Then let them offer their loyalty!

This meeting with Qin Shuman was very fruitful.

Although he hadn't figured out a solution to the crisis, it did give Qiu Tu some insight into how things would unfold.

This gave him confidence and allowed him to adjust his strategy according to changes in the situation.

Of course, his biggest confidence in refusing Qin Shuman's help was that his sense of crisis had never been triggered!

This proves that, at least for now, he should be out of danger. Things are unlikely to get much worse.

Thinking this way, Qiu Tu relaxed a lot.

After relaxing, Qiu Tu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: I lost out tonight!

Both "Qin Shuman" were lying in the same bed with him, but neither of them did anything!

Tonight's "hidden gem" was a complete waste!

Frustrated, Qiu Tu drove back to the old alleyway, parked on the dirty roadside, turned off the engine, and was just about to get out of the car.

Just then, "knock knock knock..." someone gently knocked on his car window.

Qiu Tu looked up curiously, and then saw Liu Fuping, who had been missing for a day, standing outside his car window...

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Upon seeing Liu Fuping outside the car window, Qiu Tu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

After all, it's already midnight.

In chaotic times, the night is very dangerous, and without a car, it is not an easy thing for a beautiful woman to go out late at night.

Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, Liu Fuping would not risk coming out to see him.

But then, thinking of the special circumstances... Qiu Tu's heart skipped a beat: Could it be... that she also knew about the female spy's death?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu smiled at Liu Fuping, then opened the car door and got out.

Liu Fuping wore a light blue knitted sweater tonight. The sweater was loose and the neckline was large and a little crooked, revealing the black bra strap on her fair left shoulder at a glance. If she looked down, one could also see the cleavage that could bury a person in it.

Liu Fuping noticed that Qiu Tu's gaze was strange. She glanced down at him but didn't make any adjustments. In fact, she even crossed her arms over her chest to make herself stand out more.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile. See, that's the advantage of a married woman; she's always perfectly in sync with you...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu leaned against the car, lit a cigarette, and casually teased, "Sister Liu, you came to see me so late at night, are you having trouble sleeping alone?"

"Hehehe~" Liu Fuping laughed so hard that her whole body swayed, creating wave after wave of laughter.

After laughing, she reached out and took Qiu Tu's arm, then said with a half-smile, "Does the commander covet me that much?"

Qiu Tu replied with a smile, "Isn't it Sister Liu who's been eyeing me all along?"

Their eyes met, and their smiles grew brighter, conveying an ambiguous feeling of "You know my ulterior motives, and I understand your feigned modesty"...

And just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly enchanting...

Suddenly, a piercing scream echoed through the dense buildings of the old alleyway.

Immediately following was a dull thud as mud splattered onto the wall.

Liu Fuping was startled and craned her neck to look over.

Qiu Tu casually flicked his cigarette ash, "It's nothing, it's probably just some unlucky guy who couldn't handle the pressure and jumped off a building again."

Upon hearing this, Liu Fuping immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In chaotic times, human life is worthless and no one cares, except... the batch of sanitation workers that the city hall just recruited.

However, this interruption broke the previous ambiguous atmosphere, and Liu Fuping finally got down to business.

She smoothed her hair, leaned closer to Qiu Tu, and whispered, "Sir, I've heard some news. Yin Caimei is dead."

The name was so unfamiliar that Qiu Tu almost didn't recognize it at first. "Who?"

Liu Fuping said, "It's that female spy we interrogated last night."

Qiu Tu let out an "Oh~". It matched his own intelligence.

Liu Fuping carefully observed Qiu Tu's expression. Seeing that Qiu Tu didn't seem surprised, her expression suddenly became somewhat complicated.

She continued tentatively, "Sir, her identity is very special, and this case has far-reaching implications."

“I’m worried that the minister will be furious, and all of us involved in the interrogation will be implicated.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled and flicked away his cigarette butt, reassuring him, "Don't worry, Minister, you won't do that."

Liu Fuping was taken aback, not knowing where Qiu Tu got his confidence from.

The next second, she heard Qiu Tu say, "Because the director is furious. He's already gotten involved in this matter."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Liu Fuping visibly trembled, clearly surprised. "The director has intervened?"

Qiu Tu reached out and pulled her into his arms. The young woman's body was soft and yielding, and it felt very comfortable to hold her. Then he replied casually, "Yes."

"This matter is so sensitive, isn't it normal for the chief of staff to get involved?"

After saying that, Qiu Tu stared at her, a half-smile on his face, and tentatively asked, "Sister Liu, you're not the murderer, why are you so nervous?"

Liu Fuping swallowed hard and said softly, "Sir, you don't know the methods the department uses."

“Once the director gets involved, the whole thing becomes incredibly complicated.”

She paused for a moment, then added, "The director's intervention shows his distrust of the Special Branch. And that will anger the minister."

"And the minister... he's a pervert!"

"He never interrogated prisoners with the aim of extracting information, but rather took pleasure in torturing them."

"As long as someone is a suspect, regardless of whether they are actually a criminal, they will not come out alive once they are in his hands."

“He trained our interrogation team, so we know his methods all too well.”

"This matter is so serious, and the director has intervened. He might not care about the details and just arrest and torture a few of us insiders to vent his anger and extract confessions."

As she finished speaking, her face turned deathly pale, and her voice trembled slightly. "I haven't even learned the basics of what he taught me, and not many prisoners can survive that. We have even less chance of surviving."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu pondered for a second, then casually asked, "So, you think we should find the murderer as soon as possible?"

