Oumia Bosen

Throughout history and across all Ten Realms, using someone else's family and relatives to "threaten" them has always been a tried-and-true technique.

However, the premise is...

The person on the other end truly cares about their family.

"Are you sure 'Omia Boson' cares about his blood relatives? After all, he's a madman who joined the 'Supreme Evolution'."

As Lin Yu spoke, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot nodded.

"I'm quite certain he cares about his family—because his family is small, he was practically raised by his uncle, and when he grew up, his uncle didn't seize the opportunity to usurp the position of Family Head, but instead returned it to him."

"He and his sister were also very close— the Bosen Family was practically a celebrated family story in the Noble circles of the City That Never Sleeps."

"Even... his willingness to risk investing in 'Supreme Evolution' stems from his concern for his family and clan."

Upon hearing Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's analysis, Lin Yu shook his head.

"But this is not concrete evidence; rumors may be distorted, and even his own statements may be 'acting'..."

While Huo Xing and Lin Yu were talking at the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, Stiller stood beside them the whole time.

Having overheard their conversation, Stiller chimed in.

"Well... actually, there is 'evidence,' and I happen to know about this matter as well."

Lin Yu looked at Stiller: "Do you have evidence?"

Stiller nodded. "Yes, about 'Omia Persson'... Although he only exists in rumors for me, and I've never had any dealings with him, President Paris was involved in the inventory of his assets after he was declared dead, so I have a general idea of this..."

"Most of Omia Boson's 'inheritance' was not successfully divided among the Three Great Corporations because he had legally transferred all his assets to his sister's name long ago."

"Although he is the Family Head of the family, the actual holder of most of the assets is Omia Bosen's sister."

At this Stiller, both Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Lin Yu showed expressions of conviction.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke up, "See! What did I tell you... I knew those rumors didn't seem to be false!"

Lin Yu nodded. "Then Omia Bosen probably really cares about his family... Let's make our plan based on what he might care about."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot was delighted. "I'm familiar with this. Kidnapping and threatening Noble is one of my main businesses—I even have a secret room in Gray Street Three in the Outer City specifically for holding Hostage."

Listening to the words of the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh... Not only was she his Summoned Creature, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot herself was also a master of breaking the law.

Our group is increasingly resembling a "gang" rather than a "team".

But...

Lin Yu didn't intend to object.

"With this new lead, Omia Boson, also known as 'Mr. Candle,' it seems we can indeed continue digging into the Murder Case... He's already warned Supervisor Tennyson, so he must know something."

As Lin Yu was speaking, Old Zheng suddenly interjected, "Boss, I don't recommend that you so rashly use 'threats' to force Omia Bosen to show himself."

Lin Yu looked at Old Zheng and asked, "Have you made a new discovery?"

Old Zheng, who had just returned from Supervisor Tennyson's gym, shooting range, and training area, pointed to the facilities behind him and nodded.

"Yes... I've found something, boss."

"Anyway, Stiller and Miss. Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, are you two familiar with the gym equipment and such over there?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot shook her head. "I don't have the habit of using equipment for exercise, and I don't like using firearms, so I don't recognize any of those things—but now that you mention it, the styles of these items are all rather unfamiliar. Could it be that Supervisor Tennyson made them himself?"

Old Zheng shook his head. "No, these weren't done by Supervisor Tennyson himself... or rather, at least they weren't designed by Supervisor Tennyson."

Stiller chimed in, "That does seem a bit strange. While many of those firearms and equipment are quite basic, something just feels off about the details."

"It's like..."

Stiller hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something more.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot picked up where Stiller left off and spoke softly.

"These things are like things that don't even originate from our world."

Lin Yu also realized something. "Wait a minute, now that you mention it... these things actually seem kind of familiar to me."

Old Zheng nodded slightly. "That's right, boss, you guessed correctly... Some of these things come from our world, and the other part... comes from Mist Island."

"Based on my analysis of the environment, it's likely that the original builder of this place wasn't Supervisor Tennyson; he simply 'expanded' it and used equipment and Item left behind by previous residents."

"And the first owner of this place was most likely... a 'Player'."

