An operational meeting and an unexpected participant

In the afternoon.

Inside a Coffee called "Pendulum" on the Outer City that City That Never Sleeps...

The three teams from "Order" have all met together for this operation.

"Loquat Candy" took a sip of her Coffee and spoke with some surprise.

"What do you mean your two groups were attacked by 'Conception' and the Nightless Sky Family respectively?"

"Ren Gu" said, rubbing his temples.

"That's how things are... but the good news is that thanks to the 'Director's' persuasive skills, the 'Conception' has temporarily become an asset on our side."

Lin Yu leaned back in his chair and nodded. "This can be considered an 'unexpected complication'... However, we still obtained the information on those three strongholds."

"Although there isn't any data directly related to 'Authority,' there are some 'Joint Experiment' that used facilities with extremely high 'Confidentiality Level,' and it mentions several locations that haven't been publicly recorded... Perhaps we can continue our investigation in this direction."

"In short, that's the situation on our side..." Comrade "Xiao Nian" and Captain "Good Night," you two were attacked, are you alright?

"Xiao Nian" nodded. "It's not a big problem... To be honest, 'Director' comrade, although 'Schreiber' did attack us, the Miss from the Nightless Sky Family he sent didn't really hurt us... She even healed my injuries."

"In fact, because of this incident, the original plan to gain Joe Solence's help went much more smoothly."

"She also thought I saved her life, and that Good Night and I misled her into believing the attackers were Remnants of the 'Supreme Evolution' —Joe Solence should be even more dedicated to helping us in the upcoming operations."

"However, we also had some unexpected matters to attend to—that is, 'Good Night' and I met King Solence, the Family Head of the Solence Family."

"Furthermore, he seems quite interested in the 'Supreme Evolution'... In fact, without knowing that we were there for the Supreme Evolution, he asked Joe Solence to designate the attackers as Remnants of the 'Supreme Evolution'."

"I suspect that the death of the 'Secretary' within the City That Never Sleeps may have triggered some kind of change, leading Kim Solence to take an interest in it as well—something we feel is worth investigating."

As Xiao Nian spoke, Loquat Candy nodded and took over the conversation.

"I also have some information that corroborates Comrade Xiao Nian's idea."

"During our morning's search of the 'Regular Stronghold,' we found almost nothing of value. From this, we can conclude that what is indeed related to the 'Authority' technology, as the Director said, exists in some secret, Sealed Location."

"The outposts that my comrades Paper Kite Dionysus and Dionysus investigated can basically be ruled out."

"But through our visits to these locations, we also obtained some information... Recently, the Three Great Corporations have indeed all taken notice of 'Supreme Evolution' rather coincidentally."

"Some staff members with inside information and Noble backgrounds even believe that there is a possibility that the Three Great Corporations might restart 'Supreme Evolution'."

"They mentioned Murder Case that occurred about two weeks ago— Aide Rainbowlight and Supervisor Tennyson of the Divine Power Group, were killed by President Paris of the Truth Company."

"What these three people have in common is that they all participated in the purge of 'Supreme Evolution' back then, and subsequently took over a large amount of 'Supreme Evolution's' legacy."

"Currently, many Noble in the City That Never Sleeps believe that President Paris intends to use this opportunity to retire... As for what he plans to do after retirement, he will probably use 'Artificial Humans' technology to Resurrection a controllable 'Creator'..."

Upon hearing what Loquat Candy said, Lin Yu instinctively wanted to interject and correct some of the Error that Loquat Candy had made based on hearsay.

However, he abruptly stopped himself.

Because Lin Yu spent the entire day with Ren Gu, there is no evidence that he knew anything about the Murder Case that happened half a month ago.

Yesterday, I met with President Paris and learned the Truth... it was "Schreiber".

Therefore, Lin Yu could only temporarily agree with the Loquat Candy.

"Speaking of this, 'Ren Gu' and I also heard from 'Conception' that he mentioned the 'Creator'... Conception believes that the 'Creator' might have faked his death to escape, or might be about to be Resurrection..."

"Although it seems like he guessed it himself, it's also possible that he vaguely heard something similar somewhere but forgot about it, which led him to make this guess."

Loquat Candy said thoughtfully, "Really... then it seems there really is such a possibility..."

"So, can we assume that the Nightless Sky Family behind the Truth Company is currently planning to Resurrection the 'Creator' and exonerate the 'Supreme Evolution'... This is also why Nightless Sky Fire Apricot personally intervened to help 'Schreiber'."

