Chapter 328: An Unexpected Spy (10,000 Words for Monthly Ticket!)_2
"Section Chief Guan! You've gone too far! Do you really think of me as a stray cat?"
After angrily yelling two sentences at Guan Xiao, the little loli saluted Qiu Tu before respectfully saying, "Director, hello! First Level Detective Miao Xiaoxia from the Political Department's Espionage Division reporting to you."
Watching the miraculous scene that had just unfolded, a hint of surprise flashed in Qiu Tu's eyes.
Honestly, ever since Guan Xiao had mentioned that there was a spy within the Lianzhen Special Combat Team, he had been curious about who the spy might be.
He had suspected those four Second Order experts and the fifteen First-Order Catastrophics in the team, but he had never imagined that the spy was not a "person" but a "cat"!
At this point, perhaps detecting Qiu Tu's surprise, Guan Xiao chuckled and explained to Qiu Tu, "Director, Xiaoxia is a local, born and raised in Xinjie City."
"She accidentally ingested some Cataclysmic Material before Xinjie City was established, and unexpectedly awakened her Cataclysmic ability 'Animalization.'"
"She can transform at will into any low-level creature she has come into contact with and replicate its appearance and habits."
"So... she is our ace in the Espionage Division."
Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu's gaze lingered on Miao Xiaoxia a few more times.
He was silent for two seconds...
Then he took off his own coat and threw it to Miao Xiaoxia, saying with an embarrassed expression, "Put on some clothes first."
"Walking around like this isn't too appropriate."
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Miao Xiaoxia quickly said, "Officer, there's no need for your clothes. I have my own."
After saying this, she reached down and unbuttoned something.
In a moment, there was a button the size of a fingernail in her hand.
Holding the button, Miao Xiaoxia gave it a shake toward the ground.
The next second, several items of clothing and a specially made communicator fell out of the button.
Obviously, this button was a Cataclysmic treasure with a storage function.
After doing all this, Miao Xiaoxia bowed her head to put on her clothes and stood once again in front of Qiu Tu and Guan Xiao.
This time, Qiu Tu was no longer "surprised"; he simply asked one question, "Is Xiaoxia over 18 years old?"
Guan Xiao replied from the side, "She just turned 18 last month."
Qiu Tu was relieved. It seemed she was a legal loli.
Thinking this, he also said to Guan Xiao, "Xiaoxia has made a great contribution this time. Remember to write a report for me when we get back. I'll give her a promotion."
Having just finished an undercover mission for the United Front, Qiu Tu and Guan Xiao simply gave Miao Xiaoxia some time off to rest.
As for the two of them, they continued to play their tea-drinking game.
This time, it was Guan Xiao's turn.
After a cup of tea, Guan Xiao still asked the question he was most interested in, "Officer, this morning when you called me, you said you had already told the Bureau Chief about the United Front's plan to assassinate him?"
"What's the deal with that?"
"You're not lying to me, are you?"
Upon hearing Guan Xiao's question, Qiu Tu's eyes grew dark, and his gaze inevitably deepened...
Of course, he hadn't lied to Guan Xiao.
He truly had "told" Yan Chen...
Yu Zhengyi should be able to testify to that.
Yes... Qiu Tu had "told" Yan Chen through the report he had made up to submit to Director Zhao last night.
Yesterday, in order to placate Qiu Tu, Yan Chen had openly claimed in front of the senior and mid-level staff of the Investigation Bureau that Qiu Tu had submitted a report the day before.
It recorded various situations regarding the United Front Base.
It was because of this report that Yan Chen could logically send troops to destroy that United Front base and credit all the merit to Qiu Tu.
But since the report was a fabrication by Yan Chen out of thin air, to cover up this loophole, Qiu Tu had specially written a report about the United Front base last night.
However... in that report, Qiu Tu did not only write about the United Front base, but also about the United Front Special Combat Team and their plan to attack tomorrow morning when Yan Chen was scheduled to go to the Municipal Committee meeting.
Qiu Tu had two reasons for doing so.
First, if Yan Chen's convoy was attacked, no matter who died, he, as the Head of the Political Department, was somewhat negligent.
Later on, when the time came to settle scores, Qiu Tu would quickly be deemed incompetent or neglectful.
However, by sending a report in advance as a warning, if Yan Chen got into trouble, then he would bear no responsibility at all.
Second... with this documented report, a heavy burden would be placed on Yan Chen's shoulders.
He had publicly stated that he had "read" this report.
As long as he had read the report, in theory, he definitely knew he was going to be attacked.
Yet, under such circumstances, he arranged for Lai Shun to ride in his convoy, resulting in Lai Shun's death.
This evidence could almost prove that Yan Chen deliberately harmed his colleague!
Of course, Yan Chen could argue that he hadn't seen the file, but then he would be overthrowing everything he said during the appeasement yesterday.
In the end, upon investigation, it would still be uncovered that he harmed his colleague: plotting against Qiu Tu!
As such, Qiu Tu had actually planned everything that followed the moment he was attacked by Yan Chen yesterday evening, and it was a trap set on both sides.
And the development of the situation did not come as a surprise to him.
Yan Chen was indeed ruthless enough to sacrifice Lai Shun.
And Qiu Tu's backup plan had successfully worked.
He guessed... by now, Yu Zhengyi should have already obtained and seen the report he had submitted.
Qiu Tu believed that his backup plan would likely have an unexpected effect and at the very least, serve as a formal accusation for Yan Chen...
Although internally, he had thought through his final plan, of course, Qiu Tu couldn't actually tell Guan Xiao.
So he selectively told Guan Xiao what he could say.