"Mr. Jin Zhenyuan died, but Liu Zhizai is still alive?"
No... something's not right.
Back then, the old principal clearly felt that Liu Zhizai's presence was also gone, and Sagittarius indeed loosed that arrow.
Mr. Jin's strength was undeniable, second only to the old principal, and was the second strongest in the Bunker. The Five Elders, although powerful, were all "carried" to the ninetieth floor by Mr. Jin.
Faced with that arrow from Sagittarius, it makes no sense for Mr. Jin to die while Liu Zhizai lives, especially when—the old principal sensed Liu Zhizai was dead, and Liu Zhizai ultimately never returned to the Bunker.
"If Mr. Jin didn't die..."
"If Mr. Jin didn't die..."
Wen Xishu repeated this sentence to himself. Clearly, it was Liu Zhizai who didn't die, but for some reason, he kept saying Mr. Jin didn't die.
The Minotaur beside him was somewhat puzzled, but this was the Netherworld, perhaps guests were contemplating the cause of death, caught in some confusion, which was all quite normal, and he didn't pay much attention.
"If Mr. Jin didn't die, then it makes sense that Sagittarius would still be on the seventieth floor. And I, on the Celestial Ladder List, show a level in the sixties. Mr. Jin might have misjudged my level..."
"He thought I was on the same level as Xun Hui and Senior Wenren Mirror."
"And I give the outside the impression that I climb the tower without pausing, so would Mr. Jin think that I would definitely break through to the seventieth floor soon?"
"But with Sagittarius on the seventieth floor, maybe I would not dare to break through to the seventieth floor..."
"So if Mr. Jin died, would the threat and causal lock of Sagittarius be eliminated? Sagittarius need not disappear, his threat remains, but as long as the tower-climbers believe it's gone..."
"Then they will still be shot."
"How do you make the tower-climbers believe that Sagittarius is gone? That's by concocting a story... making everyone believe that once Mr. Jin dies, Sagittarius will withdraw."
"Because Mr. Jin once toyed with Capricorn and brought back Xiaojin. Xiaojin might possess the ability to mimic many constellations. He is an extremely special existence and very likely... a key part of Longxia's Dragon Hide Plan."
"Longxia's God-making plan failed. They need something to rectify the failure."
"Mr. Jin's heart... perhaps has always been with Longxia above the Bunker."
Wen Xishu thought so. He vaguely felt that many things were starting to connect.
"But amid all this, inexplicably, why does it have to be me dead... Xiaojin tried to assassinate me, Mr. Jin's death trap, having Sagittarius kill me... all these seem to be about getting me killed. Why do they want me dead?"
"Am I related to the Dragon Hide Plan? Do I have something he desires? Has it been detected by him?"
Wen Xishu, at first, didn't think this thing was the "Heart of Fusion." What he first thought of was the Mad Dice.
The Five Elders once longed for the Bunker Security Bureau to interrogate themselves to uncover Wen Chaohua's secret.
Now, Wen Xishu, honored as a Bunker legend, already knew that Wen Chaohua had done some incredible things, things beyond comprehension.
In the mime-like Slaughter Tower where communication was impossible, Wen Chaohua commanded the monsters inside.
In the Desire Tower, where combat power couldn't be used, Wen Chaohua cleared the floors.
These things, others didn't know what was happening, but Wen Xishu knew it was the effect of the Mad Dice.
Afterward, Wen Chaohua disappeared.
As Wen Chaohua's brother, that fool of the Wen Family... Wen Xishu, suddenly gained wisdom.
"Originally, Wen Xishu was very foolish, facing a death sentence, but because of me, he slowly began his counterattack..."
"Without the Mad Dice, I might have climbed the tower, but without it, I would never have achieved today's success."
"As my status rose higher and higher, those who tried to interrogate me, to uncover Wen Chaohua's secret, became increasingly hesitant."
"They feared me, and feared even more Albert behind me."
"The Five Elders showed goodwill to me, the Security Bureau showed goodwill to me—all exchanged for at the cost of risking my life... but have they really forgotten Wen Chaohua in their hearts?"
"Have they really just accepted me? Perhaps they only hid their true thoughts. Maybe they still believe what I accomplish is closely related to Wen Chaohua."
"They just don't dare dig up that secret."
"But what if it's Mr. Jin who uncovers this secret?"
"As the true master of the Bunker, surely he has his own ideas?"
Wen Xishu seemed to connect everything together.
There was no evidence here, all speculation, but his speculations were always very, very accurate.
He didn't think the Heart of Fusion would be enough to make Mr. Jin become mortal enemies with him. If there was something on him that the number one in the ninetieth floor of the Bunker, the highest authority, feared, and even resorted to trying to kill him...
It could only be the Mad Dice.
To this day, the Mad Dice seemed to be the most defiant thing to Wen Xishu, the privileges even exceeding those of a god.
After he rose to fame, he gradually forgot that he was still burdened with the enormous secret left by Wen Chaohua.
"He dares not kill me in the Bunker... at least he can't do it personally. And according to Mr. Jin's own words, Xiaojin is evil... so if Xiaojin kills me, it seems reasonable, Mr. Jin can wash his hands of it."
"If Xiaojin can't kill me, the second round would be Mr. Jin's death. This way, I would lower my guard, and perhaps be able to proceed to the seventieth floor in the future..."
"Even Albert wouldn't suspect it, if I died on the seventieth floor... he would just think it was the work of Sagittarius, never suspecting there was another layer of calculation behind it."