Then let them offer their loyalty!

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Although Song Qing was a bit of a slacker, she was still very loyal, and she agreed after being patted on the back for her flat figure.

"Chief, you're finally up?"

Upon seeing Qiu Tu emerge from the lounge, Song Qing quickly stood up and greeted him.

Qiu Tu was much more relaxed around his former subordinate. He stretched and responded with a groan. Then he asked, "Did anything happen this morning?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Song Qing pondered for a moment before speaking somewhat dejectedly.

"It seems like everything's alright?"

"All morning... only Secretary Chen came to see you."

Seeing her unreliable demeanor, Qiu Tu shook his head slightly. Then he returned to his desk and pressed the call button.

A moment later, there was a knock on the office door. Song Qing went to open it, and Chen Feng walked in from outside.

"Chief, you wanted to see me?"

Qiu Tu waved for Song Qing to leave, then turned to Chen Feng and asked, "What happened last night and this morning?"

Chen Feng thought for a moment before saying, "Nothing unexpected happened."

"The biggest event last night was the large-scale purge operation carried out by Deputy Director Ellie and her team."

"Because the operation was sudden and there was no prior information leak, almost all the spies and informants were caught in one fell swoop."

"Several big businessmen who had ties to anti-government forces were also arrested and brought to justice."

"Right now, Deputy Director Ellie and the others are still interrogating them."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, then asked, "What about the prefecture? What was their reaction?"

Chen Feng said, "The state hasn't reacted at all; they're very calm. It's as if they don't know anything about our operation."

"I estimate that the Speaker's staff is still assessing the impact and scale of this operation and has not yet reported it up."

"As for the 'Disaster Zone Infiltration Plan,' the state has gone from overt to covert. Nobody knows how far it's progressed."

Qiu Tuwei nodded slightly and then said, "Alright. In that case, have Guan Xiao keep a close eye on intelligence in these areas."

"Report any news immediately."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Chen Feng saluted, responded, and then prepared to leave.

Just then, Chen Feng suddenly seemed to remember something and froze in place.

Then he came to his senses, faced Qiu Tu again, and said, "By the way, Director, there's one more thing."

Qiu Tu leaned back in his chair, said "Oh?", and looked at him. "What is it?"

Chen Feng said, "This morning, the city hall made a simple adjustment to its operations."

"Committee Member Jiang's secretary, Ms. Tao Yaoyao, has been transferred to the Education Department as a section chief."

"There was no promotion in rank; it felt like a demotion in disguise."

"There's a rumor that Miss Tao Yaoyao seems to have angered Committee Member Jiang about something, and was scolded by him for several hours before being kicked out."

"When she left the office, Miss Tao Yaoyao looked pale and seemed a bit dazed."

Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, Qiu Tu frowned slightly, then looked around for his communicator and opened it to take a look.

Sure enough, there were more than a dozen missed calls from Tao Yaoyao and Bai Ru in his communicator.

Clearly, Tao Yaoyao and Bai Ru contacted Qiu Tu immediately after the incident.

Qiu Tu was hunting evil gods in the "Boundless Heart Sea - New Territories Area" when he was unable to answer the phone.

However, the two men's identities were somewhat special, making it inconvenient for them to contact Qiu Tu's other confidants. That's why Qiu Tu learned everything from Chen Feng.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu did not contact Tao Yaoyao and Bai Ru immediately. Instead, he waved for Chen Feng to leave and then lit a cigarette and quietly pondered.

Amidst the swirling smoke, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed slightly.

There was clearly a reason why Tao Yaoyao was suddenly kicked out. And combining the phone calls between Bai Ru and Tao Yaoyao, everything becomes self-evident.

But... isn't it all too much of a coincidence?

Tao Yaoyao had just tipped him off last night, and Jiang Zhenpeng found out today? And kicked him out?

Qiu Tu wouldn't have believed how quickly things had changed if Jiang Zhenpeng hadn't laid out his plan beforehand.

However, Qiu Tu was a little confused about who this scheme was actually targeting.

Is it targeting Tao Yaoyao?

Jiang Zhenpeng had already discovered that Tao Yaoyao had a problem, so he devised a plan to test her.

Unexpectedly, they actually uncovered Tao Yaoyao as the traitor.

Or is this situation specifically targeting me?

Jiang Zhenpeng wanted to send Tao Yaoyao to his side, so he deliberately put on a show?

But... I don't know what role Tao Yaoyao plays in this play.

Was he a double agent who knew the truth? Or an unwitting victim of a scheme...?

Thinking about it, Qiu Tu suddenly felt that this matter was becoming interesting.

Just as Qiu Tu was thinking this, his communicator suddenly buzzed.

Qiu Tu picked up the communicator, glanced at it, and saw it was from Bai Ru.

This seemingly frail woman proved unexpectedly reliable at certain crucial moments.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu answered the call.

As soon as the call connected, Bai Ru's voice came through the receiver, "Director Qiu? You finally answered the phone. Secretary Tao is in trouble."

Hearing Bai Ru's words, Qiu Tu hummed in agreement and said, "I understand. Have Yao Yao come directly to the Investigation Department to find me."

"Go directly to the Investigation Bureau to find you?" Bai Ru was clearly a little surprised.

Qiu Tu said, "It's already been exposed, so what's there to worry about?"

"Just be careful and don't make a big fuss."

After hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Ru thought for two seconds and felt that they made sense, so she agreed.

Half an hour later, Qiu Tu met Tao Yaoyao in his office.

