Then let them offer their loyalty!

Yan Chen was silent for a moment, then asked calmly, "You found the evidence in just three days?"

Qiu Tu said, "Yes."

After saying that, he added, "If you don't believe me, you can call Director Qin Zhengguang up here and confront me."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yan Chen became noticeably more interested.

He turned his gaze to Secretary Bai and asked, "What are my plans next?"

Secretary Bai bowed slightly. "Director, you have a mid-level meeting in 10 minutes, and the Special Operations Department will give you a summary report in an hour."

Yan Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's cancel that meeting."

"Also, call Qin Zhengguang up."

Secretary Bai bowed and said, "Yes."

After speaking, he turned to leave.

Then Yan Chen spoke up again, "By the way, let's call Jia Shu up too. After all, this is a matter for their political department."

Secretary Bai nodded again upon hearing this, "Yes."

After Secretary Bai left, only Qiu Tu and Yan Chen remained in the office.

Qiu Tu looked at Yan Chen, but in his mind he was thinking about the information that Qin Shuman had leaked to him after drinking too much last night.

According to Qin Shuman's account, Yan Chen was indeed a Cataclysm Awakener who had experienced the Cataclysm, and at least a second-tier Cataclysm.

No one knows his exact path to catastrophe, but based on his usual behavior and hobbies, it is very likely to be either life or immortality.

His own abilities are likely related to darkness and death.

These types of paths and abilities are the most dangerous and the easiest to "fall into corruption." That's why the security department secretly monitored and investigated Yan Chen.

After learning this information, Qiu Tu was not surprised. On the contrary, he felt that Qin Shuman must be hiding something from him.

After all... it's a bit of an exaggeration for the security department to conduct a private investigation into a high-ranking official just because of "suspicion of corruption."

Qiu Tu suspected that this was likely related to the security department's special authority, or certain characteristics of the catastrophic beings...

.......

Time passed second by second, and soon, two minutes later, there was a knock on the office door.

As Yan Chen gave a low "Come in," Secretary Bai, Jia Shu, and Qin Zhengguang walked in from outside.

They first greeted Yan Chen, then their gaze fell on Qiu Tu.

Jia Shu was alright; his gaze was merely one of interest, a half-smile playing on his lips. But Qin Zhengguang was different. He glared directly at Qiu Tu, his eyes seeming to spit fire.

Clearly... both of them already knew why they were here.

Once everyone had arrived, Yan Chen leaned back in her chair, her gaze falling on Qiu Tu, and said in a hoarse voice, "Report."

"Yes!" Qiu Tu responded, then glanced at Qin Zhengguang, then at Jia Shu, before finally taking out several documents from the file and saying, "Director, a few days ago I was ordered to protect Miss Shuman on her way back to the Qin family for a visit."

"Unexpectedly, I received an anonymous tip that night."

"The report alleges that the Qin family colluded with anti-government organizations."

"It not only records the Qin family's secret supply of controlled resources such as medicines and weapons to anti-government organizations, but also records the anti-government organizations' cooperation with the Qin family to gain merit and help the Qin family expand their influence in the New Territories."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's harsh accusations, Qin Zhengguang's face turned green. He glared at Qiu Tu with eyes blazing with fury and shouted, "You're making false accusations! Who instructed you to frame the Qin family!"

His voice made the office buzz.

Qiu Tu wanted to say something in his defense, but before he could even open his mouth, Jia Shu chuckled and retorted for him, "Director Qin, don't get agitated. There's no rush to say anything after Qiu Tu finishes his report."

"We're all on the same side, how could we possibly wrong you?"

Jia Shu was not only Yan Chen's right-hand man, but also one of the nine top officials of the Investigation Bureau, and a middle-level manager with special privileges who came from the sanctuary. Qin Zhengguang dared to criticize Qiu Tu, but dared not provoke him at all, so he could only keep quiet.

Although he kept his mouth shut, his eyes were filled with blatant killing intent as he looked at Qiu Tu.

The Qin family is not a small force, but a large family with deep roots throughout the New Territories.

For a force of this caliber, even with solid evidence, let alone mere rumors, dealing with it would be extremely troublesome and complicated, as any action would have far-reaching consequences.

Therefore, even if Qiu Tu has sufficient evidence, the Qin family will most likely not die.

