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The property management staff and locksmiths were still waiting respectfully outside.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu pondered for a moment and said, "Next, I still have four villas to investigate, so I may have to trouble you to come with me."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. It's our honor to serve you, sir!" the property manager said with a fawning smile, wiping his sweat.

Leaving aside the intimidating one bar and two stars on Qiu Tu's epaulettes, Qiu Tu's black political department uniform alone was enough to deter most people in the New Territories from having any thoughts of resistance.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu casually waved his hand and ordered, "Alright. Lock the door then. Let's go to the next villa."

"Yes!" the property manager replied with a smile, then went to lock the door.

Taking this opportunity, Qiu Tu also looked around.

Although there was no one in sight, the Cataclysmic One's intuition told him that countless eyes were watching him from the darkness, waiting for events to unfold further...

Soon, the door was locked, and the property manager came running over excitedly.

Qiu Tu waved, "Come on. Get in my car, let's go to the next one."

With that, Qiu Tu walked towards his car first.

Arriving at the car, Qiu Tu opened the door, put one leg on the car, and then lowered his body, trying to crawl inside.

And then, at the very moment his body slumped down!

Suddenly, with a loud "Bang!", a bullet carrying enormous kinetic energy pierced through layers of space and shot straight at Qiu Tu!

The enemy had clearly been aiming at Qiu Tu for a long time, using the driver's seat as a reference point, just waiting for him to appear!

So, in just a moment, the car window shattered like paper with a "crack!" Then, the bullet pierced through the window with tremendous force and accurately struck Qiu Tu's left chest!

The next second, a burst of blood erupted from Qiu Tu's body, and he was knocked to the ground by the bullet!

This sudden turn of events clearly surprised many forces that were paying attention to Qiu Tu!

When Qiu Tu told them that Jia Shu would attack and kill him tonight, most of the forces didn't really believe it.

After all, what is Jia Shu's status? He is one of the nine top officials of the Investigation Department, a prominent figure in the entire New Territories. Would he really attack and kill Qiu Tu, a mere section chief?

They either suspected that Qiu Tu was being overly sensitive, or they suspected that the evil god was deliberately framing Jia Shu.

The only reason I'm willing to follow Qiu Tu today is because he spoke with such conviction, and I don't want to gamble on that one in ten thousand chance.

And now, that one in ten thousand chance has actually come true! Qiu Tu has actually been attacked?!

Thinking this, the first person who couldn't sit still was Lin Ting, the head of the Special Operations Department, who had been entrusted by Yan Chen to protect Qiu Tu!

Upon seeing this, he shouted and then shot off like an arrow towards the spot where the shot had been fired!

Having undergone two cataclysmic enhancements, his physical strength had already reached the limit of an ordinary person, so his speed was extremely fast, and he crossed the 300-meter distance in almost an instant!

To everyone's surprise, the next second, a figure soared from there, striking him with a palm with speed and power no less than his!

In the darkness, the figure had dyed red hair, wore a suit, and sported a clown mask—it was... another man in a suit!

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Lin Ting, the head of the Special Operations Department, had no idea that Qiu Tu had already arrested a masked man in a suit.

So he wasn't surprised at all by the man in the suit who suddenly appeared!

However, seeing that the masked man in the suit didn't run away, but instead dared to attack him first!

Annoyance flashed across his face, so his eyes sharpened like an eagle's. He didn't flinch or dodge, but instead struck back with a palm strike to meet the opponent head-on!

A deafening boom!

As the two clasped hands together, the air seemed to vibrate violently!

The next second, to everyone's astonishment, the two were evenly matched and both took a step back!

Because the man in the suit was wearing a mask, many factions could not identify his true identity.

But everyone knows Lin Ting's true identity.

The head of the Special Operations Department, one of the nine top officials of the Investigation Bureau, a standard second-tier disaster agent!

Such a master, when facing the man in the suit, could only manage a draw?

Keep in mind, there are only a handful of Tier 2 Cataclysms in the New Territories! And each one of them is a big shot with considerable influence!

And among these, even fewer could be connected to Qiu Tu...

So at that moment, all the informants and spies had a bold idea: Could this man in the suit really be Jia Shu?

Has he gone mad?

He actually disregarded his status and attacked and killed his own subordinate?

What exactly is he doing?

As a result, news of the assassination began to spread rapidly to the behind-the-scenes figures...

...

In a luxuriously decorated ordinary lounge of a garden villa in the city.

Yan Chen sat on the comfy sofa, quietly reading a book under the lamp.

His daughter, Yan Yan, was sitting at the table next to him, holding a vase in one hand and arranging a bouquet of flowers in the other.

Just when everything was incredibly warm and pleasant.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps broke the tranquility of the lounge.

"Chief..."

Ji Chen arrived at the door, knocked gently, and then called out.

Yan Chen was not in a hurry when she heard his call. Instead, she patiently read the last few paragraphs of that page of the book.

Then he picked up a gilded bookmark from the coffee table, put it in the book, placed the book on the coffee table, and then slowly got up, walked out the door with his hands behind his back.

Seeing this, Yan Yan looked up at Yan Chen with a blank expression.

Yan Chen gestured for her to stop and said in a low voice, "You play first, I'll come back to keep you company later."

After speaking, he calmly walked out of the lounge and led Ji Chen to the lounge opposite.

Upon arriving at the lounge, Yan Chen sat down and then asked in a low voice, "Speak."

