From the second squad captain's words, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel somewhat emotional.
"As expected, the Order people also went to stake out the location."
Although the things done under the identity of "Zhu Ming" weren't as famous among the general player population as those of "May May," they had absolutely attracted attention in high-level player circles.
Just the "returning from death" aspect alone was enough to draw attention.
Not to mention she had deceived both Order and the Psychological Society, and was now even expelled from the forum while joining the Psychological Society!
Compared to these points, possibly having close connections with people from the Free Alliance probably didn't even count as a big deal.
Going to Xia Yue's home using the "May May" identity had indeed fished out quite a lot of useful information.
Of course...
Since it was done intentionally, Lin Yu had naturally made preparations long ago.
Therefore, Lin Yu wasn't panicked at all, only speaking after a slight sigh.
"When I met her, neither of us had joined any organizations yet."
"A life-and-death friendship forged in dungeons... I can't be that selfless and noble."
As Lin Yu spoke, the second squad captain remained silent.
But Tycoon, squatting on the ground, let out a cold laugh.
"Hey, kid... I shouldn't really comment on your Order matters as an outsider, but I've never been good at holding back."
"Captain Good Night lying on that bed was injured by those bastards from the Psychological Society last night! Twelve broken bones throughout his body, multiple soft tissue contusions, and that bastard even kicked him twice down there, almost causing necrosis!"
"You might not be able to be selfless and noble, but if you want to join Order, you should at least be able to distinguish right from wrong, shouldn't you?"
Lin Yu understood now.
Tycoon was called here to play the bad cop role.
It had to be said...
Tycoon's acting skills remained consistently mediocre.
This Jiang'an Hall boss, Fourth Tier expert, and powerful player ranked 27th spoke seriously, but didn't give Lin Yu much sense of pressure.
Lin Yu looked at Tycoon and responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"But that wasn't done by Zhu Ming. If I encounter her again in the future, I definitely won't hold back—if she's already committed some heinous acts, I'll personally kill her too—and I'll cut off all contact and personal connections with her from now on."
"However, I don't see any problem with the friendship between us before that. If we really want to count, your organization also has a mutual friend of ours," Lin Yu said, then looked back at the three Order captains, "Furthermore, my visit to her family... has nothing to do with her."
"She's already faked her death and cut ties with her family. No matter what you think, I can't just abandon that mother and daughter pair."
As Lin Yu spoke, the hospital room fell completely silent.
Based on everyone's reactions...
Lin Yu also made a judgment.
"It seems Order's surveillance isn't that precise after all."
He had taken the phone from Xia Yang, and had even specifically taken that phone out again downstairs.
Yet the Order people hadn't discovered this.
Since they hadn't discovered it...
Then this explanation was already sufficient.
After all, he had made contributions during the previous Jiangcheng incident, had High Mountain's recommendation, and possibly even Li Hua's favor. With just this small amount of suspicion, they couldn't really do anything to Lin Yu.
After all...
The player population isn't that large, and Order's scale isn't small either. If they really investigated all the intricate connections thoroughly, many Order members and even higher-ups might have had one or two not-quite-proper friends.
Just as Lin Yu had anticipated...
Next, Good Night lying on the bed with an IV struggled to turn his head and spoke.
"I believe this young comrade," he said seriously. "Our Order is a disciplined organization—we don't engage in that random conviction nonsense. So since May has already joined us, I choose to believe him!"
As a candidate for Jiangcheng's next chief captain, and also currently the most severely injured person in the room, even though Tycoon's status was somewhat higher than Good Night's, Good Night speaking up now carried a certain decisive weight.
Lin Yu also nodded.
"Thank you for your trust, Captain Good Night. I will definitely live up to your expectations—I joined at a rather special time, and while you're hospitalized, I'll also stay vigilant and focused."
He spoke seriously, and Good Night laboriously waved his heavily bandaged hand.
"Ah shit, I wanted to say this earlier—can we stop mentioning me getting beaten up? It's so damn embarrassing," Good Night sighed. "I'm too weak, brothers, I'm just too weak!"
The second and third squad captains both looked at Good Night.
"Please don't say that—if it were us, we'd be dead already."
"Yeah, being able to survive against that crazy woman from the Psychological Society, you've already done your best!"
Good Night sighed again: "Forget it, it was purely because she didn't want to kill me and you guys arrived quickly... Luckily it happened in Jiangcheng."
Hearing Good Night's words, Lin Yu's mind stirred.
"Why do you say 'luckily it happened in Jiangcheng'?"
Sure enough...
Good Night subconsciously showed a somewhat guilty expression, and although he immediately spoke up after just a moment, Lin Yu still caught the slip.
"Ah, isn't it because Jiangcheng has Tycoon!"
"Ranked 27th on the leaderboard, lots of money, righteous, strong—who wouldn't say he's amazing!"
Tycoon immediately chimed in: "Ahahaha, brother, you're making me embarrassed saying that!"
Lin Yu watched the two of them performing this back-and-forth, but his expression grew serious.
"That's not right."
Order was a reasonable organization, but precisely because Order was reasonable, Lin Yu knew he could use this organization's proper ways to apply appropriate "pressure."
"I don't know how the organization evaluates me, but I consider one of my strengths to be sharp perception... Captain High Mountain from Zheng City should be aware of this."
"So... you two seem to be hiding something."
"I'm already an official member of the organization. What exactly is being kept from me about this city?"
As Lin Yu spoke, Good Night and Tycoon looked at each other.
Then, Good Night sighed and struggled to sit up from the bed.
"Shit, the report did mention that one of your strengths is being very smart, but no one fucking told me you were this smart—Jiangcheng is indeed a special city, even more special than Haicheng or Yanjing—for Players, this is pretty much the most important city."
"Because this is where the forum is located... In other words, Order, which has deep cooperative relations with the forum, has control over this city that can't be matched by any other city."
"Most regular members don't know this, but since there are important figures in the organization who think highly of you, it should be fine for me to tell you in advance."
"In the plans of the General and the Secretary, Jiangcheng is destined to become the central city for the entire Player community in the future!"