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Ellie's status is just too "high".

The orphan of the founder of the "academic school" is an inherent part of the "faction's" original shares. As long as there is any reason, no one would dare to doubt her betrayal.

So, upon hearing Ellie's words, the other three immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Qinglin said, "Deputy Director Ellie, you really scared me to death. When you echoed Qiu Tu, I thought you were under a spell."

After saying that, he asked, "What exactly happened?"

Ellie had already prepared her story. Even without Qiu Tu, she could still come up with a good one—she just needed to make slight modifications to the reality.

So she briefly explained what happened. Basically, she ran into Qiu Tu when she got off the bus today.

Qiu Tu told her about the plan and indicated that it would benefit Speaker Huang, as it put things ahead of Speaker Huang's expectations.

Afterwards, Qiu Tu hoped that she could support his plan.

Ellie agreed without much thought.

At the beginning of the meeting, she noticed that no one spoke after Qiu Tu finished speaking, so she took the initiative to chime in.

But who knew that Qiu Tu would outsmart them?

This explanation was logically sound and well-founded, so when Shi Youxin and the other two heard it, they all looked enlightened.

Afterwards, Shi Youxin took the list from Ellie's hand, glanced at it briefly, and then clicked his tongue.

He said, "At the beginning of the meeting, Qiu Tu delegated power and returned all the powers of each department to him. I thought he had figured it out and realized that he couldn't be a dictator."

"As it turns out... he had his own agenda."

Shi Youxin said, "Look... of the three departments that have been returned to power, the Political Department is under the control of his confidant Guan Xiao."

"The Public Security Bureau is under the control of his new confidant, Guan Weihua."

"The last two are: the Special Operations Department and command of the sequence of operations."

"That is, Director Ellie and Minister Lü Cheng."

"This is clearly a setup for this operation."

"Only when you have real power can you execute the plan and take responsibility if the plan goes wrong."

"After all, if you are still sidelined like you were during Tang Feifei's time, you will be nowhere to be found, whether it's to carry out missions or to take responsibility."

Hearing Shi Youxin's analysis, Lü Cheng's expression remained unchanged, though he sighed slightly inwardly. Clearly... he had also considered this point.

In contrast, Ellie and Ji Qinglin were different. They looked on in surprise, belatedly realizing that Qiu Tu had so many schemes up his sleeve.

They were scheming from the very beginning of the meeting.

"Damn it!" Ellie slammed her fist on the table, then asked, "So what do we do next?"

Hearing Ellie's words, Shi Youxin gave a wry smile and said, "There's no other way. The Investigation Bureau is a disciplinary department. The task has been assigned to us. If we don't do it well, we will be punished; if we don't do it at all, we will also be punished."

"We can only try our best to make this operation a success, so that Qiu Tu's side can't find any fault with it."

"Right now, he has the moral high ground, so we can only lie low for now..."

Hearing Yu Zhengyi's analysis, Ellie nodded slightly.

Although reluctant, I decided to proceed with the plan anyway.

Fortunately... although this operation might provoke backlash from the military and the city government, it did indeed help Huang Shangzong's plans.

This made Ellie feel a little better.

However... thinking of this, Ellie suddenly seemed to realize something and was startled.

Wait!

Isn't he following Qiu Tu's plan exactly as he is now?

Whether it's directly supporting Qiu Tu, preemptively apologizing and clarifying, or taking action and then receiving commendation from the speaker...

This was all a path Qiu Tu had planned for himself...

If I really continue down this path, then... is it truly my own will, or am I simply fulfilling Qiu Tu's mission?

Wouldn't that make me a double agent in reality?

But once Qiu Tu exposes everything, who will believe that this is their true thought, instead of following Qiu Tu's arrangements?

Thinking of this, Ellie felt a chill run down her spine!

She had a feeling that she was being manipulated by Qiu Tu!

It seems that no matter how much I struggle or try to escape, I'm only slowly sinking into depravity...

Did Yan Chen, Bai Yu, and Yu Zhengyi feel the same way back then?

In that instant, Ellie felt what Lariel had once felt...

.....

at the same time.

Director's Office.

Sitting in what used to be Yan Chen's office, Qiu Tu held the black cat, gently stroking it while enjoying Guan Xiao's services.

Qiu Tu held the black cat in his arms, stroking it gently as he said earnestly, "This operation by the state is quite large-scale."

"But that's precisely why I'm worried something might go wrong."

"After all, Dongye Prefecture has only just been established, and it would be a bit too hasty to start a military campaign against foreign powers immediately."

"Although it is possible that Huang Shangzong was using the pretext of military action to consolidate power, but in reality, it was all bark and no bite."

"But... no matter what, we need to make the necessary preparations."

"The New Territories are at a critical juncture; we cannot afford to lose control. We must maintain firm control of the situation."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, "After all, the New Territories City is our foundation, and the 'Boundless Ocean of Hearts Development Project' is the cornerstone of my becoming the Vice Speaker."

Guan Xiao's eyes lit up when she heard Qiu Tu's words.

This woman, with her prominent cleavage and strong career ambition, was clearly drawn to Qiu Tu's words.

She couldn't help but ask, "Sir... are you already preparing for promotion to Vice Speaker?"

Qiu Tu glanced at Guan Xiao's loyalty level.

Since losing Guan Xiao's virginity, Guan Xiao's loyalty has been rising steadily. With the momentum created by Old Tang last time, Guan Xiao's loyalty has now reached a solid 87 points.

