Let them offer their loyalty!

6. At 8:20 p.m., begin the arrest of Vice President Tian!

7. This is also the most important!

Upon discovering that Yan Chen and Qiu Tu had left the Investigation Bureau Office Building. Immediately use the item obtained from Ah-Kun at 5:30 p.m.

8. Arrest Commissioner Qin, seal off the Qin Family....

At that time, the entire plan and transaction would be completely finalized!

The reason why Qiu Tu insisted that the Security Department execute the plan according to his rhythm was also deliberate.

Although he now had the "Security Department" as insurance and had secretly changed the lineup, he still wanted to stay in the "Investigation Bureau" as much as possible without exposing himself.

Such an opportunity to infiltrate enemy ranks was incredibly rare. If it wasn't for his restraint, Qiu Tu truly worried that Yan Chen might become the local tyrant of Xinjie City.

When that time came, he would have no choice but to completely abandon his identity and flee to Eastern City.

Therefore, he needed the Security Department to perform as best they could, to help him reduce suspicion from Yan Chen as much as possible — for instance, by creating an alibi.

There were only two difficult parts to the entire plan.

1. Qiu Tu had to convince Yan Chen to keep him by his side.

This point, because Yan Chen was in a good mood today, was actually completed quite smoothly.

2.... While under Yan Chen's watchful eye, transfer the evidence of "Qin Heng's crimes" given to Yan Chen elsewhere.

This required the use of a key Cataclysmic treasure that Qiu Tu obtained from the "Salvage Game" the night before—the Seal of Ownership.

The function of this Cataclysmic treasure is such that once it stamps an item or a living being, the holder of the stamp will have ownership rights over it for the next 72 hours.

Within those 72 hours, if the stamp holder wishes to retrieve the stamped item or living being, it will cross space and appear directly in front of the stamp holder.

So....

After explaining the plan in detail to Qin Shuman, Qiu Tu also called Ah-Kun into the interrogation room and gave him two items.

The first item was the "Special Communicator" Qiu Tu used to contact Qin Shuman.

It was too dangerous for Qiu Tu to carry this Communicator while staying by Yan Chen's side.

Besides, Ah-Kun needed to use this Communicator to contact the Security Department.

It was a perfect solution.

The second item was the Cataclysmic treasure, the "Seal of Ownership.

Then, Qiu Tu laid out the tasks for Ah-Kun in detail.

The first task was for Ah-Kun to stay close to Chen Feng at all times, and as soon as he confirmed that he had called Chen Feng, immediately communicate with the Security Department to formally start executing the plan.

The second task was, after making the call, for Ah-Kun to leave the Investigation Bureau, and then hand over the "Seal of Ownership" to Eagle. Eagle would then stamp all the evidence of the collusion between the Qin Family and United Front with the seal.

The third task was that after all the stamping was done, Eagle had to return the seal to Ah-Kun, who had to rush to Old Alley Street before 5:30 p.m. to hand over this Cataclysmic treasure to the meeting Security Department personnel.

At that point, the Security Department, holding the "Seal of Ownership," could use this Cataclysmic treasure to silently retrieve the evidence once Yan Chen and Qiu Tu had left the Investigation Bureau Office Building.

Since Qiu Tu would be accompanying Yan Chen the entire journey and had not touched any of those pieces of evidence, he would have the most solid alibi possible.

And he could then unreservedly cast all the blame onto Jia Shu.

After all, besides Qiu Tu, Jia Shu was indeed the most likely person to have had access to and the motive to steal that evidence.

Once this entire "Heaven-Earth Swap" plan was accomplished, Qiu Tu not only could sever Yan Chen's external support from the Qin Family, obstructing Yan Chen's momentum; he could also sow discord between Yan Chen and Jia Shu, injecting instability into the Investigation Bureau;

And extricate himself from the affair completely!

It was indeed killing several birds with one stone!

To be honest, after recalling the entire "Heaven-Earth Swap" plan, Qiu Tu felt.... if everything goes smoothly, there's a chance he wouldn't even need to activate the Security Department insurance for a promotion.

After Yan Chen no longer suspects him, to appease him and counterbalance Jia Shu, Yan Chen might really offer him an official position as section chief....

With this thought, Qiu Tu stretched lazily, feeling that it was quite exhausting to make so many plans!

But now that everything that could be done had been done, the rest was up to time to verify!

Thinking this way, Qiu Tu hummed a tune "in his heart," yet his "facial expression" was extremely solemn as he left the corridor outside the study.

Then he looked around, east and west, casually found a maid, and under the pretense of Yan Chen's orders, had her arrange an empty guest room for him. He temporarily settled down in Yan Chen's Garden Villa.

Tonight, the earthquakes in Xinjie City were incessant, and all kinds of ghosts and monsters had emerged!

