Let them offer their loyalty!

At this moment, Cao Dabiao was at the living room entrance, keeping watch while chatting idly with Ding Xiaoliu and Zhu Huoyan.

Since there were several other teams of scouts on guard outside the villa, the three of them weren't very vigilant.

Leaning against the wall, Ding Xiaoliu peeked through the crack of the door at the scene inside the living room and then naively asked, "Brother Biao, I just overheard something about today possibly being the boss's birthday."

"Shouldn't we also prepare a gift for him?"

Hearing Ding Xiaoliu's words, Cao Dabiao slapped the back of his head and said in a low voice, "Are you an idiot!"

"The boss could be celebrating his birthday any of the 365 days in a year, just not today!"

"When he says it's his birthday, it's clearly a ruse to fleece that Qin Wuyi!"

"Without finding a pretext, wouldn't that be too embarrassing for him?"

As he said this, Cao Dabiao leaned against the wall too, putting on the air of someone who had been around, and explained to Ding Xiaoliu, "Let me tell you. The boss is the smart one here. This kind of thing, it happens in every city. If we don't eat, others will."

"Forget about the Qin Family, even those lofty directors and committee members would be stripped clean of their wealth and family by everyone in Xinjie City if they can't survive this ordeal."

"The juiciest benefits get eaten by those at the top, the broth and juices are taken by us, and even the scraps and leftovers are cleaned up by the neighbors or underground factions."

"Anyway... it's a dog-eat-dog world. Don't think you're above it all just because you were yesterday. If you fall today, countless others will want to eat your flesh, drink your blood, and suck your bones dry."

After listening to Cao Dabiao, Ding Xiaoliu looked at him admiringly and said, "Brother Biao, you know so much."

Upon hearing this, Cao Dabiao smiled smugly and boasted, "I heard it from my uncle who's a Deputy Staff in Eastern City."

"They established Eastern City a year and a half before ours, and they've been through all kinds of bloody storms."

"A lot of their experiences are very useful to us."

Continuing, Cao Dabiao lowered his voice and said, "According to my uncle, the first to third year after a city is founded is when the upper-middle classes go through the most frequent reshuffling."

"Many conflicts suppressed during the city's early days start to erupt. The major families and powers are gradually adapting to the rules of the Planning Area and also start scheming to seize power and profit from the higher-ups from the Sanctuary."

"So, many forces and families could be wiped out, and many officials could be brought down. And this is when the real sifting begins!"

"As long as you side with the right people in these two years, you will see significant development!"

Hearing Cao Dabiao's words, Ding Xiaoliu suddenly said, "I see. No wonder I've recently heard that those big shots on Longshan Road seem..."

While Cao Dabiao and Ding Xiaoliu were shooting the breeze, a shadow silently lurked not far from them, listening to their entire conversation.

He wasn't concerned with the latter analyses from Cao Dabiao's uncle but focused on the first part of Cao Dabiao's words.

'The target is extorting Old Qin?'

'This is good news. It seems Old Qin's identity has not been exposed...'

'Then I need to be extra careful when I make my move, to not expose Old Qin...'

Thinking this, he estimated the distance between Cao Dabiao's group and the door to be only half a meter. His Cataclysmic ability couldn't guarantee not being exposed within this distance.

Fortunately, he was very familiar with the layout of the villa, so he glanced around the corridor and quietly made his way around the wall towards the other side of the living room...

...

Meanwhile, inside the villa's living room, Qiu Tu and Old Master Qin were continuing their tense standoff.

Inhabiting a body that was only in its teens, Old Master Qin's eyes were deep and restrained. Aside from that, he showed no difference from a young man, whether in expression or vitality.

When he heard Qiu Tu's question, he smiled faintly and said, "This body is a clone of my own genes, of course, I feel perfectly comfortable in it."

"As for how it feels... of course, it's a sensation of youth I've never had before!"

"My skin no longer has disgusting age spots or wrinkles; my teeth are no longer loose; my joints no longer ache when it's rainy and damp! Even... my manhood is brimming with energy every day!"

As he spoke, he looked at Qiu Tu, his eyes filled with a naked desire that seemed ready to burst forth, "Do you understand the feeling... of waking up every morning, hard awake?!"

"Do you understand the feeling of going through battle with several women and still being as spirited and energetic as ever?"

"Do you understand the sound of women begging for mercy and their words of adoration?!"

Qiu Tu: ...

He shook his head slightly, advising, "Old Master, there's always a loss for every gain in this world. If you've acquired such ability, you must have lost much more."

Old Master Qin laughed heartily, "Indeed! I've lost aging, embarrassment, and worries!"

