Then let them offer their loyalty!

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By this time, the place had indeed already been taken over by Qiu Tu's confidants.

Chen Feng, Ding Xiaoliu, Zhu Huoyan, and more than a dozen other agents dressed in black uniforms from the Political Department guarded all the exits of the villa, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving.

Upon seeing the convoy, they exchanged glances and fearlessly stepped forward to intercept it, demanding that it stop.

Seeing that he had been stopped, Ji Chen rolled down the car window and shouted at Chen Feng, "Chen Feng! Look carefully at who I am!"

"Make way!"

Hearing his words, Chen Feng replied coldly, "Section Chief Ji, the Political Department's Inspection Section is currently handling a case. What are you doing here, a section chief from the Interrogation Section?"

"Furthermore, since when did your interrogation department begin to order our patrol department around?"

Hearing Chen Feng's blunt rebuttal, Ji Chen's face turned red and then white.

However, he also knew that there was no point in engaging in verbal sparring now. The most urgent thing was to lure Qiu Tu out.

So he skipped the topic and said, "I'm not going to argue with you about these things."

"I have brought a distinguished guest to see Minister Qiu. Please ask him to come out for a moment."

Hearing Ji Chen's words, Chen Feng didn't continue to argue with him, but said, "Okay, I'll go in and report now."

As he spoke, he gestured to the other agents, instructing them to keep an eye on the person, and then turned and went to the villa to report.

Upon seeing this, Wu Zhi, sitting in the back seat of the car, snorted and said, "Qiu Tu's position isn't high, but he certainly has a grand entrance."

Committee Member Wang chimed in with a smile, "After all, he's the Deputy Minister of the Political Department. He wields immense power. It's normal for him to have a grand display."

At first glance, this sounds like an explanation, but upon closer inspection, it sounds like a sarcastic remark.

And so, the group waited for five or six minutes while they continued to tease Qiu Tu.

Finally, just as they were getting a little impatient, Qiu Tu, escorted by several trusted guards, slowly walked out of the villa.

Qiu Tu was already tall and imposing, and incredibly handsome. Now, appearing with his trusted confidants, he exuded an even more domineering aura of immense power.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu appear, the group got out of the car.

Ji Chen, being an employee of the Investigation Bureau, took the initiative to step forward and said, "Qiu Tu, I've come here today with a distinguished guest who wishes to meet with you."

Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Qiu Tu seemed oblivious to everything. He smiled, glanced at Committee Member Wang and Wu Zhi, and cupped his hands in apology, saying, "I'm sorry, I've been very busy here. I didn't expect to keep our distinguished guests waiting."

After speaking, Qiu Tu looked at Ji Chen and said, "Section Chief Ji, could you please introduce him?"

Seeing that Qiu Tu was behaving normally, the three of them breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After all, no one wants a direct confrontation when the other side still has dozens of guns at their disposal.

It would be much better to peacefully lure Qiu Tu into the car or back to the station and arrest him without bloodshed than to forcibly take him away when he is in power.

So they cooperated and continued acting.

Ji Chen pointed to Committee Member Wang and introduced him, "This is Committee Member Wang from the City Hall. He is mainly responsible for household registration and civil affairs."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu reached out and shook hands with Committee Member Wang, saying, "Greetings, Committee Member Wang."

Seeing this, Ji Chen pointed to Wu Zhi and introduced him, "This is Wu Zhi, he is..."

"Oh!"

Before he could finish speaking, a gunshot rang out.

Blood splattered, Wu Zhi's eyes widened, a bullet hole appeared on the side of his head, and then he slowly collapsed to the ground...

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Things happened rather suddenly.

At that time, Qiu Tu had already been led by Ji Chen to stand in front of Wu Zhi. He, Ji Chen, and Wu Zhi formed a triangle.

So when Wu Zhi's head exploded, blood gushed out, splattering Qiu Tu and Ji Chen's faces.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment, and a ringing in the ears filled the minds of everyone present.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned, their minds going completely blank.

