Nightless Sky Huo Le: I think the killer is my mother

Opposite Fu Luo, Nightless Sky Huo Le took off his Straw-Woven Slippers, kicked the cushion opposite the tea table, and then awkwardly half-knelt and half-sat on it.

Her robes and hair were slightly disheveled. Then, Nightless Sky Huo Le reached out, picked up the teacup in front of Fu Luo, brought it close to her nose, smelled it, and frowned.

"Garbage... This is truly garbage, and the tea leaves are garbage too."

"If I didn't entertain you, would the servants in my household serve you this kind of tea that's barely better than what a Count would drink? And the way they brew it looks like it was made by a lowly ape that just learned to walk upright. These servants really need a retraining..."

Nightless Sky Huo Le casually tossed the teacup into the trash can under the tea table. The porcelain cup clattered and shattered into pieces in the trash can.

The aroma of tea wafted from the gap in the slowly closing lid of the trash can, seemingly silently proclaiming that it was "not trash."

Fu Luo looked at Nightless Sky Huo Le with some embarrassment and spoke.

"Uh... actually, I found this myself on that shelf over there. I didn't know which teas were good, so I just grabbed a box."

"And I didn't call any servants—I brewed it myself."

After hearing Fu Luo's words, Nightless Sky Huo Le remained silent for a while before speaking.

"That's actually not bad for an amateur."

Fu Luo nodded. "Yes, that's true, I haven't actually been trained."

Nightless Sky Huo Le fell silent again.

Then she added, "Well, you can still have Servant do this kind of thing next time."

Fu Luo scratched his head. "You know, I'm not used to being waited on, so sometimes I... well, I'll do it myself if I can."

Nightless Sky Huo Le nodded and said, "Yes, you've always been like this, A Luo. You're always uncomfortable with things like this."

Then, after a brief pause, Nightless Sky Huo Le changed the subject and spoke.

"So, I always arrange everything for you—but now it seems that Fire Apricot hasn't been so thorough."

"My sister seems to have treated you rather poorly."

Nightless Sky Huo Le spoke in a low voice, he opened the drawer under the tea table, took out two teacups, and sprinkled some whitish, needle-like tea leaves at the bottom of the cups.

Upon hearing the words of the Nightless Sky Huo Le, Fu Luo immediately became extremely vigilant.

However, on the surface, Fu Luo still smiled calmly.

"Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and I only collaborated temporarily because of some business... Lord Huo Le, you are very concerned about me, thank you."

"However, please don't be too harsh on Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot... After all, she is still young and inexperienced, and indeed lacks experience in dealing with people and handling affairs—to be honest, I didn't feel 'neglected' in this temporary collaboration, you know... I don't really care about these things—the collaborations between the two of us over the years should have made you realize this, right?"

Fu Luo continued.

Listening to Fu Luo's words, Nightless Sky Huo Le sighed.

"A Luo... so you still care about the past, huh? You're saving face for me, I know."

"But there's no need," Nightless Sky Huo Le chuckled softly, "I know what you mean... A wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on, and now that it's joined Fire Apricot's side, it's indeed a good place."

"I won't blame you... Well, I was indeed a little unwilling when I first came to find you," Nightless Sky Huo Le reached for the kettle on the small stove beside the tea table, poured out the boiling water from the ceramic pot, and gently swirled the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup, "But after seeing you... I forgot what I wanted to do before I came to find you."

"As expected, A Luo, even if I were to let you sink and drown with me... I just couldn't bring myself to do it."

"Perhaps I still harbored some illusions," Nightless Sky Huo Le sighed softly. "I was fantasizing that you would wait for me to drive you away... Three times you declined, just like in those beautiful stories, until finally you didn't want to leave, and I didn't want you to stay, and then, out of desperation, I used a scheme to force you to leave."

As he spoke, Nightless Sky Huo Le placed the kettle back on the small stove and steadily pushed the cup, with the tea leaves still swirling in the water, in front of Fu Luo.

Fu Luo listened to the words of the Nightless Sky Huo Le and smelled the delicate aroma of tea so close at hand, he felt...

He looked somewhat bewildered.

"Lord Huo Le... what are you talking about?"

Nightless Sky Huo Le raised an eyebrow. "Pretending not to know is pointless; you and I both know perfectly well... I'm about to lose power."

"Perhaps tomorrow, I will die a violent death... or perhaps I won't, but the best outcome would be house arrest or exile to the Great Wilderness, wouldn't it?"

