Used twice, seen through twice

After Lin Yu finished speaking, in the records room, before the Puppet could even utter a word...

The others also showed confusion.

"What, Arthur... you mean, Supervisor Tennyson was killed by the 'Creator' himself?"

The Nightless Sky Huo Ming quite awe-inspiring.

Even Xiao Nian was quite surprised. "How did you come to this conclusion?"

After a brief silence, the Puppet let out an eerie laugh.

"Hehehe... Interesting. Why do you think that?"

"I only just realized that myself," Lin Yu said earnestly, looking at the Puppet. "As for the reason... it's quite simple."

"The answer lies in the information 'Xiao Nian' gave me... in the information you provided yourself."

"Besides confirming that the 'Supreme Evolution' back then did indeed have a closer collaboration with the 'Player' than I imagined, it also made me notice something," Lin Yu said calmly, "A large portion of that data is missing..."

"Many of the projects in 'Supreme Evolution' showed traces of extraordinary technologies from Other Worlds. In other words, many of these technologies were attempts to replicate the Supernatural Power systems of Other Worlds using 'Alchemy' and to explore how to combine Alchemy with other Supernatural Power."

"However... among all this information, the only thing missing is the Supernatural System related to the 'Mist Island Realm'."

"This is really strange, because according to the information I have, the 'Mist Island Realm' is actually the world that the 'Supreme Evolution' should have explored the most back then—after all, as I just mentioned, there's a lot of uncontrollable garbage that the Mist Island Realm Supreme Evolution dumped there due to project failure."

As Lin Yu spoke, the Puppet remained silent.

But Lin Yu did not stop.

"As for why the part related to the 'Mist Island Realm' is missing, I think there are two reasons... First, the research related to the Mist Island Realm is probably the most successful part of the entire 'Supreme Evolution,' and it is even related to the technologies that the members of 'Order' want to investigate on this trip—I think that one of the prerequisites for the 'Supreme Evolution's' research on Authority is the results of studying the Supernatural System of the Mist Island Realm."

"Secondly... the methods related to this 'Mist Island Realm' have always been your prized trump card, Your Excellency the 'Creator'."

"It wasn't until this moment, when we're talking face to face, that I could confirm that you're not some Liar or fraudster, not even the heir or the Second Generation... You are the real 'Creator' from back then—or rather, one of the actors who played that 'Creator'."

"Yes, at least the most important actor."

At this point in Lin Yu's story, the Puppet finally came to life again.

"You're really clever... John H. Arthur, you're a frighteningly clever guy!"

The Puppet gestured animatedly as it spoke, expressing its heartfelt admiration.

Lin Yu shook his head. "No, it's just that the things you used for your disguise... happen to fall within the knowledge range of me and the 'Director' —I have a deep understanding of Mist Island's Supernatural System, and can even be considered a master in the realm of spirit and soul."

"You were able to put Supervisor Tennyson, Aide Rainbowlight, and President Paris into Hallucination during battle, and now you can put thousands of elites in this entire base to sleep. This isn't achieved through 'Alchemy,' but through the application of mind-related technologies from 'Mist Island'... Hmm, considering that your mind-control techniques are only passable, you also used some 'Authority' to achieve this effect—which is also evidence that you've mastered 'Authority' technology."

"However, coincidentally, the Authority you possess is also something the 'Director' is familiar with—in the [Instance] of his first meeting with 'Sherlock,' he obtained quite a few [Item] related to that 'Authority' on this Great Wilderness."

Lin Yu spoke softly...

Then...

The Puppet chuckled softly.

"Yes, if it's that 'Authority'... then it's definitely something that can't be hidden from you."

And as the Puppet's voice faded...

"Gulp!"

With a dull thud, Xiao Nian, Nightless Sky Huo Ming, Nightless Sky Yong Shang, and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot also fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

Along with the sound of someone falling inside the house, several other sounds of people falling to the ground could be heard in the hallway outside.

The Puppet looked around and then looked at Lin Yu, who was still standing, with some surprise.

What are you doing? Trying to frame me?

Because the people inside the house who collapsed this time were not caused by it.

It was Lin Yu who put them into a deep sleep.

To be precise, it was Lin Yu and Old Zheng.

Old Zheng walked in from outside and gave Lin Yu an OK sign.

"Boss, those 'Order' guys are all down—to be honest, this 'Loquat Candy' is really powerful; it can even break a 'slumber of the mind'."

