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Chapter 221 First Contact with Tan Huimin (10k words for Monthly Ticket!)

As a spy sent by her own husband.

Tan Huimin actually found it a bit hard to empathize with Song Qing, Ding Xiaoliu, and the others.

After all... she had never met Qiu Tu before. Qiu Tu's promotion had no benefit for her whatsoever.

So, she could only sit dumbly by the door, watching everyone cheer.

It was then that the office door was gently opened.

Upon hearing the sound, Tan Huimin looked up and then saw a very handsome young man stepping into the office.

The youth was dressed in a black Political Department uniform, which, fitting perfectly on his figure, bestowed him with an impressive and upright appearance.

Both men and women tend to have an extra filter for attractive members of the opposite sex; Tan Huimin was no exception.

With just one glance, she felt that the young man in front of her... did not look like a bad person.

But since she couldn't see the young man's epaulet, she also couldn't figure out his identity.

At this time, the young man had obviously noticed Tan Huimin as well.

He smiled at Tan Huimin, then quietly closed the office door, and asked, "How long have they been making noise?"

The young man had a pleasant voice, and Tan Huimin softly replied, "Two or three minutes."

After speaking, she involuntarily added, "Their boss got a promotion. They're celebrating."

Upon hearing Tan Huimin's words, the young man smiled, then gently closed the door and asked, "By the way, I haven't asked—who are you?"

After hearing the young man's words, Tan Huimin gathered her hair and said with downcast eyes, "My name is Tan Huimin, a Second-Class Investigator from the Administrative Office."

"Now I am their boss's secretary."

"Their boss's secretary?" The young man seemed a bit surprised when he heard this.

He sized up Tan Huimin and then inquired, "Is the Administrative Office so efficient?"

"I remember... their boss just got promoted this afternoon, and the secretary has already been assigned tonight?"

Hearing the young man's words, Tan Huimin felt embarrassed.

She definitely couldn't talk about the bet her husband made with Qiu Tu.

That would not only embarrass her husband but also... make her seem especially cheap.

So, she could only silently nod her head.

Seeing this, the young man didn't think too much about it. He patted Tan Huimin on the shoulder and said, "Well then, from now on, we are all one of us."

"Don't worry, if you work well with me, promotions and salary increases won't be a problem."

"If you encounter any difficulties, you can also talk directly to me. Anything I can solve, I will help you with."

Hearing the young man's reassurance, Tan Huimin smiled awkwardly and thanked him, "Thank you."

After thanking him, Tan Huimin hesitated a bit, then suddenly realized the implication of "work well with me, promotions, and salary increases won't be a problem."

She was suddenly taken aback, and then looked at the handsome young man in surprise.

By that time, the handsome young man had already stepped into the office and was being surrounded by the crowd, receiving their congratulations.

Tan Huimin involuntarily stood up, and then looked at the handsome young man's shoulder rank insignia, which clearly had a bar and three flowers embroidered on it.

'Is that Qiu Tu?!'

Now that she had finally recognized Qiu Tu, Tan Huimin felt almost blank in her mind for a moment.

Possibly because she had often heard her husband mention Qiu Tu, talk about Qiu Tu's swift promotions, the conspiracies, treacheries...

In Tan Huimin's mind, Qiu Tu should have been nearly thirty, skinny, cold-looking, and might even have a hooked nose.

However... when she actually met Qiu Tu, she found he was completely different from what she imagined.

Could such a sunny, handsome man really be a scheming villain?

Possibly because of her prejudiced impression earlier on, for a moment, Tan Huimin felt almost unable to accept it.

It took her several seconds to collect herself, continuously reminding herself in her mind, "Appearances can be deceiving," "Appearances can be deceiving," before she managed to pull her emotions back together.

By this time, Qiu Tu had already received rounds of congratulations from his subordinates.

He was also not modest with his own people, not only accepting all the congratulations but also directly told all his subordinates, "The workday is over already, so I won't bother the Organizational Department and other sections."

"Tomorrow as soon as work starts, I will help everyone adjust their positions."

"By then, you all need to shine and heat up in your new posts."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's promise, the spirits of the investigators present soared even higher.

After all, besides Qiu Tu's personal charisma, they followed him for promotions and wealth, didn't they?

And on this count, Qiu Tu never let everyone down...

Tan Hui Min watched the scene before her, feeling an utter sense of unfamiliarity.

The fervent atmosphere, the genuine adulation from the subordinates, she seemed to have never witnessed such a thing in her husband's department—or even in the Administrative Office.