Lin Yu's expression changed slightly. "'Player'... Supervisor Tennyson has been here for quite some time now, and this underground space also looks like it's been around for a long time..."

Old Zheng nodded. "Yes, not only a 'Player,' but very likely a 'Player' from the previous version."

"At the same time, this 'Player' should at least be proficient in the Supernatural System of the Mist Island and the Wasteland realms. Many things here are either his [Item] or replicas of [Item]—he even buried an Electric Motor underground here."

As he spoke, Old Zheng pointed to the incandescent light bulb above his head.

"Because the lighting equipment here isn't 'alchemy lamps,' but Electric Light —boss, if you listen carefully, you can hear a faint 'humming' sound; that's the sound only Electric Light's Ballast makes."

Old Zheng paused for a moment, then continued, "At the same time, Tennyson probably didn't inherit this thing from this 'Player' by chance, but rather received it as a gift or a legacy—because Tennyson clearly didn't deliberately change the original layout of this space, he just added a lot of Alchemical Equipment that he would use."

After hearing Old Zheng's words, Lin Yu thought for a moment and then asked.

Could it be the "Party Secretary"?

Old Zheng shook his head. "It doesn't seem like it... It's been a long time, so I'm not very sure, especially since I don't know much about the 'Secretary' myself, but my intuition tells me it doesn't seem like it."

"The first owner here was similar in personality to Tennyson; he was also reclusive and disciplined, most likely a taciturn Lone Wolf."

Lin Yu thought for a moment, then said, "It's indeed possible that it's not the 'Secretary'..."

"So, assuming there really was a former 'Player' here, and he left this underground space along with his house to Supervisor Tennyson, does that mean... Supervisor Tennyson is also connected to 'Supreme Evolution'?"

"Supreme Evolution was founded about fifty years ago, and the period when 'Player' were active in the Previous Version coincided with its peak period. It's impossible that only one 'Secretary' ever collaborated with this company."

"Furthermore... considering that Supervisor Tennyson and Omia Boson used 'codenames' to negotiate instead of directly concealing their names, this means that there is most likely a third person within their encrypted communication system."

"So, could he, like Omia Bosen, be part of the 'Supreme Evolution'?"

Lin Yu asked a series of questions, and Old Zheng replied in a low voice.

"We'll probably have to ask Omia Bosen to find out... so I don't recommend you threaten him."

"Because this guy might be more complex than we think—regardless of his relationship with Supervisor Tennyson and the previous owner of this place, he may very well be hiding some powerful trump card."

"This trump card might be related to Supreme Evolution, or it might be related to the Player of the Previous Version... or even, it might be related to both."

"To negotiate in a way that could very well lead to 'hostility' before even meeting the other party is not a wise move."

Lin Yu asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Old Zheng nodded. "Of course... it's about showing goodwill."

"Now that we've found Supervisor Tennyson's secret space... why not use it as leverage to try and make contact with him?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said warily, "What? Does that mean I might lose all this Alchemical Equipment... If I want to be on good terms with Omia Bosen and have friendly exchanges, wouldn't I need to hand over this laboratory to him?"

Clearly, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot is quite interested in the alchemy facilities here.

Although her relationship with Lin Yu was enough for Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to give up these alchemical facilities that were very tempting to her...

But Nightless Sky Fire Apricot still wanted to try a "win-win" solution.

Ideally, one could help Arthur without sacrificing their own gains!

Old Zheng had clearly noticed the concerns of the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

Old Zheng looked at the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and said seriously, "You really don't need to lose these Alchemical Equipment. Omia Boson must already know about Supervisor Tennyson's death... but he hasn't come to collect these devices for so long, which means either he can't handle them or he never intended to take them."

"But regardless of the type, Omia Bosen certainly wouldn't consider these devices as his own."

"Therefore... our way of showing goodwill could have been to use your identity as the 'Fairy Queen' at Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to help the other party resolve a problem."

"Isn't it also a form of 'goodwill' to 'clean up' this space left behind by Supervisor Tennyson for Omia Boson, preventing it from being investigated by the Three Great Corporations and implicating him in the future?"