Chapter 258: The Bunker Changes

The Bunker, Eighth Floor.

The news that the Bunker's new legend, Wen Xishu, was assassinated and the murderer was a student of the Three Towers Academy spread quickly.

Although some people guessed it had something to do with the five Elders, after all, so many pairs of eyes saw the student Na Gu using a sophisticated modified telescope as equipment.

Na Gu was quickly interrogated.

The interrogation process actually didn't have much to say, because the real Na Gu was knocked unconscious at the time and stuffed under the dormitory bed.

Na Gu was indeed very unlucky; after waking up, he was accused of assassinating the Bunker legend Wen Xishu.

Although Na Gu was also a genius, although he was already an excellent talent in the eyes of the Bunker Security Bureau and many organizations, such as the Gambling Stone Society...

But Na Gu being able to kill the number one person in the Mysterious Tower was still a bit too absurd.

Na Gu's reaction was also like that:

"I kill who? Me? Kill Wen Xishu?"

Even so, Na Gu was still severely tortured. Then he was detained.

Because the Security Bureau needed to figure out who was imitating Na Gu and why they wanted to imitate Na Gu.

The only result of the interrogation was that Na Gu was a tech geek who liked to tinker with some very hidden weapons.

For example, making a gun into a suitcase, disassembling the suitcase, and then assembling it in different ways to turn it into a firearm. Or making a gun into a telescope, etc.

Na Gu was the kind of craftsman who was very good at making these things.

The Security Bureau could only helplessly conclude—Na Gu's technology was targeted, which was also the reason why the criminal imitated Na Gu.

Originally, they thought about using Na Gu's technology to directly kill Dean Wen and then frame Na Gu.

But they didn't expect Dean Wen to make a strong counterattack.

The investigation could only go this far.

As a backbone and elite of the Bunker Security Bureau, the interrogators knew a little bit that the murderer had turned into Luo Feng, one of the five Elders.

But they didn't dare to interrogate Luo Feng.

The Security Bureau indeed didn't dare to interrogate Luo Feng.

Luo Feng didn't need to prove his innocence, but he did it anyway.

That night, Luo Feng went to the Mysterious Tower Academy, and he had a frank exchange with Wen Xishu.

In the "Reminiscence" facility, Luo Feng felt many powerful auras.

"So this is your safe house. Remarkable."

Countless powerful monsters gathered in the safe house, listening to Wen Xishu's orders.

Wen Xishu said:

"I only know now how strong the five Elders are. You are also remarkable."

Luo Feng looked around, then looked back at Wen Xishu, and said sincerely:

"I was thinking at first that the imitator's ability to imitate was limited. If it were really me, no matter how strange your means were, you couldn't have survived."

"But now, I realize that even if it were me, I'm afraid it would be very difficult to kill you in the Bunker. Wen Xishu, I have no affection for you. But I admit, you are the most talented one after Albert."

Wen Xishu also knew that the other party was certainly not praising him; these words actually meant: I don't like you, but you are very important, and I am not the murderer.

Of course, it also meant that everyone could cooperate in the future.

"Who do you think could possibly have access to you and imitate you?"

Luo Feng shook his head, avoiding Wen Xishu's question, and instead raised a new question:

"I'm thinking, why didn't the other party imitate Albert? What do you think?"

Wen Xishu had also thought about this question. If he imitated Albert, with one punch, he would probably have to rely on phoenix feathers to survive.

But this question was actually easy to answer. Since there was a better choice but he didn't choose it, it could only mean—he couldn't afford it.

Wen Xishu said:

"It's also possible that he couldn't imitate such a powerful existence."

Luo Feng nodded:

"Yes, Albert is very strong, beyond imagination. So the assassin's ability ceiling is not high, or rather, the assassin is also limited by the Bunker."

"Limited by the Bunker, yet still able to observe me and imitate me. I don't know if the Bunker has such a person. I came here to tell you that I am not the assassin, and there is no deadly feud between us."

"At the same time, I also need to tell you that the real murderer's identity must be very special and very noble."

Wen Xishu sighed:

"Thank you, Elder Luo."

His sigh carried a bit of compassion.

Luo Feng also captured some information from the sigh; Wen Xishu likely had an answer.

Wen Xishu did indeed have an answer.

In fact, after "Luo Feng" failed the assassination and then left openly, Wen Xishu felt something was wrong.

Combined with the fact that the other party had already changed their face once, Wen Xishu could almost be certain that it wasn't Luo Feng.

