Then let them offer their loyalty!

He said, "Taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the security department, we took the chance to remove the six 'spies' that the security department had planted around us."

"The security department struck first, so no one can find fault with what we did."

"After removing these thorns, I used the death of Vice Chairman Tian's mistress as a pretext to release information to the outside world and successfully identified a group of suspected spies."

“After the scene we performed last night ended, I made a note of everyone who showed unusual behavior and I’m comparing them one by one.”

"However, there are a few people I really didn't expect..."

Upon hearing his words, Yan Chen exclaimed "Oh?" and looked up to ask, "Who?"

A cold glint flashed in Jia Shu's eyes behind his glasses, and he said with a half-smile, "For example... Secretary Bai."

"After learning the news, he actually called Qiu Tu immediately."

"I am very curious about what he said to Qiu Tu in that phone call that lasted only a few seconds."

"For example, there's a subordinate in our political department whom I have high hopes for."

"I didn't expect that she had also obtained the information, and that she even rushed to meet with several relevant people, such as... Qiu Tu."

Hearing Jia Shu's words, Yan Chen asked with interest while smoking, "What about Qiu Tu?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Shu's smile faded considerably, and he said cautiously, "Qiu Tu has surprised me quite a bit."

“He went to the Milan Grand Hotel last night. He was probably there to meet with the security department as arranged by us.”

“During the rendezvous, he received a call from Secretary Bai. After that, there was no unusual behavior.”

"On his way home, he ran into one of my subordinates whom I admired. The two talked and lingered for a while, and then nothing more happened."

"Overall, his performance seemed perfectly normal..."

Yan Chen nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Then he tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair and said softly.

"In order to quickly and comprehensively control the security situation in the New Territories, our department has expanded rapidly from dozens of core personnel to tens of thousands in just one year."

“During this process, we did not have very strict control over the personnel.”

"It is mixed with too many spies and informants from various factions."

"Now that order has been restored in the New Territories, we finally have time to screen the staff in the department."

"We must carefully distinguish who is truly loyal to us and can be used, and who has problems and should be eliminated..."

"This is a rare opportunity. We must seize it."

Jia Shu nodded slightly, "Yes."

After discussing this matter, Yan Chen asked again, "What's your opinion on the death of Vice President Tian's mistress?"

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Upon hearing Yan Chen's question, Jia Shu clearly hesitated for a moment.

He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, then said somewhat ambiguously,

"Chief, I think... how that woman died isn't important. What's important is what her death will bring us."

He paused for a moment, then said, "For example, her death could put many people at ease."

"Don't be fooled by the municipal council's harsh criticism of our investigation department; who knows how many committee members slept soundly last night?"

"This is not a bad thing for our investigation department, or for you."

Upon hearing this, Yan Chen fell into deep thought.

After pondering quietly for a while, Yan Chen looked up at Jia Shu with a half-smile on her face, "You seem to have many other ideas about this case?"

Jia Shu replied with a smile, "Director, the cases I've handled recently have shown me just how important a good information surveillance system and a city-wide surveillance network are."

"And... only Vice President Tian can do this."

Yan Chen pondered quietly for a while, then tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair twice before saying softly, "You should make the decision about this."

"But we must close the case. We can't let it become a headless case."

Jia Shu quickly smiled and bowed slightly, "Director, you can rest assured that I'll handle things well."

Having finished discussing this topic, Jia Shu thought the conversation was over for the day. He straightened up, ready to take his leave.

But then, Yan Chen suddenly spoke again.

He asked slowly, "By the way, when the Qin family had their incident a couple of days ago, are the political department agents who were sent to the Qin family still being held captive?"

Perhaps not expecting Yan Chen to suddenly ask this question, Jia Shu paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

"The team of agents from the Special Operations Department were all demoted one rank and sent back to the Special Operations Department for retraining because of their poor performance."

"As for the detectives from the Political Department, I thought I'd teach them a lesson, so I've kept them in the detention cell and haven't punished them yet."

Upon hearing this, Yan Chen hummed in agreement and then said, "I think... since Qiu Tu is no longer a suspect, we should still train him."

"He was originally in charge of that operation, and now he's the deputy head of the interrogation section. Let him be in charge of the investigation and punishment of this team."

Upon hearing Yan Chen's words, Jia Shu was taken aback for a second, then looked at Yan Chen.

Yan Chen's eyes remained calm and composed, as if it were just an ordinary arrangement.

Upon seeing this, Jia Shu immediately broke into a bright smile. "Understood, Director."

Yan Chen smiled slightly, then picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

Seeing this, Jia Shu wisely retreated to the office doorway, then turned and left....

Meanwhile.

Qiu Tu, who was eating xiaolongbao with Shen Lingshuang, suddenly saw two notifications appear in front of him.

[Yan Chen's suspicion level -4, satisfaction level +9]

[Jia Shu's suspicion level -0, satisfaction level +0]

Qiu Tu, who was munching on a xiaolongbao, paused slightly, and a question mark slowly appeared above his head: ?

Then... I was completely confused.

......

Shen Lingshuang is indeed a good girl.

Although she's a bit arrogant, she's very good at taking care of people, and... she's also very diligent.

While Qiu Tu was checking her loot from last night's "loyalty game" in bed, she quickly finished using the toilet, pulled up her pants, and strode downstairs with her slender legs.

