Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 255: The Value of Fear

”Vale Valetti, damn it, itʼs him!”

Before Lin Yu could react, Fu Luo became excited and looked toward Pang Kedo.

”I thought something was off when I heard you were also named Valetti, so it turns out youʼre...”

”Great-Uncle.”

Pang Kedo reminded him.

”Great-Uncle?”

Fu Luo was surprised for a moment, then couldnʼt help but mutter: ”Your grandfather and your dad both had kids pretty early, huh...”

Coleman looked at Fu Luo: ”You actually know Vale Valetti too?”

Fu Luo waved his hand: ”What do you mean I know him... Iʼm not bragging, buddy, but the last person in this world to see Vale Valetti was probably me, Furbollo.”

”Back then in the vast snowy mountains...”
Then, Fu Luo suddenly realized something was wrong.

”Hey, wait a minute, did you just say ʼtooʼ?”

”ʼI also know Vale Valettiʼ... meaning this sister knows him too?”

Fu Luo looked at Lin Yu with disbelief.

Lin Yu shrugged: ”Yeah, and I even have his privilege card and notebook in my possession.”

Lin Yu once again displayed the [Ancient Notebook] and Vale Valettiʼs identity card.

And he certainly knew...

Fu Luo would recognize these two items.

But Lin Yu wasnʼt afraid of creating any ”plot holes” by showing them, because Lin Yu had set up the conditions from the very beginning.

Both Li Nian and Chen Zhuo had heard Lin Yuʼs explanation... these things were given by a ”friend.”

Going further back, the connection between ”Zhu Ming” and ”May” was also reliable.

Sure enough, Fu Luoʼs eyes widened as he looked at these two items.

”How come you have them?”

Hearing Fu Luoʼs words, Lin Yu calmly turned his head and stared at Fu Luo.

”What do you mean how come I have them? These are my things to begin with... are you trying to say theyʼre yours instead?”

As Lin Yu spoke, Fu Luo opened his mouth, then said:

”I... but I saw these things in a previous dungeon... I should have been the last person to see them.”

Then, Fu Luo caught on.

”You bought them?”

Lin Yu shook his head: ”Not bought, just given to me by a friend... or rather, an exchange.”

As he said this, Fu Luo looked at Lin Yu in surprise.

”What profession is this friend of yours?”

Lin Yu slightly frowned, appearing as if he had realized something.

”Wait, so that means he must have encountered you in that dungeon... when he went to Zheng City, he also mentioned receiving help from some friends.”

”My friendʼs profession is ʼDoctorʼ.”

As Lin Yu spoke, Fu Luo was overjoyed.

”No doubt about it, no doubt about it, sis!”

”ʼMayʼ right? We have the same friend... wow, he never told me about this!”

”May and I are pure brothers, friendship forged through life and death.”

Baron Coleman watched this scene, glanced at Pang Kedo beside him, and couldnʼt help but sigh emotionally.

”How wonderful.”

It seemed that because he had also reunited with an old friend, he didnʼt interrupt their conversation.

Hearing Fu Luoʼs words, Lin Yu also put on an expression of pleasant surprise mixed with astonishment.

”So youʼre the ʼextremely intelligent, meticulous detectiveʼ that May mentioned.”

Hearing Lin Yuʼs words, Fu Luo seemed somewhat embarrassed.

”Really? Brother May said that about me behind my back? Oh my, look at this... how embarrassing!”

”To be honest, his wisdom is no less than mine.”

Lin Yu smiled and shook his head, saying: ”Not at all, different specialties... you helped him a lot in that dungeon.”

”And after he came out, it was thanks to you that he could investigate matters related to the ʼPsychological Societyʼ—to be honest, your investigation of ʼFluoxetineʼ actually helped me more.”

Lin Yu said with a smile.

But Fu Luo was momentarily stunned.

”Fluoxetine? I didnʼt investigate that... I couldnʼt possibly dig up information on people from the ʼPsychological Societyʼ—theyʼre at the same level as that Miss Citalopram, right?”

As Fu Luo spoke, Lin Yu was also stunned.

He realized that Fu Luo was absolutely not lying.

Then...

What about Furbollo on the forum?

Lin Yuʼs thoughts raced, feeling a subtle dissonance that sent chills down his spine.

It was as if there were eyes watching him from behind.

But since Lin Yu was still playing the role of ”Zhu Ming,” he would absolutely not lose his composure during the performance.

So, Lin Yu simply made the reaction most fitting for Zhu Mingʼs identity.

”Is that so,” Lin Yu slightly frowned, ”I really donʼt know what May is up to, Iʼll go ask him later.”

Then, feeling somewhat unsettled, Lin Yu looked toward Baron Coleman and continued questioning.

”Anyway, since weʼve mentioned Vale Valetti, the so-called ʼforbiddenʼ technology must be...”

”Fear, right?”

As she spoke, she pulled out the [Fear Torch] from her chest.

Baron Coleman nodded: ”Correct. Ever since Professor Dort passed away from illness and Vale Valetti disappeared, the technology of ʼFearʼ has been regarded as forbidden.”

”Because it was so long ago, I donʼt know exactly why it was considered forbidden... but Truth Corporation is a company very persistent about technological innovation. Ordinary accidents or technical defects are simply not enough reason to stop the development and research of a new field, new technology, or new energy source.”

”So, there must be some extremely huge hidden danger, some irreconcilable contradiction, that made extracting ʼFearʼ considered the most forbidden of all forbidden things by all researchers and higher-ups.”

Hearing this, Fu Luo recalled something and couldnʼt help but sigh.

”I think I might know what that hidden danger is.”

Pang Kedo and Coleman immediately looked at Fu Luo simultaneously, both appearing very concerned.

After all, this was indeed something closely related to both of them.

But before Fu Luo could speak, Lin Yu interrupted him.

”Wait, Furbollo, donʼt talk about that yet...”

”Let him finish first,” Lin Yu pointed at Baron Coleman, ”on one hand, to see if what you know is truly valuable compared to what he knows, and on the other hand...”

”If itʼs really valuable, we can sell it for a good price.”

Lin Yu said calmly, and Baron Coleman spoke helplessly.

”Madam, you really are a bit too clever.”

”Alright... Iʼll continue—anyway, after discovering the existence of this ghost laboratory and investigating their research direction, I realized it was truly completely over.”

”By then I was already A-2 level, just one step away from the companyʼs top tier... holding onto the idea that I didnʼt want to ruin my future, I decided to gamble.”

”So, I found one of the addresses of that non-existent laboratory, investigated it, and also found one of the responsible persons of this laboratory.”

”At that time, the archives showed a certain researcher who had already retired to a leisure position, who had once worked with Professor Dort and was quite prestigious within Truth Corporation.”

”And when I personally visited him at his home...”

Baron Coleman let out a breath.

”I discovered he had died in the laboratory in his own home.”