Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 365 - 272: Madam, Don’t Look Up, It’s Ah-Tao (10,000 characters for Monthly Ticket)_2

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He had originally just thought that Tan Hui Min was simply playing "sick" and "sleeping" to seek revenge for her husband.

To his surprise, it turned out to be cosplay?!

Who the hell could stand this?

And just as Qiu Tu was thinking this.

Tan Hui Min, with her eyes closed, murmured softly, "When you’re going on a long journey, in addition to weapons, you must also bring food."

"The food must be cooked, and most importantly, it mustn’t be spoiled."

"You’ve always been careless about this, let me taste it for you."

Qiu Tu couldn’t help but hiss.

He had wanted to refuse, but.... how could he possibly refuse?

At this moment, Tan Hui Min opened her mouth again and asked, "Ah-Tao.... do you think you can escape?"

Qiu Tu:.....

Qiu Tu finally figured out what Tan Hui Min’s plan was.

In this situation, how could he refuse anything?

So what could Qiu Tu say?

Of course, he just stroked Tan Hui Min’s head and said, "Don’t look back... don’t look up, madam, I am Ah-Tao, and I can escape."

With Qiu Tu’s affirmative response, Tan Hui Min finally put her mind completely at ease.....

Half an hour later, everything was over.

Tan Hui Min wiped the corner of her mouth, then wrapped the blanket around herself, murmuring, "Ah-Tao, once you leave, once you leave..... I’ll be relieved."

"You must make sure to leave safely...."

Looking at the woman in front of him, Qiu Tu knew exactly what she meant: she was using what would happen next to keep him on the hook.

She wanted Qiu Tu to let Zheng Tao go safely and then play poker with Qiu Tu afterward....

Thinking this, Qiu Tu felt it was somewhat amusing for a moment.

Don’t judge Tan Hui Min by her weak strength and low position, for she was like a wild horse with her own convictions deep inside.

A woman like that was much more interesting than other women and was more likely to arouse a man’s desire to conquer.

Thinking this way, Qiu Tu’s gaze inadvertently fell upon Tan Hui Min, who had curled herself up into a ball and turned over to sleep, and then twinkled slightly....

’You want to play, then let’s play....’

With this thought, Qiu Tu chuckled, picked up the chest, went straight out of the bedroom, and gently closed the door for Tan Hui Min.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Tan Hui Min’s body, which had been a bit rigid all along, slowly relaxed....

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It seems women are born actresses.

Even though she obviously had Qiu Tu’s "meal", Tan Hui Min still acted as if nothing had happened.

In the afternoon, after waking up, she naturally thanked Qiu Tu and then got back to work.

Even when Qiu Tu intentionally let his gaze linger on her mouth several times, her expression didn’t show any change, as if... she really was asleep at the time.

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Qiu Tu found it a little hard to understand women’s thought processes — they seemed especially good at deceiving themselves.

Sometimes, they just need a high-sounding excuse, and it seems they can accept anything.

So, Qiu Tu kept busy for an afternoon.

That afternoon, within his authority, he rearranged all of his confidants.

Since they had all reached at least the level of First Level Detective and could lead a team on their own, Qiu Tu left behind Ding Xiaoliu and about ten other confidants in the Action Division, indirectly controlling over a hundred Special Service Detectives. As for the other dozen or so confidants, they were dispersed into various sections of the Political Department.

Among them, Li Xian and Zhu Huoyan were transferred by Qiu Tu to the "Intelligence Section"; Guard Room Detective Wang Dawei, who had defected to Qiu Tu, was promoted on the spot by Qiu Tu into the Interrogation Section; Chen Feng and Eagle were transferred by Qiu Tu to the "Inspection Department",

As for Cao Dabiao, he was sent to the Administrative Office according to the plan Qiu Tu had for him originally. Going along with him were the young girl Song Qing and Ding Xiaoqi.

Plus, Li Ke, the Administrative Office Detective who had always wanted to side with Qiu Tu (from Chapter 15), was enough for Cao Dabiao to carve out a niche for himself in the Administrative Office.

Adding to that, the Monkey, Ah-Shui, Da Tou, and over a dozen other brothers who were promoted by Qiu Tu from "temporary detectives" to "Third-Level Detectives,"

Qiu Tu’s sphere of influence stretched from the Political Department to the Administrative Office, Public Security Bureau, and several other departments.

