Then let them offer their loyalty!

"Of course, I know this really put you in a difficult position."

"But, isn't this all for the sake of this family?"

After saying that, seeing that Fourth Master Qin was about to argue again, Qin Heng raised his hand to stop him and added, "Don't worry. We know the contributions you have made to this family."

"So, as long as you get through this, I guarantee that your two sons will hold positions of section chief or higher in the city hall or the investigation department when they come of age."

"As for your assets, one-third of the legitimate assets held by the third son will be given to your family to ensure your family's future expenses."

"As for your safety... I will ask Yan Chen for a guarantee when I meet with him tonight."

"I guarantee that you will not be tortured, and I guarantee that your life will not be in any danger."

"So, you'll have to stay in jail for a while for the sake of your family. Once things calm down and there's a suitable opportunity, we'll find a way to get you out."

Upon hearing Qin Heng's words, Fourth Master Qin's expression changed drastically.

Just then, Qin Shu from the third branch of the Qin family suddenly stood up, complaining, "Wait a minute, eldest brother. Why should I have to pay for the mistakes made by second brother and fourth brother?"

"I was running my business perfectly well, how come suddenly a third of my family fortune has been given away?!"

"I have to give half of my income to my family every year. What's left for me?"

"I disagree with this!"

And so, a new round of arguments began...

But what no one knew was that... just as the group was arguing, Master Qin's communicator suddenly vibrated twice.

Master Qin secretly took out his communicator and glanced at it.

For a fleeting moment, his face darkened, but he quickly regained his composure...

.......

Brewing the [Cataclysmic Potion] can be troublesome in some ways, but it can also be simple in others.

The trouble is that pharmacists need to have a clear understanding of the properties of all disaster materials and medicines, and be thoroughly familiar with the timing of use and the mutual reinforcement and restraint of the four types of medicinal materials, namely "Star, Moon, and King".

Knowing when to add which herbs, when to stir, and when to take it off the heat.

The simplicity lies in the fact that as long as you remember these steps, most of the time, the decoction process is fully automated and does not require a pharmacist to be present.

Therefore, Shen Lingshuang had plenty of time to pester Qiu Tu.

After setting an alarm for the next stirring, Shen Lingshuang tiptoed into the living room and tilted her head to look at Qiu Tu.

At this moment, Qiu Tu was sitting on the sofa with his hands crossed behind his head, as if he was thinking about something.

Shen Lingshuang watched quietly for a while, then, feeling a bit bored, she finally spoke up, "Hey, Qiu Tu~"

Qiu Tu snapped out of his daze and tilted his head to look at her.

Shen Lingshuang, "What are you thinking about?"

Qiu Tu replied dismissively, "Thinking about things."

Shen Lingshuang's eyes darted around. "Shall we chat for a while?"

Qiu Tu asked, "What are you talking about?"

Shen Lingshuang grinned, revealing two cute little tiger teeth, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then gave her a meaningful look. "It depends on whether you want an opportunity or an answer."

Qiu Tu's scathing remarks almost burned out Shen Lingshuang's CPU.

Her eyes were fixed, her mind raced, and then... she couldn't figure it out.

She leaned forward and asked cautiously, "Have you ever had a girlfriend before?"

Qiu Tu's mind flashed through the dozen or so girlfriends he had dated in his previous life, and then... he shook his head, "No."

"They were just good friends of mine from before."

"They acted as my relationship mentors for a period of time."

"Later, we had different values ​​and stopped hanging out together."

At this point, Qiu Tu raised an eyebrow. "What? You want to be my first love?"

Shen Lingshuang's eyes were glazed over, and white steam began to rise from the top of her head, indicating that her brain was overloaded.

She could understand every single word Qiu Tu said, but when they were put together, she felt like she couldn't quite understand them.

A relationship coach? A good friend?

What is all this nonsense?!

So she didn't even answer Qiu Tu's question, and ran back into the house with her face covered to continue refining medicine.

Watching the girl flee in panic, Qiu Tu chuckled softly. He found it really amusing to tease such naive girls.

Then he crossed his arms behind his head and patiently waited for the situation within the Qin family to change...

"Tick-tock...tick-tock..." Time passed second by second, accompanied by the swinging of the pendulum clock on the wall.

Just as Shen Lingshuang was halfway through refining the medicine, the urgent communication ringtone finally broke the silence of the room.

"Ring ring ring!"

Qiu Tu took out the communicator from his pocket, glanced at it, and then smiled: he had indeed been waiting for it.

Thinking this, he answered the call. Before he could even say hello, Qin Siye's furious cursing came from the other end of the communicator, "Qiu Tu, you fucking bastard!"

"I'll fight you #%#@!"

"you@&#…!"

Gang leaders are bound to have bad tempers, so Qiu Tu didn't pay any attention and just listened quietly.

After letting Master Qin rant for a full minute, Qiu Tu finally spoke up during one of Master Qin's pauses to catch his breath, "Master, are you done ranting? Do you want to rant for a few more minutes?"

Even if you curse me every day, every month, can you curse me to death?

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Master Qin's anger, which had just subsided, flared up again. "Fuck you!"

But this time Qiu Tu didn't tolerate his bad habit and hung up the call directly.

After hanging up, Qiu Tu didn't put down the communicator. Holding it, he smiled and counted down, "Three, two, one..."

As the countdown ended, the bell rang again, just as expected.

Qiu Tu answered the call again and said with a smile, "Fourth Master, calm down. I know you're angry right now, but don't be angry."

