President Paris's concession naturally came about because Lin Yu's rhetoric had taken effect.

Although he hadn't interacted much with the people of Sleepless City, through their brief dealings, Lin Yu had already vaguely grasped the defining trait of all its residents.

Whether they were Upper Class or lower class, Commoners or nobles, the people here were all "results-oriented."

Strength, status, success, and failure were the important, if not the sole, criteria by which Sleepless City measured people and events.

While this might be true to some extent in any world, in Sleepless City, everything seemed exceptionally obvious and naked.

So...

President Paris acknowledged the logic Lin Yu had just presented.

He wouldn't offer compensation for nearly killing Fu Luo, but if Fu Luo hadn't been killed, had come bouncing back alive to his doorstep, uncovered his involvement, and even used the "Lie Detector" to trip him up...

Then President Paris acknowledged that he needed to pay a price.

At this moment, President Paris's gaze toward Lin Yu was filled with appreciation and acknowledgment.

In his view, this 'Detective' before him was no longer just an outsider with a single skill, but a formidable player who had already grasped the "rules of the game" in Sleepless City.

Even if he was an opponent, he was a respectable one.

Therefore, having lost the previous round of the game, he, of course, had to pay the price.

"What compensation do you want?"

President Paris looked at Lin Yu, leaning back as he spoke. "Money, status... or some new novelty, name your price."

Lin Yu looked at President Paris and spoke with a smile. "'Hatred Copper', 'Jadeite Laurel', 'Heart Vein Stone'."

He listed three names he had just heard.

Lin Yu naturally had no idea what was truly valuable, but since 'Zhu Rong' had appeared here, it indicated the other party was likely very familiar with Sleepless City.

Therefore, the things 'Zhu Rong' mentioned should be sufficiently precious.

Hearing Lin Yu's request, Paris frowned slightly.

"I can give you the Hatred Copper, but Jadeite Laurel and Heart Vein Stone are a bit troublesome... those are the signature treasures of the Divine Power Group and the Universal Commerce Guild!"

"But if you want them, it's not impossible to get you a set..."

As Paris spoke, he seemed ready to bargain and propose some condition.

But Lin Yu interrupted him.

"You've misunderstood, not a set."

He calmly spread his hands open in front of him. "Fifty of each!"

Paris was stunned. "What?"

"I said, fifty of each. Is your hearing not good?"

Lin Yu grabbed the Orange Water and took a sip.

Paris looked Lin Yu over several times, speaking somewhat uncertainly. "Are you planning to build a new Sleepless City?"

Lin Yu spread his hands. "Don't ask me what it's for. Just say whether you'll give it or not."

Paris rubbed his temples and spoke slowly. "If you'd said five or ten of each, I might have gotten angry, but you said fifty... I just find it laughable."

"Hatred Copper only yields about three pieces a year in total—I'm just the president of Truth Corporation. I'm not the God of Alchemy, the God of Wisdom, or the God of Miracles."

Paris said helplessly.

Lin Yu shrugged. "Well, then there's no other way. You owe me for now."

He never really intended to squeeze these materials out of Paris from the start... To put it bluntly, Lin Yu was just using seemingly extremely expensive things to prove he knew the ropes and wasn't easy to fool.

Paris looked at Lin Yu. "Owe you?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Owe me a favor, President Paris," Lin Yu flicked the brim of his hat. "I'll get those things myself if I want them. Since you agreed to compensate me... I definitely have to choose a moment when I absolutely need you, the president of Truth Corporation."

Paris played with an orange, looking intrigued. "Aren't you afraid that after you leave here, I'll renege on the debt later?"

"Then I'll go make some trouble at the Sleepless Night Family. After all, this matter is easy enough to investigate," Lin Yu said calmly. "You did indeed mobilize the Throne of Wrath."

"Well said," President Paris chuckled. "And what if, after you leave here, I send people to assassinate you again?"

Lin Yu also laughed. "Then remember to do it cleanly. If I escape again and find out it was you... I'll ask for a hundred of each next time."

As he spoke, he stood up.

"Alright... it's getting late. It's rare for me to be back. I should go see the esteemed Lady Huo Le."

Lin Yu said as he stood.

Paris also stood up, speaking politely. "Oh, shall I have someone escort you?"

Although in Paris's view, this was just a polite gesture.

He could never have imagined that the person before him had come here today, gone around in circles with him, all for the sake of this very sentence.

Lin Yu stopped in his tracks, looked at President Paris, and smiled brilliantly.

"Escort me? I'd be endlessly grateful!"

As he spoke, Lin Yu sat back down on the Sofa.

President Paris seemed not to have anticipated this turn of events. He looked at Lin Yu, who had sat back down, processed it for a moment, and then took out his phone.

He dialed a number.

"Hey, come to the building. Help me send someone to Sleepless Sky Manor."

After hanging up, President Paris looked at Lin Yu and said, "Have a seat for a moment. The car will be here shortly."

"I'll have my Driver personally take you."

As President Paris spoke, Lin Yu looked at him and smiled.

"That's right. Although my coming here to demand compensation from you can't be known by Lady Huo Le, it's best not to hide the fact that we two met privately from her."

"Otherwise, misunderstandings might arise."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Paris's expression softened slightly.

After all, Lin Yu's words sounded like an "explanation."

"That's true. Miss Huo Le has always been quite domineering. If our meeting like this were discovered, there would indeed be risks."

"Especially since it's a sensitive period now..."

Lin Yu had just brought it up as a fishing line. Now hearing Paris say this, he naturally wanted to reel in more information.

He looked at Paris, not asking directly, but instead showing a surprised expression.

"Even you know about it?"

Paris looked at Lin Yu with an offended expression. "What do you mean by that? As the president of Truth Corporation, how could I not know?"

"Don't think that just because you're an advisor to Miss Huo Le, you have access to more information than I do... At the next Saint-Lan family meeting, all the heirs have to report on their work... After the meeting concludes, the next head of the Saint-Lan family will basically be decided."

"Right now, Miss Huo Le and Mr. Huo Shu have each made their bets. Although the old chairman is still in his prime and the Sleepless Sky family is far from deciding on an heir, that is, after all, the support of the 'Saint-Lan family.' Not a single misstep can be allowed..."

"I imagine Miss Huo Le must be extremely worried and anxious right now," Paris said, looking at Lin Yu. "Isn't that precisely why you chose this timing to come here and blackmail me... After all, if you told Miss Huo Le now that I tried to kill you, there's a high probability she would make me pay a heavy price."

Listening to Paris's words, Lin Yu nodded imperceptibly.

Excellent. Crucial intelligence.

"Thank you, President Paris."

Lin Yu said silently in his heart.

Of course, he couldn't actually thank him.

Lin Yu switched to Fu Luo's cheeky expression and looked at Paris as he spoke.

"Ha! You said behind her back that Miss Huo Le is emotionally unstable, irritable, short-tempered, and petty! I've got that on record!"