Chapter 54 Critical Section (6)
On the third day of the live-fire training, Bai Ye's mission progress was zero.
During the training, we were told to strive for the top rankings while ensuring we passed, in order to secure a weapon allocation.
There's nothing I can do now.
In a sense, those players were like him; accidentally killing someone without knowing the situation was tolerable. But knowing the situation and still recklessly engaging in slaughter, even if the other party was only losing health points rapidly, still violated his own principles.
The mechanical voice kept reminding and warning Bai Ye, trying to provoke him into "going on a killing spree".
Bai Ye stood on the platform, her heart completely unmoved.
"It's weird. You don't need to try to convince me with the excuse that the other party just failed a dungeon mission. Anything can be addictive. Once I start killing and get pleasure from it, it's hard for me not to get lost in it."
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Bai Ye had doubts about these words, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he talked about other things.
"It's bizarre. Do you know about drugs and gambling? When I was a child, there was a man in my village who was tricked into gambling. He won money once or twice, and after tasting the sweetness, he always wanted to win more, thinking that he would be fine once he earned enough money to build a house. But the truth is, gambling only makes people sink deeper and deeper, and in the end, they can't quit their addiction, and it's only a matter of time before their families are ruined."
"You don't understand? Then let me tell you about drug addiction. When I first started working, I lived in a pretty bad place, and there was a drug addict in the neighborhood. To get even a tiny bit, or even just a few milligrams, he wouldn't hesitate to lose his personality, or even become an animal and eat shit."
"You've definitely never seen that disgusting sight. Not only has he lost his personality, but he hasn't even retained his animal instincts. When he was caught, he cried and begged, saying that he couldn't quit and that this was his third time relapsing."
Bai Ye always remembered these two passersby, and while working, he constantly reminded himself that one must have principles and that there are some things that should never be touched.
Even the slightest bit of contamination is absolutely unacceptable.
The thrill of killing, the thirst for power, the uncontrollable appetite, the pleasure of suffering... whatever it is, once addiction develops, the dark door in your heart has already been opened.
Bai Ye pulled out a yellow card to warn a car that was driving in the wrong direction in broad daylight.
The other party ignored him and tried to rush through the checkpoint. Bai Ye lashed out with his whip, causing all four wheels to detach from the car.
The car, which was speeding along the road, suddenly lost all four wheels, scraped violently against the ground, and slid forward for more than 100 meters before finally coming to a precise stop in front of Bai Ye.
"Weird, give up on that idea, I need to get back to work."
Without continuing the conversation, Bai Ye jumped off the platform and walked to the car in front of him.
The car's workmanship is average, but despite such a large inertial impact, the driver was completely unharmed.
I was just a little confused.
Bai Ye knocked on the car window, and after the window was rolled down, he said, "Driving in the wrong direction, ignoring a yellow card warning, and attempting to assault someone in a manner that violates traffic laws in Liudaokou, you are being arrested immediately."
"What? I broke the law?"
"Yes, please get off the bus immediately and wait for other law enforcement officers to take you away."
Bai Ye pulled the person out of the car, then carried the person in one hand and the car in the other, back to the platform.
He left the car on the green belt behind the vehicle to avoid obstructing other vehicles.
As for the bewildered driver, Bai Ye contacted his colleagues and temporarily placed the person with him.
"Stand at attention. Someone will come to pick you up in three minutes."
After Bai Ye finished speaking, he turned around and continued his duty.
The driver stood on the platform, looking around with a confused and bewildered expression.
After a long while, as if his soul had returned to his body, he grabbed Bai Ye's wrist and said, "Officer, I'm innocent! I didn't drink any alcohol."
"Let go." Bai Ye frowned. "I didn't say you were driving under the influence."
"Yes, officer, I didn't drink. I'm not stupid. I've been driving for 25 years, I'm an experienced driver. How could I possibly drive against traffic on the main road!"
"Some people may look normal, but their behavior is still hard to understand."
"I'm perfectly fine, officer. I clearly remember coming off the expressway, going through the traffic light, and driving straight ahead. I was driving the same way as the other cars; we were all going in the same direction..."
The driver became more and more frustrated as he spoke, and finally squatted down on the ground, hugged his head and cried, "I'm almost retired, and I've never made a mistake. I'm an outstanding individual in our company."
