Kicking a Man When He's Down

Faced with the questions from Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Fu Luo of the Nightless Sky Huo Shu's reaction could almost be described as "ignoring them".

Faced with their questions, he simply became more composed and confident, and sneered.

"Heh, you two are all talk and no action," Nightless Sky Huo Shu waved his hand, "But it's alright... until I take the position of Family Head, you can always choose to stand on my side again."

"Fire Apricot, my dear sister... Although I may not make you the Chosen of God, I have seen your talent in Alchemy, and I will not mistreat you."

Seeing that the two remained unmoved, the Nightless Sky Huo Shu didn't care and simply turned away gracefully.

"As a strong person, I will always have the magnanimity to accept you all—I believe that you will eventually discover that following the Nightless Sky Huo Shu is the best choice."

"After all, that guy, Nightless Sky Huo Le, is a cold-blooded fellow who can't even protect his closest confidants, and wouldn't even be willing to protect them."

"How can things possibly end well with someone like that? Think it through!"

Nightless Sky Huo Shu said this, it turned to leave.

However, Fu Luo suddenly spoke up.

"Wait a moment!"

Upon hearing Fu Luo's words, the Nightless Sky Huo Shu stopped and turned around slightly.

"What, you changed your mind so quickly? That's a bit unexpected."

Fu Luo looked at the Nightless Sky Huo Shu and shook his head. "How could that be... I'm just curious, what do you mean by Nightless Sky Huo Le not 'protecting its confidants'? As far as I know, such a thing should never have happened."

The Nightless Sky Huo Shu nodded. "That's right, such a thing has never happened... but what I'm talking about isn't something that has already happened, but something that is about to happen."

Fu Luo frowned. "Something that's about to happen? What do you mean...? Who are you going to attack?"

The Nightless Sky Huo Shu looked at Fu Luo with slight surprise. "You didn't know?"

Then, his gaze swept over Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Lin Yu, who were standing behind Fu Luo and had also shown little reaction, and his expression of surprise deepened.

"You... none of you knew?"

"My God... what's going on? My own sister, a direct Direct Lineage of the Nightless Sky Family, even a future Chosen of God Bloodline; the most famous Detective in City That Never Sleeps, a staff member of Nightless Sky Huo Le, and an honorary advisor to Truth Company; a newly promoted strategic project manager, the fastest-rising technician in nearly thirty years... do none of you three know what's going to happen next?"

"The Nightless Sky Huo Shu said incredulously."

Being questioned like this by the Nightless Sky Huo Shu, Lin Yu, Fu Luo, and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot all felt somewhat embarrassed.

But...

They truly had no idea what the Nightless Sky Huo Shu was talking about.

After all, Lin Yu and Fu Luo weren't regulars at the City That Never Sleeps; neither of them had been City That Never Sleeps for two months.

As for Nightless Sky Fire Apricot... she wasn't particularly interested in these internal company "Struggle" to begin with, and recently, after becoming a "Chosen of God," she'd been bothered quite a bit, so she was even consciously avoiding contact with such content.

When Lin Yu contacted her tonight, she happened to be in the Great Wilderness, which also helped her understand this point: Although Nightless Sky Fire Apricot loves to run to the Outer City and the Great Wilderness, the fact that she has been staying in the Great Wilderness for so long recently, even running out to take a bath, is enough to show how much she wants to escape all of this.

Seeing the three looking at each other in bewilderment, the Nightless Sky Huo Shu sighed again.

"Ugh, you guys are really... just how slow-witted are you? Or... did Nightless Sky Huo Le deliberately keep the news from you?"

"Although I have good relationships with my Village Chief and many company Board Members, I found out about this about two weeks ago... but at this critical juncture, don't you all understand?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot sighed, "We're all very busy, okay? I'm busy researching Alchemy, Supervisor Arthur has his own projects to push forward, and Lord Sherlock has his own affairs to attend to... How would we know about things that haven't made the news lately?"

"Although it didn't make the news, it's all over the company and my family. And if you just pay a little attention to the internal announcements, you'll understand what happened, right?"

The Nightless Sky Huo Shu countered with a question.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, hands on her hips, said, "Just say what you want to say. If we don't know, why don't you just tell us?"

Nightless Sky Fire was quite righteous; after being asked by Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, it actually answered.

"President Paris is likely to be dismissed... At the latest, the company will release an internal investigation notice regarding his abuse of power and damage to the company's interests within three days— the Board Members is about to meet to decide on this matter."

Lin Yu, Sherlock, and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot were all stunned when they heard what the Nightless Sky Huo Shu said.

After a moment's thought, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said, "No wonder he's been spending so much time in the Outer City lately... I thought he was just particularly interested in his drinks."

