Then let them offer their loyalty!

His eyes behind his glasses were long and deep, as if they could see right through people's hearts.

He stared at it for a full two seconds before a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said, "I remember telling you that this case would be fine as long as it is successfully closed."

"So...give me a reason?"

Since Qiu Tu dared to use the application form to test the waters, he must have already come up with an excuse.

He looked at Jia Shu and said seriously, "Sir, we need to go all the way. If it were an ordinary murder case, we could just find any criminal and fabricate some evidence to close the case. But this is a major case that so many eyes in the New Territories are watching."

"I know about cataclysmic abilities and cataclysmic artifacts. Those big shots couldn't possibly not know about them, right?"

"If I only conduct a cursory investigation for a few days, without even using the Noble Phantasm to examine traces of the cataclysm, and close the case as an ordinary murder, do you think they would believe me?"

"Was this done a bit too hastily?"

Seeing the thoughtful expression in Jia Shu's eyes, Qiu Tu continued, "I don't really care. After all, I'm just a nobody."

"My concern is that if this is done too carelessly, the municipal council or the military might find a pretext to use against us."

"That will cause trouble for you and the director..."

As he finished speaking, Qiu Tu's voice grew softer and softer, almost inaudible...

The office gradually quieted down.

Jia Shu was lost in thought...

After a moment, a fake smile appeared on his face. He then picked up his pen, made a few corrections on the document, and said, "You're right. Let's do it your way."

After Jia Shu finished revising and signing the document, he handed it to Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu quickly stepped forward, took the document with both hands, and then silently glanced at it: of the four cataclysmic items, only the [Mist Index Book] remained, and it also indicated the borrowing period: one week.

"By the way, Qiu Tu. Where did you learn so much about these Cataclysmic Treasures?"

Just then, as Qiu Tu took the document and was slightly distracted, Jia Shu suddenly asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu's heart skipped a beat. He quickly pulled himself back from his wandering thoughts, then looked up at Jia Shu and said with a smile, "It's the Security Department. Last night, after I made contact with the Security Department, I learned about these treasures from them."

He casually fabricated a lie: "Last night, following your instructions, I explained to them that you and the director possess strange abilities and that your temperaments are somewhat abnormal, and they were indeed very interested."

"Then, after some subtle probing, they gave me a brief explanation of cataclysmic abilities and cataclysmic items—roughly the same as what you had in the materials you gave me before."

"Because I am a former detective, I also asked out of curiosity what would happen if these supernatural powers were used by a murderer to kill or commit crimes."

"They also introduced me to these types of disaster relief tools commonly used by the security department for investigation."

"When I was forming the investigation team today, I thought of these cataclysmic items and the possibility of cataclysmic forces killing people. So I submitted an application report to you."

Qiu Tu's words were flawless, so Jia Shu nodded with a forced smile, "Understood."

He said, "Then take this application to the logistics department for filing. They will have someone specifically tasked with unsealing the Cataclysmic Artifact once they receive the application."

"These Cataclysmic Treasures are quite dangerous and cannot be easily released, so I need to retrieve them personally tomorrow."

"I will bring it to you after I get it."

Upon hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu quickly replied, "The minister will call me when the time comes, and I'll come and collect it."

Jia Shu glanced at Qiu Tu with a half-smile, "Section Chief Qiu is quite sensible."

After saying that, he encouraged me, "Solve the case well. Don't let me down."

Qiu Tu quickly saluted, "Yes, sir!"

After saluting, Qiu Tu saw that Jia Shu had lowered his head again to continue reading the documents, so he turned around and prepared to leave the office.

However, as he reached the office door, Qiu Tu paused and slowly stopped.

He turned around and asked a question, “Sir, I remember you said that the outcome of this case needs to satisfy both the political and business sectors in the New Territories.”

"I have a question: if some people are satisfied with the outcome of the case, and some are not, who should I prioritize?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jia Shu slowly raised his head, his narrow eyes behind his glasses giving Qiu Tu a deep look before he said calmly, "Vice President Tian."

