Upon hearing this, the young girl Song Qing and the Pharmacist Wang Xi exchanged a glance and visibly relaxed, then both began to laugh. The tense atmosphere in the room immediately dissipated…
With a single sentence, Qiu Tu had closed the gap with several of his subordinates and began to discuss the serious matters at hand.
He slapped the documents in his hand onto the table and then inquired, "Tonight's mission is to conduct a surprise interrogation of a female spy from the Anti-government Armed Forces."
After finishing, Qiu Tu called out to the young girl Song Qing, "Recorder, please introduce this female spy's situation to everyone first."
"Yes, Chief!" Song Qing stepped forward upon hearing the order, and then began to introduce to everyone, "This female spy's real name is Yin Caimei, the secretary and mistress of Vice President Tian of the Xinjie Chamber of Commerce."
"According to Vice President Tian's recollection, it was in March of last year, not long after the establishment of Xinjie City, that he encountered Yin Caimei."
"At that time, Vice President Tian had gone to the black market on Xiafang Street privately to investigate the potion business, when he coincidentally met Yin Caimei."
"Vice President Tian said that Yin Caimei was wearing a green military coat at the time, dirty and squatting in an alley, looking like a beggar."
"And upon seeing Vice President Tian, she suddenly sprang out from the corner, flung her military coat open, and asked Vice President Tian if he needed a communicator, claiming they were all good stuff from the Sanctuary."
"Vice President Tian was in the business of selling communicators himself. Hearing her say that, he became somewhat curious. So, he took a closer look at the communicators she had strapped all over her."
As Song Qing reached this point, a suppressed laughter rose in the office.
Interrupted, Song Qing looked at Qiu Tu with a wronged expression.
Qiu Tu, with a smile on his face, said, "Go on, continue."
After glaring at the others, Song Qing continued, "Vice President Tian said after examining them for a while, he confirmed that these devices were fakes."
"But since it's rare to meet a 'colleague,' he asked her one more question, 'Are these things real?'"
"To which, who would have thought, Yin Caimei directly pulled out a wanted notice from the Sanctuary to prove that she really did steal the communicators from the Sanctuary. Well... of course, this wanted notice was also fake."
"Perhaps finding the girl in front of him amusing, Vice President Tian became interested in Yin Caimei and extended an olive branch to her."
"He said that he was in the communication business himself and now needed an assistant, asking her if she was willing to help him."
"At first, Yin Caimei was a bit skeptical, wondering if she had encountered a true 'colleague.'"
"But after seeing Vice President Tian's luxury car, she believed him."
"And just like that, Yin Caimei joined Vice President Tian's company as a secretary. Afterwards, their relationship grew closer. By the end of last year, Yin Caimei naturally became Vice President Tian's mistress."
"However, since Yin Caimei joined Vice President Tian's communications company, strange things started happening: some of Xinjie City's logistics companies would consistently be robbed by the Anti-government Armed Forces after leaving Xinjie City."
"The frequency was more than three times higher than other cities' similar companies. Soon, these companies faced enormous losses."
"Until two months ago, the Interrogation Section, while investigating a case, incidentally found an unidentified bugging chip inside a suspect's communicator."
"Following this lead, the Interrogation Section discovered more businessmen and officials who had been bugged."
"Using these clues, the Interrogation Section narrowed down the suspects to within Vice President Tian's company. Finally, they caught Yin Caimei, the spy from the Anti-government organization."
At this point, Song Qing paused and scanned the other agents. Then she added, "Additionally, it needs to be mentioned that Vice President Tian has a special status."
"Due to his significant assistance during the establishment of Xinjie City and his substantial influence on the entire business environment of Xinjie, the Sanctuary awarded him the 'Peak Third-Level Medal' last December."
"As a result, not only can he attend the Municipal Committee and participate in policy discussions, but he also has a third-level exemption right: unless Yan Chen, the Bureau Chief, authorizes it in writing and reports it to the Sanctuary, our Political Department cannot initiate an investigation against him."
"Moreover, considering his close relations with various members of the Municipal Committee, heads of government departments, and our cooperation with the Information Inquiry Office, we need to be cautious when handling this case."
Having said this, Song Qing nodded slightly towards Qiu Tu to indicate she had finished her report.
Qiu Tu listened and actually found the case quite interesting. However... no matter how interesting, it wasn't of much concern to him.
He had a clear understanding of his role tonight: he wasn't really here to interrogate or investigate.
His task, or rather Jia Shu's directive for tonight, was simple: stay within the confines of the Investigation Bureau, and go nowhere else!
Therefore, all he needed to do was stay in the Investigation Bureau. Whether the case was solved or not was irrelevant.
Of course... he would still need to do the work on the surface.
With that in mind, he looked around the office and then said, "I believe everyone has understood the case details that Song Qing just mentioned."
"This is not a small case; it likely involves a high-profile figure who has received a 'Peace Medal.' So, everyone should be on their toes and take care not to be negligent," he continued.
After finishing, he clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's start fetching the suspects and prepare for interrogation!"
"Yes!" The detectives present responded in unison...
Being seasoned operatives in the Interrogation Section, they knew the following interrogation procedure. So, without any instruction from Qiu Tu, they went about their tasks methodically.
Song Qing and two detectives from the duty team went to escort the prisoners with the authorization document, whereas Liu Fuping and Wang Xi followed Qiu Tu to the interrogation room for early setup.
Having a calm demeanor meant Qiu Tu behaved naturally and relaxedly.
When he got to the interrogation room, he just watched Wang Xi and Liu Fuping tinker with the equipment; he even casually glanced over Liu Fuping's peach-like buttocks a few times.
Perhaps sensing Qiu Tu's wandering gaze, the beautiful and young Liu Fuping didn't forget to throw a coquettish glare back at him while retrieving instruments of punishment.
But possibly because of her fully ripened age, her glare had no trace of intimidation; it even added layers of charm to her.
Therefore, the smile on Qiu Tu's face became even thicker.
While he was exchanging flirtatious looks with his subordinate, suddenly, "buzz buzz buzz..." the communicator in Qiu Tu's left pocket started to vibrate gently.
Feeling the vibration in his left pocket, Qiu Tu was briefly startled, then he no longer acted nonchalantly but regained his alertness and composure.
Because... the communicator on the left was Ah-Tai's.
He covertly slipped his hand into his pocket and hung up the call.
Then he glanced at Wang Xi and Liu Fuping, who were busy preparing potions and tools for the interrogation.
The two of them obviously hadn't heard the vibration of the communicator and were still moving things around.
Seeing this, Qiu Tu naturally picked up the communicator, glanced at it, and saw that the caller was... Lin Zuo's number.
Qiu Tu's mind stirred, silently calculating the time.
If he hadn't miscalculated, the Security Department should have already cleared all traces of tonight's events by now.
And Lin Zuo should have already met with Master Qin Si and conducted a simple questioning.
So, Lin Zuo calling now could only mean one thing: he had realized he had been deceived, that Master Qin Si had no evidence of Yan Chen colluding with the United Front whatsoever...
Thinking this way, Qiu Tu made up his mind.
'Hmm, it seems that it's time to wrap up my final move for tonight...'