What Mortis said seemed to contradict the information recorded in the notebook.
The descriptions in the notebook portrayed those scenes as if they were the end of the world, but if they were truly such terrifying scenes, how could they be so easily forgotten by ordinary people?
But judging from the way Mortis and the people around him looked, what he just said didn't seem like he was lying to Lin Yu.
"And that's your second question. I shouldn't answer it, but I'm kind-hearted, so I'll just give you an answer as a bonus," Mortis said with a smile.
"I don't know anything about this either. To be honest, I didn't even see a trace of that riot before. The information I just told you is all hearsay."
"But speaking of which, why are you, a tourist from out of town, concerned about these things? Are you some kind of secret agent?" Motixi looked Lin Yu up and down curiously. "Hehe, then you'd better watch out. I may be very tight-lipped, but the most basic condition for keeping my mouth shut is that you have to pay enough!"
As soon as Mortis finished speaking, a burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding crowd.
Everyone was clearly amused by Mortis's statement; no one believed that Lin Yu was a secret agent lurking in the Exiled World.
Putting everything else aside, firstly, real secret agents wouldn't act in such a blatant way.
If a true agent really wanted to investigate the inner workings of the Exiled World, they would choose a more covert and secure method of investigation, rather than simply going to a bar and playing cards with people like Lin Yu did.
In addition, Lin Yu's appearance was exceptionally handsome among those half-human, half-ghost beings, even appearing somewhat youthful. Just looking at Lin Yu's face, the group didn't think he looked like a secret agent.
Lin Yu ignored Mo Tixi's subsequent sarcastic remarks and turned to look at Anbo.
Ambow knew all along that as one of the losers, he couldn't avoid this question. He had been hiding in the crowd, desperately trying to minimize his presence.
However, it now seems that Ambow's efforts just now have not been effective.
"Ahem, just so you know, if your questions are related to the underground forces of the Exiled World, I can't answer them."
Ambow rolled his eyes and said warily.
Mortis was speechless at Ambrose's cautious demeanor.
Although this kid Amber does have some connections with the underground forces of the Exiled World, it's clear from the questions Lin Yu just asked him that Lin Yu has absolutely no interest in anything related to the underground forces!
Sure enough, Lin Yu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in knowing about those things."
"What I want to ask is, what happened to those guys who participated in that riot?"
"Uh..." Ambow paused for a moment, then uttered three words, "I don't know."
Lin Yu looked at An Bo expressionlessly.
In fact, if the Hongmeng System hadn't investigated the relevant information earlier and found nothing, Lin Yu wouldn't have had to personally come to a place like a bar to look for clues.
Since the Hongmeng System yielded nothing, Lin Yu didn't expect someone like Anbo to provide him with any useful information.
However, seeing that Lin Yu remained silent for a long time, Anbo assumed that the other party was dissatisfied with his answer.
With so many people watching, he couldn't just lose the bet and then simply reply with "I don't know."
"Well... I only heard that a group of people went missing a while ago, I don't know what happened to them in the end."
Anbo gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few more words, like squeezing toothpaste.
This is a completely new clue. Lin Yu had the Hongmeng System investigate before, but they hadn't found this either.
"Missing? I haven't seen any news about anyone going missing recently."
Ambow shrugged. "I don't care about that. I've already answered you. The bet is settled."
"Bite!"
A notification from the Hongmeng System echoed in Lin Yu's mind, "Host, after monitoring, neither Mortis nor Ambow showed any signs of lying."
Lin Yu understood, but showed no sign of it on his face.
Prior to this, he had secretly activated the exploration mode of the Hongmeng System to monitor the spiritual seas of Mortis and Ambow, confirming that neither of them showed any signs of lying.
In that moment, Lin Yu had already arranged the cards in his hand and casually tossed them to Mortis: "Since that's the case, then everything's fine."
Motixi and Anbo Military breathed a sigh of relief. They had both sensed that Lin Yu was no ordinary person, and instinctively, neither of them wanted to get involved with such a strange person.
But seeing Lin Yu's lavish spending, Motixi couldn't resist his gambling instincts.
"Young man, can I have your contact information? I think you're pretty good at cards. Let's play sometime." Mortis said with a smile, "Of course, forget about cards. Let's get together for drinks next time."
After this experience, Mortis was determined not to humiliate himself again when it came to playing cards.
Lin Yu nodded and gave him his personal number, a communication account he had just set up after arriving in the Exiled World.
Seeing that Lin Yu was about to leave, Motisi couldn't help but speak again, "Young man, is that all you want to ask?"
Neither he nor Anbo seemed to have provided Lin Yu with any particularly useful information, but they were somewhat surprised to see that Lin Yu's expression remained unchanged.
"Hmm." Lin Yu nodded, seeing that An Bo still looked cautious, he added, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in your underground forces. If you have any information related to the last riot, please let me know immediately."
"Paid," Lin Yu added.
Those last two words clearly piqued Mortis's interest. "Young man, are you really a secret agent? If so, we do have some connections and could cooperate with you more deeply."
As the three of them spoke, they moved to the side of the booth and deliberately lowered their voices.
In fact, after the result of that bet was announced, there were very few creatures left watching. Although some people cast curious glances at them, they were not as conspicuous as before.
Looking at Motixi's mysterious and seemingly excited expression, Lin Yu couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?"
Mortis said dismissively, "Young man, what are you talking about? Any one of our cases is enough to get us sentenced to over ten years in prison. Do you think we'll be any different with a little bit of information?"