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"You've done a great job. Keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you as my successor."

As he spoke, Qiu Tu made a few more promises to Guan Xiao before hanging up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Tu gazed at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window and pondered quietly for a moment.

Then he picked up the communicator again, found Yu Zhengyi's number, and edited a message.

"Yan Chen is about to turn the tables. I have something that can make him die a horrible death. Interested?"

After editing the message, Qiu Tu pressed the send button.

Although he had a deep conflict with Yan Chen.

However... at the most crucial moment, Yu Zhengyi betrayed Yan Chen and stabbed him in the back, which deepened his conflict with Yan Chen.

Moreover, compared to himself, Yan Chen most likely hates Yu Zhengyi, the traitor who betrayed him, even more.

Therefore... in the New Territories, the person who is more afraid of Yan Chen rising up is not himself, but Yu Zhengyi...

A skilled murderer never has to do it himself.

Using someone else to do the dirty work is the best strategy...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu didn't care whether Yu Zhengyi replied or not. He leaned back in the back seat, closed his eyes to rest, and made his way to the Investigation Bureau office building...

Together with Tan Huimin, we went up to the 12th floor.

At this point, the high-level meeting had already begun.

Several secretaries of the senior executives were waiting outside. When they saw Qiu Tu and Tan Huimin arrive, they quickly stood up and saluted.

Qiu Tu's gaze swept over the group of people, and he nodded slightly.

Tan Huimin went up and knocked on the door. After a moment, Su Xiaowan opened the door.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu outside the door, she smiled and stepped aside, saying softly, "Sir, the director has been waiting for you for a long time. The meeting has been going on for half an hour now."

Upon hearing the information conveyed by Su Xiaowan, Qiu Tu nodded slightly, then walked towards the conference room while smiling and saying to the senior executives in the room, "Excuse me, everyone, I went to investigate a lead outside the city yesterday and just got back."

The Political Department is a secret front, and its work is classified. No department other than the Director has the right to inquire about it.

Furthermore, there were indeed occasional missions outside the city, so the expressions of the high-ranking officials remained unchanged. Only...

Tang Feifei sat in the main seat.

She sat there, her eyes slightly narrowed, glancing at Qiu Tu with a hint of doubt, as if there was something deeper going on in them...

However, because of their relationship, she didn't speak, but simply pointed to Qiu Tu's seat and said, "Minister Qiu, please have a seat."

"Xiao Wan, show the meeting minutes to Minister Qiu first."

After saying that, she looked at the other senior executives and said, "Let's... continue the discussion."

After taking the meeting minutes from Su Xiaowan, Qiu Tu listened to the exchange among the senior executives while reviewing the notes.

The meeting minutes were very simple. They mainly provided a detailed overview of the current situation in the Boundless Heart Sea; they also introduced the intelligence that Zhao Ji had just captured the ninth area last night; and finally, they presented the results of the discussions held last night and this morning between the three giants of New Territories City and representatives of various factions and families in the Sanctuary.

In summary... the three giants of the New Territories are reluctant to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the city.

Experts from various factions and families within the shelter were deeply divided, with most holding reservations.

After all... the deterrent power of a fifth-tier evil god is still very strong.

Even some of the more optimistic experts hope to pause for a while, send someone to investigate in a few days, and only try to resume development after confirming that there are no problems.

It can be said that the aura of Zhao Ji that Qiu Tu aroused really frightened the experts from various factions and families in the shelter.

They already held a high position and could leave the New Territories at any time.

This "development plan" was attempted because there was no controller in the New Territories area.

Now that a fifth-tier evil god has claimed the New Territories region as his own territory, and two or three other evil gods are eyeing it covetously, there is absolutely no need for them to fight to the death in New Territories City.

The three giants of the New Territories are different. As the controllers of the New Territories, they share the prosperity and decline of the city.

The "Great Development Plan" was originally intended to give the New Territories a tremendous boost.

If they succeed, the Big Three will be the biggest beneficiaries.

This achievement might just secure their future positions as high-ranking officials in the shelter.

Therefore, the two sides have different interests and perspectives, which leads to disagreements.

After failing to reach an agreement, all parties compiled and reported all the information and issues to the shelter.

The shelter was somewhat shocked after hearing the reports from several parties.

After all, no one expected that the situation would deteriorate so rapidly in just a few days.

After a detailed assessment, the shelter gave similar opinions to those of the experts.

Unless it can be proven that Zhao Ji's aura was an accident, the New Territories City is not suitable for carrying out the "Great Expansion Plan" at present.

After all, it is much safer to develop areas controlled by fourth-order evil gods than to directly confront fifth-order evil gods.

Even if it weren't for the invasion, they wouldn't want to go to war with a fifth-tier evil god, even if it were a sanctuary....

This does not align with the current overall strategy of the Human Alliance...

This result clearly did not satisfy the three giants of the New Territories.

Fortunately, the shelter didn't completely shut down the matter. Instead, they left a loophole: as long as it could be proven that Zhao Ji's presence was accidental, or that Zhao Ji had no intention of occupying the New Territories, then the "Expansion Plan" could continue...

Therefore, after discussion, the three giants of the New Territories City decided to send out a "suicide squad"!

A team led by one or two high-ranking officials below the deputy director level from the three major agencies will explore the new realm of the Boundless Mind Sea to understand the situation and verify the conjectures.

