The Orange King!

Paris relaxed even more upon hearing Lin Yu's words.

Because, as Lin Yu said...

Any seemingly intractable situation will inevitably find a solution as long as the head of the Nevernight family is involved.

After all, the "system" of the City That Never Sleeps may look like Council, and it even has a complete "legal system"...

However, all of this system ultimately serves the "Noble" as the ruling class.

More accurately... it's "Royal Nobles".

This can be seen from the prevailing legal principle that "family rules supersede city laws."

But... that's far from all.

In reality, the city that City That Never Sleeps can be viewed as a centralized political system.

The Tribe Leader of the Five Great Royal Nobles families, who are the "five Royal Nobles" in the true sense, are above all political systems, corporate systems, and laws and regulations in the City That Never Sleeps.

The Council exists to serve these five Royal Nobles.

Although this power, on paper, is certainly not unlimited...

Just as Nightless Sky Yong Lian couldn't arbitrarily halt a legitimate "interrogation."

But...

She only needs to find a little reason, and it won't be "for no reason".

This could be because she's now assigning Paris a job.

Therefore, the will of the Royal Nobles takes precedence over all procedures—even the Judgment Paris must wait until Paris completes his arrangements for the Nightless Sky Yong Lian.

If Paris completes the task assigned by Nightless Sky Yong Lian and accomplishes his duty to the Royal Nobles, he will naturally receive a "pardon" as a reward.

Therefore, Paris naturally felt relieved.

After all, the moment he "accepted the commission," he already possessed a "get-out-of-jail-free card."

You could even say... the crisis is over.

Although, according to this "mysterious envoy," everything must remain "secret" until the "investigation" is complete...

But as long as I can complete this job well, all problems will be solved.

Now, I no longer need to consider impeachment or bylaws...

All I need to do is complete the tasks assigned by that Family Head.

President Paris, who always knew what was important and what was urgent, immediately asked, "So... when shall we begin?"

Lin Yu waved his hand gently.

"No rush, no rush... Starting tomorrow, you'll work with Arthur to conduct a routine inventory of the Supreme Evolution storage facilities and related relics. If there's anything specific you need to do, I'll let you know through Supervisor Arthur."

As he spoke, Lin Yu stood up and glanced at the clock hanging in the conference room.

It was already past midnight.

"Alright, it's almost time... President Paris, it seems you're quite capable after such a detailed conversation today."

As Lin Yu spoke, President Paris also quickly stood up.

"Are you leaving already?"

"Of course, I also have other things to do," Lin Yu said. "At such a critical moment... I'm the kind of person who can't stay idle."

As Lin Yu spoke, President Paris nodded in agreement.

"That's true... However, please wait a moment, I'll just take two more minutes of your time."

President Paris turned around, pushed aside a painting on the conference room wall, revealing a safe.

He quickly opened the safe, took out a box, and turned around.

"I wonder what you're going to do next, or if it would be convenient for you to give me something?"

As Paris spoke, she presented Lin Yu with a transparent box.

Inside that box... lay two oranges, their skins plump, round, and glossy.

Inside the box, a kind of white, cold, smoky gas was flowing, clearly some kind of special safety measure.

"These are two new 'Orange King' from the Dongming Family's Natural Orchard this year," Paris said in a low voice. "They're both specially supplied high-quality goods... Most importantly, these are premium large fruits that grew purely naturally in a zero -Alchemy Energy environment—these are among the very best in the Natural Orchard."

"If I hadn't spent a lot of money to order this, there wouldn't be any oranges in the Core Zone of the Natural Orchard... This is the first year that they ripen, and there were only forty-six oranges in total. More than thirty of them were of good quality, and in the end, I picked out three 'Orange King' —I ate half of the smallest one and juiced the other half. It's very special. Even the aromatherapy made from the orange peel powder is different and has a longer-lasting fragrance."

"Although you came here carrying the will of that lord, I will certainly remember that lord's kindness... The emperor's grace is boundless, and from this day forward I will serve you with all my might, Lord Huo Le —I believe this is what that lord would have wanted to see."

"However... when the heavens send down timely rain, we should thank not only the heavens but also the water that falls on the ground, so please accept this gift from me."

"It has no practical value, but it truly represents my heartfelt sentiments."

"This contains not only 'gratitude,' but also my 'respect' for you—I have the utmost respect for your continuous contributions to the company and to the Nightless Sky Family."

As President Paris spoke, Lin Yu smiled helplessly and gently pushed the box back.

Fruits without Alchemy Energy are indeed precious and rare to the residents of the City That Never Sleeps, but...

When Lin Yu returned to the Real World and went to the market, he could buy three jin of this stuff for five yuan when it was cheap.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that for Lin Yu, fruits with Alchemy Energy are rare.

