Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Is it just empty talk?

Qiu Tu's words made Tan Huimin tremble involuntarily.

Qiu Tu looked up at the closed office door, then said calmly, "In my hometown, praying requires revealing your..."

"Stop, stop talking!" Perhaps the topic was too embarrassing, Tan Huimin reached out and grabbed Qiu Tu's hand.

Qiu Tu looked down at Tan Huimin, and Tan Huimin looked up at Qiu Tu with red eyes.

Qiu Tu reached out and gently touched her pretty oval face, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Huimin, you..."

Qiu Tu deliberately dragged out the words, making Tan Huimin, who had only heard the first three, involuntarily recall what Qiu Tu had said yesterday: "Your body is still quite honest..."

This also made her recall Qiu Tu's inappropriate behavior towards her yesterday.

Just as she was recalling all of this, and her legs involuntarily tightened, Qiu Tu gently added the second half of the sentence, "Huimin, you... are so beautiful."

Qiu Tu's sudden seriousness made Tan Huimin feel a little uneasy.

Just then, the office door was opened from the inside.

Su Xiaowan came out and said to Qiu Tu, "Minister, the Director is waiting for you inside."

After saying that, she glanced at the two of them with a strange and ambiguous look at their actions, and blinked.

Seeing Su Xiaowan's expression, Tan Huimin hurriedly let go of Qiu Tu's arm.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu smiled and nodded to Su Xiaowan, "Okay, I'll go see her now."

After saying that, Qiu Tu said to Tan Huimin, "You should come with me too."

Tan Huimin was clearly a little surprised to hear Qiu Tu's words.

She knew that her relationship with Qiu Tu was far from that of close confidants. Qiu Tu never included her when discussing serious matters.

Surprisingly, today he brought me along for the first time ever?

Is there some kind of conspiracy?

Thinking of Qiu Tu's manipulative methods, Tan Huimin was truly terrified.

But whether it was for public or private reasons, she had no way to refuse Qiu Tu once he asked, so she could only bite her lip and follow Qiu Tu into the office with her long legs.

Su Xiaowan stayed behind, looking at Qiu Tu's back with a strange expression, and then at Tan Huimin's back with a confused look.

'So... is the world of big shots really this complicated? What exactly are their relationships?'

......

Since forcibly taking over the Investigation Bureau yesterday, Tang Feifei has become noticeably busier.

The senior officials of the Investigation Bureau did not want to get involved in the struggle between Tang Feifei and Yan Chen, nor did they want to offend Huang Shangzong, so they all remained on the sidelines.

With Secretary Bai also arrested, many of the basic tasks of the Investigation Bureau fell on Tang Feifei's shoulders.

So when they arrived at Tang Feifei's office, Tang Feifei was busy flipping through and approving documents.

Knowing that Qiu Tu would be coming, Tang Feifei didn't even look up when she heard his footsteps and said, "Sit down first, I'll finish reading this document before we talk."

Given their close relationship, Qiu Tu naturally wouldn't treat himself as an outsider. So, upon hearing this, he plopped down in the chair opposite Tang Feifei's desk.

Tan Huimin stood obediently behind Qiu Tu, her hands crossed over her abdomen, without saying a word.

After waiting for a minute, Tang Feifei put a document aside and looked up at Qiu Tu.

Tang Feifei was already quite good-looking, and with her wheat-colored skin and spirited eyes, her temperament became even more outstanding.

Now that he holds great power in the Detective Agency, his every word and action determines the fate of dozens, even millions, of people in the New Territories, making him even more imposing.

Those eyes were like a lioness's, so domineering that no one dared to look directly at them.

Her gaze first fell on Tan Huimin.

With just one glance, Tan Huimin felt as if she were being stared at by a wild beast; her body swayed involuntarily, and cold sweat broke out on her brow.

Tang Feifei glanced at her coldly, then turned to Qiu Tu and said with the air of a superior, "So? Any results?"

Seeing Tang Feifei's domineering demeanor, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall the crazy, all-out effort she had put in when they discussed the plan in depth yesterday.

To be honest, Qiu Tu only had one thought in his mind at that moment: there still weren't enough Tier 2 Cataclysmics. He needed to improve his strength!

After clearing his mind for a moment, Qiu Tu came back to his senses.

When they started talking about serious matters, they both became much more serious.

He said to Tang Feifei with a serious expression, "This morning, I had my men call all of the Five Elders' confidants to my office for a meeting."

"Apart from four that might have some issues, the others are pretty good. We can try cultivating and using them."

After speaking, Qiu Tu stood up and handed the document in his hand to Tang Feifei.

Tang Feifei took the document, opened it, and saw that it had two pages.

She looked up at Qiu Tu, who said, "The first page contains the trusted confidants I've been cultivating over this period of time."

"Although Cao Dabiao is rather shrewd, he is still quite trustworthy. We can first put him in the administrative office as a section chief, so that he can make good use of his strengths."

"The resistance will be much less when transferring from a deputy section chief in a strong department to a section chief in a weak department."

"Chen Feng is calm and composed, with the demeanor of a great general. He was injured while saving me and is still in the hospital. But once he is discharged, he should be able to handle things on his own."

"I think we could arrange for him to be a deputy section chief in the operations department."

"As for the others, like Eagle, Ah Kun, Ah Tai, Ding Xiaoliu, and Zhu Huoyan, they are all my former brothers or trusted confidants who have been through thick and thin with me."

"I plan to promote them all to Level 1 agents this time and assign them to the Political Department's Operations Division. That way, nearly half of the Operations Division will be under our control."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei fiddled with the pen in her hand, lost in thought.

