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Yu Zhengyi paused for a moment, then said, "Rumors in the martial arts world say that he is an assassin trained by the Alliance and is supported by anti-government forces."

"Therefore, his assassination attempt on you is very likely related to this."

Upon hearing Yu Zhengyi's explanation, Ji Chen looked enlightened.

But whether it was intuition or not, he had a feeling... that this matter wasn't so simple.

Moreover, he always had some doubts about Qiu Tu.

Thinking this through, he asked, "Director, do you think this matter might be related to Qiu Tu?"

"After all, he was the biggest beneficiary after Councilor Wu died."

"Moreover... he has many subordinates, and he might have used some method to impersonate Lone Wolf."

Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Yu Zhengyi was taken aback.

Perhaps because he was preoccupied with the main reason, he did not suspect Qiu Tu.

But now that Ji Chen had brought it up, he suddenly felt that things were a bit coincidental...

So, after a moment's hesitation, he added, "I'll have someone keep an eye on him and investigate his people."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chen immediately flattered, "Director Yu is very thorough in his work."

Yu Zhengyi wasn't easily swayed by such flattery. After giving a soft "hmm," he said, "Then keep Committee Member Wang in touch. We'll be there in a bit."

Ji Chen: "Yes!"

.......

at the same time.

Just as Ji Chen and Yu Zhengyi were beginning to suspect Qiu Tu.

At this moment, Qiu Tu was also in the villa bandaging Chen Feng's wounds.

Secretary Bai's villa contains a first-aid kit and basic surgical equipment.

So Qiu Tu personally disinfected Chen Feng's wound with strong liquor, and then took out tweezers to remove the bullet from Chen Feng's wound.

Chen Feng was a tough guy. Although he was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely and his face was pale, he still gritted his teeth and didn't say a word.

Even after Qiu Tu removed the bullet, he reached out and pinched it to examine it.

After a moment, he said to Qiu Tu in a hoarse voice, "Sir, these are bullets made by the Joint Force."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu hummed in agreement and continued removing the bullets from him.

Chen Feng didn't speak, but Cao Dabiao stood to the side, hands on his hips, pacing anxiously while gritting his teeth and saying, "Damn that coalition! They're so ruthless! I'll wipe them all out one day!"

Hearing Cao Dabiao's words, Qiu Tu's eye twitched; he felt that the alliance was being unfairly blamed...

After all, this attack wasn't launched by the coalition, and... it wasn't intentionally aimed at Chen Feng...

Because this attack was actually planned entirely by Qiu Tu...

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall the plan for this attack.

As early as the night before last, after Qiu Tu learned that Wu Zhi had come to the New Territories City and joined forces with the local forces to plot against him, he had been thinking about how to deal with the situation.

To be honest, if Wu Zhi had come to investigate on his own, or if the local forces in the New Territories had launched their own attack, the matter would have been easily resolved.

They either side with Wu Zhi undermined, send out false intelligence, or put on a show; or they form alliances and confront each other head-on.

However, once these two forces merge, with support from above and assistance from below, it will be too difficult for Qiu Tu to turn the tide simply by relying on conspiracies and tricks.

So, after much deliberation, Qiu Tu made a decision: since this game of chess is unwinnable, why not just flip the table!

In political struggles, while both intrigue and open strategies are important, dump trucks can often create miracles.

When words and tactics fail to destroy your enemy, then physical destruction may be an excellent alternative.

However, although he was prepared to physically destroy Wu Zhi, how to physically destroy someone is also a skill.

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Qiu Tu shooting Wu Zhi in front of him is a completely different level from sending Wu Zhi to his death without anyone noticing.

Therefore, after deciding on a way to deal with Wu Zhi, Qiu Tu kept thinking about how to get rid of Wu Zhi without arousing suspicion from Huang Shangzong, Yan Chen, Committee Member Wang, and others.

Just then, Qiu Tu returned to his villa and met Shen Lingshuang.

