Sir, save me

"Supervisor Arthur, we have received your meeting request, but the meeting is still in progress, so please wait here for a moment. President Paris will come out to see you as soon as possible."

As Stiller approached the conference room door, a fully armed security team leader wearing a helmet stepped forward and stopped Stiller.

Stiller glanced at the other man, then said, "Team Leader Mark, I appreciate your dedication, but... I'm sorry I can't wait."

The security team leader was surprised. "Supervisor Arthur, you know me?"

"I only remembered your name and your face... Didn't you remember mine too?"

Stiller said with a smile.

"In any case, please don't stop me... I do have something very urgent that I must meet with President Paris immediately."

Team leader Mark hesitated after hearing Stiller's words, but did not insist.

As President Paris's "close bodyguard," Team Leader Mark, who is standing at the conference room door, is obviously a trusted confidant, with a level of trust almost the same as that of Stiller back then, and is naturally worldly-wise.

He knew exactly what kind of person "Supervisor Arthur" was in the City That Never Sleeps. More people in the entire Beverage Factory in the Outer City understood his importance than anyone else, so naturally he dared not be negligent in the slightest.

"If that's the case, then we can indeed make an exception, but... these three you brought..."

As Team Leader Mark was speaking, he noticed Stiller's expression darken, and then immediately added...

"I'm sorry, Supervisor Arthur, I wasn't targeting you personally, it's just for 'security' reasons."

Stiller looked Mark up and down, feigning deep thought, before speaking.

"So... Mark, if I remember correctly, you served as a guard within the Nightless Sky Family for a period of time, right? Your resume mentions that."

Team Leader Mark straightened up slightly. "I am truly honored that you even knew this."

"As for why I'm here, I can indeed tell you a little bit. After all, you are 'trustworthy' in a certain sense. Being able to serve as a guard in the Nightless Sky Family already shows that your 'secrecy' has passed the company's test," Stiller said, glancing at Lin Yu behind him. After Lin Yu nodded slightly, Stiller beckoned, "Come this way."

As he spoke, Stiller walked to the corner of the conference room next to the green plants.

Team Leader Mark was somewhat wary, but out of respect for "Supervisor Arthur," he simply placed his hand on his waist and ultimately followed Stiller.

As Team Leader Mark walked past, Stiller quietly approached him and whispered something.

"Look over there."

Stiller quietly pointed in the direction of Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, who was disguised as a security guard.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot had already received Lin Yu's instructions and knew what Stiller was planning to do, so she turned her head towards Team Leader Mark's position and gently tapped her full-face helmet from an angle that only the other party could see, and removed the mask for a moment.

"Wow!"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot silently made a face.

As for Mark, the former "guard" of the Nightless Sky Family, he did recognize the face of this legitimate daughter, who was relatively low-key compared to Nightless Sky Huo Le and Nightless Sky Huo Shu.

Seeing this scene, even someone as worldly-wise as him was so frightened he almost screamed.

"This... this..."

Team Leader Mark stumbled, Stiller reached out to support him, continuing in a low voice.

"Now you understand why I came to see Paris? Now you know... how important this matter is?"

"I don't care if I don't go in, but these two 'security guards' absolutely have to go in!"

Team Leader Mark nodded and quickly said.

"Please hurry... don't keep... uh, that gentleman waiting too long."

Stiller nodded in satisfaction, then patted Team Leader Mark on the shoulder.

Then, Team Leader Mark ordered the security team members guarding the door to disperse, and Stiller pushed open the door to the conference room.

"Bang!"

In the dimly lit meeting room, no one was giving a meeting report.

Inside the entire vast conference room... only Paris was present.

President Paris looked up; the once spirited and refined middle-aged man looked somewhat haggard.

In front of him lay a mountain of empty beverage bottles.

Hearing the door open, Paris said with a headache.

"Supervisor Arthur... you really are... I knew those guys couldn't stop you."

Stiller looked at Paris, who was sitting at the end of the long table, and began to speak.

"As expected, your 'meeting' was just a pretext to refuse to see anyone... I knew it! Where do all these meetings come from, and how come I just happened to be at one of them?"

"So you came to this Beverage Factory to 'escape the grind' after all."

Stiller said in a low voice.

President Paris smiled wryly, "What else can I do? Although this beverage has been a great success, it only accounts for about four percent of the market share of the Food Department alone... How could I really put any effort into it?"

"However, saying I'm 'seeking a peaceful life' isn't quite accurate... I'm actually more like 'taking refuge'."

