"But she usually stays indoors because it's inconvenient to appear in public, so she's always bored and lonely."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Shen Lingshuang gave him a strange look, "You better be talking about an actual pet, right?"
"Not some sort of beauty dog or something?"
Qiu Tu rubbed his temples and casually pulled a document from Shen Lingshuang's hands, looking through it.
Indeed... it was all about the bizarre deeds of The Five Elders and some smaller forces on Longshan Road.
Beauty spittoons and beauty dogs were child's play, there were plenty of prohibited words too.
Qiu Tu frowned slightly, then tossed the intelligence back to Shen Lingshuang, saying, "Look less at these things. Let Guan Xiao handle it himself."
"Moreover... have Guan Xiao pull a team from Longshan Road in the next couple of days to go out and kill."
"They really think Xinjie City is still their playground. They have no bottom line."
A casually uttered sentence could lead to the direct downfall of numerous old family clans, such was Qiu Tu's current power in Xinjie City!
Although he wasn't the Acting Bureau Chief now, with Tang Feifei's support, his power within the Investigation Bureau was almost indistinguishable from that of the Acting Bureau Chief.
Moreover, controlling the Political Department, Action Division, and Public Security Bureau, as well as being able to influence the special department of The military's Security Department, Qiu Tu was indeed a powerful man in Xinjie City.
Shen Lingshuang had seen her father's decisive manner before, so her expression didn't change. She adjusted her black-framed glasses and seriously noted down Qiu Tu's words to report to Guan Xiao the next day.
After seeing Shen Lingshuang finish all this, Qiu Tu walked over, picked up the girl, and placed her on his lap.
Then he asked, "How's it going? Have you found any clues on Longshan Road?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Shen Lingshuang seriously replied, "Yes."
"Minister Guan came over to investigate and also identified a few abnormal targets."
"But since we still have too little intelligence, we can't yet determine exactly what these targets are."
On hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded, "No rush. I'll give you three or four more days to investigate this matter."
"Just make sure to find out within the time limit."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Shen Lingshuang nodded slightly and then saluted Qiu Tu, "Chief, I guarantee to complete the mission!"
Qiu Tu smiled and patted the girl's head, then said, "Continue analyzing the intelligence."
On the eve before he was to level up to a Fourth Order Cataclysmic, Qiu Tu stayed up with Shen Lingshuang analyzing intelligence until 1 a.m.
After they finished analyzing all the intelligence, the two washed up and then went to sleep together.
Perhaps sensing the heaviness in Qiu Tu's mood...
Shen Lingshuang unusually took the initiative to snuggle against Qiu Tu and then voluntarily blew the Horn of God.
Afterwards, he tasted quite a bit of sweetness...
Thus, the night passed without words.
The next day, Qiu Tu was awoken by constriction.
It wasn't a certain bodily function that woke him, but the Pseudo-status of the "Domain Master."
According to the information and materials Qiu Tu got from Larilo and Tang Feifei,
after reaching the Third Order, Cataclysmics actually need to focus on two directions to advance further.
One is to continue following the "Cataclysm Path," staying true to its guidance and moving relentlessly forward.
That's "True Body Fourth-order Cultivation."
The other is to utilize external forces, using Cataclysmic treasures, Cataclysmic creatures, and even some magical powers to build strength.
That's "Pseudo-status Fourth-order Cultivation."
The advantage of the former is... The power is cohesive and stronger. The disadvantage is that the character becomes more and more assimilated by the "Cataclysm Path," becoming increasingly radical.
The benefit of the latter... It preserves the true self's character without being influenced by the "Cataclysm Path."
The downside, because of "externally positioned power," it isn't as seamless to use. Moreover... since it is "external," it is quite hard to control.
Just like the "Domain Master's" Pseudo-status. Because it is constantly drawing power from the Boundless Heart Sea,
unless it reaches its limit and ceases to change, it's difficult for Qiu Tu to suppress the growth of its power...
The day before, Qiu Tu's power had reached the peak of Third-Order, and yesterday the Third-Order Peak was almost fully complete.
Currently, Qiu Tu felt as if he was about to overflow...
He even felt his "soul" transforming, as if he was just a step away from breaking into a Fourth Order Cataclysmic!
But since it was daytime, and he couldn't sneak off to Eastern City, East City Area to level up, he could only suppress the urge to advance with all his willpower...
Thus, the day quickly passed.
In the evening, after work,
Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei quietly used the safety passage on the 12th floor, making their way silently to the bottom of the Investigation Bureau Office Building...
A vehicle arranged by Tang Feifei was already waiting there.
The two got into the car, then first drove to a house in Xinjie City.
There, they changed their attire and switched to an SUV, then headed straight for Eastern City.
The drive from Xinjie City to Eastern City took about two hours. However, they didn't head directly to the city center but instead turned off upon reaching the outskirts of Eastern City, finding a secluded forest to park the car.
Getting out of the car, Qiu Tu surveyed the surroundings.
Possibly because it was winter, the trees in the forest were bare, with leaves having fallen completely, piling layer upon layer on the ground.
The sound of shoes stepping on them made a "creak, creak" noise.