Upon hearing Jia Shu's answer, Qiu Tu nodded and said, "Understood, sir."

After saying that, Qiu Tu didn't hesitate any longer, pushed open the door and walked out of the office...

After he left, Jia Shu remained in the empty office for a long time without looking down at the documents.

He stared at the spot where Qiu Tu had just stood, a maniacal smile slowly spreading across his face. His eyes suddenly turned red, as if the desire within them was about to burst forth uncontrollably.

In that instant, the space itself seemed to tremble slightly, as if something terrible was about to happen.

Perhaps realizing he was losing control of his emotions, Jia Shu took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing them. Then, his tongue suddenly lengthened, sticking out of his mouth to lick his lips before he whispered, "Interesting... very interesting..."

"But no rush, no rush at all. We've finally found such an interesting prey; we should nurture it properly and eat it when it's fully mature..."

[Jia Shu: Suspicion -0, Satisfaction +5]

.......

As Qiu Tu walked out of Jia Shu's office, he paused slightly, looking somewhat bewildered, at the [Satisfaction Level] notification that appeared before his eyes.

He recalled everything that had happened to him in Jia Shu's office.

It seems... I didn't feel like I performed particularly well?

Why did Jia Shu's satisfaction with himself suddenly increase so much?

Could it be... because of accumulated experience finally paying off?

I hadn't given myself away, and finally satisfied him?

But...something doesn't seem right. Shouldn't we reduce our suspicion a bit?

Qiu Tu felt a little confused.

However, because he couldn't see the specific values ​​of Jia Shu's suspicion level and satisfaction level, and there was too little information to analyze, he could only keep the matter to himself for the time being.

Anyway, increased satisfaction is always a good thing; if you don't understand it, you don't understand it.

Surely Jia Shu's satisfaction rating isn't so special that the higher it is, the more dangerous it is?

With that in mind, Qiu Tu followed Jia Shu's instructions and submitted the form to the logistics department again.

With Jia Shu's signature and notes this time, Section Chief Huang finally accepted the form, and his gaze toward Qiu Tu became even more amiable.

Clearly, they are gradually starting to consider Qiu Tu as one of their own.

Qiu Tu speculates that information related to disaster recovery capabilities may be a hidden threshold.

Indigenous people who received relevant information from higher-ups were considered trusted by these middle-level managers and could be considered half of their own people.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu and Section Chief Huang rescheduled to meet again on the weekend. After chatting casually for a few more minutes, Qiu Tu left the logistics department.

At noon, we had lunch on the rooftop garden on the 9th floor.

In the afternoon, all the procedures for forming the investigation team were finally completed, and the investigation team was officially established.

Perhaps because of the storm that Chiu Tu stirred up at the Investigation Department today, the morale of the investigation team is very high.

So Qiu Tu didn't delay and took advantage of the momentum to start assigning tasks.

He glanced around at the twenty-odd people present and then said, "Liu Fuping, Song Qing."

"Here!" Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the two stepped forward.

Qiu Tu said, "Go to the investigation department and retrieve the case file."

"Yes, sir!" the two female agents replied.

After arranging the two, Qiu Tu looked at Chen Feng, "Chen Feng, Zhu Huoyan."

The two stepped forward. "Here!"

Qiu Tu said, "Go to the morgue to complete the formalities, apply to access the autopsy records, and ask them to prepare a separate morgue. I may personally examine the deceased's body this afternoon or tomorrow night."

Chen Feng and Zhu Huoyan saluted, "Yes, sir!"

Qiu Tu then looked at Wang Xi, "Wang Xi, Ding Xiaoliu."

"To!"

Qiu Tu, “Go to the Information Surveillance Division and request access to all surveillance videos related to the deceased from the past two days.”

"Yes!"

Next, Qiu Tu assigned all the tasks one by one. Only Cao Dabiao and a few other detectives remained in the conference room.

