Then let them offer their loyalty!

"Qiu Tu... seems to be just hiding in his office cultivating?"

Ellie: ? ?

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Ellie looked completely bewildered upon hearing Scarface's words.

It possesses the aura of an evil god, but it is not a living evil god; rather, it is... the "Boundless Divine Crystal" of the Evil Moon?

Is Qiu Tu secretly cultivating in his office using the "Boundless Divine Crystal"?

Goodness gracious. After investigating the traitor for so long, you actually found a motivated and good person?

Moreover, they even found the reason why Qiu Tu's strength improved so quickly—he worked too hard.

After analyzing this, Ellie herself was so angry she laughed.

'This is so fake!'

'It's so fake, it's almost provocative.'

Ellie had considered the possibility that Scarface, one of her subordinates, might have made a mistake in his abilities and misidentified the aura of the evil god.

But... the probability is too low.

Because the detection of the aura of evil gods involves a complex logic. Not to mention that the aura of each evil god is different, even the aura of a fallen evil god is different from that of an evil god who has not fallen.

The fallen evil god's aura has no "source" and is filled with death energy.

The evil gods that are still alive have an "origin" and are full of vitality.

The evil god aura that Scarface detected is now "dead matter," so even if it's not Xie Yue's, it's at most just "Boundless Divine Crystals" from other fallen evil gods or items tainted with that aura.

so....

'Have I met a master?'

Thinking of this, Ellie's eyes lit up with interest...

........

Meanwhile.

In the office, Qiu Tu, wearing a black overcoat, stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire investigation bureau, watching as Ellie, Xue'er, and Yan Yan's convoy slowly drove away in the distance...

Behind him, Tan Huimin, dressed in an office lady outfit, crossed her arms over her lower abdomen, head bowed, looking guilty.

She was clearly feeling guilty for not stopping Yu Zhengyi and the others from entering the room earlier.

Qiu Tu, whose mental strength was so great that he could perceive the things around him, keenly sensed her emotions.

So after quietly watching Ellie and the others' convoy disappear, he turned around and said with a smile, "Sister Tan, you did a great job this time."

Hearing Qiu Tu's praise, Tan Huimin looked up in surprise, "Huh?"

Qiu Tu walked over and put his arm around her, leading her towards his desk. As they walked, he explained, "Sister Tan, the fact that you stood by my side at this crucial moment proves your loyalty."

"Whether you can stop them or not has nothing to do with your loyalty, or even your ability."

"It only relates to your power and status."

Qiu Tu led Tan Huimin to his director's chair, put his hands on her shoulders, and pressed her down into the chair.

Tan Huimin was startled and her first reaction was to stand up immediately.

However, Qiu Tu's two large hands felt as heavy as ten thousand pounds, pressing down on her shoulders, making it impossible for her to move.

Seeing this, Tan Huimin could only sit in Qiu Tu's luxurious chair.

Qiu Tu walked over to her, reached out, wrapped his arms around her from behind the chair, rested his head on Tan Huimin's shoulder, and then pointed forward and said, "Sister Tan. Like now... if you were sitting in my seat, you would be the deputy director of the Investigation Bureau."

Do you think they would still dare to threaten or coerce you like that?

Tan Huimin sat there blankly, unsure how to answer.

Qiu Tu, however, seemed not to have been waiting for her answer at all, and said softly, "No, it won't happen."

"Because you have power and status equal to theirs."

After saying that, Qiu Tu stood up and then added, "Besides... it's not like you didn't help me."

"The two or three minutes you bought me was enough for me to do something."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tan Huimin looked up and asked gently, "Really?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

Although he did not explain for Tan Huimin, he couldn't help but recall the close call that had just occurred.

In fact, Qiu Tu had already received a tip-off before Yu Zhengyi took Ellie upstairs.

It wasn't the detectives from the Investigation Bureau: Yu Zhengyi concealed the identities of Ellie and the others very well, and Qiu Tu's confidants only thought that Ellie and the others were Yu Zhengyi's friends.

