Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 514 In the Dark

Although Lin Yu was not clear about the specific factional struggle of the Shenglan family and what the situation was, since entering the City That Never Sleeps, Lin Yu had heard a lot of news about the Shenglan family's "family meeting".

The Shenglan family's "struggle for succession" must have reached a white-hot stage now.

Then the situation between the eldest son Sheng Lanlai and the third son Sheng Lankui must have reached a point where they were fighting to the death.

Lin Yu did not find any "assassination" commission regarding the Shenglan family, but he clearly remembered that before accepting the C-77 commission, he had heard the content of an "A-06 commission."

The content of this commission is to protect the steward of the third son of the Shenglan family from being assassinated when the family council of the Shenglan family is held a week later.

If there is no possibility of being assassinated, why would this task be issued?

So, someone must have been targeting this housekeeper.

Hearing Lin Yu's call, Sheng Lankui also reacted.

"You bunch of losers...keep an eye on the butler!"

"Barry, are you okay?"

Sheng Lankui shouted, but Buyetian Huo Le quickly reminded him loudly: "Hush, Barry—keep quiet."

The light in the restaurant is very dim now.

For the sake of landscape, this garden restaurant uses almost completely transparent ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Although all the lights are off and it is pitch black at this moment, the neon lights outside can be reflected in.

With the addition of several flashlights turned on by the bodyguards, it was not so dark that one could see one's hand in front of one's face.

But in this low-light environment, everyone still becomes a blurry silhouette and outline, making it difficult to tell who is who.

In such an environment, even with night vision equipment, it is difficult to find a specific person.

Lin Yu was a little surprised when he heard what Buyetian Huo Le said.

"You and Sheng Lan Kui should be considered opposites... You should support Sheng Lan Lai, right?"

Huo Le nodded: "Yes."

"Then why did you remind Sheng Lankui that she has a simple and kind heart?"

"Because from the perspective of Sheng Lanlai's interests, this steward can't die now," Buyetian Huo Le said calmly, "This guy used to be Sheng Lanlai's confidant, but after betraying his master, he defected to Sheng Lankui..."

"Shouldn't he be dead then?"

"It's pointless for him to die. All the evidence he holds has already been handed over to Sheng Lankui. Killing him now will only make him another stain that could lead to impeachment at the family meeting," said Buye Tianhuole. "Sheng Lan is different from the other four noble families. Because the Sheng Lan family's main sphere of influence lies in the Nevernight City Council and the Executive Yuan, they have higher standards for 'surface appearances'... This butler must be killed, but not before the family meeting is over!"

"Saint Lanlai is not a fool. He can understand this kind of logic!"

"If anyone wants to kill him, it can only be someone other than Sheng Lanlai and Sheng Lankui... After all, while the remaining people don't have as much chance of winning as them, they're not completely hopeless."

As Buyetian Huo Le analyzed, Lin Yu nodded.

"I understand. Killing one person can strike at two factions at the same time. Then he is indeed a popular assassination target..."

It seems that the higher you climb in the city that never sleeps, the more dangerous it is.

Being born into a noble family does not mean that you can rest easy.

Whether it's the butler named "Barry" or Art Mercury, their lives themselves have become a gamble.

"So, you want me to protect this guy?"

Lin Yu asked, and Buyetian Huo Le replied: "It's best not to let him die here..."

But after a pause, Huo Le continued, "But you should still prioritize your own safety. The power hasn't been restored yet, which means the other party is well prepared."

As Buyetian Huo Le said this, Lin Yu also nodded.

"It's a bit strange... Not only is the power not restored, but there's also no movement."

No one broke windows, no one screamed, which meant there were no intruders or victims.

There was no sound of explosion or fighting, which meant that no one was fighting with the bodyguards.

At this moment, Lin Yu even had an idea...

"Could it really be just a normal power outage and we're just scaring ourselves?"

After all, considering that he had just teamed up with Baron Coleman to blow up the largest energy supply system in the entire Never-Sleeping City, the entire Never-Sleeping City was now essentially using a backup, previous-generation energy system while constantly building a new energy supply network...

It seems that it is not impossible for something unexpected to happen to the current power system.

Of course, this possibility is a low-probability event after all.

So, assuming there really was an assassin causing the power outage, there's probably only one reason why there's been no movement yet...

This is a very patient hunter.

And he has been secretly waiting for the opportunity.

"Stay here and don't move."

As Lin Yu spoke, he patted the Nevernight Fire Music, stood up and walked towards the Nevernight Fire Tree and the Holy Orchid Kui.

"What are you going to do?"

Huo Le stood up and looked at Lin Yu, then spoke with some surprise.

"Hey, it's very dangerous now, don't move around."

Huo Le looked at Lin Yu, who turned a deaf ear to him, and then looked at the bodyguard beside him: "Stop Forboluo!"

As she spoke, the two bodyguards immediately walked towards Forboluo.

"Mr. Forbolo, please..."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the two bodyguards were stunned.

In the City That Never Sleeps, anyone who has anything to do with the five great nobles is basically the best and the top.

Those who can serve as bodyguards for princes and nobles are the kings among bodyguards and the pinnacle of the security industry.

They are all professionals and will rarely waver, especially not show their helplessness to their employers.

But the situation this time is too special.

"Respected Lord Huo Le of the Nightless Sky, Mr. Forboluo has disappeared!"

In the darkness, Lin Yu's figure suddenly disappeared.

Huo Le of Buyetian was also surprised - because she also witnessed the whole process of Lin Yu's disappearance.

A shadow seemed to appear in his hand, and then disappeared!

"It looks like the 'Shadow's Corner' from Lab 6," Huo Le thought in shock. "But... wasn't this thing shelved before it even went into production due to high costs? There should only be a prototype!"

"Did Paris give it to him?"

"Or, is it some other method he uses as a visitor from another world?"

But no matter what, this was the first time that Huo Le of Buyetian had seen "Folpolo" have such means.

as well as……

"What on earth do you want to do, Forbolo?!"