Then let them offer their loyalty!

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The overall atmosphere in the HR department is very good.

After Qiu Tu was approved as the Special Branch Minister of the New Territories City, the remaining candidates were distributed smoothly, following the previous practice.

The Ministry of Human Resources has always been a battleground for various factions. No single faction can dominate—this is evident from the fact that the ministers all belong to different factions.

Therefore, in the past, personnel department meetings involved sitting in rows and distributing rewards. A situation like Qiu Tu's today is extremely rare.

This is also why Yue Zaitian was caught off guard: today's meeting was originally scheduled as a ministerial meeting. Only ministers could participate, and although he was a minister, he was essentially all alone.

Once everything returned to the normal rhythm of the HR department, he finally felt relieved.

Because he was certain: the personnel department hadn't been lost under control. The reason he had been "attacked by the masses" before was entirely because Qiu Tu was too special. Too many people wanted to protect Qiu Tu.

This made him very curious about Qiu Tu's extraordinary abilities during the subsequent meeting, which attracted the attention of four different forces.

This is extremely rare even in the history of the General Administration of Personnel.

And so, with many questions lingering, the personnel department's ministerial meeting concluded.

Once the ministers have finalized their selections, the appointments will be issued to the New Territories City shortly after a formal process.

At that time, it is estimated that a deputy minister from the personnel department will go down to announce the arrangements.

After the meeting ended, the two secretaries went to open the door. Ouyang Heng stood up and said to Yue Zaitian with a smile, "Old Yue, today's internal meeting went very well."

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

Upon hearing Ouyang Heng's "praise," Yue Zaitian's expression changed, and he inwardly cursed Ouyang Heng to death.

'That old bastard is a real scoundrel!'

After Ouyang Heng left, Yue Zaitian glanced at the people present and then got up and left as well.

After he left, the several vice ministers who had just spoken on the united front exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a puzzled look.

Perhaps it was because of the united front they had just formed, but the three of them, who were already quite familiar with each other, seemed to have developed a bit of camaraderie.

In addition, the fact that they all received the above "strange" notification last night made them feel like they had met someone like them.

So Zhen Lie, who was ranked first among the vice ministers, coughed and said, "Old Zhou, Old Meng, would you like to come to my place for a while?"

The other two, who were already interested, exchanged a glance and nodded.

A few minutes later, the three arrived at Zhen Lie's office.

Zhen Lie personally brewed a cup of tea for Zhou Jingfu and Meng Sanzhai, who were sitting on the sofa.

Then he lit a cigarette, crossed his legs, and smoked it while tentatively asking the two of them, "Did you both receive the call too?"

Now all three of them are practically out in the open, so there's nothing to hide anymore.

So Zhou Jingfu of the "Fengtian Clique" leaned back on the sofa and said calmly, "It seems we're all like that."

He paused for a moment, then said, "It was the Tang family who contacted me."

"Let me support that... that Qiu Tu at this meeting."

He was clearly unfamiliar with Qiu Tu. So after he finished speaking, he took a sip of tea and added, "But I saw that you and Lao Meng both went down to the stage."

"I was afraid of pushing Lao Yue too hard, so I didn't go too far."

Hearing his words, Zhen Lie smiled and pointed at him, "You're such a sly one."

As a member of the "Iron-Blooded Faction," Zhen Lie still carries a strong military style even though he works in the Personnel Department of the Investigation Bureau.

He speaks directly, with a powerful presence and a strong infectious energy.

After laughing at Zhou Jingfu of the "Fengtian Clique", he looked at Meng Sanzhai.

Meng Sanzhai was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat simple and honest. When he saw Zhen Lie looking over, he smiled and nodded, "Old Wang's secretary called me last night."

"He said that Mr. Wang thinks highly of Qiu Tu, that young man, and that he's a promising talent. He suggested that I keep an eye on him if I have the chance."

"When I saw you nominated Qiu Tu, I thought I'd get involved. I didn't expect it to actually happen."

After saying that, Meng Sanzhai looked at Zhen Lie and asked, "Commander Zhen... what about you?"

Zhen Lie squinted, took a drag of his cigarette, and then said nonchalantly, "It wasn't someone from above who contacted me. It was someone from below."

He paused for a moment before saying, "Old Dai. Dai Yukang."

“He was a brother from my company. We had a good relationship. Later, he was transferred to the secret front, but we still keep in touch occasionally.”

"He will soon become the head of the security bureau of Dongye Prefecture. He called me last night to ask me for a favor."

"He told me to observe the situation on site today."

"If everything is normal during the meeting, then there is no need to nominate Qiu Tu."

"If someone comes in during the meeting, try nominating Qiu Tu and see how things go."

At this point, Zhen Lie laughed, "But... unexpectedly, Councilor Ouyang actually came."

"So, I tried nominating Qiu Tu. And then... all of you jumped in."

"Good heavens, I've been in the ministry for so long and I've never seen anything like this before."

"So while I was in the meeting, I kept thinking, what kind of brain does Dai Yukang have? How did he calculate all of this when he was thousands of miles away from the shelter?"

Upon hearing Zhen Lie's words, Meng Sanzhai and Zhou Jingfu exchanged a glance, somewhat surprised.

They had also heard of Dai Yukang and knew that he had done an excellent job on the secret front and had been praised many times.

