Playing Dead

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Fairy Queen laughed.

"Ha, are you implying that I'm not being honest enough...?"

Lin Yu nodded. "Of course."

"It's such a pity. You know, if I were to show my face after what I've done, I'd be devoured in no time," the Fairy Queen said, her tone almost like she was pleading and being coquettish. "So... please have some understanding of me. It's really hard to make a living in the City That Never Sleeps."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu sighed, "Just trying to make a living? Based on the abilities you've demonstrated so far, it's probably not as simple as just trying to make a living."

Even if you show your true face, how many people can find you and threaten you?

The Fairy Queen laughed again.

"Hehehe, I accept your compliment... However, things aren't that simple."

She continued casually, "I thought you could understand me, after all... aren't you also hiding your true self, Mr. Sherlock?"

"What an excellent disguise! Even I couldn't see through it—in that sense, Mr. Sherlock, your level of existence is objectively higher than others."

Lin Yu was not surprised to hear the Fairy Queen's words.

As expected... this guy is on the same level as the Nightless Sky Family Head.

Although they can't see through their own disguise, they can still tell that they are pretending and concealing something.

However, it was precisely this sentence that made Lin Yu understand...

The other party still doesn't know enough.

At least her words just now revealed something—she didn't think she was impersonating Sherlock; she simply believed that she was "Sherlock," and that "Sherlock" had always been hiding himself.

Lin Yu certainly had no intention of clearing up this misunderstanding.

He leaned back slightly. "I accept your compliment."

"Let's put aside these mutual flattery words, Sherlock, and get back to the C-77 commission... I said I would help you, so I'm about to tell you some news that will definitely come in handy."

"After the banquet begins, when the bells ring for the second time, there will be enough commotion to do whatever you want, lasting about three minutes."

"You can use this to your advantage... or, you can leak this information."

The Fairy Queen's words surprised Lin Yu greatly.

It wasn't just because the other party actually provided "substantial" help immediately, but more importantly... the content.

The other party's words implied that she was absolutely certain that a chaotic commotion would erupt precisely at the coming-of-age ceremony of the Nightless Sky Family and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, "Did you make this?"

"Certainly."

The Fairy Queen responded.

"It seems you're even more capable than I imagined, actually managing to sabotage a banquet hosted by Royal Nobles."

As Lin Yu spoke, the Fairy Queen's megaphone blared again. "Ha, trying to trick me into revealing information again, huh? You seem quite concerned about my identity."

"Of course... it's only natural for me to be curious—after all, it's a matter of great importance."

"I've been investigating Commission C-77 for the same reason; after all... I'm curious to know who issued the commission."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Fairy Queen immediately replied, "It's probably difficult to know until the commission is completed... However, the client will likely appear the moment the commission is finished."

"After all, the pressure of issuing this commission is far more dangerous than being the 'King of the Underground' in Gray Street Three —fortunately, the details of this commission are still relatively secret, and only a small number of people know about it... You agree, right, Sherlock?"

Lin Yu nodded calmly, "Yes, it would be troublesome if word got out."

"So, you killed the three middlemen and deliberately let Black Snake go, just so he would leak the information, right?"

The Fairy Queen suddenly asked.

The atmosphere, which had seemed to be discussing cooperation, suddenly turned somewhat cold. The desk lamp flickered on and off a few times, as if it were a silent warning.

Lin Yu calmly reached out and patted the desk lamp.

Is there a problem with the connection?

He said this, then looked at the Fairy Queen and steered the conversation back to the topic. "So... you must have misunderstood that I didn't kill those three middlemen."

"The disappearance of the Black Snake has absolutely nothing to do with me."

The conversation seemed to have returned to its very beginning.

The Fairy Queen remained silent, clearly displeased with Lin Yu's feigned ignorance.

But Lin Yu certainly didn't intend to get away with it by just pretending to be stupid.

"Besides, even if word gets out, it won't affect the completion of the commission... On the contrary, it's precisely because word got out that I'm able to ensure the commission proceeds smoothly."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the Fairy Queen finally relented. "On what grounds?"

"With this face of mine, this 'Sherlock' face."

Lin Yu pointed to his face and spoke.

"No matter how much you are trusted by Nightless Sky Huo Le and the Nightless Sky Family Head, even I can sense that you seem to have some connection with this commission, as if you are plotting something. If the contents of this commission are really exposed... those hounds kept by the Royal Nobles will definitely be able to sniff you out in the shortest amount of time."

"These past few days, almost all the major events in the City That Never Sleeps have been focused on you. You've become a celebrity... Sherlock, with such intense scrutiny, whatever your plans are, are you really confident you can hide them from the entire City That Never Sleeps watching you?"

The Fairy Queen analyzed.

Lin Yu nodded. "This is just one of the necessary steps we have to take."

The Fairy Queen remained silent for a long time. "Alright, Sherlock, I'll believe you for now..."

"However, I still have some personal curiosities to satisfy—besides the matter of the Wanjin Heavenly Seat and the Heavenly White Jade Palace, there's also a rumor that's just started circulating and has a slightly different color, which also interests me quite a bit."

"I heard you're planning to pursue Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, and this news even came from Nightless Sky Huo Le."

The Fairy Queen asked earnestly and gossipy.

Why do you want to ask this?

Lin Yu crossed his arms.

"Gossiping is human nature. Just because I'm a shady character hiding in the shadows, manipulating corpses to communicate with people, doesn't mean I can't be curious about these scandalous affairs."

The Fairy Queen spoke earnestly.

"As I've already said, we're not friends who trust each other, so I can refuse to answer these questions."

As Lin Yu spoke, he looked at the beautiful face of the corpse through the light of the desk lamp.

"However, if you were to be more honest and stop playing dead, perhaps we could have a chat, Your Excellency, Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot."

The girl's body remained motionless for a long time before a long sigh came from the loudspeaker.

"Sigh... I knew it..."

"... It won't be easy to fool a 'Detective' like you."

The second half of the sentence came from the mouth of that beautiful corpse.