Then let them offer their loyalty!

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He rubbed his temples, looking troubled. Had he made a mistake in saving him?

Thinking this, he couldn't help but glance at the battle situation on the altar again.

Hmm... that mother and daughter are still so beautiful and pitiful, they evoke feelings of tenderness in one glance.

And the other one, "Yellow Demon," well... it also looks like a person.

Qiu Tu made a judgment in his mind: even if we take a step back and say that the "Yellow Demon" was beaten like this by the mother and daughter, was it not at fault?

He felt that the mother and daughter must have had their own reasons for doing this.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but laugh.

Perhaps these three yellow spirits were his spoils of war, so he was quite relaxed, simply leaning back in his chair and quietly continuing to observe the situation inside the altar.

After giving the "mother bear" Huang Mei a good beating, the two "Huang Mei," one big and one small, trembled and hid in the corner of the altar.

Perhaps because of their timid nature, the two of them hugged each other, huddled in a corner, and silently shed tears.

The two seemed to exchange a few words, and the little girl shook her head, looking aggrieved.

Her mother held her tightly, her face full of heartache.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu's eyes flickered slightly, sensing something interesting...

The "Yellow Demon" is a species from the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Region." It may possess secrets of the Core Region, or know some of those secrets.

Previously, he had planned to capture a "Yellow Demon" to see if he could extract information from it.

To extract information, you need to find a weakness in your target. How could a single person possibly have a weakness? Those with families are much easier to deal with.

Perfect timing... He also caught three "Yellow Charms" at once, so why not hand over the "Mother Bear" and keep the mother and daughter flowers for himself to study?

Thinking about it this way, Qiu Tu suddenly felt he could give it a try...

So he put the "Soul Shackles" into his "Gold-Obsessed Wallet," and then got up to find Shen Lingshuang...

.......

In any world, the higher a person's status, the grander their pomp and circumstance. And the fewer rules that can constrain them.

In the beginning, Qiu Tu would sneak around to see Tang Feifei, Shen Lingshuang, or Fang Tangtang.

As the Minister of the Political Department and Deputy Director, he could have been accompanied by three or four security personnel. However, he brought none of them. He only had Tan Huimin drive him around.

Now that he has become the Director of the Investigation Department and the true master of the New Territories, he no longer needs to care about these things.

Therefore, when he returned to Longshan Road, it was a large convoy.

There were a total of 7 cars in the convoy. In addition to the car Qiu Tu was in, there was a car leading the way, a car on each side for protection, and two cars bringing up the rear.

As for the middle car, besides Qiu Tu's car, there was also a "stand-in car." The purpose was to make it impossible for the enemy to distinguish which of the two cars in the middle belonged to Qiu Tu.

And so, the group arrived at Longshan Road in a grand procession.

The car leading the way had already called Longshan Road. So no one dared to stop them, and they simply moved the fortifications away. The two patrol teams of soldiers were also already standing on both sides of the road.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu's convoy approaching, they all saluted in unison.

In the darkness, the dim yellow light of the streetlights shone on them, casting long, straight shadows.

Qiu Tu's gaze pierced through the car window and landed on them, his face expressionless.

The scenery outside the car window rushed past.

A moment later, Tan Huimin, who was next to Qiu Tu, put down the communicator and whispered to Qiu Tu, "Director, Xiao Liu called and said that the Five Elders are waiting for you ahead and asked if you want to see them."

Qiu Tu waved his hand dismissively and said casually, "I'm tired tonight, see you later."

Tan Huimin hummed in agreement, then picked up the communicator and said into the phone, "The director is a bit tired and said he won't be seeing anyone tonight. Let the five elders go back and rest first."

While listening to Tan Huimin's phone call, Qiu Tu reached out and touched Tan Huimin's plump legs.

It's just a pity that because it's winter, the clothes are a bit thick and the feel isn't great.

And so, the convoy drove smoothly all the way to Shen Lingshuang's villa.

The car stopped, and Tan Huimin got out first. She went to Qiu Tu's car door, put her hands on her head, and helped Qiu Tu out.

