The First Order

The warden considered this matter seriously. In his opinion, Wang Yun would not benefit himself at all if he told Zhong Zhen about the dirty dealings the intelligence director was involved in. So the behavior was a little odd.

Could Wang Yun be thinking of having Zhong Zhen get him out of prison? But Zhong Zhen definitely couldn’t do so.

The warden fell deep into thought.

So was Wang Yun doing this to benefit himself? No, he was just trying to make things difficult for the Great Hoodwinker, that was all.

That night, Wang Yun carried his meal tray with his face all bruised and swollen. There was a long line in the chow hall, but when he arrived, he just pushed everyone aside with a blast of air, leaving them so scared they could only keep quiet. Only the three prisoners who were supernatural beings looked on coldly as they ate in silence.

These three people already had their own sphere of influence in the prison, and Wang Yun knew them as well. One of them was from the Zhou Consortium, another was a former intelligence agent of the Kong Consortium, and the last one was an independent mercenary who had roamed the wilderness.

The three prisoners had been locked up here for at least two years now. After they had answered for whatever they needed to, they were able to lead a comfortable life in the secret prison and enjoyed a good relationship with the prison guards.

The social structure in the prison was relatively special. Sometimes, if the prison guards wanted less trouble to deal with, they would have to rely on these three prisoners to manage the order of the lower-ranked prisoners under them.

The three of them had already received news that Wang Yun would definitely be dead within two months, and Wang Yun himself was very clear about this as well. So there was no need to provoke someone who was already on death row. A dead man walking had no reason to cherish his life.

Wang Yun carried his meal tray and sat down to eat. His body was riddled with wounds, and each time he swallowed a mouthful of rice, his entire body would ache.

The Great Hoodwinker also came over. Wang Yun’s eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the Great Hoodwinker whose medium-length hair was a mess.

Only at this moment did he feel better.

Fortunately, the two of them were supernatural beings. At the very least, their recovery capacity was much better than others. If it were a normal person who suffered this ordeal, they would have lost control of their bladder and been unable to take care of themselves. For them to still be able to come and dine was very impressive.

When Wang Yun saw the Great Hoodwinker, he followed the usual practice of creating chaos first and waited for him to speak.

The Great Hoodwinker dropped his tray down in front of Wang Yun and sat in carefree fashion. When he picked up the food with his chopsticks, his hands were trembling.

Even after a long time, the Great Hoodwinker could not put the food into his own mouth. He was so angry he slammed his chopsticks on the table. “You bitch, you’ve got no team spirit at all. If I didn’t come here to save you, would I have to suffer like this?”

Wang Yun raised his eyebrows. “Then who was the one who put me here in the first place?”

“Go take that up with the Wang Consortium and the Anjing House.” The Great Hoodwinker said awkwardly, “I was only hoping to make you lose favor with your boss so that he wouldn’t place you in an important position. Ultimately, it was that woman from the Anjing House who tricked you. If Kong Erdong doesn’t kill you, the frontline soldiers will certainly protest.”

“Don’t talk about that anymore.” Wang Yun said coldly, “We’re even now, understand? Instead of fighting, why don’t you think about how to get us out of here?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. You didn’t even let me finish my sentence before setting me up to be tortured in the electric chair.” The Great Hoodwinker explained, “Do you think I don’t have a backup plan? I’m also capable of having one, alright? Although I can’t get out by myself, I have a backup!”

Wang Yun’s eyes lit up. “What backup?”

The two of them were still covering their mouths as they spoke. The Great Hoodwinker said in a low voice, “Our future commander sent a message to me a week ago saying that he’s coming to the Kong Consortium. Judging by the time, he should already be here!”

Wang Yun’s face darkened. “Don’t refer to him as ‘our’ future commander. Are we on the same side? It’s your future commander!”

The Great Hoodwinker glanced at him. “Isn’t it only a matter of time? You are destined to prosper in the Northwest!”

“Don’t bullshit me.” Wang Yun frowned. “Even if he comes, he might not be able to save us, right?”

“Don’t worry, I’m serious when I say that I have a backup plan.” The Great Hoodwinker said, “Do you think our future commander’s reputation is just for show? As long as he knows that we’re being held captive in this secret prison, he’ll definitely save us even if it means demolishing Stronghold 31.”

Wang Yun said in a low voice, “Then our future commander… ptui! Then I’m afraid your future commander isn’t aware there’s a bomb in the passageways either, right? Besides, does he know about my terms for being rescued? He has to bring all of my subordinates along as well!”

“Then do you have any other way to send out this message?” The Great Hoodwinker looked at Wang Yun. “I’ll give you an address, so you can just arrange for someone to send this message there.”

Wang Yun fell silent. It seemed like he did not want to reveal what his trump card was.

The Great Hoodwinker sneered and said, “Why are you still hiding your trump card at a time like this? Who knows if Kong Erdong will kill you on a whim tomorrow? I advise you not to hold back anymore. Your subordinates are all loyal to you, and you’ve been working in the intelligence field for many years. I don’t believe that you don’t have any trusted personnel working inside this secret prison.”

“Give me the address.” Wang Yun said, “You don’t have to worry about the rest.”

After that, Wang Yun ate two mouthfuls of rice before heading back to his cell. On the way back, his expression slowly relaxed.

For some reason, he felt much more at ease when he learned from the Great Hoodwinker that Ren Xiaosu had also come to Stronghold 31.

Wang Yun no longer had a way out. He needed to take a bet and place all his hopes on Ren Xiaosu this time.

In the middle of the night, Wang Yun lay in his cell. When everyone had fallen asleep, he quietly opened his eyes, which turned a silver-gray.

In the narrow ventilation duct above his head, a ball of air wrapped around a pen and a sheet of paper and started floating down towards him. Wang Yun quickly wrote something on the paper and wrapped it with a ball of air again. He then moved it freely through the ventilation duct as he wanted.

The secret prison was located underground, and the ventilation system was as complicated as a huge maze. It would be extremely difficult for normal people to send a note to their destination via this method.

Moreover, the ventilation duct was only 10 centimeters in diameter. Not even a child could fit through that.

Yet Wang Yun was not stumped by something like this.

The note was like a traveler in a maze. It flew off into the distance according to the precise route Wang Yun had memorized.

It finally came to a stop at the ceiling of a room where the ball of air disappeared. Then, someone in the room quickly caught the crumpled paper ball.

The person in the room scanned through the contents of the note before swallowing it into his stomach. Only then did he walk out of the room as though nothing had happened.

Just as the Great Hoodwinker had said, Wang Yun was such a smart person, so how could he not have any backup plans in the secret prison?

Many of the important figures in the intelligence agency would plant their own spies within the secret prison. Such a basic move was only to be expected.

However, none of the spies would go out of their way and remain so loyal once their handlers lost their influence as Wang Yun did.

As a matter of fact, the reason the Great Hoodwinker was willing to risk his life for Wang Yun was because of this. The people in the Northwest were all fond of such loyal geniuses.

As for whether he could rescue Wang Yun’s subordinates as well, that would have to depend on how capable Future Commander was.