Looking at the message from High Mountain, Lin Yu roughly understood what he was coming for.
Since the items had been stolen by Li Nian and he'd been outmaneuvered by "Zhu Ming," High Mountain was probably teaming up with Snowy Owl and Seagull of the Night Watchmen to come to Jiangcheng and handle this matter.
As for why he was bringing Furbollo along... Lin Yu still didn't know.
But he could guess the general reason.
It was because Furbollo had a better relationship with him—judging by the timing of High Mountain's message, he might have already investigated some of the connections between "Old Yao," "Zhu Ming," and himself.
After joining Order, Lin Yu had gained a preliminary understanding of the organization's information network—he knew very well that the intelligence about players available to Order squad leaders far surpassed what ordinary players could access.
Although Order couldn't be called an official organization or state apparatus, in terms of organizational structure alone, it was indeed overwhelming superiority over other player organizations!
That was precisely why it had become the most trusted organization among all players.
Of course, for Lin Yu... he was confident he was mysterious enough.
But... regardless, Lin Yu certainly wouldn't come out on the losing end.
With that thought, Lin Yu switched out of the "May May" account and logged into "Old Yao's."
And after logging into Old Yao's account, Lin Yu wasn't surprised to find messages from Tycoon.
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Bro, what did you do?】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Bro, what happened in your last dungeon? Why are both Night Watchmen and Order coming to me to ask about you at the same time.】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Their tones sounded pretty bad too, but they both said you hadn't done anything. Isn't that too weird?】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: And tomorrow, they're sending people directly to Jiangcheng. What's going on?】
Judging from Tycoon's series of frantic messages, he was clearly very surprised.
Lin Yu remained extremely calm.
Sure enough, by using the Zhu Ming identity to mention the "Old Yao" arrangement, he had successfully made Old Yao's identity visible.
However, although Lin Yu certainly knew exactly why both Order and Night Watchmen were coming for "Old Yao" at the same time...
From Old Yao's perspective, he should be totally confused.
So, Lin Yu manipulated the account to reply.
【Old Yao: Huh? Boss, I have no idea!】
【Old Yao: I didn't run into anyone from Night Watchmen or Order in my last dungeon!】
【Old Yao: Could there be some mistake?】
Given Old Yao's current reputation with Tycoon, when he said that, Tycoon naturally wouldn't suspect Old Yao was lying to him.
Not to mention...
Tycoon himself probably thought it was incredible that Old Yao could simultaneously attract the attention of high-level figures from both Night Watchmen and Order!
So, Tycoon's reply came quickly.
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Hmm... that's a bit strange. This is definitely fishy!】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Let me ask around first. I'll let you know when I find something!】
Lin Yu looked at Tycoon's reply and quickly tapped his phone keys to respond.
【Old Yao: Alright, boss. I'll go ask around myself too, find out what's really going on...】
【Old Yao: Boss, this is a huge misunderstanding. I absolutely didn't see anyone from Order or Night Watchmen in my last dungeon—people from those two organizations definitely wouldn't hide their identities!】
【Old Yao: Besides, I didn't offend any players I went through the dungeon with either!】
【Old Yao: Boss, you gotta put in a good word for me.】
After this barrage of output, Lin Yu was very sure...
Old Yao was now completely cleared of any suspicion in Tycoon's mind.
Sure enough, Tycoon soon sent back a message consoling Lin Yu.
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Don't worry, Old Yao. If you're innocent, I'll definitely help you explain. I trust you!】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: Order and Night Watchmen aren't unreasonable organizations either. They're trustworthy—they won't wrong an innocent person!】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: This time, the ones coming from their out-of-town branches to Jiangcheng are people I have decent relationships with. We'll have a meal together, clear the air, and it'll be fine!】
【Old Yao: Thank you so much, boss. Sorry for the trouble [cupped fists] [cupped fists] [cupped fists]】
【Harmony Brings Wealth: No problem. We're brothers. Don't talk like an outsider [grinning smile]】
After ending the conversation with Tycoon, Lin Yu let out a breath.
Sure enough...
High Mountain, Snowy Owl, and Seagull—these three people wanting to come to Jiangcheng—whether or not they had figured out the direct connections between his three identities, if they planned to investigate and deal with "Zhu Ming," they would inevitably contact people familiar to them and the local power brokers of Jiangcheng.
Like...
Tycoon and May May!
And going to Tycoon... essentially meant going to Old Yao.
So, in the final analysis, all their actions targeting Zhu Ming and Li Nian would ultimately require Lin Yu's two identities to cooperate.
This was precisely why Lin Yu wasn't worried at all about his identities being exposed—this situation was completely within his expectations.
And every step of their subsequent actions would inevitably fall under Lin Yu's control.
Of course, even if these three people defied common sense and just barged straight into Jiangcheng without any notice, Lin Yu still wasn't very worried.
At the end of the day, his greatest trump card was always... that the identity "Zhu Ming" didn't really exist.
If they charged straight into Jiangcheng, as long as Lin Yu didn't personally use the "Zhu Ming" identity to act, then finding "Zhu Ming" would only mean one thing—Jiangcheng was really haunted!
But right now, this outcome was the best for Lin Yu.
"Next up is Zhu Ming receiving the payment and splitting the loot with Li Nian... but there's no rush. First, I need to see what intel Old Yao and May May have gathered."
And before that...
Lin Yu switched back to his own phone.
Then, he directly dialed Shen Bingmiao's voice call.
The explosive rock drum ringtone rang for just one second before it was picked up, and Shen Bingmiao's voice came through.
"Hello, my dear Ace. You're out of the dungeon?"
"Was your dungeon smooth sailing?"
Lin Yu sighed. "Thanks to you, I almost died inside—I ran into the Chosen One of the God of Fate."
"Senior, don't tell me you didn't know she was in Prison Mountain Realm... You knew, and you should have been very clear that there was a high probability I'd run into her this time, right?"
Shen Bingmiao's voice rang out.
"Yes, junior... But if I had told you in advance, you wouldn't have had a high probability of meeting her—you would have had a one hundred percent chance."
"And if I'm not mistaken, you met the sleeping version of her, right? If you knew of her existence, she would have awakened from the very beginning—that's how the unreasonable authority of 'Fate' operates."