Let them offer their loyalty!

If it were any other woman with a different temperament, faced with Qiu Tu's actions, most would have immediately called for help or, at the very least, turned around and walked away.

But... a woman with the "Inner Protector" temperament couldn't muster the courage to do so—especially when the other party had a grip on her Achilles' heel.

So, feeling Qiu Tu's hand caressing her legs, sensing his increasingly ambiguous moves, Bai Ru's complexion changed several times until... she took off her short Chanel-style jacket and placed it over her legs, shielding Qiu Tu's hand...

Qiu Tu glanced at Bai Ru, somewhat surprised by the lady's "cooperation."

Then... he saw the slight flush that appeared on Bai Ru's fair cheek, and the unnatural expression that spread across her face...

For some reason, Qiu Tu felt even more thrilled...

After covering her legs with the jacket as if to "cover her ears to steal a bell," Bai Ru swallowed several times, suppressed the unease in her heart, and slowly revealed her purpose, "Chief Qiu, the reason I'm here today is that there's some intelligence I'd like to discuss with you."

Hearing Bai Ru's words, Qiu Tu 'oh'ed and, while tracing circles on her leg, asked, "What intelligence?"

Feeling the unusual movement of Qiu Tu's hand, Bai Ru's face grew redder, but she feigned calmness and revealed, "Actually, I've seen Yin Caimei at many gatherings."

Qiu Tu gave her a look, puzzled, and asked, "Isn't that normal? Vice President Tian naturally has social interactions with you all. Is it strange to see his mistress?"

At this, Bai Ru seemed to regain some confidence. She shook her head slightly and said, "It seems that no one has told Chief Qiu."

"Vice President Tian has his own wife, and at all formal events, he appears with his wife, never with other female companions."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu was startled for a moment.

Then he remembered Bai Ru mentioning that she "often encountered Yin Caimei at gatherings," his eyes suddenly widened with a shocking suspicion!

Sure enough, Bai Ru stated, "So, every time I see Yin Caimei... she's always attending banquets with other men."

"Moreover, she's exceedingly intimate with those men. When they leave, they leave together..."

Bai Ru spoke in a subtle way, but the phrase "leave together" was enough to let Qiu Tu imagine the rest of the details.

So, after a silence of two seconds, Qiu Tu slowly articulated four words, "Shared mistress?"

Perhaps the news was too shocking; Qiu Tu even stopped the movements of his hand.

This, in turn, allowed Bai Ru's complexion to return to a more normal state.

With some of the flush fading from her face, she then watched the "new friends" cheering for jockeys and horses in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and said softly, "I believe that by now, you've guessed who those people might be, right?"

Hearing this, Qiu Tu also looked towards the sectional chiefs from the City Hall who had just been seeking information from him.

Bai Ru nodded subtly, whispering, "They are just the lowest ranking among them..."

Qiu Tu: ...

To be honest, it wasn't until this moment that Qiu Tu finally understood why investigating the "Yin Caimei case" was fraught with so much danger!

Before today, there was one thing that Qiu Tu couldn't figure out: that is... no matter how important Vice President Tian was, it didn't make sense for so many powers to be monitoring his mistress's case, did it?!

Moreover, they were so desperate that they would assassinate the officers investigating the case!

At the time, Qiu Tu had two suspicions:

1. Vice President Tian was simply too important to Xinjie City. So important that all sides wouldn't allow anything to happen to him.

2. These powers were likely to have some connection to the Anti-government Armed Forces.

While both of these suspicions had some incongruities, before that, Qiu Tu couldn't think of any other possibilities, so he had no choice but to investigate in those directions.

However... He had planned for every eventuality but had not anticipated that Yin Caimei was the core of the case!

She was not only Vice President Tian's mistress but also the mistress of many others!

So... when Yin Caimei was discovered to be a spy and was captured by the Political Department, it led to so many people wanting her dead!

So... Jia Shu opened the doors of convenience for various powers to silence her.

So... there was a threat to Qiu Tu's life when Yan Chen authorized a deeper investigation into "the case of Yin Caimei"...

Even more so, from this, Qiu Tu thought of something further: no wonder because of such a "minor" case, Yan Chen and Jia Shu were in such discord.

If he was right, the majority sharing Yin Caimei were probably administrative personnel from the City Hall, and the implications were far-reaching.

As one of the Three Giants of Xinjie, of course, no one dared pressure Yan Chen, and Yan Chen was happy to see those administrative personnel from the City Hall brought down because of the case.

But Jia Shu was different. Even though his position in Xinjie City wasn't low, the pressure and interests from all sides still influenced his decisions.

That reasonably explained why, even though they were on the same side, Jia Shu and Yan Chen were so divided over this matter.

Not for anything else, but for profit alone.

