Then let them offer their loyalty!

The message was simple: she told Qiu Tu that she had gone to forcibly invade the "Eastern City Area".

I'll come back to find Qiu Tu tonight and fight him for more than ten rounds!

Qiu Tu clicked his tongue, feeling that Lariluo truly lived up to her reputation as an evil god of "reproduction," her demands were indeed high.

However, this is also a good thing.

Last night he only ate half of this evil goddess girl. But even so, the taste was incomparable to that of an ordinary woman.

Therefore, he also looks forward to the day when he can eat all of Lariro...

He roughly understood Larilu's reasoning for returning last night: she wanted to take control of "this matter".

Judging from the tricks Lariluo played, she wanted to keep using these suggestive behaviors to seduce Qiu Tu. She wanted Qiu Tu to get a taste of the sweetness, but... never quite get what he wanted.

However, Qiu Tu had seen this kind of plot many times in his previous life in doujinshi. In the end, as they kept wiping, no one could control themselves.

So... this evil goddess girl is determined to have it all! No one can stop her!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu flicked his hand, turning the paper into dust, then smiled and flipped the world back to the real world.

Back in the real world, Qiu Tu took a shower to wash away his fatigue and then left the lounge.

Upon arriving at his office, Qiu Tu checked the time: 10 a.m.

He pressed a button, preparing to call Chen Feng to inquire about today's schedule.

As a result, just as he pressed down, his office was banged on.

'Huh? They arrived so quickly?'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu responded and said, "Please come in."

The next second, the office door was pushed open, and Tao Yaoyao walked in.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu, she greeted him in a low voice and then said, "Director, Minister Guan has something important to report to you."

'Guan Xiao?'

Hearing Tao Yaoyao's words, Qiu Tu nodded slightly and said, "Let her in."

"Okay," Tao Yaoyao replied, and then stepped out.

A moment later, Guan Xiao walked in, led by her.

The matter was clearly a bit urgent, so after entering Qiu Tu's office, Guan Xiao gave Qiu Tu a few winks.

The unspoken understanding between the two allowed Qiu Tu to instantly grasp Guan Xiao's implication. He waved to Tao Yaoyao and said, "No need to make tea, Yaoyao. I'll just have a brief chat with Minister Guan."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tao Yaoyao responded and then turned and left the office, leaving the two of them alone.

Once only the two of them were left in the office, Guan Xiao said to Qiu Tu with a serious expression, "Director, something's happened. Someone's deliberately causing trouble."

Upon hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu hummed in response, then asked, "What happened?"

Guan Xiao first gave a brief report on the robbery of supplies from the city hall last night.

Then she went on to describe how the matter unfolded.

She said, "Shortly after this happened last night, a rumor started circulating in the New Territories."

"Rumor has it... that the supplies from the city hall weren't actually lost. It was your 'purge operation' that angered Committee Member Jiang."

"Committee Member Jiang intended to deliberately delay this batch of relief supplies and relief grain. So he orchestrated this whole drama himself."

"After the news broke, I wanted to report it to you, but I couldn't get in touch with you, so I could only wait and see and continue to try to find out more."

"Committee Member Jiang's side also reacted quickly. They printed leaflets that very night and organized a team to carry out public opinion propaganda this morning, saying that they would distribute relief food in three days."

"However... even at this speed, the mastermind still managed to find a loophole."

Guan Xiao paused for a moment, then explained, "In order to make a living, ordinary people usually have to get up at four or five in the morning to work."

“The city hall staff’s work hours start at 9 a.m..”

There is a time difference of 4 to 5 hours in between.

"The mastermind behind the scenes keenly seized this time difference, so before 8 o'clock, public opinion began to erupt."

"After 9 o'clock, it was almost unstoppable."

"By 9:30, when the city hall started its announcement, the public no longer believed it."

"Now... although the people are still gathered, they are also very agitated, believing that your power struggle with Committee Member Jiang is affecting their livelihoods..."

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Upon hearing Guan Xiao's analysis, Qiu Tu chuckled, then picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and commented, "I never imagined such a development."

After finishing his water, Qiu Tu put the glass on the table and asked, "So, what's the situation now?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Xiao said seriously, "Right now... the situation is under control, but the outlook is not optimistic."

“Committee member Jiang has already stepped forward to assure the public that this matter is completely fabricated.”

"It is the anti-government armed forces that are maliciously spreading rumors and guaranteeing that relief food and supplies will be delivered on time."

"After seeing him, the public remained relatively restrained, and the situation did not deteriorate further."

"However... because it was exposed that Commissioner Jiang wanted to use the withholding of relief grain to coerce you, the public's trust in him is not high."

"Therefore, we'll have to wait and see how things develop."

At this point, Guan Xiao changed the subject and added, "In addition, this morning, the military suddenly conducted a large-scale search and arrested many spies and informants from the political department."

"I called to inquire about the situation, but the military's response was very formal."