Whether at the Public Security Bureau or the Administrative Office, or even before where her husband was at the Political Department's Interrogation Section, it seemed as if everyone was playing it cool, engaging in cutthroat competition.

Even if there were indeed friends with a good relationship, they would be two or three people lurking in a corner, whispering secretively, rather than like now where everyone appeared to be "family"...

'Right, just like a family...' With this realization, Tan Hui Min became even more astonished by the scene before her.

She couldn't help but turn her gaze to Qiu Tu, who was surrounded by people in the center.

'This young man, what kind of charm does he possess that he can make so many subordinates dedicatedly loyal, treating him as they would their own family?'

While Tan Hui Min was thinking this, Qiu Tu also turned his attention to her.

Qiu Tu called out, "Oh, what's your name?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's question, Tan Hui Min snapped back to reality and quickly replied, "My name is Tan Hui Min."

Qiu Tu gave a slight nod then smiled and said to everyone, "Alright, if there's nothing else, you all should go off work and get some rest."

"As for me, I'll stay a bit longer to work overtime. I need to sort out the situation across several departments."

"After I finish organizing things tonight, I'll write down what arrangements I have for you all. I'll give it to Miss Tan."

"Tomorrow, Miss Tan will take you to handle the formalities."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the subordinates cheered once more.

In this way, after a noisy celebration for a while longer, the subordinates gradually left the office one by one.

Unexpectedly, Little Liu, the epitome of efficiency at leaving work, turned out to be the last one to leave.

She dawdled until everyone else was gone, leaving only Qiu Tu and Tan Hui Min in the office.

Only then did she tiptoe over to Qiu Tu and said somewhat hesitantly, "Boss... can I ask you for a favor?"

Hearing Song Qing's words, Qiu Tu, who was packing up documents planning to take them back to his own office, couldn't help but glance at her, then he asked, "What is it?"

Song Qing whispered, "My father wants to meet you this weekend."

Hearing Song Qing's words, Qiu Tu, puzzled, looked up at her.

Song Qing hurriedly explained, "Boss, don't get the wrong idea."

"My father just found out that you saved me and simply wants to thank you in person."

What Song Qing referred to as "saving her" meant she was nearly tricked by Wang Xi, almost leading both her and her circle of close friends into Wang Xi's evil clutches.

It was Qiu Tu who had realized something was amiss and then informed her of Wang Xi's true identity, warning her not to go out, not to meet with Wang Xi alone, and assigning her to keep an eye on Wang Xi at the bureau. (Chapter 162)

However... this clearly was just an excuse from Song Qing's father.

If Qiu Tu wasn't mistaken, the real reason her father wanted to see him was probably the power that came with his new position, ranking him among the top 40 in Xinjie City!

Unfortunately, Qiu Tu had no interest in such meaningless social engagements right now.

His current focus was still on the information regarding Moonlight Lake and Larilo. At most... plus the establishment of Dongye State. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

So, thinking this, he simply declined, "I've received your gratitude, but no need for dinner. I..."

He'd originally thought to find some random excuse to brush it off, but who would've known that as soon as Song Qing heard Qiu Tu's refusal, she exclaimed with excitement "Yay!" and then said, "Boss, you can't go back on your word!"

"You agreed not to go!"

Qiu Tu: ???

Qiu Tu looked at Song Qing, a question mark over his head, then tentatively asked, "So... the favor you were asking for was actually to reject your father?"

Song Qing sheepishly stuck out her tongue and then said, "Yeah, he's so annoying. He obviously wants to butter you up because you've been promoted! I rejected him several times, but he insisted I ask, which was so irritating!"

After saying that, Song Qing blew a kiss at Qiu Tu, "Thanks, Boss! I knew you were the best! Thank you for turning him down~"

With that, she picked up her bag and bounced off to leave work.

Qiu Tu: ....

"Pffft." At this moment, Tan Hui Min, who had witnessed the entire exchange, could no longer hold back and inadvertently laughed out loud.

She felt that this boss and subordinate pair were really interesting. The boss didn't act like a boss, the subordinate didn't act like a subordinate.

She had never encountered such an interaction pattern in the strictly hierarchical Investigation Bureau.

Meanwhile, Qiu Tu, hearing Tan Hui Min's laughter, also snapped back to the moment.

He glanced at Tan Hui Min, his gaze shifting slightly, then suddenly spoke up, "Miss Tan, if I'm not mistaken, you're not my secretary, are you? Who exactly are you?"

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