Chapter 26

The bunker temperature is very suitable for human survival. Only around the Great Devouring will there be drastic temperature changes.

But right now, in this pleasant temperature, Xie Changfeng's forehead was covered in sweat.

He knew very well that if Wen Xishu was rescued from his hands, his own end would likely not be very good.

He wanted to say toughly to Albert that even a freshman at the Three Towers Academy could not evade the law.

But when the words reached his lips, he couldn't say them.

Because there were fifty-four guards outside the door, but following muffled groans, all fifty-four guards had fallen to the ground unconscious.

Xie Changfeng said somewhat stutteringly:

"Even... even if it's you, you can't take... take him away! He is someone the Bureau Chief specifically ordered to be interrogated."

"You should know that if you take him away, we will deploy armed forces!"

Albert actually stopped.

He said somewhat embarrassedly:

"That would be too terrifying. Ah, I am just an old man in the twilight of his years; I don't want to face the bunker's army."

Seeing Albert stop, Xie Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Albert was also human.

This old man might have some abilities, but it was absolutely impossible for one person to defeat a fully armed army.

"Principal, I'm sorry, Wen Xishu holds the secret of the criminal Wen Zhaohua, we..."

Xie Changfeng wanted to say that they wouldn't allow Wen Xishu to leave.

But his statement was interrupted by dense footsteps in the distance. A large group of people was approaching the interrogation room where he was.

A familiar voice came, making Xie Changfeng feel that something was wrong.

"Surround them, ensure the safety of old Mr. Albert at all costs!"

Liu Jinsen.

A person Xie Changfeng despised from the bottom of his heart.

Originally, he might not have been that despised, but when interrogating Wen Xishu, Wen Xishu kept expressing one meaning: swap in Liu Jinsen, you are far inferior to Liu.

This also led to Xie Changfeng now despising Liu Jinsen very much.

After Albert arrived, the people from the Second Bureau of the Bunker Security Bureau also followed closely.

Albert touched the back of his head and laughed out loud again:

"Hahahahaha, thank you for your protection; you scared the old man to death. It seems I won't be shot by you, otherwise, it would be very troublesome!"

Liu Jinsen arrived with more than thirty field elites from the Second Bureau of the Bunker Security Bureau.

There weren't many people, but facing the interrogation department of the First Bureau, whose guards had been wiped out, these people were enough.

Now, even if Xie Changfeng called for reinforcements, it would be too late, and besides... he might not necessarily be able to call them.

The Second Bureau daring to snatch someone openly likely indicated that the result of the upper-level game was not very good.

And if all this were to be settled, it would likely be attributed to—his, Xie Changfeng's, ineffective interrogation, and the fact that under the condition of allowing the use of drugs, he had actually dragged it out until a variable appeared.

Xie Changfeng became increasingly anxious and couldn't help but shout at Liu Jinsen:

"Do you know what you are doing! Wen Xishu is a criminal! This is equivalent to jailbreaking!"

Liu Jinsen was a straightforward person, but at this moment, he also learned to make excuses:

"I don't know what you are talking about. We are just here to protect an important figure of the bunker, a legend who turned the tide during the Great Devouring and was awarded a medal by the Bunker Council—Mr. Albert Napolitano."

"What jailbreak? Where is Wen Xishu? I don't understand."

Xie Changfeng was shocked.

How come today, no matter who it was, he couldn't out-argue them? You, Liu Jinsen, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have also learned to play blind?

Albert carried the unconscious Wen Xishu on his back, still with his familiar hearty laugh:

"Hahahahaha, the old man accepts this favor! The children nowadays are truly too terrifying; they want to gang up on the old and weak at every turn. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to walk out of this interrogation room."

Liu Jinsen was actually also in contact with this legend for the first time.

When he brought people, he hadn't expected that the fifty-plus elites of the First Bureau outside would all be lying on the ground.

Listening to Albert's words, even someone as taciturn as Liu Jinsen couldn't help but complain internally:

You are the most terrifying one... the ones who should feel afraid are the people from the First Bureau.

Albert carried Wen Xishu on his back, walked out of the interrogation room, and soon headed to the ascending passage, preparing to go to the eighth floor.

That was the fourth functional level, and also the place where the Level 7 facility, the Three Towers Academy, was located. Although it was a Level 7 facility, the school was chosen to be in the middle of the bunker now.

