Let them offer their loyalty!

'Is it really Jia Shu?'

With that thought, Qiu Tu quietly took a drag on his cigarette...

To tell the truth, even though Larilo's reason seemed valid, and when thinking deeply about Jia Shu's series of actions to cover up the Yin Caimei case before that indeed harbored much suspicion,

But... Qiu Tu really had some doubts about whether Jia Shu could be a follower of Larilo.

After all... If Jia Shu really was a follower of Larilo and even intended to kill him forcefully, then why would Larilo warn him in advance?

Wouldn't that just make him more vigilant?

Moreover, the most important thing was... Jia Shu was planning to attack him, but he hadn't received any alert from 'Crisis Intuition'!

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but hesitate.

'Could it be that Larilo is... playing the same game of driving the wolf to devour the tiger as I am?'

"She doesn't know I have a backup plan, so she intentionally sows discord between Jia Shu and me, making us face off against each other, and then she profits from the chaos...?"

With that thought, Qiu Tu furrowed his brows and took the last drag of his cigarette, then readied to throw it to the ground and stomp it out.

However, before he could act, Liu Fuping's hand reached out, and an ashtray appeared in front of Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu was taken aback, then he lowered his head to glance at her, only receiving a gentle smile in return.

This is the charm of a married woman...

While inwardly marveling, Qiu Tu pressed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

Just then,

suddenly, a flash crossed his vision.

The next second, rows of prompts appeared before his eyes.

'Crisis Intuition triggered! Generating crisis report!'

'Your superior, the Head of the Xinjie City Investigation Bureau Political Department, Jia Shu, has finally made up his mind to eliminate you.'

'As a Second Order Cataclysmic Awakened, he is an existence that you cannot currently stop, and even the "Trigger Paper Figure" might not be able to save your life.'

'He will make his move by tomorrow night at the latest.'

'You have only two days to prepare.'

'If within two days, you do not convince him to abandon this thought, or if you do not have the strength to survive his attack, then you will indeed die an unnatural death.'

'Now, a 48-hour countdown begins.'

Qiu Tu: ??

My goodness, seeing the countdown pop up before his eyes, Qiu Tu really felt as if his face had been slapped till swollen.

Jia Shu actually really intended to kill him?

And the timing was also just before tomorrow night?

Wasn't that too much of a coincidence!

Could it be... Jia Shu was really a follower of Larilo?

With that thought, Qiu Tu's every move halted!

Although his gut feeling told him something was off, as if he was missing some crucial detail, there indeed was no other explanation for now.

With that thought, Qiu Tu's resolve solidified!

Whether it was a ploy of driving the wolf to devour the tiger, or whether Larilo had other motives, the fact was clear that Jia Shu was preparing to take action against him!

He had been planning to deal with Jia Shu recently, so there was no hesitation!

Now Jia Shu wanted to take action against him, just fine, he could use this opportunity to set up a trap in advance, to counterattack!

So... he shouldn't be thinking about all these unnecessary things anymore; he should simplify the situation!

Such as figuring out self-preservation or... calling for help!

Meanwhile, just as Qiu Tu was contemplating, Liu Fuping noticed something was off.

Liu Fuping asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Qiu Tu pulled himself back from his thoughts and said to Liu Fuping with a sharp look, "Get me the communicator."

"The one used to contact the Security Department."

Liu Fuping, seeing his reaction, knew that Qiu Tu must have thought of something important, so she didn't press further and simply "Hmm"ed, turning around to head back to the bedroom to fetch the communicator.

Soon, she approached Qiu Tu with her delicate steps and handed him the specially made communicator from the Security Department.

Qiu Tu took the customized communicator and made a call to Qin Shuman.

It was one o'clock in the morning. Qin Shuman wasn't asleep. Having just received a promotion, she was sorting through the work of two departments by the dim light of her office lamp, working overtime.

"Ring, ring, ring."

