To Paris, Stiller was not just any ordinary subordinate.

He was an "artificial human" created by the Divine Power Group at Paris's commission.

Therefore...

When Paris couldn't contact Stiller, and even the location information he sent out was blocked, his first reaction was naturally not that Stiller had truly betrayed him.

In Paris's view, this was likely Stiller making a certain judgment: that concealing his and Furbollo's whereabouts from him right now might be beneficial.

After all, Paris was very clear that the matter he and Furbollo were secretly plotting must absolutely not be known by Sleepless Sky Huole either.

So he simply threw out the word "betrayal" to confuse Sleepless Sky Huole's hearing.

Sure enough, after Sleepless Sky Huole heard Paris's statement, she frowned slightly.

"Betrayal? You mean the person you sent to follow Furbollo is unreachable, and has sold Furbollo to someone else?"

Paris quickly shook his head. "It hasn't reached that point, Your Excellency. I think perhaps he was persuaded by Lord Furbollo and is now unwilling to even report Lord Furbollo's location to me."

Paris thought for a moment, then, based on the existing information, made this "lie" sound more credible.

"This subordinate of mine disappeared for a period of time due to certain matters before, and during that time, it was Mr. Furbollo who disappeared with him—and this time, he reappeared together with Mr. Furbollo again."

"So I suspect... perhaps he had already established some connection with Furbollo long ago."

Paris said with a serious expression, telling Sleepless Sky Huole the lie he had just concocted.

And after this lie was spoken, even Paris himself couldn't help but marvel at how exquisitely crafted it sounded, as if it were true.

Upon hearing this, Sleepless Sky Huole also felt somewhat surprised, then nodded slightly.

"Is that so..."

Paris answered solemnly, "Exactly so."

Then, Sleepless Sky Huole frowned and spoke, "In that case, we still need to find some clever people to try and locate them before the Public Security Bureau does."

Hearing Sleepless Sky Huole's words, Paris was about to agree, but suddenly spoke again.

"I think perhaps that's not necessary, Your Excellency Sleepless Sky Huole."

Hearing Paris demur again, Sleepless Sky Huole was somewhat displeased. "Do you mean you no longer have any usable people within Sleepless City?"

"That's not what I mean," Paris quickly said. "It's just... look."

Paris pointed to the monitor in the farthest corner. A bright orange car slowly stopped on the street near the back gate of the Sleepless Sky family, which was only used by servants and attendants.

"Really, what is he trying to do?"

Sleepless Sky Huole asked with a headache.

...

There were only thirty minutes left until the start of Sleepless Sky Huoxing's Coming-of-Age Ceremony—at this very moment, the members of the Peerage Nobility were also preparing to enter one after another.

The motorcade of the Sheng Lan Family arrived; Sheng Lan Lai and Sheng Lan Ye walked into the interior of Sleepless Sky Manor surrounded by servants and stewards. The Mercury Family and the Autumn Family arrived almost simultaneously, the two groups mingling together harmoniously as they entered. Although the nobles of the Sorenson Family were all entering, most of their servants remained in the outer areas, and their stewards were busy arranging something...

As these Peerage Nobles entered, Sleepless Sky Huole naturally returned to the scene from the control room—although she still hadn't rested, Sleepless Sky Huole now looked radiant and full of energy.

"Your Excellency Qiu Xinliu, welcome!"

"Sherf, Larry, both of you, it's been so long."

"Cousin Sheng Lan Lai, you truly look exceptionally distinguished today."

"Your Excellency Eris, I am deeply grateful that you could personally attend my younger sister's Coming-of-Age Ceremony." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After familiarly greeting every member of the Peerage Nobility, Sleepless Sky Huole, as the host, led them into the exhibition hall.

Most of these Peerage Nobles politely responded to Sleepless Sky Huole, quickly passing through the exhibition hall into the grand auditorium and finding their assigned seats.

And as the Peerage Nobles entered, the dignitaries who had been chatting amongst themselves all very tactfully stopped their conversations and drinking—because next, it was time to wait for the protagonist, Sleepless Sky Huoxing, to make her entrance.

Everyone found their seats and sat down.

The hands of the tall clock hanging high in the auditorium slowly moved, and the lighting dimmed like breathing.

On the stage, the pre-invited band filed in from backstage, playing a serene aria to keep the guests from getting too bored during the final waiting period.

When the clock hand pointed to eight, the bell within Sleepless Sky Manor would ring...

At that moment, the fully dressed and made-up Sleepless Sky Huoxing would make her grand entrance on time.

Not only was Sheng Lan Kui looking forward to this moment, but the other nobles were also anticipating it—though aside from Sheng Lan Kui, no one truly admired Sleepless Sky Huoxing.

However, at the moment she came of age, "the second young lady of the Sleepless Sky family, ready for marriage" was worth every family striving to win her heart.

Even the Peerage Nobility was no exception.

"Cole, when you step forward later representing the Mercury Family, you must make a strong impression before Sleepless Sky Huoxing. If you can marry her... your mother's status within the family will surely rise significantly."

"Your Excellency Xinliu, these people probably never imagined that you would personally strive to win Sleepless Sky Huoxing's hand—aside from that fellow Sheng Lan Kui, no one else is even qualified to compete with you."

"Sheng Lan Ye, I don't care if you can marry Sleepless Sky Huoxing or not, but Sheng Lan Kui absolutely must not succeed... After all, we share the same birth mother. No matter how useless you are, at least this time, put your specialty of pleasing women to good use."

Whispers quietly echoed—in this season when Sleepless Sky Huoxing was about to take the stage, even the famously renowned Furbollo, who had dominated the discussion center, inevitably had to make way for Sleepless Sky Huoxing.

After all, Sleepless Sky Huoxing was the protagonist of tonight—even if she was treated as a commodity, as a chip for family profit, she was indeed the most sought-after existence!

Nothing could steal the focus from her.

Except...

"Thud!"

On the auditorium stage, an uninvited guest abruptly took the stage.

The band's performance was disrupted for two beats before abruptly stopping.

The spotlight suddenly focused on the young man who had appeared—dressed in a splendid formal suit, he spread his arms wide.

"Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Furbollo, the Famous Detective Furbollo."

"Next is the special birthday gift I have prepared for today's little birthday star, the dear Sleepless Sky Huoxing—a magic show called 'Delicacy Rains from the Sky'!"

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the gray-haired young man flipped his hat and raised it high.

"Whoosh—"

A sudden downpour fell onto the stage. Sheng Lan Kui, Barry, and others who had seen Lin Yu pray for rain at Wan Jin Tian Zuo were not surprised, but the other guests exclaimed in shock.

"Where did this rain come from?"

Moreover, this rain, before hitting the ground, flew back up against gravity, returning to the sky.

All the guests looked up, and then saw the rain vanish into the sky above...

Then, when it fell again, it had transformed into various delicious delicacies!