"And then he checked into the hotel with his secretary, Tan Huimin, but they hurried off after just a few hours."

"Yan Chen was in Eastern City at the time because of the establishment of Dongye State and hadn't returned. There are only so many hotels in Eastern City, so they just happened to stay at the same one."

"And what's more coincidental is... when one of Yan Chen's confidants returned from outside, he just happened to see Qiu Tu checking out and leaving." (Chapter 310)

"Because Qiu Tu is so famous at the Investigation Bureau, and his appearance is quite distinctive, that confidant recognized him immediately."

"Later, under Yan Chen's instructions, that confidant investigated the hotel staff, confirmed Qiu Tu's identity, and the time he checked in and left."

"And even went into the room."

"Although Qiu Tu had cleaned up very well, there were still residues of Cataclysmic Power in the room. Moreover... the bed, sofa, and toilet did not have any 'used' traces."

"At that time, Yan Chen suspected that Qiu Tu's purpose for coming to Eastern City was impure, but since there were no clues or leads, he could only suppress these suspicions."

"But after learning that I was investigating Zhao Ji's followers, he suddenly reacted and suspected that Qiu Tu had a connection with Zhao Ji."

"He came to Eastern City two months ago, also to contact Zhao Ji."

Stopping there, Ai Li paused.

She looked at Huang Shangzong, then curled her lips into a smile, "After receiving the report letter yesterday, I thought his line of thinking was very interesting."

"Especially since... he has little information, unaware of some insider details. However, we in the Attendant's Room are clear... Larilo has been controlled by Qiu Tu since her demise."

"While this control has been reported to Vice Chairman Dai and is on record at the Security Department in Xinjie City, it's... still kind of odd."

"So, we have reason to suspect he indeed has some sort of relationship with Zhao Ji, maybe even... an Evil God Cultist."

Upon hearing Ai Li's words, Huang Shangzong's brows furrowed slightly. He fell into a quiet contemplation for a moment before asking, "Is it possible that Qiu Tu is the Fourth-order Cataclysmic who just advanced?"

Hearing Huang Shangzong's words, Ai Li was startled for a moment, then said tentatively, "That shouldn't be possible, right?"

"He hasn't been a Cataclysmic for long."

"Even with extraordinary talent or possession by an Evil God, he couldn't possibly advance that quickly, could he?"

"That's just too exaggerated."

Huang Shangzong pondered...

"Last night he did use some kind of method to entrap the will and soul of Xie Yue."

"A Third-order Cataclysmic trapping a Fourth-order Evil God, isn't that even more exaggerated?"

Saying this, Huang Shangzong paused, then said, "Check up on him."

"See if he really is a Fourth-order Cataclysmic."

"Yes!" Listening to Huang Shangzong's words, Ai Li quickly agreed.

Huang Shangzong leaned back in his chair, silently pondered for a while, and then spoke again, "Ever since Jia Shu died, Xue'er has been very upset..."

"She has been asking me for the past two months, wanting to visit the place where Jia Shu worked."

"I didn't agree before."

"Now that the Speaker's inspection has ended, all the Evil Gods in Xinjie City have been expelled, and the 'Boundless Heart Sea - Xinjie Territory' is under the control of Tang Feifei. The whole situation has stabilized."

"You're going to Xinjie City to investigate, so take Xue'er with you."

"On the surface, you can use her as a cover."

Hearing Huang Shangzong's words, the twin-tailed girl Ai Li bowed again and replied, "Yes."

After saying this, as if she thought of something, she added, "Can I take Yanyan with me?"

"I'll be investigating Qiu Tu and might not necessarily have time to accompany Xue'er."

Hearing the name of Yan Chen's daughter, Huang Shangzong knitted his brows slightly, recalling a tape about Yan Chen that Yu Zhengyi had handed him a few days ago...

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