The underlying rules of the City That Never Sleeps

"Click, click..."

The area surrounding the sealed laboratories where the explosion and theft occurred at the Divine Power Group was littered with shattered building materials and Alchemical Materials.

Ren Gu, wearing thick-soled ankle boots, stepped on them, making a creaking sound.

"It's even worse than I imagined."

Looking at the three-story warehouse in the distance, which had been completely reduced to ruins except for one corner that had not collapsed, Ren Gu sighed.

Lin Yu nodded slightly. "It looks like it was targeted by a blast."

"This also indirectly confirms your statement that this was likely intentional on Schreiber's part," Ren Gu said. "After all... despite being bombed like this, there were no casualties."

"According to reports, people in the vicinity were attacked and rendered unconscious before the explosion, and were then moved to a safe location where they would not be affected by the blast wave."

Ren Gu paused as he spoke, then continued, "This Schreiber... doesn't even indiscriminately kill innocent people in the Ten Realms."

"He always makes a huge commotion, but in the end, the casualty rate is always zero... That's a skill, isn't it?"

Lin Yu sighed, "Indeed... to be able to avoid casualties in such an explosion is also a testament to his ability."

His sigh contained a degree of sincerity—after all, Lin Yu knew that although all of this was not done by "Schreiber," it was done by Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

But Lin Yu's appreciation for the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot was genuine.

To be able to create such a large-scale explosion in such a short time at night without causing any casualties, the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot is indeed quite impressive.

While Lin Yu and Ren Gu were talking, the two of them had already approached the main body of the ruins.

The Security Bureau have cordoned off the scene with police tape, and Security Bureau are still conducting further analysis of the explosion traces, trying to find Spider Silk.

After all, this is the direct property of the "Divine Power Group," and it's a highly confidential location.

It's one thing for the Security Bureau to ignore bombings carried out by ordinary Gangsters, like destroying a few small company factories...

These days, the Security Bureau certainly won't let cases involving direct infringement of the property rights of the Three Great Corporations go unpunished.

Therefore, before Lin Yu and Ren Gu could get too close to the cordon, a police officer came up to them.

"Halt, gentlemen. This is the scene of a 'bombing incident.' It is currently under the Security Bureau control and cordoned off. You cannot enter or leave at will. Please take a detour."

The police officer stepped forward, showed his identification, and spoke to Lin Yu and Ren Gu.

Ren Gu looked at the police officer and calmly said, "Hello, we know what happened here, and that's why we're here."

As he spoke, Ren Gu also showed the Identity card and Work Pass "Xiao Nian" had prepared for him.

"I am an outsourced specialist from the Technical Support Department of the Universal Trade Association. I was assigned here to assist in investigating the safety and security of the accident site."

The officer looked at the identification and scanned the "fourth-class citizen" ID card of the Ren Gu. His expression softened slightly, but his tone remained firm.

"Sir, we haven't received any instructions from above yet. Our team leader didn't mention that anyone from the Universal Chamber of Commerce would be assisting with the investigation... Besides, this is a confidential project of the Divine Power Group, and it might not be in accordance with the proper procedures for you to enter directly."

The officer spoke with impeccable composure, and Lin Yu stepped forward, displaying another identification document.

"I am B-Class researcher from Truth Company. This gentleman and I did receive a notification to assist in the investigation. Would you like to double-check with your superior?"

As Lin Yu spoke, the police officer looked at the rank on Lin Yu's Identity card with respect, but still showed no intention of letting him go.

"Sir, we did receive instructions that no one can be allowed in... As a senior employee of Truth Company, you should know that confidential projects within large companies are indeed very troublesome—this time, it was a direct order from a leader of the Divine Power Group."

The conversation between this police officer and Lin Yu also attracted the attention of many other officers. Although there was no apparent conflict between them, the fact that they were talking for so long next to the ruins across the police cordon was suspicious enough.

Therefore, many other police officers also came over.

There was even a Detective looked quite authoritative and definitely held a rank, who came over.

"Toke, what's wrong? Why are you talking to these two gentlemen for so long?"

An elderly Detective with half-gray hair and wearing Alchemy Goggles walked up to the officer and patted him on the shoulder.

Officer Toke stood at attention and saluted as the Detective approached, then said, "Captain, it's like this... A specialist from the Technical Support Department of the Universal Chamber of Commerce and a B-Class researcher from the Truth Company have arrived. They said they received a notification to come here to help investigate alchemical risks and confirm the safety of the site..."

Upon hearing this, the old Detective looked the two men over again, then laughed.