"But... he brought people to support you, why did you let them fall asleep on your own?"

Old Zheng's question is also the same question the Puppet has.

"I really don't understand what you mean by this, John H. Arthur."

Lin Yu looked at the Puppet and sighed.

"Because they've already heard enough of what they needed to hear, I don't want them to hear the rest."

"Just like you said... this is indeed a frame-up—after all, they'll most likely think it was you when they wake up anyway."

"I could even lie down and take a nap, pretending to have just woken up from a coma like them, and that would clear my name... Well, this trick has always worked."

As Lin Yu spoke, the Puppet seemed somewhat curious.

"Really?... Then I'm quite curious, what are you going to talk about next?"

"Regarding your motives—why would you deliberately kill your own 'subordinate' to create such a case? Why would you proactively provide Good Night with information about 'Supreme Evolution'?... It can even be traced back to why you acted as a 'Creator' and founded 'Supreme Evolution'."

The Puppet looked at Lin Yu: "Is there anything about what you're saying that these guys can't hear?"

"However, I'd still like to hear what you've 'unearthed'?"

Lin Yu looked at the Puppet and picked up the documents that Nightless Sky Yong Shang had just held.

"Almost all, Your Majesty the Creator... Although it has only just been pieced together, I now possess almost the entire Truth."

"The assistance of 'Sherlock,' the testimony of Nightless Sky Yong Shang, the statements of Ailan and Omia, the encounter with 'Order'... all these factors combined led me to understand the Truth."

"Although your actions seem very strange, if we truly regard you as the 'Creator' of yesteryear, then your handing over the secrets of 'Supreme Evolution' and killing your own followers is indeed incomprehensible..."

"But I know very well that 'Creator' is only one aspect of your identity."

"If you look at it from another perspective, your actions would be much more reasonable."

"Everyone's overthinking Supervisor Tennyson's death... Actually, your real purpose was to frame 'Paris' and, incidentally, get rid of Supervisor Tennyson and his team, who were no longer useful to you—that's why you're here, because you also want to take this opportunity to get rid of Omia Boson."

"As for handing those technologies over to 'Order' and 'Good Night'... it's because you didn't want them to keep causing trouble. The initial commotion, along with my and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, brought 'Supreme Evolution' back into the public eye, even getting the Universal Trade Association involved—that was enough. The one who needs to solve the 'Supreme Evolution' problem can't be these outsiders; someone else is the one who should make the 'merit'."

"After all, that's what you did back then. You created 'Supreme Evolution' from scratch, then used it as a 'target,' artificially created a 'huge opportunity,' and then took all the credit for it, thus building a brand new team that only emerged after the collapse of 'Supreme Evolution.'"

"That's why I said these guys don't need to hear the Truth —because the Truth of it all points to your true identity."

"Respected Creator, and also respected... Family Head, Your Excellency Nightless Sky Yong Lian City."

As Lin Yu spoke, the Puppet fell into a brief silence.

A moment later, the Puppet let out a joyful laugh.

"Haha, haha... whoosh... ha!"

"You... you... you!"

The Puppet's voice stopped, and a girl's voice drifted softly from outside the door.

You're really something!

A girl with Black Long Hair walked in through the door wearing wooden clogs. She was dressed in a beautiful black robe embroidered with snow-white plum blossoms, and her beautiful fox eyes burned like fire.

The young girl, Nightless Sky Yong Lian, entered the room, stepped over Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Nightless Sky Huo Ming, pulled out a chair in the archives, threw Nightless Sky Yong Shang on the floor, and sat cross-legged on the chair.

She looked at Lin Yu, gently stroked her long hair, and spoke again.

"Arthur, this is the first time in all these years that my two secret plans have been seen through in a row."

Lin Yu sighed, "It was all just luck... Besides, I don't think you made any particular effort to hide it from me."

"I won't even mention Fire Apricot's birthday party last time, but of course I could guess that you lent me your hands to kill those people."

"This time... you've even used the Authority 'fear'... how is that any different from you directly using the Authority 'Wisdom'?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian loosened her grip, and the strands of hair that had been coiled at her fingertips fell back onto her shoulder.

"Hoo hoo... Of course there's a difference."

"Using the Authority 'Wisdom,' even my daughter, A Luo, would likely know it was me who did it."

"There's a difference between letting only you discover it and letting everyone in the entire City That Never Sleeps with a brain discover it."