Quicklime

"Xiao Jie, where's Shen Ruoqiu? I haven't seen her lately?"

After deciding what to do next, Lu Chen found Liu Jie. Shen Ruoqiu was a doctor and should know a lot about disinfection. He wanted to find out from her what medicine could be used to disinfect rats.

"Oh, you're looking for Sister Shen? She said she's too bored staying at the military police station, so she's been wandering around the Chinese-controlled area during the day these past few days."

Liu Jie said that Shen Ruoqiu only came back at night these days, and was not at the military police headquarters at other times; she was outside.

Wandering around Chinese-controlled areas?

Lu Chen's lips twitched. This woman was just as he thought; she had something wrong with her head. The Hua Realm was not peaceful right now, and she still went shopping there?

"It's already noon, they should be back soon."

Liu Jie looked up at the sky; it was almost lunchtime.

Lu Chen nodded. The military police provided meals, but the food was rather bland and lacked oil.

"Xiao Jie, you go eat first. When Shen Ruoqiu comes back, tell her to come find me."

After saying that, Lu Chen walked out of the military police station and bought some food on the street. The food at the military police station was too bland, and he didn't like it.

There's practically no entertainment available at this time of year.

After lunch, Lu Chen lay bored in his chair, staring at the ceiling and sighing.

dong dong dong...

"Chief, I heard from Liu Jie that you wanted to see me?"

Shen Ruoqiu pushed open the door and walked in, looking at Lu Chen with some confusion.

"Hey, Ruoqiu, how's your time at the military police station been?"

Lu Chen spoke, looking at Shen Ruoqiu with a kind expression.

Shen Ruoqiu tucked her hair back, turned her head to one side, and pouted as she complained to Lu Chen.

"Everything else is fine, except that the military police are all young men, and they all want to get close to me."

Lu Chen didn't reply, but gestured for Shen Ruoqiu to sit down. He poured himself a glass of water and then poured one for her as well.

"I remember you, you seem to be a doctor?"

After taking a sip of water, Lu Chen looked at her and asked about his purpose.

"Yes, Chief, didn't you already know?"

Shen Ruoqiu looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled expression. Lu Chen should have known that she was a doctor when they met for the second time. Why was he asking her again now?

"As you know, my sister, my niece, and I live together. Kids like cats and dogs, so I wanted to know what methods there are to disinfect animals."

Looking expectantly at Shen Ruoqiu, Lu Chen should actually ask the veterinarian this question.

But in this environment, where can we find a veterinarian? Shen Ruoqiu happens to be a doctor, so let's ask her, even if it's a last resort.

Shen Ruoqiu lowered her head and pondered for a while before slowly speaking.

"Nowadays, most disinfection is done with quicklime powder, which is easy to obtain and can be found in most stores. It is also very effective."

Quicklime powder has good disinfection effects, is easy to buy, and has low cost. It is not very important now, and it is basically used for disinfection.

"Oh, I see. How have you been lately? You're pregnant, and there's not enough meat in the military police. I'll have Liu Jie add some meat to your meals tomorrow."

Lu Chen responded indifferently, as if he didn't care about the matter, and then asked about Shen Ruoqiu's health.

The food at the military police station was so bland and lacked any oil or fat that Lu Chen had no appetite at all. He wondered how Shen Ruoqiu, who was pregnant, had managed to eat all that food these past few days.

"It's alright, Director. I'm used to a hard life. It wouldn't look good if others saw you doing this."

A blush crept onto Shen Ruoqiu's face; she thought Lu Chen was concerned about her.

"It's okay, I'll have Xiao Jie take it to you, it'll be fine."

Lu Chen waved his hand, "How can a pregnant woman eat so little every day? It's completely devoid of nutrition."

He thought Shen Ruoqiu wanted to avoid suspicion. Anyway, Liu Jie would be the one to deliver the package, so he just needed to avoid meeting her. After all, she was a married woman, and it wouldn't be good for him to be too close to her.

"Go back and rest. I have something to do and need to go out with Xiao Jie later."

After saying that, Shen Ruoqiu nodded, stood up and walked outside. After he left, Lu Chen called Liu Jie over.

"Go and buy me more kraft paper and quicklime."

Give Liu Jie enough money and tell him to buy these two things.

If you use quicklime to disinfect rats, it probably won't be very effective, since the sewers are full of water and filth, and it will be gone as soon as you sprinkle it.

Therefore, Lu Chen also planned to buy more kraft paper and use it to line the entire sewer system in the Chinese-controlled area, including the French Concession, and then sprinkle quicklime on it. This would definitely have a good disinfection effect.

This is a huge project, but in order to obtain food without spending money, Lu Chen has no other choice but to do it this way.

By the time Liu Jie returned from shopping, it was completely dark. Lu Chen told him to put the things in the car first, then got in and told Liu Jie to drive towards the French Concession.

When they arrived at the French Concession, there were quite a few people standing at the entrance, mostly middle-aged, with very few young people. There were also more than a dozen wooden carts parked to the side.

"Captain Lucas."

Lu Chen got out of the car and greeted Lucas, who was at the entrance of the French Concession.

"Captain Lucas, I'm really sorry about what happened last time. While the legal tender is still usable, you should use it quickly. I won't use legal tender anymore, I'll use silver dollars instead."

Lu Chen looked apologetic and hinted that he would bribe him again in the future, but this time it would be with silver dollars.

"It's alright, Brother Lu. What's our relationship? You were just tricked too, it wasn't intentional."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Lucas was very happy, put his arm around Lu Chen's shoulder and said with a smile that it was okay.

Lu Chen then explained that these were workers he had hired to help him move things into the French Concession.

Lucas immediately said no problem and let the group of workers into the French Concession.

Lu Chen asked Liu Jie to park the car outside, and the two of them walked with the workers to Du Yuesheng's mansion.

Lu Chen didn't plan to put the grain in the warehouse. He was prepared not to rent the two warehouses in the French Concession and the Chinese Concession, since there was nothing left to store there.

He planned to put the grain at the military police station first, and then go out and rent a shop to sell it.

"Boss, is it inappropriate for us to enter the French Concession like this?"

Lu Chen and Liu Jie walked at the front of the workers when a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties or forties walked up to them and spoke cautiously.

They were all workers in the Chinese-controlled area, and other people were generally not allowed to enter the French Concession. Besides, they had worked all day and were covered in sweat and odor, so they were afraid of causing trouble for their boss.

"It's alright, we're all Chinese, who's looking down on whom?"

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Liu Jie waved his hand dismissively, indicating that these were minor issues and nothing serious would happen.

The other workers were also secretly listening to the conversation between the two, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Liu Jie's words.

They were slightly relieved and looked around curiously. They had never been to the French Concession before, only seen it from afar in the Chinese-controlled area.

"Big brother, what do you all do for a living?"

Since he had nothing better to do, Lu Chen simply took out a cigarette, offered it to the man, and started chatting with him.