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Then he voluntarily let go of Tan Huimin, walked back to his desk, and said, "Actually, I don't want to be enemies with Director Zheng either."

"In officialdom, it's always better to have more friends than more enemies."

"Don't you think so?"

Even though she felt that Qiu Tu was lying to her, Tan Huimin really had no other choice now.

So she could only obediently nod.

Seeing that he had finally managed to tame the woman to some extent, Qiu Tu did not rush to continue brainwashing her: he knew the principle that too much of a good thing can be bad.

So he pointed towards the lounge inside and said, "Alright. Now that we've reached a preliminary agreement, you can continue being my secretary for now."

"Now, help me clean the entire office."

These household chores were indeed Tan Huimin's forte, so upon hearing Qiu Tu's arrangements, she obediently agreed and went into the lounge to tidy up Qiu Tu's room.

After Tan Huimin left, Qiu Tu reached out and took down the tape recorder from the bookshelf.

Open the tape recorder's cassette slot; inside is only one untouched tape.

Qiu Tu expressionlessly took out the blank cassette tape, picked up a pen, and wrote the three characters "Tan Huimin" on the tape.

Then he opened the drawer and threw the cassette tape inside.

He wasn't Zhuge Liang, nor was he so shrewd as to know in advance that Tan Huimin would actually admit her identity, so of course he couldn't have pressed the record button beforehand.

But... it doesn't matter. As long as those three words are written down, that cassette tape will exist in this world!

After cleaning the entire office, Tan Huimin's mood was noticeably more stable.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu didn't keep her any longer. Instead, he gave her his phone number and told her to go home after get off work.

Tan Huimin dared not disobey Qiu Tu in any way, so she obediently left the office.

After Tan Huimin left, Qiu Tu quickly tidied up his documents, got up, and left the office to keep his appointment with Qin Shuman that evening.

However... just a dozen minutes after he left.

Suddenly, the lock on his office door began to turn slightly.

A moment later, a "click" was heard, and the door to Qiu Tu's office was opened from the outside.

Tan Huimin, holding the key, tiptoed in from outside.

She turned on the light and went straight to the tape recorder on the bookshelf.

I carefully removed the tape recorder and opened the card slot. It was empty.

Tan Huimin couldn't help but bite her lip lightly.

She looked around, and finally had to bend down and check each drawer one by one.

She quickly opened the leftmost drawer where the cassette tapes were kept.

Upon seeing the cassette tape bearing her name lying there quietly, Tan Huimin's eyes lit up. She quickly picked up the tape and began to reconstruct the scene.

Just as she was halfway through her recovery, her communicator suddenly rang.

Tan Huimin was startled and, feeling guilty, almost threw the cassette tape in her hand away.

Fortunately, she managed to control her emotions at the crucial moment.

She carefully placed the cassette tape on the table, then reached for her communicator and took a look.

Upon seeing it, her expression changed drastically.

Because... the caller ID on the communicator clearly showed the name "Qiu Tu"!

Tan Huimin was startled and didn't want to answer, but thinking of how terrible Qiu Tu was, she finally answered the phone with trembling hands.

As a result, as soon as she answered the phone, something even more frightening happened.

Qiu Tu: "Huimin...you've disappointed me a lot."

"I never expected you to come back and steal evidence."

"But you underestimated the vigilance of a deputy political minister."

“All your actions were recorded by hidden surveillance cameras. And… the videotape you got was a blank audiotape that I arranged in advance.”

"You'd better watch yourself."

After saying that, Qiu Tu hung up the phone.

At that moment, upon hearing Qiu Tu's words and the "beep...beep..." sound coming from the receiver...

Tan Huimin was completely stunned.

She stood there holding her phone for a full two seconds before, as if suddenly realizing something, she quickly put the cassette tape with her name on it into the recorder and pressed the play button.

Qiu Tu didn't record her conversation with him, so... of course there wouldn't be any sound on the tape.

Tan Huimin, of course, didn't believe that this was the cassette tape. She naturally assumed that Qiu Tu had taken the "real tape" and deliberately left it behind to trick her...

So, after listening to the tape, Tan Huimin completely broke down.

She felt that Qiu Tu was like a devil who manipulated people's hearts. And she was practically being played to pieces by him.

Ever since Qiu Tu discovered her identity, one trap after another has set her up like a puppet on a string, leading her step by step into the abyss.

Now that Qiu Tu has both recorded her conversations and filmed her, her identity as a spy has been definitively confirmed.

Both she and her ex-husband are now completely in Qiu Tu's hands. Their futures and even their lives are entirely at Qiu Tu's mercy...

She... had never felt so lonely and helpless.

......

Meanwhile, Qiu Tu shook his head and withdrew his power while driving.

He just got his tape recorder today; how could he possibly have installed surveillance or video recording equipment in his office?

He guessed that Tan Huimin would most likely come back to take a gamble, so he put the [Special Communicator] in a hidden corner of the bookshelf.

He then activated his advanced cataclysmic ability, [Order Space], and set a condition.

"When the tape was moved, the communicator automatically dialed the first number—the same number that the Qiu Tu Investigation Department was equipped with."

Therefore, Qiu Tu knew immediately that Tan Huimin had secretly come to his room and was preparing to steal the cassette tape...

The only difficulty with this rule is the "cost" incurred during long waits.

Fortunately, after becoming a second-tier Cataclysm, Qiu Tu was able to shrink and control the scope of the [Order Space].

Therefore, it effectively reduced the consumption of his mental energy.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu shook his head and, feeling almost no discomfort, started the car again, heading towards the Milan Grand Hotel.

