environment.

"Who are you?"

The old woman looked at Lu Chen with wariness and tentatively spoke.

Her eyes quickly scanned Lu Chen's body, sizing him up, and she would occasionally glance behind him to see if anyone was following him.

Seeing the old woman's appearance, Lu Chen narrowed his eyes. She was so vigilant and observant. This old woman was no ordinary person.

"I am Ye Qingchang's colleague at work. The leader is very concerned about the family situation of his subordinates, so he sent me to inquire."

Lu Chen showed no sign of anything amiss. The old woman was only up to his chest when he reached out and shook her hand.

"Oh, it's a leader. Please come in."

The old woman was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and led Lu Chen into the house.

The room was damp, with only a simple table and a few chairs, and no lights.

The door was a bit low, and Lu Chen had to duck slightly to walk in. Once inside, the old woman brought over a chair for Lu Chen to sit down.

"My husband went out to work, so I'm home alone."

The old woman also brought over a chair, sat down next to Lu Chen, and started chatting with him.

"Rest assured, leader, our family is extremely loyal to the Imperial Army."

Before Lu Chen could reply, the old woman spoke up and gave him a thumbs up.

Seeing how afraid the old man was of the Japanese army, Lu Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was just putting on an act in front of Matsumoto Kiyoko; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered coming over.

"Grandma, did you go to school?"

The old woman sat very upright, even more so than Lu Chen. Seeing her like this, Lu Chen asked her a question.

Having gone to school means you have some education, so why are you staying at home? Having gone to school should make it easy to find a job.

Moreover, the area around Sanwan and Yilong is basically full of homeless people. The Chinese area is now very cheap due to the war, so they can move to a more stable place. Why do they have to stay here?

It's a bit strange.

Frequently suspected and followed by the Japanese, Lu Chen has become extremely vigilant.

Based on what I know so far, this family shouldn't be living in a place like Sanwan Lane 1, though of course I might be overthinking it.

However, as long as there is even the slightest possibility, I must figure out whether this matter poses any threat to me.

"Ah, no, we couldn't afford to go to school. Back in the Qing Dynasty, no one had the money to go to school."

The old woman also noticed that her actions were far from befitting her status, and when Lu Chen asked her a question, she quickly relaxed.

Even her legs changed from being together to being spread apart, making her look exactly like a rural woman.

"Oh, ma'am, could you please get me some water? I'm a little thirsty."

Upon entering, Lu Chen had already surveyed the entire room.

Besides the table and chairs, there were two beds against the wall, without any wall separating them. The headboards of the beds faced the door, and the floor was covered with straw.

When he first entered, he felt a hollowness under his feet. Other places felt hard, but there was a soft spot near the entrance where he could step on it, as if there was a hollow space under the straw.

"Well... wait here for a moment, boss, I'll get it."

The old woman hesitated for a few seconds. The water was under the bed in the house, and it wouldn't take long to get it, so she finally agreed.

After the old woman turned and left, Lu Chen confirmed that she was not looking at him, and that the person following him outside the door could not see him either.

Lu Chen then took out Mouse One, circled his finger in the air, and Mouse One immediately understood what he meant.

This was to let him look inside the house and see if he could find anything.

As soon as the rat jumped out of Lu Chen's hand, it landed on the ground and immediately burrowed into the straw.