As the words were spoken, the corpse seemed to suddenly gain vitality.

Breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature all reappeared.

Then... she moved as well.

Two slender, pale hands reached out and then held her own head.

*Crack—!*

After a crisp sound, the girl straightened her own neck, wrenching her head back to a normal angle.

Then, she inserted her fingers into her own eye sockets. With a soft *pop*, she pried out two pure black eyeballs.

Next...

Her own eyes emerged—the fiery red color inherited by the Sleepless Sky bloodline.

Lin Yu watched this scene, somewhat astonished.

"How did you do that?"

"Prosthetic eyes made from the 'Dim Crystal' of the Universal General Chamber of Commerce, second-generation products, I think," the girl said carelessly. "Seems some young master from some family gifted them a few years ago... Said they had night vision and telescopic functions, but they're pretty useful for playing dead."

"After all, they look very lifeless, just like a dead person's eyes—the later generation products have been iterated, not this exaggerated anymore, but they still make your eyes look dull."

Lin Yu remembered Sheng Lan Kui's eyes and wondered if there was any connection between the two.

"Alright, my turn to ask," the girl raised the loudspeaker, pressed a button, and turned up the volume a bit. "Furbollo, how did *you* do it?"

"Which part are you referring to," Lin Yu tossed the question back, "me recognizing you were playing dead, or me figuring out your identity."

"Both—how did you know I wasn't a corpse, and... how did you determine from this corpse that I am Sleepless Sky Huoxing."

As she spoke, the girl acknowledged her identity as Sleepless Sky Huoxing.

"As a corpse, you were too 'fresh'," Lin Yu said calmly. "Although you lost vital signs, you placed too many real corpses you would use around yourself, so I could do a simple spot-the-difference—those corpses, though 'dead', didn't have obvious external injuries, and were even 'stacked' neatly."

"But your neck just now was deliberately displayed to me in a broken posture... That felt a bit out of place with the surroundings, like you were using that neck to deliberately emphasize 'this is a corpse'."

"But clearly a corpse, yet not stacked up, and also not moving—it was like seeing a piece of clothing in front of a wardrobe stuffed with folded clothes, a piece that was neither being worn nor put away... That's too abnormal."

Sleepless Sky Huoxing exclaimed in admiration, "Such meticulous observation skills, truly worthy of the famous 'Detective' of Sleepless City."

Lin Yu flicked the brim of his hat, not being modest.

However, he hadn't actually relied on these details to determine she wasn't a "corpse"...

Although her disguise was perfect, even capable of completely losing her vital signs and suppressing her emotional fluctuations.

But Old Zheng could see her soul state—vibrant and vigorous.

That whole deductive analysis just now was Lin Yu reverse-engineering the solution process after seeing the "answer," he only said it to fit Fu Luo's persona.

Sleepless Sky Huoxing looked at Lin Yu, then asked again.

"Then, how were you so sure I am Sleepless Sky Huoxing?"

This one was genuinely deduced by Lin Yu.

"Because you look like a member of the Sleepless Sky family, and you are excessively knowledgeable about Sleepless Sky family matters. Even if you have various information channels, you know every single latest secret related to the Sleepless Sky family clearly, while conversely, you didn't mention things happening in the Sheng Lan family. So I guessed you must be a member of the Sleepless Sky family."

"Plus, you just mentioned you had no choice but to hide your identity—this actually also exposes the fact that you must have a necessity to 'conceal your identity.' Because if you were a rootless Outer City person, a minor noble, or a corporate employee, what does it matter whether your real identity is known or not... Compared to this layer of identity, their original identity is almost irrelevant."

"There's only one possibility: for your original identity, this layer of identity as the Uncrowned King of Gray Three Streets is even considered a 'burden,' hence the possibility of needing to conceal it."

Lin Yu analyzed calmly.

Sleepless Sky Huoxing narrowed her eyes, a smile appearing on her face.

At this moment, with her own eyes restored, she looked exactly like a carbon copy of the Sleepless Night Family Head.

Lin Yu had to admit, compared to Sleepless Sky Huo Shu and Sleepless Sky Huole, she seemed to resemble the Sleepless Night Family Head more—at least in appearance.

"Even so, you could only determine I'm a member of the Sleepless Sky family. How did you know for sure I am Sleepless Sky Huoxing?"

Sleepless Sky Huoxing asked again.

"Because you asked about Sleepless Sky Huoxing's matters, and it didn't sound like you were 'gossiping'... Even though you disguised it well, even the loudspeaker couldn't convey tone or mood, and there were no body language cues, but the word choice... definitely wasn't 'gossiping' about someone else."

"You must be one of the most direct descendants of the Sleepless Sky family. And among the young direct descendants... your mother introduced them to me. Aside from the two I've met, one is in the Great Wasteland, the other is in the Universal General Chamber of Commerce and older than Huole."

Lin Yu responded calmly.

"But these aren't exactly evidence," Sleepless Sky Huoxing frowned. "Aren't you just guessing?"

Lin Yu shrugged. "I'm a detective... Judges passing sentences and the Public Security Bureau making arrests need evidence. Detectives sometimes have to trust their intuition—finding the truth first, then verifying if the truth is real, is also a deductive method."

"Whoa, I see," Sleepless Sky Huoxing let out a light breath, accepting Lin Yu's explanation, then said with a faint smile, "Truly brilliant deduction. Indeed, one can't relax for a moment talking to someone like you. I understand why mother likes you now. Your type really is the kind that would please her."

"So, since we're back on this topic... why *are* you pursuing me? You hadn't even met me before today, right?"

"I just needed a reason to attend your Coming-of-Age Ceremony, to ensure the plan to assassinate Alt Mercury proceeds smoothly," Facing the person in question, Lin Yu honestly told the truth. "Sorry for using you."

"Ah, I figured as much," Sleepless Sky Huoxing pouted. "It's fine, go ahead and use it then. It's to kill Alt Mercury anyway."

"Aren't you displeased?"

Lin Yu asked.

"A little disappointed, but it's okay. There are plenty I don't like, and plenty pursuing me anyway," Sleepless Sky Huoxing waved her hand. "But... remember to send an interesting birthday gift!"

"Even if you're pretending to pursue me, pretend well!"