It was Bai Ru who informed Qiu Tu.

The person who relayed the message to Bai Ru was Tao Yaoyao, the secretary of Committee Member Jiang.

Over the past few months, Qiu Tu and Tao Yaoyao's relationship has remained intact. In fact, they have collaborated several times.

Tao Yaoyao has been a great help in cases like the "Bai Ru being punished incident (Chapter 316)" and the "Dongye Prefecture investigation team incident (Chapter 306)".

Qiu Tu reciprocated by arranging for people to help her with several matters that were inconvenient for her to handle herself.

After Qiu Tu became the deputy director and even the acting director, Tao Yaoyao's attitude became even more enthusiastic (Chapter 366).

She almost always shares any information she gets from the city hall with Qiu Tu immediately.

For some sensitive messages, she would first contact Bai Ru and have Bai Ru relay them to Qiu Tu.

This time was no exception. Lin Chuan and Yu Zhengyi thought that everything would be fine as long as they blocked the news from the military and the investigation department, and only Committee Member Jiang of the city hall knew about it.

Unexpectedly, the most crucial "confidential secretary" to Committee Member Jiang, responsible for relaying information up and down the chain of command, turned out to be Qiu Tu's important business partner...

Therefore, Qiu Tu learned early on that Ellie and Huang Xueer had "secretly" come to the New Territories.

As an enemy of Huang Shangzong and Yan Chen, Qiu Tu's first reaction was naturally that the enemy was coming for him.

But... he really couldn't figure out what Ellie's moves were.

It wasn't until he discovered that Yu Zhengyi had violated procedures by secretly bringing Ellie, Xue'er, and Yan Yan into the Investigation Department.

Qiu Tucai suddenly realized: Could it be that Yu Zhengyi knows he is communicating with La Riluo and wants to catch him off guard with Ellie?

Having figured all this out, Qiu Tu quickly used his cataclysmic ability "Order Space" and set a rule: all cataclysmic power and aura in the office would disappear after 1 second.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly walked around the office with the "Order Space," clearing away all traces of energy and catastrophic power.

However... because it was discovered too late, even though Qiu Tu was very fast, it was still a bit too late.

Just as Qiu Tu was halfway through cleaning, the mental power of the fourth-order cataclysm "saw" Yu Zhengyi leading Ellie and the others up to the 12th floor.

He was actually a little nervous at the time. He didn't know if there would be enough time.

He, who had never liked taking risks, experienced a thrilling feeling for the first time.

Fortunately... at this moment, Tan Huimin stepped forward and bravely stood in front of Yu Zhengyi and Ellie.

This gave Qiu Tu ample time.

Although she only blocked for two or three minutes, it was enough for Qiu Tu.

Even after cleaning up the entire office, Qiu Tu thought for a moment and took out a "Boundless Divine Crystal" from Xie Yue to cultivate for a while.

Who cares if it's fake or not! When you're out in the world, you have to create your own identity.

There must be a reason why Qiu Tu couldn't advance so quickly, right?

Diligent daily cultivation, regardless of the cost, sounds much better than being accused of "relying on evil gods," having "having connections to politics," or "abusing oneself through sexual intercourse."

This explains why the Scarface test only detected the "Boundless Divine Crystal" auras of Qiu Tu and Xie Yue.

After thinking things through, Qiu Tu brought his thoughts back to normal.

He glanced at Tan Huimin, who was sitting in the deputy director's chair, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

Then, considerately leaving the space to Tan Huimin, he left the office and called Guan Xiao, asking her to convene a meeting of all the department heads and deputy heads of the "Action Sequence".

Although he was an enemy of Ellie, Cher, and Yan Yan, Ellie and Cher's identities were indeed quite special.

If they had an accident outside, Qiu Tu would definitely applaud and cheer, but... if something happened in the New Territories, Qiu Tu would also be implicated.

