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

Chapter 533 The Identity of the Mastermind

No matter who will take the throne in the Shenglan family, for Lin Yu...

At least now, it is not a good time for him to interfere in the affairs of the Shenglan family.

After all, he has his own things to do.

After silently updating his evaluation of Sheng Lankui in his heart, Lin Yu also brought the topic back on track.

"Your ideas are very interesting, Your Excellency Saint Lankui, but we will discuss your political views in detail when we have the chance..."

Sheng Lankui also reacted after hearing Lin Yu's words.

"Oh yes, you have something serious to talk to me about..."

His expression grew serious. "How much do you know about the commission I accepted?"

"C-77? Almost all of them," Lin Yu said calmly, "They're going to assassinate Art Mercury at Huo Xing's birthday party in Nevernight two days, right?"

Although Sheng Lankui had anticipated that Lin Yu might know the content of the commission, when Lin Yu actually told him the content, Sheng Lankui couldn't help but change his expression slightly.

"Where did this news leak out...Are you here on behalf of Nevernight Fire Music?"

"No, no... Could it be that the head of the Buyetian family instructed you to come here?"

Lin Yu did not directly answer Sheng Lankui's question, but just watched himself imagine quietly.

These princes and nobles have been scheming against each other for a long time, and have long formed an inertial way of thinking: everyone's actions that will have a certain impact are often intentional with a strong purpose, and are the external manifestation of the will of a certain family or faction.

Only in this circle does "casualness" seem to not exist.

Based on this... Lin Yu lied to them that he only needed to start, and these nobles would complete the rest themselves.

"Anyway, since you chose to negotiate with me, that means... this matter can be discussed, right?"

Sheng Lankui asked, and Lin Yu nodded slightly.

"I need to know what role you played in this commission."

As if he was afraid of the possible existence of the head of the Buyetian family behind Lin Yu, Sheng Lankui immediately distanced himself from the matter.

"I did participate in this commission. After all...if Art Mercury dies, it will be beneficial to the Shenglan family."

"The weakening of the alliance between the Shuiyin and Buyetian families, and the return of a balance of power between the Qiu and Shuiyin families, are what our Shenglan family would like to see... So after learning about this, I chose to become the 'supervisor' and 'captain' of this commission."

"However, I did not initiate this commission—I can guarantee this—if you ask me to withdraw from this commission or even stop them, I can do so."

"However... since they issued this commission and selected me as the 'Overseer', they must have taken precautions and prepared backup plans against me."

"Even if I, as the 'captain', take the initiative to go undercover and stop the team I lead, the other party will definitely have a backup plan."

Sheng Lankui spoke seriously, but Lin Yu did not immediately express his attitude towards himself or make any request to Sheng Lankui.

"I see……"

He nodded and looked at Sheng Lankui: "Anything else?"

Sheng Lankui sighed, "Also... this assassination commission was chosen to take place during Miss Huo Xing's coming-of-age ceremony..."

"You want to minimize the impact of this assassination through your efforts, so that it won't ruin Huo Xing's coming-of-age ceremony?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

Sheng Lankui looked at Lin Yu, first revealing a puzzled expression, and then a look of delighted arrogance suddenly emerged on his face: "Ha, Forboluo, although you are very smart and have the support of the Buyetian Patriarch...but you really don't understand Miss Huo Xing!"

"Given her personality, if a murder occurred during her coming-of-age ceremony, Miss Huo Xing would definitely not feel upset or unhappy, or think things like 'my birthday celebration is ruined'... Instead, she would be extremely excited and happy!"

Lin Yu listened to Sheng Lankui's speech and felt that the other party did not seem to be joking.

Lin Yu couldn't help but feel even more in awe of the mental state of this "Bu Ye Tian Huo Xing".

"So that's how it is. So, your decision to take on this mission was also partly to help the Nevernight Fire Apricots?"

Sheng Lankui did not deny it: "A little bit... but in the final analysis, it is because this matter is in my best interest."

"Aren't you afraid of offending the Shuiyin family if the truth is revealed?"

Sheng Lankui shook his head. "It's true that exposing my involvement before it's done would offend the Shuiyin family, but what if they only find out about my involvement after I'm dead?"

"Besides, do you think there aren't many people within the Mercury House who want him dead?... Killing a prince or noble is certainly taboo, but I'm not planning to do it myself. If the matter is exposed, I'll simply say that I infiltrated to gather intelligence and secretly prevent it, and I didn't report it because I didn't want to alert the enemy and prevent the mastermind from escaping... If I combine this with some compensation and concessions, the Mercury House will naturally have no way of pursuing me."

"If you weren't the renowned and legendary 'detective' asking these questions, and if the Buyetian Patriarch wasn't behind you, I wouldn't be so frank... But since you came directly to me, I felt it would be difficult to hide anything from you, so I'm laying it bare. If it were the Shuiyin Family asking these questions, I would have insisted that I had no intention of harming you."

"To put it another way, even if the other party does have some evidence... by then, it would be enough to give up some of the benefits."

Sheng Lankui said this and Lin Yu nodded.

This world is really cruel...

Even for princes and nobles, their lives can be put on the negotiation table as part of a "transaction" with a price tag.

It’s just that the price is usually too high, so few people buy or sell this kind of thing.

Now that things have come to this, Lin Yu feels that the time is almost ripe.

"So, now you know who is behind this?"

Lin Yu asked, and Sheng Lankui laughed.

"Huh, this one..."

"I really do not know!"

Lin Yu was surprised.

"You still don't know, weren't you directly designated as the captain by the other party? I thought you had already had direct contact with the other party!"

"It's true we did meet, but we only communicated through the communicator. And it was only after I chose to accept the mission that he contacted me through an intermediary in an outer city," Sheng Lankui recalled, speaking helplessly. "That guy was strange. He was clearly a very unique person, but I don't remember him being such a figure among the royal nobility."

"I can only guess that the other party is probably not from our Shenglan family. Because he recognized my identity, but did not reveal me to the family, nor did he actively show any intention of friendly relations with me. If the other party is a member of the Shenglan family, this is simply impossible."

"Because in the Shenglan family today, there are only my enemies and friends, no neutral members!"