Let them offer their loyalty!
Chapter 849 - 435

Hearing Guan Xiao's analysis, Qiu Tu chuckled, then picked up the water cup on the desk, bowed his head to take a sip, and commented, "Never thought of such a development."

After finishing the water, Qiu Tu put the cup back on the desk, then asked, "So what is the situation now?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Xiao seriously replied, "Currently... the situation has been controlled, but it's not optimistic."

"Commissioner Jiang has already made an emergency appearance, assuring the public that this issue is purely fictitious."

"It's the Anti-government Armed Forces that are maliciously spreading rumors, and it's guaranteed that the relief food and materials will be distributed on time."

"After seeing him, the public was relatively restrained, and the situation did not deteriorate further."

"However... due to the disclosure of Commissioner Jiang's attempt to use the seizure of relief food to pressurize you, the public does not have a high Trust Level in him."

"So, it still depends on how things develop further."

Saying this, Guan Xiao's tone shifted as she continued, "Additionally, this morning, The military suddenly conducted a large search and abruptly captured many spies and operatives from the Political Department."

"I called over to inquire about the situation, but the response from The military was very formal."

"They said they were performing a routine counter-espionage operation. They cannot divulge specific details."

Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu's brows slightly furrowed, and he said, "Caught a lot, huh?"

Guan Xiao seriously said, "Almost a dozen. The highest among them, a Position had risen to that of Company Captain Commander, the lowest, still a common Soldier."

"Plus, these spies were scattered among various teams, with no contact with each other."

"They shouldn't have been able to round them all up so easily."

"So... I suspect, do we have a mole inside? Or is there an unseen manipulator behind the scenes, orchestrating everything..."

Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu's brow furrowed deeper.

Uncovering the spies, the matter is both simple and complex.

It mainly depends on the relationship between the two government departments.

However, because the higher-ups tacitly allow mutual surveillance, normally, brotherly departments would not trouble each other.

But unfortunately... the current situation is clearly not "normal."

Just yesterday, Ai Li suddenly arrested a batch of officials from The military without any notice.

The military's actions today are obviously in retaliation, or in an effort to save face.

'What was just a very ordinary operation... How did it stir up such trouble in Xinjie City?'

Qiu Tu felt somewhat perplexed.

He picked up the cigarette case from the desk, flicked it with his finger, popped out a cigarette, and lit it.

Amid the curling smoke, he asked his most reliable assistant in front of him, "What do you make of these events?"

Guan Xiao declared decisively, "There must be someone causing trouble."

Qiu Tu slightly nodded, agreeing with Guan Xiao's view.

"Who do you think it could be?"

This time, Guan Xiao hesitated a bit.

She said, "I don't know...."

"If I must give an answer, I might lean towards Major General Lin Chuan?"

"Oh?" Qiu Tu asked curiously, "Why?"

Guan Xiao explained, "Because after all of this, the person who benefits is him."

Guan Xiao explained, "Bureau Chief, you see."

"There were no issues with the 'Purge Operation.'"

"And the fact that Commissioner Jiang wanted to take this opportunity to show you in a bad light was a relatively secret matter."

"However, the simultaneous eruption of both issues suddenly caused unhappiness towards you and Commissioner Jiang among the public."

"And the small-scale incidents that resulted, once heard in the State or Sanctuary, will inevitably impact the upper echelons' evaluation of both of you."

"In this case, who benefits? Obviously, it is Major General Lin Chuan."

"After all... in this incident, he remained perfectly Invisibility, barely affected. Truly watching the tigers fight from the mountain."

Pausing, Guan Xiao continued, "And looking at The military's capture of spies this time."

"No matter their reasoning, the fact is that they've arrested spies from a brotherly department and are still detaining them."

"This lets them take the initiative and gets a grip on us."

Guan Xiao concluded, "Now, face, inside story, Senior Colonel Lin Chuan has both."

"He is almost the only winner of the whole event."

"If it wasn't him who made the move, I really can't think of anyone else who would orchestrate this."

Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu took a deep drag on his cigarette, squinting and pondering.

After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I don't think it's Lin Chuan."

Seeing Guan Xiao's puzzled look.

Qiu Tu tapped her lightly with his cigarette-holding fingers and continued, "Your analysis is all correct."

"But you forgot the most crucial link."

"The most crucial link?" Guan Xiao didn't quite understand.

Qiu Tu said with a sharp gaze, "Since you've analyzed that Lin Chuan is the ultimate beneficiary."

"Do you think that both Jiang Zhenpeng and I wouldn't figure that out?"

Guan Xiao was slightly startled.

Qiu Tu went on, "And after determining that Lin Chuan was the instigator of everything, do you think the two of us wouldn't bear a grudge against him, wary of him?"

"Both Jiang Zhenpeng and I are Members of the State Council, if we joined forces against him, could he, just a Senior Colonel, be our match?"

Hearing this, Guan Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then slowly nodded, feeling that Qiu Tu made sense.

Qiu Tu said seriously, "So... I suspect that there is another unseen manipulator behind all this."

"And the purpose is simple. It's to found our weak spot, looking to cause discord among Xinjie City's three major institutions, and foster mutual distrust."

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