Let them offer their loyalty!

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Upon hearing Tang Feifei's reminder, Qiu Tu chuckled and pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, then said, "So what?"

"Are Huang Shangzong's confidants that formidable?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's retort, Tang Feifei nonchalantly stirred her millet porridge and said, "Huang Shangzong's confidants aren't considered formidable, but Huang Shangzong is."

"Even a seventh-rank official waits at the Prime Minister's gate. One should pay respect to Buddha even if not to the monks."

"That confidant, when going out, represents not himself but Huang Shangzong."

"So, be sure not to underestimate him...."

Qiu Tu, upon hearing this, said indifferently, "If Huang Shangzong's confidants are so formidable, do they hold positions at the Sanctuary? Do they have ranks?"

Tang Feifei replied, "They will have them soon."

"Huang Shangzong is a committee member at the Sanctuary and cannot have his own independent office with ranked officials."

"But once Dongye State is established and he becomes the Speaker, he will have the right to establish his own independent office with ranked officials."

"For them, it's just a matter of lacking a procedure."

At Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu laughed with a hint of nonchalance, "It's exactly his lack of procedure that I need."

"Without that procedure, he's nothing."

Tang Feifei gave Qiu Tu a deep look, and refrained from further reminding him.

After all, Huang Shangzong's confidants can leverage the power of ranked officials even without a position, like Ji Chen or Commissioner Wang, after all.

But Tang Feifei knew that if she could think of this, certainly Qiu Tu could as well.

There was simply no need for her to remind him. She just had to wait and see.

Therefore, breakfast was quickly finished.

Not long after breakfast, Qiu Tu also received a call from Cao Dabiao.

On the phone, Cao Dabiao had already assembled the team and was on his way to Tang Feifei's location, estimating about 20 minutes to arrive.

Qiu Tu acknowledged and hung up the phone. He did not rush but instead raised his head to look at the countdown hourglass in the upper left of his field of view.

At some point, the countdown for "Threat in the Darkness" had only 50 minutes left.

This meant that in 50 minutes, the crisis would completely erupt.

This would be Qiu Tu's first time directly confronting Huang Shangzong.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu took out the special communicator given to him by Tao Yaoyao and sent a message to a somewhat familiar number....

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Time ticked away second by second.

20 minutes later, Cao Dabiao and Qiu Tu's batch of confidants successfully reached the perimeter of Tang Feifei's villa.

Because Tang Feifei's Security Team had returned that morning, Qiu Tu's confidants did not directly enter the villa to find him but patiently waited outside.

Possibly because the group was too dangerous, Tang Feifei's Security Team members watched them warily, fearing they might barge into the villa....

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Meanwhile.

Xinjie City Investigation Bureau.

A convoy of luxurious black cars slowly stopped at the entrance of the Investigation Bureau.

After the cars halted, a woman dressed as a secretary hurriedly got out and then opened the door for the big shot in the backseat.

A portly man with a bit of a double chin stepped out of the car.

This was Commissioner Wang from Xinjie City's Municipal Committee. His main responsibilities were household registration and municipal affairs, but he also had a say in some matters related to people's livelihoods, like those handled by the Investigation Bureau.

After stepping out of the car, Commissioner Wang gave a nod to the secretary, who promptly went around to the other side of the car and respectfully opened another door.

As the door opened, a somewhat bookish-looking young man got out. The youth carried an air of arrogance, a self-content smile on his face, and when his gaze swept over the investigators coming and going from the Bureau, there seemed to be an inherent sense of superiority emanating from him.

Upon seeing the young man, Commissioner Wang chuckled and said, "Advisor Wu, this is the Xinjie City Investigation Bureau. Shall we go in and take a look?"

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Having said that, he didn't even wait for Commissioner Wang to lead the way; instead, he started walking towards the Investigation Bureau on his own.

Seeing this, Commissioner Wang had no choice but to walk briskly to catch up.

But this turn of events made the entourage, which was supposed to be led by Commissioner Wang, seem as if it was led by him instead.

Entering the Investigation Bureau, Deputy Director Yu Zhengyi was already waiting in the lobby.

As a Commissioner from the Municipal Committee, theoretically on the same level as a Deputy Director, Yu Zhengyi's presence to receive them was proper.

Therefore, as soon as he saw Yu Zhengyi, Commissioner Wang hastened his steps, shook hands with him, and said, "Director Yu, I came specially to introduce Advisor Wu for a visit."

