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Chapter 449 Yes, I caught Scarface ( words, please give me a monthly ticket!)

Maybe the person sitting in the main seat has a particularly broad field of vision and can see everything below; or it may be that Huang Shangzong has always been extremely concerned about Qiu Tu.

Anyway, when Qiu Tu's lips curled up into a smile, Huang Shangzong noticed it keenly.

He looked at Qiu Tu with his tiger eyes and asked with a hint of sarcasm, "Did Speaker Qiu get any good news?"

Having lived two lives, Qiu Tu is well aware of the principle of keeping things secret.

Therefore, even though he believed that there were no evil believers or traitors among the seven people present, he still did not reveal his cards.

He put the communicator aside and said with a smile, "Speaker, it's nothing. I just received a congratulatory text message."

Huang Shangzong certainly didn't believe what Qiu Tu said, but given Qiu Tu's current status and identity, if he didn't want to say anything, he wouldn't ask too much.

So he just nodded slightly and said, "You should receive a lot of congratulatory text messages and phone calls in the next two days."

“Don’t let it affect your work.”

After that, he glanced at the other speakers and said, "Now let's talk about the third topic of today."

"The location of the Director of the New Territories City Exploration Department."

Speaking of this, Huang Shangzong inexplicably had a feeling of confusion in time and space.

After all, he had only been the speaker of Dongye Province for a few months. As a result, the New Territories City Exploration Agency had changed three times, and this was the fourth.

Fortunately, among the previous three, two were promoted and only one was transferred horizontally.

And considering that there are currently 6 deputy speakers, 4 of them are from the New Territories.

For a moment, he was a little skeptical about a saying that had been circulating in the state in the past few days: Xinjie City is the node of the dragon vein of Dongye State, so it has outstanding people and prosperous official careers, and the Exploration Bureau is the most prosperous one among them.

"Is there really such a metaphysics?"

Although I don't really believe in this kind of superstition, the Cataclysm Era is, after all, a world of extraordinary power, so "luck" and "dragon veins" are possible.
Fortunately, the two deputy directors of the New Territories City Exploration Bureau are both his men.
So, it seems that he won't lose out no matter what.

With this in mind, Huang Shangzong did not speak first, but instead started the conversation by saying, "We can discuss the candidate for the director of the New Territories City Exploration Agency."

Hearing Huang Shangzong's words, the old man Liu Xiongyuan blinked and then grinned. His white teeth formed a sharp contrast with his dark skin.

"The candidate for the director of the New Territories City Exploration Agency?"

"I propose Zhang Jia, deputy director of the East City Exploration Bureau."

Huang Shangzong: ???

Huang Shangzong looked at Liu Xiongyuan with a question mark in his eyes. The old man bared his teeth and looked mischievous. It was obvious that he had seen through Huang Shangzong's thoughts and was deliberately making trouble.

Although Liu Xiongyuan came from a low-income family, his political acumen and political means were much better than Huang Shangzong's.

Fortunately, Huang Shangzong is no longer alone now, but has his own allies.

So when he saw Liu Xiongyuan deliberately making trouble, Dai Yukang adjusted his frameless glasses on the bridge of his nose, then said with a smile, "Chairman Liu is joking."

"We have discussed the personnel arrangements for New Territories City several times before. We have always followed the same principle."

"New Territories is a pilot city for the 'Boundless Heart Sea Development Plan' set by the Shelter, so we try to promote personnel from within rather than parachuting them in."

"This will ensure the stability of New Territories City to the greatest extent possible."

Hearing Dai Yukang's words, Liu Xiongyuan laughed and said nonchalantly, "I agree with what you said."

"But you didn't follow this principle the last time you were promoted to deputy director."

Dai Yukang said with a half-smile, "That's because Chairman Qiu was promoted from deputy director to director, and he is the one who is in charge."

Liu Xiongyuan touched his short hair and said nonchalantly, "There is no difference."

"Didn't we just discuss this? Speaker Tang is in charge of the "Boundless Heart Sea Development Plan", so the three major departments of the entire New Territories City are under her direct leadership."

"She originally came from the Investigation Bureau. With her in charge, why not transfer people in from outside?"

Dai Yukang:
It has to be said that there is a reason why Liu Xiongyuan was able to single-handedly rise from a lowest-level third-level agent to the deputy speaker, and even beat Yan Chen so that Yan Chen didn't want to provoke him.

Normally he uses a lot of swear words, but when he's not swearing, his ideas, thoughts and logic are extremely clear.

But Dai Yukang is obviously not a simple person. He also came from the bottom of society, but he built security offices in multiple cities from scratch, and made them all grow and develop. He is also very skilled in various political means.

So when Dai Yukang heard Liu Xiongyuan say this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, paused for a moment, then looked at Qiu Tu and asked, "Chairman Qiu, you are the former director of the New Territories City Exploration Bureau."

"What do you mean?"

