Hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at her in disbelief. "So... this means I have unlimited authorization to open fire?"
Tang Feifei:?
By then, Tang Feifei had stripped away the last layer of defense covering her body. One hand grasped the white strap across her chest as she quietly watched Qiu Tu.
After a moment, she tore off the strap and threw it at Qiu Tu's face. "Keep dreaming!"
She shot him a disdainful sidelong glance. "Even I don't dare stir up trouble carelessly, for fear of bringing some kind of disaster down on my family. If you make too big a mess and draw out the people behind Yan Chen, or Huang Shangzong..."
"Then don't blame me for running faster than you."
Tang Feifei's strap carried a faint milky fragrance. It smelled pleasant. Qiu Tu took it off his face, kneading it in his hand as he asked curiously, "Then what did Second Uncle mean?"
Tang Feifei said, "Second Uncle only told you to make the right decisions. You must be ruthless toward opponents who need to be dealt with. You can't be softhearted."
"But when facing opponents you can't handle, once you've shown them your tough side, you should back down when it's time to back down. Don't force yourself to hold on."
"Politics is the art of compromise. Any official who can rise to the rank of department head or bureau chief is a master of this trade. Once they realize you can't be easily dealt with either..."
"Cooperation becomes a win-win option. Since Huang Shangzong already has his eye on you, don't leave him even the slightest opening!"
Only then did Tang Feifei stand before Qiu Tu with her hands on her hips and say coolly, "That's what Second