Du Yuesheng

Lu Chen didn't even know where Du Yuesheng was, whether he was in the Chinese-controlled area or the French Concession.

We'll probably have to ask Liu Jie about this; he knows more about it and can help us find out Du Yuesheng's whereabouts.

With that thought, Lu Chen left the warehouse and returned to the military police station. Now, all he needed to do each day was handle the affairs of the military police station.

"Xiao Jie, do you know where Du Yuesheng is?"

As soon as he arrived at the military police station, Lu Chen called Liu Jie over. This guy was a street thug before joining the military police, so he knew a lot about these things.

"Du Yuesheng? He's usually with the Green Gang in the French Concession, Brother Chen. What do we need him for?"

Just as Lu Chen had guessed, Liu Jie did indeed know Du Yuesheng's location.

"Yesterday you came with me to see Zhang Rongshan. If we want to sell grain, we definitely need to get some. Didn't you say Du Yuesheng was anti-Japanese? I was thinking of seeing if we could get some from him."

Lu Chen didn't hide anything; he now completely considered Liu Jie as one of his own, except for information that he couldn't let anyone know.

"Brother Chen, you still don't understand the Green Gang."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Liu Jie felt that Lu Chen was somewhat naive. How could the Green Gang members be so easy to talk to? Zhang Rongshan was only willing because there were benefits involved.

"Didn't you say Du Yuesheng was anti-Japanese? He sold to us at a low price, and we sold to the people at an even lower price. Didn't he want that?"

Lu Chen frowned. This was his current thought: although grain prices were high, the grain that Du Yuesheng and other Green Gang bosses obtained might not be worth much; they were just selling it at a high price.

If the price were slightly lower, allowing him to make a profit, and also benefiting the country and its people, wouldn't Du Yuesheng be willing to do that?

Lu Chen looked at Liu Jie, waiting for him to answer his question.

"Brother Chen, the reason Du Yuesheng opposed the Japanese was that the Green Gang wanted to whitewash itself. As for the real reason, I don't know. Opium, gambling, and prostitution were all things Du Yuesheng and his gang did. These three things were the most profitable. Du Yuesheng just didn't do them openly. Moreover, I feel that his opposition to the Japanese was just a show for his reputation."

Liu Jie told Lu Chen everything he knew in one go.

After listening, Lu Chen fell into deep thought. According to Liu Jie, Du Yuesheng was an enemy of the Japanese army, but he was unwilling to give up the high-profit gray industry.

"Is that so? But since he's just putting on an act, I should be able to buy the grain at a price below market value."

Lu Chen thought that since Du Yuesheng was just putting on an act, he could take advantage of this. However, he would have to wait until they met to see what to say.

No matter how well you plan now, it's useless.

"Xiao Jie, drive me to the Green Gang later tonight, we're going to see Du Yuesheng."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Liu Jie nodded in agreement without hesitation.

It was already afternoon, and it wasn't long before it got dark, so Liu Jie simply walked out of the office and went to his car to wait for Lu Chen.

After Liu Jie left the office, Lu Chen went up and locked the door. After waiting and confirming that there was no movement behind the door, he sat back down in his chair and took out the bugging device.

"Why are there so many problems?"

After grumbling for a moment, Lu Chen started listening. When Liu Jie was there earlier, Shu Yi had reminded him that there was some noise.

"Colonel Kuroda, this is a donation my boss made for the Japanese Empire."

Lu Chen was surprised to hear Mandarin Chinese coming through the bug this time. It must be a Chinese person trying to curry favor with Kuroda by sending him something.

"Yosh, very good. Your boss is someone who can see the situation clearly."

Kuroda's tone was clearly pleased through the translation, and after a few casual words between the two, the listening device fell completely silent.

"What is this?"

Lu Chen was speechless. There were no surveillance cameras around, so even if they knew, they wouldn't know who gave the gift.

This news was insignificant to Lu Chen and shouldn't affect him, so he ignored it.

He took the gun from his waist and put it in the table. Seeing Du Yuesheng, Lu Chen also did not intend to bring a gun.

After all, the Green Gang and the Japanese army were not the same. To put it nicely, they were the Green Gang, but in reality, they were just a bunch of gangsters. If they showed any threat, they would probably be riddled with bullets.

Just to be on the safe side, Lu Chen decided not to bring a gun. If a conflict broke out, Lu Chen could use the rat swarm to escape, although it might expose his ability to control the rats.

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"Who?"

Just as Lu Chen stood up, there was a knock on the door.

"It's me, Shen Ruoqiu."

A woman's voice came from outside the door; it was that woman again.

To be honest, Lu Chen found this woman a bit annoying. Why did she keep coming to him? He should have known better than to take her in.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Chen unlocked the door, yanked it open, and his expression was clearly displeased.

Shen Ruoqiu didn't know what was wrong with her, she just wanted to see Lu Chen. When she saw the door open, she didn't look at Lu Chen, but lowered her head and said softly.

"Chief, I feel a little guilty for staying here all this time without doing anything."

Seeing her awkwardness, Lu Chen gave her a deadpan look. He didn't care about her at all, so why should she feel guilty?

"It's alright, I just don't need you right now. You're a doctor, and I'll need you a lot more in the future. I have to go out for a bit now."

Lu Chen waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, and then walked past Shen Ruoqiu toward the car at the door.

Lu Chen wasn't lying to Shen Ruoqiu; he had his own selfish reasons for taking her in.

Lu Chen's idea was to expand his own power, because the military police had too little influence and could only bully ordinary people.

The first step was to kill Huang Dayong, seize control of the military police, and eliminate those who were unwilling to work for him.

Next, it's time to recruit and build up our forces. Our next target is Zhang Rongshan!

That's right, Lu Chen's next goal is to kill Zhang Rongshan. He can directly control the rat swarm and transmit the disease to him without anyone noticing.

However, Zhang Rongshan has been entrenched in this Chinese territory for many years, and there are many things that cannot be done without his permission. Therefore, there are still places where he can be of use, so Lu Chen will let him off the hook this time.

Since he changed his mind last time, Lu Chen has become much more relaxed in his work.

I had preconceived notions because of my identity as a spy.

"Let's go, Xiao Jie."

As Lu Chen got into the car, he thought about how to talk to Du Yuesheng when they met. Liu Jie started the car and headed towards the French Concession.

When they arrived at the entrance of the French Concession, the car was stopped by French troops.

Lu Chen frowned. He wouldn't have stopped them before, so why did they stop here this time?

"Brother Lu Chen, come down here for a moment."

While Lu Chen was thinking, Lucas smiled and called him to get out of the car from the front window.

Lucas?

Lu Chen didn't understand why the Frenchman had called him over. He was in a bad mood because he had something to do but was being stopped here.

"Captain Lucas, is there something you need?"

Lu Chen didn't get out of the car, but rolled down the window and looked at Lucas with a cold face.