Yanyan walked away carefree, but despite having undergone "Order Space" treatment to become a woman, her steps still seemed a bit awkward...
In the early morning, Ai Li got out of bed, feeling somewhat exhausted, and went downstairs for breakfast.
Last night, after she hung up Qiu Tu's call, she tossed and turned in bed unable to sleep, with images of Qiu Tu's vigorous and robust figure and the sound of playing poker for hours lingering in her mind.
Consequently, feeling helpless, she had transformed her room into a private "poker space," playing Di Zhu throughout the night.
Thus, it was no surprise she felt tired this morning.
When she went downstairs, only Xue'er was there, expressionlessly eating her meal.
Upon seeing Ai Li, Xue'er looked up at her, then expressionlessly said, "Judging by your face, you are destined to encounter a bloody disaster today."
Ai Li paused, then asked, "Have you learned face reading now?"
Xue'er shook her head. "Not really. It's just your aunt Flo coming out of your nose instead."
Upon hearing this, Ai Li touched her nose and sure enough, she had a nosebleed.
She coughed and said, "It's been a bit dry lately..."
After speaking, she hurried to the bathroom to clean herself up.
Watching Ai Li's flustered retreat, Xue'er shook her head slightly.
She always felt something strange about her two close friends recently, as if they were hiding a secret.
However, Xue'er was busy cleaning up the sealed villa after Jia Shu's death these past two days and didn't have time to find out more...
After finishing their meal, Ai Li drove herself to work.
Upon arriving at the Investigation Bureau, Ai Li had just parked her car when a tall figure appeared next to it.
Ai Li paused, looked up, and then saw... Qiu Tu, who had haunted her dreams last night, standing beside her car window with a half-smile.
Ai Li gasped in surprise, reflexively touching her nose.
Then the next second, it was as if the sounds of Qiu Tu's grunts and the poker from last night engulfed her from all around in 360 degrees.
Her face flushed slightly, then she composed herself and said, "Bureau Chief, what a coincidence."
Qiu Tu gave her a light glance and said, "Indeed, it is a coincidence."
After speaking, Qiu Tu tilted his head and said, "Let's go together, Deputy Director Ai Li."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Ai Li could not refuse, so she got out of the car.
With security dispersed around them, Qiu Tu and Ai Li walked towards the office building.
On the way, as though unconcerned, Qiu Tu casually asked, "Deputy Director Ai Li, is last night's gambling still effective?"
Ai Li uneasily adjusted her ponytail and mumbled an affirmative.
Qiu Tu said, "I see. Then today, I hope you will do something for me during the meeting."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Ai Li suddenly became alarmed as if imagining a plot from some comic. She nervously stood straight, bowed her head, and said in a low voice, "Bureau Chief... could you... could you not..."
Qiu Tu seemed confused by her meaning and looked at her strangely, saying, "Not? Not what?"
"I just want you to... play the traitor."
"The traitor?" When Ai Li realized it wasn't what she had imagined, she visibly relaxed.
But upon hearing "traitor," her anxiety returned.
Seeing her reaction, Qiu Tu also stopped walking and said, "Chairman Huang is about to launch a 'Disaster Zone Expansion Operation' aimed at conquering a part of the Disaster Zone."
"But, to secure the outside, we must first secure the inside; it would be troublesome if we were attacked from behind during this time."
"So, I'm planning a comprehensive strike against Xinjie City's anti-government armed forces and agents of extreme religions."
"To accomplish this plan, I need your support."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Ai Li was puzzled, "But what does this have to do with being a traitor?"
Qiu Tu explained, "I hope that after I present my plan at the meeting, you will be the first to stand up and support it."
Upon hearing this, Ai Li frowned lightly. She instinctively felt there might be a conspiracy lurking...