Bunker Legend

Wen Xishu was being interrogated.

This was pretty much as he'd expected. He knew he had done a great service, of course.

If it weren't for his Wen family identity, he'd be a hot commodity right now.

People from the Bunker Security Bureau, the Bunker Administration Bureau, every bureau in the bunker—they'd probably all want to recruit him.

But the atrocities committed by the Wen family seemed truly outrageous. Though Wen Xishu didn't know what Wen Chaohua and the other Wen family members had actually done.

Still, he wasn't surprised that he was immediately taken away the moment he returned to the bunker.

He was currently lying on a cold, folding medical cot, surrounded by guards armed with guns.

People in medical hazmat suits were setting up equipment.

A lie detector.

Beside it were many syringes, clearly including drugs like truth serum.

Wen Xishu wasn't in a hurry; mainly, there was no point in being hurried.

Instead, he thought about it from a different perspective: he was about to experience something new.

Deep down, however, he was waiting for the outcome of the power struggle among the higher-ups.

"The high-level personnel are advocating for the complete annihilation of the Wen family, but Wen Chaohua possesses something they are interested in."

"My survival until now stems from the attitude of the higher-ups; partly they want to eliminate Wen Chaohua, and partly they want to uncover some secret."

"This divergence is what fuels their struggle."

"The current situation isn't the worst. The worst would have been dying in the Tower of Deception, or returning successfully but without achieving a completion level of four or higher."

As it stood, Wen Xishu had exceeded expectations. A newcomer who had never ascended the tower, achieving something so impossible...

Logically, everyone who knew would assume it was related to Wen Chaohua.

This naturally deepened the connection between Wen Xishu and Wen Chaohua.

Those who wanted to uncover Wen Chaohua's secrets would only hope he survived. But an interrogation was inevitable.

Wen Xishu didn't know if he could withstand the interrogation, and also...

He could feel that there would be additional variables emerging in this struggle.

The Bunker Security Bureau had a total of six branches.

The Second Branch and the Sixth Branch were both responsible for "external affairs." Their main duty was to explore the Three Towers.

The other branches were more like bunker guards.

Long before Wen Xishu returned, the massive amount of supplies he brought back had already attracted attention.

When Liu Jinsen received the news, he was utterly dumbfounded.

He had actually assumed, just a few hours earlier, that Wen Xishu would die in the Tower of Deception.

Liu Jinsen didn't actually have any prejudice against Wen Xishu. As a high-level official in the First Bureau, Liu Jinsen knew very well how many Wen family members were innocent.

Among them was Wen Xishu, who was intellectually disabled from birth.

The Wen brothers were like heaven and earth. One could say that the more astonishing Wen Chaohua was, the more regrettable Wen Xishu was.

Although Wen Xishu seemed to have changed recently, Liu Jinsen didn't think it changed anything.

It was only when the supplies appeared and the news identified them as belonging to Wen Xishu... that a storm of shock erupted within Liu Jinsen.

"Level Six supplies? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"Officer Liu, how would I dare joke about something like this with you."

"Also... there's even more explosive news. I think you'd best prepare yourself quickly. The First Bureau has already taken Wen Xishu away. And then, and then..."

"Speak quickly, report the news without stammering!"

"Yes! On the second level's functional layer, a hospital has appeared, suspected to be a Level Six facility."

The string of bombshell news completely shattered Liu Jinsen's predictions about Wen Xishu.

He felt like he understood every word his subordinate said, but when put together, it left him somewhat bewildered.

Did that mean Wen Xishu had obtained Level Six supplies and brought back a Level Six facility...

A newcomer, a "madman" from the Wen family, achieved Level Six completion on his first ascent of the Tower of Deception?

Was he in some parallel universe?

Or was it him, not Wen Xishu, who had entered the Tower of Deception?

The shock in his heart made Liu Jinsen doubt the reality of it all.

If Wen Xishu had achieved Level Four or Level Three completion, he wouldn't have been this shocked.

