Good Night: Let Director Supervise Schreiber!

The words Old Zheng spoke were not entirely his own and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's insights; a large part of them... was also Lin Yu's judgment based on the current situation.

Lin Yu had always been well aware that although the City That Never Sleeps seemed relatively "stable" at the moment, this hellish place might actually be even more on the verge of exploding than the current state of the Black Marsh World.

Although humans, Demon Race, and Blood Luo have entered a state of war in the Black Marsh World, for the Black Marsh World... war is a normal occurrence—their border skirmishes have never ceased, and they have always been in a state of relative hostility towards each other.

Therefore, even though it has nominally entered a state of "total war" at the national level, the scale of the war is actually relatively controllable.

Even for most of the Native of the Black Marsh World, who viewed war itself as an honor, this was no big deal.

War will still bring casualties, but it will not shatter the "framework" of the Black Marsh World itself, nor will it significantly alter the overall appearance of the Black Marsh World.

The city that City That Never Sleeps is a completely different place.

Since his previous visits to the City That Never Sleeps and his involvement in the competition between the "Saint Orchid Family" and the "Nightless Sky Family" for the next successor, Lin Yu had already understood...

The City That Never Sleeps has indeed met the preconditions for a certain "Cataclysm".

Upon closer examination, the reason... is indeed related to "Supreme Evolution".

The power of the previous Five Great Families Family Head was almost unprecedentedly concentrated. Whether it was Nightless Sky Yong Lian, Sheng Lanzhi, or even Arlan Mercury, who was described as "weak" by Nightless Sky Yong Lian, they all shared a common characteristic.

They are all top leaders who have experienced a real "Company War" and have been tempered by war.

In fact, many of them secured their positions only through "Supreme Evolution".

Within the family, their prestige and authority were unprecedented.

Within the company, their trusted faction consisted of those who rose to power during the war.

Although the history related to "Supreme Evolution" was deliberately concealed, Lin Yu could easily deduce one thing...

The power structure of the City That Never Sleeps has undergone a silent change under this generation of leaders.

Organizations within various families, such as Elder Council and patriarchs, that were once able to check and balance the Royal Nobles are becoming increasingly weak.

This generation of Family Head is also almost always the generation that holds power for the longest period in their respective families.

So long that Nightless Sky Yong Lian and Sheng Lanzhi of the Nightless City were on the verge of death in their posts.

Aside from the Nightless Sky Family and the Saint Orchid Family... the Solence Family, the Autumn Family, and the Mercury Family are also not far from handing over their Family Head positions.

The very pinnacle of power, the very top of the pyramid, transformed from a "Royal Nobles family" to a "Family Head Royal Nobles," a transformation that actually occurred within this one generation.

Therefore... as this generation's rule comes to an end, and after the change of leadership between the Nightless Sky Family and the Saint Orchid Family, it is questionable whether such an "extreme authoritarian" system can be continued by their successors.

After all, only war could forge such a power structure that concentrates power in the hands of a single, ruthless person.

Centralizing power through institutional means will almost certainly evolve into a multi-party power Game centered around the "institution".

So...

If Nightless Sky Yong Lian or any other Family Head wants their heirs to maintain the current near- Royal Nobles Family Head's absolute authority, the simplest way is...

To replicate their path.

In other words... internal cleaning.

Externally, it means launching another war.

A war completely different from the Black Marsh World, one that is destined to change the entire landscape of the City That Never Sleeps.

A war from which even the "Player" cannot escape.

In Lin Yu's current view, this war... will probably still come down to "Supreme Evolution".

From the moment Lin Yu learned last night that Paris was involved in the murder case, he already understood...

"War," or a violent upheaval similar to war, is drawing ever closer to the City That Never Sleeps.

Today, in particular, all three groups of "Order," including our own, have heard the news that the title "Creator" may reappear.

It could be the return of the Creator who feigned death, the Second-Generation Creator who inherited the Creator's legacy, or even a clone of the Creator...

But in any case, he is definitely not "controllable"—on the contrary, Lin Yu believes that the Creator is very likely to appear in an uncontrollable form.

And the creators of all this... are very likely the tacit understanding among the Family Head of several Royal Nobles families.

Kim Solence, Sheng Lanzhi... and even Nightless Sky Yong Lian.

Even if she didn't design it or participate directly, she at least knew about it and tacitly approved of it.

This might also explain why Nightless Sky Yong Lian allowed him to take Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to investigate "Supreme Evolution".

In the usual context, this is seen as taking a "dangerous" path with the future Chosen of God.

