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"Even regarding the controlled area, since you are not prepared to reveal your identity for the time being and can cooperate with me directly, there will be no flaws to be found."

At this point, Tang Feifei paused slightly, her wheat-colored face filled with seriousness.

"So, all we need to do next is proceed step by step. I will join forces with Liu Xiong Yuan and Dai Yu Kang, and then try to unite with Li Ting Dong to gain control of the discourse in the Dong Ye State Assembly."

"Then, together we will work hard to remove Huang Shangzong's oppression of you and put you in your position as acting director."

"With control of the New Territories, you have many more options."

"You can compete for the vice-chairmanship by leveraging your status as a 'Regional Lord' and a 'Pseudo-Tier 4 Cataclysmic Being.'"

“If you retreat, you can develop the New Territories into your own private territory and establish your own base.”

Tang Feifei's eyes were firm and serious. "I think... this is what you should be doing right now."

Qiu Tu smiled upon hearing this. Then he said, "Actually, these two things don't affect each other."

"One focuses on the present, while the other looks to the future."

Seeing that Tang Feifei still seemed a little confused, Qiu Tu stopped being mysterious and instead prompted, "By the way, Feifei. I only became the 'Regional Lord' seven or eight days earlier than you. How do you think... I knew about 'Yellow Charm'?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei's wheat-colored face froze for a moment.

Then, she looked at Qiu Tu with a shocked expression. She asked incredulously, "Could it be Larilu?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled and nodded slightly, confirming her guess...

.......

Meanwhile, at Yan Chen's villa.

restaurant.

It could be because they ate quickly, or they might have something on their mind, or they might feel guilty.

Anyway, after finishing her meal, Yan Yan left the restaurant first, saying she was going back to her room to rest.

For a moment, only Ellie and Cher were left in the restaurant.

Ellie fiddled with a few dice in her hand, then looked at Yan Yan's departing figure with a puzzled expression.

After a moment, she looked at Xue'er, who was sitting quietly eating to the side, and asked, "Don't you feel... that something's wrong with Yan Yan?"

Xue'er shook her head slightly and said, "No."

Ellie hissed, then pressed on, "Don't you think she seems to have something on her mind?"

“I just asked her if she had noticed anything. She hesitated for a moment, then denied it.”

"Something's not right."

Xue'er took a spoonful of rice and scooped it into her mouth before looking up at Ellie.

She was like a dead person, with little expression on her face and no life in her eyes.

She said, "Maybe... Yan Yan doesn't really like communicating with people either."

She recalled for a moment, then said with a blank look in her eyes, "I remember back then... I would rather go with Brother Jia (Jia Shu) to dispose of the bodies than talk to those trainees."

"Interpersonal relationships are much more difficult to deal with than a corpse."

At this point, a hint of reminiscence appeared in Xue'er's eyes, and she said softly, "We were so happy back then..."

"We killed people together, dissected and studied the bodies together, and disposed of the corpses together."

“I remember Jia Ge telling me back then... that I am the most special girl in the world.”

"They said my father's students were all brainless brutes."

"Only I was willing to hide with him in the dark basement, conducting all sorts of bizarre human experiments."

As she finished speaking, Xue'er's eyes widened, and two clear tears streamed down her cheeks.

It looks... both eerie and creepy.

Ellie: ......

Even though she'd witnessed her best friend and childhood confidante's yandere state countless times since childhood, she still felt speechless every time she saw it...

She clearly looks like a classical beauty, and when she dresses up, she exudes the delicate beauty of a classical beauty.

But... he actually liked corpses, liked killing, liked dissection...

Her bizarre hobbies and extreme personality are something no one who doesn't truly know her would ever guess...

And her other childhood friend and best friend, Yan Yan, was also acting strangely.

She has an angelic face and is always well-behaved, like a lady from a respectable family.

But inside... it seemed incredibly oppressive.

It felt like the two sides of an angel and a devil.

This made Ellie always wonder how terrifying she would be if she were to fall into depravity, given her extremely repressed state, whenever she saw her sweet, angelic face.

Thinking about this, Ellie suddenly felt... that she was the only normal person among the three sisters.

Moreover... she was the only one of the three sisters with an official position.

Thinking this, she fiddled with the dice, feeling a surge of superiority!

So, she ignored the sickly Xue'er and decided to go talk to Yan Yan again.

She believed that if she probed further, she would most likely be able to extract relevant information from Yan Yan.

Who knows... we might just make a big profit!

......

And just like that, the day passed quickly.

Throughout the day, Ellie hardly went anywhere; she just kept pulling Xue'er and pestering Yan Yan.

She knew she couldn't ask directly, so she inquired indirectly.

