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

Chapter 1317: Villain's Perspective

The gap between Huo Ming of Nevernight and President Gert is as big as the gap between President Gert and the manager in charge.

Although for Huo Ming herself, she may identify more with her identity as the Minister of the Great Wilderness Development Department. After all, she believes that she is not valued within the family.

But in the eyes of outsiders... the most important thing about Huo Ming's identity in Buyetian is still the three words "Buyetian".

The direct descendants of the Buyetian family, no matter how little chance they have to compete for the position of head of the family and how far away they are from the center of power, are not something that ordinary people can afford to offend.

The nobility of this status can even be effective across companies - even if the manager in charge works for the Shenli Group, and climbs up the ranks layer by layer, he may end up with the Qiu family or the Shuiyin family, which currently have a relatively tense relationship with the Buyetian family.

but……

When Huo Ming from the Nevernight Sky came to his territory, even without officially starting a war, he would definitely greet him with a smile.

Even if a war really breaks out, it is still unclear whether he has the courage to show a tough attitude towards Huo Ming of the Nevernight Sky.

The manager in charge, who had originally planned to scold the security personnel to show his respect for Vice President Gert, looked at Vice President Gert with an embarrassed look.

"This... Mr. President, what should we do?"

"Respected Lord Huo Ming of the Nevernight Heaven, why did this great god suddenly come to our territory?!"

Then the manager in charge immediately realized something.

"She arrived just as you arrived to investigate. Could it be...that the Truth Company has also realized something?"

Hearing this, Lin Yu shook his head and said, "No, Lord Huo Ming of Buyetian wouldn't have come here on his own initiative before we have actual evidence. We don't have any definite clues right now. If he brings it up, wouldn't that be the real evidence for us?"

"What's more, they shouldn't know my whereabouts—my visit this time was completely secret, and there's not even a record of me leaving the city. Nevernight Huoming has no reason to know I'm here."

The manager in charge subconsciously asked, "Then... why did the other party come?"

"It's impossible that it has nothing to do with this matter. It might be a test, but the other party must have a legitimate reason." Lin Yu pondered, "If you ask rashly, you might alert the enemy."

The manager in charge hesitated and said, "Then what should I do?"

If he himself encountered a sudden visit from Huo Ming of the Nevernight City, the manager in charge would definitely feel a huge increase in pressure and would have to be very careful in dealing with the other party.

But now Vice President Gert happened to be here, so the manager in charge now had someone to consult.

After thinking about it, Lin Yu also made a decision for the other party.

"Just receive them normally, continue to act completely unaware of their intentions, and pretend you're unaware of this matter. Treat them with the same high-level care you'd give a noble, a prince, or a noble. Believe everything they say, follow the group's rules, and provide as much help as possible within the permitted scope."

"But, hold off for a while, give me time to leave—remember, I've never been here, not even in the Great Wilderness, understand?"

"You and your subordinates, remember this matter for me. Not only must you not reveal a single word to Huo Ming of the Nevernight Sky, but from now on, pretend I never came here!"

Lin Yu warned, and the manager in charge nodded repeatedly.

"understand."

He spoke quickly.

Being able to become a leader in Dahuang, even as the deputy leader of the Dahuang mining area, he is also a guy who understands the operating rules of the city that never sleeps.

If a big shot asks you to keep silent about something, then no news of it can leak out.

Seeing the other party's understanding, Lin Yu was also satisfied and said: "Very good, then I won't stay here any longer... After all, if you neglect the Nightless Sky Huo Ming because of this, it will be very difficult to deal with."

The manager in charge quickly said, "Then I'll bring someone to take you there."

Lin Yu, who had already stood up, frowned unhappily. Lao Zheng immediately spoke again: "Are you stupid? Didn't I just say that we should keep it secret and keep a low profile?"

The manager in charge immediately had an awkward smile on his face and slapped himself lightly: "Look at my memory! Then I won't send it off!"

Judging from the other party's slightly artificial acting, Lin Yu knew that this guy definitely had not forgotten.

The other party was deliberately "being stupid" - considering the social etiquette, even though Lin Yu had just instructed him to keep a low profile, he had to show his intention to see him off.

After all, someone would naturally come to scold him and stop him for such a small mistake.

But if you really act indifferent, then it's an attitude problem.

"The wasteland world is really interesting. This wasteland is full of shrewd people."

Lin Yu complained in his heart, but considering that he was also a vested interest in this society based on human relationships, he did not criticize this phenomenon too much.

After all, if this group of people were not chasing fame and fortune and fearing power, then his disguise would definitely not be so easy to use.

From beginning to end, Lin Yu just put on a big face and acted like a superior, without even a single ID.

If he had met someone with a serious and responsible work attitude, and whose first reaction when hearing about an incident in his jurisdiction was not to shirk responsibility or curry favor, then Lin Yu's conversation this time, in which he pretended to be President Gert and acted mysteriously, would definitely not have gone so smoothly.

