Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 540 - 332: The Death of Secretary Bai (10,000 Words for Monthly Tickets!)

Although Liu Xiongyuan was irreconcilably angry with Yan Chen for letting go of the murderer who killed his son, as the Deputy Speaker of Dongye State, he was still obligated to handle official matters impartially.

Therefore, faced with Yan Chen’s reasonable demands and arguments, he did not retort, but instead slowly turned his gaze to Qiu Tu.

His dark complexion, like an old pine sculpted by the years, had deep and hard wrinkles, each one seemingly recording past hardships and struggles.

"Minister Qiu, what do you have to say?"

Upon hearing Liu Xiongyuan’s words, Qiu Tu was not surprised.

He looked at Liu Xiongyuan with a confident gaze and said, "Chairman Liu, of course I have evidence."

"If there were no evidence, this would amount to libel."

Liu Xiongyuan, seeing the confidence on Qiu Tu’s face, nodded slightly. He then gestured toward Qiu Tu’s seat and said, "Then sit down and explain slowly."

Qiu Tu responded and walked towards his seat.

After sitting down, Qiu Tu surveyed the high-ranking officials present.

The expressions of the high-ranking officials present were quite interesting.

Yan Chen’s eyes were deep, like two bottomless ancient wells, filled with rage and authority.

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This was a rare loss of composure on his part.

Yu Zhengyi, on the other hand, had his eyes closed, his hands under the table clenched tightly, as if he were engaged in an intense internal struggle.

Lin Ting, compared to the others who were more calculating, and being Yan Chen’s lapdog, looked worriedly at Qiu Tu and then at Yan Chen.

As for Guan Weihua and Shi Youxin, they were more composed.

Although they were aligned with Yan Chen’s faction and had worked with Yan Chen and received his kindness, they were, after all, not his direct and trusted confidants.

Thus, even if Yan Chen got into trouble, it would not affect them too seriously.

Still, even so, there was a certain unease on their faces.

After all, everyone knew that the death of Lai Shun was a bomb that had brought all the dirty internal strife and filth of the Xinjie City Investigation Bureau to light.

Moreover, coinciding with the establishment of Dongye State, no one knew how the state intended to handle the matter.

Initially, they had hoped to downplay the incident and quickly move past it before the state’s officials took notice.

But now, it seemed that Qiu Tu had no intention of letting the matter end so easily.

Therefore, everything would become unpredictable, and everyone became extremely vulnerable.

Because no one knew if the bomb would explode on them…

After scanning the eyes of everyone present, Qiu Tu also turned his gaze to Liu Xiongyuan and slowly began, "Speaker, my evidence consists of the two reports I have submitted."

He said, "Five days ago, our Political Department’s espionage division received intelligence. The United Front Special Combat Team had infiltrated Xinjie City, seemingly plotting something."

"Upon receiving the news, I immediately went to the Bureau Chief’s office, report in hand from Chief Guan Xiao of the espionage division, to report this matter to the Bureau Chief."

"Chief Guan Xiao can testify to this. The division chiefs and section chiefs outside the Bureau Chief’s door at that time, including Deputy Division Chief Zhao, can all testify."

"However… after I reported the matter, Director Yan took the report and told me not to take any action."

"He cited the current lack of strength of the Investigation Bureau as a reason, saying he hoped to wait until you arrived in Xinjie City to handle it."

On hearing Qiu Tu’s words, Liu Xiongyuan glanced impassively at Yan Chen.

All those present were astute, and it only took a moment for them to infer Yan Chen’s motive.

Yan Chen also seemed to be contemplating, with his eyelids drooping down and returning to his usual inscrutable expression, quietly listening to Qiu Tu’s narration.

Qiu Tu continued, "Although I found it unacceptable at the time, it was, after all, an order from the Bureau Chief, so I ultimately obeyed."

"But the next day… our spy sent a new piece of intelligence."

"The information indicated that the United Front Special Combat Team planned to attack Director Yan’s motorcade."

"Moreover, the United Front Special Combat Team had somehow ascertained Director Yan’s itinerary."

"They knew that Director Yan was going to attend a meeting at the Municipal Committee on the day Lai Shun, the Deputy Director, was ambushed—that was yesterday."

"Since the meeting was convened by City Hall, Director Yan couldn’t change his plans."

"Even more, they had learned of Director Yan’s usual route and planned an ambush on the road."

"Considering this situation, I hastily submitted a second report to the Bureau Chief."

"In the second report, I also specifically included the information on the United Front Base obtained by the Political Department, thinking to take them down in one fell swoop."

Pausing, Qiu Tu added, "And I’m certain the Bureau Chief had seen this report."

"Because… the day before yesterday, in front of dozens of middle and senior officials of the bureau, he personally admitted that he had seen my report, and everyone can testify."

"Moreover, it was because of this report that the action to clear the United Front Base took place the day before yesterday."

Hearing Qiu Tu’s words, Yan Chen took a deep breath, his wrinkled face turning red with anger…

Clearly, he never imagined that not only had Qiu Tu seized his "merit," but he was also dirty enough to use it to frame him!

And what was more critical… he had no way to explain the truth of the matter.

Because if he explained the truth, he would reveal the plot he and the Lai Shun faction had made to assassinate Qiu Tu.

This was almost no different from sending Lai Shun to his death.

’Such a clever scheme… blocking me at both ends.’

And as he thought this, Liu Xiongyuan, seated at the head of the room, looked coldly at Yan Chen and asked, "Director Yan, how do you explain this? Are these events true?"