Let them offer their loyalty!

It has to be said that Qiu Tu really gave Jia Shu many surprises today.

In the past, although Qiu Tu was not exactly obsequious in Jia Shu's presence, each time his spirit was tense. As an experienced interrogator like Jia Shu, he could see Qiu Tu's nervousness at a glance.

But today.... Qiu Tu seemed to suddenly reveal his edge.

From the start of the phone call, he showed a demeanor ready to contend with me.

Natural, composed. Unyielding, uncompromising. Later, he even directly threw a heavy bomb my way.

Honestly, even Jia Shu, who had seen a lot of the world, had a hard time imagining what kind of mindset Qiu Tu had to dare reveal he had leaked case information to the Security Department.

Wasn't he afraid I would charge him with dereliction of duty and take him down?

Wasn't he afraid I would become furiously enraged and execute him secretly?

It was precisely because of this curiosity and surprise that Jia Shu repeatedly became silent, contemplating Qiu Tu's changes.

Guessing what kind of trump card did Qiu Tu have to be so confident.

However, before Jia Shu could figure it out, Qiu Tu dropped another heavy bomb...

"Are you doing all this to save me?" Jia Shu repeated Qiu Tu's words with a laugh, interest in his eyes almost spilling over.

He got up, walked to the VIP box windows of the racecourse's fifth-floor viewing platform, and looking at the torrential rain outside, he asked with a light chuckle, "Chief Qiu, where does this idea come from?"

At this moment, Qiu Tu was also standing beside the window in the empty conference room of the Political Department, gazing distantly at Xinjie City, shrouded in rain and mist.

The two of them were clearly in different locations, yet it was as though they were facing each other across the boundless space, across the heavy rain, gazing at each other from afar...

Qiu Tu said softly, "Minister. In fact, today in addition to arresting the Four Major Transportation Merchants and Director Qin and Third Master Qin, I arrested a few other people as well."

This incident happened in a private box, and coupled with Chief Huang's gag order, it had not been leaked yet.

Therefore, Jia Shu was also somewhat surprised and he asked, "Who else?"

Qiu Tu said, "Education Bureau's Section Chief Kong, Environment and Sanitation Bureau's Deputy Section Chief Zhuang, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau's Deputy Section Chief Yuan, and also Civil Affairs Bureau's Section Chief Bai...."

Listening to this list, Jia Shu on the phone slightly furrowed his brows.

But before he could speak, Qiu Tu then said, "Are you very curious, Minister? What kind of coincidence let me just so happen to encounter them?"

"And what kind of coincidence allowed me to... silently bag them all in one swoop?"

Jia Shu chuckled twice and teased, "Chief Qiu has already learned to answer his own questions, it seems."

Qiu Tu didn't mind Jia Shu's sarcasm. He continued calmly, "I was introduced to them by Chief Huang of the Logistics Department, who acted as the facilitator."

While looking at the heavy rain outside the window and listening to the sound of the rain, he analyzed, "Today, when I first met Chief Huang, he said he wanted to introduce a few friends to me, to help make some connections for us."

"At the time, I actually doubted Chief Huang's purpose, his identity. I wondered if he played some important role in this case."

"But when I easily coaxed insider information about the case from the mouths of those section chiefs, and just as easily caught them...."

"A different thought arose in my mind instead."

Stay connected with empire

Jia Shu on the phone evidently guessed Qiu Tu's thoughts too, as the smile slowly faded from his face, his eyes as deep as the rainstorm before him....

Qiu Tu said indifferently, "Could it be that from the start, Chief Huang was actually helping me?"

"He was instructed by someone or some power, to trick those section chiefs beforehand, allowing them to expose themselves before me."

"Then... not only did he enable a breakthrough in my case, but he also outlined the full extent of the case...."

"The Environment and Sanitation Bureau of City Hall, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Education Bureau, and the Civil Affairs Bureau...."

At that, Qiu Tu smiled.

He asked in return, "Minister, I believe by now, you must have guessed who is behind Chief Huang, right?"

Jia Shu chuckled and feigned ignorance, "Who might that be?"

Qiu Tu said somewhat dramatically, "It's the Bureau Chief, Minister!"

"We all thought the Bureau Chief was too high and mighty to bother with such a small case. But, actually... he had calculated every move!"

"He is determined to get this case done! Nobody can stop him, no matter who they are!"

"Today's arrangement is both a helping hand and a warning."

"He's telling me, and he's telling you. He has a thousand, ten thousand ways to advance the case!"

"Letting us know we cannot play any tricks!"

As he said this, Qiu Tu's emotions gradually subsided, and he became calm again as he said, "Although I'm not clear on the reason that has kept you on the opposite side of the Bureau Chief in the 'Yin Caimei Case'...."

