Perhaps the person sitting at the head of the table had an especially broad view and could see everything below; or perhaps Huang Shangzong had simply been paying close attention to Qiu Tu all along.
In any case, the moment a smile curled at Qiu Tu's lips, Huang Shangzong noticed it sharply.
His tiger-like eyes turned toward Qiu Tu as he asked teasingly, "Did Speaker Qiu receive some good news?"
Having lived two lives, Qiu Tu knew full well that secrets often brought disaster when leaked.
So, even though he believed none of the seven people present were evil god believers or traitors, he still did not reveal his trump card.
He set his communicator aside and said with a smile, "Nothing, Speaker. I just received a congratulatory message."
Naturally, Huang Shangzong did not believe him. But given Qiu Tu's current status and position, if Qiu Tu did not wish to say, Huang Shangzong could not press him too hard.
So he merely nodded and said, "The congratulatory messages and calls you receive over the next few days should be endless."
"Don't let them affect your work."
After saying that, he swept his gaze over the other Speakers and said, "Let's discuss today's third agenda item."
"The position of Director of the New Realm City Investigation Department."
At that, Huang Shangzong inexplicably felt as though time and space had become distorted.
After all, he had only been Speaker of East Industry State for a few months. Yet the New Realm City Investigation Department had already gone through three directors, and this would be the fourth.
Fortunately, of the previous three, two had been promoted, while only one had been transferred laterally.
And when he thought of how four of the current six Deputy Speakers had come from New Realm City—