"Just say they are conducting a routine counter-espionage operation. We cannot disclose the specifics."

Upon hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu frowned slightly and then asked, "Have you arrested a lot?"

Guan Xiao said with a serious expression, "There are about a dozen of them. The highest-ranking one among them has been promoted to captain and company commander, while the lowest-ranking one is still a regular soldier."

"Moreover, these spies are scattered in various squads and have no contact with each other."

"We shouldn't follow the clues and arrest everyone."

"So... I suspect there might be a mole within our ranks? Or perhaps there's an unseen hand directing everything from behind the scenes..."

Upon hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed deeply.

Being caught red-handed is a matter that can be simple or complicated.

It mainly depends on the relationship between the two institutions.

However, since the higher-ups tacitly approve of mutual supervision, sister organizations generally won't make things difficult for each other.

Unfortunately... this is clearly not the "normal situation".

Ellie arrested a group of military officials yesterday without any prior notice.

The military's actions today are clearly a form of retaliation, or an attempt to save face.

'It was just a routine operation... how did it manage to stir up so much trouble in the New Territories?'

Qiu Tu felt a little confused.

He picked up the cigarette case from the table, tapped it lightly with his finger, flicked out a cigarette, and lit it.

Amidst the swirling smoke, he looked at his most capable assistant and asked, "What are your thoughts on a few things?"

Guan Xiao said firmly, "Someone is definitely up to something."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, agreeing with Guan Xiao's opinion.

Who do you think it could be?

Guan Xiao hesitated noticeably this time.

She said, "I don't know either..."

"If I had to give an answer, I'd probably lean towards Colonel Lin Chuan?"

"Oh?" Qiu Tu asked curiously, "Why?"

Guan Xiao said, "Because of this series of moves, he is the one who ultimately benefits."

Guan Xiao explained, "Director, look."

"The 'purge operation' itself was not problematic."

"And it was a relatively secretive thing for Committee Member Jiang to take this opportunity to put a bad word about you from above."

"As a result, the two incidents erupted at the same time, immediately causing public dissatisfaction with you and Committee Member Jiang."

"And the small-scale incidents that result from this, once they reach the state or the shelter, will inevitably affect the higher-ups' evaluation of the two of you."

"So who benefits from this? Obviously, it's Colonel Lin Chuan."

"After all... he remained perfectly hidden during this incident, almost unaffected. He truly sat back and watched the tigers fight."

At this point, Guan Xiao paused, then added, "And let's look at the military's recent arrest of spies."

"No matter what reasons they use, the fact is that they arrested spies from their sister agency, but have been detaining them ever since."

"This gave them direct control and put us in their grip."

Guan Xiao concluded, "Now, Colonel Lin Chuan has gained both face and substance."

"He was practically the only winner in the whole affair."

"If it wasn't him who made the move, I really can't understand who else would have arranged it this way."

Upon hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu took a deep drag on his cigarette, squinting as he pondered.

After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I don't think it's Lin Chuan."

He was a little puzzled when he saw Guan Xiao.

Qiu Tujia gently tapped her finger and said, "Your analysis is all correct."

"But we forgot the most crucial link."

"The most crucial link?" Guan Xiao didn't quite understand.

Qiu Tu said with a sharp look in his eyes, "Since you have already analyzed that Lin Chuan is the ultimate beneficiary."

Do you think Jiang Zhenpeng and I wouldn't be able to figure it out?

Guan Xiao was slightly taken aback.

Qiu Tu continued, "After we confirmed that Lin Chuan was the one who started it all, do you think the two of us wouldn't hold a grudge against him or be afraid of him?"

“Jiang Zhenpeng and I are both state assembly members. If we join forces to target him, how could he, an ordinary senior colonel, be our opponent?”

Upon hearing this, Guan Xiao paused for a moment, then nodded slightly, agreeing with Qiu Tu's assessment.

Qiu Tu said with a serious expression, "So... I suspect there's someone else behind this."

"Moreover, their goal is very simple. They found our weakness and want to sow discord and distrust among the three major organizations in the New Territories."

"Thus, the waters of the New Territories have been thoroughly muddied."

"This person is not simple..."

After listening to Qiu Tu's remarks, Guan Xiao hesitated and said, "Then, could it be that Colonel Lin Chuan made a counterintuitive statement?"

"He thought that you and Committee Member Jiang would believe that someone framed him, so he did this on purpose?"

Qiu Tu smiled upon hearing Guan Xiao's words.

He said, "This is actually very easy to verify."

“The public only started protesting this morning; under normal circumstances, the state government wouldn’t have received the news.”

"But if Lin Chuan did this, he would definitely arrange for someone to report it to the state government as soon as it broke out, to prevent Commissioner Jiang from calming things down."

"So, just call the state and ask."

Thinking this, Qiu Tu took out his communicator, turned it on, and prepared to call Tang Feifei.

As a result, as soon as Qiu Tu turned on the communicator, he found several missed calls from Qin Shuman.