After a moment, she looked down at the second page, glanced at the list provided by the five elders, and then fell into deep thought.

After a moment, she looked up at Qiu Tu and asked, "Which department do you think the 70 people from the Five Elders should be assigned to first?"

Qiu Tu replied without hesitation, "Special Operations Department."

Tang Feifei narrowed her eyes slightly, as if pondering Qiu Tu's suggestion.

Qiu Tu also explained his thoughts, "Although we are currently managing the Investigation Bureau on behalf of Yan Chen, all power will be returned to him when he returns."

"At this time, only those under your protection are truly safe."

Tang Feifei leaned back in her chair, her beautiful, wheat-colored face filled with thoughtful expression...

Qiu Tu said, "And the only part of your authority that Yan Chen has squeezed out is the [training] part."

"And the level of the agents trained by the Special Operations Department over the past year is evident to all."

Qiu Tu said, "I was protected by the Special Operations Department back then, but they fired over a hundred shots and still couldn't take down a single enemy." (Chapter 6)

"We can take this opportunity to place that group of first-level agents into the Special Operations Department, and then, under the guise of training, transfer all the squads under their control to the Training Department for training."

"In this way, even if Yan Chen returns, you can protect this part of the fighting force."

"With these thousands of agents, plus the hundreds I control in the Special Branch, we now have a foothold in the New Territories. We can now rival Yan Chen."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei closed her eyes and pondered for a while. After a moment, she put the pen on the table and said in a deep voice, "Then let's do it your way!"

"I'll go find Yu Zhengyi and Shi Youxin right now and promote them!"

After saying that, Tang Feifei, who was always decisive, picked up the phone on the table and prepared to call the other two executives.

Just then, Qiu Tu called out to her, "Director, wait a moment."

Qiu Tu glanced at Tan Huimin beside him and said, "I came here this time for another reason."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei paused and looked at him.

Qiu Tu said with a smile, "My secretary has been telling me that Director Zheng has been wronged."

"I recalled my time with Director Zheng."

"Actually, our relationship has always been good. He was even willing to entrust his wife and children to him."

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When the topic of "entrusting one's wife and children" came up, Qiu Tu glanced at Tan Huimin without making a sound.

Tang Feifei didn't understand the meaning behind Qiu Tu's words, but Tan Huimin understood the humiliation Qiu Tu was trying to convey.

Her hands involuntarily clenched.

Seeing her like this, Qiu Tu continued, "So, I think there might really be a misunderstanding here."

"So I want to see him in person and interrogate him."

"Let's see if there's anything he's willing to tell me."

"If there are indeed some other misunderstandings, then I think it would be acceptable to either reduce the punishment or even release Director Zheng."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tan Huimin abruptly looked down at Qiu Tu.

If Qiu Tu said Zheng Tao's punishment was too severe at Tang Feifei's office door, it could be interpreted as him trying to smooth things over for her.

So now that Qiu Tu has taken the initiative to make such a request, it's definitely not just to smooth things over, but because he really thinks that way!

'Could it be... that he really intends to let Atao go?'

For a moment, even Tan Huimin herself couldn't believe it.

So, some other terrible thoughts immediately began to form in her mind:

Could Qiu Tu be planning to... do something to me in front of Atao?

Or perhaps... they intend to use the release of Atao to make other excessive demands on me...?

Thinking of those possibilities, Tan Huimin clenched her fists tightly.

She wanted to refuse, but she couldn't bear to give up her ex-husband's only chance, so she could only close her eyes, take a deep breath, and suppress the throbbing in her heart.

Tang Feifei looked at Qiu Tu with a strange expression, then at Tan Huimin.

Her intuition told her that there was something wrong between the two of them.

However... Qiu Tu and she were only mutually benefiting from each other, so she didn't care.

In addition, the past few days have been too crucial for her, so she didn't delve into it further. Instead, she nodded lightly and said, "Okay. I'll hand over the case to you. You can handle it."

After speaking, Tang Feifei rummaged through the pile of documents on the table, took out a document, quickly made a note, signed her name, and then handed the document to Qiu Tu.

Holding the documents, Qiu Tu showed them to Tan Huimin, seemingly unintentionally, then saluted and said goodbye to Tang Feifei before leaving the office with Tan Huimin.

In the office, Tang Feifei watched the two figures walk away, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes. But in the end, she shook her head slightly, picked up the landline on her desk, and began calling Yu Zhengyi and Shi Youxin, preparing to place people in their positions…

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At this time, Qiu Tu and Tan Huimin...

Ever since Qiu Tu obtained the document that could arbitrarily decide Zheng Tao's fate, Tan Huimin's eyes have never left the document.

As if he knew what she was thinking, Qiu Tu didn't put the document away, but just held it in his hand, stirring up her emotions.

Tan Huimin bit her lip, her gaze fixed on the document, like a cat being constantly teased by a cat toy.

And so it wasn't until they got on the elevator that Tan Huimin reluctantly turned her gaze away.

She thought of Qiu Tu's methods of manipulating people, and of the terrible thought she had just had...

Tan Huimin is preparing to have a good talk with Qiu Tu about this matter.

Just then, Qiu Tu suddenly spoke up, "Did you hear what Director Tang and I were saying just now?"

The sudden change of topic caught Tan Huimin off guard, and she nodded reflexively.

After nodding, Tan Huimin immediately regretted it.

She had indeed listened to the entire conversation between Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei, and heard all their plans.

This includes things like installing cronies, cooperating with the "Five Elders" (a group of respected elders), and seizing power in the training department, etc.