Let them offer their loyalty!

According to Old Master Qin's statement,

the "God" he worshipped, named "Larilo," was not some High Order Cataclysmic Creature, but a genuine deity.

She possessed porcelain-like skin and a perfect figure, with a golden crown on her head and a white gauze draped over her body, enchanting and beautiful.

The path of Cataclysm she practiced was: Reproduction.

The reason Old Master Qin became her follower was also due to a coincidence.

More than twenty years ago, after an unsatisfactory experience, Old Master Qin was extremely vexed and prayed that if only he could regain his vigor, he was willing to pay any price!

As a result... that night, he dreamed of Larilo.

In the dream, Larilo told him that she was the deity who governed Reproduction, and that all domains related to the continuation of life were under her control.

Therefore, she could not only help Old Master Qin regain his vigor, but she could also enable him to return to his youth and achieve immortality.

However, the price was that Old Master Qin must worship her and become her follower.

At the time, Old Master Qin thought it was a fanciful dream born of his daytime thoughts, so he didn't take it seriously and agreed right away.

Who knew that the next day, Old Master Qin actually did regain his vigor! Not only did he have a long battle with his mistress, but he also left her wailing loudly!

Just... this did not make Old Master Qin very happy. On the contrary... it filled him with immense fear.

After all, if everything that happened in the dream was true, then it meant he might have made an irrevocable deal with a mysterious, unknown existence.

Therefore, he began trying to figure out what exactly had happened.

But in that era... humans hadn't even given birth to Cataclysmics, nor had they developed Cataclysmic ability, so how could they understand what a "God" was?

So, after failing to understand what had happened, Old Master Qin simply decided to cut his losses and enjoy the benefits that Larilo had brought him.

During this time, he sometimes worried whether Larilo might be an Evil God, or if there was some kind of trap involved.

But.... after living like this for two or three years without noticing anything unusual and with his body in good health, he eventually came to believe that the deity he worshipped was genuinely a "God."

Thus, gradually, he became more devout.

In the years that followed, Old Master Qin also repeatedly asked Larilo what she needed. If there was anything he, as a follower, could do....

But Larilo's response was always that she didn't need anything. All she needed was for her follower to be "sexually" happy....

This was also the reason Old Master Qin firmly believed that Larilo was a true God and worth his worship....

As for the "immortality" deal Old Master Qin made with Larilo, it was also straightforward.

After knowing Larilo for seven or eight years, as Old Master Qin's age gradually increased, he also began to fear death. So he implored Larilo to slow his aging and grant him eternal life.

This time, after a long period of contemplation, Larilo agreed but also set forth a condition.

Larilo would grant Old Master Qin an immortal soul, as long as he continuously switched to bodies related to him by blood, he could achieve immortality!

In return, Old Master Qin needed to use "Cloned Female Body" technology to cultivate a suitable female body for Larilo and to facilitate her descent into this world.

This request was so straightforward that it took Old Master Qin by surprise.

So, he agreed without hesitation.

Thus, over the next ten-plus years, Old Master Qin, while cultivating bodies for himself and Larilo, aligned himself with the United Front to acquire resources and strive for development.

Finally, after his relentless efforts, the Qin family became the leading great family in Xinjie City, and three years ago, his soul attained immortality and entered into Qin Heng and Qin Cheng's bodies respectively.

One of these bodies continued to control the Qin family, while the other led a life of luxury, throwing lavish parties to accumulate power for him and Larilo.

And at last, just over half a month ago, the body for Larilo was finally ready.

Consequently, Old Master Qin arranged the Deity Descension Ceremony according to Larilo's instructions to facilitate her descent!

Only, on the day of the ceremony, no one knows what happened, but Old Master Qin lost consciousness after initiating the ritual, not waking up until the next day.

By then, Larilo's body had vanished without a trace.

Afterward, when Old Master Qin tried to contact Larilo, he found himself unable to reach her....

When Qiu Tu heard Old Master Qin's story, he had only one thought: This old man is a damn fool, isn't he!

Even fools know "Those not of our kind must have a different heart"!

And they are aware "There is no such thing as a free lunch"!

Yet, he gullibly believed in an unknown, incoming "deity" and even dedicated more than a decade to preparing for her arrival in this world!

In the end, he was ruthlessly abandoned by that deity!

And most importantly... Qiu Tu suspected that the ceremony was likely a success.

Because... the information about Larilo obtained from Old Master Qin matched certain scenes Qiu Tu had seen through the masked man in the suit and Wang Xi.

In several of the memory fragments viewed by Qiu Tu, he noticed that both the masked man in the suit and Wang Xi also seemed to be practicing the path of "Reproduction" and "love born of heart."

