Then let them offer their loyalty!

"Because everything you just said was only Javi's side of the story."

“That case happened too long ago. The clues and witnesses are gone. There are no longer any conditions to reopen the case.”

"Furthermore, I don't think Director Liu would believe the words of a murderer."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu finally began to reveal his true purpose.

He said with a smile, "Director Liu may indeed not believe the words of a murderer. But he... is very likely to believe the words of me."

He paused, then said solemnly, "So, Sister Liu, I hope you can contact Director Liu again using Jia Wei's testimony, and say that I want to speak with him."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Liu Fuping nodded seriously without any hesitation this time, "Okay. I'll contact Director Liu right away."

After saying that, she turned and walked to an empty interrogation room next door, preparing to speak with Director Liu.

Qiu Tu watched her retreating figure and breathed a sigh of relief.

Now we've finally made contact with Director Liu through Jia Wei. The rest... just waiting to see when Jia Shu's final verdict will be delivered.

Once his verdict is handed down, my plan can finally be put into action...

At that moment, just as Qiu Tu was thinking this...

Suddenly, his communicator started vibrating.

Qiu Tu picked up the communicator and saw that it was Tang Feifei calling.

Qiu Tu did not answer the phone immediately, but instead opened the door to the interrogation room and glanced at Jia Wei.

After confirming that he was still obediently locked on the interrogation table, he closed the door and answered the phone.

The call was answered, and Tang Feifei's cold voice came through the receiver, "Qiu Tu, Jia Shu's punishment has been handed down."

“He will be formally removed from his post as Special Branch Secretary early tomorrow morning, removed from the list of asylum seekers, no longer a citizen of the asylum, and expelled from the New Territories.”

"However, the process was somewhat different from what we expected."

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Chapter 196 Jia Shu is dismissed from his post (1.1 words, please subscribe!)

Upon hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu's expression also turned serious.

He asked, "Has something gone wrong?"

At that moment, Tang Feifei, who was on the other end of the phone, was in the study of her villa.

Compared to Yan Chen's dark study, her study was much brighter, with a ceiling light and spotlights all around.

In addition, the modern decoration and décor style with its cool tones gives people a sense of grandeur and magnificence, as well as a sense of ambition and vigor!

Sitting behind a light-colored solid wood desk, Tang Feifei's expression was somewhat serious.

She explained to Qiu Tu while looking at the documents in her hand.

“My second uncle reported it according to the same approach we had taken before.”

"Although Jia Shu did not ally with the evil god, nor did he betray humanity, he did cooperate with the evil god."

"In addition to the attack on you, and the suspected murders of others over the years, we request the shelter to remove him from his post and conduct further investigation and observation."

"However, after the report was submitted, there was a lot of resistance."

"Besides the lack of complete evidence and the absence of any testimony from Jia Shu, it was also due to the interference of the person behind Jia Shu."

Because the world is in chaos, there isn't enough energy to investigate individual cases in detail, and many cases rely heavily on confessions and neglect evidence.

This approach to handling cases is particularly prone to wrongful convictions: as Jia Wei said, it is very common for people to become real criminals because they were brainwashed by Jia Shu and confessed to their crimes.

Therefore, Jia Shu's silence in the case of Qiu Tu's assassination, his refusal to cooperate with the inspector, and his refusal to provide any testimony will indeed create various obstacles to the case's progress, such as... causing his backers to make trouble.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu asked, "Who exactly is behind Jia Shu? What is their identity?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, Tang Feifei on the other end of the phone looked up, her beautiful face filled with hesitation.

She considered it carefully for a moment before speaking, "The person behind Jia Shu is named Huang Shangzong."

"He was one of the 36 members of the Shelter Council and one of the founders of the Exploration Agency."

"During his years working at the Exploration Agency, he cultivated many mid- to low-level key personnel for the entire agency, so he had a great influence within the agency."

"The reason why Jia Shu was able to come to the planning zone this time was also due to his help behind the scenes."

"Although the planned area is materially scarce and life is hard, it can provide the best training for people, allow them to act as local tyrants far from the emperor's reach, and promote them to higher ranks immediately. So it's a lucrative position."

"Without Committee Member Huang's help, Jia Shu would never have gotten this position."

At this point, Tang Feifei hesitated for a moment, then added, "Also, you might not know..."

"During this period, in order to better rebuild the planned area and to better integrate the three major authorities, the shelter is studying the establishment of a higher-level administrative unit in the planned area."

"At that time, more than a dozen cities, including the New Territories and Eastern City, will most likely be merged into a single 'state.'"

“At that time, this state will be modeled after the shelter and will form a state legislature as the highest authority of the entire state.”

"The top officials of the three major power institutions in more than a dozen cities will automatically become members of parliament. In addition to these 36 members of parliament, there will also be 3 deputy speakers and a speaker."

"The general consensus at the shelter is that one or two of the three deputy speakers will be selected from the 36 members. The speaker will be parachuted in from the shelter council."

At this point, Tang Feifei paused for a moment before softly saying, "And judging from the current public opinion, Huang Shangzong will most likely become the first speaker of our Dongye Prefecture State Assembly..."

Upon hearing this shocking news, Qiu Tu's pupils contracted slightly on the other end of the phone.

To be honest, this news really surprised him!

What could be more shocking than the fact that your enemy's "backer" is about to become your boss's boss?

'This is fucking suicidal!'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu felt himself becoming increasingly anxious. The Speaker of the State Assembly—even if he didn't know much about the political system of this world.