When she heard her communicator sound off, she glanced over from her work. As soon as she saw it was Qiu Tu calling, she reflexively answered immediately.

"Qiu Tu? Calling me so late, has something happened?"

Hearing the woman's concerned voice on the other end of the line, Qiu Tu didn't speak yet, as Liu Fuping yawned and walked back to the bedroom.

Qiu Tu watched her leave and then spoke to Qin Shuman, "I want to ask, if there is a high-ranking official in the Investigation Bureau suspected of being an Evil God Cultist, then... can you directly investigate him?"

Startled by Qiu Tu's words, Qin Shuman paused.

Under the dim light, she didn't directly answer Qiu Tu's question but set down her pen and said carefully, "Qiu Tu. Whether someone is an Evil God Cultist can be detected with specialized equipment."

"And most of the mid to high-level officials in the cities of the Planning Area are Cataclysmics. Thus, after the Sanctuary selected them, they were subjected to testing."

"If it wasn't detected then... given a Cataclysmic's understanding of their own powers, it would be quite difficult to become an Evil God Cultist in just a short year."

"After all... the Evil God is just a High Order Cataclysmic Creature. The power it can offer to ordinary Cataclysmics is limited."

"Most likely, the mid and high-level officials would not give up their positions and status to cross that line..."

"So... we cannot simply bring in a high-ranking official for examination without any clues."

Having said that, Qin Shuman asked back, "Which high-level official in the Investigation Bureau do you suspect?"

Qiu Tu didn't feel the need to be evasive with Qin Shuman.

So he responded straightforwardly without hesitation, "Jia Shu."

"I suspect Jia Shu is very likely to be an Evil God Cultist, or at least has some kind of connection with the Evil God!"

Explaining this, Qiu Tu also briefly described his encounter with Larilo to Qin Shuman.

And at the end, Qiu Tu added, "And just now, I received news that Jia Shu might... indeed be preparing to make a move against me."

After listening to Qiu Tu's conjecture, Qin Shuman also seemed hesitant, "Jia Shu is going to make a move on you?"

"But... you've just been promoted to Principal Staff and are about to be officially included in the Sanctuary's register, right?"

"If he kills you now, it's likely to bring up a lot of quest..."

Mid-sentence, Qin Shuman suddenly paused, then realized, "No wonder Jia Shu is planning to act against you by the evening after tomorrow at the latest."

"Your promotion to Principal Staff just came through, and being registered in the Sanctuary's book, in accordance with the procedure, would take about two days or so."

"So, at the latest, by the morning after the day after tomorrow, you should be officially registered."

"That's why Jia Shu has chosen to make his move against you before tomorrow night."

"Looking at it this way, everything does seem to make sense," she said.

Now distinctly worried, Qin Shuman hesitated for a moment before saying, "We really can't investigate Jia Shu directly."

"But... this is what we'll do. For the next two days, I'll arrange for two teams of specialists from the Security Department to protect you."

"With the Security Department personnel present, even if Jia Shu is audacious, I doubt he'll dare to lay a hand on you easily."

"Just make it through these two days, and after that, he should no longer be able to act against you."

"Later on, we will discuss this at length. We'll find evidence of Jia Shu colluding with the Evil God and then proceed with an investigation!"

Upon hearing Qin Shuman's words, Qiu Tu declined without a moment's hesitation, "The matter of assigning specialists for my protection can be dropped. It's an internal affair of the Investigation Bureau."

"If your Security Department intervenes, it could... complicate things unnecessarily."

"Besides... I should be able to find someone within the Investigation Bureau to provide me with shelter."

As he said this, the image of Tang Feifei inevitably came to mind.

Compared to the protection from the two teams of Security Department specialists, he clearly preferred the strong-willed Tang Feifei...

The only uncertainty was whether Tang Feifei would be willing to intervene...

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Still 3 chapters, 10,000 words haha. The third chapter will be updated around 19:00.