"I think if things keep going like this, the Bureau Chief will soon abandon you, abandon me."

"Therefore, after much consideration, I found the only way to perfectly resolve the conflict between you and the Bureau Chief was to cooperate with the Security Department, letting them face the brunt."

"Minister, I really am trying to save you...."

"So, believe me, Minister! I will definitely handle this case well! I'll satisfy everyone!"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jia Shu on the phone remained silent for a long time as if pondering the information in Qiu Tu's words.

After a while, a mysterious smile spread across his face, and crimson light began to flicker in his pupils.

He laughed soundlessly, the distorted reflection of his face shimmering off the rain-obscured window, looking particularly unsettling…

...

[Jia Shu's suspicion +0, satisfaction +28]

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the prompt that floated up in front of him.

There were also Jia Shu's words lingering in his ear, "Chief Qiu, it seems I have misunderstood you, so go ahead and boldly do as you please!"

"I'll cover for you against the external pressures."

"You can come to me with anything..."

To be honest, Qiu Tu didn't feel much reassured. On the contrary ... his sense of urgency had intensified.

Last night, when discussing today's plan with Qin Shuman, Qiu Tu actually knew there was a key factor that could make or break the plan: how deeply Jia Shu was involved in the whole case.

As the top officer of the Political Department and one of the nine senior members of the Investigation Bureau, Jia Shu had absolute disposal rights over the entire case.

Even if Qiu Tu held the "Imperial Sword" given by Yan Chen, if Jia Shu wanted to take over the case by force and release people, Qiu Tu couldn't stop him.

Therefore, after arresting everyone, Qiu Tu didn't go straight to work on the case but instead waited patiently for Jia Shu's call.

He needed to confirm from Jia Shu's call the extent of pressure he was under and... whether he would flip the table or not.

From the initial tit-for-tat, unyielding stance to the subsequent dropping of bombshells one after another, it was actually a process of "pressuring" and "stress testing" Jia Shu!

Now, it seemed the effect was quite good. At least the worst possibility hadn't happened.

But for some unknown reason, Qiu Tu felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.

He always felt he had to solve the case as soon as possible. Otherwise... there might really be danger!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu didn't dare to delay. He glanced once more at the torrential rain merging earth and sky outside the window and then stepped towards the outside, ready to interrogate the prisoners.

In times of emergency, extraordinary measures are necessary.

He was ready to use his [Cataclysmic Ability] to interrogate all the suspects in one go!

With that thought, Qiu Tu left the empty conference room and headed to the adjacent temporary office of the investigative team, ready to bring people in for questioning.

But just as he pushed open the door to the temporary office, Qiu Tu found that none of the investigation team members were there.

In the office... there was only the beautiful, young woman Liu Fuping. At that moment, she was leaning over her desk, rummaging through documents...n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Startled by the sound of the door, Liu Fuping quickly straightened up.

But when she turned and saw Qiu Tu entering, a smile actually appeared on her face, and then... she bent down to continue her search through the documents.

Today, she might have received a message on short notice and rushed to the Investigation Bureau, so she wasn't in uniform but dressed in a somewhat professional casual attire:

A plain white female shirt and a black tight-fitting mini skirt, outlining the perfect curves of her slender waist and full buttocks.

Moreover, as she backed Qiu Tu while rummaging through documents, with hands braced on the table, legs slightly bent, and her buttocks lifted, there was a rather inviting pose...

At that moment, Qiu Tu admitted that his "fist" had gotten hard.

"Remember to close the door~~" Liu Fuping seemed to sense Qiu Tu's reaction; she slightly turned, and seductively winked at Qiu Tu.

'This woman is seducing me...'

After clarifying this point in his mind, Qiu Tu closed the door behind him, and then walked over without hesitation, reaching out to give Liu Fuping's full bottom a smack!

A crisp "smack!" reverberated, wave after wave.

But Liu Fuping acted as if she noticed nothing, didn't even cover with her hands, and just blushed while straightening up, grabbing Qiu Tu's collar, and said in a soft and sticky voice, "Chief, my house is empty tonight... do you want to come over and 'do it'?"

Qiu Tu:.....

Qiu Tu realized. It's really not easy for a man to strive for a career.

On the road of his career sprint, there were always various temptations waiting for him.

But fortunately, having just undergone a round of cleansing with facial wash at Emerald Fort, Qiu Tu could barely resist Liu Fuping's lure, and even spared the effort to analyze...

So he gently embraced the beautiful young woman before him, holding soft jade in his arms, incomparably comfortable.

Then he leaned into Liu Fuping's ear and whispered softly, "Sister Liu... the first rule of being a spy is to keep a cool head."

"You are too anxious today. You've exposed the forces behind you..."

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Third chapter is up, still going for a ten thousand words update tonight, ask for Monthly Tickets!

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