Chapter 26: Within the rules, outside the rules!

The rain roared.

The accumulated water poured down the eaves of the workstation like a curtain, crashing into the gutter and causing waves.

The small identity badge rolled up and down in the waves and was soon caught in a ball of sticky yellow mud.

Jamie looked as if he had seen a ghost, thinking he hadn't heard clearly.

What is this arrogant Dongren talking about?

Let me go and pick it up for him?

"Sorry, you mean, you just lost the badge, and you want me to go to the sewer to pick it up?"

The figure under the large black raincoat nodded, and his serious look immediately caused laughter from those around him.

Hearing the laughter, Jamie's face turned blue and red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then you're probably..."

Before he finished speaking.

A cold gun barrel suddenly came against him, and the chill of the metal ran along the skin of his forehead straight to his spine, freezing the second half of his sentence in his throat.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and everyone looked incredulous.

gun!

He is crazy, Cheng Ye is crazy!

How dare he pull out a gun at a checkpoint and point it at his own people?

"Go, pick it up for me."

Cheng Ye repeated it again, the smile on his face completely disappeared, and he became cold as if he was a different person.

There is bullying in orphanages too.

The food in the cafeteria is often eaten by the older children before the younger children can eat the remaining mouthfuls.

But he has always been the first one to eat since he was five years old.

It’s never the kindness of the older children that counts!

"You...want to scare me?"

"I'm trying to scare you."

Cheng Ye forced a smile and slowly lowered the muzzle of the gun from his forehead all the way down to his chin.

Then the cold muzzle of the gun poked upwards, causing Jamie's jaw to hurt.

"Article 3, Chapter 1 of the Checkpoint Regulations, states that during an inspector's duty, his orders take precedence over all else."

"Anyone who violates this rule will be treated as an infected person."

"Mr. Jamie."

The sound of a safety being released rang out softly. "Please answer me directly. Are you the infected person hiding in the North Checkpoint?"

Arrogant.

How arrogant this is!

Jamie's throat moved with difficulty twice, but in the end he was silent.

Because he had a vague feeling that if he didn't say the right thing next, this madman who was always smiling in front of him was really not joking and would really pull the damn trigger! !

But the looks from those around him were like countless steel needles piercing his back, preventing him from bending his back at all.

He could already foresee that if he really picked up the badge, he would become the laughing stock of everyone.

It has become a disgrace among Westerners and even affected the reputation of the entire West Station!

But.

He, he doesn't want to die.

Even if I die at the hands of an infected person, I don't want to be shot to death by the inspector just because I can't bend over.

"Garcia, Inspector, is now in danger of death."

"You are just a commoner, without any official position. Just for the sake of your face, you are instigated by someone and you are willing to give up your life?"

The devil's whispers continued to ring in my ears.

Jamie's head snapped up, his eyes filled with fear.

He looked at the people around him. Everyone was indeed egging him on and encouraging him with their eyes, trying to get him to use his "life" to prove that Cheng Ye didn't dare to shoot.

But he...

"I'll pick it up, I'll pick it up!"

Jamie's legs went weak and he rolled and crawled towards the sewer.

Under Cheng Ye's half-smiled gaze and the dumbfounded eyes of the young people around him, he dug the badge out of the yellow mud, soaked it in a puddle and scrubbed it clean, and finally wiped it repeatedly with the cleanest cloth on the collar.

"Inspector Cheng... Inspector Cheng."

"Kneel down and hand it to me!"

What?

Jamie's eyes widened, his eye sockets were bloodshot, and his face was full of disbelief.

Kneel down, are you kidding me?

He is the prosecutor's only son and can temporarily bow his head to save his life.

But you absolutely cannot lose your dignity, even if it means death, even if you are beaten...

boom!

A violent roar sounded in my ears, and a scorching air current brushed past my face, leaving a burning mark.

Jamie froze instantly, and subconsciously, a warm liquid slowly flowed down his trouser legs.

Shot fired?

He, he really shot!

No, how dare he?

He shot his colleagues. Wasn't he afraid of the punishment according to the checkpoint rules?

The thick smoke rushed into Jamie's nose, and his ear canal was still buzzing. The pungent smell almost suffocated him, but his mind was clearer than ever.

Under the crazy injection of adrenaline, the stiff body quickly regained consciousness.

But at this moment, even though he felt his legs regain their strength, he completely lost the courage to stand up straight.

Plop.

Jamie knelt on one knee, his teeth chattering uncontrollably, and he instinctively reached forward with the thing in his hand.

Some things seemed to be lost forever: the head held high, the pride in the bones, and the dignity of the descendants of prosecutors.

But it seemed that there was more that was retained, the heart still beating wildly in the chest, the rapid breathing in the throat, and the fresh air that kept pouring in.

In full view of the public, he sacrificed his dignity and saved his life.

Is it worth it?

