Actually, as early as when Guan Xiao brought Qiu Tu the intelligence today, Qiu Tu already sensed that something was slightly off.
It wasn't so much that the matter had spread to Huang Shangzong—after all, Huang Shangzong had just stepped down as the Speaker of Dongye State, and much of the intelligence network still belonged to him.
What was truly odd was... that upon learning about this matter, Huang Shangzong flew into a fury and even led his personal soldiers to confront Qiu Tu in person!
Qiu Tu and Huang Shangzong had worked together for a while before. While Huang Shangzong was indeed prone to impulsive decisions and recklessness, often disregarding consequences,
when it came to military matters, he was always exceptionally calm.
If not for his military prowess, Huang Shangzong wouldn't have been able to rise to the position of Speaker.
Aside from knowing Huang Shangzong's personality, what further convinced Qiu Tu that something was wrong was...