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"As for Counselor Wu, he came here on a mission."

"You must cooperate fully."

Hearing Commissioner Wang's words, Yu Zhengyi's face was also filled with smiles. He looked at Wu Zhi and reached out proactively, saying, "Understood, understood. If there's anything we need to do, just say the word, Counselor Wu."

Wu Zhi shook hands with Yu Zhengyi, and then he spoke somewhat coolly, "Actually, there is indeed something I need your bureau's help with."

He said, "I would like to review all the case files, recordings, and video materials handled by Minister Qiu Tu."

"Additionally, I would like to meet with the victims and suspects of the [August 19 Pharmacy Robbery Case] and the [Qin Family Treason Case]."

"Would that be convenient?"

Yu Zhengyi was clearly already aware of Wu Zhi's purpose for coming, so he replied without hesitation, "Of course, that's no problem."

At this, Wu Zhi seemed to remember something and added, "Right, as I recall, Minister Qiu's former boss was Zheng Tao, right? He's now the Deputy Division Chief at the Public Security Bureau, I believe."

"Would it be possible for me to meet with him?"

This time, Yu Zhengyi hesitated briefly but still agreed, "No problem. I'll notify Director Zheng in a moment."

As they talked, they arrived at the elevator.

The elevator doors slowly opened, and they walked in, laughing and talking.

Leaving only the many curious lower-level agents in the lobby watching their retreating figures, wondering what was happening...

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Meanwhile.

As soon as Wu Zhi arrived at the Investigation Bureau, Qiu Tu also left Tang Feifei's villa.

Arriving at the villa's perimeter, Qiu Tu saw the core team he had in this world.

Cao Dabiao, Chen Feng, Ding Xiaoliu, Zhu Huoyan, Li Xian... and several dozen other mid-senior level agents, even the usually lazy Song Qing was there.

Upon seeing Qiu Tu, Cao Dabiao also scurried over.

He said with a sheepish grin, "Sir, everyone's here. Where shall we head next?"

Hearing Cao Dabiao's words, Qiu Tu also glanced over everyone present.

Then, instead of answering Cao Dabiao's question, he said, "Everyone, as early as yesterday, after I officially accepted the position of Deputy Chief of the Political Department, I transferred all of your names from the Action Division to the Inspection Department."

"The main task of the Inspection Department is to oversee officials at all levels in Xinjie City, to prevent them from being corrupt and lawless, from betraying the Sanctuary, from betraying humanity."

"We could be considered the Sanctuary system's last line of defense."

"As long as we are here, we can at least guarantee that the management layer of Xinjie City won't have major issues."

Qiu Tu first used his inspiring words to establish a lofty ideal for his confidants present, to enhance their sense of group honor and self-confidence.

And seeing that his confidants were all moved, Qiu Tu then shifted his tone and continued, "But now, one of Xinjie City's high-level officials has violated the laws of the Sanctuary, has betrayed the trust of the Sanctuary."

"What should we do?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, the astute ones like Cao Dabiao were still deep in thought, while the simple-minded girl Song Qing, who only thought about finishing work, was the first to shout out, "Apprehend and bring him to justice!"

"Yes, apprehend and bring him to justice!"

"Apprehend and bring him to justice!"

With Song Qing leading, the chant of the confidants quickly became a chorus.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu nodded slightly. Then he said, "Good! Well spoken, let us move out now!"

With that, Qiu Tu began assigning tasks.

He divided his agents into three teams: one to disarm Secretary Bai's Security Team, one to follow him into the villa to control Secretary Bai, and another to secure the perimeter and prevent any accidents.

And it was only then that everyone realized who Qiu Tu intended to arrest – Secretary Bai.

However, a loyalty rating of seventy to eighty points, along with Qiu Tu's morale-boosting speech, made them fearless.

So, in just a short while after they were assigned their tasks, the arrest mission officially began.

Secretary Bai's villa wasn't far from Tang Feifei's villa.

Thus, it only took a few minutes for the group to arrive at Secretary Bai's villa.

The first team drew their guns and, with the arrest warrant, effortlessly disarmed Secretary Bai's Security Team, escorting them to one side.

The third team spread out around the villa as planned, setting up a security perimeter to prevent outside disturbance.

As for the second team, they followed Qiu Tu's lead, charging straight into the villa, ready to arrest Secretary Bai...

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