After saying this, Old Master Qin looked at Qiu Tu seriously, and said earnestly, "Qiu Tu, you're young now and won't understand the despair one feels when one ages gradually and life nears its end..."

"To keep living, to return to youth, I would give anything!"

"That's why I made a deal with 'God'."

As he said this, he glanced at Chen Feng, who stood by his side, and Liu Fuping, who stood by Qiu Tu's side, and spoke with a devout tone, "Today, since you've become aware of 'God's' information, it means you're fated with 'God'."

"Therefore, I can offer you a chance to bask in the 'Divine Light'!"

"Rest assured, just basking in the 'Divine Light' doesn't mean you have to worship 'God'!"

"Once you experience the joy within, you will willingly dedicate your loyalty to 'God'!"

Qiu Tu: ....

Qiu Tu felt like something was wrong with his ears, as if they could automatically translate certain phrases.

Basking in Divine Light? Considering the path of 'God' that Old Master Qin worships… isn't that basically an invite to a "silver party"?!

This is… if one could receive such an invitation without needing to bask in the 'Divine Light,' Qiu Tu would certainly run faster than anyone!

After all, he was a man who would never gamble or dabble in drugs!

But… the thought of having to bask in the 'Divine Light' made Qiu Tu apprehensive. Explore more at empire

Who knows if there might be some problems with it?

This was a world with supernatural powers, and moreover, these powers were of a bizarre nature. Participating in such a "silver party," Qiu Tu genuinely worried that he would become a puppet to that 'God' from this point forward!

Thinking along these lines, Qiu Tu didn't dare let Old Master Qin continue to control the pace of the conversation. He timely brought the pace of the conversation back under his control.

He said disdainfully, "Experience the joy within?"

"I can experience plenty of joy without your 'God.'"

"Moreover, without your 'God,' I can still hear the pleading cries and admiring words of women."

"What? Can your 'God' give me the experience of being simultaneously in front and behind?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Old Master Qin immediately showed an evil smile, "Of course."

"If you have two bodies, you can surely experience different sensations at the same time, can't you?"

Hearing this, Qiu Tu feigned surprise and interest as Old Master Qin had anticipated.

Then he inquired, "What about three bodies together? Wouldn't that be even more thrilling?"

Old Master Qin confidently said, "Of course, that's possible. As long as you are sufficiently devout to 'God,' you can have three bodies at the same time!"

Qiu Tu asked, "Have you experienced it?"

This time, Old Master Qin obviously hesitated, but he still said with a smile, "Of course!"

Seeing Old Master Qin's expression and hearing his words, a smile formed on Qiu Tu's lips: Key information obtained.

In the exchange of questions and answers between Qiu Tu and Old Master Qin just now, the most important wasn't the dialogue itself, but the moment of hesitation from Old Master Qin.

That hint of hesitation was a clear sign of insincerity. So, Qiu Tu could be certain that he hadn't tried having three bodies at once.

And considering Old Master Qin's behavior today, as well as the reputation of Qin Cheng as a profligate son in Xinjie City,

if he truly had three bodies, he would definitely have tried it at least once to experience it.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Therefore, Qiu Tu could almost be sure that Old Master Qin probably only had Qin Heng and Qin Cheng's two bodies.

So… if both he and the Security Department captured one of his bodies… he was very likely unable to escape!

'It seems… I might not need to resort to my Plan B and can wrap this up directly.'

With this in mind, Qiu Tu lost the desire to continue talking nonsense with Old Master Qin and was ready to directly issue the order to have him handcuffed and then slowly interrogate him and uncover the secrets of 'God'!

At that moment, suddenly, Qiu Tu's Spiritual Perception tingled, as if giving him a warning.

Qiu Tu instinctively looked in the direction of the warning.

It was the corridor that led from the villa's living room to the backyard.

But when Qiu Tu looked over, he realized that there was nothing unusual there.

Forget about the cats and birds in movies and TV shows that draw the enemy's attention; there wasn't even a piece of paper.

Qiu Tu's brow furrowed slightly, puzzled: Could it be… am I being overly suspicious?

This small villa covered more than 600 square meters, with seven or eight rooms on the first floor, and as the living room that connected everything, it naturally had many pathways, with four or five exits alone.

Although Cao Dabiao was only guarding the front door, other agents were on watch in the garden in the back, and it would be impossible for someone to enter the villa undetected from the back.

With these thoughts, Qiu Tu withdrew his gaze, ready to issue his commands once again.

But just then, suddenly!

There was a loud "Bang!" of a gunshot!

Qiu Tu reflexively ducked his head and then belatedly realized it came from outside the villa!

At the same time, that gunshot sounded like a signal for the enemy to attack, as a series of gunshots, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" "Bang! Bang! Bang!" began to ring out over the villa!

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