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With the addition of the confidants of The Five Elders, he was now so influential that a mere sneeze from him would shake the Investigation Bureau to its core.

However, although Qiu Tu’s maneuvers were significant, they paled in comparison to Tang Feifei’s bold and resolute actions.

While Qiu Tu was busy installing his confidants, Tang Feifei was also furiously promoting her own loyalists.

This allowed her power to swell even faster.

Moreover, following Qiu Tu’s advice, she immediately transferred all the squads under her loyalists’ control to the Training Department under the pretext of training after placing them in the Special Service Department.

Because of her drastic actions, the Special Service Department was at one point left with barely any usable squads, which infuriated Lin Ting to the point of almost confronting Tang Feifei directly.

However... whether it was Tang Feifei’s strength, background, or the leverage of "The Death of Wu Zhi", it all made Lin Ting feel somewhat powerless to act against her.

So, after stewing in frustration all afternoon, he ended up doing nothing and simply let his driver take him to Emerald Fort to indulge and unwind...

Soon, a day had passed.

That evening, Qiu Tu didn’t go back to his home with Fang Tangtang but returned to his own home instead...

In the days following the United Front assassination attempt, Qiu Tu hadn’t returned home at all, leaving only a female detective in the villa to accompany Shen Lingshuang.

Now that Qiu Tu had finished his business, of course, he should go back to check on things.

Upon returning to his villa, Qiu Tu was greeted by Xiao Bai, whose head had grown as large as a wardrobe.

After finally dismissing Xiao Bai, Shen Lingshuang came pouting with discontent clearly written on her face.

She was obviously dissatisfied with Qiu Tu’s absence from home for several days.

Qiu Tu had no other merit but thick skin. So after giving a "hehe" and a quick apology, he got past it.

Shen Lingshuang was actually still upset at the time and didn’t want to forgive Qiu Tu. But... who could blame him for knowing her submissive nature too well.

So after pulling her onto his lap and giving her a round of sand palm treatment, Shen Lingshuang blushed and with eyes aglitter, let Qiu Tu off the hook...

The night passed without further words.

The next day, the day when Yan Chen utterly lost any hope of becoming the Deputy Speaker at Moonlight Lake, had arrived.

Qiu Tu got up early.

After washing up, having breakfast, and chatting with Shen Lingshuang, Qiu Tu called his driver and headed for the Investigation Bureau.

On his way to the Investigation Bureau, Qiu Tu rolled down the car window and gazed deeply at the giant tree phantom that spanned the sky above.

Dots of green starlight adorned it, forming a majestic and magnificent vast tree.

’Fourth-order Cataclysmics... I wonder when I will reach that level.’

’Moreover... with Moonlight Lake taking shape, Xinjie City is probably about to be hit by a huge storm, right?’

Meanwhile, as Qiu Tu contemplated this, in Eastern City, a secret base.

Liu Xiongyuan, dressed in the Bureau Chief’s uniform, paced back and forth in front of several individuals wearing white lab coats.

The group in white coats looked somewhat like chemists from before the Era of Disaster.

But judging from the various instruments and tools they were fiddling with, they seemed more akin to pharmacists like Shen Lingshuang.

At this moment, they were gathered around a medium-sized device, engaged in intense discussion.

"To fully form Moonlight Lake, we must use the ’Storm Skull’ to concentrate the Power of Laws brought by Yan Chen into Moonlight Lake!"

"As for other methods, I think they are all somewhat lacking."

"I think we could use a potion. Pouring a ’Gathering Spirit’ type of potion into the core of Moonlight Lake would naturally attract all the Laws and Cataclysmic Powers within its range."

"By then, Moonlight Lake, having absorbed such immense power, would take shape earlier."

"I don’t think that will work..."

They discussed their diverse opinions for several hours like this.

Eventually, just as Liu Xiongyuan’s patience was nearly worn thin, a detailed action plan was handed to him.

With the plan in hand, Liu Xiongyuan finally relaxed.

He carefully reviewed the entire plan and, after ensuring everything was within his capabilities, he thanked the individuals in white coats and then hurriedly left the secret base to commence accelerating the congealment of Moonlight Lake!

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