Having placed the material into the file bag, Qiu Tu carried the file bag to the study.
Inside the study, there was a safe.
He turned the dial, opened the safe, and Qiu Tu took out a small booklet—this was the original evidence given to him by Master Qin Si.
Placing the booklet on the desk, Qiu Tu proceeded to take out several other paper docunts from the safe. These were the reports from the investigations and evidence verification conducted by the teams led by Chen Feng and four others in the past two days.
He placed these along with the file bag onto the desk and bent over his desk to transcribe all the intelligence Lin Zuo had told him that day.
Half an hour later, looking at the several pieces of information laid out before him on the desk, the corners of Qiu Tu's mouth curled into a smile.
Whether the plan would work or not, would be seen tomorrow....
....
[4 days (The latest deadline to obtain evidence of the Qin Family's guilt)]
[7:59:41 (Ti available to create the Cataclysmic Potion)]
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Qiu Tu got up early, freshened up, and then went to report to Qin Shuman.
Having slept through the night, Qin Shuman was noticeably in a better mood. And perhaps because she was in the company of outsiders, she reverted back to her innocent and naïve persona: her large eyes revealed a transparency and foolishness that one could see through at a glance.
But Qiu Tu did not dare to underestimate this woman.
After all, she was not only the chief of a secret departnt, but she also possessed supernatural powers as a Cataclysmic.
Although she had made herself sound quite pitiable the night before, and while Qiu Tu did indeed plan to lend her a hand if he had the chance, it was still essential to maintain a degree of caution.
In this dog-eat-dog world, to trust soone completely was to make a mockery of one's own life.
After chatting with Qin Shuman for a while and arranging her duty roster for the day, Qiu Tu left the courtyard, ready to head to the Investigation Bureau.
However, just as he left the courtyard and hadn't yet walked far, Qiu Tu's communicator rang: a call from Master Qin Si.
Qiu Tu's steps faltered slightly, and then he continued walking out unobtrusively while answering the communicator.
Once the communicator connected, the cheerful voice of Master Qin Si ca through the receiver, "Did Agent Qiu make any gains last night?"
Hearing Master Qin Si's words, Qiu Tu replied with a smile, "Quite substantial, indeed."
"I also have to thank you, Fourth Master, for the clues and help provided, which finally allowed to advance this case."
Master Qin Si was clearly surprised by the response, "That fast?"
He probed, "Did they provide Agent Qiu with critical evidence last night?"
As Qiu Tu walked, he explained with a chuckle, "Fourth Master has misunderstood. The Political Departnt and other departnts of the Investigation Bureau are not the sa."
"Other departnts conduct their investigations with the presumption of innocence, investigating first before arresting suspects."
"However, due to its special nature, the Political Departnt operates on the presumption of guilt. As soon as we have a lead, we can directly arrest and investigate."
Upon hearing this, Master Qin Si couldn't help but ask, "What if you arrest the wrong person?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu burst into laughter, "Arrest the wrong person? How is that possible? The Political Departnt has been free of wrongful convictions since its establishnt."
As he said this, Qiu Tu's voice dropped, "Otherwise, why would the floor of the Political Departnt's interrogation room always be black and red....."
Even as a major underworld figure, in that instant, Master Qin Si felt a chill run down his spine.
But in the next second, he was laughing heartily again, "Then I'll be waiting for Agent Qiu's good news."
After he finished speaking, he was ready to hang up the phone.
But just then, Qiu Tu interjected, "Fourh Master, don't hurry. Let's chat a bit more."
Qiu Tu paused, then said, "As you know, Fourth Master, I have dozens of people under . These past few days, we've been busy running around, putting a lot of effort into handling this matter, you say..."
Master Qin Si was startled, then he understood and burst into laughter, "Agent Qiu is really straightforward. Rest assured, the Qin Family has noticed all the effort you've put into contributing to Xinjie City."
"Later on, soone will send so gifts of gratitude to your room. Make sure to accept them with a smile when the ti cos!"
Qiu Tu laughed, "Then I must thank Fourth Master! Rest assured, as public servants, we will definitely do our best to handle each case."
"And not let any criminals escape justice!"
Upon hearing this, Master Qin Si hung up the phone, still smiling.
At this mont, as Qiu Tu heard the "beep... beep..." from the communicator, the smile on his face slowly faded.
He expressionlessly put the communicator back into his pocket and left the Qin family residence without lingering, carrying the docunts with him...
....
No sooner had he stepped out of the Qin family's gate than a brand-new black sedan pulled up in front of Qiu Tu.
Qiu Tu stopped in his tracks and cocked his head towards the car.
The window of the rear seat slowly rolled down, revealing the face of Qin Zhengguang, the Deputy Division Chief of the Public Security Bureau from the Investigation Bureau's second largest family, the Qin Clan. He sat in the car, his gaze deep as he looked at Qiu Tu.
Upon seeing Qin Zhengguang, Qiu Tu's expression remained unchanged, and he greeted with a smile, "Good day, Chief."
Qin Zhengguang, with slicked-back hair and dressed in a black suit, exuded an aura of unspoken authority.
Hearing Qiu Tu's greeting, he responded with an indifferent "Hmm" and then looked straight ahead, asking faintly, "Agent Qiu seems to be quite busy with official duties recently? Going out frequently?"
Qiu Tu replied with a smile, "The tasks from the Political Departnt are indeed heavy, so even when we go out on missions, we have to work overti."
Qin Zhengguang said indifferently, "No matter how heavy the tasks, work needs to be ticulous. Don't jump to conclusions based on rumors. Be careful that in trying to investigate others, you don't trap yourself and end up in trouble."
Qiu Tu continued to smile, "Thank you for the concern, Director. But I only have this one sorry life, so I'm not afraid of getting trapped."
Qin Zhengguang, after hearing this, took a deep look at Qiu Tu and then snorted coldly, looking at the driver and was about to tell the driver to go.
But at that mont, Qiu Tu spoke up again, asking curiously, "Where is Director Qin heading to?"
Qin Zhengguang glanced at Qiu Tu with the corner of his eye, and replied emotionlessly, "To the Bureau."
Qiu Tu said with a smile, "That's perfect, I'm also headed to the Bureau. Please, Director Qin, let hitch a ride."
After saying this, he casually opened the front passenger door, sat down comfortably, and complained, "Having a car is really amazing! If I didn't have a car, I'd have to change vehicles three tis and walk for more than ten minutes from the Qin residence to the Bureau, which is really inconvenient."
Qin Zhengguang: ??
Watching Qiu Tu close the door and even skillfully adjust the back of the seat, Qin Zhengguang initially was puzzled, followed by a prolonged silence:.....
The driver looked back at him, a bit helplessly seeking guidance, and after two seconds of silence, he finally nodded.
However, after nodding, he shifted to the side-- the adjustnt Qiu Tu had made to the seat back squished the space where he was sitting quite a bit...
And so, the car slowly moved along the bumpy roads of Xinjie City, heading towards the Investigation Bureau.
Qin Zhengguang initially thought Qiu Tu got in the car to discuss so secret topic with him, but as he waited throughout the ride, Qiu Tu not only didn't say a word, but even fell asleep...
This left him completely baffled and even more at a loss as to what exactly Qiu Tu was up to.
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