While reporting to the Sanctuary, the Sanctuary would also send a lot of intelligence to the Intelligence Section.
Some of this intelligence was related to Xinjie City, some was related to the situation around Xinjie City, and some was about important figures in Xinjie City.
This intelligence was often obtained by the Political Department or the Security Department of other cities, summarized, selected, and distributed by the intelligence department of the Sanctuary.
Of course, besides this passive distribution, the Intelligence Section could also apply to the Sanctuary for specific intelligence about a person, an event, or a certain Evil God.
As long as the reason was legitimate, met the regulations, and reached the required level, the Sanctuary's intelligence department was very likely not to refuse.
For instance, the fact that Xinjie City Investigation Bureau, established only a year and a half ago, knew the intelligence about Larilo and Zhaohui from several years prior was actually applied for from the Sanctuary.
After reading through the summary from the Intelligence Section, Qiu Tu picked up the summaries from the Interrogation Section and the Inspection Department to read.
Compared to the interesting intelligence and information from the Intelligence Section, the summaries from the Interrogation Section and the Inspection Department were much more tedious.
The summary from the Interrogation Section recorded the identities, positions, levels, and cases involved of the prisoners who were interrogated.
The Inspection Department recorded the number of reports, information, and materials concerning officials from the City Hall, Investigation Bureau, and the military.
As Qiu Tu had guessed—Xinjie City was newly established, the rules were not yet fully set, and the people had no concept of supervising law enforcement, so there were hardly any reports.
Even if there were, they were mostly from small to medium-sized merchants reporting on the inaction of departments related to the economy and trade at the City Hall.
These minor issues in Xinjie City at present couldn't even count as matters warranting criticism and education...
Having finished reading the summaries from the three departments, Qiu Tu had a clear understanding of his own responsibilities and powers!
The Intelligence Section was truly of the utmost importance!
It was the eyes and ears of the entire Political Department and even the Investigation Bureau.
Controlling the Intelligence Section was like controlling the eyes and ears of the higher-ups at the Investigation Bureau.
He could show them what he wanted them to see, and let them hear what he wanted them to hear.
Moreover, with the authority to liaise upwards and request intelligence, the importance of the Intelligence Section was further highlighted.
With control over this department, Qiu Tu would no longer be in the dark about anything he set out to do.
As for the Inspection Department... Although it was the least developed and currently just about equivalent to a useless department.
But that was only because the sword had not been drawn from its sheath.
Once Qiu Tu sharpened this department, it would become his most powerful weapon, and also the sharp sword hanging over the heads of all his enemies!
As for the Interrogation Section...
Although it also held great authority, frankly speaking, it was far inferior to the previous two sections.
Therefore, as long as it did not cause trouble for Qiu Tu, and even if it was later handed over to a new Head of the Political Department, Qiu Tu felt completely acceptable.
Thinking this way, Qiu Tu put aside the summary reports from the three departments.
The summary from the Inspection Department was handed to him personally by the Diciplinary Department, and nobody else could take it away.
Thus, Qiu Tu's next goal was to take complete control of the Intelligence Section.
Thinking this, Qiu Tu also couldn't help thinking about which of his confidants to transfer into the Intelligence Section to start setting things up...
At this moment, just as Qiu Tu was thinking this way,
"Bang bang bang" someone knocked on the door of his office from the outside.
Qiu Tu snapped back to reality and said in a deep voice, "Come in."
The office door was pushed open from the outside, and following that, a cute little head peeked in.
That laughable little head looked left and right, and seeing no one else, bounced into the office with a smile, "Chief! I've brought you the record!"
That cute, youthful appearance certainly belonged to Qiu Tu's confidant, the young girl Song Qing.
Seeing the carefree little girl, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile, and then he waved to Song Qing, "Bring it here."
Song Qing quickly scurried over, handing over the document to Qiu Tu.
The document was not voluminous, including one audio recording and one written material.
Qiu Tu set the audio recording aside, then picked up the written material to take a look.
To his discovery, it was a supplementary deposition from an interrogation—additional testimony compiled by the interrogators based on the audio and video recordings after the interrogation had concluded.
And the person who had written the supplement was not Tan Huimin, but Li Xian.
Possibly noticing Qiu Tu's curiosity, Song Qing explained with her hands clasped behind her giggling, "This deposition was supplemented by Li Xian."
"He said that since you personally arranged the interrogation yesterday, you would be very interested in it. So he worked overtime in the bureau last night, listening to the interrogation recordings to make a written version of the deposition."
"This is for your convenience when you need to review it."
Upon hearing Song Qing's words, Qiu Tu's eyes shifted slightly.
"Li Xian...?" Qiu Tu recalled his impression of Li Xian.
He was a young man in his early twenties, a little over 1.7 meters tall, and very capable.
Qiu Tu remembered that his loyalty had always been ranked among the top few among this batch of confidants.
And... Qiu Tu also remembered that during the Sudden Attack by the United Front, Li Xian was unlucky enough to get hit by a stray bullet in the right abdomen, nearly dying, but still he fought on the front lines. (Chapter 139)
'Loyal... Sharp-witted... And tenacious.'
'A promising talent indeed.'
With this thought, Qiu Tu couldn't help but think of the people he had just been considering for placements into the Intelligence Section.
For a moment, his eyes were pensive.
Meanwhile, as Qiu Tu was pondering how to arrange his confidants, Song Qing seemed to have heard something.