Let them offer their loyalty!

Have Liu Xiongyuan recommend to the upper echelons within the [Reformist Faction]. Then using the title of one of the initiators of the "Boundless Heart Sea Expansion Plan," let him rise up another level....

Picking up the specially made Communicator to contact Liu Xiongyuan, Qiu Tu pressed the numbers and then brought the Communicator to his ear.....

Meanwhile.

As Qiu Tu was making the call, Tan Huimin was still in the living room, not having left.

To tell the truth, she hadn't quite processed everything yet.

Originally, her visit to Qiu Tu's villa today was with the mindset of "the wind howls and the waters chill."

She thought that Zheng Tao's disappearance yesterday and Qiu Tu asking her to come to his home today were all part of Qiu Tu's schemes.

— Qiu Tu wanted to threaten her with Zheng Tao's safety, forcing her to comply.

Therefore, before coming to Qiu Tu's villa, Tan Huimin had already braced herself for the possibility of losing herself to Qiu Tu.

This was also the reason why she showed no false kindness to Qiu Tu when she first entered the door—she detested this man who had hurt her husband and humiliated her.

However... after arriving at the villa, Tan Huimin found that everything was different from what she had thought.

Not only did Qiu Tu not lay a finger on her, but he even actively gave her space and provided her with a document.

That document was a confession from her husband, Zheng Tao.

In the confession, Zheng Tao fully described how he had obtained her and slaughtered her entire family.

To be honest, Tan Huimin's hands were shaking as she read the confession.

Although she had fallen for Zheng Tao under the influence of the "Mandragora Love Drug," she wasn't a fool!

There were many dubious points about the incidents in the past, but because Zheng Tao had brainwashed her and she had no one else to rely on, she had chosen to overlook them selectively.

Now, with the whole truth laid out before her, how could she not discern what was real from what was fake!

So, she crumbled, and she despaired.

So... when Qiu Tu appeared before her again, she wanted to vent everything on Qiu Tu, to hurt the man who told her the truth!

Plainly put, she had been living in a false dream for years. Thus, she was somewhat unable to accept returning to reality.

Unexpectedly, although Qiu Tu stopped her outburst, he wasn't annoyed with her. Instead, he still arranged for her a way to verify the truth of the matter.

Thinking of this... Tan Huimin was momentarily lost in thought.

She found that she didn't quite know how to treat Qiu Tu.

Was Qiu Tu her benefactor or her enemy?

How should she face Qiu Tu in the future? How should she face Zheng Tao?

Lost in these thoughts, her eyes drifted aimlessly before she slowly stood up, according to what Qiu Tu had said earlier, ready to head to the Security Department to see her "husband."

Although she almost believed all of it, she still wanted to hear her husband's own admission.

As for what she would do after the admission?

She hadn't thought it through.

Take revenge on Zheng Tao?

But what sort of revenge could make Zheng Tao suffer as she had?

With these thoughts, Tan Huimin listlessly left the villa and then boarded the Security Department's sedan, heading towards the Security Department….

At this moment, she had no idea where her future path would lead….

...

Meanwhile.

Qiu Tu also didn't know where his future path would lead.

He listened to the words of Liu Xiongyuan's secretary on the other end of the phone, baffled.

"I apologize, Minister Qiu. Director Liu has just evolved into a Fourth-order Cataclysmic and has entered seclusion for cultivation. He is estimated to require approximately three days. "

"Before he went into seclusion, he specifically instructed me to record your message if you were to call and to get in touch with you as soon as he finishes his seclusion."

Hearing the words of Liu Xiongyuan's secretary, Qiu Tu asked in disbelief, "Director Liu has advanced to Fourth-order so soon?"

"When did he advance?"

The secretary said with a laugh, "Since last night. He succeeded this morning."

"Director Liu has been lucky. After accumulating for so many years and obtaining the 'Boundless Divine Crystal,' the breakthrough was just a matter of course."

"Additionally, the 'Boundless Divine Crystals' he saved for you have also been prepared in advance. He will hand them over to you after coming out of seclusion."

Qiu Tu:.....

Did Qiu Tu care about what 'Boundless Divine Crystals' were? He was concerned about his own future!

His Cataclysmic Path was special; unlike other Cataclysmics, he couldn't rely on external forces to advance, but had to be tied to an official position.

Thus, advancing in rank was far more crucial to him than any Cataclysmic Material.

And now, at the most critical moment, Liu Xiongyuan was going into seclusion for three days!?

Qiu Tu was stunned.

Three days... by then, the chance would have passed!

Given the significance of the "Boundless Heart Sea Expansion Plan," everything would have been decided in three days!

Uncle Liu! I was thinking of serving you as a son in your old age since you have no son, but you set me up?

For a moment, Qiu Tu was speechless.

After hanging up the call, Qiu Tu's internal balance swung back and forth between "leaving it to luck" and "making another attempt."

Leaving it to luck would be... to see if Elder Wang still remembered him.

If he did, then becoming the Head of the Political Department would probably be settled with a nod from Elder Wang.

If not, then all would be lost.

As for making another attempt... that meant selling himself again.

The only relationship Qiu Tu could rely on now was Tang Feifei.

If need be, he would work hard for another few days and nights, taking good care of Tang Feifei. Then exchange for the Fengtian Faction's support.

However, by doing so, he would inevitably bear the mark of the Fengtian Faction. He wasn't sure how that would affect his future prospects….