Then let them offer their loyalty!

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After saying that, she walked up to the unconscious Lin Ting, took the "ownership seal" from Lin Ting's hand, and then began to use her mental power to summon the various fire-fighting tools that she and Qiu Tu had arranged in advance!

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Soon, with Tang Feifei expending a huge amount of mental energy, she summoned one fire extinguishing device after another!

The strength of a Tier 3 Cataclysm is already terrifying; both its mental power and vitality far surpass those of ordinary humans. Therefore, in no time, hundreds of fire extinguishing devices appeared along the entire Moonlight Lake.

The soldiers and agents from the four factions were dumbfounded when they saw this.

Clearly, they had prepared to escape, but this sudden change caught them off guard.

Moreover, Tang Feifei said that she had already spoken with the heads of the three major departments and could now control and command them, which they found somewhat hard to believe.

After all... command can't just be taken away with empty words.

At the very least, they should present a token or verify the order; that's the normal procedure, isn't it?

But the problem is... the situation is extremely urgent. The fire is spreading rapidly with the help of the southerly wind and is about to engulf us.

By the time the call connects and the information is confirmed, everyone present will have been burned to ashes.

However... blindly following orders from other department heads is a major taboo. If not handled properly, it could lead to problems and even cause you to be disliked by your own superiors.

Therefore, several senior executives present were also somewhat undecided for a moment.

Seeing this scene, Tang Feifei seemed to have expected it.

Her eyes narrowed, and like a female leopard, she swept her dangerous gaze over all the high-ranking officials present. Then, her aura as a third-tier Cataclysm surged forth, and she coldly shouted, "Anyone who dares to disobey orders! Don't blame me for killing them on the spot!"

Hearing Tang Feifei's death threat tinged with a hint of coldness, and feeling the terrifying aura emanating from her.

The expressions of the several high-ranking officials present all changed.

In times of emergency, one must act expediently. At such a critical moment, Tang Feifei might actually resort to killing to establish her authority!

Faced with the threat to their lives, the scales in their hearts began to tip slowly.

Just then, Tang Feifei spoke again. She coldly swept her gaze over all the executives present and said, "I know what you're worried about."

"I won't give you any orders now. I'll just provide you with fire extinguishing equipment, and you can decide whether to retreat or stay to protect Moonlight Lake."

Upon hearing Tang Feifei's words, the eyes of the leaders of the three major forces lit up.

Those who manage to climb to the top are all quite capable. They wouldn't really take Tang Feifei's statement, "You can choose to retreat," seriously, but it certainly provided them with a fig leaf.

Even if someone criticizes them for following Tang Feifei's orders in the future, they can simply say: they did not follow Tang Feifei's orders, but decided to put out the fire and save Moonlight Lake on their own!

With that in mind, the three major forces no longer hesitated and joined the ranks of those fighting and extinguishing the fire.

Two cities and four departments, totaling one or two thousand people, worked in an orderly manner, and soon several large fire-resistant strips were built around Moonlight Lake!

Meanwhile, the fire dragon, aided by the wind, finally reached the vicinity of Moonlight Lake.

But... because of the flame-retardant strips, it's like a rootless duckweed that can't burn at all!

So it "had no choice" but to turn around and burn along the surrounding dead trees and leaves!

And so, the forest fire burned for a full three or four hours. It only gradually died down after all the withered leaves and trees in Moonlight Forest had been burned to ashes.

This is because Moonlight Forest isn't very large, and it's not connected to the surrounding weeds and bushes...

Otherwise, in late autumn, a forest fire could easily spread across the entire mountain range and burn for days and nights...

Meanwhile, to the south of the Moonlight Forest.

Qiu Tu, dressed in a crisp black uniform, squinted as he smoked a cigarette while observing the charred Moonlight Forest.

Behind him were squads of political action agents, led by his twenty trusted men.

Now, both Ding Xiaoliu and Zhu Huoyan have become Level 1 Detectives, each capable of leading a team of 10-15 Detectives independently.

Therefore, Qiu Tu could easily raise a force of two or three hundred men with just a casual order, making them a formidable and well-equipped army.

With these personal guards protecting him, coupled with Qiu Tu's status and power ranking among the top 12 in the Investigation Department, he easily took control of the Special Operations Department's troops stationed in Moonlight Forest while Lin Ting was away.

It was precisely with these two forces that Qiu Tu managed to wipe out the elite troops of the allied forces who were trying to escape after setting the fire!