When the Qin family recovers, Qiu Tu will face relentless and irreconcilable revenge...

Chapter 43 is all about plot twists.

If Qiu Tu's evidence is insufficient, then things will be much easier to handle...

He wouldn't even need the Qin family to lift a finger; he would make sure Qiu Tu died without a burial place!

At this moment, Qiu Tu seemed to have guessed Qin Zhengguang's inner thoughts. He smiled and continued to report, "After receiving these reports, I dared not act rashly. Instead, I reported to you, Director, and requested a reinforcement team."

"You approved my investigation that very night and sent reinforcements."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhengguang's heart skipped a beat. He glanced furtively at Yan Chen, who was hidden in the darkness, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have misjudged the situation.

Qiu Tu's investigation into this matter was clearly instructed by someone, most likely Yan Chen, Secretary Bai, or Jia Shu.

To this day, he still doesn't understand the relationship between Qiu Tu and these three people.

What is certain, however, is that Qiu Tu has a close relationship with these three individuals, and it seems that they are also behind this operation...

'What if they want to target the Qin family?'

Thinking of this terrible possibility, Qin Zhengguang's face darkened, and his hands clenched involuntarily.

Qiu Tu glanced at Qin Zhengguang and continued, "After receiving reinforcements, I didn't waste time but immediately had them investigate these clues."

"Soon, I obtained a lot of relevant evidence."

“We not only discovered the warehouse where the Qin family secretly stored illegal drugs and the letters they exchanged with anti-government organizations, but we also tracked and eavesdropped on the entire process of the Qin family’s transactions with the Alliance.”

"We even found evidence that the Qin family illegally released members of anti-government organizations."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Qin Zhengguang's face turned deathly pale.

He knew something was wrong; there must be a mole in the Qin family. Otherwise, Qiu Tu wouldn't have been able to find so many crucial clues and evidence in just a few days.

What's even more terrifying is that he discovered... he was doomed.

With so many things uncovered, it's impossible for the Qin family to get away unscathed.

Even if the Qin family is so powerful and deeply entrenched that the Investigation Bureau and the City Hall won't go all out to eliminate them, the Qin family will still have to sacrifice a huge amount of money and put forward a scapegoat in order to quell this matter!

Based on the evidence Qiu Tu investigated, is he, as the deputy head of the public security department, more suitable to be a scapegoat?

In order to protect themselves, the family will definitely sacrifice themselves to save others!

Thinking of this, Qin Zhengguang felt his mouth go dry, his legs go weak, and even his ears ring. He felt as if the sounds around him were getting farther and farther away, and he could hear them less and less...

In that moment of confusion, he vaguely heard Qiu Tu say, "After these two days of investigation, plus my questioning of Director Qin this morning, we can basically confirm that Fourth Master Qin, also known as Qin Jinsheng, is the mastermind behind all of this."

"Under Old Master Qin..."

For a moment, Qin Zhengguang felt his mind go blank.

Who?

Who is the mastermind behind this?

Not me? It's the fourth brother??

In that instant, Qin Zhengguang felt his thoughts rapidly focus, and even the sounds around him seemed much clearer.

Then he heard Qiu Tu continue, "After Old Master Qin died, the Qin brothers divided the family property, and Fourth Master Qin received the underground brothels, casinos, loan sharks and other black businesses."

"Because of the nature of these industries, he came into contact with members of the alliance, and then he realized that this was an opportunity to make huge profits!"

"So, he secretly collected medicines under the names of Director Qin and Director Qin Heng, and then sold them to the Alliance at high prices."

"Furthermore, during the settlement process, he did not accept the Alliance's use of currency for settlement, but instead demanded that the Alliance plunder population from the disaster zone and settle the accounts with population."

“He sent girls in their teens and twenties to brothels; he used boys as young as two or three to train them to be thugs.”

Qin Zhengguang's mood had gradually calmed down.

As he listened to Qiu Tu's account, he realized that Qiu Tu indeed possessed a great deal of evidence of the Qin family's illegal and criminal activities.

While this evidence is not enough to destroy the Qin family, it is enough to cripple them and make him, the number two figure in the Qin family, a scapegoat.

But... Qiu Tu just raised the issue high and then gently lowered it, only letting the fourth brother take the blame.