Unfortunately, there shouldn't be such an upright and rigorous guy in the wilderness.

Even if there are, they will not make it to the leadership level.

After getting enough information, Lin Yu, under the watchful eye of the manager in charge, took Lao Zheng and Fu Luo out of the mining area along a small path.

After returning to the wild and hiding his body again, Lin Yu began to communicate with Lao Zheng and Fu Luo.

"Old Lin, you're truly amazing... You even managed to come up with such a brilliant trick as pretending to be the Vice President of the Divine Power Group, and you managed to stay completely out of the loop."

"Not only did you take the opportunity to inquire about Captain Gaoshan and I's previous whereabouts, you also connected it to the fact that Huo Ming from the Nevernight City appeared here, and even put a final touch on your actions, asking these guys to keep it secret." Fu Luo couldn't help but praise him. "From a non-player's perspective, looking at your operations and layout, I feel that although you are very famous now, you are still underestimated!"

Hearing Fu Luo's heartfelt praise, Old Zheng immediately added, "Let me tell you, Detective, this is standard practice in the boss's operations... He's had much more sophisticated plans than this."

"Is there a more exciting layout than this? Oh my god, Old Lin, you are really low-key. If it were me, I would definitely brag about it to you!"

Fu Luo exclaimed.

Lin Yu said helplessly: "I'm afraid it's not just bragging to me, I might have to spread the news and post it on the forum."

Fu Luo chuckled and said, "You're really good at judging people... So, what amazing things have you done before? Tell me about them and let me see them."

Lin Yu naturally didn't want to talk about those things: "They are all past glories, not worth mentioning."

Lao Zheng laughed: "That's right, if you follow the boss, you will be shocked in the future!"

Fu Luo did not continue to ask, but just followed Lao Zheng's words and said: "Then I have to look forward to it."

Lin Yu heard that the two were about to start chatting and praising him again, so he interrupted them.

"Well, there's nothing much to brag about this time. After all, I've been busy for quite some time and haven't gotten any particularly crucial information..."

"Of course, there were gains—it's now basically confirmed that this mining area is indeed related to your previous [clearance conditions], Fu Luo," Lin Yu whispered. "It seems that you and Gao Shan collected materials here, and you avoided conflict with the members of the Divine Power Group here, creating a malfunction and secretly sneaking in to collect them. So, your last [dungeon] was most likely a puzzle or survival game."

Upon hearing this, Fu Luo immediately switched from casual chatting to serious business mode. His eyes became serious, sorting out his logic, and then added: "The murderer should also be involved."

"After all, with my own set of tools and abilities, I have absolutely no way of causing several alchemical devices in this mine to malfunction simultaneously, let alone without the personnel stationed there noticing."

"Captain Gaoshan may be working with me, but from what I know about him, he probably doesn't have similar abilities or tools."

Lin Yu nodded and said, "So, it's possible that the murderer was involved... Moreover, this can also be used as a clue to deduce who the murderer is."

"This murderer must have the ability to silently disable large-scale alchemical equipment."

"This may indicate that the other party may have mastered alchemy-related [tools] and has a certain foundation in the wasteland world."

As Lin Yu was speaking, Lao Zheng gave a different opinion after thinking about it.

"No... Boss, I don't think this is some kind of independent ability of the other party."

"He may not have done all this 'silently'. Don't forget, one of the killer's known core abilities is altering other people's perceptions."

"So, he most likely used some brutal means to disable the equipment and remove the ore, but he made up for it through cognitive disturbance."

After hearing what Lao Zheng said, Fu Luo and Lin Yu also fell into thought.

Afterwards, Fu Luo gave a rebuttal.

"But... given that he's likely a member of Order, or someone related to it, his cognitive perturbation ability is definitely hidden. After all, no known member possesses a similar ability, and this ability is highly related to the Gray Domain and the mysterious organization Lao Lin is investigating. How could he possibly use it so easily?"

"Although you can use this trick on me and Gao Shan, the risk is too great!"

"It's not that I'm narcissistic... Since the other party chose to kill me, doesn't that mean he's wary of my reasoning and investigative abilities? There's no need to reveal more clues and information to me, right?"

As Fu Luo spoke, Lin Yu also expressed his agreement.

"Indeed, the other party shouldn't use this ability easily..."

Hearing Fu Luo's rebuttal, Lao Zheng shook his head slightly.

"You two haven't harmed many people, so I subconsciously overlooked something..."

"If you consider the psychology of a ruthless, forbearing, and gloomy lurker, while using his abilities carries the risk of being exposed,...death won't reveal his secrets."

"And the final result is obvious."

"He most likely planned to silence Forbolo and Captain Gaoshan from the very beginning of this journey."

"So... Forpolo, let me put it bluntly."

"It doesn't matter whether you are suspicious or not in his eyes at that time, because you are already a dead person."