This made Cao Dabiao and others, who were eager to make a name for themselves, extremely anxious, like ants on a hot pan.

So, after all the other agents had left as arranged, Cao Dabiao eagerly approached Qiu Tu and asked with a shameless grin, "Sir, what about me? What about me?"

Qiu Tu smiled when he saw how anxious Qiu Tu was.

Then he said, "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you."

After saying that, he stopped smiling and said softly, "Da Biao, you're the one I trust the most. So I'm going to give you a difficult task."

Upon hearing this, Cao Dabiao immediately perked up.

Qiu Tu put his arm around his neck and lowered his voice, saying, "I need you to check the whereabouts of Vice Chairman Tian and those transport companies over the past three days."

"Find out where they went, who they met, and when they left."

"If you have connections, you'd better also help me find out the whereabouts of their close associates."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Cao Dabiao was taken aback for a moment. Then, he pointed to his chubby face with his right index finger and said blankly, "Huh? Me? I'm going to investigate Vice Chairman Tian and those big businessmen?"

Qiu Tu clicked his tongue. "It's not just you."

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At this point, Qiu Tu pointed to the remaining seven or eight agents and said, "They are all under your command."

"My requirement is very simple: we must not alert them or let these big businessmen notice us."

Cao Dabiao's mouth slowly opened wide. "Still can't be detected?"

At that moment, Cao Dabiao suddenly felt that being locked in the guard cell wasn't so bad; at least he wouldn't have to face such an impossible task.

However, seeing Qiu Tu's encouraging eyes and thinking about the pressure Qiu Tu had been under for him, Cao Dabiao gritted his teeth and said resolutely, "Don't worry, sir! I will definitely complete the mission!"

Seeing this, Qiu Tu smiled and patted Cao Dabiao on the shoulder, continuing his manipulative words, "Dabiao, you're the person I trust most in the entire investigation team. Don't let me down."

Cao Dabiao nodded vigorously! Then he led the remaining agents away in a flurry of activity!

After all the team members had been assigned to leave, Qiu Tu walked to the window of the empty conference room, gazed at the scenery outside, and quietly pondered.

Although Jia Shu kept hinting that he should just find someone to take the blame and close the case, Qiu Tu... felt that this was a dead end.

If this case could be resolved so easily, then the "crisis awareness" wouldn't have popped up.

After all, this case has garnered so much attention, with so many powerful figures and wealthy businessmen watching it. If he fabricated a case and wasn't exposed, all would be well. But if he was exposed, Jia Shu and Yan Chen wouldn't protect him. He would then be nothing more than a pawn that could be easily discarded.

Therefore, this case must be investigated thoroughly. Only by finding the real culprit can he have both offensive and defensive options.

It's important to understand that this case involves several powerful forces. No matter who was behind it, if they can find out, he will have leverage over them.

One can either advance by exchanging benefits with the other party or retreat by handing over the murderer to protect oneself.

Perhaps this is the real way to resolve this crisis.

However... what made him vaguely uneasy was Jia Shu's somewhat unusual attitude today.

In Qiu Tu's mind, Jia Shu, as Yan Chen's right-hand man, should always be loyal to Yan Chen and the Investigation Bureau.

But... Jia Shu's attitude today is somewhat ambiguous.

This made him not only worried that there was a deeper conspiracy behind the death of the female spy, but also worried that... the Political Department might be trying to silence her.

If it really was the Political Department trying to silence me, then I've been really outmaneuvered, and this crisis would be truly troublesome!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu unconsciously clenched his fists behind his back...

.....

Ten minutes later, several groups of detectives began to return one after another, and Qiu Tu had more and more information about the case in his hands.

First, there is the physical examination report conducted on Yin Caimei (the female spy) after her arrest by the interrogation team.

All the indicators were perfectly normal, there were no external injuries on the body, and no other hidden illnesses were found.

Next was the physical examination of Yin Caimei after the interrogation that night.