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In just one night, how could the intelligence section of the political department have investigated the secrets between the couple in the shelter so thoroughly?

Is the intelligence department of the political department really that efficient now?

Thinking about this, Tan Huimin felt something was amiss.

But... Tao used to work in the Political Department, and he was very familiar with the head of the intelligence department. I've never heard him praise the intelligence department.

Tan Huimin even remembered that Zheng Tao would often curse at Section Chief Wang of the intelligence department after returning home, saying that he was a good-for-nothing who did a terrible job in intelligence work and was more of a hindrance than a help!

But how come things changed completely once Qiu Tu took over?

Despite her surprise, Tan Huimin stubbornly refused to admit it.

She leaned over, her hands resting on the table, forcing a smile, "Sir, you're joking. We never wanted children."

Qiu Tu nodded nonchalantly, then joked, "Who is it that cries in Director Zheng's arms every night, telling him about their grievances?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Huimin visibly trembled.

Then she heard Qiu Tu continue, "Speaking of which, every time you cried in Section Chief Zheng's arms, didn't you feel something was off?"

"You were clearly so upset and anxious. But why did Section Chief Zheng seem only gloomy and impatient, as if he didn't care about this matter that much?"

Qiu Tu's voice was like the whisper of a devil.

"Have you ever considered that... he might know the truth that you don't have children?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words that were meant to sow discord between her and Zheng Tao, Tan Huimin suddenly stood up, wanting to argue with Qiu Tu.

However, as an ordinary woman, she was far too weak and powerless against Qiu Tu, a second-tier Cataclysm whose body had been enhanced twice!

So Qiu Tu simply exerted a little force with his legs and pressed her waist down again.

It's even possible that because she used too much force, Tan Huimin cried out "Ouch!" and was forced to kneel down on the ground.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu simply pulled his legs back and sat half-sitting on the desk, looking down at Tan Huimin kneeling between his legs.

Tan Huimin's eyes were slightly red as she rubbed her sore knee, then looked up at Qiu Tu with a face full of resentment, like a wild horse that had never been tamed.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu took a drag of his cigarette, then smiled and lowered his head to blow the smoke into her face.

Tan Huimin was caught off guard by Qiu Tu's sneak attack and choked, frowning, closing her eyes, and coughing incessantly while clutching the heavy thunderbolt.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu felt a sense of satisfaction at his successful prank. He leaned back and laughed twice, then shook his head and said, "Whether what I said is true or not, you know better than anyone else."

"Besides, if I'm not mistaken, you've actually had this suspicion for a while now, haven't you?"

Qiu Tu asked, her words piercingly pointed, "You actually realized a long time ago that your ex-husband wasn't very enthusiastic about having children with you, right?"

"And you've already noticed that when he went for the check-up with you, he was completely nonchalant, showing absolutely no worry or surprise."

"When he received the report, it was as if he already knew the result; he skimmed through it and then carelessly tossed it aside."

"Plus the change in his attitude towards you before and after marriage."

"From being treated like a treasure at the beginning, to getting busier and busier, and then often working overtime and not going home..."

"Finally, when he came to the New Territories this time, he even divorced you and didn't want to take you with him."

You sensed his boredom and indifference towards you.

"That's why you felt something was wrong, and that's why you chased him all the way to the New Territories, trying to win him back."

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Chapter 235 Breaking Down Tan Huimin's Psychological Defenses (10,000 words, please subscribe)

"It's precisely because he didn't bring you along, and you only followed him to the New Territories on your own, that you weren't able to accompany him with a legal status."

"He had no choice but to use his connections to hide your identity, so he got you a completely new household registration and arranged for you to join the Investigation Department."

"It was you again, so that you could stay by his side for a long time."

"When he chooses a new secretary, ask him to choose you."

"This made him even more hostile and impatient with you."

"It is your relentless pressure that has caused him to retreat step by step."

"It's like trying to hold a handful of sand; the tighter you hold it, the faster it slips away!"

"You two have been stuck in this contradiction and entanglement ever since. You want to keep clinging to him, but he... is trying every means to get rid of you, to give you up. He even went so far as to push you to my side."