After Qiu Tu finished checking the rewards of the [Loyalty Game] and was analyzing the intelligence, she carried two baskets of steamed buns upstairs and called Qiu Tu to eat.

After finishing Shen Lingshuang's steamed buns, Qiu Tu quickly washed up, then, with the girl's help, put on his uniform, grabbed his sidearm, and headed to work.

The two of them were very tacit; one didn't ask why you weren't leaving, and the other didn't say why they stayed.

However, during the meal, Shen Lingshuang returned all the money Qiu Tu had given her the night before.

Qiu Tu silently put the money back into his pocket, and that was the end of the matter.

Before leaving home, Qiu Tu also gave Shen Lingshuang two instructions.

The first thing is that she must be careful at home alone. If there are any problems, go directly to the Old Alley Street Police Station and ask "Monkey" for help. He has already made arrangements.

The second thing is... please stop burning paper money for yourself and hanging up funeral portraits! I don't want to see this kind of surprise again!

Hearing Qiu Tu's merciless criticism, Shen Lingshuang's face was full of resentment, and her pouting lips were so thick they could hold an oil bottle.

Even after Qiu Tu finished cursing, she was still behind him, muttering to herself:

They were all saying nonsensical things like, "It's because you didn't come home all night," "Who doesn't come home all night?" "You must have been flirting with some woman outside," and so on.

Qiu Tu ignored her completely, turned around and gave her a flick on the forehead to subdue her, then turned around, went downstairs, got in his car, and prepared to go to work.

However, after getting into the car, Qiu Tu didn't start it immediately. Instead, he first looked at the two notifications he had received while eating steamed buns:

[Yan Chen's suspicion level -4, satisfaction level +9]

[Jia Shu's suspicion level -0, satisfaction level +0]

When Qiu Tu saw these two prompts, he was completely bewildered.

Because he was simply eating breakfast and didn't do anything else.

Why did Yan Chen's suspicion of him decrease and his satisfaction with him increase? He was completely baffled.

So he didn't say anything at the time, and just silently finished his meal with Shen Lingshuang.

Now that he's alone, he finally has time to think about what's going on.

First, he reviewed the explanation of "proactive prompts" in the "Loyalty Game" again: You will see the impact of your actions and words on your subordinates and superiors.

When Qiu Tu first saw this definition, he thought that a prompt would only be generated if there was face-to-face interaction.

Now it seems that's not the case.

Even when he wasn't in front of Yan Chen and Jia Shu, it seemed that his previous actions and words could still influence them and give him real-time feedback.

After figuring out how this "hint" worked, Qiu Tu felt things became much simpler.

That is: what exactly did I do to reduce Yan Chen's suspicion and increase his satisfaction with me? And... Jia Shu was also involved in this matter...?

After all, without Jia Shu, he wouldn't have been able to pop up the notification along with Yan Chen.

With this thought in mind, Qiu Tu started the car and pondered quietly.

In the past two days, the New Territories City Council seems to have suddenly received a large sum of money, and road repairs and public facilities have begun to be rebuilt. The New Territories has officially entered the era of infrastructure construction.

Unfortunately, these are all things that are beneficial for the future. At least for now, because there is construction everywhere, the roads are even more difficult to travel.

Qiu Tu drove carefully, trying his best to avoid any accidents.

After turning off several renovated roads and passing several rebuilt signal towers, Qiu Tu suddenly slammed on the brakes as he drove past a rebuilt power plant!

The tires screeched and screech as they rubbed against the dilapidated road.

Passersby on both sides of the road quickly moved away upon seeing this: not because they were afraid the car would explode, but because they were afraid the people in the car would be in a bad mood and get out to beat up any passerby.

In the underdeveloped areas where everything is waiting to be rebuilt, only the wealthy and powerful can afford to drive cars. Even if they beat up passersby at will, the passersby can only silently endure it.

Of course, Qiu Tu wasn't that ruthless. He just suddenly realized the question he had before driving!

Why must it be something I did to satisfy Yan Chen?

Instead of... he didn't do anything, which is why Yan Chen was satisfied!

Once Qiu Tu figured out the key point, his thinking immediately clicked.

He felt he might have guessed the truth of the whole thing.

First of all, the reason why Yan Chen was satisfied with himself must be because Jia Shu reported something.

What did Jia Shu report that would satisfy him?

Was he slacking off at the investigation department during the day? Harassing female subordinates? Or just clocking out on time?

That's impossible!

Therefore, the only thing Jia Shu could report was... his own affairs from last night.

So here's the question: putting aside what he did last night, how did Jia Shu know what he did last night?

Thinking about this, things became simple: Jia Shu must have been monitoring him last night.

But why was Jia Shu spying on me last night?

Is it self-doubt?

Qiu Tu recalled the entire conversation with Jia Shu yesterday, and there were no problems: this can be seen from the fact that Jia Shu's "suspicion" level did not change at all in the [Loyalty Game].

Was it because of his meeting with Qin Shuman?

However... the Investigation Bureau and the Security Bureau could not afford to break ties, and Jia Shu could not possibly sneak into the room to eavesdrop on his conversation with Qin Shuman, so there was no need for surveillance at all.

Aside from these two possibilities, there was only one major event that happened around Qiu Tu last night that warranted Jia Shu's surveillance of all suspects: the death of Vice President Tian's mistress.