Moreover, just like Old Master Qin, he enjoyed throwing lavish silver parties.

The world is so large, yet in the same city, during the same time period, the chance of encountering the same type of "God" is incredibly small. Therefore, Qiu Tu felt this was likely not a coincidence...

...but rather Larilo, having drained all value from Old Master Qin, decisively chose her next target...

This was also the reason why Qiu Tu found the "Pharmacy Robbery Case" tricky.

After all, if Qiu Tu's deductions and guesses were true. Then... their investigative team's enemy was probably not an ordinary person, not even a disaster sufferer, but a High Order catastrophized creature that had descended upon this world, whose purpose and hiding place were unknown...

Thinking so, Qiu Tu also collected his thoughts and then smiled as he shook hands with Cui Daren, "Director Cui is too kind. Let's keep in touch, keep in touch..."

....

With the intelligence provided by Qiu Tu, plus the "back road" being cut off.

This time, Old Master Qin finally could not hold out.

Under the intense interrogation by the Security Department, Old Master Qin detailed everything he had done over the years for the United Front, for Larilo.

This included, of course, evidence and dirty secrets of the 33 officials arrested by the Security Department.

Among these officials, some had unwittingly become accomplices of Old Master Qin without realizing the full situation; others had knowingly stood with Old Master Qin, providing intelligence and support to the United Front...

The purpose was to hedge bets and gain more benefits...

With the confession and evidence provided by Old Master Qin, the chief offender, almost all the suspects quickly confessed their crimes.

Thus... in just a few short hours, the entire "Yin Caimei Case" progressed rapidly and was thoroughly solved!

To avoid prolonged complications.

In the afternoon, the Security Department submitted all details of the case to the Sanctuary, clearly stating the outcomes: execution or life imprisonment for principal offenders like Old Master Qin, the Four Major Transportation Merchants, Bai Yongkang, and other key accomplices.

Other heads of departments, directors, and accomplices, received either demotions, dismissals, or imprisonment based on the severity of their crimes...

After receiving this report, the Sanctuary was immediately shaken.

After carefully understanding the entire case, the Sanctuary agreed with the Security Department's processing results and issued two commendations and one warning sanction.

Naturally, the warning sanction was for the Xinjie City Municipal Committee.

As the highest authority in Xinjie City, the Municipal Committee was the institution most heavily infiltrated by the Qin Family and the United Front, a true disgrace to Xinjie City!

And of course, the two commendations were for the Investigation Bureau and the Security Department.

As the ones who uncovered this major case and cooperated closely to quickly root out all the individuals involved and the hidden forces behind them, the Sanctuary gave a high appraisal...

Although it was just two modest written praises, to the current, turbulent upper echelons of Xinjie City society, they were factors that could influence many matters...

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6 P.M.

Investigation Bureau, ninth floor, large conference room.

All nine senior members of the Investigation Bureau gathered here for a meeting.

The main purpose of this meeting was twofold: to summarize the Yin Caimei case, and the other was... to discuss the personnel arrangements within the Investigation Bureau.

Several of Qiu Tu's acquaintances, Yan Chen, Tang Feifei, Jia Shu, and Secretary Bai were all in attendance.

Possibly due to the formality of the occasion, everyone's demeanor was different from when in private.

Especially Tang Feifei.

In Qiu Tu's presence, her smile was faint but her expression lively. Discover more content at empire

But in such a serious setting, her wheat-colored face had no expression at all, chillingly austere.

The meeting began with Secretary Bai giving a brief introduction of the Yin Caimei case to the senior members present.

It included the cause of the case, the process, as well as the evidence, confessions, punishment results for the related personnel, and the commendations from the Sanctuary.

Among them... to highlight the Investigation Bureau's role, and under Yan Chen's suggestion, Secretary Bai mentioned key terms like "Qiu Tu" and "Political Department" numerous times.

The senior members present were all savvy. Just by listening to Secretary Bai's report, they roughly understood the purpose of Yan Chen's meeting and her personal stance...

Essentially, Yan Chen was using the Sanctuary's commendation today to build momentum for Qiu Tu, signaling to everyone what the upcoming personnel arrangements would look like...

This made the senior members in attendance ponder what positions of department head within the Investigation Bureau were still vacant...

After a year of filling roles and promotions, the Investigation Bureau still had some departments without heads, but... most were clean government offices.

Like the records department of the Administrative Office, or the head of the Public Security Offices under the Public Security Bureau, or the equipment management department of the Training Department, and so on...

But, these were obviously not desirable positions...

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