Upon arriving at the Milan Grand Hotel, Qiu Tu had just entered the lobby when a waiter approached him and handed him a room key.

This was the usual procedure, so Qiu Tu readily took the room key, boarded the elevator, and headed upstairs.

This time, Qin Shuman left Qiu Tu with room number 618.

However, once he reached the 6th floor, Qiu Tu became more vigilant.

Thinking about his two meetings with Qin Shuman at the hotel.

Once, Qin Shuman pulled him into an unfamiliar room; another time, Qin Shuman "attacked" him with a knife.

Anyway... this woman always has some unusual hobbies.

So Qiu Tu was also curious about what kind of trick she would pull this time.

But whether Qiu Tu was overthinking it or not, nothing unexpected happened as he walked to the door of room 618.

Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment, then took out his room card and stuck it on the door lock.

"Beep" "Click..."

With the sound of the lock clicking, the door was slowly opened.

Qiu Tu pushed open the door and went in, then saw Qin Shuman lying on the bed, fast asleep...

She seemed genuinely tired lately; her stunningly beautiful face was etched with weariness, and she was even lying down fully clothed.

Whether it was the sound of Qiu Tu entering that disturbed her, or the instinctive alertness of a spy, her thick, long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she might wake up at any moment...

Seeing this, Qiu Tu didn't dare to move and just stood there until he felt Qin Shuman's breathing calm down again. Then he gently closed the door and came in.

Upon arriving at Qin Shuman's side, Qiu Tu noticed several documents on the bedside table.

He asked Qin Shuman for them, or Qin Shuman promised to give them to him.

There are interrogation records of Old Master Qin, investigation materials on the evil goddess La Riluo, and basic information on Huang Shangzong, Jia Shu's backer and future speaker of the Dongye Prefecture State Assembly...

Also... he called Qin Shuman on the way to ask for information about Zheng Tao and Tan Huimin.

During his time with Tan Huimin tonight, Qiu Tu actually discovered a crucial clue from Tan Huimin's various words and actions.

That is, it seems that Tam Wai-man did not come from a shelter like Cheng Tao. Instead, she was... an ordinary person born and raised in the New Territories.

That suddenly makes their relationship and marriage quite intriguing...

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Chapter 225 Discovering the Secret of Zheng Tao and His Wife (10,000 words, please subscribe!)

After all, Qiu Tu had been testing Tan Huimin for several hours today.

Tan Huimin's feelings for Zheng Tao were clearly very deep.

However... normally, relationships need to be nurtured. Zheng Tao and Tan Huimin, one lives in a shelter and the other lives in the "disaster zone (formerly)". Theoretically, they shouldn't have such a deep relationship.

However, if Tam Wai-man was Zheng Tao's girlfriend whom he met after arriving in the New Territories, and they eventually married and divorced, then it doesn't quite fit their current relationship dynamic.

After all, Tan Huimin had clearly lived with Zheng Tao for many years, so even after the divorce, Zheng Tao still trusted her.

This can be seen from the fact that Zheng Tao was able to arrange for her to infiltrate Qiu Tu's inner circle as a spy.

Qiu Tu is a high-ranking official in the Investigation Bureau who is younger, more handsome, holds a higher position, and has a brighter future than Zheng Tao.

If she were just an ordinary girlfriend with whom he had little emotional connection and had never even experienced marriage, how could Zheng Tao possibly ask her to do such a sensitive job?

Therefore, in conclusion, after discovering that Tam Wai-man was from the New Territories, Chiu Tu immediately noticed something suspicious.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu glanced at Qin Shuman, who was still fast asleep, once again.

Tonight, Qin Shuman is still using Yan Chen's mistress's body. Judging from her appearance, she must be too busy lately, and her original body is unable to come.

The genes, inherited from Yan Chen's wife, made this body resemble Yan Chen's daughter, Yan Yan, somewhat.

It's just that one has fully grown while the other hasn't.

Therefore, Qin Shuman appeared even more beautiful and charming, and even when she was asleep, her radiance could not be concealed.

Yan Yan, on the other hand, looks very innocent and pure. Coupled with her young age and gentle personality, she has the feel of a girl next door or a junior high school beauty.

'White moonlight and red roses?'

Qiu Tu silently made a judgment in his mind, then withdrew his gaze, picked up the files of Tan Huimin and Zheng Tao from the bedside table, and prepared to take a look at them himself while Qin Shuman was sleeping.

As the intelligence chief of the security department, Qin Shuman had a very comprehensive intelligence network.

Even the information on the Deputy Director of the Investigation Department and his wife was incredibly comprehensive.

Holding the documents, Qiu Tu walked to the sofa in the room, sat down, found a comfortable position, and then carefully read through the two documents.

After reading it, he couldn't help but frown.

He closed the document, pondered for a while, and then reopened it, rereading the parts that had seemed strange earlier.

Finally, he took the documents, sat quietly on the sofa, and began to ponder...

As he expected, Zheng Tao and Tan Huimin did not meet after the establishment of the New Territories City, but rather... several years ago.

Before the New Territories City becomes a planned area, the shelters must first wipe out all anti-government armed groups, underground forces, and gangs entrenched in the New Territories City.

Therefore, Colonel Ye, now General Ye, was dispatched to be stationed in the New Territories to investigate the distribution of power in the New Territories and to eliminate anti-government armed forces, underground forces, and gangs.

During this period, both the City Hall and the Investigation Department sent personnel to carry out the operation.

For example, Lai Shun and Yu Zhengyi, two future deputy directors, and Shi Youxin and Secretary Bai, two future division chiefs.