Chapter 10: Rapid quarantine, conflict between the East and West factions!

The other party who requested the call turned out to be the station chief of the checkpoint, Ding Yishan!

Cheng Ye was indeed a little surprised.

It has been more than two months since he traveled to the wasteland world, and he has never seen this mysterious webmaster.

Searching the original owner's memory, it was found that he had only met this stationmaster once, when he came out of the inner city. At that time, Ding Yishan personally greeted him and specifically instructed everyone to treat and train him well, and not to let Cheng Long leave without worry.

Why did he call me?

Cheng Ye subconsciously began to think frantically, but his hands moved quickly and pressed the connect button.

"Hey, Xiao Cheng, it's me, Station Master Ding!"

A kind voice came from the defense communication, "I hope I didn't disturb your sleep so early?"

"Good morning, Stationmaster Ding!" Cheng Ye raised his voice slightly, leaned over to the window and looked downstairs, then continued with a perfect laugh, "It rained so hard last night that I couldn't sleep in the second half of the night, so I thought about going out to see if I could help out. Look, I just came back to wash up and get ready for work."

"Oh, young man, you really have inherited your father's spirit. It seems that you will be the role model of hard work and perseverance in the future station."

A hearty laugh came from the other side of the defense communication. "It's good for young people to endure hardships. It's a good thing. I was just thinking about how to tell you, and now is a convenient time."

"Stationmaster, please tell me. I'm listening."

"Is that so..."

Ding Yishan spoke slowly and amiably at first, like the eighty-year-old grandfathers Cheng Ye often saw at the village entrance when he returned to his hometown.

But when it comes to business, his speaking speed immediately returns to normal, with a hint of the webmaster's authority.

As a graduate student from a top university, Cheng Ye's brain has long been trained to develop a subconscious system that automatically filters out useless information.

To summarize the core points that Ding Yishan spoke for three minutes, it can actually be just a few sentences.

Garcia was beaten by Liu Bi and needed emergency treatment. The Western faction was very dissatisfied, but they had nothing to say since they were in the wrong first.

The Western faction will definitely target him as a trainee prosecutor in all aspects, from work to life.

As the webmaster and also Cheng Long's comrade-in-arms, I'm going to take you out of the spotlight for now.

"Stationmaster, you've always been so thoughtful of me. It's really... well, my father's last words before he passed away were...Stationmaster Ding is one of the rare kindhearted people in this world. If I ever run into a problem and can't make the decision, I'll have to ask for your advice. It's me who's useless... always causing trouble for the station..."

As he spoke, Cheng Ye's voice was choked with sobs.

On the other side of the defense communication, the voice that was majestic a second ago immediately softened, "Xiao Cheng, it's Uncle Ding who is sorry for you. Your father entrusted you to me, but I couldn't even protect you from such a small storm..."

"Don't worry, after the first field mission is over, I'll transfer you back and see who dares to fart again!"

"Stationmaster, please don't say that..."

You say something, I say something.

Two minutes later, the defense communication was disconnected. Cheng Ye, who was still sobbing a second ago, instantly put away all his expressions and his face became solemn.

From what he felt in just a few minutes, it can be seen that Stationmaster Ding's emotional intelligence is more than enough to survive in the wasteland. Even in modern times, with his top-notch Tai Chi skills and acting skills, he can also thrive in a stable job!

Could it be that this Stationmaster Ding, like his predecessor, is an alternative human from the "old era" whose genes have not mutated towards combat?

"But...you're transferring me from the main gate inspection post to the quick inspection post, are you letting me hide out?"

Cheng Ye couldn't help but sneer.

There are currently three checkpoints in the isolation buffer zone. In addition to the main gate for epidemic inspection, there are also two gates in the north and south for rapid epidemic inspection.

The former group of people being checked for epidemic control are all survivors from outside, while the latter two are open only to certified personnel, such as investigators going out on missions, sentinels cleaning up infected people in the surrounding area, and licensed scavengers.

At first glance, the risk seems to be higher for the former. After all, the survivors come from all over the wasteland, and the probability of encountering infected people is much greater.

However, based on the reality that Cheng Ye understood and felt, the conclusion was exactly the opposite!

When checking for epidemics at the main gate, although we have to face foreign survivors, refugees, etc., all those being inspected will be locked in iron cages. Even if they have been infected, most of their means of attack will be useless.

Moreover, behind each conveyor belt, there is always a team of eight on duty, armed with guns, to protect the safety of the inspectors. If there is anything unusual, the person being inspected will be killed immediately.

Therefore, even though the probability of infection is much greater than that of the North and South Gates, the annual sacrifice rate is usually below 5%.

The rapid epidemic inspection post is just the opposite. There are no iron cages, and no on-duty teams with guns.

Inspectors need to meet the person being inspected face to face and conduct a close-up search. Even if they verify the infection, they can only rely on the security team patrolling nearby.

But the protection provided by these guards is actually a false proposition.

Because as long as Ding Yishan made a few arrangements, the guards who were supposed to provide support with guns would immediately set up their small stools leisurely and watch him fight the infected body from a close distance.

He wouldn't be shot by a hidden gun before the outcome is decided, but if he were to be contaminated by the source of infection, he would definitely receive a few "peanuts" and be physically exorcised within two seconds.

"The one-year casualty rate for rapid epidemic inspection posts has never been lower than 30%. Not only trainee inspectors, but even first- and second-term inspectors often lose their lives due to carelessness."

Cheng Ye's thoughts raced, and he instantly understood the deep-seated reasons behind the change in the situation.