At this moment, Qiu Tu was eating melon excitedly while watching the verbal sparring in front of him.

He thinks, this is a fucking high-end game!
Before, I was in the New Territories City Exploration Department, but that was nothing? It was just a bunch of noobs fighting each other!
As a result, who would have thought that while eating the melon, it would end up eating its own head.

He was stunned for a moment, his brain racing, trying to think about why Dai Yukang brought the war to him.

As a result, before he could think clearly, Liu Xiongyuan spoke again.

He said with a smile, "If Director Dai thinks Zhang Jia is not suitable, then just remove him from the list."

"Director Dai just said that he wants to continue to promote from the New Territories City Investigation Bureau. Does anyone have any candidates in mind?"

Dai Yukang just asked Qiu Tu for his opinion for no apparent reason, but the aggressive Liu Xiongyuan suddenly backed off!
Such a change was indeed a bit beyond Qiu Tu's expectations.

"There is a problem! There is definitely a problem!"

Qiu Tu's political acumen is also very strong, so he immediately realized that something was wrong with the unusual move.

So, his eyes flickered and his brain worked rapidly as he thought about the secret battle between the two masters, Liu Xiongyuan and Dai Yukang!
After a moment, a hint of realization appeared in his eyes.

"Two old foxes indeed."

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at Dai Yukang, who was smiling and talking beside him, and then glanced at the black old man Liu Xiongyuan opposite him.

Perhaps noticing Qiu Tu's gaze, Liu Xiongyuan gave him a friendly smile in return.

The reason why Liu Xiongyuan immediately stopped asking when Dai Yukang asked Qiu Tu was actually very simple.

Qiu Tu's core subordinates all work in the New Territories City Investigation Bureau.

Among them, Guan Xiao is the Minister of the Political Department, Chen Feng is the Director of the Administrative Department, and Guan Weihua is the Director of the Public Security Department.

Therefore, only if Ai Li or Ji Qinglin is promoted, Qiu Tu's direct descendants can move up and further continue Qiu Tu's influence in the New Territories City.

And if people were transferred from other places, Ai Li and Ji Qinglin would not be promoted, and Qiu Tu’s three direct descendants would not be able to move.

Moreover, because the director of the administrative department is the chief steward of the director, Chen Feng is likely to be transferred out of the senior level.

Qiu Tu's influence will decline rapidly as a result.

Therefore, as long as Qiu Tu understands this point, he will choose to support Dai Yukang for the benefit of his own lineage.

If Qiu Tu supports Dai Yukang, then Tang Feifei will also follow suit to support Dai Yukang.

Plus Huang Shangzong, who has a veto power, this means that the votes have exceeded four. Therefore, Liu Xiongyuan's idea is doomed to be impossible to achieve.

In this situation, letting Qiu Tu stand up and oppose him would not only damage the relationship between the two, but also make Liu Xiongyuan lose face. Therefore, Liu Xiongyuan did not ask Qiu Tu to speak, but took back his proposal and began to ask Dai Yukang for his opinion.

Qiu Tu even guessed that before Liu Xiongyuan opened his mouth, he had already guessed that his proposal would fail, so he did it simply to cause trouble and provoke Huang Shangzong.

"Is this a high-end game?"

Qiu Tu was secretly shocked when he realized how the two old foxes schemed against each other in those short two seconds.

It seems that I must not let my guard down just because everything has been going smoothly recently.

Facing these old foxes, you may not know when you will be sold out and have to count the money for others.
Thus, the first state speaker meeting that Qiu Tu attended was an eye-opening one for him.

At the end of the meeting, as he expected, with Dai Yukang leading the charge and Huang Shangzong sitting back and relaxing, the position of director of the New Territories City Investigation Bureau was finally given to Ellie.

However, Qiu Tu did not gain nothing. He was not used to the rhythm in the first half, but in the second half he cooperated with Tang Feifei and Liu Xiongyuan.

Guan Xiao was successfully promoted to "Deputy Director of Operations", and Chen Feng took over Guan Xiao's position as "Director of the Political Department" according to his original plan.

With the further development of these two direct descendants, Qiu Tu's influence in New Territories City will be further extended, and his confidants and brothers can continue to develop in a more orderly and rapid manner.
After the meeting, Dai Yukang adjusted his frameless glasses, then looked at Qiu Tu with a smile and said, "Chairman Qiu got used to his position much faster than I expected."

Hearing this, Qiu Tu also smiled and replied, "Working with Director Dai for the first time is indeed an eye-opener for me."

Dai Yukang narrowed his eyes and smiled, then patted Qiu Tu's arm and said, "Come visit me when you have time."

After saying that, he picked up the documents and left the meeting room accompanied by his secretary.

Huang Shangzong was the first to leave, followed by Li Tingdong, who had a low presence and was immersed in his own world, and the taciturn Ye Mingfeng.