"President Paris, I appreciate your kind offer... but I am not worthy of it. You should keep it for yourself."

As Lin Yu spoke, President Paris seemed somewhat surprised, but still insisted.

Please accept this; it's truly extraordinary!

"I've had Alchemy Surgery, and now I've lost my sense of taste."

Lin Yu declined again.

President Paris spoke again, "Then you deserve to reconnect with your taste buds for this."

His attitude was very firm.

After declining three times, Lin Yu had no choice but to accept President Paris's gift.

After all...

Lin Yu realized that this was also a way for Paris to buy "peace of mind".

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. In the context of City That Never Sleeps, it would be quite alarming if the people sent from above didn't accept gifts or bribes.

After accepting Paris's two oranges...

Lin Yu bid farewell to Paris once again and left the Beverage Factory.

A special car for the return trip is already prepared.

This time, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Fu Luo didn't go to different cars; instead, they got into the same car as Lin Yu.

"Whoosh--!"

After the car door closed, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Fu Luo from Buyetian simultaneously removed their face masks.

"It's so suffocating... I really need to redesign a more comfortable full-face mask. Our security personnel are bound to get frustrated and their combat effectiveness will definitely be affected by wearing this every day," said Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, rubbing the marks left on her nose and cheeks. "It was okay at first... but after wearing it for so long, it's really getting uncomfortable."

Then, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot leaned back in her seat in the car and exhaled. "And it's not just this mask that's stuffy, it's also suffocating not being able to speak... I really wanted to interrupt several times!"

Fu Luo, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

"That's right, especially the part where Paris recounts the 'case'... it's really intriguing."

"As a party involved, he can be completely indifferent to the 'Truth'!"

Fu Luo sounded somewhat indignant as he spoke.

Lin Yu looked at Fu Luo and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and said, "Thank you both for your hard work... How about you each eat one of these oranges?"

Lin Yu shook the box of oranges in his hand and said.

Like Lin Yu, Fu Luo naturally had no interest and simply waved his hand.

"This stuff might not even taste as good as our navel oranges... let's skip it."

"Anyway, old... Arthur... I'm still a little concerned about Paris's case—if it's being used to frame him, isn't it a bit strange to use the Duke Rainbowlight's second son as a scapegoat?"

How could they manipulate the Duke Rainbowlight's second son into achieving their goal through this 'suicide'?

"Moreover... along the way, almost every step had a very low 'forgiveness' – what if Paris didn't come backstage? What if Paris didn't follow instructions?"

"Furthermore... what roles did the second son of the Duke Rainbowlight and the Divine Power Group Supervisor play? Were they also victims—if we consider that the masterminds behind the scenes are the Technical Elders Faction within the Solence Family and the Nightless Sky Family, was their goal also to eliminate this heir of the Rainbowlight Family?"

Fu Luo asked a series of questions, continuously sharing his thought process.

Lin Yu listened to Fu Luo's words and nodded. "If we consider it from this perspective, there are indeed many suspicious points... However, if we change our perspective, everything becomes much clearer."

Fu Luo was somewhat surprised to hear Lin Yu's words. "You already know the Truth?"

"I wouldn't say I know the Truth, but I have a general idea of what happened... After all, we don't have a real 'Family Head's Hand Order,' and if I want to help President Paris through this crisis, I still have to resort to 'clearing his name,'" Lin Yu said in a low voice. "So... I didn't really completely put this matter aside just now."

Fu Luo in surprise, "Really... So what are your thoughts?"

"It's actually quite simple. You didn't expect this, A Luo, because you were probably 'misled' by my words during the negotiation," Lin Yu said, taking out the [Three-Minute Lie Detector] again. "Although this Lie Detector shows that 'President Paris' is telling the truth, but... the truth never represents the 'facts'."

Fu Luo was somewhat surprised. "What do you mean? He's lying to you with the truth?"

Lin Yu shook his head. "No, he didn't intentionally try to deceive me by distorting the order of information or concealing the order of facts..."

"The reason why President Paris's situation is so strange is because..."

His 'perception' has been altered.

"This is... the mastermind behind the whole incident, the only one who made the move."

Lin Yu said with certainty.

After Lin Yu reached this conclusion and died, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot beside him let out a strange laugh.

"Oh ho ho ho ho... Is that so? Are you sure, Arthur... Are you sure about what you're saying?"

Lin Yu looked at the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

"Of course I'm sure... Why are you smiling so strangely?"

"In that case, it's truly strange and coincidental," said Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, looking at Lin Yu. "Because it seems the 'mastermind' isn't just our family and the Solence Family..."

"After all, the 'technology' in this area seems to me... a lot like the 'Supreme Evolution' stuff—everything is miraculously and coincidentally connected, my dear friend."