The appointnt letter was faxed from the Head Office to the Xinjie City Investigation Bureau Organization Departnt.
The one who received the fax was a Section Chief surnad Wu from the Organizational Departnt.
At the ti, he was sitting there with another departnt's Section Chief, nibbling on Qiu Tu's lons and discussing whether the rumor that had spread half an hour earlier about Qiu Tu's promotion to Head of the Political Departnt was true or false.
However, due to the lack of any channels for verification, both of them were clearly inclined to believe it was false.
While holding a thermos cup and sipping on goji berry water, Section Chief Wu said with a touch of disdain, "I feel... this is a rumor deliberately released by Qiu Tu and Director Tang."
"We have gotten to know a bit about Qiu Tu during this period."
"He is particularly adept at using such conspiracy and manipulating public opinion."
At this point, Section Chief Wu paused and added, "I rember when he first established himself in the Bureau, he claid the support of the Bureau Chief and Secretary Bai to build montum for himself."
"These are his usual tactics."
He was facing a sowhat beautiful woman.
She appeared to be in her early twenties, with a palm-sized oval face, features as delicate as a finely crafted work of art, and slightly upturned corners of her eyes that naturally conveyed a hint of charm.
And what was most captivating was the black teardrop mole under her eyelids, which not only lent her an air of delicate vulnerability but also diminished her aggressiveness.
If Qiu Tu were here, he would recognize her as Guan Xiao, the Section Chief of the Intelligence Section of the Political Departnt.
Guan Xiao was an old-tir in the Political Departnt, having co down from the Sanctuary along with the higher-ups such as Yan Chen, Lai Shun, and Guan Weihua.
She had made significant contributions in the preparatory work of the Political Departnt and personally established the departnt's spy network, earning her high rit.
At one ti, when the Political Departnt had a vacancy for a Deputy Head, the two most likely candidates were her and Wang Shun, the Section Chief of Intelligence. (Chapter 208)
Unexpectedly, after a fierce competition between the two, it was Qiu Tu who ended up throwing a wrench in the works.
Moreover, since she was Guan Weihua's niece and the Deputy Head responsible for her area of business was Zhang Jian, she didn't need to curry favor with Qiu Tu like Wang Shun, the Section Chief of Intelligence, did.
Therefore, although she was always polite when she t Qiu Tu, she wasn't overly enthusiastic.
Now, hearing Section Chief Wu belittle Qiu Tu, Guan Xiao also spoke resentfully, "Old Wu, you're absolutely right."
"When Wang Shun and I were competing for the Deputy Head of the Political Departnt, it was Qiu Tu who cunningly cut us off."
She clearly rembered the situation vividly, "At the ti, the resus and files for both Wang Shun and had already been sent to the City Hall."
"Who would have thought that City Hall would send them back."
"Not just once, but twice, and three tis."
"After that, the military and the Security Departnt imdiately started to create montum for him."
"If that wasn't arranged by Qiu Tu behind the scenes, I'll sing his praises for three days and nights!"
Hearing Guan Xiao's bold and unrestrained words, Section Chief Wu's gaze lingered on her moist, fla-red lips for a mont.
With a "gulp," Section Chief Wu swallowed and then hurriedly lowered his head to sip his goji berry water.
Possibly sensing Section Chief Wu's embarrassnt, Guan Xiao crossed her right leg over her left, half leaned on the sofa, and looked at him with a teasing, half-smiling expression, "Old Wu, what's up? The tigress at ho can't scare you anymore, and now you dare to land your ideas on ?"
Hearing this, Section Chief Wu waved his hands frantically, "Don't talk nonsense, I really didn't, I really didn't."
Guan Xiao laughed coquettishly and wryly, "As if you would dare. With your puny fra, I'm really afraid you'd die on the job."
After speaking, Guan Xiao stretched out her hand, glanced at her freshly done nails, and said nonchalantly, "Enough, let's not talk about the discouraging Qiu Tu."
"Are you going to tell or not? About the Deputy Head position that Qiu Tu left behind, how does the upper echelon plan to fill it?"
"Can I do sothing about it?"
Hearing the words of this female demon, Section Chief Wu chuckled bitterly and replied, "Madam, how would I know that? I just follow the orders of the Head of the Departnt and the Bureau Chief, they... "
Before he could finish his sentence, the fax machine on the desk suddenly started to buzz, followed by the sound of the fax printing, "click... click... click..."
Seeing this, Section Chief Wu paused, curiously muttering, "It's almost off-duty ti, who is sending a fax now?"
He got up, then tilted his head to glance at the content still being printed by the fax machine.
Just one look, and his complexion suddenly changed.
He quickly grabbed the bottom of the fax and, once it finished printing, took it out imdiately and started to rapidly scan through it.
Seeing his reaction, Guan Xiao yawned and then said, "If you're busy, you go ahead and work. But... before you get swamped, at least give a straight answer. What are my chances of getting this Deputy Head position?"
"They're not thinking of bringing Qiu Tu back in the end, are they?"
Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Section Chief Wu looked up from the fax and said with a wry smile, "The bad news is... it seems like Qiu Tu is really going to be called back to the Political Departnt."
"Ah?" Guan Xiao was startled by Section Chief Wu's words, "Called back to the Political Departnt?"
Section Chief Wu nodded, then continued with a bitter smile, "The good news is... his return to the Political Departnt doesn't affect your competition for Deputy Head."
"Ah?" Guan Xiao was confused for a mont, obviously not quite understanding what Section Chief Wu ant.
After pondering for a dozen seconds, she suddenly looked at Section Chief Wu, then with a face full of disbelief, she asked, "You an to say... Qiu Tu has really been promoted to Head of the Departnt?"
"How is that possible!"
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