Ji Chen hummed in agreement, then bent down and leaned closer to Yan Chen, whispering, "Some news just came in saying that Qiu Tu's actions tonight seem to have attracted the attention of many forces."

“Our men have discovered at least two groups of unidentified people around them.”

At this point, Ji Chen paused, "And Qiu Tu, in order to lure out the legendary enemy, drove towards the secluded villa complex around Longshan Road after leaving the Investigation Bureau."

"As it turned out... someone actually took the bait and attacked him."

"According to reports from below, the mysterious man fired a shot at Qiu Tu from 200 meters away with a rifle. Qiu Tu was shot and fell to the ground on the spot."

"Minister Lin Ting was enraged by the arrogance of that mysterious man and rushed forward to fight him."

"As it turns out, that mysterious person was indeed quite skilled, fighting Minister Lin Ting to a standstill. He seems to be a second-tier Cataclysm user..."

Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Yan Chen's cloudy eyes betrayed no emotion. He remained silent, offering no response, lost in thought...

Seeing this, Ji Chen tentatively asked, "Director... is that mysterious person really Minister Jia?"

"Do we need to send more people?"

Yan Chen neither said "yes" nor "no," but said in a hoarse voice, "If tonight's assassination was arranged by Jia Shu, then things certainly won't be this simple..."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Moreover, although Qiu Tu was shot, he shouldn't be in any serious danger."

"He's as slippery as an eel. And he got the news in advance, so he must have a lot of tricks up his sleeve."

"As for sending more people..." Yan Chen lowered her eyelids and said wearily, "We won't do it for now."

"Let them make a scene. If it blows up, all sorts of monsters and demons will come out, and some things will become clearer..."

.....

At the same time, just as Yan Chen made this comment.

At the entrance of Section Chief Kong and his wife's villa.

Qiu Tu, who had just been shot and fallen to the ground, slowly got up.

As he sat up, a bullet clattered from his left chest and fell to the ground.

If you look closely, you'll see that although his clothes are stained with blood, there are only a few drops.

His entire body skin, including his exposed eyes and ears, seemed to be covered with a thin, translucent white sheet.

Clearly, this was the life-saving item Qiu Tu had obtained from Tang Feifei a few days ago: the trigger paper doll! (Chapter 133)

The effect of triggering the paper doll is that when the user is attacked, the paper doll will automatically activate and form a defensive layer on the body surface.

That defensive layer can stop attacks from large-caliber firearms for more than 30 seconds.

The 30 seconds passed quickly, and the layer of white paper covering Qiu Tu's entire body slowly disappeared.

"Phew!" Qiu Tu let out a heavy breath, then rubbed his aching left chest, cursing inwardly.

'No wonder it's called the "Trigger Paper Doll"! It only triggers when the skin is pierced!'

"Damn it, that hurts like hell!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that triggering the paper doll successfully blocked the attack; bullets don't just have penetrating power, they also have impact power!

Even though he wasn't shot through the heart, Qiu Tu still felt his blood churn and was extremely uncomfortable after being hit in the chest.

In other words, he is a Cataclysmic Being, whose mind has been strengthened. If an ordinary person were subjected to such an impact, they would probably have fainted from the pain long ago.

While mentally complaining, Qiu Tu looked in the direction of the fighting sound.

When Qiu Tu saw Lin Ting and a masked man in a suit fighting fiercely not far away, he wasn't too surprised, but he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

'As expected... the worst-case scenario has come true.'

In fact, as early as when Qiu Tu saw through Wang Xi's memories that the man in the suit was always wearing a mask, but when he went to the bar and met Qiu Tu without a mask, he guessed that there might be more than one man in the suit, but many of them.

Therefore, the man in the suit he arrested was very likely not the same man in the suit he remembered seeing in Wang Xi's memory.

Even... the man in the suit standing before Qiu Tu is most likely not the one he remembers...

This leads to the second worst-case scenario that Qiu Tu guessed.

That is: Jia Shu may not have come alone to assassinate Qiu Tu tonight; he has accomplices, and more than one.

So... we have to find a way to lure him out!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu glanced at the crisis countdown in the upper left corner, which was still beating calmly.

[Jia Shu's Assassination (3.5 hours)]

'So... tonight is just the beginning...'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu glanced at the battle scene in the distance again, then got up, swept the broken pieces of the car window from the driver's seat to the ground, and got into the car.

After getting into the car, Qiu Tu glanced at the property manager and the locksmith.

From the moment the gunshot rang out, the two men were so frightened that they covered their heads with their hands and fell to the ground.

Qiu Tu honked the horn and said coldly, "What are you waiting for? Get in the car."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the property manager and the locksmith exchanged a startled glance, both seeing hesitation in each other's eyes.

They were reluctant to get on the bus, but when they heard the intermittent gunfire from the battlefield not far away and saw Qiu Tu's intimidating black detective uniform, they eventually succumbed to their weakness and climbed into the bus.

Seeing the two get into the car, Qiu Tu glanced at the address of the second villa Bai Ru had given him, stepped on the gas, and headed towards the second villa.

Qiu Tu's move left all the onlookers dumbfounded.

what happened?

Wasn't it Jia Shu who was supposed to attack and kill Qiu Tu tonight?

How come Jia Shu attacked and killed Qiu Tu, but... Qiu Tu just left without a care?

So, should everyone continue to follow Qiu Tu, or watch "Jia Shu"?