Shen Lingshuang told Qiu Tu that she had concocted two bottles of medicine for him in the past few days. One was a strange potion that fixed Xiaobai's Cataclysmic Ability after he drank it, and the other was a "Cataclysmic Awakening Potion." (Chapter 231)

That bottle of "Cataclysmic Awakening Potion" reminded Qiu Tu: He still had a powerful weapon in his hands!

That was the precious cataclysmic material he retrieved from the "salvage game," titled "The Overflowing Spirit of the Cataclysmic One" (Chapter 152).

This Cataclysmic Material has a magical effect: if it is incorporated into a Cataclysmic Awakening Potion, the potion's awakening success rate will be 100%. Furthermore, it can only awaken the "Shadow Walk" Cataclysmic Ability.

The ability "Shadow Walking" is unique to "Lone Wolf," a Cataclysm whom Qiu Tu once killed. Its effect is the ability to freely hide and move within the shadows.

Not only do they leave no trace, no sound, no scent, but even their personal belongings can disappear along with them.

It was this ability that made Lone Wolf a renowned top killer in the unplanned area!

After advancing to the second-tier Cataclysm, Qiu Tu intended to bestow this ability upon the Eagle. (Chapter 216)

However, a suitable opportunity has not yet arisen.

Now is the time to use this Noble Phantasm and this ability.

So, the next afternoon, after sending Tan Huimin away, Qiu Tu specifically called Eagle to his office and gave him the Cataclysmic Awakening Potion that incorporated "Shadow Walking".

After the eagle drank the Cataclysmic Potion, it indeed became a Cataclysmic being through the "mysterious" pathway and also gained the ability to "walk in the shadows".

Afterwards, Qiu Tu gave him two pieces of equipment: a pistol made by the Alliance and a Cataclysmic Treasure.

That pistol was something Qiu Tu kept specifically after the last attack by the Allied Forces squad, in order to frame him.

The cataclysmic artifact was the "Unyielding Man" that Qiu Tu had used before.

Qiu Tu is a person who wants to be thorough in everything he does.

Since he was going to send Eagle to assassinate Wu Zhi, he had to make sure Eagle had an alibi.

Otherwise, if Eagle had just carried out the assassination and Yan Chen had investigated and found that Eagle happened to be out of the station, wouldn't that have revealed something fishy?

With the presence of a fake eagle, the eagle had a clone in the office, thus providing a solid alibi.

To make the scene more realistic, Qiu Tu also instructed Lao Ying to aim the first shot at the target point, kill Wu Zhi, and then immediately shoot himself.

Qiu Tu is now a Tier 2 Cataclysm, almost immune to pistol damage, so even if you hit Qiu Tu, it will only cause superficial wounds at most.

When the time comes, Qiu Tu will deliberately tear open some wounds and make himself look pitiful, wouldn't that make the performance more realistic?

In addition, Qiu Tu deliberately let Eagle take a shot in front of everyone, but tonight, he will use "Order Space" to heal his wound.

In this way, unless one has a god-like perspective, it would be a complete fantasy to investigate the mysterious assassin and then trace it back to Eagle and Qiu Tu!

Qiu Tu's plan was good, and his execution was also good.

The only slightly unexpected thing about the whole plan was that Qiu Tu hadn't expected to have such a high standing among his trusted subordinates.

Upon realizing they were about to be shot, Chen Feng and Ding Xiaoliu rushed forward without hesitation, taking the two bullets for them.

Although... it seems like the bullet was taken for nothing, it did add more realism and talking points to the scene.

Therefore, Qiu Tu gave Chen Feng a complicated look and said, "The wound is in a slightly off-center location, but there's no danger to his life."

"But...you also need to recuperate for a while."

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then reassured him, "But don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, you should be able to move around normally in a few days."

After saying that, Qiu Tu patted Chen Feng's uninjured shoulder heavily and said, "When you get back to the station, I'll definitely promote you!"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Chen Feng, usually so reserved, grinned and said, "Thank you, sir!"

