Let them offer their loyalty!

"And now ... we've spent nearly ten days, lost dozens of lives, and almost caused a department head to be mortally wounded, dead. In the end ... what we've concluded is that it's not suitable for expansion."

Saying this, Major General Lin Chuan slowly shook his head, "I think ... this makes our entire plan seem utterly ridiculous."

His words stunned the entire conference room.

Those seated were all shrewd individuals; everyone spoke after careful consideration and certainly had their purposes.

What Major General Lin Chuan implied was pretty straightforward, he was trying to renege on the deal.

So ... for a moment, the conference room was awash with silent tensions ...

When Lin Chuan collided with Tang Feifei verbally, Commissioner Jiang immediately began to sit on the fence, watching the fight from a safe distance.

The more unpleasant things were between the military and the Investigation Bureau, the better it was for the City Hall.

Thus, he was in no hurry to intervene or express his opinions.

However, just as he was contemplating this, Tang Feifei's eyes narrowed as she gazed at Lin Chuan.

Her sharp gaze was full of danger ...

In that instant, Major General Lin Chuan shuddered, feeling as if he was targeted by Tang Feifei's menacing aura, as fierce as an ancient beast!

He stiffened up, wanting to throw out a few harsh words.

Yet at that moment, Tang Feifei spoke up.

Her voice seemed to squeeze through her teeth, chillingly cold with murderous intent, "Initially, when the Sanctuary was established, there were differing opinions, so they fought it out."

"Whoever won would be listened to."

"So, having a few meetings, severely injuring a few, or even killing a couple of Members of Parliament is quite normal."

"I have no other skills but to inherit the martial arts of the Tang family."

"My grandfather taught me nine moves, if you can withstand these nine moves, Qiu Tu and the others deserves their misfortune, needlessly losing their heads and shedding their blood."

"If you can't withstand it ..."

As she said this, a murderous intent filled Tang Feifei's wheat-colored face, "then blame yourself for reaping what you sow, trying to steal the credit from frontline fighters!"

Hearing Tang Feifei's words and sensing the unquestionable intent to kill from her, beads of sweat formed on Lin Chuan's forehead.

He glanced once, twice, and thrice at Commissioner Jiang ...

Commissioner Jiang acted as if he saw nothing, casually sitting there, eyes observing his nose, nose observing his heart, not intervening.

Tang Feifei was a Third-Order Peak, and had been practicing martial arts from a young age, her strength was far beyond an ordinary Third-Order Peak.

Although Lin Chuan was also a Third Order, the difference was too vast.

Thus, under Tang Feifei's blatant threat, he hesitated, hesitated, and hesitated some more... In the end, he chickened out.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiling as he said, "Director Tang is joking."

"There's no need to keep the traditions of the older generation among our generation."

"As for what I just said, it's just discussion ... I just felt that we paid such a high price with no gains, the higher-ups would think of us as incompetent."

"Of course ... we must still fulfill our promises to Minister Qiu and the Dare-to-Die Team."

Luckily, when Lin Chuan had voiced his opinion earlier, he hadn't made definitive statements, which allowed him room to defuse the situation and smooth things over.

Even Lin Chuan, one of the Three Giants, was intimidated by Tang Feifei's background and martial power; other high-ranking officials, even if they wanted to trouble Qiu and Tang Feifei, dared not speak up.

Thus, the proposal regarding the promotion of the entire Dare-to-Die Team was hastily passed ...

Everything would just wait until after work tomorrow to be announced ...

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

After being busily attended to by the medical team and the Dare-to-Die Team for half the day, Qiu Tu was finally settled into his private resting room on the 12th floor.

To allow Qiu Tu to rest, the medical department also sent the Dare-to-Die Team members away to rest at the gesture of Qiu Tu's eyes.

Soon, only Tan Huimin, his personal secretary, was left in the resting room.

This woman, who had been caring for Qiu Tu since earlier, was often pushed to the periphery because she was a normal human and couldn't get close.

Now that everyone else had left, she could finally take a good look at Qiu Tu.

Approaching Qiu Tu, Tan Huimin held his hand, her eyes slightly red.

Qiu Tu looked at her and whispered softly to comfort her, "I'm fine. These are just minor injuries."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tan Huimin felt even more heartbroken.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she said, "Your leg is broken, how can that be considered a minor injury?"

Qiu Tu, hearing this, just laughed nonchalantly, "As long as it isn't the third leg that's broken, it's all minor."

Hearing Qiu Tu's irreverent remark, Tan Huimin's fair oval face flushed slightly, and she spat at Qiu Tu, "The boss really is bad, injured like this and still in the mood for such jokes."

Tan Huimin was naturally beautiful, and her tear-streaked face added a touch of charm.

Thus, her every frown and smile suddenly made Qiu Tu feel a ticklish feeling in his heart.

He had been cooped up and tense for seven days. Now suddenly relaxing, his thoughts inevitably wandered ...

His gaze roamed over the contours outlined by Tan Huimin's white blouse, wishing it could penetrate through.

After a moment, Qiu Tu coughed and said, "Take off the armor!"

"Ah?" Tan Huimin was stunned for a moment, almost not understanding Qiu Tu's meaning.

It was only when she saw Qiu Tu's lingering gaze at her chest that she blushed deeply, understanding his intention.

She hesitated for a moment, then whispered as quietly as a mosquito, "Boss, you ... are injured right now. Isn't it inconvenient?"

Hearing Tan Huimin's words, Qiu Tu shook his head nonchalantly, "I'm a Second-Order Cataclysmic Awakened. These injuries don't affect my performance at all."