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Chapter 229 The Second Evil God (10,000 words, please subscribe!)

In the night, light and shadow intertwine.

Qin Shuman's face, which originated from Yan Chen's wife, also appeared exceptionally charming.

Qiu Tu looked at that beautiful, stunning face. While marveling at Yan Chen's good fortune, the image of Yan Yan's angelic, pure face also flashed through his mind.

Qiu Tu didn't just start suspecting Yan Yan today.

Back when he first met Yan Yan, he had wondered if she might be an incarnation of the evil goddess La Ri Luo.

The reason is simple: What is Larilu coming to this world for?

They came to infiltrate the world and promote their own beliefs.

How did Larilu arrive in this world?

It is an avatar descending.

In other words, even if Lariel's clone in this world is destroyed, it won't have much of an impact on her.

Therefore, she would definitely not choose a "hidden" form when selecting her own clone.

To put it bluntly: in order to achieve her goal of infiltrating this world, she will not choose a random passerby.

—Because "passerby A" has such a small impact on the world.

Therefore, she will definitely choose someone of high enough status. Only in this way can she influence more people and more easily achieve her goals.

During this period, although many people came and went in the New Territories, only a limited number of girls, such as Yan Yan and Shen Ling Shuang, held the highest status.

Although Shen Lingshuang has a high status, her influence is mainly in the Third Shelter, and she cannot "monetize" it in the Eighth Shelter.

Furthermore, given that Old Master Qin probably didn't have the opportunity to contact her a few years ago, Qiu Tu naturally suspected Yan Yan the most.

Later, after learning that there were La Ri Luo's followers among the high-ranking members of the Investigation Bureau, Qiu Tu became even more suspicious of Yan Yan.

And all of this, until it just reached its peak.

That is... if Old Master Qin wasn't cooperating with Yan Chen for his son's future, then why did he create a clone of Yan Chen's wife?

Moreover, after creating that clone, Larilu did not control Yanchen.

So what exactly is her purpose?

Surely it can't be for charity or to celebrate love?

So, after much thought, Qiu Tu had a bold idea: Could it be that Old Master Qin not only cloned Yan Chen's wife, but also... cloned Yan Chen's daughter?

Could it be that the reason why Grandpa Qin went to help Yan Chen revive his wife was to get close to Yan Yan and obtain her genes?

As for why he chose Yan Yan as his target, Qiu Tu felt it wasn't hard to guess.

Because Larilu arrived in the New Territories, and Yan Chen had already been confirmed as the Director of the Investigation Department of the New Territories at that time.

As one of the three future giants of the New Territories, Yan Chen's future status will undoubtedly be at the pinnacle of the New Territories.

Therefore, being born as his daughter is definitely not a bad thing.

Secondly... if Qiu Tu isn't mistaken, that mole within the high-ranking officials of the Investigation Bureau, like Zheng Tao, was most likely seduced and corrupted by La Riluo during the Great Purge.

And he was Yan Chen's confidant.

Therefore, with his help, Larilu's infiltration will be smoother, and she will be able to exert her influence more easily.

It was only after figuring out these points tonight that Qiu Tu became almost 100% certain that the cloned female body that La Riluo had descended upon was Yan Yan.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but see Secretary Bai's image again...

Because if Yan Yan really is La Ri Luo's clone, then Secretary Bai's suspicion will rise sharply again.

After all... Secretary Bai is not only the person most likely to cooperate with Yan Yan in exerting Yan Chen's influence.

Moreover... more importantly, if Qiu Tu remembered correctly, it was Secretary Bai who picked up Yan Yan on the day she arrived in New Territories from the shelter. (Chapter 124)

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall the scene that night in the study, where Secretary Bai was holding an umbrella and half of her body was wet.

My heart kept sinking...

'Old Bai...is that really you?'

After going through all the reasons why he suspected Yan Yan was La Ri Luo's clone in his mind, Qiu Tu slowly explained it to Qin Shu Man.

After listening, Qin Shuman frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then nodded.

"It's perfectly reasonable..."

She commented, "No wonder our security department searched all over the New Territories but found no unusual traces."

"So Lariluo was hiding in Yanchen's garden villa."

Qin Shuman reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "That is indeed the safest place in the New Territories."

"After all, without a high-level search warrant issued by the shelter... no, even if we had a high-level search warrant, we wouldn't have the right to search the director of the investigation department's villa."

"To search the villa of an investigation bureau chief, the shelter must send an inspector directly."

At this point, Qin Shuman seemed to have thought of something.

She strode to the bedside, picked up a document from the bedside table, and handed it to Qiu Tu.

Then she said, "These are all of Old Master Qin's interrogation records."

"It also involves information related to Lariello."

"Normally, this information cannot be given to you in written form."

"But... who gave you the promotion, and made you the deputy head of the political department?"

"With your privileges, you already have access to this information."

"So, I just brought it to you directly."

Upon hearing Qin Shuman's words, Qiu Tu took the documents and began to read them quickly.

Grandpa Qin didn't reveal much information. After all... Larilu had installed a "sensitive word trigger" device on him, and when he mentioned crucial information, Larilu blew his head off.

In addition, Qiu Tu had already gathered a considerable amount of information about La Riluo during this period. Therefore, the entire document contained relatively little valuable content.