The battle was short and the casualties were minimal. Only three were seriously wounded and a dozen or so were slightly wounded. Thirteen of the allied soldiers were killed, and the remaining 18 were captured alive!

At this moment, while Qiu Tu was observing the fire, several of his interrogation subordinates who had defected to him in the past two days were also working overtime in the camp to interrogate the elite of the Allied Forces, trying their best to extract key information from them.

The nights in late autumn are getting colder and colder.

Perhaps worried that Qiu Tu would catch a cold, Tan Huimin came over and draped a long black coat over Qiu Tu.

The black coat and uniform looked like a set, adding to Qiu Tu's imposing presence.

Tan Huimin witnessed almost the entire operation tonight. Even though she wasn't interested in such conspiracies, schemes, or military operations, the rapid changes still amazed her.

So, after draping the coat over Qiu Tu, she didn't step back. Instead, she stood behind Qiu Tu, about half a body length behind him, and asked softly, "Sir... how did you come up with the whole plan for tonight?"

"Why do you seem to have calculated every single move everyone made tonight...?"

This beautiful young woman seems to have become even more alluring since she tasted Qiu Tu's dedication yesterday.

Even in the dark of night, her fair skin seemed to be enveloped in a faint glow.

Hearing Tan Huimin's words, Qiu Tu also snapped out of his daze in the scorched Moonlight Forest.

He tilted his head and glanced at Tan Huimin, then chuckled and tapped his head, saying, "It's simple. It's all about analysis."

Seeing Tan Huimin's puzzled and confused expression, Qiu Tu chuckled but offered no explanation.

The third in "The Emotional Handbook: 108 Ways to Enhance Relationships": A touch of mystery is always the best way to attract women.

A woman's nature is to be stimulated and attracted to strong men. "Mystery" can give her the thrill of unraveling a mystery, and it will also elevate her impression of you in his eyes.

Therefore, when your mystery can successfully arouse a woman's curiosity, she is not far from falling for you.

A woman's emotional nature will make her constantly try to figure out everything about you. As a result, you will gradually occupy her time and her heart...

As he thought about this, Qiu Tu also recalled the whole process of how he planned tonight.

In fact, the moment Qiu Tu learned from Liu Xiong Yuan that the Alliance had dispatched three divisions to seize Moonlight Lake and had also ordered its infiltrators to assassinate officials in several neighboring cities of Dongcheng, he sensed that something was amiss.

With the establishment of Dongye Prefecture imminent, more than a dozen cities are now exchanging supplies. Each city is garrisoned with roughly a division of troops.

There are six or seven cities bordering the New Territories and the Eastern City.

Therefore, even if the three divisions of the Allied Forces were sent over, they would likely walk right into a trap and be surrounded by the military headquarters of six or seven cities.

Moreover... if the alliance wanted to secretly seize Moonlight Lake, wouldn't it be better to march and act quietly?

Why would someone assassinate high-ranking officials in various cities?

Doesn't this actually remind the various cities of the need for united action?

Something unusual must be going on. Therefore, based on these unusual phenomena, Qiu Tu boldly made a conjecture: whether it was the march of three divisions or the assassination of high-ranking officials in surrounding cities, it was very likely all a pretext for the Allied Forces!

Those three divisions are most likely on other missions, and their appearance at Moonlight Lake is probably just for show.

So here's the question: If all of this is just a smokescreen, what are the coalition's real countermeasures?

Qiu Tu felt that for the alliance, what they could not obtain, they could only destroy.

Therefore, he boldly guessed that an elite squad must have secretly infiltrated the New Territories or East City while the alliance was making such a commotion and drawing everyone's attention away, preparing to destroy Moonlight Lake.

As for how to quickly and easily destroy Moonlight Lake, after learning about the situation of Moonlight Forest around Moonlight Lake in detail, Qiu Tu immediately came up with two words: fire attack!

Water and fire are merciless, yet they can turn the tide against all odds. Therefore, they are among the most frequently used strategies in history.

There is no water near Moonlight Lake, but there are fallen leaves and dead trees, making it a perfect location for a fire attack.

If Qiu Tu were part of the Allied Forces, he would have burned the entire Moonlight Forest to the ground and completely polluted Moonlight Lake.

Moreover... Qiu Tu also speculated:

The reason why the alliance suddenly made such a big commotion after Yan Chen's advancement is likely because they wanted to force the four major forces to gather Moonlight Lake earlier and further disrupt their plans.

