Then let them offer their loyalty!

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At the same time, Qiu Tu also had an in-depth exchange with Guan Xiao.

From Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu gained a comprehensive understanding of Guan Xiao and the current work of the spy department.

Guan Xiao is indeed Guan Weihua's niece. She was born in the shelter and entered the junior class of the "Eighth Shelter Officer School" at the age of sixteen.

They studied professional work such as espionage and counter-espionage.

He then graduated successfully and entered the "Officer's School" for further studies with excellent grades. He finally graduated at the age of 21.

Later, with Guan Weihua's help, she joined the Investigation Department, starting as a junior agent and working her way up to a first-class agent.

When he was transferred to the New Territories, he became the head of the spy department.

She performed admirably as the head of the intelligence department. With Jia Shu's help, she trained numerous spies for the Investigation Bureau, Yan Chen, and Jia Shu himself. These spies were then deployed to the military, the city government, and anti-government forces.

The outstanding ones have already risen to the position of deputy section chief.

The spy list that Tang Feifei gave Qiu Tu last time was mostly composed of people she had personally trained. (Chapter 102)

Overall, she is an ambitious, capable woman who also knows how to assess situations and make judgments.

Most importantly... this woman is truly "useful".

Thinking this, Qiu Tu glanced at Guan Xiao's uniform, which remained unbuttoned throughout, and silently chanted in his heart: Lust is a razor-scraper...

"Section Chief Guan, I am very satisfied with your work."

After mentally reviewing all the information about Guan Xiao and the spy department, Qiu Tu also made a timely promise: "I will not be making any changes to the work of the spy department for the time being."

“Even…” Qiu Tu crossed his hands under his chin and then smiled, making a grand promise, “If there are any vacant vice minister positions, I will give you priority consideration for recommendation.”

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao's eyes lit up slightly.

She's been putting so much effort into Qiu Tu these past two days, all for this promise!

Although she was a woman, she was also an ambitious one.

After losing the bid for vice minister, she did indeed dislike Qiu Tu. After all, Qiu Tu was an enemy who stood in her way!

And... who is Qiu Tu? A nobody from the New Territories with no background or connections.

Compared to Guan Xiao's impeccable "academic" background, compared to Guan Xiao's high-ranking uncle, compared to Guan Xiao's outstanding contributions to the Investigation Department! What advantages does Guan Xiao have?

He took Guan Xiao's place, and Guan Xiao was naturally furious.

However, because she needed to maintain a certain level of decorum, Guan Xiao added Qiu Tu to her "blacklist" but did not take any drastic action against him.

She just wanted to see Qiu Tu make a fool of himself, to see what kind of joke he would become in the Political Department after offending Yan Chen, a group of high-ranking officials, and two vice ministers.

As it turned out, Qiu Tu slapped her in the face the very next day.

Not only did Qiu Tu not become a laughing stock in the Political Department, he actually snatched the biggest piece of meat from the two vice ministers, Cai Peiyuan and Zhang Jian!

This change caught Guan Xiao completely off guard. For the first time, she began to take this insignificant person she had previously looked down upon seriously.

However, at this time, Guan Xiao still did not pay too much attention to Qiu Tu. The turning point was that Yan Chen adjusted Qiu Tu's position, but Qiu Tu bypassed the New Territories City and directly attacked from the shelter!

He was promoted to deputy director of the political department and immediately became director of the political department!

At that moment, Guan Xiao finally began to develop a strong interest in Qiu Tu.

If being quick in one step can be considered a fluke, then being quick in every step truly shows skill.

To travel in just a few months what others might take seven or eight years, or even a lifetime, is clearly the work of a true master!

Therefore, Guan Xiao began to study Qiu Tu diligently in private.

The more Guan Xiao studied the matter, the more she realized Qiu Tu's capabilities, even though many details were missing due to a lack of intelligence. However, the fact that Qiu Tu had risen through the ranks after surviving numerous close calls made Guan Xiao realize that she might have discovered a powerful patron!

If I can latch onto this powerful figure, maybe I can also embark on this path to great success! Perhaps even go further and higher than my uncle!

So, ignoring her uncle's warnings, she resolutely expressed her interest in Qiu Tu in public with flirtatious behavior. Today, she even went so far as to pop open her buttons to showcase her abilities and attract Qiu Tu!

To put it bluntly, everything she did was for Qiu Tu's promise!

Thinking this through, she didn't stand on ceremony and readily agreed, saying with a charming smile, "Then I'll thank you in advance, Minister~"

After saying that, she winked at Qiu Tu, "Minister~ My door is always open to you~~"

Qiu Tu smiled and nodded upon hearing this, "Okay. My brother will come to visit when he has time."

After they finished talking, Guan Xiao fastened the other intact buttons, leaving only the last broken button. She raised her hand, took a hair clip from her head, and casually pinned it to the front of her uniform.

The combination of a hair clip and a uniform creates a striking contrast that is both innocent and alluring.

After doing all that, she blew Qiu Tu a kiss, turned around, and prepared to leave, saying, "Then I'll be going now, Minister~"

However, as she turned away, she couldn't help but joke, "I hope that if I leave so quickly, Secretary Tan won't misunderstand your schedule."

Qiu Tu smiled when he heard Guan Xiao's teasing remarks, which were all suggestive of sexual innuendo.

Then he said, "Wait a minute."

Upon hearing his words, Guan Xiao couldn't help but stop in her tracks.

Qiu Tu stood up and pressed the buttons on the video recorder a few times.

After a moment, he took out a videotape from inside and casually handed it to Guan Xiao.

As Guan Xiao blankly took the videotape, Qiu Tu said with a half-smile, "When you're using bluffing, you'd better actually have what you're saying."