Qiu Tu got out of the car, straightened his clothes, and then walked towards the villa.

He reached out his hand, and Tan Huimin directed the guards to begin setting up defenses around the area.

This guard team consisted entirely of trusted men whom Chen Feng and Lao Ying had personally trained within the operations department. In other words, they were Qiu Tu's core forces.

Before becoming Qiu Tu's guards, Qiu Tu also checked their loyalty.

Perhaps because Chen Feng and Lao Ying constantly brainwashed them, their loyalty levels all reached over 60. They were all highly capable individuals.

Upon entering the villa, Shen Lingshuang's soft exclamation could be heard from inside, "Yiyi! Why did you eat Xiaobai!"

"Spit it out! Spit it out!"

As the voices rang out, Yi Yi came running from the living room, making "ya ya ya" noises. Shen Ling Shuang chased after it, holding a hammer!

Since Yi Yi paid the "price" to descend into the real world last time, Qiu Tu has kept her behind to keep Xiao Bai company.

This can be considered as fulfilling Qiu Tu's "promise" to Xiaobai. (Chapter 380)

Yi Yi did not disappoint Qiu Tu. Ever since moving into the villa, she would often sneak up on Xiao Bai or swallow Xiao Bai whole, only to spit it out half a day later.

In other words, her essence is "trees," otherwise Xiaobai would probably have been digested long ago.

And tonight, it looks like the two pets are fighting again.

So Qiu Tu didn't pay any attention and sat down on the sofa, watching the two pets and one person play around for a long time.

After half an hour of this ordeal, Shen Lingshuang finally managed to pull Xiaobai out of Yiyi's mouth, panting heavily.

She locked Yiyi in her room and sent Xiaobai to take a bath. Then she came to Qiu Tu's side and said irritably, "It's all your fault for insisting on introducing Xiaobai to some friend."

"After coming home, all he did was bully Xiaobai every day."

Hearing Shen Lingshuang's complaint, Qiu Tu smiled and said, "Friends are all about teasing each other or being teased."

"Besides... I'm not just looking for a companion for Xiaobai, I'm also looking for a bodyguard for you."

Even though Xie Yue is dead, Qiu Tu has not forgotten that the fifth-tier evil god "Twilight" was secretly observing Shen Ling Shuang.

Although afterwards, Guan Xiao and the others analyzed that "Twilight" was probably trying to find out information about Qiu Tu through Shen Lingshuang.

But Qiu Tu always felt that the truth was not so.

Although he didn't know what the fifth-tier evil god "Twilight" was up to, Qiu Tu still tried to be careful to avoid having his housekeeper stolen away...

After chatting with Shen Lingshuang for a couple of minutes, Qiu Tu finally revealed the purpose of his return.

Upon hearing that Qiu Tu needed to modify a "Soul Shackle," Shen Ling Shuang patted her chest and assured him that there would be no problem.

And he assured that he could still give Qiu Tu a call before 5 o'clock.

Looking at the girl's dark circles under her eyes from staying up all night modifying his magic weapon, Qiu Tu still couldn't bear to see her stay up all night again.

He forcibly carried Shen Lingshuang to the bathroom, gave her a shower, and then let her snuggle in his arms to catch up on her sleep.

However, this little prop master might truly be a born "workaholic." After resting in Qiu Tu's arms for a night, she got up early the next morning to modify Qiu Tu's Cataclysmic Treasure.

When Qiu Tu woke up and finished breakfast, the modified "soul shackles" were placed in front of him.

"Ding ding~~" Shen Lingshuang leaned close to Qiu Tu, smiling cutely, "Praise me, praise me!"

Seeing her adorable appearance, Qiu Tu smiled, patted her head, and praised, "Your boyfriend will surely live to be a hundred, in good health, have all his wishes fulfilled, and be surrounded by wives and concubines~"

Shen Lingshuang was amused by Qiu Tu's cheeky appearance and punched Qiu Tu's arm with her little pink fist, "So it's all your doing!"

