A Battle with Tang Feifei

Compared to Yan Chen, Huang Shangzong was clearly far less familiar with Qiu Tu.

So when he heard Yan Chen say that they should impede Qiu Tu's advancement, his first reaction was confusion.

After all, the gap between him and Qiu Tu was like the bright moon in the sky and a firefly on the ground.

A mere Political Department Deputy Minister truly could not catch his eye, much less warrant his targeting.

Otherwise, after suspecting that Qiu Tu had something to do with Jia Shu's murder, he would not have merely sent an adviser from his side to handle it.

Thus, he hesitantly asked, "Is a mere Political Department Deputy Minister worth taking this seriously?"

Hearing Huang Shangzong's words, Yan Chen's clouded eyes grew even deeper.

He forced out a smile, then explained, "Old Huang. You may be underestimating this minor figure."

"What I need to remind you is that Qiu Tu may only be a deputy minister now, but a year ago, he was merely a commoner living at the very bottom of the Cataclysm Zone."

"And two months ago, he was only a Second-level Investigator."

"In two months, he was promoted successively to First-level Investigator, deputy section chief, Full Section Chief, and deputy division chief."

"And now, he is seeking to become Minister of the Political Department. Once he succeeds, he will have completely opened up his path of advancement. He will soar into the sky."

After introducing Qiu Tu's situation, Yan Chen added in a grave tone,

"Furthermore, this man is indeed insidious, cunning, ruthless, and vicious."

"First, one of my Maids was secretly killed by him. Then Jia Shu, who opposed him, was tricked to his death. Finally, even Wu Zhi, whom you sent, was mysteriously assassinated."

"One incident might be a coincidence, but the