The Morphine is Gone

"Yes, yes, be careful not to break it, just leave it here."

Lu Chen directed several Chinese porters to move morphine into the Japanese concession. The Japanese guards did not dare to obstruct them too much when they saw the badge in Lu Chen's hand.

"Alright, gentlemen, you can go back now. Here's your pay."

Lu Chen did not allow the movers to carry the morphine to Tegote. After settling their wages, he let them go.

"Don't just stand there, come and move it. Be careful, Colonel Kuroda wants this."

After the porters left, Lu Chen yawned and started gesturing at the Japanese soldiers guarding the area.

The Japanese soldiers wanted to resist, but when they heard that it was Colonel Kuroda who wanted it, they had no choice but to hold their breath and obediently squat down to pick up boxes and boxes of morphine.

"Tell Colonel Kuroda that I've gotten the morphine."

At the entrance of the Special Forces, Lu Chen first took out the Special Forces medal that Kuroda had given him to identify himself.

"Hi."

The Japanese guard at the gate saluted Lu Chen when he saw the badge in his hand, then turned and jogged into the Special High Command.

"Lu Jun, I knew you would complete the task I assigned you."

Lu Chen waited there for a while before Kuroda came out. Seeing the wooden crates at Lu Chen's feet, he gave him a hug.

"Colonel Kuroda, there are a thousand bottles of morphine here. I went through a lot of trouble to get them."

Lu Chen immediately said that it was not easy for him to obtain this batch of morphine.

"Lord Lu, the Empire will remember your contributions."

"Come here, move everything inside."

Kuroda first offered Lu Chen a rosy picture, then turned to the Japanese soldiers and ordered them to move all the morphine into his office.

Lu Chen followed Kuroda and entered the Special Zone together.

After the Japanese soldiers placed the morphine, Kuroda ordered them all to leave.

Lu Chen discovered there was another person inside the house, a Japanese man he didn't recognize.

"Mr. Lu, let me introduce you. This is Yoshinori Sato. Mr. Sato, this is Lu Chen."

Kuroda immediately introduced the two to each other.

Given the current situation, Kuroda doesn't believe that Lu Chen is unaware of the importance of morphine on the battlefield.

But he actually managed to get so much morphine for himself. How could a spy do that?

Lu Chen is now beginning to be trusted by Kuroda, which is why Kuroda introduced him to Sato Yosho, the head of the intelligence section.

"Lord Sato."

"Lu Jun".

Lu Chen and Sato Yoshin shook hands and greeted each other.

"Mr. Lu, where did this morphine come from?"

Sato Yosho opened the box, took out a bottle of morphine, and asked Lu Chen.

Most of the morphine in the Chinese-controlled area has already been seized by the intelligence department; they couldn't possibly miss such a large quantity of morphine.

"I met a morphine dealer, and since I needed it, I bought it all."

Lu Chen casually told a lie, his expression unchanged, and pinched Rat One, making him remember the scent of the person in front of him.

Lu Chen was surprised that Kuroda would directly introduce him to the head of the intelligence section.

He knew that through this incident, Kuroda had gained his trust; otherwise, he wouldn't have introduced him to such a key figure as the head of the intelligence division.

As for where the morphine came from, Lu Chen certainly couldn't say it was theirs.

"Sato-kun, call a few men over. Let's put this morphine into the armory."

Kuroda was very pleased. Sato clapped his hands and called in several Japanese guards at the door. One of them carried a box of morphine and walked out the door to the other side.

Lu Chen tried hard to suppress his expression. He had already guessed that the Japanese army's morphine must have been stored in the armory, but it had already been emptied by Rat Two and his men.

"Lu Sang, what are your plans for the future?"

On the way, Sato Yosho and Kuroda exchanged a glance and nodded, then looked at Lu Chen and spoke.

"Serve the empire wholeheartedly."

Lu Chen did not hesitate, taking it as Kuroda testing his words.

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Kuroda was very satisfied. He gave Sato Yosho a wink, and Sato Yosho nodded before speaking again.

"Lu-san, would you like to join the Intelligence Division?"

Intelligence Section?

Lu Chen was surprised that Sato Yosho would invite him to join the Special Higher Police Intelligence Division. Was it Sato Yosho's idea or Kuroda's?

Lu Chen was unsure and couldn't appear too eager, so he simply didn't answer and looked at Kuroda instead.

"Lu-kun, as I said before, the Empire has seen everything you've done for it. Sato-kun is the head of the Intelligence Section. We think you're quite capable. Whether you join or not is up to you."

Kuroda smiled. After so long, through Lu Chen's discovery that Cheng Jingchuan was an anti-Japanese element and the discovery of morphine, Kuroda had trusted Lu Chen enough. That's why he wanted to bring him into the intelligence department to help the Empire capture more anti-Japanese elements.

"Section Chief Sato, I'm willing."

Lu Chen suppressed his excitement and behaved perfectly.

Joining the intelligence section would allow us to obtain information about the Japanese army's movements more quickly and accurately, which is perfect!

"Okay, then Mr. Lu, you'll come with me to the intelligence section later."

Sato Yosho still had that same smile on his face. When Lu Chen agreed, he immediately told him to wait and come with him later.

Lu Chen agreed, and the three of them then headed towards the Japanese armory.

"Sato-kun, open the door."

Upon arriving at the door, Kuroda asked Sato to open it. Sato rummaged around on his person for a while, then took out his key and opened the door.

Lu Chen could clearly see from behind the two that the room, which had originally contained morphine, was now completely empty.

"Baka! Sato, what's going on?"

Before Sato Yosho could react, Kuroda slapped him across the face and pointed at the empty room.

"Colonel Kuroda... I don't know what's going on either."

After realizing what had happened, Sato Yosho looked at Kuroda, his body trembling slightly with fear.

"You don't know? Morphine can't grow legs and run away, can it?!"

Kuroda slapped him again, and Sato didn't dare to dodge, taking the slap squarely across his face.

Watching them fight like dogs, Lu Chen tried hard to control his expression. The morphine that Rat Two and his gang found was indeed extremely potent.

"And what about you all? What are you good for? Do you have any respect for the Empire?"

Kuroda then turned his attention to the two Japanese guards at the door, giving each of them a slap. As ordinary soldiers, they dared not retaliate.

"Colonel, we did hear some noise inside last night, but we didn't let a single person in."

The two Japanese soldiers were also very puzzled. No one had entered or left yesterday, so how did the morphine disappear?

"Baka! Are you some kind of ghost or something else?!"

Seeing that they still dared to argue, Kuroda struck them again, and the two Japanese soldiers dared not speak again.

In the end, the two Japanese soldiers were punished by Kuroda and sent to the front line, while Sato Yosho was given a severe scolding.

As the head of the Special Higher Police Intelligence Division, and someone Kuroda trusted implicitly, Sato Yosho did not believe that Sato was behind this.

"Move the morphine inside, and don't let anyone in. Investigate every single sound. You take your men and find out where that batch of morphine went."

"Hi!"

Sato Yosho agreed, then turned around with a ferocious expression on his face. Once he found the person who stole the morphine, he would definitely torture him properly!