"As for Kim Solence, after Xiao Nian, Good Night, and Joe Solence were attacked, he wanted to attribute the culprit to 'Supreme Evolution,' which was a subtle way of Arena the Nightless Sky Family and hoping to stop them. On the bright side, however... Joe Solence will become our ally, and even has gained the support of the entire Solence Family to some extent."

As Ren Gu listened, he scribbled on his tablet, combining the newly acquired information from the three groups with existing intelligence to create a simple diagram of the clues.

"At the moment... it seems that we can indeed assume this for the time being."

"However, our ultimate goal and primary task remain unchanged: we still need to acquire the technology related to 'Authority'," Ren Gu said, tapping his tablet. "Therefore, while we will also investigate the covert Struggle between the Nightless Sky Family and the Solence Family, I believe... this is not our focus going forward."

Xiao Nian spoke up, "If both families really take action, then it's a good opportunity for us to fish in troubled waters, isn't it?"

"After all, if they are also fighting over 'Supreme Evolution,' if we do something, perhaps both sides will restrain and suspect each other, which will actually create a lot of room for us to maneuver."

Lin Yu began, "That's right... However, this is also a Dual-bladed Sword —while both sides are suspicious and restraining each other, it also means we may have to face preparations from both sides deploying higher-level forces."

Loquat Candy nodded. "Yes... However, although the two sides are adversaries, fortunately, with the help of 'Schreiber's' side, even the Nightless Sky Family... we can still gain some leverage."

Xiao Nian frowned. "Speaking of this, I'm a little confused. Why Nightless Sky Family Resurrection 'Supreme Evolution' and even involve a President... What benefit do they get from this?"

Even if they could actually use Artificial Humans technology to replicate a controllable 'Creator'... the other two companies Four Great Families wouldn't just give up the 'Supreme Evolution' legacy they've swallowed!

As soon as Xiao Nian finished asking his question, the answer came immediately.

"Is it possible that the rumor that the Nightless Sky Family is going to reactivate 'Supreme Evolution' is just that—a rumor?" A slightly weary male voice rang out from beside the group. "This rumor is circulating among the Neighborhood and Noble of City That Never Sleeps because 'President Paris' killed the second son of the Rainbow Light Family and Supervisor Tennyson..."

"But in reality, the nature of this matter was misunderstood from the beginning—the real culprit was not President Paris; he was framed."

"The whole case is less a reflection of the Nightless Sky Family's overall decision-making process and more a manifestation of 'Internal Factional Struggle'... This matter has little to do with 'Supreme Evolution'; it's simply someone targeting President Paris."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man wearing a dark gray loose shirt and black commuter pants.

He was holding a full glass of black Coffee, the Ice Cube cubes piled high and overflowing, making a gurgling sound with the slightest movement.

The gold-rimmed glasses sat on the bridge of her nose, and the dark circles under her eyes looked even more pronounced than usual.

Xiao Nian asked warily, "Schreiber?! What are you doing here?!"

Schreiber, or rather... Schreiber, played by Zheng Jianshen, glanced at Lin Yu, then looked at Xiao Nian, and spoke in a slightly somber tone.

"Am I not also a member of this operation...? You gather to exchange information and intelligence, shouldn't I participate?"

As he spoke, Old Zheng dragged a stool over from the side, sat down in the aisle seat by the table, and placed the Coffee on the table.

"Besides, I think I came at just the right time—didn't I just correct an Error you had? You're welcome."

Loquat Candy pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed crucial information. If the rumors among the Noble are wrong, and the Nightless Sky Family has no interest in Resurrection 'Supreme Evolution,' then regarding the Paris line... it seems there's no need to delve deeper, is that right?"

Old Zheng shook his head. "No, although Paris was framed, it seems that even if it was a frame-up, this frame-up may not be completely unrelated to 'Supreme Evolution'... After all, the two dead and the framed murderer were indeed figures closely related to the destruction of Supreme Evolution back then."

Hearing the conversation between Loquat Candy and Old Zheng, Good Night protested indignantly, "Hey, Doctor Tang, how could you so readily accept this Xi Ba joining our meeting? This Xi Ba sent the Miss of the Nightless Sky Family to unleash her dog to bite my ass!"

Good Night protested indignantly, and Paper Kite echoed her sentiments.

"I also think... While I accept that 'Schreiber' can cooperate with us, as a member of 'Order,' sitting face-to-face with a member of the 'Psychology Society' like this... isn't it a bit too much?"

"Moreover, although Xiao Nian and Captain Good Night were indeed uninjured, the attack definitely happened."

Xiao Nian shrugged. "To be honest, I have no objection."