Then let them offer their loyalty!

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During this period, the "Five Elders" had actually been getting restless for a while. (Chapter 138)

According to the objective development law of cities in the planning area, when a city is established for one to three years, many of the contradictions that were suppressed at the beginning of the city's establishment begin to erupt.

After gradually adapting to the rules of the planned area, the original families and powers of the city will begin to try to compete for power and profit with the middle and upper management who have come from the shelter.

The "Five Elders" were no exception.

Therefore, the two of them have a basis for cooperation.

As for the second question, how to persuade the "Five Elders," Qiu Tu also considered several aspects.

The first aspect is definitely "bribery".

Since the five elders still crave power and want to exert their influence, Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei will grant them that power and influence.

Anyway... the Investigation Bureau belongs to Yan Chen, so the two of them don't feel bad about spending money on it.

Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei had limited influence in the New Territories and didn't have many trusted confidants to place there. So... they decided to place the Five Elders there.

Promote or transfer some of the Five Elders' cronies to key departments. Give the Five Elders power.

In this way, they can both bring the Five Elders into their own camp and plant seeds of conflict between the Fifth Elder and Yan Chen.

—If Yan Chen does not adjust the positions of these people after he comes out of seclusion, then the Five Elders can continue to exert their influence; but once they are adjusted, the conflict between the two sides will inevitably intensify.

Besides "enticement," the second aspect is "demonstrating strength."

Simply offering benefits will only make people more and more greedy; demonstrating one's strength is the only way to establish a genuine basis for cooperation between the two parties.

Moreover, this power is not only in terms of authority, but also in terms of actual strength.

In other words... Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei wanted to show the "Five Elders" that they had the ability to deal with them at any time.

Only in this way can we prevent the "Five Elders" from accepting the benefits offered by the two men but then betraying them.

And so... tonight's grand performance came about...

Qiu Tu flicked the rocket away with one hand, then single-handedly intimidated three squads of the Alliance! Finally, several hundred Special Operations agents appeared and captured all the Alliance thugs alive.

In fact, Qiu Tu did not know at first that he would be facing rockets tonight.

This afternoon, he used his second-order "order space" to practice "stationary bullets".

He wanted to create the awe-inspiring scene of countless bullets flying towards him, only to be stopped in mid-air by his presence.

He practiced for an entire afternoon before he was finally able to skillfully stop the bullet's trajectory.

In other words, after becoming a second-tier Cataclysm, his mental power greatly increased, and he could also "pause" and "move" the "Order Space." (Chapter 218)

Otherwise, he would never have been able to put on such a "performance".

Of course, even so, he was still covered in defensive catastrophe artifacts, just in case his abilities failed and he ended up getting killed instead of showing off.

Fortunately, even though the alliance used rocket launchers instead of firearms, it was still within the effective range of their abilities, allowing Qiu Tu to successfully demonstrate his terrifying strength in front of the "Five Elders".

After going through all the arrangements he had made that afternoon, Qiu Tu came to his senses.

He spoke softly to Qin Shuman for a few moments, hung up the phone, and then walked towards the five elders.

Soon, the two sides met.

Qiu Tu was the first to greet them, "Elder Lu, Elder Fang, Elder Tian, ​​Elder Wei, Elder Xie. I really owe you all a lot for helping me today, clearing out the villas of my neighbors to hide the troops."

"And they even transferred the patrol personnel away."

"Otherwise, my plan to 'lure the enemy in deep' and 'wipe them all out' tonight would really be difficult to complete."

Although Qiu Tu's main purpose was to demonstrate his martial prowess in front of the Five Elders, his excuse was that the Allied Forces were as slippery as eels, and if it were an encounter battle or if they were captured in advance, half of them would likely escape.

Therefore, Qiu Tu wanted to use himself as bait to lure them into Longshan Road, and then catch them all in one fell swoop after they reached his villa.

This reason is both legitimate and reasonable.

In addition, the five elders probably guessed Qiu Tu's true thoughts and also wanted to see Qiu Tu's "martial prowess," so the two sides hit it off and directed this big show.

At this moment, after watching the grand performance, the five elders' feelings were clearly somewhat complicated.

Elder Lu, the leader of the five elders, gave Qiu Tu a deep look, then sighed sincerely, "Times have truly changed..."

As he spoke, he was still recalling the terrifying scene of Qiu Tu flicking away a rocket with one hand.

Thanks to the cameras that had been installed in advance around Qiu Tu's villa, all five elders witnessed that shocking scene firsthand.

Although they already knew about the Cataclysm and the Cataclysm Force through various channels.

But knowing and seeing are not the same thing.

In particular, Qiu Tu's ability to cause catastrophes is very special, and this scene was specially trained and performed by him, making the visual effects incredibly stunning.

So in that instant, all five of them had only one thought: times have really changed...

This is no longer the era of firearms, but the era of cataclysm...

Following this line of thought, the five people considered even more:

If Qiu Tu comes to assassinate them, can they escape?

The answer is clearly no...

So, at that moment, they knew: either don't cooperate, or if you do cooperate, you must keep your promise.

This is a collaboration that cannot be reneged on!

Thinking this, after finishing his reflection, Old Lu gestured to Qiu Tu and said, "Minister Qiu, let's go to my villa to discuss this in detail."

We've also prepared some gifts for you...

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled and nodded, "Then I shall respectfully comply."

As they spoke, the group headed toward Old Master Lu's villa.

Because the Five Elders were the five most distinguished people in the New Territories at the time, their villas were naturally located in the core area of ​​Lung Shan Road.

The defenses along the way are noticeably stronger, and with today's combined attack, the Five Elders have added even more manpower.

Therefore, along the way, Qiu Tu saw many private armed forces, whose physiques and equipment were no less than those of the Special Operations Department.

