: Breezy Interrogation
At the headquarters of USL, this creator of this space base had foresight. At the start of the building, they had foreseen the need to expand. In just 10 light years, this place advanced from a small space centre to an entity almost as big as a small manmade planet.
Universe Calendar, Year 8275, a traveller from another world was ‘invited’ here. He… was going to be a key character into the ‘catastrophe’ that was going to happen in the future. Of course, for now, he was nothing more than a captured convict.
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Tsk—
The sound of the electronic door closing announced that Brother Jue was again left alone in the room.
“So this again…” Feng Bujue looked around his surrounding as he mumbled, “This is such a déjà vu…” He sighed. “Might as well stayed at Shrugging Planet if I have known this would happen…” The size of this room was almost the same as the interrogation room at Shrugging Planet. The lights were also embedded into the ceiling and even the color of the walls was the same. If one had to talk about a difference… it was this room had no single-way mirror and no table and chairs.
“Ah… Since I have time on my hands.” Feng Bujue noticed the cooldown for Yakyuken was already over so he activated it again. He knew his every move was being observed and he was under surveillance, but by then Brother Jue had no reason to hide his training of Yakyuken anymore, after all, he had much bigger issues to answer to…
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10 minutes later, the room door opened and Toadman walked in. After the door behind him closed, toadman said, “I believe… our conservation should start with self-introduction.”
“No, our conservation should start with… the question ‘is anyone listening in at this moment’.” Feng Bujue corrected.
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“No.” As if knowing Feng Bujue would say that, he gave this affirmative answer immediately and added, “Before I came, I already ended the surveillance procedure in the room. Without my secret key, it cannot be reactivated.” He spoke fast and was being very logical, “So…” At this point, he removed his toad mask to reveal a face that 80 percent similar to human. If one had to find a big difference, it was that they had very high cheekbones, the rest was pretty much the same.
“I am Wayne Bruce, a Manhattan.” Toadman said, “The member of USL’s highest committee and people call me… Toadman.”
“I am Feng Bujue, an Earthling.” Brother Jue gave his introduction. “Superhero from another universe, the Poker.”
“How do you prove that?” Toadman asked.
“I can’t.” Feng Bujue shrugged. “You can choose not to believe me.”
“if you going to act like that…” Toadman continued, “Then I will switch to a different strategy…” He looked right into Brother Jue’s eyes and said darkly. “There are 3 kinds of people in this world, the first is the common people, they have limited powered and content with their lives, blissful due to ignorance; the second is the clever ones, they desire knowledge and have great ambition, respected for their mind; and the third… is someone like myself…’ His expression turned threatening, “I do not trust anyone, including myself, because I have weakness too.”
At this point, Toadman suddenly reached out his arms to grab Feng Bujue by his collar to lift him up. “And a person like myself… is fearful of anything that I cannot control and you are… one of them!”
“Ha ha… So we’re playing the bad cop here, are we?” Brother Jue laughed, “Unfortunately, nothing scares me…” He tilted his head to the side and said, “But as a reward for your wonderful performance, I will try my best to explain my situation.” With that, Toadman knew his ploy had failed. With a sigh, he scoffed and released Brother Jue. Feng Bujue adjusted his clothes and used this temporary pause to arrange his thought. Then he started to spin the yarn. “First, there is no such thing as universe superhero league from my universe.”
“I already know that.” Toadman concurred. He had confidence in that because he had seen how Brother Jue reacted on Shrugging Planet (He pulled the video directly from Shrugging Planet’s military base’s database). It was quite clear that this man indeed had not heard of USL… this was very important because it would support his claim that he ‘came from another universe’ and take out the possibility of him being a spy.
“Secondly, just like what I told them on Shrugging Planet, I was forcibly teleported during a fight and ended up at that desert.” Feng Bujue continued. “According to logic, at the time, I naturally thought… I was transported to another planet. It was until later that I slowly realized I have been moved to another universe.”
“Hmm…” Toadman hummed. “Continue…”
“Well, you have seen what happened next, right? When we first met, I did lie a bit to Pi Li Dance Hero and The Tap Monster but they were harmless lies. I merely wanted to come to this USL that they mention and seek help as soon as possible.” Feng Bujue argued. “Then… they received a mission and I even volunteered my help. No matter how you splice it… I have done everything I could, haven’t i?” He paced back and forth. “From the beginning until now, I am on the side of justice, no? How else do you want me to prove myself as a superhero? Would you like me to show you Pegasasu Ryūsei Ken?”
Toadman did not understand his last two sentences but the first part was quite convincing because it was half true and half false. The true part was backed up by evidence and the false part couldn’t be proven…
Toadman scratched his wide chin and thought to himself, [Hmm… logically speaking, he has answered everything correctly…]
“I can believe the claim that you are a superhero…” Toadman thought about it before answering. “But… crossing into different universes is not something that common and it might have deep repercussion… your arrival here might be smooth but it could have catastrophic disaster due to butterfly effect.” He paused. “I will gather all the members of the highest committee to discuss what to do with you. Before our meeting ends, I request that you do not leave the headquarters to prevent more trouble…”
“I have nowhere else to go anyway.” Feng Bujue answered evenly. “In reality, I have the intention to stay to join your league.” He added. “Oh, right… do help me bring that up during your meeting with your fellow superheroes.”
Hearing that, Toadman eyed Brother Jue with suspicion, “By that… you seem to have given up hopes of returning to your own universe?”
Feng Bujue answered easily, “Because I can already hear from your words…. That the chance of me returning is very slim.”
Toadman was silent for a few seconds before adding, “Okay, I will help relay your intention.” He turned to walk to the door. “But before that… I am sorry but you will need to stay in this room a while longer.”