However... if Nightless Sky Yong Lian knew the nature of all this beforehand, it would have been like giving Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, a relatively inexperienced and controversial "Chosen of God Candidate," a chance to build up her resume and achievements.

"What a cunning fox... Last time I talked to her about restarting 'Fear,' she finally agreed. Although it seemed like I persuaded her, it was more because... she probably wanted me to do some 'turbulent,' 'reckless,' potentially controversial projects as part of Nightless Sky Huo Le's 'resume'..."

"She had already weighed the options and figured out that even if someone used this as an excuse, it wouldn't matter. She felt that even if someone impeached Nightless Sky Huo Le because of this, in the long run, it would actually be a 'benefit'..."

Lin Yu thought to himself with emotion.

The conclusion drawn after connecting all these events, while perhaps not entirely the "Truth," is, in Lin Yu's opinion, not too far off.

Therefore, although this deduction, spoken by "Schreiber" played by Old Zheng, briefly shocked everyone, after the initial shock... everyone was convinced by this seemingly rigorous analysis.

Especially...

Among the group of "Order," Xiao Nian, who knew the City That Never Sleeps best and was closest to the top power structure... or rather, "Count Arase Nian," nodded thoughtfully.

"So... the City That Never Sleeps is indeed in a 'special period' right now—the [Instance] between the City That Never Sleeps and the Barren Realm in recent months have really made me feel that even if some kind of Company War really breaks out here in a while, it wouldn't be too surprising..."

Even setting aside the matter of this 'Supreme Evolution,' the death of Arter Mercury, along with the large number of Noble who perished at the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot Birthday Banquet, undoubtedly exacerbated the instability of the City That Never Sleeps's situation...

"The one from the Saint Orchid Family is ready to hand over power; his life is probably nearing its end."

After his elder Older Brother's death, Arlan Mercury became increasingly reclusive...

"I believe that, as Schreiber said, the current situation in the City That Never Sleeps does not allow us to treat this case as a 'normal incident'."

"Even on ordinary days... a case involving the President of Truth Company, the Duke's son, and the powerful head of Divine Power Group, regardless of who killed whom, should not be taken lightly."

"Bringing 'Supreme Evolution' into this at this juncture... Although President Paris was framed, it seems that we should investigate even more thoroughly."

Old Zheng snapped his fingers and, mimicking the tone of Noble from the City That Never Sleeps, praised Xiao Nian, "Brilliant, Count... I knew you got more than just a few properties from Lord Joe Solence!"

"So, that's why I took the initiative to approach you—under these circumstances, it's not really convenient for you to continue your original investigation and allocate too many people to investigate this case."

"Furthermore... Count Arase Nian, you are the only one among this group who can speak to Royal Nobles. You should understand that investigating and understanding a case of this caliber requires a certain level of expertise—it might even be more difficult than investigating 'Supreme Evolution'."

"Only your 'rank' is qualified here, but unfortunately your background is limited to the Solence Family —which makes it even more difficult for you to get involved in this case, which mainly involves the President of Truth Company... Although Duke Rainbowlight is a shareholder of the Universal Trade Association, we all know that the focus of this case is now Paris."

"So... I'm here to tell you that I'll be continuing to handle this case, utilizing my connections within the Nightless Sky Family."

Old Zheng spoke, Xiao Nian raised an eyebrow. "Then... thank you?"

Ren Gu said in a low voice, "I don't know why, but saying 'thank you' here feels like being sold out by this guy and still helping him count the money... I have a feeling he's up to something..."

Xiao Nian shrugged. "Actually, I think so too, but I don't know any good solutions, since I really don't have the connections of the Nightless Sky Family."

Yin Lan spoke up, "Hey, but we're not entirely without the backing of Truth Company... 'Isn't Sherlock quite influential within Truth Company?' Director, 'Didn't you say... he inherited some of Sherlock's connections?'"

Good Night said, "Oh right, we at Xi Ba have a 'Director' —we can send a 'Director' to supervise 'Schreiber'!"

As Yin Lan and Good Night Ye talked, they clearly felt they had found some kind of trick.

However, Ren Gu and Xiao Nian immediately became alert upon hearing this.

"I think I understand Schreiber's 'scheme' now... He might just be trying to drag the 'Director' into his scheme!"

"Ren Gu."

Xiao Nian nodded and said, "Don't even think about it, Schreiber!"

Old Zheng sighed helplessly, "I didn't make that request at all, okay? It was your comrades Good Night and Dionysus who guessed it!"