Chapter 69 Sugar-Coated Cannonballs (7k words for Monthly Ticket!)_2

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Jia Shu leaned on the railing at the edge of the rooftop, sipped his coffee lightly, and then continued, "And once you become the Director, you will have an independent rest room on the 12th floor, a personal secretary, a personal driver.""A villa in the city center provided by City Hall, all the resources related to your life provided by the Investigation Bureau." "As for becoming the Bureau Chief..." At this point, Jia Shu looked at Qiu Tu with a smile that was not quite a smile, "As one of the three most powerful people in the entire Xinjie City, your command will be the will of everyone in Xinjie City." "Whatever you want, someone will bring it to you the next day." "Whichever woman you like, she will appear in your bed the next day." "Whatever you want to do in Xinjie City, as long as you don't betray the Sanctuary, no one in Xinjie City can stop you." Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu blinked and asked, "Not even the military or the Municipal Committee can stop me?" Jia Shu nodded with a smile, "Of course." "Moreover... they won't stop you." "At that level, even if there are struggles, they are all on the battlefield above, who would care about what you do below." As he said this, Jia Shu continued with a smile, "And if you want to climb up step by step, you must follow the right person." "Only by following the right person can you climb to the peak step by step." Hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu immediately understood his implication and immediately professed his loyalty. He straightened his spine and said resolutely, "Director, rest assured! I will definitely follow closely behind you, closely behind the Bureau Chief's footsteps!" Loyalty doesn't cost a thing. Qiu Tu would give Jia Shu his loyalty, even at wholesale if necessary. Sёarᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Jia Shu obviously wasn't fooled; he smiled noncommittally and said, "No matter how nice the words are, it all depends on concrete actions." Having said that, Jia Shu finally revealed the reason he had called Qiu Tu over, "Next, I have two tasks for you." "Two tasks?" Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment. This was quite different from what Song Qing had told him. Jia Shu nodded, and then said, "The first task is, in the next few days you will conduct an internal interrogation of Cao Dabiao's group of agents." He continued, "You know that a big incident happened at the Qin Family a few days ago. Not only did Master Qin Si escape, but Miss Qin Shuman is still missing." "Cao Dabiao's group, as part of Miss Shuman's Security Team and the Qin Family's secret investigation group, failed in their duties and have all been detained." "You were previously their superior, so you should be familiar with them and very clear about their merits and faults in this operation." "Therefore, it would be best for you to adjudicate and mete out their punishments." Hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu did not agree immediately but instead tentatively asked, "Does the chief have any opinions about this internal interrogation?" On hearing this, Jia Shu looked deep into Qiu Tu's eyes. Then, with a smile that seemed not quite a smile, he said, "No opinions. You have full discretion." However, after saying that, he added another sentence, "This opportunity was specially secured for you by the Bureau Chief himself." "You should seize it well." Upon hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu immediately knew that his previous guess was correct: this was his carrot, allowing him to cultivate his own faction openly and above board. Thinking this, he quickly professed his loyalty again, "Thank you, Director, for the cultivation!" Jia Shu nodded in satisfaction, then took a sip of his coffee, and continued, "The second task is also related to you, actually." He said, "Yin Caimei is dead." Qiu Tu, mimicking the expression he had last night, looked completely bewildered, "Who?" Jia Shu looked deeply at him, as if trying to discern whether he was feigning ignorance. Possibly seeing no tell-tale signs, Jia Shu explained, "The female spy you interrogated the day before yesterday. Vice President Tian's mistress." Upon hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu suddenly feigned a look of realization, "Ah, her." Then Qiu Tu furrowed his brow and candidly said, "Director, to tell you the truth, I heard about this last night." Jia Shu let out an "Oh?" and asked with feigned curiosity, "Who told you?" Having guessed the whole truth of the matter, Qiu Tu did not hesitate to betray Liu Fuping, "From Agent Liu." Qiu Tu said, "Last night, Agent Liu found me and told me the news. Then she asked me what to do." Qiu Tu spread his hands with an innocent look and said, "How should I know what to do." "If an important witness dies, the Bureau will just follow the normal procedure to investigate, perform an autopsy. See what the cause of death was, if it's natural causes then close the case, if it's foul play then look for a mole." "It's not like I was the interrogator, I'm just a supervisor, what does it have to do with me?" Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jia Shu chuckled, "Agent Qiu is really cold-hearted." "I remember a few days ago, you and Agent Liu seemed quite close; I even thought you took an interest in her." Qiu Tu also laughed and said, "Raising a fish, if it dies, I would be very sad, but raising a whole pond of fish, if one or two die, what does it have to do with me." "In chaotic times, there are only bodies, no feelings." Upon hearing this, Jia Shu clapped his hands, not knowing whether he was being sarcastic or offering praise, "Good, very carefree." Having said that, he changed his tone and said, "But now, this matter does concern you." "From today onwards, you will be responsible for investigating the death of this female spy." "This female spy was Vice President Tian's mistress and was involved with several bigwigs from the political and business circles of Xinjie City." "Yet she was also a spy for the United Front, and over the year since the establishment of Xinjie City, she has delivered intelligence to the United Front multiple times, causing many businessmen in Xinjie to suffer losses. Therefore, her identity is extremely sensitive." "Now she suddenly died in our Bureau's guard room. We must thoroughly investigate this matter to give a satisfactory explanation to the political and business circles that are watching this closely." As he said this, without waiting for Qiu Tu to ask, Jia Shu implied, "So, her case must be wrapped up quickly, and it shouldn't cause too much of a stir." "Especially... it has to satisfy the interests of both the political and business realms." Upon hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu was startled, instinctively feeling that something was wrong. At the same time, something flashed before his eyes. The next second, lines of [Crisis Warning] appeared in his field of vision. "Triggered Crisis Intuition! Generating crisis report!" "For certain reasons, your immediate supervisor, Head of the Political Department of Xinjie City Investigation Bureau, Jia Shu, has assigned you a task filled with traps." "This task has attracted the attention of many forces in Xinjie City. Just one misstep and you will fall into a deep abyss." "But standing on the rooftop as you are, you have no room to refuse. Denying him will allow him to use insubordination as an excuse, suspend your position, strip you of your 'Golden Body', and then find an opportunity to secretly execute you." "Accept the mission, and dance on a tightrope, find that slim chance of survival before the patience of the many powers runs out." As the warning ended, a countdown hourglass popped up. [10 days (Yin Caimei case closure time)] Seeing the [Crisis Warning] that popped up in front of him, cold sweat dripped down Qiu Tu's forehead. If he was only suspicious before, now with the prompt from [Crisis Intuition], he was completely certain. The waters of this case were indeed deep! There were also big problems! And what was more troublesome... he didn't have much choice! This old scoundrel really deserved a terrible death! Mentally sending a kind greeting to Jia Shu's maternal relatives, Qiu Tu then looked at Jia Shu, smiling as he replied, "Understood, sir. I will make sure to handle this in a way that satisfies everyone." Upon hearing this, a hint of a smile appeared in the depths of Jia Shu's eyes. He patted Qiu Tu on the shoulder with satisfaction and encouraged, "Very good. The Bureau Chief and I indeed haven't misjudged you." [Jia Shu's suspicion-0, satisfaction+1] ... After discussing the two tasks with Jia Shu, Qiu Tu suppressed the unease in his heart and tried to appear normal. So, he took the opportunity to briefly mention his encounter with the Security Department the previous night as a [Double Agent]. In his words, he had gone through great hardships to reconnect with the Security Department. They, however, remained vigilant towards him, clearly not fully trusting him.

Chapter 69 Sugar-Coated Cannonballs (7k words for Monthly Ticket!)_2

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