"Difficulties?"

The Public Security Bureau Team Leader's words made Lin Yu feel somewhat strange.

Although he knew Zhu Rong might have some backing, he had just been delivered to the Security Bureau. How could he make the Public Security Bureau feel difficulties so quickly?

Led by this Team Leader, Lin Yu quickly entered the interior of the Sleepless City General Security Bureau.

Along the way, from the grassroots duty officers and technical personnel on down, to many officials who seemed to have fairly high administrative ranks, they all greeted and saluted Lin Yu.

Furbollo's popularity at the Public Security Bureau was higher than imagined.

Passing through the main hall and offices, they soon entered the building where the Public Security Bureau temporarily detained and held various suspects.

Compared to the grand, bright lobby earlier, the architectural style here was more austere and forbidding—entering, one was faced with a metal wall and two tightly shut metal doors on the left and right.

Rows of exposed rivets were on the wall, with the spray-painted "Thirteen Articles of the General Security Charter" above them.

Lin Yu glanced at it; it was roughly regulations like murder and arson demand life, injuring others requires compensation and jail time, and so on.

In Sleepless City, these thirteen articles were still considered quite conscientious—at least they didn't mention that harming Nobles and Commoners required different treatment, nor were there explicit provisions stating that Nobles injuring others could be exempt from punishment under the principle of "punishments do not extend to high officials."

Although in actual enforcement there were probably still differences, not writing it out... was already a kind of progress.

Being somewhat better in form was still good. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The front desk beneath the metal wall was also enclosed behind a transparent Barrier clearly possessing strong protective capabilities. The duty officer on shift also smiled and greeted Lin Yu and the Team Leader beside him.

"Third Team Leader, Mr. Furbollo, here to interrogate someone again?"

"What tricky case is it this time?"

The duty officer asked curiously. The Public Security Bureau Team Leader put on a stern face and handed over his card.

"This matter is of great importance, don't ask randomly... it's related to the top!"

"Open Gate A."

Upon hearing this, the duty officer looked at the Team Leader's finger pointing vigorously upward and instantly shrank his neck in fright: "Oh dear, then I know nothing."

As he said this, he operated the console inside. Soon, the left door opened.

The Team Leader led Lin Yu inside. Before long, there were two more checkpoints.

Whether it was because this Team Leader's privileges were high enough, or Fu Luo's face was too effective, or perhaps the Sleepless City Public Security Bureau's management regulations were simply too full of loopholes.

At each checkpoint, only the Team Leader handed over his identity card. Lin Yu, standing beside him, entered by simply having his face scanned—without presenting any documents or credentials, not even needing a security check.

Soon, they arrived at a special detention area—Lin Yu was quite certain this should not be a normal, ordinary detention area.

Because stepping through the final door, he clearly felt the style was different from all previous areas.

The decoration here was more like a guest house than a prison cell.

The "cell doors" on both sides of the room were even made of carved wood.

Combined with the Public Security Bureau Team Leader's somewhat hesitant demeanor earlier, Lin Yu had some guesses in his heart.

To confirm this guess, he deliberately furrowed his brow and spoke.

"Why was he locked up here..."

"Is this compliant?"

Upon hearing this, the Team Leader said with a bitter expression, "Ah, this place is indeed for detaining Nobles... Mr. Furbollo, I know that guy isn't a Noble, but someone called the Bureau Director."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.

Sure enough, 'Zhu Rong's' backer was also not small.

Thinking about it, it made sense. He came to assassinate a Peerage Noble's Steward. The mastermind behind it would at least need to be a Duke or Marquis to have that kind of guts.

Moreover, that mastermind must ultimately also have a Peerage Noble as a supporting backer.

Furthermore, Lin Yu carefully recalled that when Barry called out the identities of the first two assassins, he mentioned "Pioneer Team"...

That sounded very much like a background from the Three Major Corporations and Sleepless City's official circles.

And 'Zhu Rong' also didn't seem like someone who came after taking some random freelance commission—judging from Zhu Rong's adherence to his promise, this was more like a commission born from a "promise" made to someone he knew.

"This backer's information network is quite efficient, the call came through instantly..."

You have to understand, only a few hours had passed since Zhu Rong's assassination attempt.

Although there were many eyes at the scene, this time it involved both the Sleepless Sky Family and the Sheng Lan Family—the professionals handling the Aftermath Handling from both sides had surely already controlled all the relevant parties.

Even if news leaked, probably only the most core Nobles could learn the specifics of what happened tonight.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu looked at the Public Security Bureau Team Leader and probed again.

"A single call could get him transferred here. Do you know what crime he committed?"

The Team Leader's face grew even more bitter: "Your Lordship... Lord Furbollo, of course I know. This guy, in front of three Peerage Noble Lords, attempted to assassinate the Steward of one of those Lords. If it were an ordinary mercenary, this would definitely be a heinous capital crime!"

"But... we have no choice, Your Lordship. Since he dared to do it, dared to come, it means he truly has someone behind him that we cannot afford to offend."

As the Team Leader spoke, Lin Yu said coldly.

"Do you know that tonight I am actually representing the Direct Descendant of a Peerage Noble, the Sleepless Sky Family Heir, the esteemed Lord Sleepless Sky Huo Le, to interrogate him?"

"I can make a call right now, and it will reach Lord Sleepless Sky Huo Le—it wasn't just about killing a Steward. He attempted to set a fire, or possibly even create an explosion, in the restaurant of Wan Jin Tian Zuo. In other words, he attempted... no, he even nearly killed the esteemed Lord Sleepless Sky Huo Le, as well as the esteemed Lord Sleepless Sky Huo Shu and the esteemed Lord Sheng Lan Kui!"

"Such a heinous, grave crime, how can it be glossed over with the flimsy charge of 'attempted assassination of the Sheng Lan Family Steward'... I need to know who is behind him, to be so audacious!"

"Tell me—the name of the person who called your Bureau Director."

Lin Yu spoke coldly. The Team Leader clasped his hands together.

"Lord Furbollo, Master Fu, Master Bo, please spare me. I'm just a Public Security Team Leader whose total asset points added up don't even reach a hundred thousand. My citizen rating is a mere fourth class... The Bureau Director received a call he had to kneel to listen to, then gave the order. What qualification do I have to know who called?"

"Even if I could know, would I dare tell you?... I brought you here only because of the favor you did me by solving that big case last time and saving my job... But please don't make things difficult for me. My son just got into middle school this year!"

Looking at the Team Leader's humble words, Lin Yu sighed.

There was no real need to pressure this grassroots-level small team leader.

"Then tell me where he is. I'll ask him myself."

"Please, it's the second room on the right ahead."