"Congratulations, you made the right choice."

The devil reached out and took the badge, taking the part of him that was missing.

There was complete silence all around.

All those who had been shouting, mocking, and instigating were wiped out by this shot.

According to the rules of the checkpoint, they are the descendants of the inspectors and are above all ordinary people.

But when someone blatantly ignored the rules and even took advantage of them, they realized that they were not even as good as the little guards.

At least the guards have a structure, so if someone dies, the checkpoint can investigate with reason and evidence.

As for these common people, death is death, and if they are not careful, they will be labeled as "infected persons" and their bones will be crushed to ashes.

After blowing away the non-existent water droplets on his ID badge, Cheng Ye pursed his lips and turned around as if to leave.

Everyone around secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, the breath seemed to be grasped in the throat by an invisible hand.

That crazy guy actually, he actually didn't leave?

He, what is he going to do?

The black muzzle of the gun was raised and slowly swept across the crowd from left to right. Every time it stopped in front of a person, the barrel would shake slightly twice, as if silently calling the roll.

Who is he looking for?

Some people's knees went weak and they subconsciously wanted to retreat into their workstations.

Bang.

A gunshot rang out suddenly, and the bullet hole created a small black hole in the epoxy floor, landing right in front of the man's toes who was about to take a step, just a little bit away from piercing the instep.

The figure was so frightened that he fell to the ground. "Are you crazy? What are you going to do?"

"Everyone, don't be nervous."

Cheng Ye played with his ID badge, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "I suspect there's an infected person sneaking in. Just now, they were constantly encouraging Mr. Jamie to disobey the prosecutor's orders, but I can't find out who it is. What do you think?"

?

Confusion appeared on everyone's faces, and then someone took the lead and everyone looked at one person in the crowd.

Dozens of eyes focused on him, and the man was suddenly struck by lightning, almost falling to the ground.

"No, not me!"

"Was it him?" Cheng Ye turned his head and looked at Jamie who was still kneeling on the ground and said softly, "I know you are a good child. Tell me, was he instigating you?"

It is obvious that the two of them are about the same age, and I am even one year older than Cheng Ye.

But Jamie had an extremely strange feeling.

At this moment, he was not facing his peers or the prosecutor, but the godfather who baptized him.

The Godfather asked kindly, is it him?

He should also piously reply, "Yes, it's him, Raul Davidson!"

Davidson?

It seems to be the surname of the deputy stationmaster on duty at the North Station?

"very good!"

Cheng Ye reached out and patted Jamie's shoulder, then turned his head with a smile and said, "Mr. Davidson, could you please come over to me?"

Although the tone was extremely kind, Raul felt like he was being threatened with death.

He turned around and looked around, only to see a group of people with eyes full of gloating at not being chosen.

Damn thing.

They were obviously all egging Jamie on, why me, why me!

"Do you need me to repeat it a second time?"

Cheng Ye raised his Buffalo combat pistol in confusion and pretended to pull the trigger.

The huge threat of death made Raul's body tense up for a moment, but he did not choose to live in humiliation on his knees like Jamie.

He was the son of Evan Davidson, the deputy station chief on duty.

There is only death standing, no life on kneeling!

Even if he kneels down to Cheng Ye now and survives, his strict father will deprive him of his inheritance rights as prosecutor when he returns home, and he will eventually die in vain in a corner of the buffer zone.

Time seems to have stopped at this moment.

After pausing for a few seconds, Raul finally straightened his legs and walked over with difficulty. His face was flushed and veins on his forehead were slightly bulging.

In just a few steps, his mind was rehearsing the next words. Even if the final result was death, it must be a glorious death.

He wanted to let this arrogant guy know that not everyone at North Station was like Jamie...

"Mr. Davidson, I need to report to the stationmaster. Could you please lead the way?"

"Cheng Ye, it's not..."

The two spoke in unison, and a subtle feeling suddenly filled the air.

Raul looked up suddenly, his eyes full of horror, as if he had seen a ghost.

Jamie, who was kneeling on the ground, was struck by lightning. His face turned pale instantly and he understood Cheng Ye's intention in an instant.

Webmaster report?

lead the way?

Those two short words hit him like a heavy hammer, making him breathless for a moment.

"Well, what did you call me?"

Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow and slowly put the gun back into the gun bag, a hint of confusion on his face. "Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly. Can you repeat it again?"

All the overwhelming hostility and ferocity were withdrawn, and the face under the large raincoat returned to its previous calmness.

Raul turned his head and glanced at the stunned crowd behind him. No one expected Cheng Ye to do such an unconventional thing.

He was confused for a moment and didn't react.

But the next moment, a feeling of surviving a disaster suddenly came over me, and I felt that my whole body was wet.

It was slimy, as if it had just been fished out of a gutter.

"Prosecutor Cheng... Prosecutor Cheng, I'm... honored to lead you."

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