Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Hearing Lariel's words, and seeing the "-13" favorability rating appear above Lariel's head.

Qiu Tu did not directly agree to La Riluo's request.

Instead, he looked at Larilu and began a new round of persuasion, "Your Highness, do you still want to return to your peak condition?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo chuckled.

To be honest, if she still had a 10% hope for Qiu Tu before, that last bit of hope was shattered today after she learned that Qiu Tu had obtained the "Regional Central Hub" but given it to another woman.

The man in front of me is the most disgusting liar ever! A scumbag!

Nine and a half out of ten things he says are lies!

Moreover, the last half of the sentence, although it may be true, could still be a trap, just waiting for someone to fall into it!

Even if Lariluo were to be reduced to ashes, even if her soul were to be scattered, even if she were to slowly die in the soul altar, she would never trust this bastard again!

"This is for you, Your Highness. Take it to restore your strength."

As Qiu Tu spoke, a "Boundless Divine Crystal" about the size of a basketball was handed to La Ri Luo.

The "Boundless Divine Crystal" itself shimmered with seven-colored light, so when such a large "Boundless Divine Crystal" was handed over, both the Soul Altar and Lariro inside the Soul Altar were illuminated!

Larilu slowly sat up, her scarlet eyes widening as she looked into the "Boundless Divine Crystal," which was larger than her body, and she seemed somewhat lost in thought.

After a moment, she came to her senses, stood up in disbelief, and looked at Qiu Tu, "This...this is for me?"

Qiu Tu hummed in agreement, then said sincerely, "Your Highness, the matter concerning the 'Regional Central Hub' was indeed my fault."

"But... you should be able to guess that I can't take down Xie Yue by myself."

"If I had that ability, I wouldn't still be just a deputy director."

"Therefore... the two vice-speakers of Dongye Prefecture were in charge of this operation. They were also given priority in selecting the spoils of war."

“I’ve bet on parts of a corpse, but I lost.”

"This must truly be fate..."

"Fortunately, although I didn't manage to gamble back the 'Regional Central Hub,' I did manage to retrieve at least a portion of the 'Boundless Divine Crystals,' and these were Boundless Divine Crystals that perfectly matched your 'Life Path.'"

"These 'Boundless Divine Crystals' should be enough for you to recover your strength from the peak of the second tier to the third tier."

"It will also give you some ability to protect yourself. And ordinary 'soul shackles' can no longer bind you."

"When the time comes... leave once you've recovered your strength."

"So...Your Highness, you are free."

Lariel was probably completely bewildered, never expecting things to turn out this way.

Her brain was racing, racing, and racing! Then it started to break down...

She didn't know whether she should trust Qiu Tu or not, but she made the choice that best suited her interests: she directly hugged the "Boundless Divine Crystal" and quickly absorbed it!

Whether Qiu Tu's words are true or false.

Anyway, it's not wrong for her to restore her strength first, right?

Can Qiu Tu continue to scheme against her strength?

Thinking this, La Riluo hugged the basketball-sized "Boundless Divine Crystal" and frantically sucked on it.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu smiled, then opened the "Gold-Obsessed Wallet" and put La Riluo and the basketball-sized "Boundless Divine Crystal" into it.

He didn't really have any ulterior motives this time. Nor did he consider Larilu's strength.

After all, what use is strength? What value does a third-tier minor evil god have to Qiu Tu, who is now at the fourth tier?

No...

Therefore, Qiu Tu has his eye on La Ri Luo this time.

The Emotional Handbook: 108 Ways to Enhance Relationships - Part 108: The Abused Prisoner.

This is the last of the 108 ways to improve relationships, and it's also said to be the most ruthless.

It is an applied variant of Stockholm syndrome.

Stockholm syndrome, also known as hostage identity syndrome, is a mental illness.

The main outward manifestation is that when faced with extreme threats, victims develop emotional identification with the perpetrators and form a harmonious relationship.

The underlying principle is the human psychological automatic protection mechanism, the obedience when faced with the threat of death, the worship of the strong, and the survival psychology of the victim.

Among the 107 ways to enhance the relationship mentioned earlier, the emotional connection between the fraudster and the victim will be gradually established.

After that... the scammers will begin to use a series of methods such as "playing hot and cold," "emotional control," and "suppressing self-esteem" to test the victim's bottom line and gain control over the establishment of this "relationship."

It's like a net, ensnaring the "victims" little by little, making them sink deeper and deeper!

Once the "victims" are completely under control, they cannot be suppressed indiscriminately.

They might occasionally show a little warmth to trigger the victim's "Stockholm syndrome," making the victim more obedient to the scammer.

They've even completely lost their basic rationality.

You listen to whatever the scammers say. You become a creature that is neither human nor ghost.

This method is generally not used – mainly because it is too time-consuming and mentally taxing, and there are not many worthwhile targets to use it for.

Moreover...anyone with a shred of conscience wouldn't resort to such a cruel method.

However... this is different when it comes to Qiu Tu and La Ri Luo.

Larilu is an evil god, and the two belong to different factions. Moreover, Larilu once thought of eliminating Qiu Tu.

Therefore, Qiu Tu felt no guilt in using this method on La Riluo.

Moreover... Qiu Tu and La Riluo's current relationship happens to fit the pattern of "Stockholm Syndrome".

So Qiu Tu just used it without thinking.

After a period of time and a series of experiments using Larilu to deal with evil gods, Qiu Tu discovered that his "evil god fighting evil god" plan was feasible.

With La Riluo as his helper, he can achieve twice the results with half the effort, whether it's dealing with Xie Yue or becoming the lord of the region.

