The Backer Behind Zhu Rong

"Difficulties?"

The security captain's words puzzled Lin Yu somewhat.

Although he knew Zhu Rong might have some backing, he had only just been sent to the Security Bureau, so how could he have already caused the Security Bureau some trouble so quickly?

Led by the security captain, Lin Yu quickly entered the interior of the City That Never Sleeps Security Bureau.

Along the way, from grassroots duty officers and technicians to many officials who appeared to be of high administrative rank, everyone greeted and thanked Lin Yu.

Sherlock is more popular with the Security Bureau than one might expect.

After passing through the lobby and offices, they quickly entered the building where the Security Bureau temporarily detained and held various suspects.

Compared to the grand and bright lobby we just saw, the architectural style here is rather somber—upon entering, there is a metal wall and two tightly closed metal doors on the left and right.

Rows of rivets were exposed on the wall, with the <Thirteen Articles of the General Safety Regulations> painted on them.

Lin Yu glanced at it; it was roughly about laws like "murder and arson will be punished with one's life," and "injury will result in financial compensation and imprisonment."

In the City That Never Sleeps, these thirteen rules are relatively reasonable—at least they don't mention different treatment for harming Noble and Commoner, nor do they contain any explicit provisions that allow Noble to escape punishment for harming others because "the law does not apply to high-ranking officials."

Although there will probably be differences in actual implementation, the fact that it wasn't written out is already a kind of progress.

It's better in form, so it can be considered good.

The reception desk, hidden behind a metal wall, was also covered by a transparent barrier that clearly provided strong protection. The staff on duty greeted Lin Yu and his team leader with smiles.

"Third Captain, Mr. Sherlock, are you here to interrogate someone again?"

What kind of difficult case is it this time?

The officers on duty asked curiously, and the security captain put on a stern face and handed over his card.

"This is a very serious matter, don't ask any questions... it's related to the top!"

"Open door A."

Upon hearing this, the officers on duty, seeing the captain's finger pointing upwards with such force, instantly shrank back in fright. "Oh dear, I don't know anything about that."

As he spoke, he operated the control panel inside, and then the large door on the left opened.

The security captain led Lin Yu inside, and soon there were two more checkpoints.

It's unclear whether the captain has high authority, Fu Luo is too influential, or the management regulations of the City That Never Sleeps Security Bureau are simply too flawed.

At each checkpoint, only the team leader handed over his Identity card; Lin Yu simply entered by facial recognition—without showing any documents or identification, and without even needing a security check.

Soon, they arrived at a special detention area— Lin Yu was certain that this was not a normal, ordinary detention area.

As he stepped through the last Daoist Sect, he clearly felt that the style was different from all the previous areas.

The decor here is more like a guesthouse than a prison cell.

The "prison doors" on both sides of the room were even carved from wood.

Based on the somewhat hesitant manner of the security captain earlier, Lin Yu had some guesses in his mind.

To confirm his guess, he deliberately frowned and spoke.

"How did they end up locking him up here...?"

Is this compliant with regulations?

Upon hearing this, the sheriff said with a wry face, "Oh dear, this is indeed a place for detaining Noble... Mr. Sherlock, I know that guy isn't Noble, but someone made a call to the Bureau Chief."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.

Sure enough, "Zhu Rong" has quite a powerful backer.

Come to think of it, the person who orchestrated the assassination of the Royal Nobles must have been at least Duke or Marquis to have the audacity.

Moreover, the person who instigated this will undoubtedly have Royal Nobles as their backers.

Moreover, upon careful recollection, Lin Yu recalled that when Barry identified the first two Assassin, he mentioned the "Pioneer Team"...

This sounds like it comes from the official background of the Three Great Corporations and the City That Never Sleeps.

It seems that "Zhu Rong" did not come after accepting a request from some wild creature—judging from Zhu Rong's commitment to keeping promises, it is more like a request arising from a "promise" made to someone she knows.

"Their backend information network is really efficient; the call came through immediately..."

Keep in mind that only a few hours have passed since Zhu Rong attempted to assassinate him.

Although there were many people and eyes at the scene, this incident involved both the Nightless Sky Family and the Saint Orchid Family —the people from both sides who came to clean up the mess were professionals, and they must have already taken control of all those in the know.

Even if the news gets out, only the most elite Noble will likely know exactly what happened tonight.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu looked at the security captain and probed again.

"A single phone call could bring him here. Do you even know what he did wrong?"

The sheriff's face grew even more grim. "Your Excellency... Your Excellency Sherlock, of course I know. This fellow attempted to assassinate one of the noblemen's stewards in front of three Royal Nobles. For an ordinary mercenary, this would certainly be a capital offense!"

"But... there's nothing we can do, Your Excellency. Since he dared to do it, it means he does have someone behind him whom we can't afford to offend."

"As the security captain spoke, Lin Yu said in a cold voice."

"Do you know that tonight I am actually here to interrogate him on behalf of the direct Direct Lineage of the Royal Nobles, the heir of the Nightless Sky Family, and the esteemed Nightless Sky Huo Le?"

"I can now make a call to Nightless Sky Huo Le City—it's not just about killing the butler, he tried to set fire to the restaurant at the Wanjin Heavenly Seat, or even possibly caused an explosion. In other words, he tried... no, he almost killed the esteemed Lord Nightless Sky Huo Le City, as well as the esteemed Nightless Sky Huo Shu City and the esteemed Saint Orchid Kui!"

"How can such a heinous crime be covered up by a mere charge of 'attempting to assassinate the Saint Orchid Family's butler'... I need to know who's behind him, that they're so audacious!"

"Tell me—what's the name of the person who spoke with your Bureau Chief?"

Lin Yu spoke coldly, while the security captain clasped his hands together.

"Lord Sherlock, Lord Pollo, please spare me! I'm just a lowly security guard whose total Asset Points don't even amount to 100,000. My citizen rating is only a mere fourth-class... The Bureau Chief received a call that he had to listen to on his knees, and then gave the orders. How could I possibly know who called?"

"Even if I knew, would I dare tell you...? I only brought you here because of the big case you solved last time and saved my job... But please don't make things difficult for me, my son just started middle school this year!"

Lin Yu sighed as he read the security captain's humble words.

There's really no need to make things difficult for this grassroots team leader.

"Then tell me where he is, and I'll go ask him myself."

"Thank you for your help, the second room on the Right Hand is the one ahead."