Then let them offer their loyalty!

Yan Yan seemed a little shy, so she looked up at the maid beside her for help.

Upon seeing this, the maid gave Qiu Tu a slight bow, saying, "Detective Qiu."

Although they had met Qiu Tu many times and knew that he was not an outsider, they were not very clear about the changes in Qiu Tu's position.

Qiu Tu didn't pay any attention. He walked over, then looked at the few withered flowers on the table, and said with slight surprise, "Is this beautiful lady crying because these flowers have withered?"

From the maids' reactions, Yan Yan already knew that Qiu Tu was not an outsider. So, although she still didn't speak to Qiu Tu, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, lowered her head, and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu smiled and comforted her, "Every flower has its own blooming season. The process of a flower emerging, blooming, flourishing, withering, and falling is a complete one."

"Those who truly love flowers will not be saddened by their withering. For each withering and falling signifies the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next..."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yan Yan looked up at him blankly. Her big eyes were sparkling, and with the corners of her eyes slightly red from crying, she looked pitiful.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu looked down at her and then smiled casually, "These are all just general principles."

"Faced with a beautiful lady like you, it is my duty to help the flowers bloom again."

As he spoke, Qiu Tu's hand slowly brushed over the few withered flowers on the table.

The next second, Yan Yan smelled a floral fragrance. She tilted her head and looked over, only to see that the withered flowers on the table had actually come back to life and bloomed!

She opened her eyes wide with surprise, then covered her mouth in disbelief.

Qiu Tu smiled, picked up the flowers on the table, and handed them to Yan Yan, saying, "The most beautiful flowers are for the most beautiful you."

Yan Yan blushed slightly and reached out to take it, looking a little bewildered.

Looking at the flowers blooming again, Yan Yan was a little dazed, feeling as if everything was a dream.

Two or three seconds passed like this. When she came to her senses and looked up at Qiu Tu, he was nowhere to be seen.

As soon as he handed her the flowers, Qiu Tu turned and left with a flourish!

At that moment, Yan Yan stared blankly at the empty doorway of the side hall, somewhat lost in thought...

The seventh of 108 ways to enhance relationships in "The Emotional Handbook": First impressions will largely determine your image in a girl's mind. And this image is likely to stay with you for a long time.

Therefore, creating a good first impression can greatly increase a girl's initial liking for you.

Therefore, a well-planned encounter, a small surprise, or a "rescue" can all make your relationship much easier...

.....

It took me two minutes to increase Yan Chen's daughter's favorability.

Qiu Tu threw the withered flowers he had just replaced with magic tricks into the trash can, then hummed a song as he went to Yan Chen's study.

When they arrived at the study door, Ji Chen was already waiting outside.

During the day, Qiu Tu learned Ji Chen's identity from Tang Feifei: a trusted follower that Yan Chen had brought from the shelter. He was said to be the child of a distant relative of Yan Chen.

After Yan Chen brought him to the New Territories, he initially kept him in the villa as a housekeeper. After he went out to gain experience a few times, he was placed in the Political Department for training.

They belong to the true direct line.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu, Ji Chen's face remained expressionless. As he pushed open the door, he said to Qiu Tu, "The director is waiting for you inside."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, then followed Ji Chen into the study.

Upon entering the study, the pitch-black environment swallowed up all light, leaving only a small area on the desk illuminated by the dim light...

Yan Chen was behind that area, hidden in the darkness, quietly smoking.

Amidst the swirling smoke, upon seeing Qiu Tu arrive, he slowly spoke, "Tell me, how's the case going?"

"Were those thugs followers of an evil god? And they even insulted the families of the former section chief and department head?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu knew that this matter had indeed attracted Yan Chen's attention.

This allowed him to move on to the next step of his plan...

So he slowly said, "Yes, Director."

"Following today's arrests, both perpetrators in the [August 8.16th pharmacy robbery] have been apprehended."

"However, through our investigation of them, we discovered that they are very likely followers of the evil god [Rahiro]."

"【La Riro】's catastrophe pathway is: reproduction."

"Therefore, in order to carry out their own divine ways, they have been trying to create chaos and do some despicable things in the New Territories."

"Among them... was the humiliation of the wives and daughters of former section chiefs and department heads."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yan Chen keenly grasped the crux of the problem.

He squinted as he quietly smoked, then said, "The Investigation Department and the Security Department will arrest those officials involved in the case over the weekend; it should be a very secretive affair."

Where did they get the information?

Seeing that Yan Chen indeed continued the conversation on this topic, Qiu Tu smiled slightly to himself, but on his face, a hesitant expression appeared...

Seeing this, Yan Chen uttered a sound of surprise and asked with sharp eyes, "What's wrong? Is there something you can't say?"

Qiu Tu immediately stood up straight, then bowed his head and said, "Chief, we haven't investigated this thoroughly yet!"

"But... there are clues pointing to Minister Jia..."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yan Chen frowned immediately and scolded, "Nonsense!"

"You suspect that the Minister of the Political Department has connections with an evil god?!"

Do you know what this means?!

Qiu Tu didn't argue, but quickly bowed his head and apologized, "I'm sorry, Director!"

However, after apologizing, Qiu Tu stopped talking.

He was giving Yan Chen ample time to think.

Sure enough, after scolding Qiu Tu, Yan Chen smoked a cigarette and began to think quietly.

He pondered for a full two minutes before slowly speaking, his voice hoarse as he asked, "What clue?"

Qiu Tu said, "The evil goddess La Riro once revealed that Minister Jia is her follower. Moreover, she instructed Minister Jia to get rid of me."

