After Chapter 24, my life is yours.

"Breaking news! Breaking news! Today, a large number of rats have rushed out of the city and are tearing at Japanese soldiers. What could be the reason?"

"The Japanese army was on the verge of collapse when they released poison gas to kill rats, and a large number of Japanese soldiers suddenly became fearless and painless."

Walking in the French Concession, Lu Chen heard the shouts of a newspaper boy and stopped to buy a newspaper.

Lu Chen hadn't expected that this newspaper would cost him 2 French dollars. Newspapers in the French Concession were almost a hundred times more expensive than those in the Chinese Concession.

He felt a pang of regret, as if he had lost out, but Lu Chen couldn't worry about that now. The second message from the newspaper boy surprised him.

What does it mean to be fearless of fear and pain? A zombie?

Lu Chen opened the newspaper and read it word for word. The newspaper clearly stated that the Japanese army used poison gas to deal with the rat attack when they were on the verge of collapse.

And those photos of Japanese soldiers who were fearless in the face of fear and suffering reappeared in the newspapers.

The Japanese soldier, carrying a gun, looked excited and showed no fear in the face of the large number of Nationalist soldiers in front of him.

The newspaper also reported that the Japanese army had repelled the National Revolutionary Army, which was forced to retreat to the Chinese-controlled area of ​​Shanghai. Currently, only a small number of troops are stubbornly resisting the Japanese invasion.

boom!!

The Chinese-controlled area and the French Concession were separated only by a bridge and a river running between the two areas.

The battles between the National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese Army on the Chinese side of the French Concession were clearly visible in many places.

Lu Chen threw down the newspaper and walked a few steps to the border of the French Concession. He saw many refugees running frantically into the French Concession.

But the French army wouldn't let them in so easily, as that would only give the Japanese an excuse to start a war.

Faced with death, these refugees disregarded everything and rushed inside. Lu Chen even spotted a familiar figure among them: Liu Jie.

"Let them in, I'll pay them!"

Watching this scene, Lu Chen bit his lip. Faced with his compatriots who were about to be killed by the Japanese army, Lu Chen could not bring himself to be ruthless.

"This is all the legal tender I have on me."

Lu Chen emptied all his pockets, leaving only a little over 40,000 French currency, which he handed over to the French soldier in charge.

"My God, you're such a kind person, but with so many people, this little money definitely isn't enough. We can only let four people in!"

The French soldier, his eyes gleaming with uncontrollable greed, snatched the four stacks of French currency from Lu Chen's hand and turned around, extending four fingers.

Looking at the large number of Chinese people in front of me—women, children, the elderly…

"well......"

Lu Chen sighed deeply. In the face of the torrent of the times, one person's strength is still too small.

In the end, Lu Chen still chose to bring Liu Jie's family into the French Concession. Taking advantage of the chaos, he also pulled up a woman holding a child and brought her into the French Concession as well.

"Brother Chen, thank you."

Liu Jie was moved to tears; he never expected that Lu Chen would be the one to save him at this critical moment.

As a member of the military police, he didn't actually need to run, but he had a family. He wasn't in any danger facing the Japanese, but his family was.

"Run for your life, that's all I can do for you."

The woman thanked Lu Chen for not caring. Lu Chen was greedy, but as a passionate young man who knew about this humiliating history in the future, he couldn't watch them die. He could only try his best to save some people, one by one.

"It's alright, quickly take your family and find a place to settle down."

Lu Chen waved his hand, and Liu Jie bowed deeply before leaving with his family.

Seeing so many Chinese outside the French Concession, Lu Chen still couldn't bear it and wanted to bring a few more in, but the French soldiers refused, so Lu Chen had to give up.

boom!!

clap clap clap! !

The sounds of gunfire from the Chinese territory were incessant, interspersed with screams, and Lu Chen tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

He didn't regret spending money to save Liu Jie, and the organization's activity funds were also quite substantial, enough for his family to live on for a month.

Lu Chen stood up and put on his clothes, the rustling sound of the fabric echoing in the room.

He has to go to Wang Yan's place now. The situation is clear: the Japanese army has defeated the National Revolutionary Army by some unknown means and has already penetrated into Chinese territory. He needs to find out the specifics.

As I opened the door and stepped outside, flames raged in the distance towards the Chinese border, and the air was thick with the smoke of gunpowder.

Lu Chen let out a breath and arrived at the place where Wang Yan lived, then knocked on the door.

squeak......

The door was opened as soon as they knocked. It was already late at night, and Wang Yan and his team members couldn't sleep because of the setbacks at the front.

As soon as Lu Chen entered the room, he saw Wang Yan sitting in the center with bloodshot eyes.

"You've arrived."

Wang Yan lit a cigarette and took a deep drag; anyone could tell he was very worried.

"What's the situation now?"

Lu Chen didn't waste any words and found an empty seat to sit down.

"The news that the Japanese army wanted to occupy the Chinese-controlled area of ​​Shanghai was no secret. Troops from all over the country were rushing to this area. Our army initially had the advantage due to its numerical superiority, but for some reason, the Japanese army's morale suddenly increased. Coupled with the disparity in equipment, we lost and they broke into the Chinese-controlled area."

"Our army has suffered heavy casualties, and there are only about a hundred men still capable of fighting. They are currently fighting the Japanese army in the Chinese-controlled area."

Wang Yan slumped on the sofa, lit another cigarette after finishing one, and remained silent amidst the seven or eight people in the room.

"So what do we do now?"

A few seconds later, Lu Chen asked the question that worried him the most. He just wanted to know what he could do to minimize the losses and drive the Japanese army out of Chinese territory.

"What can we do? We can only watch. With so few of us, we wouldn't be of any use. Are we just going to throw our lives away?"

Wang Yan forced a smile, shook his head, and sighed helplessly. The room fell silent once again.

Lu Chen stood up, said nothing, left the house, and came to the border between the French Concession and the Chinese Concession.

"Rat One, bring Rat Two... Rat Six back."

Lu Chen put the rat on the ground, intending to call back the other five rats.

"Let all the rats in the French Concession gather in the sewers at this border, and wait for my message before taking action."

Lu Chen gave some instructions to Rat One before disappearing into the night.

Looking at the ruins of Huajie on the opposite bank, Lu Chen felt a heavy weight on his heart.

He had already guessed what Wang Yan meant; it was simply that the higher-ups didn't want to send anyone for fear of causing unnecessary losses.

Does this mean we don't want the Chinese territory anymore? Don't we care about the lives of so many people?

Lu Chen clenched his fist. Since they didn't care, he had to do something on his own!

"Brother Chen..."

A familiar voice came from behind him. Lu Chen turned around and saw Liu Jie. What was he doing here at this hour?

"I've settled my family in, Brother Chen. You saved my whole family. From now on, my life is yours."

Liu Jie looked determined. Although he was the leader of a small gang, he wasn't the kind of reckless thug who believed in honor and loyalty.

In his view, Lu Chen had saved his family, and he had nothing to repay him with except for his worthless life.