[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294157,4488,"Chapter 20: Legend of the Bunker","the-three-towers-game-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>Wen Xishu is currently being interrogated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is actually about what he expected. He certainly knows he has performed a great service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for his status as a member of the Wen family, he would absolutely be a hot commodity right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People from the Bunker Security Bureau, people from the Bunker Administration Bureau, people from this bureau and that bureau in the bunker—they might all want to recruit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the atrocities of the Wen family seem to be outrageous. Although Wen Xishu does not know what Wen Zhaohua and the other Wen family members have actually done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he is not surprised that he was immediately taken away the moment he returned to the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is currently lying on a cold, folding medical cot, with many armed guards watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People wearing medical dust-proof suits are setting up equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lie detector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also many syringes placed to the side, clearly including drugs like truth serum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu is still not in a hurry; mainly because being in a hurry is useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he changed his perspective to think that what he is about to experience is something he has never experienced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is just that deep down, he is also waiting for the results of the power struggle between the big shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher-ups advocate for the complete extermination of the Wen family, but Wen Zhaohua possesses something they are interested in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the reason I can live until now stems from the attitude of the higher-ups; part of them hopes to wipe out Wen Zhaohua, and part of them wants to unearth a certain secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This divergence has created their power struggle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current situation is actually not the worst; the worst situation would be if I died in the Strange Tower, or luckily returned but failed to complete it to a level above four.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it stands, Wen Xishu has over-fulfilled the mission; a newcomer who has never climbed the tower doing such an impossible thing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, everyone in the know will think this is related to Wen Zhaohua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, this deepens the connection between Wen Xishu and Wen Zhaohua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who want to unearth Wen Zhaohua's secrets will only hope he stays alive. But there will inevitably be an interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu also does not know if he can withstand the interrogation, and at the same time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can feel that there will be additional variables appearing in this power struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bunker Security Bureau has a total of six branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the Second Branch and the Sixth Branch are both \"External Affairs.\" Their main duty is to be responsible for exploring the Three Towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the other branches are more like bunker guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long before Wen Xishu returned, the massive amount of supplies he brought had already attracted attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Liu Jinsen received the news, he was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had actually assumed several hours ago that Wen Xishu would die in the Strange Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen actually has no prejudice against Wen Xishu. As a high-level official of the Second Branch, Liu Jinsen is very clear that there are a few innocent people in the Wen family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This includes the congenitally mentally disabled Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wen brothers are like heaven and earth. It can be said that as amazing as Wen Zhaohua is, that is how pitiful Wen Xishu is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not long ago, Wen Xishu seemed to have become a different person, in Liu Jinsen's view, that could not change anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when the supplies appeared and he received news that the supplies belonged to Wen Xishu... that a storm was stirred up in Liu Jinsen's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level six supplies? Are you sure you didn't see wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir Liu, how would I dare to joke with you about this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally... there is even more explosive news; I think you had better prepare quickly. People from the First Branch have already taken Wen Xishu away. Furthermore, furthermore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak quickly, don't stutter when reporting news!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! A hospital has appeared on the second functional level, suspected to be a level six facility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of bombshells completely collapsed Liu Jinsen's predictions about Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always felt that he understood every word his subordinate said, but when put together, it made him somewhat at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means, it is saying Wen Xishu obtained level six supplies and brought back a level six facility...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A newcomer, a \"madman\" of the Wen family, achieved a level six completion rate after his first time climbing the Strange Tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I in some parallel world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is it that the one who entered the Strange Tower wasn't him, but actually me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock in his heart made Liu Jinsen even doubt the authenticity of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wen Xishu had achieved a level four or level three completion rate, he would not be this shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a level six completion rate seems too exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this shock did not last long for Liu Jinsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted the truth and suddenly realized—Wen Xishu is in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen does not have an overly negative perception of Wen Xishu, but he has no affection for him either. But if Wen Xishu can truly save the masses at the bottom, then in Liu Jinsen's view, this is a great service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His political intuition tells him that Wen Xishu will likely suffer a perverse interrogation before receiving honors and awards...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Liu Jinsen quickly made a phone call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call was made to the Director of the Bunker Security Bureau, but the one who answered the phone was the Director's assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jinsen? The Director guessed you would call, heh, you really are still the same as always.\" The voice on the other end of the phone was very young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wen Xishu has performed a service. I don't know what a level six hospital can actually do, but it will definitely be able to alleviate the epidemic, even if the hospital itself is a long-term benefit for the common people at the bottom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That young voice said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, even if you didn't call the Director, the Director would have had me contact you. Listen well, Jinsen, this matter is very complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It involves the Wen family case, and also involves some... things regarding the Three Towers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The factions of the Administration Bureau and the First Branch of the Bunker Security Bureau both advocate using any means necessary to extract the memories in Wen Xishu's mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have they never thought that what if Wen Xishu relied on his own ability? What if Wen Xishu did not rely on Wen Zhaohua's ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This remark made the young man on the other side pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen does not blindly believe that Wen Xishu is a genius; in fact, he also thought that for a newcomer, surviving the Strange Tower is already extremely difficult, let alone achieving a level six completion rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among those experts on the Heavenly Ladder Ranking, not many can achieve a level six completion rate, and level six facilities are almost only seen on the highest functional levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Wen Xishu doing these things is incredible, so how could it not make people wonder if Wen Zhaohua helped him in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liu Jinsen still remembers one thing; he remembers that Wen Xishu had a conversation with him before leaving the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If, I'm saying if, I refuse to provide clues about Wen Zhaohua, will I die even if I successfully explore the Strange Tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, after Wen Xishu said this, Liu Jinsen saw it—this child has no clues about Wen Zhaohua at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just wanted to go into the Strange Tower and take a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of this, Liu Jinsen was almost completely forthcoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in Liu Jinsen's eyes, Wen Xishu is very likely a genius at exploring the Strange Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jinsen, don't be anxious. The Director has said many times that a chess piece in a multi-party power struggle is the hardest piece to be eaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, the First Branch and the Administration Bureau both advocate digging out everything in Wen Xishu's brain. We need some external force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen hurriedly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What external force?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the other end of the phone said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also know that the First Branch has the greatest power, but there are also figures that the First Branch cannot do anything about. You go contact someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The President of the Three Towers Academy, Albert Napolitano. Tell that old man that a child with talent not inferior to Wen Renjing, Xun Hui, or Wen Zhaohua is being interrogated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinsen was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard that name; it was a rather legendary name. Although the level seven building, the Three Towers Academy, was not brought by one person, Albert Napolitano is the absolute core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has dedicated his life to climbing to the top of the Three Towers to lead humanity out of the bunker, and is also an existence that all high-level bunker officials revere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has even turned the tide in several Great Devourings, saving countless lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a person... would be willing to help Wen Xishu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not certain, so public opinion must also be manipulated. In short, the Director wants to protect Wen Xishu. It's not that he wants to help him, but politics, after all, is about making sure your political enemies don't get something when you can't get it yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Jinsen, your work must continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1594,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","899be0d295524b326dad20014587ff29a6e60e3d9ad310211e513bdb8dc91961","the-three-towers-game-chapter-21","the-three-towers-game-chapter-19",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]