Because no one knows the specific situation in the New Territories right now, going there could be life-threatening.

Therefore... everyone who participates in this event and comes back alive will be promoted one rank!

Even at the highest levels, if there are no vacant positions, they will be promoted to become deputy directors without real power, like Tang Feifei before them.

However, even so... because this operation was far too dangerous: a fifth-tier evil god released his aura to intimidate, and two or three evil gods were lurking outside, so no high-ranking official was willing to accept this mission.

After all, one can rise through the ranks gradually, but one only has one life...

For those who have just arrived in the undeveloped area, enjoying a life of luxury and becoming high-ranking officials, the rewards don't justify the risks...

However, it's different for Qiu Tu.

After reading the meeting minutes, Qiu Tu's eyes lit up.

Wait a minute... Don't you know if there's any danger in the Boundless Heart Sea New World area?

Did he not know that Zhao Ji had her eye on the Boundless Heart Sea New World region?

Is that a misunderstanding, or is it something I didn't know?

That danger was myself! That aura was something I created!

Moreover... I need to go to the Boundless Heart Sea region to refine the central core right now, but I'm afraid of being discovered by the various families, factions, and evil gods in the sanctuary, right?

If... I were to lead my team into the boundless sea of ​​the mind...

Wouldn't the shelter staff suspect their own people for no reason?

And... from the perspective of those three evil gods, the one who obtained the regional central authority was an evil god from the faction of Zeki and Larilu, riding a fourth-tier cataclysmic creature. They couldn't possibly doubt an ordinary second-tier cataclysmic being like themselves...

So... isn't this just handing over credit and a promotion opportunity for free?!

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At that moment, just as Qiu Tu was thinking this...

Several high-ranking officials also began discussing the selection of the "suicide squad." Or rather... they were passing the buck to each other.

Guan Weihua rubbed his leg and said with a bitter expression, "It's not that I'm unwilling to lead the team."

"The main problem is... I haven't been feeling well lately."

“When I was young, I injured my leg, and lately it’s been raining a lot in the New Territories. My leg… sigh.”

"So, I really can't participate in this operation."

At this point, Guan Weihua paused, as if giving a reason or hinting, "Just like a few days ago..."

"Chief, you've transferred the jurisdiction of more than a dozen police stations out of the police department. The reason I didn't object... is because I haven't been feeling well lately."

"So, I really didn't lie to you."

As the head of the operation, a second-tier Cataclysm... after his body has been enhanced twice, he claims to have rheumatism and old injuries... which is simply an insult to the intelligence of everyone present.

However... when Guan Weihua brought up the story of "releasing military power over a cup of wine," the high-ranking officials present were immediately speechless.

After all... he was stripped of his military power just a couple of days ago, and he even lost command of the local police station. Asking him to risk his life now is really going too far.

Therefore, neither Tang Feifei nor her current confidants Yu Zhengyi and Shi Youxin said anything more.

At this moment, Lin Ting slowly raised his hand.

As Yan Chen's sycophant and the head of the Special Operations Department, he was never particularly bright.

However, he was still quite adept at this simple act of opportunism.

So he smiled and said, "Me too."

No one cared whether his use of "same" referred to a leg injury or the loss of his military command.

After all, regardless of which one it is, he will not participate in this suicide squad operation.

These things can't be forced, so Tang Feifei glanced at the two of them expressionlessly before looking at Shi Youxin.

Upon seeing Tang Feifei looking over, Shi Youxin quickly waved his hand and said, "Director, you know my..."

"I'm an office worker."

Shi Youxin is a civilian official, and his strength is only that of a first-tier Cataclysm, so he is indeed not very suitable to be the leader of the "suicide squad".

Thinking this, Tang Feifei couldn't help but frown slightly.

She considered it for a moment...

Currently, the Investigation Bureau has a total of six senior officials.

Aside from Yu Zhengyi, the deputy director who was deemed "unable to offer any benefits from the three giants," Shi Youxin, Lin Ting, and Guan Weihua all refused.

So... only... remains.

Myself.

Or... should I personally lead a team to investigate the Boundless Heart Sea?

Tang Feifei herself was not afraid of death, nor was she afraid of a great evil god like Zhao Ji.

Even...deep down, she still longed to spar with a master among the evil gods.

However, she felt that even if she agreed, the top brass of the Investigation Department, the other two major tycoons in the New Territories, and her family's experts and guards would not agree...

After all, the death of a section chief meant the situation was still under control.

But if a... the director dies, then things will really get out of hand.

Everyone in the investigation department is implicated, and even Committee Member Chiang of the City Hall and Colonel Lin of the military will be affected.

Thinking about this, Tang Feifei was a little unsure how to proceed with the meeting.

Or...should we give up for now and wait and see what the military and city hall say?

Thinking about this, Tang Feifei felt that it was a bit unreliable.

Like Shi Youxin, the city hall staff are all civilian officials, and they will most likely all shrink from public life.

And the military headquarters...

The military's top brass is the fewest. Now the security department has become independent. So there are only a handful of them.

Colonel Lin, like himself, had just become the head of the military and had not yet gained the respect of the troops. Therefore, those two or three high-ranking officers might not necessarily accept this dangerous appointment.

'What should we do...?'

At this moment, Tang Feifei was lost in thought.