........

Meanwhile, Qiu Tu and Shen Lingshuang were flirting.

A convoy of bulletproof off-road vehicles slowly departed from the shelter and drove on the road to the New Territories.

In the middle of the convoy, an elderly man leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes to rest.

A young man wearing glasses was explaining several documents to the old man, saying, "Old Tang, things have basically stabilized in Dongye Prefecture."

"The deputy speakers have already sorted out the situation in each city. They have also begun to send members of parliament to the state to set up various departments."

"Because of the previous inspections and advance communication, all localities cooperated very well, and no riots occurred."

"Everything is on the right track."

"Huang Shangzong also took this opportunity to reiterate his expansion plan."

"He wanted to use Dongyezhou as a forward base to infiltrate the disaster zone. His idea was to establish a spy system in the disaster zone to prepare for the cleanup operation."

"This plan has the support of the military, and the Iron Faction really likes it. After all... they are all the kind of crazy people who love war."

"Be careful what you say." Upon hearing this, Old Tang opened his eyes expressionlessly and then glanced at the young man in front of him.

The young man quickly bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

Old Tang slowly closed his eyes, and then commented in his aged voice, "Let Huang Shangzong do whatever he wants."

"Although his judgment is poor, he is still capable. Moreover, his combat strength is among the top in the shelter."

"Placing him on the front lines was a decision I made together with several speakers."

So let him do whatever he wants.

"As long as we can keep things under control and the rear remains calm, even if something happens on the front lines, the shelters will be safe."

After finishing his sentence, Elder Tang said solemnly, "Let's talk about the information related to 'Yellow Demon' and 'Regional Lord'."

Upon hearing Elder Tang's words, the young man quickly nodded and said, "Okay, Elder Tang."

He held up the documents in his hand and then said, "Regarding the 'Yellow Demon,' we've tried to gather information from the Seventh, Sixth, and Third Sanctuaries."

"The surviving 'Regional Lords' of the seventh and sixth shelters did indeed mention that they occasionally experienced blurred vision at that time."

"It's like a fast-growing version of floaters or visual impairment. And their strength does indeed gradually diminish."

"However, this symptom disappears automatically once they reach the late stage of the fourth level."

"Following this lead, we also investigated the 'Regional Lords' who had died over the years."

"When they died, their strength was indeed not even at the late stage of the fourth rank."

"Furthermore, they share another characteristic: most of them became 'Regional Lords' by sheer chance. Before becoming 'Regional Lords,' they were merely peak second-tier or early third-tier Cataclysmic Beings."

Therefore, their strength is relatively weak.

Based on this speculation, several shelters believe that the "Regional Lord" may have limitations in power.

"Furthermore... seizing, holding, and developing a 'Boundless Heart Sea Region' inherently requires a vast amount of resources."

"Therefore, they neither oppose nor support the various forces seizing the 'Boundless Heart Sea Region.'"

"If the 'Yellow Demon' thing is proven true, then... it might really have a huge impact."

"At the very least, each shelter will certainly pour its resources into seizing a few more 'Boundless Heart Sea' areas."

After listening to the young man's words, Old Tang nodded slightly. Then he said in a deep voice, "Judging from this, Qiu Tu and Fei Fei have indeed made great contributions."

"Especially Qiu Tu... he captured a 'Yellow Demon,' which greatly advanced the entire research process. He deserves a lot of credit..."

.......

Meanwhile, in Dongye Prefecture.

Huang Shangzong also received news that Elder Tang had arrived in Dongye Prefecture.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the intelligence Ellie had sent him yesterday with a somewhat grim expression: Qiu Tu was suspected of having made a great contribution, but the specifics of his contribution had not yet been found out.

When Huang Shangzong received this information, he didn't actually know what credit it was.

But now that Elder Tang has come in person, even a fool could guess that it must be related to the "Lord of the Region" and the "Yellow Demon"!

'How lucky he is! He's done something amazing again!'

Thinking of this, Huang Shangzong's expression turned even more unpleasant.

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