Chapter 90: The webmaster places a heavy bet, Ding Yishan’s methods!

Central Checkpoint.

Stationmaster's building.

Jiang Chuan walked briskly into the first floor, went over his words in his mind again, and then went up the stairs to the second floor.

Boom, boom, boom.

"Enter!"

The door was gently pushed open. Ding Yishan did not sit behind his desk to handle official business as usual. Instead, he stood by the window, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand and looking at the "big construction site" outside the window.

During the seven days of closure, the central checkpoint is working hard to renovate the infrastructure, especially the isolation area where He Fei had the accident, and is quickly building more complete isolation rooms.

It’s a pity that this repair is just superficial after all. The most common steel is used and there is no way to replace it with a stronger isolation alloy.

After all, checkpoints and buffer zones are different from other administrative units, and it is impossible to forcefully apply for funding from the inner city.

Go back further.

It was the rule set by Cheng Wu's generation that checkpoints were responsible for their own profits and losses.

On the one hand, this rule blocks the possibility of the inner city from interfering with the checkpoints, and on the other hand, it also stops the internal personnel from having the idea of laziness.

A few years ago, during the great pioneering era, the checkpoint was doing very well.

With just a few years of revenue, two large checkpoints in the north and south were built, and almost all visible and tangible areas were made of isolation alloy.

However, in recent years, the situation in Shijiazhuang Province has gradually stabilized, and the income that field inspectors can bring back has become less and less, which is only enough to maintain the daily operation and basic repairs of the checkpoints.

At the beginning of the year, Ding Yishan converted almost all of his liquid funds into supplies and had the core inspectors take them away.

The original plan was that as long as we could hold on until autumn, we would be able to greatly alleviate the current predicament and strive to renovate the central checkpoint into the scale of the north and south stations within two years.

Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. The sudden outbreak of the infection wave made the financial deficit in the accounts even more serious.

The current renovation can only maintain the situation temporarily.

"Has the situation been clarified?"

"Yes, I have contacted Cheng Ye."

Ding Yishan turned around, smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood.

The worry he had felt over the past few days had dissipated a lot, and there was an indescribable sense of ease between his eyebrows.

"Sir, is there any good news?"

"Yes, I have!"

Ding Yishan pulled out a chair and sat down, letting out a long sigh. "It's only been a few days, and that idiot Zhou Changhai finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He secretly went to see Harlin at noon, and the other three people jointly reported him to me. I think he has decided to join the Westerners and seek a higher position."

"ah?"

Jiang Chuan was stunned. The Eastern prosecutor had sided with the Western camp, and the stationmaster could still laugh?

Now the duty station chief of the South Station, Lei Hu, has joined forces with Harlin. In addition, there are two Western fifth-term inspectors. If Zhou Changhai switches sides, won’t the Easterners be completely at a disadvantage?

"Achuan, your skills are amazing, but..."

Ding Yishan knocked his head and said, "You still need to practice more here, otherwise if we help you become an inspector, you will only be a rough man doing hard work."

"Sir, I..."

In the past, when Ding Yishan praised his skills, Jiang Chuan always accepted it with an open mind.

But today, he felt uncomfortable all over, and the scene of hundreds of guns pointed at him and being tied up with chains flashed through his mind.

"I can't do anything about these four fifth-term inspectors. No matter who they get close to, it will upset the other three, who will then resent me as the station chief. So, I can only let them fight among themselves first. Only after they have a result can I step in and take charge."

Ding Yishan was talking to himself, then suddenly changed the subject, "Things are different now. That idiot Zhou Changhai voted for Harlem, which is like giving me a perfect target. Hey, tell me, if I, the stationmaster, showed even the slightest sign of weakness now, who would I be most worried about?"

"Yes." Jiang Chuan was stunned and answered tentatively, "The other three prosecutors?"

"I have to take back what I said before. You've become quite smart these past two years."

Ding Yishan laughed heartily. "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. The intrigues among the higher-ups in the station won't cause any major waves. No matter who becomes the station chief in the end, it won't affect the overall situation. If they really want to fight for the extraordinary opportunity, it won't happen until the middle of next year."

