What Old Zheng had said was indeed an angle Lin Yu had subconsciously overlooked just now.
It wasn't that he had underestimated the culprit's lack of limits. It was just that when he put himself in the culprit's shoes, Lin Yu felt that if it had been him, he definitely would have done it... even more flawlessly.
After all, that long-hidden culprit had consistently displayed the same level of meticulousness and caution as he did.
But Old Zheng's words served as a reminder, suddenly making Lin Yu recall something he had overlooked all this time.
Although the culprit was cautious in his actions, a cautious person could also be arrogant and conceited. Sometimes, they might make irrational, careless, and inadequately planned moves.
So, looking back at those "traps" that had caused him some trouble but, in most cases, instead exposed clues, Lin Yu suddenly understood.
That bastard had done it on purpose.
It was a... provocation.
Old Zheng's analysis was most likely correct—the moment that bastard decided to kill Gao Shan and Fu Luo, he had also begun covering up his tracks less thoroughly.
His actions in the Barren Realm might even have been intended to hasten Fu Luo's discovery of his identity.
This was another typical "common illness" of arrogant, clever people.
When the other party acted meticulously, it was because he was still laying out his plan.
Once his plan was complete, he no longer needed to be so careful and wary.
Thus, Lin Yu's decision to investigate the truth behind Fu Luo and Captain Gao Shan's deaths would naturally draw a provocation from him as well.
"So... you started provoking me because, after Sherlock, your arrangements against me were also complete, right?"
"Are you telling me that you've already prepared a way to kill me that I