Hiding and Wanted

Although Old Zheng is far from being at his full potential, it would still be relatively simple and easy for him to knock out a few ordinary NPCs who had already been defeated by Lin Yu.

For Lin Yu, using Old Zheng also has an advantage—although it's not impossible for him to go up and kick someone, this kind of "weird" method that knocks everyone unconscious at once is naturally more visually impactful.

Seeing the three unconscious Security Bureau, Lin Yu stepped over them and left the "Heavenly White Jade Palace" hotel.

"Oh dear, you've almost turned Sherlock from a famous 'Detective' in the City That Never Sleeps into a fugitive suspect."

Old Zheng joked, and Lin Yu shrugged.

"What does it matter? His suspicion won't last long anyway."

"That's true, after all, the people from the Nightless Sky Family will be here to protect you soon," Old Zheng said in a low voice. "But why are you doing this?"

"If you want to complete this assassination mission, your actions are completely counterproductive... Shouldn't you keep a low profile when it comes to assassination?"

"You can even... change your face now."

Hearing Old Zheng's question, Lin Yu shook his head.

"The mission to assassinate Arter Mercury is not so simple. I really hope that this mission is just me walking into the venue, killing the person, leaving, and then collecting the reward, which would be considered completing the mission and my 'Rank Advancement Trial'..."

"But the employer's continued reluctance to show up made me feel uneasy— Old Zheng, you are the head of the 'Psychology Society' and an excellent Psychologist. Don't you think the other party's behavior doesn't match the importance of this task itself?"

Old Zheng listened, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Hey, that seems a bit right. The attitude this employer is currently displaying makes it seem less like he wants someone to kill Arter Mercury, and more like he just wants a team of people to assassinate Arter Mercury..."

At this point, Old Zheng realized what was going on.

"Wait a minute, you mean...?"

"I don't want to be used as a pawn or cannon fodder. No matter how he views this mission, I must complete it and get the reward," Lin Yu said coldly. "Therefore, I must rule out the possibility that the mastermind behind this never intended to pay the reward in the first place—given the various [Instance] that this 'Death game' has set up for me over the long term, far exceeding what I should encounter in this Game's time, it's not impossible that it stuffed me with an 'Rank Advancement Trial' in the 'Tier 2 -tier' trial that the mastermind didn't intend to reward me."

"So... I have to find him, and I have to find him without him noticing."

As Lin Yu spoke, Old Zheng pondered, "So, you want to make the City That Never Sleeps even more chaotic."

"Yes, he wants to stir up trouble in the shadows and take advantage of the situation to do something. So I'll create some chaos that he doesn't expect and that is likely to affect him. As his employer, he can't expect to escape unscathed," Lin Yu said calmly. "Moreover, the chaotic situation itself will allow me to better complete the assassination mission. If I focus my attention on the mastermind behind the scenes..."

"Then who would even notice me, the 'Detective' who forced him out of this situation?"

As Lin Yu spoke, he walked along the streets of the City That Never Sleeps, looked up at a nearby surveillance camera, and flicked the brim of his hat.

Not far behind, a block away, the sirens of a police patrol Vehicles from the Heavenly White Jade Palace Security Bureau in the sky rang out—it seemed that the hotel had discovered that the Third Captain and two patrol officers had fallen unconscious, and had therefore called for Reinforcements.

Lin Yu knew very well that the moment the alarm rang, "Sherlock's" identity officially became that of "fugitive suspect who assaulted Security Bureau" and "the prime suspect in the murder of three people."

Of course, this is not an injustice—he did both things.

However, given his status during such a sensitive period, it doesn't matter whether he actually did it or not; all that matters is that the Nightless Sky Family and Nightless Sky Huo Le believe that he didn't do it.

Even if Nightless Sky Huo Le believed he had done it, as long as Nightless Sky Huo Le didn't want him to be wanted, that was fine.

Just like "Zhu Rong," who's probably about to be released from the Security Bureau!