Sherlock did raise a question, "How... how could this be possible? Lord Huo Le also has a seat on the Board Members, and she is currently the Family Head's fully authorized representative. She doesn't need to use her 'Supreme Veto Power' for decisions of this level... Shouldn't this investigation into Paris require her signature to pass?"

The Nightless Sky Huo Shu nodded. "Mr. Sherlock reacted quickly, truly worthy of you... but this, it's clear that those who want to attack Paris have already taken this into account."

"Although the resolution is to be submitted to the Board Members, this is not a direct internal company review. Instead, the Council and security departments outside the City That Never Sleeps will jointly indict President Paris on Class A Murder and Anti-Business Operations Law charges... The Board Members's internal investigation is based on the imminent release of the external investigation announcement. In any case, his indefinite suspension is a foregone conclusion."

Fu Luo listened to the Nightless Sky Huo Shu's explanation with some surprise. "'Those guys'... this impeachment of President Paris, it wasn't orchestrated by you? They're not in cahoots with you?"

The Nightless Sky Huo Shu nodded. "That's right, although I really want to bring down Paris... but this time it really wasn't me or my allies who did it."

"Launching an attack from the outside... would be too damaging to the interests of the family and the company; I could never do such a thing."

"This operation was likely driven primarily by Internal Factional Struggle the Truth Company, spearheaded by those close to the Solence Family and the Universal Chamber of Commerce, with the support of some of the family's 'technical veterans'—so it's true that several of my uncles and relatives were involved, but this matter really has nothing to do with me."

"Of course, while I won't initiate trouble, the opportunity is there, so don't expect me to save Paris... I can't even guarantee I won't kick him while he's down."

As he spoke, the Nightless Sky Huo Shu turned around again and strode away.

"However, seeing that none of you know about this yet, it seems that Nightless Sky Huo Le has most likely really given up on Paris."

Watching the ever-flowing Nightless Sky Huo Shu depart gracefully, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot scratched her face.

"I initially thought this guy was just there for laughs, but he actually provided some useful information... Paris is going to be impeached?"

Fu Luo with some worry, "What should we do, Arthur... Aren't you going to find Paris next? Although he's not a good person and has even harmed us... he should be a fairly important figure in your plan this time, right?"

After all, Paris is the President Truth Company, so it would definitely be much easier to get things done in the company if he had his help.

Lin Yu looked at Fu Luo and shook his head. "I don't think there's any need to worry about him."

Fu Luo was somewhat surprised. "What do you mean? You think Paris can handle this on his own?"

"This is not something Paris can handle on his own," replied Nightless Sky Fire Apricot. "Although he is very good at business and Struggle, and has his own power within the company, coupled with Sister Huo Le's background, he is indeed someone that ordinary people cannot touch."

"However... this accusation is entirely directed at him. The external accusation is a 'disgusting' but very practical and effective tactic. Even if Paris isn't completely eradicated, he will certainly suffer significant losses immediately."

Upon hearing Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's explanation, Lin Yu nodded and said, "But the problem is that he doesn't really intend to handle it himself... The attitude of the Family Head our meeting just now is enough to illustrate the point."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot realized what was happening. "Oh right, when Mother mentioned earlier that we were going to the company to seek help ourselves, she didn't tell us that Paris had lost power and needed to be reinstated..."

Lin Yu shook his head. "The Family Head didn't just remain silent; she personally stated that 'President Paris' was the team she selected for Huo Le... and she repeated it again, meaning that the nature of the matter remains unchanged."

" In the Family Head's view, Paris is still the core team she left for Nightless Sky Huo Le, a front man to help Huo Le manage company affairs in the future, and the guy who will still serve as the President of Truth Company."

"If Paris's backer is just 'Nightless Sky Huo Le,' then this will indeed be a bit troublesome... But if the Family Head is standing behind him, then no matter what, the Family Head will protect him."

"Although he may indeed be unclean... in my opinion, the position that the Family Head assigned to Paris was to do the 'dirty work' for Nightless Sky Huo Le —the darker and dirtier his hands are, the more 'suitable' he is."

Lin Yu paused here, then continued, "However, although the Family Head will ultimately not allow Paris to truly be in danger, it's still possible that the process will be somewhat convoluted—after all, this could be another test she leaves for Nightless Sky Huo Le and Paris."

"In a sense, the news about the Nightless Sky Huo Shu was indeed quite timely."

Fu Luo blinked. "So, we still need to help Paris, right?"

"No, of course we'll also kick them when they're down," Lin Yu smiled gently. "Next, the negotiations with President Paris... I need to make sure I can raise my price."