Qiu Tu glanced at the countdown hourglass in the upper left corner, which was still ticking.

[Jia Shu's Assassination (28.5 hours)]

【The Gaze of the Evil God (∞)】

Then he said firmly, "And I did receive some intelligence. Minister Jia seems to be making some preparations, and the possibility of him assassinating me cannot be ruled out."

"According to intelligence, the attack is likely to occur tomorrow night."

"So... I think the minister may very well have some kind of connection with that evil god."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yan Chen snorted coldly, "Your intelligence capabilities are quite impressive. You can even get information about your minister."

Qiu Tu said calmly and respectfully, "It's just a coincidence."

Yan Chen took a deep breath, stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, and then said, "Are you really that confident in your intelligence?"

Qiu Tu stated bluntly, "I'd rather believe it's true than not. After all, no one wants to joke about their own safety."

At this point, Qiu Tu added, "Moreover... I heard that the minister is a second-tier Cataclysm. He's invulnerable to bullets and blades, and even a pistol can't harm him."

"So... I'm worried that I won't be able to handle his targeting at all."

This time, Yan Chen looked at Qiu Tu with obvious surprise, her expression a mix of praise and sarcasm, "Your source of information is quite interesting."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go now."

"Don't overthink things, trust your boss."

After saying that, he solemnly instructed, "This case is a bit sensitive, remember to keep the news under wraps. Don't let the outside world know a single word."

"If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu quickly saluted and replied, "Yes!"

After replying, Qiu Tu put down his hand, turned around, and left the study.

After Qiu Tu left, Yan Chen sat in his chair and pondered quietly for a long time.

After a moment, he called out softly, "Ji Chen."

Ji Chen appeared as instructed. Yan Chen said expressionlessly, "Have Lin Ting come here."

Lin Ting was the Special Operations Department Director who had been fawning over Yan Chen at the last high-level meeting. As the largest armed force within the Investigation Bureau, his personal abilities were clearly outstanding.

Therefore, Ji Chen was clearly surprised when he heard that he was being asked to come over.

He couldn't help but look at Yan Chen, then asked softly, "Director...you don't really suspect Minister Jia, do you?"

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Chapter 164 (Thanks to the guild leader "Heart Tribulation" for the alliance!)

Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Yan Chen glanced at him with a blank expression and asked in a hoarse voice, "What? Is it not allowed?"

Ji Chen whispered, "Director...actually, compared to Minister Jia, I feel that Qiu Tucai is more suspicious."

He brought up the old story again, saying, "From the very beginning, his relationship with Qin Shuman was somewhat ambiguous."

"After that, Master Qin inexplicably fled, the Yin Caimei case inexplicably escalated, and then the Qin family's building collapsed in just a few days. It all seemed as if an invisible hand was controlling it."

"Moreover, Minister Jia was clearly so trusted by you before, so how did he gradually drift away from you after just a few words from Qiu Tu, and now he's even become a suspect?"

Ji Chen genuinely cared for Yan Chen, which is why he spoke so quickly and urgently.

However... if Qiu Tu were him, he would definitely not choose to persuade Yan Chen at this time.

What are the personality traits of Yan Chen?

It's paranoia.

A person with this kind of personality will not only not fully trust anyone, but will also start to doubt the people around them because of some tiny doubt.

Jia Shu is a good example.

Qiu Tu and Secretary Bai did indeed contribute to the situation, but ultimately, the starting point of the incident was Jia Shu's attempt to bypass Yan Chen and downplay the Yin Caimei case.

This aroused Yan Chen's vigilance and suspicion.

Qiu Tu and Secretary Bai were simply going along with Yan Chen's ideas and saying what Yan Chen wanted to hear.

However, Ji Chen has now sided with Jia Shu when Yan Chen suspects him. Given Yan Chen's suspicious nature, he will not listen to Ji Chen's arguments for Jia Shu, but will only... suspect Ji Chen.

Sure enough, after hearing what Ji Chen said, Yan Chen glanced at Ji Chen with an indifferent look in his aged eyes and asked, "Ji Chen, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Upon hearing Yan Chen's words, Ji Chen finally realized something was wrong. He shuddered and quickly bowed, saying, "No, Director!"

Yan Chen didn't speak, but just looked at him quietly.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The atmosphere in the study grew increasingly tense, almost suffocating, and sweat poured down Ji Chen's face and forehead...

Finally, just when Ji Chen was about to give up, Yan Chen slowly spoke.

"Alright. Go call Lin Ting."

"Yes!" In just a few short seconds, Ji Chen felt as if he had just walked through the mouth of a giant beast.

He finally abandoned any thought of disobeying or persuading Yan Chen, and instead quickly bowed in agreement. Then he took out his communicator, went outside the study, and called Lin Ting, the head of the Special Operations Department...

......

After leaving Yan Chen's study, Qiu Tu hummed a little tune as he walked outside.

Although Yan Chen verbally reprimanded Qiu Tu without making any statement, Qiu Tu, who understood Yan Chen, knew from the change in Yan Chen's attitude and tone that Yan Chen must have also begun to doubt Jia Shu's true stance.

Given Yan Chen's style, he will most likely choose to protect himself and test Jia Shu's true colors.

In this way, even if Jia Shu really attacks and kills me tomorrow night, I won't need to ask the security department or Tang Feifei for help.

Although they could still save Qiu Tu, this would also expose the relationship between Qiu Tu and them.

Qiu Tu felt that the matter was not that urgent.

Besides... to catch a thief red-handed, if Yan Chen doesn't see Jia Shu attack him with his own eyes, how can Yan Chen really believe that Jia Shu is guilty?