Whether "Sherlock" is a suspect, whether he needs to be arrested... "Facts" are the least important factor in all of this.

Essentially, this is where the different factions of the Three Great Corporations and Five Great Noble Families at the very top of the Nightless Sky vie for power.

The Saint Orchid Family, the Nightless Sky Family... and the Solence Family, who just made a tentative move.

The Direct Lineage heir, the alliance on the verge of collapse, the company's executives... and the hidden employer.

They will all Earth Scroll into this event because of their high position.

The City That Never Sleeps is like a pyramid—the higher you go, the smaller the circle becomes, so no one can remain unaffected by any disturbance.

This is why Lin Yu and Old Zheng were both certain that "Sherlock" would eventually be exonerated.

Because those people's determination to kill Sherlock was absolutely not as great as Nightless Sky Huo Le's determination to protect him.

Even if Nightless Sky Huo Le fails... the Nightless Sky Family Head will definitely intervene.

In the end, Lin Yu still had to attend Nightless Sky Fire Apricot on time.

"But before that, you need to find a good place to hide..."

"To avoid the Security Bureau, you have to go to the outskirts of the Outer City," Lin Yu waved and hailed a taxi. "Hey, friend, I need to go to the Outer City, wanna go?"

"Five hundred."

Lin Yu got into the car without hesitation.

Taxis in the Inner City are obviously much more upscale than those in the Outer City, thanks to advanced assisted autonomous driving and good road planning. Once the driver inputs the destination for navigation, the system can basically optimize the process as long as it doesn't involve unnavigable sections of the city center or unexpected situations.

On the contrary, Noble, in order to demonstrate their status, have always insisted on employing drivers who drive Vehicles entirely by hand without any driver assistance.

However, because a few years ago a Count proposed the "Road Safety Act" in order to run for a seat in Council and the Director of Transport, which mandated that each car must be equipped with a driver in order to increase jobs in the Inner City, the City That Never Sleeps still does not have taxis that can be completely driverless.

Of course, this is only the Inner City.

Once you reach the Outer City, the situation changes—after all, the road planning in the Outer City is chaotic, the low quality of the Lower-Class Citizen means they will cross the road at will, most Vehicles are not equipped with intelligent driving assistance and network systems, and there are even many strange and illegally modified vehicles, such as "High-Speed Wheelchair" and "Great Wilderness Donkey Cart" that appear on the roads.

This is why people from the Inner City can freely travel to the Outer City without a special pass, yet drivers still charge such high prices.

Because as a distinguished Inner City driver, he might actually have to drive a section of the road himself.

However, in the Inner City, the drivers are still relatively relaxed and can still casually check their Communicator for a while.

Lin Yu sat in the passenger seat, watching the driver scroll through the app on his mobile phone.

"Divine Power Group recently announced new progress in its limb regeneration technology..."

"Recently, City That Never Sleeps immigrants from the Great Wilderness have been sneaking into the Outer City. The city's defenses are reminding all residents to be vigilant..."

"Breaking News! Murder Case has occurred at the luxury hotel 'Heavenly White Jade Palace' in the Inner City. The photo of the fugitive suspect, 'Sherlock,' is released below..."

Several barons and viscounts in the City That Never Sleeps may face prosecution for illegally renting out their titles to businesses for certification purposes...

"Rewind."

"... The suspect, 'Sherlock,' has caused three deaths, one missing person, and injured three Security Bureau officers. Residents are advised to be vigilant. A reward of up to 30,000 yuan is offered for information leading to his arrest."

Lin Yu looked at the screen of the Communicator in the driver's hand, and the driver also shifted his gaze from the Communicator to Lin Yu's face, which was exactly the same as the one on the Communicator.

Then, the driver immediately took action. Just as he was about to brake suddenly and jump out of the car to escape, Lin Yu spoke up and stopped him.

"Wait a minute."

Lin Yu's dissuasion was particularly effective.

Of course, the most effective weapon was the gun barrel pressed against the driver's head.