It is an iron club among iron clubs.

So Qiu Tu didn't hide it from her. He stroked the black cat in his arms a couple of times. The cat felt smooth and comfortable, just like a young girl's delicate skin.

Then he said, “Yes. I’m already preparing for the promotion to vice speaker. But... my foundation isn’t strong enough, and my experience and achievements aren’t sufficient.”

"That's why I value the 'Boundless Ocean of the Heart Expansion Project' so much. Because it can bring me all of this..."

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Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao asked with some confusion, "Can the 'Boundless Heart Sea Development Project' really bring so many political resources?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

He looked at the beautiful subordinate before him, his gaze lingering for a moment on a drop of milk at the corner of her mouth, before saying, "You should know about the 'quotas' for each city, right?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao nodded slightly.

The reason the shelters were set up in the planned area was to rescue the disaster victims from the control of anti-government armed groups, extremist religions, and evil gods.

Another important reason is resource collection.

These resources include boundless divine crystals, cataclysmic artifacts, cataclysmic materials, pre-cataclysmic technology, books, gold, and so on.

Therefore, every quarter, officials in the planned area must hand over the required amount of supplies for the shelter.

The amount of supplies handed over is often linked to the performance evaluations of high-ranking officials in the area to be planned.

Generally speaking, the more you pay, the better your performance evaluation.

As long as the quota is paid on time and no major problems are caused, the shelter will not interfere with the management methods of the officials.

This has led to many city officials secretly plundering various resources while maintaining secrecy.

The reason why Qiu Tugang suspected the existence of supernatural abilities in this world was because the military, the city hall, and the investigation department were all collecting these things.

This task is usually handled by the Political Department, so Qiu Tu learned about it after becoming the Deputy Director of the Political Department.

Now that Guan Xiao is the Minister of the Political Department, he is naturally aware of this as well.

So she nodded slightly and replied, "I know."

Qiu Tu hummed in agreement and then said, "Among all the supplies, besides the rare and hard-to-find 'Boundless Divine Crystal,' the most precious thing the shelter loves most is the Cataclysmic Materials."

"And in the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart,' the most abundant resource is disaster-related material."

"A couple of days ago, when I was discussing with Vice Speaker Tang, we estimated the output of 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart'."

"Three days is enough to collect a month's worth of disaster materials for a normal city."

"In other words, efficiency and output are 10 times higher than in other cities."

"Such a vast collection of resources is enough to add a significant chapter to my resume."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused, then continued, "Moreover... don't forget, of the three evil gods we drove away, only one died. They've actually been eyeing the 'Boundless Heart Sea - New Territories Region' all this time."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao was startled and then looked at Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

He didn't lie to Guan Xiao about this. La Riluo told him.

For the past two days, La Ri Luo has been hiding in the "New Territories Area" to recover her strength.

As a result, one day when she went out, she accidentally discovered that she seemed to smell the scent of a whale or shark.

Therefore, she decisively descended into the real world to inform Qiu Tu.

After receiving a tip from La Riluo, Qiu Tu didn't hesitate and decisively returned to the "Boundless Heart Sea - New Territories Region" to survey the entire region using "Infinite Vision".

Then, he quickly found the whale in the "New Territories" who was acting suspiciously and doing something unknown.

Clearly, the whale shark hadn't learned its lesson from last time. It might even... believe that "Tang Feifei" is suffering greatly from the "Yellow Demon's" influence and her strength has significantly decreased, so it wants to take advantage of this opportunity to seize control of the New Territories again.

However, compared to the last time when he had just entered the fourth rank and his combat power had not been fully unleashed, Qiu Tu is now much stronger.

Having successfully been promoted to director, his true strength has now reached the peak of the third tier. With the pseudo-support of the "Regional Lord," Cataclysmic beings below the mid-fourth tier are almost powerless against him.

Even if he is at the late stage or peak of the fourth rank, he can still influence the other party after expending a lot of mental energy.

According to La Riluo's information, the whale shark is at most a late-stage fourth-tier evil god.

Therefore, as long as Qiu Tu plans properly, he should be able to defeat Whale Shark relatively easily, even without seeking outside help.

Qiu Tu had unknowingly grown to a terrifying level. He was no longer the insignificant little shrimp that anyone could crush.

Just then, as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Guan Xiao blinked her beautiful peach blossom eyes and asked, "Director... have you set your sights on those two evil gods?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu snapped out of his reverie. He gently stroked the cat's fur, and the black cat comfortably lay on Qiu Tu's lap.

Then he said casually, "Haven't you noticed something really interesting?"

“Recently, all of the vice speakers have 'proven their Dao' by slaying fourth-tier evil gods.”

"In that case, I certainly cannot tarnish the reputation of our Dongye Prefecture and must carry on this fine tradition."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao pondered for a moment and realized that apart from Li Tingdong, the vice-chairman who specialized in economics, the other vice-chairmen had indeed become vice-chairmen after slaying fourth-order evil gods.

Even someone like Liu Xiongyuan was killed twice.

The once powerful fourth-tier evil god has become a "battle record benchmark" in Dongye Prefecture?

Because of her background in shelters, Guan Xiao was absolutely certain that other states or planned areas did not have such a "fine tradition".

However, regardless of the circumstances, slaying a fourth-tier evil god is indeed one of the best achievements.

After all, evil gods are the enemies of all humanity. Whether it was through cunning to kill a fourth-tier evil god or through sheer force, it was a great achievement.