They might even be superior to the Special Service Department because of their extensive combat experience.

When Qiu Tu eliminated Jia Shu, besides wanting to use Liu Xiong Yuan, his backup plan was actually the private armed forces of the Longshan Road. (Chapter 184)

He had initially planned that if Liu Xiong Yuan refused, he would borrow a long spear from Long Shan Dao through Fang Ming. Then he would personally lead men to snipe Jia Shu...

Arriving at Mr. Lu's villa in the center of Longshan Road, the six of them stepped inside.

Upon entering the villa's living room, the six people sat down. Old Lu looked at Qiu Tu and said with a smile, "I heard... Minister Qiu seems to particularly like the 'facial cleanser' service at the Emerald City nightclub."

"Perfect timing, we old folks haven't washed our faces in a while."

"So, I had someone specially select a batch of high-quality facial cleansers today."

"I'll call them in now, and we can discuss our collaboration while they wash their faces!"

As he spoke, Old Lu stopped smiling and clapped his hands.

A moment later, two rows of beautiful women with hot figures walked in.

They were dressed in revealing clothes, with a silk skirt that barely covered their private parts and a light gauze bodice on top.

Those pairs of fair, large, jade-like nipples were faintly visible through the light gauze bodice, making them even more alluring.

Upon approaching the six people, they bowed deeply in unison, saying, "Welcome, distinguished guests!"

Hearing that melodious voice, as sweet as a nightingale's song, Qiu Tu feigned an expression of delight and appreciation, but his eyes secretly glanced at the five old men...

The five men were clearly experienced in many affairs, and had played around with many women over the years. Therefore, even with the scene before them so erotic and suggestive, their expressions remained somewhat serious, and their eyes showed little lust...

'Indeed... those who achieve great things cannot be obsessed with beauty.'

'I'm going to start abstaining from pornography tomorrow!'

'Oh, no, that's not right. It starts today! After all... they forced me tonight. I'm doing this all for work...'

As Qiu Tu was thinking this, Elder Lu slowly spoke.

He leaned back on the sofa, then smiled at Qiu Tu and said, "Shall we begin now?"

Qiu Tu said, "Let's begin~"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's agreement, the girls quickly took their seats next to the six men in order.

Old Master Lu had indeed made very sincere arrangements; everyone was surrounded by women, enjoying themselves immensely.

"Slap slap~~ slap slap~~" Feeling the soft comfort on his face, Qiu Tu lifted his head from the face wash and asked, "Old Lu, how was the show tonight?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Old Lu looked up from the face wash.

Perhaps it had been too long since he had washed his face with milk, because his face looked much rosier.

He looked at Qiu Tu, then smiled and said, "Minister Qiu's suggestion is very interesting."

“You said at the time that we should all work together to let the people of the New Territories make their own decisions in the New Territories.”

"You handle the connections at the top, and we'll do the work at the bottom. With everyone working together, we can take control of the Investigation Bureau."

"To be honest, all of us are really interested."

"But...we're old and have lost power. We really don't know if the people below will still listen to us, or how much they will listen."

Hearing what Elder Lu said, Qiu Tu mumbled, his mouth full of the girl's face wash in front of him, "Elder Lu is too modest."

“Back when my brothers and I were still in the gang, we had already heard of your great reputation.”

"You control the clean water source in the New Territories. Whether millions of people in the New Territories can have access to clean water depends on your approval."

"Besides the two large merchant groups under his command, he also supports seven or eight gangs."

"The Wenshan Gang, to which we belong, is said to be one of the gangs you control."

"Therefore, I know best what kind of feelings the people below have for you."

"The same applies to Elder Fang, Elder Tian, ​​Elder Wei, and Elder Xie."

"So I believe that as long as you are willing to stand up, you will definitely receive a lot of support."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Fang Lao, who ranked second, slowly said, "Actually... besides whether our subordinates still recognize us, we are also very worried about Director Yan's attitude after his seclusion ends."

Compared to Old Master Lu's evasive approach, he was much more practical: "You promised to promote our people, but... when Director Yan returns, won't he demote them again? Won't he be dissatisfied with us?"

"These are all things we need to consider..."

Hearing what Old Fang said, Qiu Tu smiled and kneaded the dough in front of him, then said very directly, "Where in this world are there so many perfect things?"

"If you want to reap rewards, you must also bear the corresponding risks."

"If there really were something that would be incredibly profitable with no risk, how could it possibly fall into the hands of an outsider?"

"We've already dealt with it internally."

"So, this is a high-stakes gamble. If we win, we'll govern the Investigation Department together. If we lose..."

At this point, Qiu Tu smiled and said, "Given your status and position, Yan Chen would never want to exterminate you all."

"It seems you're just staying here and retiring, just like before..."

"There wasn't much loss, was there?"

"Besides... haven't you guys been trying to get old lately, constantly looking for opportunities?"

Although the five elders had a very high status and position in the past, equivalent to the current three giants of the New Territories.

But after all, he had already stepped down, and was directly removed by the three giants.

Therefore, although he still has some influence, he is no longer as powerful as Qiu Tu, who holds real power in the Investigation Bureau.

Therefore, although Qiu Tu appeared to be very respectful to them, he kept the conversation firmly under his control.

At first, Qiu Tu tried to talk about this topic indirectly, but now that he saw that the "Five Elders" were actually hesitant, he decided to be open and straightforward and lay his cards on the table.

At this moment, Qiu Tu brought up this sensitive matter directly.

The five elders exchanged glances, as if communicating their opinions through their eyes.

After a moment... Old Lu suddenly spoke up and started talking about a different topic.

He asked Qiu Tu with a smile, "By the way, Minister Qiu, are you still unmarried?"

"The pharmacist you keep at the villa, is he your...?"