"An assassination commission?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Sleepless Night Family Head was quite surprised, then quickly understood.

"No wonder you were able to obtain so much commission information from the Outer City... Did you get it by posing as someone who accepts commissions?"

Lin Yu calmly nodded.

"Of course. I disguised myself as a mercenary and used some methods to gain the basic trust of those Gray Three Streets guys."

The Sleepless Night Family Head nodded, believing Lin Yu had the capability for this.

Even she had almost been fooled, so with that kind of ability, tricking those lower-class people on the fringes of the Outer City was as easy as playing around.

"So... is this commission something you absolutely must complete?"

Lin Yu nodded: "Of course, this is something I, as a 'Player,' must complete."

Hearing this, the Sleepless Night Family Head said thoughtfully, "I see. The target of your assassination, is it a Peerage Noble?"

"Yes."

Lin Yu answered directly again.

From the Sleepless Night Family Head's attitude, Lin Yu faintly sensed...

The other party didn't seem opposed to this.

"It probably isn't Sleepless Sky Huo Le or Sleepless Sky Huo Shu, otherwise you would have already taken action... Hmm, since it's Huo Xing's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, let me guess. Although it's your employer's request, it should still be someone not easily met on ordinary days."

"And since you came to see me and chose to confess so calmly... it's not someone from the Sleepless Sky family, right?"

Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by the Sleepless Night Family Head's analysis: "No wonder you love listening to those crime-solving stories... With your reasoning ability, you'd probably achieve great success as a detective."

No wonder the Sleepless Night Family Head was a Chosen One of the God of Wisdom.

The Sleepless Night Family Head clapped her hands, making crisp "clap, clap" sounds.

"Well then, since it's not someone from the Sleepless Sky family, you may kill them as you please. However... you did choose Huo Xing's birthday banquet after all, so I still need to know who you intend to kill."

"In exchange... I can provide some conveniences, and once I know the target, perhaps I can help you deduce who the employer might be."

At this point, the Sleepless Night Family Head looked at Lin Yu, a flicker of cunning in her gaze. "You probably haven't found out who the employer is, have you?"

Lin Yu curled his lip: "Of course. For issuing a commission targeting a Peerage Noble, even if it's another Peerage Noble... they would definitely hide themselves well."

Before the Sleepless Night Family Head could speak, Lin Yu continued.

"However, I'm very curious... why are you willing to make this 'deal' with me, even promising such things without knowing exactly who I intend to kill?"

Even if the person he wanted to kill wasn't from the Sleepless Sky family, although there is competition among the Peerage Nobility, as people of the same class—and the top monopoly class at that—they should still have a tendency to "present a united front against outsiders."

"Of course, it's out of consideration for a certain someone's face."

The Sleepless Night Family Head said in a light, cheerful tone.

Lin Yu was astonished: "Furbollo actually has this much sway with you? I thought he was just a toy for your amusement."

The Sleepless Night Family Head was speechless.

After a long while, the little girl with fox-like eyes leisurely spoke: "I can now be completely certain that you are indeed close to him. After all, only people very close to A Luo would have that attitude towards him... and it's most likely the only attitude possible."

"Although A Luo's duty most of the time is to amuse me, he is, after all, a legendary 'Detective' who has solved many cases in both the inner and outer city. In essence, he is the 'deputy' I have selected for the future family head... Also, I sometimes have him assist with rituals."

Lin Yu was curious: "Rituals? Furbollo has that skill too? How come I didn't know?"

The Sleepless Night Family Head waved her hand: "My Lord is the God of Wisdom, so the ritual ceremonies include presenting and solving puzzles to demonstrate wisdom... He is quite good at that."

Lin Yu suddenly understood: "I see. Then he truly is specialized in that field."

This Sleepless City is practically the most suitable place for Fu Luo.

"He's actually that important? I really misjudged him..."

Lin Yu sighed with emotion, and the Sleepless Night Family Head smiled.

"But I am not making this 'deal' with you out of consideration for his face either."

Hearing the Sleepless Night Family Head's faint words, Lin Yu immediately felt helpless.

This family head's personality is quite eccentric too...

If it has nothing to do with Fu Luo, why say all that?

Just to give Fu Luo some face?

"If not his face, then whose could it be?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

"Of course, it's the god behind you," the Sleepless Night Family Head said lightly. "As a Chosen One, I naturally recognize at a glance those similarly favored by the gods..."

"Even if you are not a God's Spokesperson now, you have probably already been pre-selected by some deity... one from within the Ten Realms."

The Sleepless Night Family Head said with a light laugh.

"Therefore, I don't want to offend some god for the sake of a fool from some family... Nowadays, because of you 'Otherworldly Visitors,' communication between the Ten Realms is becoming more frequent. The god behind you might very well be of a very high rank."

"The fact that He provided you with such means to conceal from prying eyes and calculations shows a significant investment, enough to indicate how much that one values you—so, rather than offend you, why not befriend you?"

"And since it's a deal, even if the person you want to kill is actually somewhat useful to me... then I can also bargain with you."

The Sleepless Night Family Head said seriously.

Lin Yu nodded.

Things had been said to this extent; he really had no need to hide it anymore.

Moreover, if he were to carry out his operation within the Sleepless Night Family, having the support of this family head would indeed be a good thing.

Even if he hid it from her now... this person would probably still have the ability to find out who his assassination target was before he carried it out.

"My assassination target is Alt Mercury."

Hearing this name, an expression of astonishment appeared on the Sleepless Night Family Head's face.

"Oh my, oh my, it's actually that old... that elderly gentleman!"

Her expression was sincere: "This really won't do. Alt Mercury, publicly, is a bridge, a link, a testament to the friendship between my Sleepless Night Family and the Mercury family. Privately, he is also my respected uncle and senior, who has provided much help to my endeavors..."

Lin Yu looked at the Sleepless Night Family Head, staring at her for a good while. "I say, no matter who I named, would you have entered this bargaining phase with me?"

"Although you are a Chosen One of the God of Wisdom and quite skilled at anti-deception, your acting when lying is really poor—you almost let words like 'old bastard' or 'old thing' slip out just now."

The Sleepless Night Family Head stuck out her tongue: "I was just testing, and you actually noticed!"

"By the way, the term I was about to say wasn't that rude!"

The Sleepless Night Family Head waved her hand, saying somewhat sheepishly.

"Then what did you want to say?"

"Old B lamp."

"Where exactly is that not rude, may I ask?"