Moreover, he is different from the faction's core members like Yan Chen, Ye Mingfeng, and Tang Feifei, who went to the planned development zone to gain prestige.

Perhaps because his working style differs somewhat from the "Iron-Blooded Faction," he is not among the core members that the "Iron-Blooded Faction" is focusing on developing. This also gives him a somewhat "blue-collar" feel to the faction.

Even though he is only in his forties, he has already worked in the security departments of three cities.

He built up the security departments in each city from scratch and helped them grow, demonstrating exceptional abilities.

His position as head of the security department, which grants him the rank of senior colonel, and his recent promotion to director of the Dongye Prefecture Security Bureau, allowing him to manage the secret front in more than a dozen cities across Dongye Prefecture, are all related to his seniority.

So when they heard that it was he who asked Zhen Lie to nominate Qiu Tu, Zhou Jingfu and Meng Sanzhai immediately raised their regard for Qiu Tu to a whole new level.

And then, considering that a mere Qiu Tu has attracted the attention of so many capable people and important figures...

The office fell silent as the three of them reviewed Qiu Tu's resume, trying to find something special about him.

After a moment, Meng Sanzhai sat up straight and then asked, "By the way... who invited Councilor Ouyang?"

"Are they, the 'liberal democrats,' also interested in Qiu Tu?"

Upon hearing his words, Zhen Lie and Zhou Jingfu also showed a hint of confusion in their eyes.

Clearly, judging from Qiu Tu's resume and intelligence, he has absolutely no connection with the "liberal democrats."

So, the three exchanged a glance, sensing that the mystery surrounding Qiu Tu was growing increasingly thick...

They felt that Qiu Tu was favored and personally selected by some truly important figure...

After all, given Councilor Ouyang's status, it would have been impossible to persuade him to come unless he was personally appointed by a faction leader and a certain exchange of benefits was made.

......

at the same time.

New Territories.

Qiu Tu stood in his new office, a lollipop dangling from his mouth, looking at the bright but slightly worn lollipop and making a self-deprecating joke.

"We're back in the administration office, and even the secretary is gone."

"It's like going back to square one!"

"I don't know when I'll be able to return to the Political Department."

Thinking this, Qiu Tu crossed his arms behind his head, taking a rare break from his work.

Just as he was slacking off, his communicator on his desk suddenly started buzzing.

Qiu Tu casually reached out and picked it up to take a look.

Then I found that I had received a text message.

The text message was from Tang Feifei; it contained just two words: "It's done."

Upon seeing those two words, Qiu Tu suddenly stood up, staring at the communicator screen with a look of surprise and delight!

He was just about to call Tang Feifei to discuss the specifics.

Just then, his other specially made communicator also rang.

Qiu Tu picked it up curiously and took a look.

This time it was a text message from Qin Shuman: "Your appointment as Minister of the Political Department has been finalized, and Director Dai would like to meet with you..."

Qiu Tu:? ?

Qiu Tu is no longer a novice.

The first and second halves of this sentence seem unrelated, but at such a sensitive time, they can evoke speculation—as if it were implying that Qiu Tu's appointment as Minister of Political Affairs was due to Qiu Tu's efforts.

What's going on?

Before Qiu Tu could figure it out, Qin Shuman sent another text message: "The director said he can tell you the truth about your promotion."

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Upon seeing Qin Shuman's second text message, Qiu Tu was filled with question marks: ?

Can you tell me the inside story of your promotion?

Wasn't my promotion thanks to the "Fengtian Clique" that Tang Feifei belonged to?

Is there something I don't know?

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu became genuinely curious.

So, he picked up his special communicator and sent Qin Shuman a text message: "Where are you?"

Qin Shuman, "Half an hour later, in room 618 of the Milan Grand Hotel."

Qiu Tu replied instantly, "I'm not very good at having sex with men."

Qin Shuman, on the other end of the communicator, shook her head with a smile after seeing Qiu Tu's irreverent words, and replied, "Everyone has a first time. Just hand it over when you should."

Qiu Tu, "Then what about your main body? When can you hand it over to me? I'm the Minister of Political Affairs now, shouldn't I be able to ask about a target?"

Military headquarters, security department, intelligence center.

Qin Shuman stared blankly at the text message Qiu Tu sent her.

To be honest, Qiu Tu's development really exceeded her expectations.

She vividly remembers that just a few months ago, Qiu Tu was an ordinary Level 2 Detective.

But she was already the head of the investigation department.

Several months later, although he was about to be promoted to the position of Director of the Security Department, Qiu Tu was about to become the Minister of the Political Department.

Thinking back to their one-night stand... and then the second, third...

Although everything happened by chance, Qiu Tu was indeed the first man in her life. It was also the first time she experienced the joy of being a woman.

However... because of her family situation, she always restrained herself from crossing the line in their relationship—she never allowed her true form to come into contact with Qiu Tu.

But the more she acted this way, the more Qiu Tu seemed to target her true identity.

'That pervert....'

Qin Shuman smiled and shook her head slightly, replying, "The position of Minister of the Political Department is too low. Wait until you become the Director."

.......

at the same time.

New Territories Exploration Department.

Qiu Tu's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the text message Qin Shuman had sent: Director?!

If he becomes the director, he can sleep with Qin Shuman's real body.