For example, what did Qiu Tu and Yan Yan talk about? Where did Qiu Tu go along the way? Did Qiu Tu have any ill intentions towards Yan Yan?

Yan Yan seemed genuinely annoyed by the pressure.

So it wasn't until 5 p.m. that she told Qiu Tu everything when Ellie asked her again what dinner he had the day before.

Upon hearing that Qiu Tu would be sending a trusted aide to transport a precious item that evening, and that this item was related to an evil god, they were immediately struck by the news.

This immediately piqued Ellie's interest.

She checked the time; there was still an hour until 6 o'clock.

She simply didn't have time to make any arrangements, so she had to go and intercept them herself!

This made her suspicious.

Sitting in the car on their way to the military headquarters, Ellie looked at Yan Yan beside her and said with a hint of suspicion, "Yan Yan...we're best friends, right?"

"You won't hurt me, will you?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Yan raised her pure, angelic face and asked with a puzzled expression, "Of course we're best friends. So... why would I want to hurt you?"

"This news was really overheard."

At this point, Yan Yan gave a detailed account of the details of how she eavesdropped.

According to her, Tang Feifei came to the Investigation Department looking for Qiu Tu.

She didn't dare to seduce Tang Feifei's man in front of her, so she simply took her leave.

However, when she left Qiu Tu's office, she was careful and deliberately blocked the door with her heel as she closed it.

So the door wasn't closed completely, leaving a crack.

She pretended to be Qiu Tu's secretary, standing at the door, but actually listened to the conversation inside.

Then she overheard Qiu Tu's plan to transport a precious item he used to contact the evil god to the security department for archiving.

Moreover, Tang Feifei also said that the item must not be exposed, otherwise Qiu Tu's actions would be exposed.

Although Qiu Tu's original intention was good, contacting the evil god in private was still problematic and could easily be discovered.

But... just as she heard this, Tan Huimin returned.

She felt uncomfortable continuing to listen, so she decisively left.

As for why she didn't want to tell Ellie at first, it was quite simple. She had only heard half of the information.

She had no idea what the full picture of the intelligence was, or whether it was false. She was worried that it might harm Ellie.

To be honest, the whole story that Yan Yan made up was logically consistent and made sense.

Moreover... he perfectly left himself a way out.

That way, even if something really goes wrong, she can extricate herself from the situation.

But it was this behavior that made Ellie feel a little strange.

After all... only someone who knows there's something wrong with this would be so careful to leave themselves a way out.

Yan Yan's actions were actually a bit suspicious.

And... even if she suspected Yan Yan wrong, Yan Yan didn't betray her.

She didn't think that Qiu Tu, with his keen senses, could have allowed Yan Yan to overhear such important information...

So, after hesitating for a few minutes, Ellie still didn't dare to take the risk herself.

So, she took out her communicator and, in front of Yan Yan, contacted Yu Zhengyi and Lin Chuan.

The implication was simple: he was sharing some information to see if anyone was bold enough to risk angering Qiu Tu by investigating the items being transported.

To her surprise...

Lin Chuan and Yu Zhengyi also learned about this news through other channels.

In other words... something that was supposed to be very secret has now become known to all of Qiu Tu's enemies.

'There's definitely something fishy going on here!'

Thinking about it this way, Ellie suddenly felt that her guess was pretty much right!

Although it is unknown what Qiu Tu hid in that package.

But... it's probably not a thing. It's most likely a trap.

But... is it really a trap?

Thinking this through, Ellie hesitated for a moment.

After all, all of this is a bit too abnormal.

If Qiu Tu had only told one person, it might have been a trap. But if he told all the enemies...

Isn't this blatantly telling all the enemies: I'm going to trick them?

What benefit does this bring to Qiu Tu?

Ellie didn't quite understand.

'Could he be doing the opposite?'

'Did they really send some important item to security to try and launder it?'

'But recently... we've all been watching him. He's worried we'll find out what's going on.'

'So they decided to "stir up trouble," deliberately making us think it was a trap so we wouldn't dare examine the item...'

To be honest, there are too many logical directions and reasonable inferences about a single event.

So... two completely opposite conclusions were presented to Ellie, making it a bit difficult for her to choose.

And so, until 5:30, Ellie arrived at the gate of the military camp.

The car stopped, and she sat quietly inside, her eyes closed, deep in thought...

In the nearby military camp, there was a watchtower. Colonel Lin Chuan, Lin Ting, and Yu Zhengyi were standing there, quietly watching Ellie's convoy.

After a moment, Yu Zhengyi looked at Lin Chuan beside him and asked, "Colonel Lin, if it were you, would you take the test or not?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan put his hands behind his back and shook his head slightly, "It's hard to say. This matter is indeed strange."

"It's so strange that I can't figure out what Qiu Tu is thinking."