Design and Interrogation

From the moment Lin Yu first encountered the "Diviner," he had already realized something...

Once you become famous enough in the "Player community," like the current identity of "May May," you're bound to encounter some extremely difficult-to-fool individuals.

His fabricated identity, coupled with his superb acting skills, was enough to easily gain the trust of other Player in the Instance.

With careful design, these identities could easily blend into various "organizations" in reality.

But...

These are ultimately false and fabricated identities, and they can never withstand close scrutiny from true experts.

Today's events, though they came a little earlier than Lin Yu had anticipated, were still within his expectations.

"Sure enough, because this circle is small enough, nothing can be kept secret."

Lin Yu got out of bed.

When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. Although the attack came suddenly, Lin Yu had anticipated it. Therefore, rather than being passively dealt with, Lin Yu felt that he had simply brought forward his rehearsed performance a little bit.

To prevent his identity from being exposed in the future, he laid the groundwork for...

Foreshadowing.

"Regardless, we still need to find a way to investigate that guy who randomly enters people's dreams."

"Judging from what Old Zheng said, it seems he doesn't know either."

That makes sense, although Old Zheng was a prominent figure back in the day, and the "Psychology Society" was particularly keen on collecting information on experts.

But Old Zheng is already several versions behind – a year can sometimes bring about tremendous changes for ordinary people, let alone "Player"?

"Perhaps we can start with this case..."

Lin Yu pondered, and a new plan came to mind.

Anyway, I'm currently investigating the Truth of a case in the name of "Order"!

That guy insists on calling himself an "accomplice," so there's no reason for him not to use such a highly organized and efficient resource as "Order."

"Stiller, you wait in the room," Lin Yu said, grabbing his bag. "Old Zheng, Hannah, you two come with me."

After all, this was the territory of "Order" and "Hunter Society," and Li Hua and Good Night, two experts from "Order," lived next door to them.

Even if someone had malicious intentions, using a trick like "Entering Dream" was the limit; Lin Yu felt he wouldn't need to engage in direct combat.

So he simply left Stiller in the room instead of putting him into the [Item Space]—after all, Stiller was reading a novel.

Being interrupted halfway through reading a novel is hardly a pleasant experience.

Of course, this is not Lin Yu.

As the "owner" of Stiller, Lin Yu still hoped that he would work diligently for him.

Although Stiller is a smart man who knows how to weigh the pros and cons, he is hardworking and conscientious in both ordinary Instance and reality.

But what if we go into the Instance related to the Truth Company?

Lin Yu was going to go against that President Paris... Based on Stiller's previous description, Lin Yu could tell that the two were not just ordinary superiors and subordinates.

Stiller isn't a "Player," and may not have the unwavering belief that survival is everything. What if he sacrifices himself to serve Paris?

Therefore, after considering this, Lin Yu granted the other party time to move freely when it was safe to do so.

This doesn't necessarily mean it's about building up goodwill or anything...

Even if Stiller's experience of the "beauty of life" led him to want to live on, that would be a good thing.

Stiller was somewhat surprised to hear Lin Yu's words, and then nodded.

"I understand. Then... if you encounter any danger, remember to call me anytime."

With that, Stiller opened the curtains, sat down on the edge of the bed, and continued reading.

Lin Yu also packed up Hannah and Old Zheng, and prepared to go find Good Night and Li Hua.

But as soon as Lin Yu opened the door, he froze.

A white, bulky, unidentified object was piled up at the entrance to his room.

Lin Yu looked closely and realized it was Fu Luo wrapped in a hotel blanket.

He was lying right there in front of Lin Yu's hotel, wearing a ridiculous nightcap, fast asleep like a hibernating bear.

Fu Luo was startled awake when she heard Lin Yu open the door.

"Damn it!"

He sat up abruptly, still covered by the blanket, and cursed loudly, as if waking from Nightmare.

Fu Luo only calmed down after seeing Lin Yu standing at the door.

"Oh, brother, it's you... What are you doing here!"

Lin Yu pointed helplessly to the number on the door. "This is my room. I'd also like to ask you why you're lying in front of my door?"

Fu Luo lay down again, rolled around on the floor to free himself from the rolled-up blanket, and then got up again, this time with two plastic bags in his hands.

"Here you go, bro! I packed you some breakfast!"

"The hotel breakfast is so-so. They don't have Hulatang, nor do they have pan-fried buns. And the fried dough sticks are even wrapped in glutinous rice."

"I got you two sesame balls, two tea eggs, and some fried dough sticks wrapped in glutinous rice."

Fu Luo presented the flattened and crushed breakfast to Lin Yu as if it were a treasure.

Lin Yu accepted the plastic bag, deeply moved.

But he was quite certain that the food, which still felt warm to the touch, did not originate from the pot or stove.

"I appreciate your kindness," Lin Yu said, stuffing the food into his bag. "But it's almost midnight, and I don't really have an appetite for this... Besides, my mind has cleared up now, and I think I've come up with a few good ideas."

"Let's go investigate the case first!"

As Lin Yu spoke, Fu Luo didn't seem to mind; he picked up the blanket and nodded.

"Okay, I also have a few suspects... but you decide who we should question first."

"I think we should find Li Hua and Good Night first."

Lin Yu offered his opinion.

Upon Fu Luo's expression changed slightly, and he lowered his voice to lean closer. "Oh? You actually doubt even your own boss?"

"While I also think that even people from 'Order' might not be entirely innocent, could people of Li Hua's and Good Night's caliber really be involved in a scandal?"

Why do you suspect them?

Hearing Fu Luo's words, Lin Yu helplessly pushed him away a little.

"Get your head straight! What I meant by asking them to come along is to have them help us make things more convincing during the questioning!"

"Otherwise, if two nobodys like us were to ask the Administrator, a renowned Bounty Hunter, or a core member of the 'Hunter Society'... even if they gave us some face, their cooperation would definitely be questionable."

Upon Fu Luo awkwardly touched his nose. "Oh, I see. I knew that even if there was a problem with 'Order,' it certainly wouldn't cause so many people to have problems at once!"