"You went to visit Cheng Ye, how is he?"

“Very impressive!”

Ah Chuan took a deep breath and said, "It feels to me like he's at least as good as Cheng Long at his age."

"oh?"

Ding Yishan sat up straight suddenly and couldn't help raising his eyebrows. Could it be that today was a double blessing?

"Tell me in detail, from the beginning."

"Yes." Jiang Chuan did not hesitate and told what he saw and heard after entering Area B-7.

He did not even hide the fact that he was arrested by people from Tianyuan Community.

He knew that the Stationmaster Ding in front of him was a person who cared about results and did not pay attention to details.

Sure enough, when he heard that he was tied up by people from the community, Ding Yishan just raised his eyebrows, but his eyes revealed a stronger interest.

However, as Jiang Chuan talked about everyone's reactions and the inspection methods after Cheng Ye entered the community.

The smile on Ding Yishan's face gradually faded, and he began to frown and think.

Especially the three questions asked by Cheng Ye, he pondered them over and over again, and finally couldn't help shaking his head.

"What is this kid asking? Who told him that this is how an inspector works?"

"I don't know, but after he asked, he let me out directly."

“Nonsense!”

Ding Yishan scolded, but when he wanted to say something else, he didn't know where to start.

I could only drink a sip of tea sullenly and said, "Continue."

"After that, he didn't wonder about my identity. He took me back to where he lived and then went to the hospital."

"I tested him in the car, and he had nothing to hide."

Jiang Chuan spoke faster and continuously output dense information.

Ding Yishan's brows twitched from time to time, but he never interrupted him.

After Jiang Chuan finished speaking, Ding Yishan leaned back slightly in his chair, a thoughtful look on his face: "How is his skill?"

"It's average, but for a newcomer who has only trained for two or three months, it's already very strong."

“Very strong.”

Ding Yishan repeated these two words in a low voice.

He wouldn't care if this comment came from someone else.

But Jiang Chuan is the master he has been focusing on training in recent years. The extraordinary things he occasionally obtained were given to Jiang Chuan first, just in the hope of creating another extraordinary person for the checkpoint. Unfortunately, he never succeeded.

Since Jiang Chuan evaluated him as very strong, it meant that the evaluation of Cheng Ye by the interns was the same as that in the inner city’s report.

The goods are not as described, totally inconsistent!

"This is truly bizarre. Are all members of the Cheng family capable of concealing their true intentions?"

Ding Yishan stroked his chin and suddenly ordered, "Achuan, go check the person who recorded Cheng Ye's internship performance later to see if that person deliberately made a false record, or if Cheng Ye is hiding it too well."

"yes."

Jiang Chuan's eyes moved slightly, and he asked tentatively: "My Lord, are you planning to use Cheng Ye?"

"It's hard to say." Ding Yishan pondered, "At his age, Cheng Long might not be as good as him in character, but his skills are much stronger!"

After saying that, he shook his head again, "It's a pity that there is no construction corps now. Otherwise, if he was put in there to train for a year or two, he might be able to stand out."

"My Lord, in my opinion, in this situation, skill is not that important."

"Um?"

"He can handle high-level fusions, whether with a group or on his own. This shows that he has already acquired the basic qualities of an inspector in dealing with infected bodies. As for fighting against humans."

Jiang Chuan paused and continued, "As long as Liu Bi is transferred back and asked to protect Cheng Ye, Cheng Ye will naturally grow up in no time."

"no."

Ding Yishan shook his head. "Why do you think I wanted to transfer Liu Bi away before? Those people in the inner city have been urging me to leave for days. Especially those people in the Chaofan Sect who Cheng Long offended to death. They will never allow another Cheng Long to appear. No, they will never tolerate the rise of another member of the Cheng family."

"If I transfer Liu Bi back now, it would be like telling these people that our checkpoint is going to focus on the Cheng family. What do you think they will do?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. Many of those people are half-step transcendent. For masters of your level, Cheng Long would have to hide at the checkpoint to gain leverage in order to wrestle with them. How could Liu Bi handle it alone?"

Jiang Chuan remained silent and did not answer.

