Then let them offer their loyalty!

"Twenty years...how about it for your taste once more?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words and feeling his warm breath, Ellie's expression kept changing.

Seeing that she was starting to waver, Qiu Tu continued, "Of course, you don't have to accept it, and then I can go find Yan Yan."

"I think she would definitely agree for your sake."

"But...you probably wouldn't want your best friend to suffer like this because of you, right?"

In the end, Qiu Tu still used the phrase that was most damaging to Ellie.

He said softly, "After all, given your personality, Ellie, you wouldn't be willing to gamble but then refuse to admit defeat, would you?"

It has to be said that Ellie, perhaps because she was too pampered in the shelter, had to stay away from junk food from a young age for the sake of her health, so she had never eaten the snacks that Qiu Tu carried with her.

And just like that, half an hour passed quickly.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door.

Ellie's expression changed, and then she heard her best friend Yan Yan's voice from outside the door, "Ellie, are you there? I need to talk to you..."

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Chapter 454. (10,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets)

No living being wants to be seen in a sorry state by other living beings, and humans are no exception.

So, when Ellie heard her best friend calling her, she was startled.

She frantically slapped Qiu Tu's thigh, trying to break free.

Qiu Tu was already comfortable at this point, so after hissing a few times with his eyes closed, he let go of Ellie's pigtails.

"Cough, cough." Ellie coughed twice, glaring at Qiu Tu with a face full of shame and indignation.

She realized that the man in front of her was particularly good at tormenting and scheming people!

Every time, they precisely step on someone's bottom line, which is both incredibly infuriating and yet doesn't lead to a complete falling out.

'That's outrageous!'

Thinking this, Ellie didn't have time to settle scores with Qiu Tu for the moment. She quickly grabbed Qiu Tu's pants and threw them to him, whispering, "Put them on quickly. Get out."

After saying that, she hurriedly changed into a formal suit and walked quickly outside, calling out as she went, "Coming, wait a minute."

As she spoke, she walked to the door, stopped, and kept looking into the lounge.

Fortunately, although Qiu Tu was a bit outrageous, he was still a man of good character.

Having had his fun, he didn't cause any more trouble. Instead, he carried "Red Hair" and dragged "Red Hair's" confidant to the sofa area of ​​the office.

Ellie breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Qiu Tu sit down on the sofa.

She licked her lips, feeling a little guilty as she tidied her pigtails that Qiu Tu had just grabbed, and opened the door.

Women may be natural actors, so when the door opened, Ellie's expression seamlessly switched to a wide smile in a second.

She looked at Yan Yan outside the door and said, "Yan Yan, what brings you here?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Yan Yan's nose wrinkled slightly.

The scent of photinia flowers is just too strong.

But Yan Yan was so clever. Although she sensed something was wrong, her expression didn't change at all. However, her big, watery eyes secretly swept around the room.

The next second, she saw Qiu Tu sitting on the sofa, enjoying his post-coital bliss.

Then it suddenly dawned on her: Oh! Her best friend has really grown up; she's been cheating on her with food!

Thinking this, she gently bit her lip, her mind racing.

After a moment, she had an idea.

Instead of alerting them, she looked at Ellie with an innocent expression and said, "Ellie, have you forgotten?"

"You were promoted to director, but you don't have any trustworthy confidants, or even a personal secretary."

"So you asked Xue'er to find Secretary Han and ask him to transfer your trusted confidants from the Third Department of Attendants."

"The person Xue'er asked me to pick up today has arrived and is currently going through the formalities at the HR department."

Upon hearing Yan Yan's words, Ellie's face showed a hint of realization.

Indeed it is.

Although she was promoted to director due to her connections, she still had a weak foundation in the New Territories, so she wanted to bring in her cronies to help her maintain the situation.

This would normally be a perfectly normal thing to do. She could easily arrange for a few people to be transferred by simply speaking to Huang Shangzong or Secretary Han.

However... don't forget, during this time Huang Shangzong was driven crazy by Qiu Tu and Liu Xiongyuan's procrastination tactics, and he was throwing tables and chairs every day.

To avoid exceeding the budget, Secretary Han even replaced all the decorative items on her desk with iron ones this time.

Even if it gets dented, it can be recycled and reused.

It can be said that the two are currently engaged in a battle of wits and courage.

Ellie had been having a run of bad luck lately and didn't want to risk it, so she asked Xue'er to help mediate.

Yesterday, Xue'er said that everything was arranged, and now it seems that the person has arrived.

Thinking this, Ellie couldn't help but smile.

She said, "That's great."

"Yan Yan, could you please help me take them to my office?"

After saying that, Ellie prepared to close the door—Qiu Tu was still in the office, and she always felt a little guilty.

Then, something unexpected happened.

Yan Yan exclaimed "Huh?" and then said, "Ellie, did you sneak a yogurt drink? Why are there yogurt stains around your mouth?"

As she spoke, Yan Yan reached out her slender finger and wiped Ellie's lips.

Ellie looked at her with a horrified expression, just about to say something.

As a result, Yan Yan put the finger smeared with yogurt directly into her mouth and tasted it.

"Yan Yan! It's me!" Ellie was completely stunned and panicked, not knowing what to say.

To everyone's surprise, Yan Yan's eyes lit up slightly, and her angelic face revealed an innocent expression as she praised, "It's so delicious, and it's sticky too, Ellie."

Ellie: ? ? ?

Ellie felt like her brain couldn't keep up.

Is it...delicious?

