After understanding what was suspicious about these two people...

Chris arrived.

The burly man who pushed the door open had a broad face, a wide mouth, broad shoulders, and a thick waist. His hair was tied at the back of his head in a braid resembling a samurai topknot.

Especially noticeable were two intersecting knife scars on his left cheek.

This made Lin Yu somewhat suspicious...

Whether the title 'Demon Hunter' had aesthetic requirements.

Otherwise, he could have just been called something like "Mage" or "Sage."

As soon as Chris entered, his gaze immediately passed over Lin Yu and Fu Luo, who were sitting at the table under the light, and landed on Good Night in the corner.

"Damn it, Good Night, why is it you?"

Good Night looked at Chris, crossing his arms over his chest. "Sibal, you better behave yourself, Chris!"

"You are currently the prime suspect in Radish's death, and I... I am the person in charge of investigating this matter for the 'Order'."

"You sibal better confess and get leniency, resist and face the full force of the law!"

Chris walked to the side of the table but didn't sit down. Instead, he leaned one hand on the back of the chair, exuding an imposing aura. "Damn it, I don't know why you suspect me, but Radish and I had no past grievances and no present enmity..."

"You dirty bounty hunter, sibal, you'd kill your own friend for eight thousand bucks. Saying you need a grudge to kill someone is laughable to me."

Good Night spat and walked forward, positioning himself between Lin Yu and Fu Luo. He also placed his hands on the table, his presence not losing out to Chris in the slightest.

"Damn it, has this Korean bastard run out of tricks besides slandering people?" Chris turned to look at Li Hua. "What, does the 'Order' no longer care about evidence now, Mr. Gambler?"

Li Hua, who was mentioned by Chris, coughed. "We mean no harm, Chris... Good Night, watch your language."

Good Night immediately spoke up.

"Hey sibal... Do you think I have no evidence, Chris?"

"I've been keeping an eye on you. Did you think those accounts of yours were hidden well enough? Don't forget who the 'Order' cooperates with, and that I'm newly appointed to Jiangcheng!"

"Those recent deposits of unknown origin in your offshore virtual accounts, don't you want to explain them?"

Hearing this, Chris spat. "Damn it, are you fabricating this? What offshore virtual accounts! I only ever use the big four banks!"

The two men stood in silent confrontation for a long time.

Good Night stared at Chris for a long while, then a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Hehe, didn't scare you?"

"Sibal, I was just messing with you earlier!"

A vein throbbed on Chris's temple. "Damn it..."

Lin Yu could no longer stand this farce. He knocked on the table, putting an end to this battle between the sibal Captain and the damn-it Hunter.

"Captain, could you please not interfere with our normal procedure? Do you absolutely have to pick a fight with Mr. Chris here right now?"

Good Night took the offered way out, raising his hands and slowly retreating back to the corner. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Chris was just about to throw out a few sarcastic remarks but was cut off by another sentence from Lin Yu.

"Mr. Chris, please also sit down and answer our questions. If you truly believe you have no issues, then don't engage in unnecessary actions that only add to your own suspicion."

Lin Yu said unhurriedly, gesturing with his hand towards the chair in front of Chris.

Chris slowly sat down and glanced at Lin Yu.

"Are you new to the 'Order'?"

"Yes, you can call me May May."

"Truly worthy of the 'Order', always able to recruit interesting people."

Chris said, crossing his hands under the table and leaning back in his chair.

"So... what do you want to ask?"

"Normally, the procedure would be to ask what you were doing last night. But because you, Chris, are rather special, I don't intend to follow the normal procedure."

Lin Yu said, also leaning back.

"Oh? I'm special?"

Chris asked, surprised.

Lin Yu nodded. "Of course. Because if we only look at the 'cause of death', if we conclude that Radish was killed by a player, then based on the current information, only your ability could perfectly achieve this."

"According to the on-site investigation report issued by the 'Order', there were no traces of item use in the room. On the contrary, there were faint power remnants in his soul—this fits your ability very well."

"You have the ability to cast curses without using items, don't you?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Chris smiled slightly.

"Is that what you're basing your suspicion on? But isn't it possible... that among the other suspects, I'm not the only one who can do this—it's just that my ability happens to be known to you?"

Lin Yu also smiled.

"That's actually quite possible. Most of the current suspects are so-called 'high-end players'. It's normal for them to have some hidden methods and trump cards."

"But... right now, it's your turn to prove your innocence—either you clearly tell me right now who else among the others has a similar ability, or you prove that your ability couldn't have killed Radish."

Lin Yu said calmly. Chris's expression changed slightly.

"What if I don't say... Could you people from the 'Order' still pin it on me without conclusive evidence?"

"As the most authoritative organization among players, are you going to frame me?"

Lin Yu laughed.

"You know what? The enemy of the 'Order' has never been 'evil'. We're not called 'Justice', we're called 'Order'. That means our greatest enemy is... chaos."

"You also know we have authority. So... Mr. Bounty Hunter with a tarnished reputation and a notorious track record, do you want to go against us?"

"When necessary, we wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice you to appease the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' and more players, because Radish Grandpa is just too prestigious—so, cooperate."

"Now, tell me, what is your ability?"

Chris looked at Lin Yu. "It's the Lost Heart of the Pure Abyss. You, kid, don't know quality. Let those two over there take a good look; they'll tell you in a moment."

He hooked his index fingers together, his thumbs and pinkies also interlocking.

The sound of an intangible tide and the distant singing of a woman arose.

Lin Yu instantly felt dizzy and nauseous, almost vomiting.

He clutched his head. As the salty smell of seawater flooded his nostrils, a suffocating sensation akin to drowning washed over him.

"Fuck!"

"What are you doing?!"

Good Night's voice turned cold.

Li Hua reacted faster.

"Enough, Chris!"

The moment he spoke, two golden twenty-sided dice spun in the air and finally stopped simultaneously.

One showed seven pips, the other four.

"Eleven—Failure!"

Chris's face suddenly changed dramatically. He released his hands, then sucked in a sharp breath, clutching his left forearm.

"Hiss..."

In that instant, Good Night also rushed over, slamming Chris's head directly onto the table.

"Chris, you sibal have some nerve!"

Lin Yu also immediately recovered from the drowning state. He coughed violently and actually managed to spit out a mouthful of seawater onto the table.

These Third Tier players, especially the famous ones on the rankings, every single one of them was fricking dangerous!

But Lin Yu wiped his wet mouth and nose, still looking at Chris, who was pinned to the table, with a calmness that bordered on madness.

"I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."

Chris looked at Lin Yu in this state, stared at him for a long time, and then finally spoke as if resigned to his fate.

"Damn it, you win, Order guy."

"But... that just now should be proof enough."

"The 'curse' I can use without relying on items cannot cause a death effect that wouldn't be detected in an 'autopsy'—if I wanted to kill someone, it would have to be like just now."

"Because its essence is granting me the privilege to borrow the power of the Pure Abyss..."

"And the Pure Abyss is a sea."

"So if I did it, Radish should have died from drowning."

As Chris explained, Lin Yu waved his hand.

"Alright, Captain, let him go."

"Keep an eye on him. I need to go rinse my mouth."

Lin Yu said, standing up, then picked up his backpack and walked out.

Once outside, on his way to the restroom, Lin Yu patted his backpack.

"Old Zheng, tell me what you know about that 'Pure Abyss' the guy mentioned."

"His move was off—just now, although I felt like I was drowning, before the drowning sensation, I felt dizzy—not physiologically."

"In other words, he actually also has an ability similar to manipulating consciousness, right?"