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Chapter 262 That Night with Her (10,000 Words for Monthly Ticket)

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From the actions of The Five Elders tonight, it was clear they came prepared.

Obviously, they had been collecting data and information on the middle and senior ranks of the Investigation Bureau long before, and had been laying out their plans early on.

Therefore, when Qiu Tu found them, they were able to come up with such a detailed and interconnected plan in such a short time.

This also meant that those who made it onto their list tonight must be those they had verified and who were still obeying them now.

Moreover... due to the weaker foundation of trust between the parties, this was certainly not the complete list.

Just now, Qiu Tu had merely glanced over one page of the list and found that it included at least sixty to seventy people.

Moreover, these sixty to seventy individuals were all Second-Class Investigators, First Level Detectives, or even Deputy Staff.

These were the seeds of the Bureau Chief ranking sequence.

Besides these sixty to seventy people, how many confidants did The Five Elders have in the Investigation Bureau? Forty? Fifty? Sixty?

And beyond the Investigation Bureau, in the military and City Hall, how many confidants had The Five Elders planted?

Apart from these directly commandable confidants, how many people could The Five Elders influence?

Thinking it through, despite The Five Elders having stepped down, they had been continuously infiltrating the three major power institutions throughout this year with significant effect.

It was only because their upper-level connections had been severed and they could no longer place confidants in the middle ranks; moreover, the elite families who were close to them were tacitly excluded from Xinjie City's core power circle by Yan Chen and the other Two Giants.

Otherwise, they would still be the Local Tyrants of Xinjie City.

'These five old men are really terrifying....'

'No wonder Yan Chen and the others would rather cooperate with elite families like the Qin Family, just to suppress these five old men.'

With this in mind, Qiu Tu also briefly looked over the list in his hand.

The Five Elders were thorough in their work; the list not only categorized the Deputy Staff, First Level Detectives, and Second-Class Investigators, but even classified and annotated the various departments properly.

Thus, Qiu Tu only needed a quick glance to grasp the details of The Five Elders' promotion list.

43 Second-Class Investigators promoted to First Level Detectives.

22 First Level Detectives promoted to Deputy Staff.

9 Deputy Staff promoted to Staff Chiefs.

If this promotion list were truly confirmed, then it could be said that The Five Elders' strength in the Investigation Bureau would greatly increase.

43 teams, 31 departments, all would be influenced by The Five Elders.

Of course... they would also obey Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei.

Combined with the thirty-some confidants Qiu Tu himself intended to promote, and the unknown number of confidants Tang Feifei had hidden,

once this wave of promotions passed, at least close to half of the teams and departments of the Investigation Bureau would be controlled by Qiu Tu's side.

'Enough to contend with Yan Chen.'

With this thought, Qiu Tu closed the list in his hand, then looked towards Elder Lu and said with a smile, "Elder Lu, Director Tang and I will go back and study this list thoroughly."

"Rest assured. As long as their abilities are indeed good, and... they know what they should and shouldn't do, we will certainly focus on cultivating them."

The Five Elders clearly understood Qiu Tu's hint.

"What they should and shouldn't do", in plain terms, was to make these dozens of people understand whose side they really should take in the future.

It wouldn't do for them to switch sides to Yan Chen the moment they got scared after Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei promoted them.

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, The Five Elders exchanged glances. This time, Elder Lu personally gave his assurance.

He looked at Qiu Tu with a grave and serious tone, saying, "Minister Qiu, rest assured, these people are all trustworthy."

Whether they could be trusted or not wasn't for The Five Elders to decide, so Qiu Tu replied with a smile, "I plan to meet with these individuals tomorrow."

"At that time, my secretary will notify them."

"After the meetings, I will call Elder Lu to communicate and confirm the final list."

After saying this, Qiu Tu paused, then added, "So, I would appreciate it if you could pass the message to them tonight, that they are my people now and must follow my orders."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Elder Lu nodded slightly, "No problem."

Once the cooperation had been settled, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became more harmonious.

Possibly because they had truly boarded the same boat, the six individuals clearly became more sincere.

However, as the conversation grew livelier, Fang Tangtang, who had been standing in the center of the living room like an exhibit, was nearly in tears.

She was just a girl from a collateral branch of the Fang Family; by lineage, she should have been the granddaughter of Elder Fang's younger brother's fourth son.

She had never even dreamt of meeting a significant figure like Elder Fang, let alone her own grandfather, whom she had seen only a few times.

Since her family's connection to Elder Fang was distant, they had received much lesser protection.

Her father and mother were just relying on the leftovers of Elder Fang's influence to have decent jobs in Xinjie City, getting some extra income from the Fang Family every month.

Tonight, she had already gone to bed early at home. Suddenly, Elder Fang's secretary came to her house and woke her up.

Saying that she was to meet Elder Fang.

In front of such a significant person as Elder Fang's secretary, her parents didn't dare say a word. After confirming with her grandfather over the phone, they handed her over to Elder Fang's secretary.

Thus, in a daze, she followed Elder Fang's secretary and several other attractive young women to Longshan Road.

It wasn't until after entering Longshan Road that she learned the full story from the other girls: apparently, there was a great power that even Elder Fang had to curry favor with, and he was "selecting consorts."