Although this woman fell from heaven to earth, she still maintained her own style.

She was wearing a women's suit and high heels even in the dead of winter.

The fitted clothes, coupled with high heels that make her legs look even longer, made her curves even more graceful and her figure even more alluring.

His gaze swept over her twice before finally settling on her bright red lips.

If Qiu Tu remembered correctly, the first time he met Tao Yaoyao, she was playing the zither.

Moreover, when asked about her favorite musical instruments, Tao Yaoyao confidently replied that she was very proficient in all of them, including the qin, zheng, dizi, and xiao.

She is a true lady of high society, raised in a shelter.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu's gaze fell on the top of Tao Yaoyao's head.

At some point, a loyalty score of 65 appeared above her head.

A not-so-low number proves that Tao Yaoyao was not involved in Jiang Zhenpeng's scheme and wholeheartedly wanted to pledge allegiance to Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu guessed that her loyalty most likely developed after she called him last night and officially chose to pledge allegiance to him.

With that in mind, things become much easier.

So, just as Tao Yaoyao arrived at Qiu Tu's office, intending to have a good chat with him, Qiu Tu crossed his hands on his chin and said, "Miss Yaoyao, I happen to be without a secretary. I wonder if you would like to transfer from the City Hall to work for me?"

Before Qiu Tu could finish speaking and before Tao Yaoyao could react, Song Qing walked in with tea.

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, she was dumbfounded: I've only been here for two days and I'm already unemployed?

Immediately afterward, her eyes lit up slightly, and she felt a little excited: So... I can slack off again?

Tao Yaoyao didn't notice Song Qing's expression. She pondered for a moment before tentatively asking, "Can you really transfer me over here?"

"Won't Jiang Zhenpeng release him?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu simply smiled and said, "That's my business. It has nothing to do with you."

Hearing Qiu Tu say that, Tao Yaoyao felt relieved. She bowed slightly to Qiu Tu and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Director Qiu from now on."

Qiu Tu said, "You were previously Commissioner Jiang's secretary, so it's a little inappropriate for you to become my secretary directly after coming to the Investigation Bureau."

"So, when your file is transferred here, I'll assign you directly to the administrative office as a deputy director. It'll be a concurrent position."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tao Yaoyao suddenly looked up.

Although Qiu Tu spoke casually and lightly, and... his reasons were quite valid, he was actually helping her level up without her even realizing it.

Tao Yaoyao has been her uncle's secretary for almost two years, but she has only been promoted one level.

Thinking this, Tao Yaoyao's mind was a little shaken for a moment.

"Tao Yaoyao's loyalty +3, current loyalty: 68"

Seeing the notification that appeared in front of him, Qiu Tu's gaze remained unchanged.

The reason he accepted Tao Yaoyao was actually to see what Jiang Zhenpeng was up to.

Moreover... Qiu Tu had a pretty good impression of Tao Yaoyao after spending the past six months with her; she was a capable woman.

He's quite capable.

Qiu Tu happens to be short of a personal secretary right now, so having her give it a try wouldn't be a bad idea...

After Tao Yaoyao's position was finalized, Qiu Tu arranged for someone to take her to pick up her things.

As for himself, after pondering for a few minutes, he did not call Jiang Zhenpeng himself, but instead called Chen Feng and asked him to handle the matter.

If Qiu Tu makes the call personally, given Jiang Zhenpeng's shrewdness and patience, the matter is almost guaranteed to succeed. In that case, Qiu Tu will not receive any additional information.

However, if Chen Feng were to handle it, things would become much more unpredictable. Qiu Tu could also determine whether his guess was correct by observing the various reactions from the city hall...

.....

After arranging Tao Yaoyao's affairs, Qiu Tu picked up the communicator, preparing to communicate with Tang Feifei, who was far away in Dongcheng City, about the death of "Whale Shark" and the collection of disaster materials.

And then, at that very moment...

A dark figure emerged from the shadows; it was none other than Ah Shui, whom Qiu Tu had just sent to the "Boundless Heart Sea" to inquire about La Ri Luo's whereabouts.

Upon seeing Ah Shui, Qiu Tu guessed that the matter must have been resolved.

So he asked, "So? Did you figure out what Larilu was doing?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Ah Shui nodded and then said seriously, "Brother Tu, I understand."

"Lariro... infiltrated the 'Regional Passage' and escaped to the Whale Shark's 'Dock Sea Region'."

"Furthermore... she somehow managed to close the entrance to the 'Regional Passage.' Now we're all stuck outside, unable to enter the 'Dock Sea Area' at all."

"However... we suspect that her most likely motive for doing this is to monopolize the 'Wuhai Area'."

Upon hearing the information reported by Ah Shui, Qiu Tu was taken aback for a second, then burst into laughter.

He wondered what Larilu was plotting.

So... that's all?

However, this does indeed fit Lariluo's petty personality: seeing that she had conquered the "Wuhai Region," she immediately started to have ulterior motives.

The thought is that getting one, even just one, is better than her drifting aimlessly alone...

.....

Meanwhile, in the Wuhai area.

The Wuhai area is a marine area.

There is seawater everywhere, except for one island in the middle of that vast ocean.

At this moment, Lariro was on the island.

Seeing the passageway temporarily closed, Larilu, dressed in a black gauze dress, cheered excitedly!

As someone who had always been schemed against by Qiu Tu, she finally managed to outmaneuver him today, and the sense of accomplishment was comparable to the climax of taking matters into her own hands!