A Crushing Burden

"... At that time, I knocked that 'Marauders' attacker to the ground with a left hook and a right hook. Then I stepped on her head and sternly questioned her why she was investigating my brother. Hey, if the 'Order' people hadn't arrived quickly, she probably wouldn't be alive."

As Lin Yu listened to Fu Luo's "narration" of his experiences that morning, he silently took a sip of his Coffee with double the milk and sugar.

"I see. Then why did you send a private message asking for help?"

Fu Luo remained calm and composed when Lin Yu asked the crucial question.

"I thought that since they were coming to ambush me, they must be some experts, maybe even one of the top 'Marauders' on the list. I never expected that only a small fry would come... I was really underestimated!"

Fu Luo spoke, his tone filled with regret.

Looking at Fu Luo's almost flawless performance, Lin Yu didn't think Fu Luo was a good actor.

He just felt...

This kid might even believe it himself!

After thinking it over, Lin Yu decided not to expose Fu Luo.

"By the way, speaking of 'Order'... I heard that 'Order' recently got a new captain in Jiang City. You've been working with 'Order' for a long time, do you know him?"

Fu Luo rubbed his nose. "Hey, Good Night Ye, I know him, but he doesn't know me."

Upon hearing Fu Luo's statement, Lin Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"So famous?"

Fu Luo shook his head. "He's not exactly famous, but there was a murder case within 'Order' before, and he was investigated as a suspect. I got his information... but it turned out he wasn't the one who did it."

"Anyway, this guy is pretty strong."

Lin Yu was somewhat surprised.

How strong is it?

"" Tier 3, and he was previously ranked ninety-ninth on the forum's Rankings, but was later pushed down by an anonymous user and the Bounty Hunter from Sea City 'Kres',"Fu Luo said, pondering before adding, "I suspect that the 'Order' transferred him here to fill the vacancy in Jiang City where there is no Captain General."

Fu Luo spoke, Lin Yu was quite surprised.

"Top 100 caliber captain, the future Captain General of Jiang City?"

I unexpectedly met a very important person.

"Yes, but it's hard to say, because he's actually a foreigner... or rather, an overseas Chinese, so it's not certain yet. He could be the future Captain General —someone of the Top 100 might be qualified to be Captain General elsewhere, but not necessarily in Jiang City."

Looking at Fu Luo's exotic white face, and combined with what he said, Lin Yu sensed a sophisticated kind of humor.

What country is he from?

"South Korea, I was born there, then I went back to China with my parents, and I even went to Yanjing University," Fu Luo said, slurping his room-temperature Americano and grinning. "Wow, Americans like Douzhi too."

Lin Yu ignored the complaints about the soy milk.

"I see. So what's his 'Profession'?"

Lin Yu asked very detailed questions.

After all, this guy might be active in Jiang City for a long time in the future, so it's necessary to know more about him.

Although Lin Yu is a law-abiding citizen, not all of his identities are law-abiding.

With the identities of "Zhu Ming" and "Heavenly Artisan," one must be wary of this master of "Order" in Jiang City.

Besides... if the identity of "May" were to be incorporated into "Order," this person would very likely be her direct superior.

Fu Luo didn't think Lin Yu had any bad intentions, so he casually said, "Oh, 'Corporate Slave' —and when he was on the forum's leaderboard, the evaluation of him was 'the pinnacle of Corporate Slave '... Although I don't know his advancement path, his direct Combat Power is very strong."

"Of course, this guy has weaknesses too," Fu Luo suddenly lowered his voice, saying somewhat slyly, "He's a womanizer!"

"Lustful?"

Lin Yu heard a somewhat unexpected trait. Logically speaking, given the strict vetting process of "Order," even though not all members are perfect, they should still have a high level of moral character.

"Oh, it's not what you think, he's a womanizer," Fu Luo his hand, lowering his voice even further, "He definitely doesn't like going to bars and nightclubs or anything like that... This is something that's been circulating within 'Order,' it was something Brother Shan told us when we were drinking once."

"This person likes online dating... and prefers girls with sweet voices, preferably younger ones, like 'Young Lolita,' you know?"

"Once you join 'Order,' you'll most likely be under the jurisdiction of the Jiang City branch. You can try to cater to their preferences!"

Fu Luo winked and said.

Lin Yu's expression was serious. "What nonsense are you talking about? 'Order' is a very legitimate organization, how could they do such a mess... Even if someone were to try and scheme like this, I wouldn't do such a thing."

Fu Luo was reprimanded by Lin Yu, but she didn't take it too seriously.

"I know you're not very good at using this method, I was just saying, you can take it as a joke."

He said with a chuckle.

Of course, although Lin Yu righteously rebuked Fu Luo, he did actually remember the message.

"A honey trap..."

However, Lin Yu didn't entirely believe the news. Considering that Fu Luo had fabricated a story about him having a bunch of female confidantes, he really couldn't say how much of the news about Good Night was exaggerated.

"Anyway, thank you. I know you meant well by telling me all this."

As he spoke, Lin Yu casually took out the Item that Fu Luo had lost from his spatial storage and placed them on the table.

"By the way, congratulations on your successful Tier Advancement."

Lin Yu said calmly. Fu Luo was taken aback for a moment, but then chuckled.

"I knew your relationship with that girl from the 'Freedom Alliance' was unusual. Well done, May!"

He happily put away the magnifying glass on the table.

Then, Fu Luo took a black plastic bag out of the Backpack on the chair next to him.

"Brother May, I don't have much to give you, so I can only express my gratitude by giving you this bag of fried Youmotou and meatballs that my mother made herself!"

"If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future... I will do my best to help if I can."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu immediately spoke.

"There is something I'd like to ask you."

As he spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket and opened the Forum APP's backend.

"I spoke with Zhu Ming this time, and she said you didn't help me investigate anyone in the 'Psychology Society' —but I did look for you on the forum before."

Lin Yu opened Fu Luo's chat window and then scrolled up.

He showed the chat history to Fu Luo.

Fu Luo glanced at the chat history, stared at it intently for a while, and then spoke in a mysterious low voice.

"Brother, it really is me, but... don't tell anyone!"

"Back then, that Instance was full of 'Freedom Alliance' members... How could I dare admit it!"

Fu Luo spoke with great sincerity.

Upon hearing Fu Luo's words, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's how it is! You scared me; I thought there was some secret!"

Fu Luo laughed, "Oh, brother, what secret could there be? I'm just a coward."

Lin Yu stood up and patted Fu Luo on the shoulder.

"Okay, then I have nothing else to ask... Be careful, I'll treat you to dinner tonight if you're free."

With that, Lin Yu left the Coffee shop with a relieved expression, his steps light and quick.

But...

In stark contrast to his relaxed demeanor, Lin Yu felt as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on his heart.

"This is the worst-case scenario—can't we even trust Fu Luo?"