And turning into someone... as it happened, this was Wen Xishu's experience during his last tower climb.

In the "Soul Concentration Camp" of the Demon City, he had experienced transformation.

He could turn into Britney, Zhou Fei, and Chris.

He also obtained the Fusion Heart during that time and learned that the Fusion Heart came from a person named Jin Shan.

Being able to contact the five Elders and imitate the five Elders must be someone with high position and power, or someone with a noble identity.

Moreover, the other party's social circle even involved students from the Three Towers Academy.

Combining these deductions, Wen Xishu almost arrived at the answer.

Little Jin.

He had also arranged for people to look for Little Jin in the afternoon.

But Little Jin had disappeared.

Wen Xishu said:

"You should go back. With your status, you actually don't need to come and explain in person. It should be me visiting you to understand the situation."

Luo Feng unexpectedly discovered that Wen Xishu had become polite.

During the Great Devouring, Wen Xishu didn't give the five Elders any good looks, and at that time, he even directly drove the Elders out of the safe house.

At this time, Wen Xishu had achieved success and fame, and his fame and status could actually be considered the sixth Elder, but he had become polite and humble.

Luo Feng had lived for decades, and at his age, he naturally knew what was going on.

On one hand, their interests were aligned; on the other hand, Wen Xishu was the kind of person who ate soft but not hard.

Luo Feng said:

"Does all this have anything to do with Mr. Jin?"

Wen Xishu said:

"It's not clear yet. But I believe the old Principal will successfully return to the Bunker, and we will know soon."

Luo Feng nodded:

"How are your injuries? My Piercing Hand can be considered a killing move."

Wen Xishu said:

"I don't dare to leave this room now, so naturally I can't go to the hospital, but fortunately, my partners have some means."

Looking at the room full of red houses, Luo Feng bowed and said:

"Alright, I'll go first."

After Luo Feng left, Wen Xishu checked his wounds.

Although they had been treated, indeed, as Luo Feng said, this was a killing move. Wen Xishu was not recovering that quickly.

"I was still thinking about climbing the tower tonight. It seems my physical fitness can't recover that quickly."

Climbing the tower was naturally out of the question.

Wen Xishu also wanted to know the results of some things now.

"If the murderer is really Little Jin... there are also many doubts. With Mr. Jin leaving like this, why does it give me a feeling that demons are about to dance?"

He closed his eyes, thinking about many things, as if he were asleep.

The Bunker these past few days didn't seem very peaceful.

The next morning, the Academy Spirit entered the facility and saw Wen Xishu.

After a night, Wen Xishu's injuries had healed quite a bit, and he could climb the tower, but he didn't. Because the Academy Spirit brought news:

"Dean, the old Principal said he wants to see you. He has returned. It looks... it doesn't seem very good."

Wen Xishu immediately became nervous:

"Is he injured?"

"That's not it. Sigh, for the specifics, you should go talk to him yourself. I told the Principal about your situation, that it's not convenient for you to go out, but the Principal indicated that he is waiting for you in the forbidden garden of the Tower of Desire department, and guarantees that you will not have any safety concerns." The Academy Spirit said sincerely.

Wen Xishu could hear that the Academy Spirit's tone was a bit sorrowful.

"Okay."

He didn't say anything more. Having stayed in this Reminiscence for a day, he also longed to go out for a walk.

With Albert's promise, Wen Xishu had no fear of any risks in the Bunker.

Tower of Desire Academy, Forbidden Garden.

When Wen Xishu arrived, William, Ma Xiu, Luo Feng, and Evelyn from the five Elders were all there.

Albert was sitting, Evelyn was also sitting, and the other three were standing.

As soon as Wen Xishu arrived, Albert signaled for Wen Xishu to sit down.

The old Principal did not laugh heartily as usual.

Albert just waved his hand.

Although Wen Xishu had become polite to the Elders, he wasn't that polite. He dared to sit down while the Elders were standing, and nodded to the other three Elders very naturally.

Several Elders, including Evelyn who was also sitting, had bad expressions.

Especially Luo Feng, whose eyes were slightly red.

William and Ma Xiu also looked dejected.

Wen Xishu guessed the answer.

But he still waited for the Principal to state the exact result.

Albert was truly old.

At this moment, Wen Xishu looked at Albert and found that not only was there no smile, but that high-spirited energy was also suppressed by sadness at this moment.

He still gave people an extremely strong sense of security, and his body still contained unimaginable power, but he appeared exceptionally lonely.

