Chapter 53

The emergence of Bumblebee could be said to have proven Duxinzheng's identity.

"Sir, not that way, please follow me this way," the soldier said to Duxinzheng.

"Ah?" Duxinzheng glanced at the soldier, then turned to look at Bumblebee.

"Yes, we are on a special mission, so if you are looking for Optimus, he is indeed not this way. Following them is the right choice," Bumblebee nodded.

"Alright then!" Duxinzheng called to Zheng Xiaotian and his girlfriend, and they followed the soldier.

Not long after, in a spacious place that resembled a factory, several high-ranking officials were busily fiddling with this and that.

A female official, having just finished giving instructions, saw three clearly unfamiliar individuals enter the secret base. Immediately, the fire in her chest flared up, and she stepped forward.

"Let's go find Optimus and chat later," Duxinzheng said to Zheng Xiaotian as they walked.

"Hey, hey, hey." This voice reached Duxinzheng's ears. He turned to look at the speaker. From her current expression, it seemed she was on the verge of losing her temper.

The lady stood in front of Duxinzheng and the others and said, "I want to know, how did the three of you get permission to come in here?"

"Optimus gave me permission, is that okay?" Duxinzheng retorted. He thought to himself, she's just a pain in the ass. However, at her age, with such rough skin and a domineering attitude, no one would dare to mess with her. Everyone is not a fool.

"Alright, that's not impossible. I remember, the main characters of two films, the ones who saved the world twice." The lady nodded and turned her gaze to Duxinzheng's young girlfriend. She pointed at her with her right index finger and asked the soldier, "Who is this one?"

"This is my girlfriend," Duxinzheng replied.

"So, she's a civilian, right?" The lady looked at the soldier and said, "You let a civilian in like this?"

"She comes from a military family and knows quite a bit about the Autobots and Decepticons. I can vouch for that," the soldier said.

"Wait a minute, you've been interrogating us for so long. Who are you?" Duxinzheng was truly angry.

"This is the director of our Security Bureau. She handles everything involving aliens," the soldier introduced.

"I'm not done interrogating yet." The director pointed at Zheng Xiaotian and said, "What kind of model is this? A humanoid robot? How come I didn't know our country started researching this? Or is it a spy?"

"This is my friend," Duxinzheng said.

Zheng Xiaotian felt a chill. Clearly, the focus was on him. He had a premonition that things were not going to end well.

"What's his background?" The director turned to the soldier.

"Um..." The soldier paused and said, "No background."

The soldier had been checking Zheng Xiaotian's background all the way. Yes, he found out. A simple birth, a simple upbringing, the two world wars took away his parents and everyone he knew. In other words, he was a good American citizen, but no one knew him.

"Is he a robot?" The director pressed.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on here?" Duxinzheng suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Not exactly, he's human. And his identity is clean, like it's been washed with Tide, you can't find any stains," the soldier said.

"His identity is clean, but he's wearing a suit of armor. Can that still be clean? Take off the armor first. Then, investigate thoroughly. By the way, I want to tell you to wake up your pig brains. Thank you!" the director said.

The soldier gestured.

Immediately, two men with laser guns approached, aiming at Zheng Xiaotian.

"Detected high-explosive weapons. If attacked, direct defense is impossible," the butler said.

Zheng Xiaotian sighed, raised his hands in surrender. He thought to himself, damn, he shouldn't have followed them in. He had said, as long as he didn't oppose Optimus, it was fine. Why did he have to stick with Optimus? Was there any benefit or reward? Now, it's all over.

"Damn it, this is my friend. I want to see who dares to touch him," Duxinzheng instantly stood in front of Zheng Xiaotian.

"If you insist on standing in front, then you'll be taken too," the director pointed at Duxinzheng.

The director was not Optimus. She wouldn't speak nicely to Duxinzheng. Her focus was on America's security. Whether America was safe, this humanoid robot that threatened America's safety needed to be investigated. If possible, steal the technology. Anyone who tried to block her, even Sam Duxinzheng, would be arrested.

"Alright, alright. If I get arrested, at least you can ask Optimus for help. If you get arrested with me, I believe your girlfriend won't see Optimus either. Who knows how long we'll be detained," Zheng Xiaotian said.

Duxinzheng turned and looked at Zheng Xiaotian, who was encased in steel armor, and said seriously, "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely save you." "Okay!" Zheng Xiaotian nodded.

Zheng Xiaotian was taken away. Finally, he was brought to a sealed room.

"Come out of the armor, or we will cut the armor and pull you out. Choose one," the tall soldier said to Zheng Xiaotian.

"Didn't you say he was going to see Optimus? Does Optimus have so little face?" Zheng Xiaotian was speechless. It seemed they were still after his armor. In China, he never dared to show off his armor, mainly because he was afraid of being discovered and coveted. If they took his armor, it would be one thing, but if they sliced him up for study, that would be a nightmare.

"Finding Optimus is his business. Giving orders is Optimus's business. We only follow the director's orders. Anyway, the director said to take off your armor. You can do it yourself or we can help. The choice is yours," the tall soldier continued.

Zheng Xiaotian swallowed. Reluctantly, he took off his armor. Then, the soldier carried the armor away. He was left alone in this place. The walls were made of an unknown metal, thick and solid. It was as if the air bullets had lost their effect. Without his armor, he had no way out.