"Let's have a good talk."

"Things might not be as bad as you think."

Perhaps Qiu Tu's hanging up the phone finally made Master Qin realize the reality.

It's possible that the venting he did just over a minute earlier finally calmed Master Qin down.

So he remained silent for two seconds, and finally stopped cursing Qiu Tu.

He slowly regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "Qiu Tu, you really played your cards well."

"You took my money, you took my leads, and then betrayed me. You're truly heartless. Aren't you afraid I'll take you down with me?!"

Upon hearing Qin Siye's words, Qiu Tu laughed twice and replied, "Fourth Master is joking."

"I found the clues myself and investigated them; you bribed me with money to stop investigating you; I'm an agent, you're a gang leader, we're not the same kind of people, so there's no question of betrayal."

“I’ve already reported all the details of our contact to the director. So... you can’t threaten me with these things.”

At this point, Qiu Tu paused, then added sarcastically, "Besides, do you dare to make these things public?"

"You're already in a precarious situation yourself. If the Qin family finds out you're the traitor who betrayed the family, do you think you'll survive?"

Qin Siye's heavy breathing came from the other end of the communicator. He took a few deep breaths, then laughed angrily, "Good, good, good. As expected of Detective Qiu, no, Section Chief Qiu! Your methods are truly brilliant."

After saying that, he shouted angrily, "Since you've already betrayed me, why are you still sending me text messages?"

Qiu Tu said earnestly, "Fourth Master, you've misunderstood."

"Actually... I never betrayed you, and I have never forgotten our deal."

"It's just... I felt that your previous idea was too far-fetched. So I changed the plan."

He said, "If I'm not mistaken, you're not planning and driving this whole scheme alone, are you?"

"Your helper should be Third Master, right?"

Master Qin's breathing visibly faltered.

Qiu Tu laughed and said, "Don't be surprised. No one will betray you."

"This is a very simple line of reasoning."

"Director Qin is in poor health and has no sons, making it difficult for him to inherit everything from the Qin family."

"That's why Old Master Qin paved the way for Director Qin Zhengguang and helped him get in touch with Director Yan before he died."

"In this way, the Qin family will have two ways out."

"If Director Qin can recover his health, he can continue to lead the Qin family, with Section Chief Qin Zhengguang assisting him."

"If Director Qin's health hasn't fully recovered, then let's give Section Chief Qin Zhengguang a hand and let him inherit the family business."

"Old Master Qin's plan was based on the perspective of the entire Qin family, but he forgot that everyone has selfish motives."

"You and Third Master are both the old man's sons. Why can the eldest and second wives be the successors, while you can only be supporting characters, branches of the family?!"

"That's why you're dissatisfied and unwilling to accept this!"

"You want to control the Qin family! So you want to bring down Director Qin Zhengguang."

"Coincidentally, he... also gave you this opportunity."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment and analyzed, "Before he died, the old man must have warned you not to have any more dealings with the Alliance. But the benefits of the Alliance are just too great."

"Director Qin Zhengguang was reluctant to sever this connection."

"So you went along with it, on the one hand, you kept Director Qin Zhengguang cooperating with the alliance, and on the other hand, you secretly collected evidence."

"As you know, if we can bring down Director Qin Zhengguang, then in order to ensure the future of the Qin family, Director Qin will inevitably have to choose another successor."

"Since Director Qin's only direct blood relatives are you and Third Master, either of you can successfully achieve your goal."

"However, there is a key point to this plan: it must be implemented during the initial construction phase of the New Territories."

“In the early days of the New Territories, the power structure was not stable, and many positions were still vacant. As a long-established local power, the Qin family still had a strong influence at this time, and the City Hall and the Investigation Department had to give the Qin family face. So even if there was a change of heir, the Qin family could make arrangements at their own pace.”

"Once you miss these two years, the city hall and the investigation department will have consolidated their rule, and most of the positions will be occupied by various families. Even if you bring down Qin Zhengguang, it will be difficult for you to get the corresponding positions again, and it may even lead to the decline of the Qin family."

"So, you've been looking for the right opportunity and a scapegoat to take the fall for Director Qin's wrath."

"And so... I came into your sight."

After saying that, Qiu Tu asked with a smile, "I wonder if I'm right, Fourth Master?"

Even at this point, Master Qin on the other end of the communicator did not admit to the conspiracy. He snorted coldly and replied, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"I called you simply because of the message you sent me."

At this point, Master Qin steered the conversation back on track, asking, "You said in the message that you could save me?"

Chapter 47 The Cataclysmic Potion is Made (7000 words, please read on!)

Upon hearing Qin Siye's words, Qiu Tu knew that Qin Siye had been persuaded by him and was now testing him.

With that thought in mind, he began to carry out the final step of his plan: "Yes, I can save you."

He slowly began to speak, “Fourth Master, your original plan was to use the Political Department’s internal oversight authority to bring down Qin Zhengguang.”

"But you've clearly forgotten the most important point: Qin Zhengguang is also a member of the Investigation Bureau."

“At this sensitive time, how could Director Yan allow the head of the Investigation Department to have problems?”

"Isn't this just giving the municipal council and the military grounds to attack him?"

"So even if I didn't betray you and become your pawn to deal with Qin Zhengguang, I still wouldn't succeed! Director Yan will just suppress everything."

"I believe you've heard these analyses from your two older brothers tonight..."

"So, the reason I betrayed you was truly because I was forced..."