Qiu Tu had the "Crisis Countdown" to impending dangers in darkness, so he wouldn't be foolish enough to go home.

It was safer to stay at Yan Chen's place!

In life, one should be bold when necessary, cautious when required.

Continuous caution was the way of the coward, and constant boldness the way of the rash — one must adapt to the situation!

[6 days (Yin Caimei case closure time)]

[3 days (imminent dangers in darkness)]

....

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A shadow was crouching on a large tree branch.

The darkness blurred his existence, and the blue moonlight that fell upon him seemed to pass right through him as though he were transparent.

He held an old-fashioned rifle and wore goggles, silently observing Yan Chen's vast mansion for a while.

In his view, the entire mansion was filled with guards and secret sentries, resembling a dragon's den and a tiger's lair — easy to break into, but hard to come out of.

So... having seen Qiu Tu enter the mansion without coming out for a long time, he picked a leaf and chewed it in his mouth, murmuring, "The target is too cunning... there's simply no chance to make a move."

"I wonder if this will delay Old Qin's plan..."

.....

Meanwhile.

Qin Family's mansion in Xinjie City.

Qin Heng (Old Master Qin) wore a pair of silver-white handcuffs with an iron-blue expression on his face. Accompanied by several soldiers, he boarded a prison van.

He truly had the demeanor of a hero. Even now, trapped and helpless, he maintained a composed face, as if he had a plan up his sleeve.

The man responsible for arresting and escorting him was a burly colonel from the Security Department, who held a rank equivalent to his, an act that served to save his face.

And before being pushed into the van by the colonel, Qin Heng paused. He covered his mouth with a cough, then quietly asked, "Colonel Fan, might it be possible to arrange a meeting with Director Dai? I believe there may have been some misunderstanding in all this."

Upon hearing Qin Heng's words, Colonel Fan said with a laugh, "Commissioner Qin, of course. Don't worry, I'll submit your request."

"But... as you know, Director Dai is very busy today. We didn't just catch you; we've arrested dozens of mid and high-ranking officials."

"Your case is not the highest priority here. So when he'll meet you, I can't guarantee."

Qin Heng hadn't really wanted to see Dai Yukang; he only wanted to gauge the situation's severity through Colonel Fan's attitude towards him.

Though... hearing that they had caught dozens of others and his own priority wasn't all that high sounded like his case wasn't so serious.

Moreover, he had heard before his arrest that the Security Department had apprehended one commissioner, one director, and five deputy directors.

But... Qin Heng was a crafty old fox.

He sharply sensed that the scale of this evening's arrests went far beyond what Colonel Fan had described.

And if Colonel Fan was lying to make him let down his guard...

Then...

'It seems I must prepare for the worst.' Thinking so, Qin Heng's gaze deepened profoundly...

.....

At the same time.

The suburban villa area on the outskirts of Longshan Road.

Inside another villa not more than 100 meters away from the small villa of Qian Dafu and his wife.

Wang Xi, who had the day off, and a Masked Man in Suit, both armed with pistols, brazenly sat in the middle of the villa's hall.

At their feet lay fresh blood, where several men were bound hand and foot, lying in puddles of blood, eyes wide open, already breathless.

Three women, also bound but naked, were shivering and crouching at the feet of Wang Xi and the Masked Man in Suit.

From their swollen eyes and the scars all over their bodies, it was clear that they had just endured brutal torment.

After a brief exchange with the exercising Wang Xi, the Masked Man stood up, armed with a pistol, turned off all the lights in the villa, then took out a match and lit a blood-red candle carved with strange patterns!

That candle flickered slightly in the pitch-black villa, its shadow seeming to stretch indefinitely!

He placed the candle in the center of the living room, and, facing the three scarred women and the pools of blood, the Masked Man suddenly spread his arms wide!

"The world thanks me!"

"My parents are grateful to me!" Discover hidden tales at empire

"I guard this filthy world!"

"I save these sinful beings!"

"I shall realize my desires, achieve immortality, and become omnipotent!"

As he chanted, specks of light emerged from the bodies of the dead men, from the blood on the floor, and from the wounds on the women, and with his inhales, he absorbed them all into his body!

After inhaling all the specks of light, the Masked Man's expression contorted as if under the influence of drugs.

He bowed deeply to the candle.

"'God,' please guide your faithful!"

With his prayer, the candlelight flickered intensely, causing the candle's shadow to twist like a disastrous omen, frantically contorting in the dim villa!

He seemed to pause for a moment, then cocked his head to listen...

After a while, he turned slowly, looking out the villa window into the dark night, his gaze profound,

"A night of chaos? A moment when order shatters?"

"Hahaha! This is our turf!"

With those words, the Masked Man stood up abruptly. Then he grabbed Wang Xi, who was still pushing himself against a woman, "Stop it! We've got work to do!"

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