Let them offer their loyalty!

Then he left the bedroom without looking back.

Watching Qiu Tu's back, which held not the slightest hint of reluctance, Tan Hui Min's eyes filled with shock and loss. Then she crossed her legs and collapsed to the ground.

She gazed vacantly at the closed door, just watching it for a long time.

After a while, she hugged her clothes and burst into tears....

.....

At the same time, outside the bedroom door, Qiu Tu leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette, and cursed under his breath.

His actions just now might have looked cool, but in fact, it was extremely hard for him to restrain himself!

But he didn't dare! Until he figured out what powers Larilo had used on Tan Hui Min and Madame Kong, Qiu Tu could only satiate his eyes and hands as he just did. He didn't dare to actually make a move. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire

After all, there would always be women, ah, no, beauties, but one only has one life.

Larilo is now in a great crisis. If she successfully manipulates him and drags him down, allowing her to turn the tides against all odds, Qiu Tu guessed that even death wouldn't bring him peace!

'So... I still need to probe into Larilo tonight.'

'I need to check her current status, find her trump card, and then test what sort of deal she made with Zheng Tao and his wife, Tan Hui Min....'

'Otherwise, it's too tantalizing to have such a delicious cake in front of me and not be able to eat it.'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu naturally followed this train of thought to Zheng Tao.

Remembering that Zheng Tao went so far as to frame him to put him to death, Qiu Tu's eyes couldn't help but flash with a chill.

Originally, his conflicts with Zheng Tao were just minor frictions, minor disputes. Even after he found out Zheng Tao had sided with the Evil God, it was simply a matter of different camps and positions, not involving personal feelings.

Thus, even when Zheng Tao willingly sent Tan Hui Min to Qiu Tu, he didn't plan on making a move, merely taking the opportunity to extract information.

But now that Zheng Tao had framed him, everything was different: it meant that Zheng Tao had personally taken up against Qiu Tu.

With that thought, Qiu Tu couldn't help but 'heh heh' to himself.

'Director Zheng, you're asking for it. Whatever I do next, I won't feel burdened....'

'Don't worry.... After you're gone, I'll take good care of your wife.'

With these thoughts, Qiu Tu didn't take the matter too seriously, instead pushing it to the back of his mind for the time being—Tan Hui Min was just dessert after the meal, and he had more important matters to deal with tonight....

...

And so, the day passed quickly.

That evening at 8 o'clock.

Qiu Tu met the legendary Director Liu, Liu Xiongyuan, in the Fuxing Tea House in the suburbs of Xinjie City.

He looked almost exactly as Qiu Tu had seen in photographs.

Liu Xiongyuan was tall and lean, his face marked with deep wrinkles, bearing the hard countenance of years, his skin dark, but his hair and beard completely white!

What stood out the most were his eyebrows. His eyebrows were thick and rugged, like two white swords pointing to the sky.

Unlike his cold demeanor towards Jia Wei, upon seeing Qiu Tu, Liu Xiongyuan was as joyous as if meeting an old friend, expressing great happiness.

He patted Qiu Tu on the back and said excitedly, "I've always wanted to meet you, kid, to thank you in person. But I've had no chance."

"Who would have thought that Yan Chen, that bastard, would create an opportunity for us to meet with this move of his."

"It's like fate."

Hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Qiu Tu replied humbly yet confidently, "Meeting today really is fate. After all, I too have long admired Director Liu."

Liu Xiongyuan was the type who preferred practical work to insincere formalities, so after hearing Qiu Tu's flattering words, he just laughed heartily twice, then took Qiu Tu by the hand to sit down and started discussing serious matters.

The two were in a private room of the Fuxing Tea House, which was entirely controlled by Liu Xiongyuan's guards, so there were no worries about eavesdropping.

"Qiu Tu, your plan to delay Yan Chen's advancement was indeed excellent."

"From finding this unique angle to break the situation, one can see that you really do have some skills."

"But..." Here, Liu Xiongyuan pointed out, "Breaking the game is not just about deflecting moves or turning a crisis into an opportunity."

"It's about efficiently utilizing all the resources at hand, following the trend of the times."

"Only by doing so can you leverage a small cost into a huge benefit."

Leaning back in his chair, Liu Xiongyuan then asked, "So, what do you think is the current trend? What can be leveraged?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu pondered for a moment, then asked, "Isn't the establishment of Dongye State the big trend?"

Liu Xiongyuan slightly shook his dark face and replied, "There's more. Another key event is happening."

Qiu Tu frowned and thought for a moment.

Shortly after, as if something had dawned on him, he said with realization, "Are you referring to Moonlight Lake, Director Liu?"

Moonlight Lake involved a major treasure trove that attracted the attention of various powers in both Xinjie City and Eastern City, and even the Evil God.

It was said to contain 1.3 tons of Tears of Moonlight, enough to make thousands of bottles of Cataclysmic Potion.

This was, beyond the establishment of Dongye State, the most significant event in the Planning Area.

Yan Chen had been so busy during the previous period precisely because of the Moonlight Lake project.

With Liu Xiongyuan's reminder, Qiu Tu quickly came to an understanding.

His mind racing, he ventured, "You mean... Moonlight Lake is a top priority for Xinjie City, and it's one of the tasks Yan Chen has been focusing on and responsible for."

"If he misses out on this event, and perhaps even makes some blunders, could it be that when he advances to a Fourth-order Catastrophe-evolver, not only will he have no merits, but he'll also have faults?"

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