Chapter 528

Indeed…

The scruffy man, upon hearing these words, couldn’t help but lower his head, the expression in his eyes growing increasingly complicated.

He remembered that when Andre was a child, he was a very lively and open kid, but after Phelia’s death, he became more and more silent, becoming quite reclusive, rarely venturing out.

Fein’s temper also gradually became strange, and after the death of the crown prince, he became even more irritable and angry, distancing himself from this friend, even going so far as to exchange harsh words. And all these changes seemed to start from Phelia’s death due to brain disease.

If Phelia didn’t die from brain disease, but was… then everything that didn’t make sense before could now be explained.

Andre’s motive for slaughtering the royal family was to avenge his murdered younger sister, and the person who made the decision to allow Phelia’s death back then could only have been King Fein…

“Mr. Bell.”

After glancing at the scruffy man with a pained expression, Leon gently consoled him: “All of this, after all, is still just our speculation. The situation may not be that extreme. Whether we can uncover what happened back then depends on whether you can take us into Zone 1 Research Area.”

“I will do it.”

After hearing Leon’s words, the scruffy man came to his senses, first tightly clenched his fists, and then proactively asked:

“What were your original plans? To control me and follow along?”

“Yes.”

“You won’t even get past the first checkpoint.”

After making his judgment, the scruffy man seriously said:

“Even if you have ways to make others unable to see you, most of Research Zone 1’s core is underground, and the shaft leading down there only allows one person at a time, and there’s only one spot. Even if you tried to force your way in, it would be impossible.

Even if you manage to enter the underground area and break through the integrally cast inner walls, there are a series of different detection methods throughout the entire Zone 1. Triggering any one of them will immediately sound the alarm, causing each area to self-seal and split into over twenty smaller zones, which will then be separated and relocated.”

“Hmm…”

Upon hearing this, Leon slightly raised an eyebrow, then politely asked:

“So what do you suggest we should do?”

“In my opinion, you should give up trying to enter Zone 1.”

The scruffy man said:

“You cleaners have many special abilities, some effects are even miraculous enough to defy scientific laws, but the detection methods in Research Zone 1 are astonishingly numerous—heat, smell, magnetic fields, abnormal fluctuations, brain signals… I know of more than twenty kinds.

And because there was an incident where a cleaner infiltrated before, there are also technologies specifically targeting people like you. No matter what strange abilities you have, unless you’re hiding in another dimension and need a physical body to enter Zone 1, there will always be moments when you can’t hide.

Moreover, the positions of these detection devices aren’t completely fixed; they are periodically swapped and monitored by specialists. If there’s any suspected damage or signal interruption, it will attract investigation.”

Not… although I knew Zone 1 was important, this level of prevention is too intense. Aren’t you tired of all the hassle?

After blinking in silence, Leon couldn’t help but ask:

“Can I ask what exactly the cleaner who broke into Zone 1 did to deserve such strict precautions?”

“That cleaner…”

Upon hearing Leon’s question, the scruffy man involuntarily twitched his lips and said with a peculiar expression: “It was about thirty years ago. That person heard about research on flesh reconstruction in Zone 1, so she directly broke in, kidnapping forty scholars above level three, demanding we resurrect her dog. If we couldn’t, she threatened to burn our research data…”

What a freaking talent…

Although knowing it wasn’t the right time to ask about this, after hearing such an absurd story, Leon couldn’t help but ask:

“What happened later? Did you resurrect her dog?”

“Because we failed, that’s why we’re so strictly preventing intrusions now!”

The scruffy man said with a face full of frustration: “To send that person away, we spent two weeks, even creating an identical dog for her, even replicating the missing part of its tail tip.

But she was still unsatisfied and caused a lot of trouble. Although she didn’t ultimately destroy the data, she really caused a ruckus, severely tormenting the kidnapped scholars before being taken away by your Clearing Bureau personnel.”

Wow…

After hearing about the crazy antics of the senior cleaner, Leon couldn’t help but smack his lips, finding it hard to keep a straight face.

Who would’ve thought that the chaos caused by the cleaner thirty years ago has made things difficult for himself thirty years later. It’s like the previous generation cut down the tree, leaving the next to suffer under the sun.

After being messed around by this senior cleaner, the current Research Zone 1 learned from its mistake and fully enhanced its security measures. With just [Secret Tail], he really might not be able to sneak in…

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Furrowing his brow in deep thought for a moment, Leon looked at the scruffy man and said thoughtfully: “So, Mr. Bell, if Zone 1 is hard to infiltrate, what do you suggest…”

“My suggestion is, if you need any intelligence, I’ll go and help you investigate!”

The scruffy man clenched his fists, with a resolute expression, proposing: “No matter how the events unfolded back then, Fein is my friend. Since he might have been killed, I must find out!”

“You’d better think carefully.”

After looking at the scruffy man, Leon warned:

“Mr. Bell, this is a dangerous matter. If you’re discovered during the investigation and we’re not around, we won’t be able to protect you.”

“It’s fine, I’m not afraid of dying!”

The scruffy man bit his teeth, seemingly nervous, sweat beads forming on his graying temples, but he still firmly said: “If it weren’t for Fein helping me back then, I would have remained a poor student forever, never having the chance to realize my ambitions. If something happens because of helping you investigate, then consider it repaying my debt to him!”

“Alright.”

Seeing the scruffy man persist, Leon sighed, agreeing to his proposal. He then gestured to Algernon to extract the Sixian threads from the scruffy man’s body and said with slight admiration: “Mr. Bell, for the next three days, we’ll be hiding in the embassy of Administrative Zone 3. If you discover anything, you can find us there.”

“Good!”

Just as the scruffy man nodded vigorously, the airship approaching their destination began to slow down. Once the airship stopped completely, he got off expressionlessly and entered the shaft leading to Research Zone 1 under the watchful eyes of Leon and the other.

“Ding…”

As the passage bell rang, the single-person channel in front of the scruffy man opened. With a resolute expression, he stepped in, then suddenly fainted with a thud.

At the same time, a small red light on the main console in the center of the main hall of Research Zone 1 quietly lit up, flashing several times in a specific rhythm. The operator closely monitoring the indicator lights immediately stood up.

“Abnormal brain activity detected in receptor number 9. Suspected close contact with target!”

(End of Chapter)