Has my sense of taste gone malfunctioned?

Before she could figure it out, Yan Yan waved her hand with a smile and said, "Ellie, you're so annoying. You can't sneak food to yourself anymore."

"Then I'll go down and call someone."

After saying that, Yan Yan still had that innocent smile on her face, then turned and left the office.

Ellie's mind went blank at that moment.

She had forgotten how she got back to the office, how she got to the sofa, and how she ended up sitting on Qiu Tu's lap.

Sitting on Qiu Tu's lap, with his touch on her leg, Ellie remained silent for a minute or two before looking at him with disbelief and asking, "Just now, did Yan Yan eat your...?"

Qiu Tu looked completely innocent. "It seems they did eat my offspring."

Ellie:...

Ellie was going crazy. She tugged at her pigtails and wailed, "What kind of mess is this?!"

Qiu Tu gently patted her back and comforted her, "It's okay, you two are sisters who have eaten together."

Ellie: ? ?

"Do you think I'll be happy if you say that?" Ellie became even more furious.

Qiu Tu suppressed a laugh.

Qiu Tu didn't know whether Ellie was happy or not.

But Qiu Tu knew that... Yan Yan would be very happy.

The girl was clearly doing this on purpose, both teasing Ellie and seducing Qiu Tu.

What a mischievous girl—her inner self is so different from her outward appearance!

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In the evening, Qiu Tu, along with "Red Hair" and her confidante, returned to Dongcheng City.

During this period, Qiu Tu was the core of the entire Dongye Prefecture. Countless people were watching his every move.

Even Huang Shangzong, Ye Mingfeng, and Dai Yukang have been keeping a close eye on Qiu Tu's movements.

Therefore, Huang Shangzong received the news almost immediately after he returned to the prefecture.

At that moment, a smile finally blossomed on his broad face, which had been anxious all day.

Upon returning to the prefecture, Qiu Tu did not immediately report to Huang Shangzong, but instead went to find Liu Xiongyuan first.

This operation to capture the remnants of the anti-government coalition was carried out in batches.

The forty-odd squads that Qiu Tu captured were actually the middle and high-ranking members of the anti-government coalition.

The total number of participants in this riot was 11000. Even after some were wiped out and others were scattered, several thousand people were still scattered in various cities in the state.

So after these mid-level officers were captured, Liu Xiongyuan sent people to interrogate them while simultaneously using the intelligence they provided to capture the remaining soldiers.

According to Liu Xiongyuan himself, he has arrested more than 4,000 people in the past few days.

Of these more than four thousand people, apart from a few who were extremely guilty or who resisted and were executed on the spot, the rest were all imprisoned in various cities and then prepared for labor reform.

There are still one or two thousand people left, and we can't even contact those forty-odd small teams. We can only capture them slowly.

However... in any case, once the middle-level leaders are wiped out, those remaining are just scattered and disorganized individuals, unlikely to pose a significant threat. Moreover, given the current crackdown in Dongye Prefecture, it will be difficult for them to re-establish contact with anti-government organizations in the disaster zone.

The harm is now very small.

With this, the operation can be considered a successful conclusion, so Qiu Tu should meet with Liu Xiong Yuan to finalize the details of the report.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu had Tao Yaoyao, who had returned to work, make a phone call to Liu Xiongyuan's secretary. Then, he stroked Shen Lingshuang's slender legs, who was standing next to him, and waited for Liu Xiongyuan's reply.

A moment later, Tao Yaoyao, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and carefully reported.

"Speaker, Speaker Liu said he has time and you can go directly to him."

"He's currently in the interrogation room of the Dongcheng District Detective Agency, overseeing the interrogation of 'Scarface.'"

Hearing Tao Yaoyao's words, Qiu Tu gently patted Shen Lingshuang's slender legs twice and then said, "In that case, let's change our route and go to the Dongcheng City Investigation Bureau!"

The East City Investigation Bureau is not far from the City Council Building, so Qiu Tu arrived at the East City Investigation Bureau in no time.

Under Director Ning's reception, Qiu Tu led Tao Yaoyao and Shen Lingshuang to the detention and interrogation area on the 7th floor.

Upon arriving at "Scarface's" interrogation room, Director Ning gently knocked on the door before opening it.

Sure enough, the old man Liu Xiongyuan was sitting there, arms crossed, watching the interrogation of "Scarface" across the one-way glass.

The old man has clearly been busy from morning till night these past few days, working at a high intensity, so he's become a bit unkempt.

Perhaps due to immense pressure, or perhaps because the interrogation uncovered some unpleasant information, his complexion was also poor.

His mouth was tightly closed, the corners of his lips turned down, forming a cold, cruel curve. His pupils were as black as ink, like two bottomless ancient wells, gleaming with a cold and sharp light.

However, what attracted Qiu Tu's attention even more was not Liu Xiong Yuan, but... the "scarred face" separated by a glass partition.

Before advancing to "True-Fourth Rank," Qiu Tu had seen "Scarface" before but hadn't noticed anything amiss. Now that he had advanced to "True-Fourth Rank," Qiu Tu felt that "Scarface" seemed a bit off.

It was a feeling that was hard to describe; it was simply an aura that was out of place with the "cataclysmic pathway" he was in.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu tried to borrow the power of the "Order Path"!

The next second, Qiu Tu felt a mysterious power pierce through the barrier of the world and enter his body from the heavens above.

The next second, Qiu Tu's eyes turned azure blue, and lines of "order" and "faction clouds" began to appear before his eyes.