Therefore, the necessary security arrangements should be properly made.

Moreover... this could also serve as a starting point for consolidating power...

Thinking about it this way, Qiu Tu suddenly felt that Ellie and the other two girls coming to the New Territories City might not be such a bad thing after all.

.......

So, over the next three days, Qiu Tu kept deceiving La Riluo while using the pretext of arranging security work for Ellie and the other two girls to infiltrate his power into various departments of the "Operation Sequence".

Almost all of the current high-ranking officials of the New Territories City Investigation Department have either left or been arrested. The few remaining members dare not compete with Qiu Tu.

Didn't you see that Yu Zhengyi only dared to secretly trip up Qiu Tu?

After all... Lin Ting, who had the last direct confrontation with Qiu Tu, is currently on sick leave and not at work.

Therefore... given that no higher-ups dared to stop Qiu Tu, and Qiu Tu could see his subordinates' "loyalty"...

Qiu Tu's power quickly infiltrated major departments such as the "Special Operations Department" and the "Public Security Department".

At this point, the persona that Qiu Tu had cultivated at the Investigation Bureau some time ago came in handy.

Saying "wherever he went, all submitted" is a bit of an exaggeration. But when Qiu Tu looked around, he really saw loyalty levels of around 40 everywhere.

This shows that these frontline detectives no longer see Qiu Tu as just an ordinary superior, but are instead influenced by his "personal charisma".

Besides these frontline agents, the loyalty of most mid-level agents is also between 35 and 45, likely due to their high authority and access to more classified information.

Therefore, when Qiu Tu infiltrated these departments, he did not simply and directly place his own cronies in positions of power.

Instead, they spoke with each of these middle managers individually, extending olive branches to them.

Then, the magnitude of these changes in "loyalty" among middle-level managers is used to determine whether they are worth cultivating and recruiting as confidants.

Through this method, Qiu Tu simply adjusted a few positions and dispersed his childhood friends like Lao Ying and A Kun, his confidants like Ding Xiaoliu and Li Xian, and the members of the suicide squad to several departments as key personnel... and easily gained control of several departments.

In addition to Qiu Tu's own private "Political Department," it can be said that in just a few days, Qiu Tu completely took control of all departments within the New Territories City Investigation Department's "Operation Sequence."

This infuriated Yu Zhengyi, Shi Youxin, and Lin Ting, who had witnessed Qiu Tu's ability to manipulate events at will.

Unfortunately, they couldn't understand Qiu Tu's actions. If Yan Chen were still in the New Territories, after understanding Qiu Tu's series of actions, he would have discovered... that his own influence seemed to be involved.

This ability to turn crisis into opportunity is precisely what Yan Chen excels at...

......

While Qiu Tu was wielding power in the New Territories City Investigation Department, paving the way for his future as "acting director," he was also living with three beautiful women, each scheming against the other...

"Boundless Heart Sea - Bright Moon Area".

In the dark forest, the night was like a heavy curtain, pressing down heavily over the entire forest.

The thin moonlight barely penetrated the dense canopy of trees, casting dappled shadows that added a touch of eeriness and mystery to the dim world.

Bats, hedgehogs, wolves, owls, and other nocturnal animals roam the forest.

It made various sounds like "coo coo..." and "woof woof~~"...

And deep beneath this dark forest lies a massive pit.

A woman with wheat-colored skin and a sleek, well-proportioned body like a cheetah was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed.

A golden beetle the size of a fingernail hovered directly in front of her chest, desperately clawing at its claws in an attempt to escape.

However... perhaps some mysterious force was controlling it, its claws and wings were just doing useless work, unable to move even a millimeter.

Even more miraculously, the six Venus stars on its back were now fully illuminated, and the remaining moon seemed to be almost completely bathed in light...

I don't know how much time passed; it might have been an hour, or it might have been more than ten hours.

Suddenly, a crisp "snap" sound rang out from the cavity!