Seeing that Qiu Tu had finally brought up the topic that interested her the most, Liu Fuping quickly nodded.

She said softly, "We must find the murderer as soon as possible and clear ourselves of suspicion. Only in this way can we prevent this matter from affecting us."

Hearing the words of the beautiful young woman in his arms, Qiu Tu raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at her quietly, and his eyes were a little inscrutable.

The beautiful young woman felt a little strange under his gaze, then touched her face and asked in confusion, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Qiu Tu smiled and glanced once more at Liu Fuping's astonishing loyalty.

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Then he laughed and said, "It's nothing. I just thought Sister Liu looked especially beautiful tonight, and I was momentarily stunned."

Although he was praising her, Qiu Tu was actually analyzing Liu Fuping's loyalty in his mind.

Just like the experience he had gained from testing his interrogation skills: in the absence of any conflict of interest, most subordinates should have a loyalty level of over 30% to him.

This is not due to Qiu Tu's personal influence, but rather the natural suppression of subordinates by superiors under the harsh system of the violent authorities.

After all, if Qiu Tu has not made any mistakes, opposing Qiu Tu is tantamount to opposing the entire violent apparatus.

However, Liu Fuping didn't even have 30 points of basic loyalty to Qiu Tu.

This can only explain three possibilities.

First, Qiu Tu's harassment over the past two days has made her feel disgusted with him, thus lowering her loyalty.

Second, she herself belongs to a faction within the Investigation Bureau, and that faction has an adversarial or hostile relationship with Qiu Tu.

Third, she... is a spy.

All three of these situations could cause her loyalty level to fall below the minimum threshold of "30," thus leading her to outwardly comply with Qiu Tu's orders but inwardly disobey them.

Especially the third possibility.

If she really is a spy, then the possibility that she is the murderer increases significantly.

But... Qiu Tu couldn't understand: if she really was the murderer, why would she come looking for him?

Is this a setup to frame someone? Is it a case of the thief crying "stop thief!"? Or is it an attempt to shift the blame elsewhere?

'Things are getting interesting...'

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu tentatively asked, "Sister Liu, who do you think the murderer is?"

Liu Fuping hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "I think it might be Wang Xi."

Qiu Tu exclaimed "Oh?" and asked with interest, "Why?"

Liu Fuping said, "He is a pharmacist, responsible for preparing interrogation drugs."

"So he could easily add lethal drugs to the normal interrogation medicine without anyone noticing."

Qiu Tu said "Oh," as if deep in thought.

After a moment, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he looked abruptly at Liu Fuping and said with feigned surprise, "Then, Sister Liu, you are also quite suspicious."

"After all, you were that female spy's interrogator. During the interrogation, you could have easily poisoned her without anyone noticing."

"For example, hiding poison under her fingernails and then applying it to her wounds during the execution."

Liu Fuping wasn't intimidated by Qiu Tu. With a sullen face, she admitted, "I know I'm one of the most suspicious people, that's why I'm so flustered."

"If I were like you, sir, and had never come into contact with that prisoner, I would have been able to rest easy long ago."

Qiu Tu carefully observed Liu Fuping's expression, but couldn't detect any flaws...

So he continued to probe, "Then what brings Sister Liu to see me tonight?"

"I should be one of the most suspicious people."

Qiu Tu's relentless questioning clearly made Liu Fuping a little uncomfortable. She said, "I...I'm actually just a little panicked. So I wanted to discuss with my superior to see if we could find any other clues."

That's a lie.

Qiu Tu sensitively noticed the abnormality.

When Liu Fuping said this, her eyes clearly glanced to the lower right.

But then something even more interesting happened. After glancing to the right, Liu Fuping immediately looked away.

A hint of a smile appeared in Qiu Tu's eyes.

'That's interesting...'

If her gaze merely glances downwards and to the right, it at most indicates that Liu Fuping is lying, but it doesn't prove anything.

However, this reversal suggests that she may have received professional training, is aware of the various micro-expressions people make when lying, and was making a concerted effort to control herself. It's just that her skill level might be lacking, or she might have been emotionally unstable, which led to her slipping up.

'So... the beautiful young woman in front of me is a spy?'

'There really is a spy in the political department? And it's her?'

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu tightened his grip on Liu Fuping's arm, pulling her completely into his embrace.

Liu Fuping thought Qiu Tu had some ulterior motives, so she politely struggled for a moment at first, but quickly gave up.

The next second, she found a pistol pressed against her waist.

Qiu Tu held Liu Fuping tightly in his arms with one hand, while pointing a gun at her with the other.

Then he rested his head on Liu Fuping's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Sister Liu, have you ever thought that you might be the person I suspect the most?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Liu Fuping froze completely...

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Seeing this, Qiu Tu became even more certain. He smiled and asked, "What? Is there a problem with my suspicion?"

In just a second, Liu Fuping recovered.

She clearly wanted to continue pretending, so she squirmed in Qiu Tu's arms, gently punched his shoulder, and said coquettishly, "Sir, stop fooling around~ I'm talking to you about serious business~"

Upon hearing her words, Qiu Tu laughed twice, then, holding the gun, slid it up her slender waist, across her deep cleavage, her fair neck, until it reached her chin.

Using the muzzle of the gun to lift Liu Fuping's chin, Qiu Tu looked into her beautiful eyes and said softly,