"Haha, this is interesting. The Divine Power Group's secret Warehouse has been blown up, and the Universal Chamber of Commerce and the Truth Company have sent technical specialists to provide support," the old Detective tapped his Alchemy Goggles. "Gentlemen, it's not that I'm trying to make things difficult... it just does sound a bit illogical—and we really didn't receive any notification."

Although the old Detective was smiling, his eyes behind his glasses were sharp, scrutinizing the two men with lightning-fast eyes, clearly already harboring some suspicion.

"This guy's seen the world."

Lin Yu observed the other person's posture and spoke softly to Ren Gu.

The young, frontline police officers didn't see anything wrong because these officers from the Outer City Security Bureau tended to be slightly less vigilant when involved in operations related to the "Three Great Corporations."

After all... in the City That Never Sleeps, there aren't many people who dare to challenge the Three Great Corporations.

At the same time, people with positions in the Three Great Corporations are unlikely to come into contact with these individuals' illegal or criminal activities—and even if they do, it's not their place to handle them.

Therefore, the formal employees of the Three Great Corporations, especially those with B-Class authority, would naturally assume that "there is no problem."

But obviously...

This veteran Detective had definitely worked in the Inner City —he knew all too well that the more formally employed or mid-level managers of the Three Great Corporations were, the more Without Taboos and audacious they were when it came to committing crimes.

Although they usually don't extend their reach into the Outer City... this time, someone has already blown up Divine Power Group's confidential project!

What happens next is not surprising.

It's possible that the Universal Chamber of Commerce and the Truth Company sent people to provide technical support.

But... more likely, these two companies sent people to take advantage of the explosion and chaos to steal secrets—or perhaps the explosion and theft last night were actually orchestrated by these two companies, and they sent people to clean up the mess and destroy evidence.

Ren Gu also felt the scrutiny, and he realized that he and Lin Yu were most likely being watched by the Detective.

"It really feels like we're being stuck to them... Should we contact Xiao Nian to see how to handle this, or... should we use some 'methods'?"

Ren Gu lowered his voice and responded to Lin Yu.

Although there are quite a few Security Bureau officers in front of them, it is not impossible for Ren Gu and Lin Yu to take them down silently and at a cost.

But Lin Yu shook his head.

"Forget it. Putting ourselves in a wanted position right from the start is the worst possible strategy... The City That Never Sleeps in the Barren Realm is different from the other Ten Realms. It's the most 'civilized' place here... We still have to continue dealing with the Three Great Corporations and the Security Bureau in the city, so it's best to proceed with caution."

Ren Gu nodded. "Okay, shall we contact Comrade Xiao Nian?"

"No need, let me try first."

As Lin Yu spoke, he stepped forward.

"Sir... let's talk privately for a moment."

As Lin Yu spoke, he waved to the old Detective.

The veteran Detective became even more alert, but still followed Lin Yu to a corner where they began to whisper among themselves.

Ren Gu watched the two people talking in the distance without showing any emotion. He noticed that Lin Yu seemed to be showing something to the old Detective. He silently placed his hand on his waist and began to count the number of police officers on the scene, while simultaneously calculating the energy fluctuations on their bodies.

However, before the calculations for the Ren Gu were completed...

Lin Yu and the old Detective then returned.

The old Detective smiled broadly and waved his hand.

"It was all a misunderstanding... It turns out the two of you had a 'secret mission'—our commotion has really wasted a lot of time."

"However, these are all necessary procedures, and I hope you two gentlemen will understand."

"Your Excellencies, please come inside quickly."

As the Detective spoke, he raised the police tape.

Ren Gu was taken aback when he saw the old Detective's change from wary to enthusiastic. However, he didn't think too much about it and followed Lin Yu through the cordon and into the ruins.

"'Secret mission'... How did you convince him?"

Lin Yu said, "Oh, I told him we have a confidential mission directly from the company's top management. The specific details are too sensitive to disclose, but this mission really can't be delayed, and I hope he can let us through as soon as possible."

Ren Gu raised an eyebrow. "He believed it so easily? Did you show him any documents or something?"

Lin Yu looked at Ren Gu and shook his head. "No letter. He should even be quite certain that there's something going on between us."

Ren Gu asked, somewhat puzzled, "What does this mean?"

Lin Yu looked at the Ren Gu and laughed.

"Ren Gu, you must be a good official in real life..."

"I didn't show him any documents. I transferred a portion of anonymous Asset Points to his private account, and all I showed him was the remittance receipt."

"In this way, even if we cause some trouble and he gets held accountable later, this income will most likely cover his 'losses'."

"On the other hand, it's also about showing determination—the amount I transferred to him was substantial enough to make him realize... I wanted him to go through with it and cooperate, just for 'convenience'."

"I want to get in... There must be all sorts of ways if I'm willing to make that investment."