frightfiction Chapter 1394 The candidates are all incredibly skilled!
Chapter 1394 The candidates are all incredibly skilled!
As Jue opened her mouth to answer Lin Yu's probing question, she suddenly realized something.
"That can't be right... 'Director,' while you may not know much about the internal affairs of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' you shouldn't be completely unaware of any information, right?"
“Based on my understanding of you… you should at least be aware of some of the interpersonal relationships within ‘Iced Americano’,” Fern said earnestly, looking at Lin Yu. “Even if you didn’t know before… from the time he died until now, through the investigation, you should at least know some of the more superficial secrets he was hiding.”
Lin Yu laughed when he heard Jue's words.
His over-the-top performance certainly didn't fool Jue.
Therefore, Lin Yu also spoke frankly: "I do know a little about his secrets... but I don't know if it's the same one I'm talking about with you."
“This guy doesn’t have that many secrets,” Fern waved his hand. “It’s nothing more than colluding with ‘Shang Gen’… Although most people don’t know, I do, and quite a few others do too—so I believe you should be able to find out as well.”
Looking at Jue's attitude, Lin Yu realized that although the collusion between "Iced Americano" and "Shanggen" was a "secret," it was not a secret that was kept very well.
At least Ginkgo, one of the core members of Xichen's campaign team, knew about this.
At the same time, although the fact that Captain Good Night found out about this news was partly due to his skillful methods and the support of his identity as the commander-in-chief of Order, it also indirectly reflects that... in fact, Ice Americano itself did not have a very good sense of secrecy.
This may also mean that there is a consensus between "Iced Americano" and "Shang Gen" that it is acceptable to proactively disclose this information to appropriate individuals.
From this perspective, although the "pen name" is completely unaware of this information... whether she knows or not cannot be used as a criterion for judging whether something is secretive.
After all, Zuo Xi probably doesn't care about the intricacies of the "Player Mutual Aid Association" at all.
Lin Yu thought for a moment and then said, "I do know that he has close ties with 'Shang Gen,' and they even cooperated in this election... So you mentioned that 'Shang Gen' is a possible murderer who killed him, to silence him?"
Fern nodded: "Hmm, this is the deeper secret you might not know... Based on my deduction, this 'Iced Americano' is probably the intermediary between 'Shang Gen' and 'Psychological Society'."
Lin Yu was taken aback when he heard the name of a somewhat unexpected organization.
"The Psychological Society?"
He was truly "shocked" this time.
Why are they here again this time?
Looking at Lin Yu's shocked face, Jue said in a low voice, "I don't have any substantial evidence, or even to say I'm completely sure. It's just a possibility—you know that before 'Shang Gen' officially joined the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' he was a 'bounty hunter,' right?"
Lin Yu nodded: "I know that."
Fern snapped her fingers: "After I joined the 'Xi Chen' team, Moss helped me do background checks on the remaining candidates, especially several popular ones—we reviewed the cases Shang Gen received while he was a bounty hunter and found that many of his cases had some commonalities."
"Although he accepts all kinds of jobs in most cases, aside from jobs like helping people clear dungeons or finding materials, all his 'bounty killing jobs' basically have one thing in common."
"The bounty is posted anonymously, with payment to be made within three days regardless of success or failure. The success rate is about 50%... And the targets he's targeting are almost all 'players' with a 'Psychology Society' rating of A to B- potential, and most of them have been stuck at 'Tier 2' for quite some time."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu finally understood: "He's helping the 'Psychological Society' conduct its so-called 'trials,' isn't he?"
Fern nodded: "You're right. Although he probably isn't a member of the 'Psychological Society,' otherwise there would be no need for this extra step... But I think he's probably some kind of outsourced employee or long-term partner of the 'Psychological Society.'"
"As for his joining the 'Players' Mutual Aid Association' and running for president... it's hard to say whether it was authorized or supported by the 'Psychological Society' or whether there was a deal with the 'Psychological Society'."
Lin Yu's expression turned serious: "In that case, we really can't let him be elected..."
Fern looked at Lin Yu with some surprise: "Aren't you still considering things from the perspective of 'order'?"
Lin Yu shook his head: "No, it's not that. I just really hate the 'Psychological Society'."
"In short, the iced Americano is a matter for the contact person; you can elaborate on that."
Fern nodded and said, "Actually, there's not much to elaborate on. It's just that 'Iced Americano' has been running a business of compiling and cutting out the best posts from the 'forum' and selling them to members who can't access the forum or have been expelled from the organization. So, we often come into contact with members of the 'Plunderers,' the 'Psychological Society,' and even the 'Freedom Alliance.'"