"To make you successfully please me, he even made you wear clothes that accentuate your figure and arouse men's desires!"

"Don't you think the relationship between the two of you is extremely abnormal and twisted?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's piercing words, Tan Huimin was on the verge of going crazy!

She covered her ears, closed her eyes, and cried out in self-deception, "No! No!"

"You're lying! You're lying!"

"Your information just now was false! And your subsequent speculations are all false too!"

Seeing her devastated state, Qiu Tu smiled broadly and said, "Whether I'm lying or not, you know in your heart."

"Huimin...you can lie to me. But can you really lie to your own heart?"

Qiu Tu was so certain of his intelligence and speculation not because the Political Department's intelligence work was really that powerful.

No matter how strong the Political Department's intelligence work is, Qiu Tu hadn't even started taking over yet yesterday.

Moreover, even if the Political Department's intelligence work was ridiculously powerful, it wouldn't be possible for them to sneak up to Zheng Tao and Tan Huimin's bedside to eavesdrop on their private conversations and steal their inner thoughts...?

However... what the Political Department couldn't do, Qiu Tu could.

That was the lamp that Zheng Tao and Tan Huimin used when they were talking in the bedroom...

Ah, no, he is "Tan Huimin" himself.

This morning, after Qiu Tu woke up, the first thing he did was check the results of the [Loyalty Game].

As he expected, with Xiaobai's help, Shen Lingshuang easily defeated Tan Huimin: not only did she beat Tan Huimin until she was covered in bumps, but she also grabbed Tan Huimin's big thunderbolt and started studying it...

Qiu Tu also received a reward for her victory: a medium-sized memory fragment, without any loyalty bonus.

Since Shen Lingshuang was still asleep at the time, Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment before taking the opportunity to examine the information contained in the memory fragment.

Qiu Tu originally thought that what was inside might be like Wang Xi's, Tan Huimin's memories from the last few days.

He even hoped that the memory would contain specific information about the high-ranking spy to verify whether his guess was correct.

To his surprise, the memories in the fragments were scenes of Tan Huimin and Zheng Tao at their home in the shelter.

In my memory, Tan Huimin was crying incessantly in Zheng Tao's arms, while Zheng Tao, though holding her, was just smoking with a gloomy expression and a hint of impatience on his face.

From their conversation, Qiu Tu also learned the reason for the tense atmosphere between them:

They had been trying to have a child for years, but... they just couldn't conceive. Because of this, Tan Huimin kept taking Zheng Tao to the shelter's hospital for checkups.

However, no matter how many tests were conducted, both of their test results were perfectly normal, with no problems whatsoever.

Furthermore, the two were at the age when they were most fertile, so theoretically, this shouldn't have been a problem. Therefore, even the shelter's doctors were astonished and couldn't understand why.

If things had ended there, Qiu Tu would have at most gotten some worthless gossip.

However, something unexpected happened to Qiu Tu.

Although there are few images and dialogues in this fragment of memory, only scenes of Tan Huimin crying and Zheng Tao sobbing, Tan Huimin's inner thoughts are incredibly rich.

Qiu Tu gleaned more interesting details from Tan Huimin's inner thoughts.

That is... although both of them seem to want a child, Zheng Tao is clearly less enthusiastic and more perfunctory than Tan Huimin.

When Tan Huimin asked Zheng Tao curiously if he didn't want children, Zheng Tao said he did.

In addition, every time Tan Huimin went for a check-up, she would anxiously wait for the report, while Zheng Tao seemed to know the result in advance and didn't care, just staring blankly into space.

After many similar incidents, Tan Huimin naturally suspected that Zheng Tao might know some secret about their inability to conceive. He just hadn't told her...

As a result, Tan Huimin became even more suspicious and wanted to hold onto Zheng Tao tightly.

Under these circumstances, Zheng Tao, who already harbored a secret, felt even more eager to escape after realizing his wife's increasing pressure.

And so it went. One fled, the other chased, and their relationship grew increasingly distant. Eventually, they divorced.

Through Tam Wai-man's inner monologue, coupled with their strange identities in the New Territories, Chiu Tu quickly deduced their current relationship status and their conflicted and entangled situation.