Only two pieces of intelligence caught Qiu Tu's attention.

The first point is that, according to Mr. Qin, La Ri Luo had actually laid out plans in the disaster zone near the New Territories City many years ago.

He was neither Lajiro's first believer nor her last.

Lariel also has a wide influence in several cities near the New Territories.

After all... reproduction is a biological instinct. And men are the ones who most admire a certain sport.

Lariro can perfectly satisfy men's desires and also discipline women, so many powerful and influential people actually believe in Lariro in private.

The second piece of information is... besides Larilu, there are other evil gods around the New Territories City drawing up their spheres of influence, and... this has been happening for the past two years.

The reason is that after the establishment of the New Territories City, Mr. Qin went to the neighboring East City to do business.

At that time, Grandpa Qin tried to summon Larilu.

At first, I didn't pay much attention to Lariro after she appeared.

However, when he realized that Old Master Qin had summoned him from Dongcheng City, his expression immediately became serious. He didn't say more than a few words before returning to his boundless inner world.

At first, Grandpa Qin didn't quite understand. It was La Riluo who later explained to him that a very powerful evil god, Zhao Ji, resided near Dongcheng City.

However, evil gods do not coexist peacefully with each other.

At first, they would fight and devour each other. Later, they realized that this was too risky, causing heavy losses to both sides, so they settled into their own territories like wild beasts.

The New Territories is within La Riro's sphere of influence.

As for Dongcheng City and the other surrounding cities, they fall under Zhao Ji's sphere of influence.

After their initial forced arrival and head-on confrontation with the human world yielded little benefit, the evil gods learned a lesson.

They began to use faith to select believers and support forces in the human world, and planted their own spies in the three major power institutions, gradually infiltrating the human world.

They want to create a breach in the human world by promoting spies to high positions or infiltrating the middle ranks, thus allowing them to truly descend upon humanity...

This is also a major reason why the three agencies are wary of each other, plant spies in each other's camps, and investigate each other.

After reviewing Old Master Qin's information, Qiu Tu's gaze became profound.

He had been wondering before: this world was clearly in chaos, and there was a great enemy outside.

Why do the three major power institutions still maintain their infighting?

This is partly due to the fact that the major factions within the Eighth Sanctuary have not yet fully integrated and are still in the process of working together.

But this kind of crazy behavior of planting spies in other forces still felt a bit exaggerated to him.

Now he finally understands.

In fact, it is a special mutual supervision system prompted by external pressure: internal supervision can often only be carried out from top to bottom, while peer supervision is easy to become a mere formality.

So let's simply change from internal oversight to "external oversight." Use spies from other agencies to monitor the corruption of middle and upper management.

If any middle or senior-level personnel become corrupt, they can be removed promptly.

If there is no corruption among the middle and upper management, it can also promote the improvement of their secrecy and counter-espionage capabilities.

To prevent future infiltration or the discovery of secrets by evil gods.

'Indeed... every unique system bears the imprint of its specific era.'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu slowly pulled himself together and returned the document to Qin Shuman.

Qin Shuman took the documents, then casually gathered up the other documents and put them into a silver brazier.

Then she reached out her hand to Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu tacitly took out a match from his pocket and placed it in her hand.

Qin Shuman took the matchbox and took out a match.

"Crack!"

The match was lit in the room. Qin Shuman let go, and the burning match, emitting sparks, fell into the silver basin.

"Whoosh!" Flames shot up, and the documents began to burn fiercely as they were consumed by the flames.

Amidst the firelight, Qin Shuman stretched, revealing her perfect curves and slender waist.

Then she looked at Qiu Tu and said with a coquettish smile, "It's not convenient for our security department to investigate Director Yan's family members, or Secretary Bai."

"Well then... I'll leave the rest to Minister Qiu."

Qiu Tu said with a smile, "At least others make a promise. You're too lazy to even make a promise."

Qin Shuman covered her mouth and chuckled, then said, "Don't worry. I'll arrange for an action team to be equipped with this gear, to protect you at all times, and to be at your beck and call."

"They should contact you to report by tomorrow morning."

"If you encounter any emergencies or danger, you can contact them immediately."

Finally, Qin Shuman walked forward with a charming smile, then reached out to straighten Qiu Tu's uniform, and said with a coquettish laugh, "Don't worry~~ After the case is solved, I will definitely recommend you for a commendation."

Qiu Tu had known Qin Shuman for some time now.

Whenever Qin Shuman smiled so happily, it was most likely an act. So he unceremoniously put his arm around Qin Shuman, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Do I care about your credit? How about... I repay you with my body?"

"I'm quite interested in your true form..."

This time, Qin Shuman didn't blush. Perhaps because she was already "wearing a mask," she smiled and winked at Qiu Tu, "Then it depends on your efforts, Minister Qiu~~~"

The final tremor made Qiu Tu feel a little weak all over.

His hand involuntarily moved down Qin Shuman's back.

Just then, Qin Shuman reached behind him and grabbed his hand.

"Minister Qiu, it's getting late. You should go back now."

Qin Shuman stared intently at Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu wanted something more to happen. But considering Qin Shuman's exhaustion lately and her abrupt dismissal, he ultimately suppressed his thoughts.

"Okay. I'll head back then."

After speaking, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, and then asked the last question.