Then let them offer their loyalty!

"I remember a couple of days ago, you and Detective Liu were very close. I thought you had feelings for her."

Qiu Tu laughed and said, "If I raise one fish and it dies, I will be very sad, but if I raise a pond of fish and one or two die, what does it matter to me?"

"Children of chaotic times have only bodies, no feelings."

Upon hearing this, Jia Shu clapped his hands, whether in a sarcastic or complimentary manner, it was unclear, "Good, that's quite unrestrained."

At this point, he changed the subject, saying, "But now, this matter concerns you."

"From today onwards, you will be in charge of investigating the cause of death of this female spy."

"This female spy is Vice Chairman Tian's mistress and has connections with many important figures in the New Territories municipal and business circles."

"But she was also a spy for the Alliance. In the year since the New Territories City was established, she had provided the Alliance with intelligence on many occasions, causing many businessmen in the New Territories City to suffer losses. So her identity was extremely sensitive."

"She has suddenly died in our investigation department's detention room. We must investigate this matter thoroughly and give a satisfactory explanation to the political and business circles that are paying attention to this issue."

Before Qiu Tu could even ask, Jia Shu hinted, "Therefore, her case must be resolved as soon as possible, and the impact cannot be too great."

"Especially... we need to satisfy those in both the political and business sectors who are paying attention."

Qiu Tu was startled when he heard Jia Shu's words, and instinctively felt that something was wrong.

At the same time, something flashed before his eyes.

The next second, lines of "crisis alerts" appeared in his field of vision.

"Trigger crisis awareness! Generate a crisis report!"

"For some reason, your boss, Jia Shu, the head of the Special Investigation Department of the New Territories City Investigation Department, has assigned you a mission full of traps."

"This mission has attracted the attention of many forces in the New Territories. A single misstep could plunge us into an abyss of destruction."

"But now that you're on the rooftop, you have no choice but to accept it. If you do, he'll use insubordination as an excuse to suspend you from your post, strip you of your 'golden status,' and then find an opportunity to secretly execute you."

"Accept the mission and dance on the tightrope, searching for a glimmer of hope before the patience of many factions runs out."

As the prompt ended, a countdown hourglass appeared.

[10 days (the time it takes for the Yin Caimei case to close)]

When Qiu Tu saw the "Crisis Warning" pop up in front of him, he broke out in a cold sweat.

If he only had some doubts before, now that he has received the alert from [Crisis Sense], he is completely certain.

This case is indeed very complex! It has many serious problems!

What's even more troublesome is that... you don't have any choice at all!

That old Deng really deserves to die a horrible death!

After mentally sending warm greetings to Jia Shu's maternal relatives, Qiu Tu looked at Jia Shu and smiled in response, "Understood, sir. Don't worry. I will definitely handle this matter in a way that satisfies everyone."

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared in Jia Shu's eyes. He patted Qiu Tu's shoulder with satisfaction and encouraged him, "Very good. The director and I were right about you."

[Jia Shu's suspicion -0, satisfaction +1]

...

After discussing the two tasks with Jia Shu, Qiu Tu suppressed his unease and tried to act as normally as possible.

So, he took the opportunity to briefly explain his meeting with the security department the previous night as a double agent.

According to him, he had gone through great lengths to re-establish contact with the security department. However, the other party remained wary of him, clearly not fully trusting him.

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However, upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jia Shu smiled and said something rather puzzling, "It's alright, even if they don't trust you, they'll soon give you an important position."

Qiu Tu had a feeling that Jia Shu's words implied something, as if there was a problem with the security department. However, due to his position, he couldn't ask for details and could only skip it.

After finishing their conversation, Qiu Tu and Jia Shu exchanged a few more words, saluted, and left the rooftop garden.

Leaving the garden rooftop, Qiu Tu, holding the two investigation authorization letters given to him by Jia Shu, walked towards the interrogation room while pondering his next steps.

Based on the clues provided by the "Crisis Sense" feature, this case has a lot of inside information, and various forces are involved, with their goals and interests likely not aligned.

Take Jia Shu, for example...

Judging from the meaning revealed between the lines of Jia Shu's words, he clearly wanted me to make this case a false case and get away with it.

But... Qiu Tu definitely couldn't do as he wished.

Otherwise, I might just be thrown out as a scapegoat!

Therefore, I must investigate this case myself, or at least... investigate it thoroughly!

Investigating the case requires manpower, and so does creating a public outcry. I only have a handful of men under my command right now, so I need to release Cao Dabiao and his gang first.

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu couldn't help but ponder how to release Cao Dabiao and the others, and how to take this opportunity to increase their loyalty as much as possible...

Gradually, Qiu Tu had an idea in mind...

[10 days (the time it takes for the Yin Caimei case to close)]

.......

at the same time.

In a large detention cell on the 9th floor of the Political Department.

Cao Dabiao and 13 other detectives were inside.

Because they were their own people and not real prisoners, the officers guarding them did not mistreat them, so their physical condition was relatively good, only their mental state was extremely tormented.

After a long silence...

Xiao Liu, Cao Dabiao's confidant, nudged Cao Dabiao and whispered, "Brother Biao, is it still possible for us to get out?"

"It's been several days already."

Why is nobody taking care of us?

"What if we get kicked out of the investigation department?"

Hearing Xiao Liu's words, Cao Dabiao looked up and glared at him, saying in a hoarse voice, "You jinx!"

"If you can't speak, then don't speak. Nobody will think you're mute!"

Hearing this, Xiao Qi, who was on the other side of Cao Dabiao, looked up and sighed, "It would be better if we were just kicked out of the Investigation Bureau."

“We’ve lost the director’s mistress, and then this huge thing happened to the Qin family during the investigation.”