Stiller raised an eyebrow. "Refuge? Is this accusation really that serious?"

"Do you really think this is insignificant?" Paris sighed. "Supervisor Arthur... this time it's the Solence Family that launched the attack, uniting many of the family's elders..."

Stiller pulled out a chair and sat down. "Interesting. Do you really think the Solence Family can extend their reach into the Nightless Sky Family's inner circle? As for those family elders... they're essentially using impeachment to suppress Nightless Sky Huo Le of Lord Huo Le hasn't made any statement or given up on you, so why are you already convinced you're doomed?"

Paris sighed, "Of course I didn't think Nightless Sky Huo Le City intended to give up on me... it's just that this time is indeed different."

Stiller looked at Paris: "What's different?"

President Paris tapped the table. "Because I recently did directly kill someone—the Class A murder charge is valid."

Stiller frowned. "So what?"

Paris looked at Stiller: "The one who died was the first in line to the Ducal Family."

Stiller was stunned. "What did you say? How could you kill someone like that... How could you kill someone like that yourself?!"

"Due to circumstances, Her Lord Huo Le is currently unaware of this matter, but perhaps she has guessed it, since I haven't proactively sought her help yet. She may also realize that the situation is more troublesome than she imagined," President Paris sighed. "In short... my troubles are bigger than you think, Arthur."

"If you came here carrying the will of Nightless Sky Huo Le, and to test my resolve—you may return and report. At this juncture, I truly have no way to coordinate or suppress this matter myself, and it is fine for Lord Huo Le to know this."

Stiller shook his head. "I didn't come because of Lord Huo Le... However, this matter has indeed exceeded my expectations, Paris... President Paris, I've always known you're very bold, but I didn't know you were this bold."

"This matter... is indeed difficult to handle."

Stiller was speaking when another voice sounded behind him.

"No, it's not actually that troublesome."

Lin Yu spoke.

He gently patted Stiller on the shoulder, which surprised Stiller.

"This has indeed exceeded expectations. Let me handle this," Lin Yu said calmly, glancing at Stiller. "You don't need to deal with this anymore, Arthur."

As Lin Yu spoke, Stiller realized what he meant and immediately nodded.

"Understood, boss."

With that, Stiller stood up and offered his seat to Lin Yu.

Paris watched this scene unfold, and was somewhat surprised to see the "secretary" behind Supervisor Arthur suddenly sit down, but then accepted the fact.

"'Boss'... So there's someone else behind Supervisor Arthur? That's quite an discovery... May I ask who you are?"

President Paris looked at Lin Yu.

This was a face that was completely unfamiliar to him.

The guy who can be called "boss" by Arthur, an A-Class Supervisor Arthur who dared to propose the "Reboot Fear" project in front of Nightless Sky Huo Le, is definitely not a nobody.

It's really not a big deal. After all, although people like that are rare in the City That City That Never Sleeps, you can still count them on your fingers, maybe ten or so.

It's merely an equal to, or even slightly inferior to, the Nightless Sky Huo Le.

But...

It's absolutely impossible that Paris would have never met or heard of anyone in this group.

Lin Yu looked at President Paris and also shifted to a more comfortable position.

"My identity? Telling you won't hurt..."

"I am Saint Orchid Kui."

President Paris listened to Lin Yu's words, staring intently at Lin Yu's face for a long time before speaking.

"You're lying, sir. Saint Orchid Kui and you have very different bone structure. Even with disguise or a human skin mask, it's impossible to change your appearance like this."

Lin Yu laughed.

"Just kidding... President Paris, I was just trying to say that my true identity isn't really important."

"The important question is, whose will are Supervisor Arthur and I representing?"

Hearing Lin Yu's question, Paris became even more vigilant.

"What do you mean... there's someone behind you?"

"Of course, there are always mountains beyond mountains... Even if you reach the summit, when you look up, there's still the 'sky' above," Lin Yu said casually. "Your President, do you think that killing a Duke or Lord Huo Le might put you in danger?"

"Your doubts, in my opinion, Lord Huo Le somewhat, but they are not entirely unfounded. Suppressing such a matter is indeed quite difficult for Lord Huo Le... However, for the person who sent me to find you this time, suppressing this matter is as easy as drinking water."

Paris was surprised to hear Lin Yu's confidence. Although he believed what Lin Yu said was true, he was even more astonished.

Who exactly is behind you?

Lin Yu pointed to the top of his head.

"I said, above the mountaintop, there is still 'heaven'."

Paris's expression shifted, and soon he solemnly rose and bowed deeply.

"Sir, please help me!"