Because these matters involved the couple's most private secrets and most shameful topics, Tan Huimin never told anyone about them; only she and Zheng Tao knew.

So when Qiu Tu directly exposed her thoughts and explained the whole story, she completely broke down.

After all, some of the darkest thoughts and most private secrets are actually... things that even we ourselves cannot accept.

Qiu Tu's forceful approach received a response almost instantly:

Tan Huimin's loyalty has decreased by 3 points; her current loyalty is 3.

Seeing the notification that appeared in front of him, Qiu Tu smiled but didn't pay any attention to it.

After all, from the very first day he met Tan Huimin, Qiu Tu knew that although the woman in front of him looked weak, she actually had her own principles.

Like an untamed wild horse, it is not easily tamed.

This morning, after seeing Shen Lingshuang defeat Tan Huimin without increasing her loyalty, Qiu Tu realized that winning over Tan Huimin obviously couldn't be achieved through "loyalty" or "favorability".

Fortunately, Qiu Tu had no intention of pursuing a woman who might have been trained by La Riluo. So he decisively changed his approach towards Tan Huimin!

Right now, all he wants is to conquer, crush, and break this woman's heart, and figure out the connection between this woman, Zheng Tao, and La Riluo.

After all... he could gradually win over close colleagues and subordinates, but he didn't have that much patience when facing enemies.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and continued his scathing attack, "Huimin, do you often ask yourself in the dead of night if all of this is something you caused yourself?"

"Perhaps, if you don't push Director Zheng so hard, and don't make him so tired and exhausted, he won't become increasingly cold and impatient with you?"

"If you hadn't insisted on becoming his secretary, maybe he wouldn't have sent you to me and cheated on you?"

Listening to Qiu Tu's repeated whispers, Tan Huimin broke down. She covered her ears and cried out, "Stop talking, stop talking, please! Please!"

Seeing this, Qiu Tu knew that the time was right.

He jumped off the table, then squatted down in front of Tan Huimin, reached out and lifted her tear-streaked yet still beautiful oval face, and suddenly changed his words...

"But... if I told you that all the fault doesn't lie with you, would you believe me?"

It's possible that Qiu Tu had been putting pressure on Tan Huimin and constantly trying to deceive her ever since he entered the room.

Tan Huimin was completely plunged into a state of self-doubt and collapse. Now that Qiu Tu had suddenly reversed everything, her mind went completely blank.

"Huh?" She looked up at Qiu Tu with tears streaming down her face, her vision blurred by the tears.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gently wiped her tear-streaked face.

Then he handed it to her and let her blow her nose.

After giving Tan Huimin some time to process, Qiu Tu put his arm around her shoulder and changed his tone, speaking slowly in the voice of a caring man, "I think you've actually fallen into a self-justification trap."

"You think the reason you and Director Zheng have come to this point is entirely because of your constant pressure and because you can't have a child for him."

His words were like the devil's whisper, "But you forgot... the beginning of all this was actually the secret he hid."

At this point, Qiu Tu helped Tan Huimin, who was still somewhat dazed, up from the ground, then half-embraced her and softly analyzed the situation for her, "If... I mean if."

"Is the reason you two can't have children actually due to Director Zheng?"

"Won't you suddenly realize that the whole thing has changed?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tan Huimin was taken aback. She clearly didn't understand what Qiu Tu meant. So she mumbled through her nose, "But...we checked him, and he's fine."

Qiu Tu smiled and glanced down at the beautiful young woman in his arms.

As a result, perhaps because of the crying earlier, the buttons on her collar were torn off during the struggle, revealing a deep, dark cleavage to Qiu Tu's eyes.

That perfectly rounded, jade-like halo had an immediate, noticeable effect.

Qiu Tu reached out and, taking the opportunity of gently stroking Tan Huimin's cheek, subtly lifted her up.

Yes, it's heavy and very soft; it's genuine.

Qiu Tu put aside his inner thoughts and said, "It's just that the physical examination showed nothing wrong. Have you ever considered that the problem might not be physical, but rather spiritual?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tan Huimin was stunned for a moment, clearly not understanding what Qiu Tu meant at all.