"The minister didn't skin us alive only because we're one of our own."

Cao Dabiao didn't expect that as soon as he pressed down on Xiao Liu, Xiao Qi would speak up again, and even bring up such a sensitive topic as mistresses.

He slapped Xiaoqi on the head with a "smack," yelling, "You say whatever comes to mind! Do you have a death wish?"

However, perhaps because they had been detained in the cell for two whole days, the atmosphere in the cell was clearly becoming somewhat uncontrollable.

Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, Cao Dabiao's two confidants, were silenced by Cao Dabiao, but the other ordinary detectives began to complain quietly.

There were all sorts of complaints.

for example....

"We're so unlucky. We didn't do anything, but suddenly such a big thing happened, and we immediately became the scapegoats."

"Yes, we've really been wronged. Who knew something like this would happen?"

"If you ask me, I blame Qiu Tu for this. If he hadn't suddenly decided to investigate the Qin family and transferred us here, we probably wouldn't have been so unlucky. In the end, he left, and we all got into trouble."

The moment the detective uttered his last complaint, the atmosphere in the detention cell froze.

When faced with such a sudden "man-made disaster," most normal people's first reaction is to seek an outlet to vent their frustration and relieve their inner depression. This is only natural.

Qiu Tu, the one who called everyone over, naturally became the most obvious outlet for his frustration.

However, don't forget that Qiu Tuke is different now than before.

Although Qiu Tu was nominally their superior, he was actually just a low-ranking agent like them.

Qiu Tu, on the other hand, is now the deputy section chief, having risen to a mid-level position in the Investigation Bureau, with open channels for advancement and unlimited potential for development.

Under such circumstances, how could they, burdened with guilt, dare to offend Qiu Tu?

Therefore, even if they wanted to curse Qiu Tu, they could only curse him in their hearts and dared not say it out loud.

After all, no one knows if these words will reach Qiu Tu's ears and cause even bigger trouble.

So, upon hearing the agent's reckless remarks, everyone fell silent, and no one dared to speak.

After a moment, it was Deputy Captain Chen Feng who spoke first. He said expressionlessly, "This matter cannot be blamed on Section Chief Qiu."

"He didn't expect this to happen."

"We can only say that we were unlucky."

After he finished speaking, the cell fell silent again. The detectives, though no longer speaking, displayed a variety of expressions.

At this moment, Cao Dabiao spoke up. He crossed his arms, leaned against the wall, and said in a muffled voice, "He really couldn't have known in advance that something bad would happen, but... once it happened, he would know, right?"

"No matter what, he's the one who dragged us down. Besides, we were their subordinates for a few days. Back then, he acted like we were brothers. Now, if he really cared, shouldn't he try to help us out?"

His words clearly resonated with many of the detectives. Quite a few nodded slightly, their faces showing resentment, and some even had tears welling up in their eyes as they thought about their future fate.

However, some agents, such as Chen Feng, did not say anything and just sat there with a cold face.

For a moment, everyone in the guard cell had different expressions, caught up in their own emotions.

Just then, the sound of a lock being opened came from the doorway.

Upon seeing this, the agents inside the detention room immediately sat up straight and looked towards the door, their hearts pounding with tension.

They were locked up here for two days and two nights. Although food and water were delivered regularly, no one came to visit them. This made them anxious for two days.

Now that someone has finally come to see them, whether the outcome is good or bad, they are finally free from their torment.

As they thought this, the door to the guard cell was opened.

A beautiful young woman with two gold flowers on her epaulettes walked in, led by a guard.

Upon arriving at the guard cell, the beautiful young woman waved her right hand near her nose and said with a hint of disgust, "Ugh, it stinks."

The agents inside the room blushed slightly, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

After the beautiful young woman finished speaking, she looked around at all the detectives in the room to confirm their numbers, then took out a document and read it aloud, "I am Liu Fuping, a Level 2 Detective from the Interrogation Department. I am here on orders from my superior to take you to undergo internal investigation."

"Now, those whose names I call, please step forward, line up, and follow me."

After saying that, Liu Fuping took the list and began calling out names, "Cao Dabiao."

"Here!" Cao Dabiao quickly got up and ran to Liu Fuping.

When he arrived in front of Liu Fuping, he bowed and greeted her obsequiously, "Sir, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

He was a Level 1 Detective, and he addressed Liu Fuping, a Level 2 Detective, as his superior. This surprised Liu Fuping, who glanced at him in astonishment.

"Chen Feng".

Chen Feng stood up expressionlessly from the corner and stood behind Cao Dabiao.

"Ding Liu, Ding Qi!"

As names were called out one by one, the 13 agents quickly lined up.

After confirming the number of people, Liu Fuping waved and then swayed her hips as she left the guard room.

Outside the detention room, six armed detectives stood by, handcuffing Cao Dabiao and the others as they walked out of the detention room.

Thus, led by Liu Fuping and escorted by six detectives, Cao Dabiao and his group arrived at a large interrogation room.

Somewhat unexpectedly, this interrogation did not seem to be a regular individual interrogation, but rather a group interrogation.

Cao Dabiao and the others entered the large interrogation room one by one, and then stood in a row against the wall, handcuffed.

Some of the bolder ones peeked up at the interrogators and discovered that there were three interrogation positions.

Only the leftmost interrogation station had a person sitting there, a young girl. Judging from her shoulder insignia, she was only a Level 3 agent, and judging from the pen and documents in her hand, she was probably a recorder.

The other two positions are currently vacant.

Seeing this, the agents couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Their mission did indeed encounter serious problems. However, given that it was an unexpected situation, there were extenuating circumstances, so the punishment could vary in severity, depending entirely on how the interrogator conducts the investigation and delivers the verdict.