"This will give you a trump card for a comeback when the situation gets out of control."

At this point, Qiu Tu smiled and pointed to the video camera, "You need to plan ahead when doing your homework."

"I never skimp on time, money, or energy. Because I know ordinary people can make mistakes, but those of us working on the covert front can't..."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words and clutching the videotape in her hand, Guan Xiao stood frozen in place...

.......

at the same time.

Outside the city hall, outside the secret interrogation room.

The middle-aged man, his face ashen, glared at the team member who had brought the equipment and snapped, "Not a Cataclysm?!"

"How could he not be a Cataclysm?"

"And...it doesn't match the killer's blood?"

"How is this possible!"

"How the hell am I supposed to write this report?!"

Upon hearing the team leader's words, the team member also looked trembling with fear.

He whispered, "Team leader, have we... been tricked? Did we investigate in the wrong direction?"

“I noticed that the eagle inside the house didn’t show any panic at all, and it always thought that we were trying to frame Qiu Tu.”

"And..." He paused, "When I examined him, I checked everything carefully, and he had no gunshot wounds at all. Not even a trace."

Upon hearing his teammate's words, the middle-aged man looked somewhat lost in thought.

He muttered, "Impossible... there couldn't be a problem with this information channel."

"That blood sample was collected by Ji Chen and then given to Zheng Tao."

"Not long ago, Zheng Tao contacted me through the security department, saying he wanted to report Qiu Tu."

"Then he told me about his and Ji Chen's speculations about the Wu Zhi case, and then told me where the blood samples were hidden."

"Afterwards, following the clues and ideas he provided, we found that Eagle was indeed a prime suspect."

"But why! Why don't all the pieces of evidence match up now?!"

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Chapter 306 Huang Shangzong: My face is swollen from Qiu Tu's beating! (10,000 words, please vote!)

"Which part of the process went wrong?!"

The middle-aged man's eyes were already a little bloodshot.

He did not actually obtain Huang Shangzong's consent to come to the New Territories to investigate Qiu Tu!

Before leaving, he only said goodbye to Huang Shangzong's secretary.

Huang Shangzong's secretary pondered for a long time before finally agreeing to his actions after much persuasion.

However, Huang Shangzong's secretary also made two points clear in advance:

1. The arrest operation must be carried out after Huang Shangzong becomes the speaker; the process cannot be compromised.

Huang Shangzong has just taken office, and countless eyes are watching him. If someone is arrested prematurely and procedural problems arise, it could put Huang Shangzong in a very passive position.

2. It's like this... either don't take any action, or if you do, you have to succeed! You can't fail!

At the time, the middle-aged man was actually very confident. He didn't think he was a fool.

How could I possibly take action without being certain of success?

And then... I never imagined it would actually come to this!

Thinking this through, an incredibly wicked idea suddenly popped into his mind: what if... he fabricated evidence?

Perhaps sensing the middle-aged man's thoughts, the team member next to him whispered, "Team leader."

"It's normal for sand samples to accidentally get stained with blood. It's okay if we have a problem with the first test; we can just wait until we get back to the state and the retest is successful."

“And…the matter of not being a Cataclysm can also be explained,” he said. “I remember the Security Department has a Cataclysm potion. It’s specifically used on Cataclysms.”

"The effect is to remove the cataclysmic power from the cataclysmic beings' bodies, making it easier for the security department to keep them under guard."

"The physical differences between a first-tier Cataclysm and an ordinary person are not significant, and unless a detailed examination is conducted, it is difficult to detect."

At this point, the team member paused, then continued, "As for the gunshot wound, that can also be explained."

"Some Cataclysmic Being or Cataclysmic Noble Phantasm must have healed his gunshot wound..."

"So the only difficult thing is getting the eagle's confession."

"He's now vehemently denying that he's the murderer..."

The team member glanced tentatively at the middle-aged man, then said softly, "But... no one can withstand torture."

"Let him confess first. Then..." At this point, the team member made a vicious slashing motion with his hand across his neck and whispered, "Then silence him."

"As long as the congressman protects us, then... everything will be a solid case."

In the New Territories during late autumn, the weather is rather unpredictable. This morning, the weather was perfectly fine. But now it's already getting a bit overcast...

Looking at the overcast sky, the middle-aged man's face also showed a shifting, uncertain expression...

.........

Meanwhile, in the New Territories, at the Detective Agency.

After seeing Guan Xiao off, Qiu Tu also had Tan Huimin call over the section chiefs of the other departments of the Political Department.

There are counter-espionage, intelligence, interrogation, patrol, forensic, and guard sections, as well as several deputy directors of the operations department and some other small classrooms.

Faced with Qiu Tu, a rising star who had been promoted like a rocket in the past few months and whose background was suspected to be even more powerful than that of the director, the section chiefs were all a little cautious.

Even though the Eagles were just taken away by the supervisory bureau today, Qiu Tu's past impressive record of turning the tide against all odds leaves no room for doubt.

In addition, Qiu Tu threatened yesterday to make adjustments to all departments.

Even Yan Chen was humiliated by Qiu Tu, so how could these small fry possibly fight against Qiu Tu?

It was precisely because of this idea that these section chiefs all showed immense enthusiasm and respect.

It was all so that she could leave a good impression on Qiu Tu.

Their respect clearly earned them a fair share of "rewards".

For example, Section Chief Wang of the Intelligence Section received praise from Qiu Tu: "Section Chief Wang, I am very satisfied with your work."

"I will not be reassigning my duties in the intelligence section for the time being."

"In fact... if there are any vacant vice minister positions, I will give you priority consideration for recommendation."

For example... Section Chief Ning of the Forensic Medicine Department...