But Level Six completion seemed too exaggerated.

However, Liu Jinsen's shock didn't last long.

He accepted the truth and suddenly realized—Wen Xishu was in danger.

Liu Jinsen held no exceptionally negative view of Wen Xishu, but he didn't feel favorably towards him either. Yet, if Wen Xishu could truly save the masses at the bottom, Liu Jinsen considered it a great contribution.

His political instincts told him that before Wen Xishu could receive honors and accolades... he would likely be subjected to barbaric interrogation.

So, Liu Jinsen quickly made a call.

The call was to the director of the Bunker Security Bureau, but it was the director's assistant who answered.

"Jinsen? The director guessed you'd call. Heh, you're still the same as ever," said a young voice on the other end of the line.

Liu Jinsen stated:

"Wen Xishu has made a contribution. I don't know the full extent of what a Level Six hospital can achieve, but it can definitely alleviate the epidemic. Even the hospital itself will be a long-term benefit to the common people."

The young voice replied:

"Actually, even if you hadn't called the director, he would have had me contact you. Listen carefully, Jinsen, this matter is very complicated."

"It involves the Wen family's case, and it also involves some... things related to the Three Towers."

"The factions within the Administration Bureau and the First Bureau of the Bunker Security Bureau are all advocating for extracting the memories from Wen Xishu's mind by any means necessary."

Liu Jinsen said:

"Haven't they considered the possibility that Wen Xishu achieved this through his own abilities? What if Wen Xishu didn't rely on Wen Chaohua's power?"

This statement caused the person on the other end to pause.

Liu Jinsen wasn't blindly believing Wen Xishu was a genius. In fact, he had also considered that for a newcomer, surviving the Tower of Deception was already incredibly difficult, let alone achieving Level Six Completion.

Even many of the experts on the Ladder Ranking had not managed Level Six Completion, and Level Six facilities were almost exclusively found in the highest functional layers.

Yes, for Wen Xishu to have accomplished these things was incredible, and it naturally led people to wonder if Wen Chaohua had been secretly helping him.

But Liu Jinsen remembered something. He remembered his conversation with Wen Xishu before the latter left the bunker.

"Hypothetically, if I refuse to provide clues about Wen Chaohua, will I die even if I successfully explore the Tower of Deception?"

Actually, after Wen Xishu asked that question, Liu Jinsen realized that this kid had no clues about Wen Chaohua at all.

He just wanted to take a chance in the Tower of Deception.

Because of this, Liu Jinsen had been completely forthcoming.

Therefore, in Liu Jinsen's eyes, Wen Xishu was likely a genius at exploring the Tower of Deception.

"Jinsen, don't rush. The director has said many times that pawns in a multi-party game are the hardest to capture."

"However, right now, the First Bureau and the Administration Bureau are both advocating for extracting everything from Wen Xishu's mind. We need some external force."

Liu Jinsen quickly asked:

"What kind of external force?"

The voice on the other end said softly:

"You know, the First Bureau has the most power, but there are individuals they can't deal with. You need to contact someone."

"Who?"

"The principal of the Three Towers Academy, Albert Napolitano. Tell that old man that there's a child with talent no less than Wen Renjing, Xun Hui, or Wen Chaohua, who is currently undergoing interrogation."

Liu Jinsen was stunned.

He had heard that name. It was a rather legendary name. Although the Level Seven structure, the Three Towers Academy, wasn't solely built by one person, Albert Napolitano was its absolute core.

He had dedicated his life to climbing to the top of the Three Towers and leading humanity out of the bunker, and he was a figure respected by all high-level personnel in the bunker.

Furthermore, he had turned the tide multiple times during the Great Devourment, saving countless lives.

"Someone like that... would be willing to help Wen Xishu?"

"It's uncertain, so we also need to manage the public opinion. In any case, the director wants to protect Wen Xishu. It's not to help him, but in politics, if you can't have something, you should at least prevent your political rivals from getting it."

"So, Jinsen, your work must continue."