Qiu Tu, Ji Chen, Committee Member Wang, and others turned their heads with difficulty toward the direction from which the gunshots came.

But then, two more gunshots rang out!

Two bullets whistled as they hurtled toward Qiu Tu!

At that moment, time seemed to return to its normal flow.

Amidst screams from the crowd, chaos erupted. With a speed far beyond what was expected of him, Committee Member Wang, his large belly protruding, lunged behind the car for cover.

He was considered to have reacted quickly, while most of the people he brought scattered and fled.

In contrast, the detectives from the Investigation Bureau reacted much better.

He and Ji Chen's accompanying guards immediately dodged, drew their guns, and began searching for the enemy.

As for Qiu Tu's confidants, they were probably the most abnormal in the whole scene: none of them dodged, but rushed towards Qiu Tu with bloodshot eyes!

After all, that assassin not only killed Wu Zhi, but also fired two shots at Qiu Tu!

The whole thing happened so suddenly that even Qiu Tu didn't have time to "react".

By the time he realized what was happening, Chen Feng and Ding Xiaoliu had already rushed in front of him one after the other!

Two muffled thuds were heard: "Bang!" and "Bang!"

Two bursts of blood erupted from Chen Feng's shoulder and right chest.

The assassin had probably been successfully assassinating his target, so when he saw Chen Feng taking the bullet for him, he didn't hesitate to fire several more shots in Qiu Tu's direction!

At this moment, everyone finally realized what was happening and turned off the safety devices to prepare for a counterattack!

But when they raised their guns and aimed them in the direction of the gunfire, they suddenly realized... there was no sign of the enemy at all!

The gunshot just now came from a very close distance, only a few meters away from Qiu Tu, Wu Zhi, and Ji Chen.

The subsequent gunshots, though they were coming from a moving group, were still near the group.

As a result, now when they start looking for the enemy, they can't find anyone?

Could the enemy be invisible? Or perhaps some kind of ghost?!

Just as everyone was somewhat at a loss due to the sudden situation, Qiu Tu hugged the injured and fallen Chen Feng and shouted, "Firepower! Firepower!"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's voice, his confidants finally realized what was happening and immediately began firing rapidly in the direction from which the gunshots had come!

This trick worked! A burst of blood suddenly erupted from the shadows not far from the group, followed by a muffled groan from the source.

Upon seeing this, Song Qing, who had been terrified, exclaimed, "There! There!"

Upon hearing Song Qing's command, even more bullets were unleashed into that shadowy area!

However, this time everyone was unlucky; they fired many shots but failed to hit the enemy.

And the invisible enemy seems to have stopped attacking because of its injury.

Taking advantage of a lull in the fighting, Qiu Tu helped Chen Feng hide behind a car, then directed the others to take cover and keep watch.

For the next ten minutes or so, everyone cautiously observed the battlefield. Only when they saw that the enemy had not reappeared did they gradually breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, no one wants to face such an elusive and unseen enemy.

Just then, Wang, the committee member, cried out in anguish from the battlefield, "Counselor Wu! Counselor Wu! Are you alright?"

Amidst cries of anguish, Committee Member Wang scrambled out from behind the car and ran to Wu Zhi's body.

The incident happened so suddenly that Wu Zhi was shot in the head. Everyone's first reaction was to dodge, and they didn't care about him at all.

Later, even though the agents avoided shooting him, they did not harm him further.

But now more than ten minutes have passed, and even a miracle doctor can't save someone whose head has been pierced by a bullet.

Therefore, when Committee Member Wang picked up Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi's body was already completely cold...

His eyes were still wide open, his face filled with disbelief.

Clearly, even in his final moments, he couldn't understand why he was dying there.

After all, although his background wasn't noble, he was a native resident of the shelter and held shelter status. He was a prodigy at a young age and was appreciated by a big shot like Huang Shangzong.

In addition, Huang Shangzong is now not only serving as a member of the Supreme Council of the Sanctuary, but has also been demoted to a high-ranking official.