After all, if Yan Chen hadn't advanced, the four major forces would have been intertwined yet balanced with each other. The Moonlight Forest was impregnable, with each force responsible for one of the four directions, making the alliance virtually impossible to find an opportunity.

It was Yan Chen's advancement that created a flaw in the alliance, allowing them to use false information to confuse the judgments of the major forces, ultimately giving them an opportunity to exploit the situation.

However, Qiu Tu followed these clues and discovered the alliance's conspiracy.

So, I took advantage of the situation and made some plans of my own.

He not only prepared various fire extinguishers for Tang Feifei in advance, but also stamped the fire extinguishers and Tang Feifei herself with the ownership stamp in advance.

Furthermore, Atai was pre-arranged to be part of the special operations team's rotation, so he could cooperate with Tang Feifei at any time.

All of this could solidify Yan Chen's charge of dereliction of duty and, incidentally, establish Tang Feifei's authority in front of the entire Special Operations Department.

Of course... there was another reason for using the "Seal of Belonging" to summon Tang Feifei: to cripple Lin Ting in a short time.

The effect of the "Seal of Belonging" is that no matter what is summoned, a certain "cost" must be consumed.

The magnitude of the "cost" is determined by a variety of factors, including the size, quality, rank, and distance between the item/creature and the user.

Putting everything else aside, the price Lin Ting would have to pay to summon Tang Feifei, a Tier 3 Cataclysm at her peak, would certainly be considerable.

While it's not likely to be fatal, it will probably require several days of rest.

Don't forget, Qiu Tu's plan for Tang Feifei was to control the most powerful department of the Investigation Bureau as much as possible: the Special Operations Department.

Whether it's sending agents from the Special Operations Department to the Training Department for training, or placing the Five Elders' confidants in the Special Operations Department, it's all for this purpose.

During this period, if Lin Ting, the head of the Special Operations Department, could be temporarily removed, everything would go much more smoothly!

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu went over all the plans for tonight and felt a little more at ease.

Although he could not directly benefit from the creation of Moonlight Lake.

However, the creation of Moonlight Lake indirectly earned him merit and rewards from the military; established Tang Feifei's authority; captured a group of elite troops from the Allied Forces, increasing his own seniority; and incidentally, also got rid of Lin Ting...

It can be described as killing four birds with one stone.

More importantly... through the joint efforts in extinguishing the fire, and thanks to Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei's heroic efforts, the New Territories City Investigation Department will once again be eligible to sit at the table regarding the distribution of profits at Moonlight Lake.

Yan Chen's dereliction of duty almost caused the New Territories City Detective Agency to lose out on the benefits of Moonlight Lake, but Tang Feifei's heroic efforts changed everything!

The two, one tall and one short, will create a striking contrast. At that point, Yan Chen won't even be able to offer any excuses at the shelter!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile.

'I really look forward to seeing Yan Chen's expression after she finds out the whole story...'

At that moment, just as Qiu Tu was thinking this...

As the flames died down and the temperature gradually dropped, Tang Feifei, along with the agents from the Special Operations Department, carried Lin Ting out of the Moonlight Forest.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu quickly went to greet him.

Upon approaching, the two exchanged glances, both recognizing in each other's eyes that the plan had been executed perfectly.

'Yan Chen is really doomed this time....'

'If he doesn't perform well, he might even lose his position as director.'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu was already practically ready to pop champagne in his heart.

The result came at this moment.

Suddenly, the two stars in the sky, one bright and one dim, burst into a burst of light!

The next second, a beam of starlight shot from the New Territories City, leaving a dazzling trail, and soared into the heavens!

That action was like running away...

But that wasn't the end of it. Then, the giant green tree phantom that had been standing in the sky above the New Territories suddenly exploded, turning into starlight that scattered throughout the entire New Territories!

Upon seeing this astonishing natural phenomenon, Qiu Tu was startled and quickly looked at Tang Feifei.

At this moment, Tang Feifei's expression was somewhat strange.

It was an expression that was serious yet tinged with a smile, but the smile itself was somewhat grave...

Perhaps noticing Qiu Tu's gaze, she turned her head and looked over, then said softly, "It seems that our series of actions have completely pushed Yan Chen to the brink."

"He risked serious injury and forcibly stopped his advancement, letting Larilu go, in order to resolve the mess."

Qiu Tu was also taken aback upon hearing Tang Feifei's words.