Codename: Refusing the Toast

In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic, agent Chen Yang was ordered to go undercover.

While others went undercover with the utmost caution, he did it by "bribing in reverse."

To win the trust of the Japanese military's Logistics Department, he became a greedy "war profiteer," stuffing the pockets of Japanese officers until they were rolling in wealth.

One day, the head of the Special Higher Police dragged him into the interrogation room:

"Mr. Chen, I suspect there's a traitor among us."

Chen Yang took a deep drag of his cigarette. "No need to suspect, sir. I'm the traitor."

The chief froze for a moment, then burst into a furious tirade. "Baka! Colonel just reported you for stealing weapons, and now you come up with this crazy story to mess with me?"

In this den of villains, Chen Yang discovered that if he made the truth sound absurd enough, his enemies would invent the perfect cover story for him themselves.

With nothing but two gold bars, he forced open the gates of a top-secret Japanese weapons depot.

After Japan's defeat, Chen Yang brought his documents to his organization's contact.

After examining the token, the contact grabbed his hand, his expression conflicted.

"Comrade Chen Yang, before your handler, 'Jade Guanyin,' died, she told us... We suspect you've defected. How can you prove you're one of us?"

Chen Yang: "..."