So, when Dai Yukang left, only Qiu Tu, Tang Feifei and Liu Xiongyuan were left in the meeting room.

The three of them are now considered a loose small alliance, so without outsiders, Liu Xiongyuan will lose his form.

He threw a cigarette to Qiu Tu, then put his feet on the table and cursed, "Damn it. Dai Yukang is such a piece of shit."

"Huang Shangzong gave him such a small benefit that he was bought off and charged into battle for Huang Shangzong."

"No wonder he hasn't been promoted to deputy speaker after all these years!"

Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei looked at each other, and both showed smiles in their eyes.

Liu Xiongyuan's words actually included his own criticism. Among the six vice-chairmen, Dai Yukang was not the only one who had not been promoted for so many years. Liu Xiongyuan himself
However, the old man has a bad temper and always speaks his mind, so it is normal for him to scold himself.

Therefore, Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei didn't care.

Qiu Tu lit a cigarette and analyzed, "I feel like Dai Yukang may have wanted to lean towards Huang Shangzong a long time ago."

“I just found an excuse.”

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Liu Xiongyuan waved his hands impatiently, "Who cares what he thinks. It has nothing to do with us."

After that, he held the cigarette, looked at Qiu Tu, and said, "Let's talk about your kid."

"Why did you take on that troublesome job?"

"Clearing out the remnants of the anti-government forces in the state. Do you know how troublesome this is?"

"Even an old director like me who is very familiar with the 16 cities feels extremely troubled."

After hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Tang Feifei also looked at Qiu Tu silently, obviously she also had the same concerns.

Hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Qiu Tu coughed and was about to evade the question.

As a result, Liu Xiongyuan looked at him in surprise, "You don't really have a solution, do you?"

Maybe people really do become more intelligent as they get older, or maybe it's because he has worked at the grassroots level of the Exploration Agency for too long, so analyzing micro-expressions and observing people's words and expressions have become Liu Xiongyuan's muscle memory.

He looked Qiu Tu up and down suspiciously, then said, "You don't have any clues about these anti-government remnants, do you?"

At this point, Liu Xiongyuan hurriedly shook his head and said to himself, "No, no. You are a little fox. If it is only this level, you dare not take on such a thing."

As he said this, he seemed to have guessed something and looked at Qiu Tu in surprise, "Did you find the clue to Scarface?"

"As long as we catch him and follow his lead, we can easily catch all the anti-government remnants in Dongye Province!"

Qiu Tu:
To be honest, Qiu Tu felt that he had given Liu Xiongyuan a very high evaluation at this Speaker's meeting.

However, when he found that he had only hesitated for a second and Liu Xiongyuan had seized the flaw and was almost right in his reasoning, Qiu Tu still felt that he had underestimated Liu Xiongyuan's ability.

This old guy is really worthy of being the one who suppressed Yan Chen for ten years and caused countless troubles, but he was still able to rise to the top.

Since Liu Xiongyuan had seen through him, Qiu Tu no longer concealed it.

He pretended to be nonchalant, turned on the communicator in his hand, and threw it to Liu Xiongyuan.

Liu Xiongyuan took it, put his feet on the table, smoked a cigarette and glanced at it casually.

The next second, he paused and blinked.

After a moment, he dropped his feet from the table, sat up, looked at Qiu Tu with disbelief on his dark face, and said, "The operation was successful?"

"Fuck you." Liu Xiongyuan remembered that this was not a private place after all, so he lowered his voice and mouthed, "You have already caught Scarface?!"

Qiu Tu smiled and nodded.

Then he said softly, "In fact, not only Scarface, but also Red Hair is under my control and can be captured at any time."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, the smile on Liu Xiongyuan's face gradually grew bigger, and finally he opened his mouth and laughed out loud.

After a moment, he gave Qiu Tu a thumbs up and said, "Okay, okay. You are really good at this."

"I knew that I, an old man, was right about you."

"You really are a person who won't release the eagle until you see the rabbit."

"It turned out that he fired the gun first and then drew a target."

"This sinister, um, witty look has the style of the old man I used to have."

Facing an old senior like Liu Xiongyuan who was so sincere to him, Qiu Tu also smiled and praised him, "That's a very high evaluation."

Sure enough, no one doesn't want to hear compliments.

Liu Xiongyuan took a puff of his cigarette with a look of pride on his face.

Only Tang Feifei looked at Qiu Tu's handsome, sunny face and Liu Xiongyuan's... well, human-like face, and was a little speechless.

Liu Xiongyuan didn't notice Tang Feifei's strange look, or even if he noticed it, he didn't care.

He finished smoking, rolled his eyes, then squinted at Qiu Tu, who he loved, and said, "Qiu boy, you don't want to just complete the responsibility assigned to you by Huang Shangzong, right?"

"After all, the mission is completed, and your authority to interfere in the affairs of the state will be revoked."

"So, do you want to do something big?"
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