So... he really intends to help Larilo, conquer Larilo, and control Larilo!

Meanwhile, Lariluo, who had been put into the "Gold-Loving Wallet," was rapidly recovering while absorbing the "Boundless Divine Crystal," and was also a little dazed.

Qiu Tu... seems to be serious?

So... he really intends to restore his strength and release me?

Thinking of this, Lariro blinked her scarlet eyes, somewhat incredulous...

......

at the same time.

While Qiu Tu was scheming against La Riluo.

Ellie, Xue'er, and Yan Yan, accompanied by Yu Zhengyi, arrived on the 12th floor.

Upon reaching the 12th floor, Yu Zhengyi smiled and led the three towards Qiu Tu's office.

At the door, Tan Huimin stood outside as always.

Seeing this, Yu Zhengyi said softly to Ellie, "Director Qiu... often has his secretary stand guard outside while he stays alone in his office."

"I don't know what they're busy with."

Hearing Yu Zhengyi's words, Ellie smiled.

She said softly, "I carry with me the shelter's most professional equipment, which can detect all kinds of fluctuations."

"Don't worry, any aura that exists within a day can be recorded and detected."

"But the aura of evil gods is different from that of humans."

"Soon, we'll find out what Director Qiu is doing hiding in his office."

Upon hearing Ellie's words, Yu Zhengyi couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.

He learned of Ellie's arrival from Colonel Lin Chuan, Lin Ting's cousin.

Ever since Qiu Tu injured Lin Ting, Lin Chuan has completely stood on the opposite side of Qiu Tu.

After learning from his subordinates that Ellie and her two companions had arrived in the New Territories, Lin Chuan keenly sensed the subtle political signals revealed in their arrival.

So... he blocked the relevant information and did not pass it on to the investigation department. Instead, he made a private phone call to Yu Zhengyi, informing him of the information and his own speculation.

—The three girls, Ellie and her companion, are likely after Qiu Tu.

Therefore, Yu Zhengyi took a gamble and continued to block the intelligence, while secretly bringing Ellie to the investigation department to meet Qiu Tu directly.

Although this is somewhat against the rules, as the deputy director in charge of "management", welcoming and seeing off guests is within his authority.

He made some minor adjustments to the welcoming process, but it wasn't a big problem.

What he and Lin Chuan were betting on was... that Qiu Tu had a problem.

In fact, the possibility that Qiu Tu might have problems was already a common suspicion among the senior management of the New Territories.

After all... an ordinary person becomes a Tier 3 Cataclysm in seven or eight months after becoming a Cataclysm.

Who would believe there's nothing fishy about this?

While the middle management suspected Qiu Tu's method of "reproduction," the higher-ups were more suspicious that Qiu Tu might be colluding with an evil god...

Now, it's time to verify.

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Chapter 394 The Three Best Friends (10,000 words, please vote!)

It's important to understand that verifying whether a high-ranking member of the Investigation Bureau is a follower of an evil god is not a simple matter.

Each senior executive is a talent painstakingly cultivated by the shelter. Any investigation could have a huge impact on them. Therefore, unless there is concrete evidence, no one dares to easily launch an investigation into the senior executives.

Back then, Qiu Tu couldn't investigate Jia Shu, and now the other high-ranking officials are just as unable to investigate Qiu Tu. (Chapter 157)

Of course... although we can't investigate openly, that doesn't mean we can't gather clues secretly.

Although it's impossible to take Qiu Tu directly to the Cataclysmic Artifact for inspection, we can try to collect the aura and Cataclysmic power near Qiu Tu.

Check for the presence of an evil god's aura or a different kind of cataclysmic power.

However... such methods are not available in the New Territories. They are only found in shelters and Tung Yip Chau.

This left several high-ranking officials who suspected Qiu Tu powerless to do anything about it.

So today... the arrival of Ellie, the head of the Third Department of the Attendant's Office, gave Yu Zhengyi hope.

Both he and Lin Chuan guessed that Ellie had come for Qiu Tu.

The Third Division of the Attendants' Office is specifically responsible for matters of the extraordinary. It likely possesses devices for investigating and detecting auras and catastrophic forces.

That might just expose Qiu Tu's weakness!

And now... it's proven that he made the right bet.

Perhaps, if he came here today, he would be the only director of the New Territories City Investigation Department!

Thinking this, Yu Zhengyi's steps became much lighter.

He led the three women to the door of Qiu Tu's office.

Yu Zhengyi did not make any rash moves. He smiled at Tan Huimin standing at the door, then stepped aside and introduced her, "Secretary Tan, this is Ellie, the director of the Third Division of Speaker Huang's Office."

"Next to her is Ms. Xue'er, the daughter of Speaker Huang. The other one is Yan Yan, the daughter of our former director and now the presiding judge of the Dongye Prefecture Court."

"They came to the New Territories this time to spend some time sightseeing."

"Because security and protection work requires the assistance and cooperation of the Investigation Department, they want to meet with Director Chiu."

Yu Zhengyi's reasoning was flawless. Coupled with the identities of Ellie and the other two women, Tan Huimin couldn't refuse for a moment.

But remembering Qiu Tu's instructions when he asked her to stand guard at the door, Tan Huimin's hands involuntarily clenched slightly.

She took a deep breath, then forced a smile and said, "Director Yu... Director Qiu was injured yesterday while fighting the evil god and is resting in his room."

"Do you think... perhaps we could wait until he gets up before having Director Ellie, Miss Xue'er, and Miss Yan Yan meet with him?"