Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty!

After all, Guan Xiao had just learned this information through a very secretive channel.

And yet, Qiu Tu already knew about it now?

Moreover... one should know that she had been moving around all this time, while Qiu Tu had been commanding battles at the frontline.

When exactly did Qiu Tu learn all of this?

Thinking this, Guan Xiao couldn't help but recall her last phone call, asking Qiu Tu whether or not to inform Yan Chen about the Lianzhen Special Combat Team's ambush.

And Qiu Tu's response was that he had already notified Yan Chen.

'Could it be... that all of this was planned by my boss, who is so full of schemes, together with Director Yan?'

'But... aren't they mortal enemies? How did they end up collaborating?'

'Moreover... why would they both conspire against the Deputy Director of the Investigation Bureau, Lai Shun?'

Guan Xiao felt that she was usually quite intelligent in the Political Department, but when she truly found herself in the midst of a battle of wits with old foxes like Qiu Tu and Yan Chen, she was completely out of her depth.

Therefore, she paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Chief... you knew about this in advance?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu took the cigarette butt, with only one puff left, out of his mouth, flicked it into the ruins, and then he finally spoke, "This wasn't my arrangement. How could I possibly have known about it in advance?"

"I was just making a random guess."

If Qiu Tu had simply admitted it, Guan Xiao might have doubted whether Qiu Tu was just guessing. But the more Qiu Tu denied it, the more Guan Xiao felt that Qiu Tu was pretending.

So after a bit of pondering, she began to relay the intelligence she had received, hoping to gauge something from Qiu Tu's reaction.

With that thought, she whispered, "Chief, since it was your guess, let me briefly tell you about the whole affair."

Qiu Tu walked forward while listening to Guan Xiao's narration.

According to what Guan Xiao said.

Last night, Yan Chen invited Lai Shun to his City Center Garden Villa and talked with him for a long time.

No one knew what they discussed, only that afterward, Yan Chen made a phone call to Commissioner Jiang of the Municipal Committee, saying that he was feeling unwell and couldn't attend the committee meeting the next day.

As to not delay Commissioner Jiang's important work, he asked Lai Shun to attend the meeting in his place.

Commissioner Jiang was somewhat reluctant, but since Yan Chen had personally made the call and was unexpectedly showing vulnerability, he agreed.

Since Lai Shun had gone to the Garden Villa with Yan Chen the day before and had stayed there for a day,

Yan Chen had his motorcade take Lai Shun to the Municipal Committee meeting early this morning.

As for Yan Chen...?

He was ill. So he wasn't going to work today.

And so... like that, Lai Shun, riding in Yan Chen's battle car, escorted by Yan Chen's motorcade, fell into the trap of the Lianzhen Special Warfare Squad and perished!

The attack on Yan Chen's motorcade caused a huge commotion, and even though the security personnel at the scene were silenced, the nearby citizens quickly spread the news.

When Commissioner Jiang of the Municipal Committee heard about it, he was both shocked and furious, and immediately called Yan Chen to inquire about the details.

It was also because of the phone calls and contact between the two that Guan Xiao's insider was able to get this piece of intelligence and passed it on to her.

After listening to Guan Xiao's story, Qiu Tu chuckled twice.

Then, he silently appraised in his heart: Indeed ruthless enough...

He didn't let me down...

Yes, Qiu Tu and Yan Chen had actually not made any cooperation or communication.

The two had always been merely scheming against each other.

It's just... because they understood each other too well, that Qiu Tu and Yan Chen could tacitly choose/deduce the scapegoat...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but look up towards the east, the direction of Yan Chen's Garden Villa...

Truthfully, if their enmity had not been so severe,

Qiu Tu really did want to have a drink with Yan Chen.

Hmm… and maybe add some poison to Yan Chen's drink after they finished...

After all, Yan Chen was too cunning and too ruthless. Whether as an enemy or a friend, he was always nerve-racking...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Because he felt he was very much like Yan Chen...

He also seemed to be the kind of person who made both enemies and friends anxious.

Having thought this, Qiu Tu also slowly withdrew his thoughts.

'Drive the Wolf to Devour the Tiger Operation' had come to a successful conclusion after Lai Shun's death.

When he had reported the 'Lianzhen Special Combat Team' to Yan Chen a few days ago, he had only thought of getting rid of some of Yan Chen's mid to low-level direct followers.

But now, having gotten rid of a deputy director was already a big win.

Especially since... after Lai Shun's death, the Investigation Bureau was left with only two deputy directors.

Tang Feifei, the previously marginalized deputy director, was destined to take over real power.

Whether she took over Lai Shun's or Yu Zhengyi's duties, it meant she had become a true power player!

By then, her influence, her power, combined with Qiu Tu's wisdom, would make them a formal match for Yan Chen in the arena!

With that thought, Qiu Tu couldn't help but hum a tune, feeling that it might be time to claim some credit from Tang Feifei...

...

Meanwhile, at the same time.

In Yan Chen's City Center Garden Villa, the study.

In the luxurious study, the curtains were half-drawn.

Due to the rainy weather, the sunlight was not intense, leaving the entire study still dim and dark.

With confidants and subordinates being captured or killed one after another, the luxurious study seemed somewhat empty and desolate.