"After Shang Gen joined the Players Mutual Aid Association, we worked with him to expand and strengthen this business... However, Tai and I both felt that Shang Gen should have looked down on those petty profits, so a large part of the reason he accepted this business was because he wanted to use 'Iced Americano' to maintain contact with the 'Psychological Society'."
"After all, with a middleman, it's safer for him to plan anything while staying behind the scenes."
Lin Yu frowned slightly: "So, although 'Iced Americano' is a somewhat marginalized figure in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' he should still be a fairly important 'capable subordinate' to 'Shang Gen'... Then what was his reason for killing 'Iced Americano'? There haven't been any signs of it being exposed recently, have there?"
"It can't be that just because you investigated these things, 'Shang Gen' will suddenly cut its losses, can it?"
Lin Yu asked, and Jue spread her hands: "Impossible, 'Shang Gen' probably doesn't even know that I have also obtained this information."
"But the reason he killed 'Iced Americano' is probably because something your 'Order' did made him suspect that he had been exposed... or rather, he simply felt that with the election about to begin, the living 'Iced Americano' was no longer of any use."
At this point, Fern laughed: "Dead people... are sometimes more useful than living people."
"The death of 'Iced Americano' not only eliminates the risk of his secrets being exposed and his profits being lost, but it can even bring him more benefits, can't it?"
"Although I haven't had much contact with 'Shang Gen,' I've followed the path and trajectory he's taken, so to some extent I know him quite well... Although this guy is a very popular and kind-hearted person in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' making many people think he's a reliable senior and older brother, it's just a clumsy disguise."
“If you investigate carefully, you will find that his true nature is still cold and cruel, and he is a guy who would include ‘murder’ in his ‘solution’.”
Fern spoke coldly, and Lin Yu nodded knowingly.
"I see."
Indeed, Lin Yu also felt that "Shang Gen" had a big problem.
A person who goes from being a bounty hunter who kills for reward to suddenly becoming a good guy in an organization seems very suspicious.
This isn't some martial arts novel's world of chivalry, where enlightened monks can enlighten murderous fiends with a few words, making them lay down their weapons and turn back to the right path.
In the "Death Game," Lin Yu was more inclined to believe that the other party had ulterior motives and was planning something big.
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
"Are there any candidates among this year's candidates who have connections with the 'Psychological Association'...?"
First, there was Monica, who was confirmed to be colluding with the "plunderers," and now there's Shang Gen, who is suspected of having ties with the "Psychological Society."
Both of them are among the three "hot candidates"!
Lin Yu then began to suspect that 'Mikan' might actually have a secret connection with the 'Freedom Alliance'...
Thinking about it this way, Lin Yu even felt that the possibility was not low.
After all, the "pen name" and the "magician" are good friends.
Secondly... Zuo Xi claimed that she and "Mikan" also had a good relationship.
A friend of a friend... why can't they be a friend?
Moreover, judging from Lin Yu's personality towards Qian Huan, he is the type who would absolutely not mind getting along well with his friends' friends.
For Qianhuan, even a friend's friend might be a friend in itself.
Even if we've never met.
Thinking about this, Lin Yu also felt a little uneasy.
Could it be that the three leading candidates... and the three organizations that were removed from the list actually correspond one-to-one?
From the perspective of his role as "director," or rather, from the perspective of the principles of "order," it seems that none of these three popular candidates can be elected!
Why don't I collude with Jue and support this 'Xi Chen'?
Although, judging from what Fern said, this "Xi Chen" seems to be a complete idiot... it's better to choose an idiot as the president than to choose someone who is actually colluding with the expelled organization.
Of course, it's not yet certain whether "Mikan" and "Freedom Alliance" are related.
Lin Yu pondered for a while. Jue didn't know what he was thinking about, only assuming that he was still thinking about the case and how to deal with 'Shang Gen'.
“Hey, by the way, just think of me as planning to use someone else to do my dirty work and help ‘Xi Chen’ eliminate its rivals,” Jue nudged Lin Yu with her elbow and said, “Let me tell you some more information—besides ‘Shang Gen’ who is colluding with the ‘Psychological Society’, there should actually be another candidate among this group who has an unclear relationship with a certain expelled organization and may be secretly cooperating with it.”
Do you want to know who it is?
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu raised his head.
"I'm afraid I know who it is."
"So, is that why you suspect 'Monica'?"