With a backward wave, Liu Fuping yawned and then looked up to see Qiu Tu standing there.
When she saw Qiu Tu, Liu Fuping paused for a moment, then she lazily lifted her hand and saluted, "Good day, sir~~"
Qiu Tu didn't mind and asked with a smile, "Sister Liu, are you here to report on your work?"
Liu Fuping spoke lazily, "Yes. The minister takes last night's case very seriously. Thus, he had me come over to report on the interrogation."
"Poor me just took a bath and lay down, hadn't slept long before being called up~ My skin's feeling awful now."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu intentionally leaned closer to Liu Fuping, examining her closely.
Liu Fuping touched her face, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Qiu Tu feigned surprise and said, "You said your skin was feeling bad, didn't you? I just took a close look, and if I didn't know your age, Sister Liu, I'd have thought you were a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl."
"Hahaha..." Liu Fuping couldn't straighten her waist from the laughter that Qiu Tu's teasing induced, her chest heaving. She punched Qiu Tu lightly a few times, "Sir, if you keep flirting with me , be careful I might just cling to you~~"
[Liu Fuping Loyalty +1]
Spotting the prompt that floated before his eyes, Qiu Tu's eyes sparkled slightly. He hadn't expected that this could also increase loyalty.
He was inclined to tease the beautiful young woman before him a bit more, but just then, a cough from Jia Shu sounded in the office, "Ahem!"
At the almost explicit reminder, both felt a slight chill.
Liu Fuping pointed towards the door and then made a "I'm leaving" gesture with her hand, before sneakily fleeing the scene.
Qiu Tu too adjusted his emotions, straightened the uniform that had been mussed, and reached out to knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock..."
Qiu Tu pushed the door open and entered Jia Shu's office.
Jia Shu was looking at him with a smile, teasingly saying, "Chief Qiu adapts quickly to the environment. Just in a day's time, you've already ingratiated yourself with the subordinates."
Qiu Tu, never one to be embarrassed, went along and said, "It's all for the sake of getting the job done."
Jia Shu looked at Qiu Tu with a smile, not dwelling on the previous issue, but switching to a different topic, "Does Chief Qiu know what happened last night?"
Qiu Tu naturally asked, "About Master Qin Si's escape?"
Qiu Tu said with a smile, "With Master Qin Si causing such a fuss last night, even calling to curse me out, how could I not know."
With a grin that was not quite a grin, Jia Shu said, "Then do you know if he ultimately managed to escape?"
Qiu Tu, showcasing his acting skills, first froze, then pretended to be surprised and asked, "He escaped? How did he manage that?"
As Qiu Tu spoke, Jia Shu's narrow eyes were fixed intently on him.
Not spotting any flaws, Jia Shu then said with a forced smile, "He was taken away by a secret department of the military, the Security Department."
"The Security Department?" Qiu Tu timely showed a hint of confusion, "What does this have to do with the Security Department?"
Then, pretending to ponder for a second or two, he showed an expression of sudden realization. He then asked tentatively, "Minister, does this have to do with Qin Shuman?"
When Jia Shu heard Qiu Tu's words, his face immediately showed satisfaction, "You guessed right."
He said with a feigned laugh, "Yesterday, when Master Qin Si left the Qin Family, he took only one person with him, and that was Qin Shuman."
"Plus, you've repeatedly pointed out the issues with Qin Shuman's existence to us."
"Therefore, we boldly speculate that Qin Shuman is with the Security Department. She must be a mole planted by the Security Department by the Bureau Chief's side."
"All the recent events should have been planned and executed by her."
On hearing Jia Shu's words, Qiu Tu feigned surprise and asked, "She's not from City Hall but the military?"
Jia Shu nodded with a grin that was more of a smirk.
Qiu Tu acted as if deep in thought, as if piecing together Qin Shuman's identity with all the recent events.
After a moment, he asked with a quirky expression, "Then what's her relationship with the United Front?"
A satisfied look once again appeared on Jia Shu's face, "That's precisely the issue."
"This morning, I and the Bureau Chief thoroughly combed through all the events that happened after Qin Shuman came to him, and we indeed found a lot of doubt points."
"And when we positioned her as the mole in the Security Department, most of the doubt points were resolved."
"Only the United Front point, we just can't figure it out no matter how hard we try."
As he said this, Jia Shu stood up and paced back and forth, saying, "You once said she was colluding with the United Front to drum up support for you."
"But... the most important duty of the Security Department is to combat Anti-government Armed Forces. They should be inherently incompatible."
Qiu Tu nodded at the right moment, "Indeed, it doesn't make sense."
At this point, he changed his tone, "But... the fact is just so. I'm not clear why either."
Jia Shu said with a smile, "We are not doubting you, we just feel that this woman has many secrets."
At this point, Jia Shu finally revealed his purpose, "So, Qiu Tu... are you willing to continue your contact with Qin Shuman, to deliver intelligence to her, to help her spy on the Investigation Bureau, to monitor Director Yan?"
Seeing a surprised expression on Qiu Tu's face, Jia Shu added with an ambiguous smile, "Of course, I'm not asking you to betray the Bureau Chief, to betray the Investigation Bureau."
"What specific intelligence can be delivered, and what information can be disclosed, the Bureau Chief and I will authorize and guide you."
This time, Qiu Tu was truly surprised. He hesitantly asked, "A double agent?"
Jia Shu's smile faded as he spoke earnestly, "Exactly."
"We now suspect that the military or the Security Department has been infiltrated by the anti-government organizations."
"It's very possible that there are spies from the anti-government organizations among the leaders of the military and the Security Department."
"One of the main tasks of the Political Department is internal supervision and counter-espionage. So we cannot just sit back and do nothing."
"So, I hope you can take on this important task, to be a double agent..."
What could Qiu Tu say?
Since Jia Shu had so "kindly" offered him the chance to contact Qin Shuman, how could he possibly refuse.
So after feigning hesitation for a while, he finally nodded and agreed.
Seeing Qiu Tu agree, a rare, genuine smile appeared on Jia Shu's face.
Then he provided detailed instructions on the work Qiu Tu had to do going forward.
Like how to reconnect with Qin Shuman; what intelligence could be revealed and what could not; what information Qiu Tu needed to probe from Qin Shuman, and so on...
Thus, the two talked in detail for an hour before ending their conversation.
After the talk, Jia Shu personally saw Qiu Tu out of the office.
At the door of the office, he patted Qiu Tu heavily on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Do a good job. The Bureau Chief and I have high hopes for you."
Qiu Tu quickly showed a flattered expression, "Thank you for the recognition from the Bureau Chief and the Minister!"
"I will certainly do my best!"
Jia Shu smiled and nodded.
He watched Qiu Tu leave, waiting until he reached the end of the corridor, turned the corner, and disappeared from view before Jia Shu's expression gradually turned cold.
He looked thoughtfully down the corridor where Qiu Tu had vanished, wondering what he was thinking...
Meanwhile, Qiu Tu, having left Jia Shu's line of sight, no longer had the eager look from before.
He frowned slightly, pondering whether Jia Shu's sudden move was a test or a true intent to investigate the Security Department.
'Could they really trust me?'
Qiu Tu felt something was off but also thought he might be overthinking...
Just then, a prompt suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Jia Shu: Doubt-0, Satisfaction+0]