Nightless Sky Huo Le spoke, Fu Luo shook his head vigorously.

"No, no, no, no, you must have misunderstood something... I had absolutely no 'knowing' about this—or rather, I didn't even think it would happen!"

Why do you feel like you're about to lose power?

"Nightless Sky Huo Le sighed."

"Is there even a question...? We all underestimated Mother; she's fooled us all once again."

"Within and outside the family, throughout the company... the entire City That Never Sleeps believed that the future candidate was me and the Nightless Sky Huo Shu competing. Even those with discernment knew that I was most likely to become the future Family Head, and the Never Nightless Sky Huo Shu was merely a whetstone, a competitor that appeared only because there needed to be a 'competitor'."

"But in reality... the true Head Candidate is actually Nightless Sky Fire Apricot."

"That Alchemy genius who inherited her talent, her true treasure and hope."

As he spoke, Nightless Sky Huo Le picked up his teacup, took a sip, and gave a wry smile.

"Although I hate to admit it... she is indeed more like the mother, and more talented—I hadn't paid much attention to this youngest sister before, but actually, she is my biggest rival."

"No... our relationship wasn't one of competition; I was simply her whetstone and an open target from the very beginning."

Nightless Sky Huo Le spoke, Fu Luo scratched his head.

Although the Nightless Sky Huo Le spoke so logically that Fu Luo was almost convinced for a moment...

The problem is that Fu Luo has indeed met Huo Xing and the Family Head from the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

I had even seen them just recently.

Therefore, Fu Luo was able to clearly understand the relationship between the two and the thoughts of the Nightless City family head.

Obviously...

What Nightless Sky Huo Le said is a complete misunderstanding!

"How could you come up with such a thought?" Fu Luo looked at Nightless Sky Huo Le, utterly puzzled, and asked, "Is it because the Family Head chose to announce Nightless Sky Fire Apricot as a candidate for the next Chosen of Wisdom?"

Nightless Sky Huo Le nodded. "Of course, this is a very obvious signal... Although at first I thought it was my mother finding allies for me, after all, she immediately gave Fire Apricot a special Research Institute position under my jurisdiction in the laboratory after that, and Fire Apricot's daily projects under my name..."

"But, as expected, this isn't an action to assign 'Fire Apricot' to my faction."

Nightless Sky Huo Le spoke, Fu Luo's curiosity was piqued.

How can you tell?

"It's obvious... Mother wants her to accept my 'team,' like you and Arthur," Nightless Sky Huo Le said, his eyes gleaming, "You're already on her side."

Fu Luo sighed, clearly not expecting that Nightless Sky Huo Le would discover this.

He spoke up to explain, "There's a reason for this; it's not what you think..."

Nightless Sky Huo Le shook his head. "It's not just that, A Luo... Some of my close associates within companies and families, and even my mother, are plotting to purge them—like President Paris."

Do you think his recent impeachment controversy and involvement in a murder case are just a coincidence?

Upon hearing this, Fu Luo fell silent again.

After a full ten seconds, Fu Luo silently flipped the tablet Communicator beside him and zoomed in to show the content on the screen to Nightless Sky Huo Le.

"This is what I meant by 'certain reason'... Your Lord Huo Le, Miss, your Arthur Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, and I are indeed in your faction—we've recently gathered together to investigate this 'President Paris' case."

"Although I haven't uncovered much information or clues yet... I'm curious, how did you determine that this matter was authorized by the Family Head?"

"Paris isn't just one of your people; she's also the Family Head President, someone he's used very well for over ten years without replacing her. How could she possibly frame Paris on her own initiative?"

Fu Luo spoke, Nightless Sky Huo Le was stunned, and then explained his reasoning.

"But... how could those elders in the family have dared to collectively impeach President Paris without Mother's authorization... Just like you said, everyone actually knows that President Paris is both my man and Mother's man."

"Moreover... the second son of a Duke, plus a powerful executive of the Divine Power Group, there are very few people in the entire City That Never Sleeps who could orchestrate a scheme involving these two lives!"

"In fact, people who dare to set up a scheme against Paris are rare... not to mention using the lives of two other people who are by no means 'small fry' and have even touched the 'top of power' to frame Paris, this move is simply extravagant."

"Not to mention the 'case' itself... To be honest, after reviewing the Security Bureau's files, I realized that the average person simply couldn't orchestrate such a clandestine operation."

"Within the City That Never Sleeps, there is someone with the ability, the motivation, the qualifications to do this, and to do it so perfectly..."

"I can only think of my mother!"