Wen Xishu had never had this feeling before. In his eyes, Albert was always a lone traveler who feared no loneliness.

But at this very moment, Albert's sadness and loneliness were as thick as the fragrance of flowers in the forbidden garden.

"Old Jin is dead."

Albert spoke, giving that answer.

Wen Xishu was stunned.

He had guessed it. It could even be said that long ago, he had talked to Old Jin and knew this would happen.

But Wen Xishu had never thought that the plot would really go in this direction.

At this moment, his various conspiracy theories about Mr. Jin also dissipated with his death.

The number one person in the Bunker, Mr. Jin, actually died?

This was truly too shocking.

Although in Albert's memory, and in the memories of all the Elders, they had been with Mr. Jin for decades, in Wen Xishu's eyes, it was as if the other party had just made a grand entrance during the last tower climb.

He remembered an inappropriate joke.

He remembered a certain leader, remembered those people in movies who had exaggerated and imposing entrances but were instantly killed off.

Would Mr. Jin die so carelessly?

Wen Xishu was not sure. He felt that such a figure, who had traces of his existence in several Mysterious Towers he had explored... how could he die like this?

"Are you... sure?" Wen Xishu couldn't help but ask.

Albert said:

"You should know that the Slaughter Tower and the Mysterious Tower are different. The Slaughter Tower is a huge world. The Mysterious Tower is divided into many levels based on timelines."

"But the levels of the Slaughter Tower are divided based on geographical space."

"I was on the ninety-seventh floor, and Old Jin was on the ninety-third floor. There was a long distance between us, but after I entered the Slaughter Tower, I began to move toward Old Jin."

"I... I didn't make it in time. I was too useless."

Albert lowered his head slightly, broken words leaking from between his teeth. His fists were clenched tightly, but he couldn't find a direction to swing them.

Wen Xishu knew this was not the time to be sad, so he asked:

"How exactly did Mr. Jin die?"

Albert said:

"It was Sagittarius."

Everything was the same as Wen Xishu knew. Sagittarius had ultimately targeted Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin had not lied to Wen Xishu.

He climbed the tower, truly aiming to end the threat of Sagittarius.

"I felt the power of that arrow. It was like an arrow filled with the aura of death. When that arrow locked onto Old Jin, I realized... he knew all of this."

Albert gritted his teeth: "He knew everything!"

"He lied to me! He wasn't going to explore the future with me at all! He just wanted to die!"

"I tried my best to shorten the distance with him, but it was useless! I was too late, the distance between him and me was too far."

"Even if I sensed him and that arrow, it was very difficult for me to rescue him."

"When I arrived, I only saw a huge arrow crater like an abyss. Old Jin's life aura had completely disappeared."

"He is dead."

Albert's spine was slightly hunched, as if an invisible burden was pressing on him.

Wen Xishu had once thought, if the old Principal knew that Mr. Jin climbed the tower aiming to die... if he knew that he also knew all of this, would the old Principal forgive him?

Should he say it out loud, Mr. Jin's arrangement?

Wen Xishu was silent, ultimately not speaking those words.

Albert said:

"In fact, over the past few decades, I have witnessed many deaths... I know that climbing the tower is a life-and-death matter. Living is luck, and death is the norm."

"But the more deaths I have seen, the more I rejoiced that Old Jin was still alive."

"I kept thinking that he and I were destined, and if we joined forces, we would definitely be able to break through the one-hundredth floor. So I waited for him for a long time, for decades!"

"But I didn't expect that such a figure would actually die! How could he die like this?"

The inner grief and indignation seemed to turn into a substantial storm at this moment. In an environment that should have been windless, everyone felt a strong wind blowing.

Luo Feng also shed tears at this moment. This old man had never expected that the words from yesterday would be a prophecy.

Mr. Jin actually had something happen to him.

Evelyn was slightly stunned; she hadn't been so out of character for a long time. William Gordon and Ma Xiu Qiongsi on the side also didn't expect that the legend who had led them back then would die just like that.

Wen Xishu didn't know how to respond.

After a good while, Albert said:

"I heard that some bad things have happened in the Bunker these past two days."

Wen Xishu nodded:

"I was assassinated, and the murderer has not been found yet."

Albert shook his head slightly.

He was grieved by the death of his close friend, but he could ultimately bear these sorrows. Because he had too many burdens on him.

He quickly adjusted his sorrowful expression:

"Do you have any clues?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 259 =====