Qiu Tu: Director, Someone Wants to Kill Jia Shu

Perhaps seeing the suspicion written all over Yan Chen's face, clearly showing that he did not believe him.

Secretary Bai coughed, then continued explaining, "Actually... when I first got Qiu Tu's call, I found it a little hard to believe too."

"But one thing he said convinced me."

Yan Chen gave a deep "Mm," signaling him to continue.

Secretary Bai clearly knew Yan Chen's habits well, so he continued, "Qiu Tu said: Unless there's some special reason, who would openly oppose you, Director, in the Investigation Department?"

Secretary Bai said, "What he said made a lot of sense to me."

"After all, if Qiu Tu had really betrayed you, why couldn't he have stayed hidden by your side, waiting for chances to gather intelligence for others or stab you in the back at a critical moment?"

"If he openly opposed you like this, wasn't he afraid of provoking your anger and retaliation?"

Hearing that, Yan Chen nodded slightly, but did not take it too seriously.

After all, such words could be interpreted either way. No matter how they were spun, they could sound reasonable.

If Qiu Tu needed to, he could even keep nesting explanations endlessly.

Still, no matter what, Qiu Tu was at least putting effort into "deceiving" him.

Yan Chen felt he might as well see how Qiu Tu intended to deceive him.

With that thought, Yan Chen raised a hand to interrupt Secretary Bai, then said, "In that case, have him come to my estate tonight."

"You will personally go pick him up. Bring him in through the back entrance, and try not to let anyone see him."

Hearing Yan Chen's words, Secretary Bai nodded and accepted the order. "Yes, Director."

After Secretary Bai left, Yan Chen sat upright in his chair, like an ancient tree that