This could also be considered a kind of attitude, letting the academy become a bridge connecting the lower levels and the upper levels.

It also represented that the academy could help lower-level people walk into the upper levels.

Before leaving, Liu Jinsen said:

"Old Principal, the Security Bureau might not let Wen Xishu go so easily. We were able to help you rescue Wen Xishu, which actually also involved some compromise."

Albert nodded:

"Speak, what does this kid have to pay? And what do I have to pay?"

Liu Jinsen said:

"Wen Xishu must cooperate with us and periodically... periodically go to the Mysterious Tower."

Albert's gaze became slightly sharper.

The ascending passage was at the edge of each floor, and although it was the edge, the flow of people was quite dense.

Even though there were many elites from the Second Bureau around Liu Jinsen, they felt a sense of pressure at this moment.

The passersby around felt inexplicably cold, and their teeth began to chatter.

"No matter how high a score you got in the Mysterious Tower last time, next time you might die inexplicably as soon as you enter."

"The Mysterious Tower is unreasonable; you should know that very well. At the same time, you must understand that he is now my student."

Liu Jinsen lowered his head by half and said:

"Sorry, Old Principal, we cannot back down on this matter. I can only tell you that I am responsible for Wen Xishu's tower ascent matters, and I will extend the cycle as much as possible."

"But the Bureau Chiefs have all reached an agreement: Wen Xishu must periodically explore the Mysterious Tower."

Liu Jinsen had already begun to feel pressure, thinking about how to communicate.

As a result, Albert suddenly laughed:

"Alright, let's do it that way. Who told me I'm just a lonely old man? You all disperse; I'm going back to the Three Towers Academy now."

Liu Jinsen was stunned, not expecting that this legend would be easier to talk to than expected and wouldn't make things difficult for him.

If Albert refused to cooperate—

I'm afraid the various departments of the bunker would ultimately not dare to do anything. This old man truly has such ability. Perhaps only those few people in the Council could check and balance him.

He had once heard the Bureau Chief's assistant say that Albert's Three Towers Academy was an independent existence that might not be inferior to the Political Bureau and the Security Bureau in terms of scale.

If Albert had stated his position at the beginning, perhaps the Wen family would have had a different result.

But for various reasons, Albert did not state his position, and even the attitude of this old principal today made Liu Jinsen feel unusually... cooperative.

In fact, Albert had intended to let Wen Xishu ascend the tower frequently.

It could also be considered doing the Security Bureau a favor.

Whether it was Liu Jinsen, the Second Bureau of the Security Bureau, or Wen Renjing, Xun Hui...

These people could not directly make Albert rescue Wen Xishu.

The reason he rescued Wen Xishu was because he already had this idea. It was just that Albert also needed to interview Wen Xishu.

Now, he was very satisfied with the result of the first round of interviews.

He didn't know what means Wen Xishu used to make Xie Changfeng interrogate for so long without obtaining information.

But seeing Wen Xishu with blurred consciousness and rotting flesh all over, yet still not letting Xie Changfeng succeed, Albert was very satisfied with this point.

The hearty laughter rang out in the ascending passage, and the people around looked at the old man with white hair but distinct muscles with some confusion.

The old man didn't care at all, only feeling that these were gazes from cute children.

Feeling the even breathing of the child on his back, Albert actually also thought about whether to take this opportunity to ask for Wen Zhaohua's secret.

But that would be too boring. He didn't know why Wen Zhaohua, one of his three most prized disciples, would become a villain...

But so what?

Compared to things that are huge in the eyes of others, or even the highest power institutions of the bunker, Albert could be completely uninterested.

Compared to what he was doing, everything was so small.

If possible, Albert hoped that Wen Zhaohua could come up with something that would make even him feel sensational.

His thoughts fell on Wen Xishu again:

"Among this year's freshmen, there are indeed a few quite interesting little guys, counting you as one, plus those in the fourth grade."

"Perhaps the second golden age of the bunker will arrive."

Wen Xishu had already fallen into a deep sleep; even if Albert spoke his inner thoughts, Wen Xishu could not respond.

However, Albert could feel the vigorous vitality in this child.

He began to think about the content of the second "entrance interview."

(End of chapter)