Therefore, both he himself and everyone who knows him believe that his future is limitless!

Even though he didn't aspire to reach Huang Shangzong's position in the future, he still fantasized about becoming the head of a department and wielding power in a city.

His trip to the New Territories was merely the beginning of his career. Once he eliminated Qiu Tu, a meteoric rise to success awaited him.

And then... who knew that he had just obtained some evidence of Qiu Tu's crimes, and without even exchanging a single word with Qiu Tu, he would die here?!

Who is so audacious? Daring to disregard Commissioner Huang Shangzong's anger and attempt to assassinate such a high-ranking "special envoy"?!

Perhaps because he had too many questions and resentments before his death, Wu Zhi's eyes remained open until his last breath, staring angrily at the heavens...

At this moment, upon hearing Committee Member Wang's cries, Ji Chen belatedly remembered Wu Zhi being shot. His expression changed, and he quickly walked over.

He was, after all, from the investigation department and had some experience in handling cases. So he knew there was no hope just by lightly touching Wu Zhi's wrist.

'Oh no...' Ji Chen's face turned extremely ugly.

The death of Huang Shangzong's advisor in the New Territories City is a matter of great importance to the bigwigs in the New Territories City.

But for him, who was ordered by Yan Chen to receive Wu Zhi, it was a catastrophe.

So he stared at Wu Zhi's corpse with a grim expression, his mind racing. A moment later, as if grasping at a straw, he whirled around and glared at Qiu Tu, "Qiu Tu! Councilor Wu died in your jurisdiction! How do you explain that?!"

"Did you orchestrate all of this?"

Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Qiu Tu remained silent. He made only one move: he put Chen Feng down, stood up, strode over to Ji Chen, and drew his gun!

Then, with a "click," the bolt was pulled back, and the gun was pressed directly against Ji Chen's forehead!

At that moment, the relaxed atmosphere instantly became tense again!

Ji Chen's guards jumped, and they all drew their guns!

They reacted quickly, but Cao Dabiao, Ding Xiaoliu, and others reacted even faster!

"What are you doing! What are you doing! Are you rebelling!"

As Cao Dabiao roared, Qiu Tu's confidants drew their guns and pointed them at the guards!

The New Territories City has been established for almost a year and a half. Although there is still some local chaos, the overall danger is not high. Therefore, Commissioner Wang and Wu Zhi did not bring many people with them this time.

The dozen or so guards were no match for Qiu Tu's nearly thirty cronies; the sheer number of men made them hesitant to make any rash moves.

So in just a moment, Qiu Tu's men took control of the situation.

Qiu Tu seemed to have anticipated the situation, and he paid no attention to the tense standoff between the two sides from beginning to end.

Instead, he pressed the dark muzzle of the gun against Ji Chen's forehead and said in a sinister tone, "What did Section Chief Ji just say? Please repeat it..."

Qiu Tu didn't pay attention to the situation, but Ji Chen saw everything.

Seeing that Qiu Tu's side had taken control of the situation, seeing Qiu Tu mercilessly sticking his head against his forehead, and recalling Qiu Tu's always lawless behavior.

He genuinely didn't dare gamble that Qiu Tu was bluffing or trying to intimidate him. So, in just a moment, he chickened out...

He forced a smile and said, "Minister Qiu, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

He quickly explained, "I was just a little anxious, so I spoke without thinking."

Seeing that Ji Chen had given in, Qiu Tu stopped pressuring him. He snorted coldly, then reached out and patted Ji Chen's face, saying, "Section Chief Ji. Some things you can eat however you want, but some things you can't say however you want!"

"First of all, this is not within my jurisdiction."

"I only discovered that Director Bai had violated laws and regulations, so I came to take him back for questioning."

"My defenses only extend to the interior of the villa. The area outside the villa has nothing to do with me."

"Secondly, I don't even know who this distinguished guest is. How could I possibly want to harm him for no reason?"

"In the end, it was clear that the assassin wanted to kill me as well as this distinguished guest."

"He fired those shots at me without any mercy."