After a few seconds, he asked quietly: "But didn't you say before..."

"I asked Liu Bi to come back because I knew he couldn't come back. If he could really come back that day, I wouldn't make that call!"

Ding Yishan finished speaking in one breath, and suddenly he felt a little bored.

He stood up and walked to the window. The sun was setting slowly, and a dim glow spread across the sky, which looked very much like the current situation at the checkpoint.

Once the sun sets, there is no turning back.

Liu Kun’s extreme pursuit of power may not be wrong. This Happy City is truly a place where strength speaks volumes.

If the checkpoint had its own extraordinary people, how could it have ended up in this situation?

No.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Ding Yishan immediately shook his head and put it behind his mind.

Once the idea that everything can be solved by violence arises, the right path for ordinary people will no longer be possible.

Even as powerful as the ten elders, who would be high and mighty in any sanctuary city, aren't they still looking for a way out from ordinary people?

Liu Kun’s path is wrong!

At least not as far as the checkpoint is concerned!

"grown ups."

The voice came from behind again, and Ding Yishan nodded nonchalantly.

However, the next second, a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his calm face, as if he had heard something incredible.

"If you give me a chance, I will protect him."

"What?"

Ding Yishan turned around abruptly, his body trembling.

Then, he took three or two steps to Jiang Chuan and stretched out his hand to forcibly lift his head up.

"Achuan, what did you just say?"

The moment their eyes met, Jiang Chuan's heart was shocked.

Stationmaster Ding, who was usually gentle, was now like a lion ready to pounce, his edge exposed, with an indescribable chill in his eyes.

"I..." He was stunned, but his mind flashed again with the scene where Cheng Ye walked into the community and everyone spontaneously showed respect to him.

Play repeatedly and loop repeatedly.

"I said, I am willing to protect him."

"Why?"

"Because he is just like you were back then."

"With me?"

Ding Yishan was suddenly stunned. In that instant, many answers flashed through his mind.

But he didn't expect Jiang Chuan to say that.

"Do you think he is a beginner?"

"no."

Jiang Chuan shook his head slightly. "In the eyes of the beginners, ordinary people are still just tools, but he is completely different, just like when you took office."

“That’s enough!”

Ding Yishan suddenly growled, "Jiang Chuan, you're not qualified to judge the Chuxin faction, especially the word 'tool'. I don't want to hear it from you again. Unless one day you can sit in my position, otherwise, you will never be worthy. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

Jiang Chuan quickly lowered his head and responded, with fine beads of cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

It was obvious that Stationmaster Ding had only opened an ordinary tendon barrier and had a fake fetus, and was on par with Dalong.

But at this moment, the pressure coming from him was not a bit weaker than that from Liu Kun.

It is an invisible force condensed by belief, and it is also the fundamental reason why he has been willing to follow wholeheartedly for so many years.

"If you want to protect him, fine, but you have to become a prosecutor and enter this system to be eligible."

Ding Yishan panted heavily and sat back at his desk, his tone unquestionable and tough: "Otherwise, if you, Jiang Chuan, dare to take this step today, you will die in front of me tomorrow."

"I"

Jiang Chuan was stunned, "Sir, I can't be like this now"

"No, who do you think you are? Is half a step beyond the ordinary so great?"

Ding Yishan sneered, "This Xingfu City is no longer what it used to be. Without the checkpoint as a shield, Jiangchuan, in the eyes of those extraordinary people, you are worse than an ant!"

"They can crush you to death with just a move of their feet."

"Only after you enter the system will your Half-Step Transcendent ability be considered something you can show off. Only then will people be willing to stand behind you, uphold justice for you, and shield you from the pressure. Do you understand?"

After he finished speaking, Jiang Chuan was still in a daze, unable to come back to his senses.

Seeing this, Ding Yishan expressionlessly opened the drawer and pulled out three pieces of information paper. "But it's just right. Since Cheng Ye has some potential and you are willing to take the initiative to protect him, let's change the target."

"These three are all trainee inspectors who have passed the cultural assessment. The only thing left is the infected body to deal with the assessment. I can give them the nod at any time."

