Let them offer their loyalty!

Otherwise, Qiu Tu wouldn't have let her be his driver or exposed the homes of the two women to her.

Thinking this way, Qiu Tu's conversation with her became much more casual. He chuckled and said, "Are you afraid there's none left for you?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's ferocious words, Tan Hui Min's oval face blushed slightly.

Possibly recalling her embarrassing initiative over the past few days, she unnaturally gathered her stray hair behind her ears and focused on driving—without responding to Qiu Tu's comment.

A bashful beauty is always a splendid sight; therefore, Qiu Tu didn't mind but quietly enjoyed it....

Just like that, the two of them quickly arrived at the Investigation Bureau's office building.

Since they were delayed by Shen Lingshuang today, by the time they reached the office building, it was already close to noon.

After getting out of the car, Qiu Tu walked towards the office building with Tan Huimin.

However, as soon as they reached the office building, Qiu Tu felt as though something significant had happened.

In the lobby on the first floor, many agents and section chiefs were excitedly gossiping with each other.

Now being a high-level official of the Investigation Bureau, Qiu Tu had to maintain his own demeanor, so he did not go to inquire about the situation himself but signaled Tan Huimin with a glance.

Tan Huimin nodded slightly at Qiu Tu and, without attracting attention, gradually increased the distance between them before mingling into the crowd to gather information....

Taking the elevator to the ninth floor, where the Political Department was located, Qiu Tu leisurely headed to his office.

After opening the door and entering, it wasn't long before Tan Huimin also returned to the office.

She closed the door behind her and then came over to Qiu Tu, bent down, and whispered, "Chief, this very morning, Director Liu of Eastern City came out of seclusion and announced to the neighboring cities that he has successfully advanced to a Fourth-order Cataclysmic!"

"Along with this announcement, the Sanctuary suddenly issued a notice and documents. They intend to merge Eastern City with more than a dozen surrounding cities to form the fifth state under the Sanctuary's jurisdiction: Dongye Zhou."

"Dongye Zhou will have Eastern City as its capital and will manage the surrounding dozen cities. Dongye Zhou will also establish a council like the Sanctuary."

"It's said that the first Speaker of the council will be a high-ranking official from the Sanctuary. Director Liu, General Ye, and another commissioner with the surname Li from a different city will become the Deputy Speakers."

"So... early this morning, Director Yan, General Ye, and Commissioner Jiang all rushed to Dongye Zhou to participate in the founding ceremony of the state."

After hearing Tan Huimin's intelligence, a flicker of surprise crossed Qiu Tu's eyes.

After all, if he had not miscalculated the time, it seemed that the establishment of Dongye Zhou was ahead—way ahead, and even earlier than the previously set time frame, wasn't it?

Luckily... Qiu Tu had, before this, advanced to the head of the Political Department. Unfortunately... Huang Shangzong had finally arrived.

As the Speaker of the Dongye Zhou State Council and a member of the Supreme Sanctuary Council, Huang Shangzong was indeed the highest official of the state, a true Senior Frontier Official!

Especially after the transfer of personnel authority of various cities to the Dongye Zhou State Council, Huang Shangzong became the actual "big boss" for all high-level officials within the cities.

Whether it was promotion, transfer, or demotion, it was all at the whim of Huang Shangzong.

Therefore, for Qiu Tu—who had previously killed Huang Shangzong's trusted general Jia Shu and advisor Wu Zhi—of course, he felt uneasy.

And just as Qiu Tu was pondering this, suddenly, the phone on his desk "ring ring ring" started to ring.

Qiu Tu picked up the phone and answered the call. On the other end was Tang Feifei's cool voice.

"Have you started work?"

Qiu Tu "Mmhmm"ed.

Tang Feifei said, "Come to my office. Huang Shangzong's people are here. They are investigating Wu Zhi's case."

Hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu was startled.

'Fast...too fast!'