This was a path he had never imagined.

Thinking this, Qin Zhengguang looked at Qiu Tu with complicated emotions, wanting to see what Qiu Tu was up to.

At that moment, Qiu Tu also happened to look at him.

Upon suddenly meeting Qiu Tu's gaze, Qin Zhengguang's eyes flickered guiltily a few times.

Then he heard Qiu Tu say, "Director Qin, I remember this morning when I told you everything in the car, you were also very shocked. Then you sternly told me not to worry about saving face, but to investigate to the end! There should be no leniency!"

"Furthermore, you also said that you and Director Qin forbade Fourth Master from engaging in those shady businesses as early as when the New Territories City was established. But unexpectedly, he only listened to your advice on the surface, and was still secretly doing it in private! Now that such a big thing has happened, it is entirely his own fault!"

"You said you would definitely put aside your own family for the greater good, make him hand over the evidence himself, and then send him to the station for us to punish!"

"In order to prevent the Qin family from repeating the same mistakes, and to make it easier for the department to investigate, you will also hand over all the drugs, resources, industries involved, as well as other potentially illegal gray industries of the Qin family to the department for them to take over and conduct a comprehensive investigation."

Do you remember what you said?

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Qin Zhengguang glanced at Qiu Tu without showing any emotion.

If he remembered correctly, Qiu Tu seemed to have slept the whole way in the car and hadn't said a single word to him!

So... these are the conditions Qiu Tu offered?

If he wants to get through this ordeal, he needs to gather all the complete evidence and get the fourth brother to confess in person.

As for those black and gray industries, they were obviously tributes to Yan Chen and other high-ranking officials in the department.

Although the conditions weren't low, they were still much better than Qin Zhengguang had originally anticipated.

Therefore, Qin Zhengguang readily agreed. His expression was calm as he said in a low voice, "I remember."

After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Qiu Tu again.

Their eyes met, and he caught a fleeting smile in Qiu Tu's eyes.

In that instant, he felt an awkwardness, as if he were standing naked in front of Qiu Tu, but... he also felt a great deal of gratitude. So he avoided Qiu Tu's gaze and pretended not to see anything.

At this moment, after pinning Qin Zhengguang down and passing the buck to Fourth Master Qin, Qiu Tu also looked at Yan Chen and said,

“Director, the Qin family is a large family after all. Director Qin and Section Chief Qin are also prominent figures in the New Territories. Bringing Master Qin back for interrogation directly might cause some negative repercussions.”

"So, do you think it would be alright to give Director Qin some time to personally escort all the evidence and Fourth Master Qin to the Investigation Department?"

Chapter 44 Secretary Bai's Astonishment (7000 words, please continue reading)

As Qiu Tu finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone in the room turned their gaze to Yan Chen.

This matter is extremely complex, involving not only the Qin family, a large and well-established clan in the New Territories, but also anti-government armed groups and other forces with close ties to the Qin family.

Therefore, only Yan Chen, the highest-ranking officer of the Investigation Bureau, could make the decision.

Meanwhile, Yan Chen remained hidden in the darkness, her eyes slightly closed, her fingers gently tapping on the armrest of the chair, "Tap...tap...tap..."

The crisp tapping echoed in everyone's ears, but each person felt differently.

Qin Zhengguang, in particular, felt his heart pounding as he listened to the knocking sound.

He immediately understood Yan Chen's meaning. So he quickly lowered his head and offered new conditions, "Chief, I really didn't expect the fourth brother to do such a thing."

"Don't worry, I will not only make him confess and turn himself in, but I will also make my brother apologize to you in person."

Although Qin Zhengguang phrased his words tactfully, everyone present was astute, and they understood his meaning in an instant:

Qin Heng is the Director of the Civil Affairs Department, which is an important department in the government system. Even if Qin Heng made a mistake, he should have gone to the Municipal Council to make a self-criticism, instead of coming to Yan Chen.

Therefore, Qin Zhengguang's statement that he would apologize to Yan Chen clearly indicates a promise that the Qin family would fully side with Yan Chen.

Upon hearing Qin Zhengguang's offer, Yan Chen finally stopped tapping and said calmly, "I'm free at 8 p.m. tonight."

This set a final deadline for the Qin family.