Then let them offer their loyalty!

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"If it weren't for my men taking the bullet for me, I might be lying on the ground like this distinguished guest right now."

"I know you're a little anxious because you didn't protect this important guest's safety, but even if you're anxious, don't bite people indiscriminately!"

After saying that, Qiu Tu looked at Committee Member Wang, who had been terrified and speechless since the tense standoff began, and then forced a sinister smile onto his face. "Tell me, am I right, Committee Member Wang?"

The "truth" of the matter was exactly as Qiu Tu said, and Qiu Tu is currently in control of the situation at the scene.

So how could Committee Member Wang dare to say "no"?

He hurriedly nodded repeatedly, his face beaming, "Yes, yes. Minister Qiu is right."

After saying that, he looked at Ji Chen and reprimanded him, "Section Chief Ji, now that Councilor Wu is in trouble, what we need to do is unite and get through this problem, not blame each other."

"You absolutely mustn't lose your mind!"

Committee Member Wang's words sounded like a criticism of Ji Chen, but they were actually giving him a way out.

Upon hearing this, Ji Chen quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, yes, Commissioner Wang and Minister Qiu are right to criticize."

"I was indeed in a hurry just now."

They saw that Ji Chen had given in.

Qiu Tu also withdrew his dark gun barrel.

He looked down at Ji Chen and asked, "Who exactly is this Wu advisor you just introduced?"

What does he do?

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Ji Chen and Committee Member Wang exchanged a glance.

Now that Wu Zhi is dead, the plan to eliminate Qiu Tu is definitely not going to work, and the two of them can't figure out how things will develop next.

So they quickly laughed it off, saying, "It's nothing really. He's just a councilor who came from the shelter to inspect our New Territories."

"They conduct inspections at various institutions and departments."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu said "Oh," and then added, "Alright, then you should quickly call for reinforcements or report to your superiors."

"If you need my cooperation or to testify, you can come to me anytime. I should be working at Secretary Bai's villa for the next couple of days."

After saying that, Qiu Tu put away his gun, then waved to his confidants, "Let's go, take Chen Feng with us, let's retreat!" Then they returned to the villa in a large group.

At this moment, looking at Qiu Tu's domineering back and the many fans around him.

Ji Chen and Committee Member Wang both had somewhat complicated expressions.

If they had only heard about Qiu Tu's methods of winning people's hearts and knew that he had cultivated a group of loyal followers, but hadn't paid much attention to it before...

Now, after experiencing what happened today, they truly felt for the first time the difference between Qiu Tu's subordinates and those of a normal superior—they were true confidants who only obeyed Qiu Tu's orders and were willing to follow him through thick and thin!

With dozens of high-ranking agents and the section chief working for him, Qiu Tu has truly begun to gain power.

'This has become quite a problem; some things are getting out of control...'

For a moment, Ji Chen and Committee Member Wang exchanged somewhat complicated glances...

After watching Qiu Tu and the others leave, the two came to their senses and then remembered that they should call for help and report Wu Zhi's death to their superiors!

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Chapter 247 Unveiling the Assassination of Huang Shangzong's Trusted Clerk (10,000 words, please vote!)

Thinking this, their gazes involuntarily fell on Wu Zhi's corpse.

At this moment, Wu Zhi had a hole in his head and his eyes were wide open, making him look extremely creepy.

Recalling the scene of the three of them drinking and chatting last night, and the mutual flattery and praise they had given each other, the two of them felt a little sentimental.

But recalling the high hopes the three of them had before meeting Qiu Tu today, the two of them felt a lot of doubts growing in their hearts.

When investigating a case, detectives are accustomed to starting with the motive. Similarly, when politicians are considering a conspiracy, they tend to suspect the biggest beneficiary of that conspiracy.

Although Qiu Tu had not yet contacted Wu Zhi, he did not know that Wu Zhi had come to the New Territories City for him.

However... Qiu Tu was definitely the biggest beneficiary of Wu Zhi's death.

With Wu Zhi's death, all the "evidence" of Qiu Tu's crimes that Wu Zhi had previously investigated vanished into thin air.

Furthermore, since the attack occurred in an area controlled by Qiu Tu, Qiu Tu had ample time and reason to arrange it, so the two still had some suspicions about Qiu Tu.

Thinking this, Ji Chen looked up at Committee Member Wang and tentatively asked, "Committee Member... do you think this whole thing might have been orchestrated by Qiu Tu himself?"

His words clearly had a double meaning.

So... upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Committee Member Wang's eyes clearly showed intense fluctuations.

He didn't answer immediately, but instead pondered the meaning Ji Chen had conveyed to him...

After a moment's hesitation, Committee Member Wang shook his head and said, "This matter involves a lot of serious issues, and we can't just frame someone."

"It would be best to have the investigation department investigate thoroughly."

At this point, perhaps sensing that Ji Chen hadn't given up, Committee Member Wang glanced around and added in a low voice, "That mysterious person isn't the only one who would dare to assassinate him."

How many lives do you have?

Upon hearing what Committee Member Wang said, Ji Chen was startled.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Secretary Bai's villa.

Outside the villa, Qiu Tu's close associates were on meticulous guard.

Thinking of Qiu Tu's close confidants who stood in front of him without hesitation, risking their lives to protect him; thinking of the scenes of those confidants drawing their guns and confronting each other at the slightest disagreement, Ji Chen felt his back was soaked with sweat.

Yes... Qiu Tu is no longer the lowly commoner who could be easily manipulated.

He is now the deputy minister of his political department, and he has a group of loyal followers who are willing to risk their lives for him.

Even with a fair trial, the other party might retaliate. If you dare to frame someone... there might be a ruthless person among them who would kill your entire family.