Qiu Tu exclaimed, "Huh?" and said, "Don't call me 'sir' anymore. Call me Brother Tu."

"Yes, Brother Tu!" Chen Feng readily agreed.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile.

After treating Chen Feng's wounds.

Qiu Tu also got up and asked Ding Xiaoliu and Zhu Huoyan to carry Chen Feng away to rest.

He himself sat blankly in the living room for more than a minute before heading towards the room where Secretary Bai was being held.

Qiu Tu pushed open the door to Secretary Bai's bedroom.

Inside the room, Secretary Bai sat on a recliner, slowly reading a book, while Li Xian and Ding Xiaoqi stood guard over him.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu enter, the two men immediately stood up and saluted, "Sir!"

Qiu Tu nodded and then said, "You all go out first, I need to have a good talk with Secretary Bai."

"Yes!" Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the two stepped out of the bedroom and then closed the door from the outside.

Once only Qiu Tu and Secretary Bai were inside, Secretary Bai slowly put down the book in her hand, then looked at Qiu Tu and asked, "Is the matter resolved?"

Qiu Tu smiled and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

Secretary Bai smiled and shook her head slightly, remarking, "You... your vigilance is truly remarkable."

He said, "I'm already your prisoner. What do you have to be afraid of?"

Qiu Tuyi said sternly, "I don't even know what you mean. What's there to be afraid of?"

After saying that, Qiu Tu didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he said, "Brother Bai, now that I've arrested you, can you tell me some things?"

Why did you choose to side with the evil god?

“You’re clearly not that kind of person in my heart.”

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Secretary Bai did not immediately answer Qiu Tu's question, but instead asked, "Did you see the director today...?"

Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment before saying, "I didn't go to the office today, so of course I didn't see him."

Secretary Bai said with a smile, "But... he must already know that you came to see me yesterday."

Qiu Tu didn't quite understand what Secretary Bai meant. He couldn't help but ask, "Does this have anything to do with our topic?"

Secretary Bai first shook her head, then nodded. "There is some connection. But you can treat it as casual conversation."

He always does things in a calm and methodical manner, without being impulsive or hasty.

So he put down the book in his hand, walked to the French windows in the bedroom, and while looking at the view outside, said, "Qiu Tu, do you know the levels of the Cataclysmics?"

Qiu Tu nodded upon hearing this, "I know. Levels 1 to 5."

"The fifth rank is the highest, and the first rank is the lowest. The higher the rank, the deeper the integration with the path one is practicing, and the more easily one's spirit is affected."

"Therefore, the shelter stipulates that the highest level a disaster victim can reach is the third tier."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Secretary Bai, with her back to Qiu Tu, smiled as she looked out the window and then said,

"This must have been told to you by Director Tang, right?"

There was no need for Qiu Tu to deny it when facing Secretary Bai, so he simply hummed in agreement.

Secretary Bai said, "What Director Tang told you is not wrong. But... that is only the most orthodox path."

"If all humans, all the Cataclysms, stop at the third stage."

"So when those terrifying catastrophic creatures and evil gods descend upon the real world, what will humanity use to defend itself?"

Qiu Tu asked in confusion, "Isn't it rockets, cannons, and nuclear bombs?"

Upon hearing this, Secretary Bai turned around and smiled at Qiu Tu, "That's a tactic that can only be used in non-crowded areas, or when there's absolutely no other way to resist."

"What if catastrophic creatures descend upon the shelter or the planned area?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu's eyes also revealed a thoughtful expression.

Secretary Bai slowly said, "So, in fact, the shelter has also developed a pseudo-fourth-tier advancement method over the years."

"Normally, his mental and physical strength remain at the third level. However, when battle is needed, he can re-enter the fourth-level Cataclysm realm at any time!"

Upon hearing Secretary Bai's words, Qiu Tu was startled and guessed what Secretary Bai was implying.