mtlumby2d Chapter 539 Hiding and Wanted
Chapter 539 Hiding and Wanted
Although Lao Zheng is far from being a complete form now, it is still relatively simple and easy for him to knock out a few ordinary NPCs that have been knocked down by Lin Yu.
For Lin Yu, using Lao Zheng also has an advantage - although it is not impossible for him to go up and kick one person, this "trickery" method of knocking everyone out at once naturally looks more visually impactful.
Looking at the three security officers who had fainted, Lin Yu stepped past them and left the "Tian Shang Bai Yu Que" hotel directly.
"Oh my! You're almost turning Forpolo, the famous 'detective' in the city that never sleeps, into a fugitive suspect."
Lao Zheng teased and Lin Yu shrugged.
"What does it matter? His suspicion won't last long anyway."
"That's true. After all, the Buyetian family will come to protect you soon," Lao Zheng said in a low voice. "But why are you doing this?"
"If you want to complete this assassination commission, your actions are completely counterproductive... If you're assassinating someone, shouldn't you keep a low profile?"
"Even... you can replace your face now."
Hearing Lao Zheng's question, Lin Yu shook his head.
"The commission to assassinate Art Mercury isn't that simple. I also hope that this mission will allow me to enter the venue, kill, and leave. After that, I can collect the reward and then consider it completed. This will also complete my 'Level Up Trial'..."
"But this employer's reluctance to show up gives me a sense of aversion. Old Zheng, you're the head of the Psychological Society and an excellent psychologist. Don't you think their behavior doesn't align with the importance of this mission?"
After listening to this, Old Zheng became a little thoughtful.
"Hey, it seems a little bit. The attitude shown by this employer at the moment is not so much that he wants someone to kill Art Mercury, but rather that he just wants a team of people to assassinate Art Mercury..."
At this point, Lao Zheng reacted.
"Hey, wait, you mean..."
"I don't want to be treated 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 employer behind the scenes didn't intend to pay me from the beginning. Considering the various dungeons this 'Death Game' has set for me over a long period of time, which far exceed what I should encounter in this game time, it's not impossible that it slipped me an 'Upgrade Trial' for which the employer didn't intend to pay for it during the 'Second Level' Upgrade Trial."
"So... I have to find him out, and I have to find him out without him noticing."
As Lin Yu spoke, Lao Zheng pondered: "So, you have to make the city that never sleeps even more chaotic."
"Yes, he hopes to disrupt the situation secretly and take advantage of the opportunity to do something. Then I will create some chaos that he will not expect and is likely to affect him. As his employer, he can't expect to remain unscathed," Lin Yu said calmly. "What's more, the chaotic situation itself will allow me to better complete the assassination mission. If I focus my attention on the mastermind..."
"Then who would notice me, the 'detective' who forced him out?"
Lin Yu said as he walked on the streets of the city that never sleeps. He raised his head to look at a nearby surveillance camera and flicked the brim of his hat.
Not far behind him, a block away, the alarm of the Public Security Bureau's law enforcement team's field vehicle sounded from the White Jade Palace in the sky - it seemed that the hotel had discovered that the third captain and two field team members were unconscious, so they called for reinforcements.
Lin Yu was very clear that the moment the alarm sounded, "Forbolo's" identity officially became "a fugitive suspect who injured a field officer of the Public Security Bureau" and "the number one suspect suspected of murdering three people."
Of course, this is not an injustice - he did both things.
But for someone with his identity during such a sensitive period, it doesn’t matter whether he actually did it or not. It only matters that the Buye Tian family and Buye Tian Huole think that he didn’t do it.
Even if Buyetian Huole thought he did it, it would be fine as long as Buyetian Huole didn't want him to be wanted.
Just like "Zhu Rong" who is probably about to be released from the Public Security Bureau!
Whether "Forbolo" is a suspect and needs to be arrested... "facts" are only the least important part.
This is essentially a place where different factions of the three top companies and five nobles in Nevernight compete with each other.
The Shenglan family, the Buyetian family... and the Sorens family who just made a tentative move.
The direct heir, the frustrated alliance on the verge of collapse, the company's executives... and the hidden employer.
They will all be passively involved in this incident because they stand high enough.
The city that never sleeps is like a pyramid - the higher you go, the smaller the circle becomes, so no one can be immune to any disturbance.
This is why Lin Yu and Lao Zheng are both certain that "Forbolo" will eventually be cleared of all charges.
Because those people's determination to kill Forbolo was definitely not as strong as Buyetian Huo Le's determination to save him.
Even if Buye Tian Huo Le fails... the Buye Tian family head will definitely take action.
In the end, Lin Yu still had to attend Huo Xing's birthday party in Buyetian on time.
"But before that, you need to find a good place to hide..."
"Of course, to hide from the Public Security Bureau, we have to go to the edge of the outer city." Lin Yu waved his hand and stopped a taxi. "Hey, friend, I want to go to the outer city. Do you want to run?"
"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 because they have advanced assisted automatic driving and good road planning. After the driver enters the destination for navigation, as long as it is not a non-navigable section in the center or an accident, it can basically be completely optimized.
On the contrary, in order to show their status, the nobles have always insisted on hiring pure manual drivers to drive vehicles without assisted driving.
However, a few years ago, a count proposed a "Road Safety" bill in order to run for a seat in Parliament and become the Secretary of Transport, which stipulated that all cars must be equipped with drivers in order to increase employment opportunities in the inner city. Therefore, there are still no completely driverless taxis in the city that never sleeps.
Of course, this is just the inner city.
After arriving at the outer city, the situation is different - after all, the road planning in the outer city is chaotic, the low-quality citizens will cross the road at will, most vehicles are not equipped with intelligent driving assistance and networking systems, and there are even many strange-looking illegally modified vehicles, such as "super-high-speed wheelchairs" and "wild donkeys pulling carts" and other magical high-speed moving objects appearing on the road.
This is also why inner city residents can travel to the outer city freely without special passes, but drivers still charge such high prices.
Because as a noble inner-city driver, he might actually have to drive some of the way himself.
However, in the inner city, drivers are still relatively relaxed and can still casually check the communicator for entertainment.
Lin Yu sat in the passenger seat and watched the driver scrolling through the video app on his handheld device.
"Shenli Group recently announced new progress in limb regeneration technology..."
"Recently, there have been cases of illegal immigrants from the Great Wilderness sneaking into the outer city. The Never-Sleeping City Defense reminds all residents to pay attention to safety..."
"Breaking news! A murder has occurred at the luxurious inner city hotel, 'Tian Shang Bai Yu Que'. We are releasing the photo of the fugitive suspect, 'Folpolo', as follows..."
"Several barons and viscounts in the City That Never Sleeps may face prosecution for illegally renting out their titles to provide qualification certification for businesses..."
"Back off."
"...The suspect, 'Forpolo,' has caused three deaths and one missing person, and injured three Sheriff's Department law enforcement officers. Residents, please stay safe. A reward of up to 30,000 yuan is available for any information leading to this matter."
Lin Yu looked at the communicator screen in the driver's hand, and the driver also shifted his gaze from the communicator to Lin Yu's current face, which was exactly the same as the one on the communicator.
Then, the driver took immediate action. Just as he was about to brake suddenly and jump out of the car to escape, Lin Yu spoke up to stop him.
"Wait a minute."
Lin Yu's dissuasion was particularly effective.
Of course, what is more effective is the gun pointed at the driver's head.