Playing Ai Li in the Palm of His Hand (10,000 Words-Please Vote!)

At that moment, just as Ai Li made her "Great Ambition," Qiu Tu spoke again.

Leaning back in his chair, he swept his expressionless gaze over all the senior officials before finally settling on Lu Cheng.

"Minister Lu, the senior officials from several departments have all stated their positions. You're the only one left."

"What? Do you have a different opinion?"

Throughout the meeting, Qiu Tu had actually been quite calm—so calm that everyone had forgotten how, just over ten minutes before the meeting began, he had ruthlessly put every senior official in their place.

Thus, when he finally revealed a hint of his edge and looked down on Lu Cheng, the senior officials present suddenly remembered that Qiu Tu was no kindhearted man. He was a ruthless bastard who devoured people whole without even spitting out the bones.

And now, Ai Li had voluntarily spoken up and accepted this task. (Ai Li: ?) Qiu Tu's confidants had all voiced their support as well. With the atmosphere already pushed to this point and the overall situation decided, how could Lu Cheng oppose it?

While the senior officials were thinking this, Lu Cheng's mind was also racing.

Although he had no idea why Ai Li had betrayed the Academic Faction, nor why Guan Weihua had also taken Qiu Tu's side—

That did not stop him from sorting out the current situation.

At the Investigation Department's senior leadership meetings, the director possessed absolute authority. However, that power was generally not used.

It was the director's greatest trump card, representing the director's authority. But at the same time, once it was used, it also meant the director had likely lost control of the Investigation Department.

Therefore, directors generally would not use this power. Instead, they tried to adopt a relatively democratic approach.

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