Since the establishment of the isolation buffer zone in Xingfu City, the scale of the checkpoint has continued to expand. Now, including guards, staff, sentries, etc., the number of people has already exceeded 2,000.

However, there were only 150 inspectors from the beginning to the end, and the number of inspectors never increased.

Currently, there are only two ways to become a prosecutor.

First, the hereditary system, where sons inherit their father’s business.

Second, the election system. When an inspector has no descendants to pass on the position, the station chief will select one person from among those who have made significant contributions to the inspection station.

This deformed and unreasonable system has fundamentally determined that at a certain stage there may be significant differences in the quality of personnel between the Eastern and Western factions.

For example, Cheng Long's combat power was 10 before his accidental death. After Cheng Ye took over, his combat power dropped sharply to 1, but he still occupied the position. Naturally, the overall strength of the East Faction Inspectors would drop significantly.

For example, after a normal succession, the new generation of the Western faction grows faster than the Eastern faction, which will also lead to the gradual decline of the Eastern faction and the loss of its dominance over the checkpoint.

"First, I ordered Brother B to beat Garcia up and send him to the emergency room. As long as Garcia survives, he will always occupy the position of inspector in the Western faction and there will be no replacement."

"Then he used the excuse of having me conduct a quick epidemic investigation to silence the Western Faction while paving the way for the Eastern Faction's subsequent plans. If anything were to happen to me, since I have no offspring, he could select a general to fill the vacancy and strengthen the overall strength of the Eastern Faction's inspectors."

"You're such a good fellow, Ding Yishan! What a vicious scheme to kill two birds with one stone!"

Cheng Ye felt a great sense of urgency in his heart.

Naturally, what the predecessor did in the inner city could not escape Ding Yishan's sight.

In his eyes, his points probably didn't even reach the lowest 3. If he were in the East faction, he would be passive as soon as he played a card.

Although Garcia is also young and has an unreliable character, he has been working as an inspector for two years, and has carried out more than a dozen field missions of various sizes, and has rich experience in survival and combat.

In the Western style, it is at least '5', or even '6'. When it is there, it may not have much impact on the situation, but if it is not there, it will make many cards difficult to play.

Now the small card hits the big card, if both cards can explode as expected.

For the Yu Dong faction, this is definitely a great thing.

"If it were Brother B, he'd probably be fooled into thinking he was hiding..."

"No, Brother B, this killer, will probably never be able to go to the rapid epidemic inspection post in his lifetime."

Rapid quarantine inspectors, whose powers are as terrifying as the dangers.

As long as they think you are infected, they will kill you with one knife. If they find out they are wrong afterwards, they can just reflect on themselves.

If Liu Bi is sent there, he will kill a lot of people in a few days.

"Damn it! I didn't expect to be forced into the conflict between the East and West before I even got over the hardship of field work..."

"But in the final analysis, it's still the case that the innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure... Because my strength is too weak, I can't hold on to this iron rice bowl, so naturally others will covet and plot against me."

"If I had Brother B's ability, whether it's a factional dispute or a rapid epidemic investigation, why would I be afraid of difficult situations?"

If it were last night, Cheng Ye might have hesitated or even been afraid.

But at this moment, the drizzle outside the window was like silk, hitting the glass at an angle, and the moist water vapor seeped into the house through the gaps, carrying with it the scent of earth.

After sniffing the scent of the earth, he suddenly felt an inexplicable calmness in his heart, which spread over his nerves and gradually transformed into a trace of firmness.

The basic strength brought him experience and skills, allowing him to barely reach the minimum threshold for field work.

However, due to the weakest physical weakness in the "barrel theory", the damage he can cause is still limited.

Now a night has passed.

As his fingertips rolled over the newly formed tendon lines on his forearm, Cheng Ye could clearly feel the explosive power dormant in the muscle group.

Everything is different now!

The muscle groups that have undergone special muscle memory training have made up for his weakest shortcoming, and his overall strength has greatly increased!

Although it is still far from a humanoid weapon like Brother B's, if he takes 40% of the force from last night, he will definitely be sent flying without any ability to fight back.

"Right now, it's both a danger and an opportunity."

"If I can prove my worth and return to the table, I'll be able to secure my position as Inspector right away!"

Cheng Ye raised his right hand and turned it slightly.

The pendant plugged into the power outlet flickered slightly, and then suddenly appeared in the palm of the hand, revealing its outline.

He had used up two search opportunities on Chu Yunfeng yesterday, and after a night of trying, he had roughly figured out the rules for replenishing the collector's charge value.

The search of the Civilization Collector lv.1 requires 100 kWh of electricity for each point of charge, which is a significant decrease compared to the 2000 kWh required for the previous activation.

More importantly, the shape manipulation of the physical pendant has undergone a qualitative change.

Now, as long as it is within a range of ten meters, Cheng Ye can use his mind to switch between reality and illusion, and no matter where the pendant is within the range, as long as he thinks about it, it will instantly return to his palm.

This alone makes charging easier.

As long as the heavy rain continues and the hydropower station has sufficient power supply, even if only a 2.5 square meter socket is used, nearly 50 degrees of electricity can be replenished every day.

In other words, it only takes two to three days to accumulate a search opportunity.

"It's not enough to just focus on the search. We need to prepare the weapons and equipment we purchased when we planned the field mission."

"The contribution points I have are definitely tight, but asking Brother B for some help might help me out right now."

"But since Ding Yishan arranged for me to go to the North-South Checkpoint, he must have expected Brother B to come forward to help. I'm afraid..."

Cheng Ye's eyes flashed, he picked up the defense communication and dialed Liu Bi's number.

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