However, with a little calculation, it can be converted into the status of those powerful regional officials that could only be seen on television in my previous life.

As a result, such an important figure was standing right in front of him.

To be honest, at that moment, Qiu Tu really had second thoughts: Should he let Jia Shu go?

But as soon as the idea was born, he ruthlessly extinguished it.

It wasn't that he didn't want to let Jia Shu go, but that Jia Shu wouldn't let him go.

Jia Shu's cataclysmic ability "Shadow Devouring" cannot change once a target is selected; moreover, he must devour the target before he can select the next target.

In this situation, if Jia Shu still wants to improve his strength, then he must swallow Qiu Tu.

Therefore, the two are now in a deadlock, and only one of them can survive...

'Damn it... I still have to kill him!'

"Besides, we can't change the plan. His backers are so powerful; if I give him a chance to start over, I'll be in even more trouble!"

Thinking this, Qiu Tu suppressed his unease and said in a deep voice, "And then? How did Huang Shangzong ultimately handle this case?"

Tang Feifei clearly sensed the change in Qiu Tu's emotions, so when she heard Qiu Tu's question, she directly said, "Huang Shangzong has not changed the outcome of this case."

"Instead, the wording was only slightly changed."

"He changed Jia Shu's crime from 'cooperating with evil gods' to 'mutual exploitation with evil gods'."

"As for the one about attacking and killing a colleague, we've removed it."

"According to him, you were not yet listed in the shelter's directory at that time, so you cannot be considered Jia Shu's colleague."

"As for the case of Jia Shu's suspected murder a few years ago, since there was no evidence, it was only speculation and inference. It cannot be used as a standard for conviction, so it has been removed..."

Hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu was so angry he laughed. He chuckled and said, "Not counting colleagues..."

"Actually... as long as someone isn't listed in the shelter's directory, they're not considered a 'person' by the shelter's standards, right?"

"After all, even if we die, we're not much different from those who die silently in the unplanned areas and disaster zones."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei lowered her gaze but did not refute him.

After all... in this cataclysmic era, countless people die every day. The shelter simply doesn't have the resources to rescue or count every single person who dies.

Those people weren't even numbers in the shelter...

After exchanging a few sarcastic remarks, Qiu Tu let out a heavy sigh and then asked, "So, in the end, the inspector agreed?"

Tang Feifei hummed in agreement and said, "The inspector's side actually values ​​the result more than the process."

"Since the outcome remains unchanged, even if Huang Shangzong reduces Jia Shu's punishment, it is still acceptable to them."

"After all...politics is the art of compromise."

After listening to Tang Feifei's explanation, Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

Politics is indeed the art of compromise. To be honest, even he was satisfied with the outcome.

Anyway... no matter how minor Jia Shu's crime was, he had already lost his stable job and his shelter, so killing him wouldn't violate any laws except to anger the people behind him.

After all, as Huang Shangzong said: how can someone who doesn't even have shelter status be considered a colleague...?

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu pondered quietly for a few seconds before speaking, "Feifei. Jia Shu's dismissal notice will be issued tomorrow, right?"

"When will he be expelled from the New Territories?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei did some calculations and then said, "Actually, theoretically he should leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"However, the inspector may need to handle some related procedures. So he may not leave until tomorrow night."

“Tomorrow night…” Qiu Tu did a quick calculation.

'There's still time!'

With that thought in mind, Qiu Tu finally stopped hesitating. He smiled and said, "I understand. I've got it figured out."

Hearing Qiu Tu's pointed words, Tang Feifei considered for a moment before saying, "Qiu Tu... Huang Shangzong is not a simple person."

"Jia Shu is considered his prized student. You... must be very careful."

Tang Feifei was unaware of the deep-seated conflict between Jia Shu and Qiu Tu, so Qiu Tu knew she was acting in his best interest.

So Qiu Tu just smiled and said, "Don't worry. I won't make an enemy of a big shot like that."

After saying that, Qiu Tu sincerely added, "Thank you, Fei Fei."

Tang Feifei was silent for two seconds on the other end of the phone before coldly saying, "I've been really into drinking ice water lately."

Qiu Tu:? ? ?

This wasn't even a hint, it was an explicit statement.

Qiu Tu paused for a second, then reached out and touched his "kidney".

As expected... some debts are unavoidable.

Well... Tang Feifei has indeed put in a lot of effort during this time, so I really should do my part in her favor!

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu reluctantly agreed, "Okay. I'll come to your house tonight and let you drink more hot 'water'."

Hearing Qiu Tu's pointed remark, Tang Feifei smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for you."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Qiu Tu put down the communicator and took a deep breath, knowing that a fierce battle was definitely in store for him tonight!

Just then, as he was thinking that, he suddenly heard Liu Fuping's voice, "Qiu Tu, what happened to you? You look a little serious."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu turned around and saw Liu Fuping emerge from the interrogation room next door, covering her communicator.

He casually replied, "It's nothing. A friend of mine has a broken water pipe that keeps leaking water and can't be stopped. He wanted me to help fix it."

Liu Fuping gave a bewildered "Oh," somewhat not understanding why fixing a water pipe required such seriousness.

But she clearly had more important things to do now, so she put that strange excuse out of her mind and said to Qiu Tu, "Director Liu agreed to speak with you on the phone. He wants to hear your opinion on what Jia Wei said about what happened back then."

"But you only have 3 minutes."

“If you can’t convince him within 3 minutes, he’ll hang up.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu glanced at the communicator in Liu Fuping's hand and then nodded.