And now, having thoroughly understood the intricacies of the case, Qiu Tu's brain was whirling.

A question surfaced in his mind: given the broad implications of the case, should he continue the investigation?

His complexion rapidly shifted as his brain weighed the pros and cons.

In the end... Qiu Tu's gaze became resolute again!

Having been given a second chance at life, he had no room for hesitation and second-guessing!

Now that they were ready to launch, how could he possibly give up just because the enemies were too powerful!

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The broader the case involved, the greater the personal gain after resolving it!

No risk, no reward, the higher the waves, the more precious the fish! Take the shot, a bicycle might turn into a motorcycle!

Having come to a decision, Qiu Tu felt his mindset become more natural.

He smiled at Bai Ru and said, "Thank you, Section Chief Bai, for telling me such a secret matter."

"You dared to take such a big risk to warn me, you must want something, right?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Ru's eyes, brimming with tears, turned to him as she pleaded, "I hope Chief Qiu can let my husband go... He's been wronged."

Qiu Tu was even more intrigued, "Are you talking about Qian Dafu?"

Bai Ru nodded.

Qiu Tu pretended to be puzzled, "What happened to him? Is he involved in this case?"

Bai Ru probably didn't expect Qiu Tu to ask such a question.

For a moment, she couldn't tell whether Qiu Tu really hadn't found anything about her husband or if he was... hinting at something to her.

Just then, a burst of cheers and some groans suddenly came from the direction of the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the scene.

The cheers intermingled with people's frustrated voices.

Qiu Tu and Bai Ru looked in the direction the sounds were coming from and saw Chief Huang and others, some laughing, some upset, engaged in a heated argument.

It looked like a horse race had just finished.

Noticing this, Qiu Tu curiously watched Captain Zhang.

Indeed... Chief Huang hadn't given a wrong introduction; this young man following General Ye had lost another bet, his eyes red as he roared something at the racetrack below, then... he started asking people around him for money.

Qiu Tu watched thoughtfully for a moment and then looked away.

At this time, Chief Huang and others returned as well.

Seeing Bai Ru sitting intimately by Qiu Tu's side, they exchanged glances, and when they looked at the two again, there was an unspoken ambiguity in their eyes.

After all, Bai Ru was married, so upon seeing this, she quickly tried to get up.

But at this moment, Qiu Tu reached out to catch her and drew her slender waist directly into his arms. Amidst her exclamations, he pulled her into his embrace.

With the beauty in his arms, Qiu Tu smiled at Chief Huang and others, saying, "Section Chief Bai and I hit it off right away, and she wants to join us."

"I wonder if that's convenient?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Chief Huang and the others exchanged looks, then replied with an ambiguous smile, "We have no problem with it."

"It's just that the upcoming activities might be a bit much for Section Chief Bai to handle."

As they said this, they winked at Qiu Tu and Bai Ru.

Qiu Tu then turned to Bai Ru and whispered intimately into her ear, "What do you think, Section Chief Bai? Do you want to come with us and broaden your horizons?"

Bai Ru obviously guessed what "broadening horizons" the men were referring to and was not inclined to participate.

But, remembering her husband's fate was still in Qiu Tu's hands and that she hadn't fully grasped the meaning behind Qiu Tu's previous words,

she hesitated for a long time, her expression changing. Finally, she sighed and nodded slightly, agreeing to go along.

Seeing her agreement, the men burst out into loud laughter, especially Section Chief Kong, Deputy Section Chief Zhuang, and other City Hall officials involved with Yin Caimei, laughed the hardest.

Becaue... in their eyes, Qiu Tu's actions were a strong signal to them: they were all on the same side. There was no need to worry about Yin Caimei's case.

Qiu Tu also smiled especially heartily.

Laugh, laugh all you want, your time to cry will come...

After the race, fulfilling Qiu Tu's request to "broaden horizons," Chief Huang took Qiu Tu and a dozen heads and deputy heads to the nightclub at Emerald Fort.

Upon arriving at the opulent nightclub, Qiu Tu felt his left pants pocket vibrate a few times.

With one arm around Bai Ru, he took out the communicator with his other hand.

There was only one text on the communicator, from Chen Feng:

"Boss, shall we gather tonight?"

It was the code Qiu Tu and he had agreed on. It meant, "Commander, everything is in place, should we execute the plan?"

Qiu Tu knew all the groups must have already taken positions near Qian Dafu and the other targets, ready to move.

So, he typed a message: I'm tied up, you guys go ahead.

"Take action."

After sending the message, Qiu Tu laughed and planted a kiss on Bai Ru's face, then, amid her exclamations, stealthily pressed the send button...

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Today's 3 chapters total 10,000 words. I'll post 2 chapters now and am still writing one more, which you can see tomorrow at noon. Ten thousand words for Monthly Tickets!

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