Even if he were to beg the director to find a way to dismiss Qiu Tu's cronies.

But... don't forget, Qiu Tu has more than just this group of loyal followers. He also has a group of brothers who would risk their lives for him in the New Territories. He also has his own influence within the military...

Those were even more loyal confidants than Qiu Tu and his group.

How much money can you earn yourself? It's not worth risking your whole family's lives for a job.

Thinking this through, Ji Chen chuckled dryly and said, "Committee Member Wang is right. I'll go report it now."

After saying that, Ji Chen sighed inwardly, took out his communicator, walked to the side, and started making a call.

Ji Chen's first call was naturally to Yan Chen.

With such a big incident, he definitely had to report it to Yan Chen.

But strangely... he called several times, but Yan Chen didn't answer.

No one answered either the communicator or the landline.

Ji Chen felt something was off.

Originally, he was a little surprised that Yan Chen, who was always dedicated to his work, had taken sick leave today to recuperate at the villa—because he, who had been taking care of Yan Chen closely, had not noticed that Yan Chen was uncomfortable in the slightest.

At that time, he simply thought that Yan Chen didn't want to have contact with Wu Zhi, so he didn't think much of it.

But now... he can't get in touch with them at all, and he feels something is wrong.

Thinking this, he called the maid at Yan Chen's house.

A moment later, the maid answered the phone.

Ji Chen tentatively inquired, "Alan, is the director at home?"

Upon hearing this, the maid replied, "He is at home. But... he seems to be feeling unwell, and he is sleeping alone in his bedroom, not wanting us to disturb him."

Upon hearing the maid's words, Ji Chen said "Oh," and felt somewhat relieved.

Then he said, “Alan, could you help me get the phone to the chief? I have an urgent matter to attend to.”

Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, Alan quickly refused, "No, no. I wouldn't dare."

She said, "Section Chief Ji, you don't know. The Director was in a terrible temper today."

"He locked himself in his bedroom early this morning and wouldn't let us disturb him."

"As it turned out, not long after, we heard the sound of something falling over coming from his bedroom."

"Aju, who was on duty, was startled and quickly pushed the door open to see what was going on."

"But who knew, he was shot dead by the chief of staff."

As he said this, Alan's voice trembled slightly, "We were the ones who cleaned up the blood on the ground."

"You have no idea how scared we were back then, afraid that we would get shot if we made a little noise while wiping the floor."

Upon hearing Alan's words, Ji Chen's expression froze.

In his memory, Yan Chen was never a capricious person.

On the contrary, although Yan Chen was a bit suspicious, he was very calm even when he suspected someone, making him a boss with stable emotions.

The fact that he's behaving so strangely today probably means he's encountered something upsetting.

Thinking this through, he decided not to try to persuade him any further, so he could only say, "Alright, Alan. I'll talk to the director myself when I get back to the villa."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and began to ponder how to handle the matter.

Generally speaking, if Yan Chen is unable to attend, Ji Chen usually reports the matter to Secretary Bai and lets Secretary Bai make the decision.

But Secretary Bai...

Thinking of this, Ji Chen turned his head and glanced at Secretary Bai's villa, which was surrounded by people.

'Qiu Tuzhen deserves to die!'

After cursing Qiu Tu under his breath, Ji Chen picked up his communicator and called Yu Zhengyi.

With neither the director nor his secretary present, the only person Ji Chen could think of to make a decision or handle the matter was the deputy director in charge, Yu Zhengyi.

This time, Ji Chen was not disappointed. The call was answered in less than two seconds.

Yu Zhengyi's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hello? Xiao Ji. What's up?"

Upon hearing Yu Zhengyi's question, Ji Chen took a deep breath and quickly reported everything that had just happened to Yu Zhengyi.

Because he had reached a consensus with Committee Member Wang beforehand, Ji Chen did not embellish the story when he recounted it, but instead told the whole story in detail.

This includes the enemy's ability to become invisible, the enemy firing multiple shots at Qiu Tu, the enemy being hit, and of course, Wu Zhi being shot in the head and now showing no vital signs...

After listening to Ji Chen's account, Yu Zhengyi was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell did he hear?! Huang Shangzong's advisor was shot in the head in the New Territories?!

And Qiu Tu and his group were also attacked?

At that moment, Yu Zhengyi felt like cursing Ji Chen to death—what a mess he'd dumped on him! Was he afraid he wouldn't take enough blame?

But now that the matter is in his hands, Yu Zhengyi has no choice but to deal with it.

Although he was cursing inwardly, he still reassured her, "Section Chief Ji, keep Committee Member Wang calm for now, I'll take some men and head over there right away."

"As for the assassination attempt... don't worry about it."

Yu Zhengyi pondered for a moment, then said, "If I'm not mistaken, the assassin you encountered shouldn't be coming back."

Upon hearing Yu Zhengyi's words, Ji Chen couldn't help but ask, "Why is Director Yu so certain?"

As Yu Zhengyi stood up, he explained, "You've just arrived at the Investigation Department, so you haven't dealt with many cases or wanted criminals, which is why you're not clear about this."

"Actually, the assassin who tried to kill you was quite famous."

"Very famous?" Ji Chen asked hesitantly.

Yu Zhengyi hummed in agreement and said, "That assassin's name is 'Lone Wolf.' He's an excellent assassin who has been active in the undeveloped area in recent years."

"His ability to cause cataclysm must be related to stealth, which makes him extremely difficult to deal with."

"Over the years, he has assassinated several wealthy individuals and officials in several cities near the New Territories. His methods were extremely brutal, and the situation was very serious."

"Therefore, I am currently ranked 17th on the bounty list for the unplanned area."

"As soon as you mentioned that person's situation, I guessed it was him."