He tapped his fingertips on the information, his tone filled with a hint of cold determination, "You pick one, and I'll make his death legitimate and replace you."

"No, sir, I cannot."

Jiang Chuan shook his head subconsciously, but was rudely interrupted by Ding Yishan before he could finish his words.

"Jiang Chuan, do you think you have the right to choose, or do you think I have the right to choose?"

"Three idiots, insisting on following Cheng Long out to die, severely damaging the checkpoint's vitality! Do you think they didn't think about the fate of their descendants if they failed before they set out?"

"They don't care at all. In this world, not everyone cares about their offspring!"

Ding Yishan's voice was filled with suppressed anger, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. "Don't play dumb. Harlin has dealt with so many descendants of prosecutors overtly and covertly over the years. Should his people go up?"

"Nine, nine in total. I, Ding Yishan, the station chief, how many have I changed?"

He suddenly raised his voice, "Even if it's Cheng Long's useless son, I will give him a chance to fight for his life!"

"But now, you've completely exhausted my patience."

Ding Yishan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his tone was firm and unyielding.

"I'm not asking you, I'm informing you. If you disagree, I'll randomly pick someone and put them on duty once the checkpoint reopens. If they die, you must take their place."

"I don't care what happens in the process, I only care about the final result. Since you value Cheng Ye, then go and protect him. I'll give you this opportunity."

"I"

Jiang Chuan murmured, wanting to say something else.

But a piece of information paper had been crumpled into a ball by Ding Yishan and hit him in the corner of his eyebrow.

“Get out!”

An angry roar exploded from behind the desk, so strange that it made Jiang Chuan shudder all over.

He had never seen Stationmaster Ding so angry before, not even when He Fei died.

It was me who disappointed Station Master Ding.

Jiang Chuan turned around blankly, without picking up the paper ball on the ground, he just stepped back woodenly.

The door was gently opened, and he couldn't help but turn his head, glancing behind the table out of the corner of his eye.

Ding Yishan still maintained a disappointed expression. The coldness pierced his heart like an ice cone, making him forget to even adjust his breathing.

However, just as he was halfway out of the door, a voice finally came from behind the table:

"Achuan."

"Sir?" Jiang Chuan turned around subconsciously.

"I'll give you a chance."

Ding Yishan's voice deepened. "Pick it up. If you're willing to pick it up, I'll give him a fighting chance and arrange for him to team up with Cheng Ye. They're all 'trash' from the inner city. If he can be like Cheng Ye, no, if he can only show half of Cheng Ye's ability, then what happened today will be treated as if it never happened. I will protect him and let him survive."

"But if you don't want to, just watch him die at Central Station."

"My lord, I do, I do!"

A trace of astonishment flashed across Jiang Chuan's face, and then he turned his body abruptly, bursting out with a speed that was half a step beyond the ordinary.

In the blink of an eye, he picked up the paper ball on the ground in his hand, as if he was afraid that Ding Yishan would go back on his word.

"Open."

"yes!"

Jiang Chuan quickly unfolded the paper ball, and the words "Wang Kang" were written on the top.

Attached below is his detailed resume: All his cultural assessments were at least A-level, and he even got S-level in the Inspector's Manual assessment. However, when it came to the martial arts assessment, he was just like Cheng Ye in the past, with all of his results being the lowest F-level.

"Want to see the other two?"

Ding Yishan casually threw the remaining two pieces of information paper over to him, and Jiang Chuan's eyes subconsciously fixed on the test results.

Most of the cultural categories were B and C, and there were even a few items in the military assessment that were directly marked as failing.

"grown ups."

He was completely stunned, his whole body trembling slightly.

"This is not only a test for you, but also a test for Cheng Ye. If you want me, Ding Yishan, to invest heavily in him and train him as the next stationmaster, I can."

"But relying on this kind of character and strength alone is far from enough. The reason why I valued Cheng Long back then was never because of his identity as a member of the Cheng family, nor because of his tricks or skills, but because he could lead the entire team and make the other inspectors obey him!"

Ding Yishan stood up, his eyes leisurely, "Now that you've passed, it's his turn."