Bai Ye didn't want to get involved. Too many drivers cry after an accident, but they never truly repent.
What he was probably thinking was: I'm doomed, my luck is so bad, I actually got caught.
So there's nothing to sympathize with.
"If you don't do anything wrong, you won't make any mistakes." Bai Ye said coldly.
The driver covered his face, "I didn't take the wrong lane. I was following the car in front of me, I was going straight, I know the way..."
Colleagues arrived quickly, and after understanding the situation, handcuffed the driver and took him away.
"Officer, I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong!"
The driver struggled the whole way, even turning his head repeatedly, trying to get the uniform that first grabbed him to explain.
"Officer, I didn't. You can check the surveillance footage if you believe me."
Bai Ye looked ahead and watched the driver being taken away. However, in the last second before the driver was shoved into the car, the blurry face suddenly became clear.
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Bai Ye froze, could he see the face clearly?
Wouldn't that mean someone who randomly enters the instance world from the real world?
Thinking back on what the driver said earlier, perhaps it wasn't just an excuse, but the truth.
However, this person was very impulsive and lacked good problem-solving skills. He didn't realize that the surrounding environment had changed, and the officers on duty were incredibly strong.
The driver was still taken away, and Bai Ye was powerless to do anything about it.
Such incidents occurred frequently over the next two days.
Of the fifteen yellow cards in my pocket, thirteen have already been used. Three of those were for the player's speeding, one was for the eerie thing itself, and the remaining nine were used on people from the real world.
Why are there so many people coming from over there?
Bai Ye looked at the three avenues and couldn't understand how those drivers, who were driving in their own worlds, were locked in and entered the critical zone.
Is there some misunderstanding here?
"No, while the Strange Ones are stingy, they generally follow certain rules. Is there some underlying condition here that I haven't yet figured out?"
On his last day on duty, Bai Ye focused entirely on observing the drivers of passing vehicles.
Whether or not one can clearly see their face is currently the only criterion for determining whether the driver is human, a player, or a monster.
Upon seeing this, Bai Ye was stunned.
The faces of 80% of the drivers passing through the three main roads are clearly visible.
Even if some details are not particularly clear, it is still possible to rule out the possibility of it being a player or something strange after careful examination of the details.
So, what exactly are the Three Great Avenues? And why are so many people from the real world being drawn in?
Is it an entrance or exit?
Or... is it the same at other duty posts?
After five days of practical training, Bai Ye's confusion grew, and he was eager to figure out what was going on.
When the countdown timer showed 0 remaining time, Bai Ye was pulled back into darkness by a powerful suction force.
The beam of light behind them disappeared, and in the vast darkness, another light flickered, like a glowing fire.
Bai Ye walked towards the light, reaching out to grab it, but unexpectedly found the door that had disappeared earlier.
He opened the door and returned to the training room, but the normal light made his eyes uncomfortable.
Bai Ye raised his hand to shield his eyes, but he heard the instructor's voice in his ear, "Orderer No. 102, the tenth returnee, ranking 10th."
Um?
How can the tenth person to return be ranked tenth?
After Bai Ye adjusted to the situation, he lowered his arms and stood in the group. For the first time, he had the idea to inquire about the situation from his fellow trainees.
During previous training, Bai Ye never took the initiative and always buried herself in her studies during class. Other interns thought she was a quietly diligent top student.
Now that the top students have returned, they have indeed achieved a top-ten ranking, which confirms their previous thoughts.
Therefore, he was happy to respond to Bai Ye's advances.
Bai Ye: "What's going on? Didn't the instructor say it would be calculated based on the number of things destroyed?"
Simultaneous: "That's how it's calculated."
Bai Ye: "The number of things I destroyed... well... it was very small."
At the same time: "I eliminated very few, but perhaps others eliminated even fewer."
Bai Ye: "What do you mean?"
At the same time: "Don't you know? Those things are very difficult to kill. When we killed the first one, we almost suffered a backlash..."
While Bai Ye and the other interns were whispering to each other, the door that the instructor was guarding kept opening and closing.
An hour later, the door was completely closed.
The instructor, standing at the front, began announcing the results: "The results of the five-day combat training are in. Now, we will announce those who passed. Those whose names are called, please step forward..."
Bai Ye took a step forward when he heard his name called.
After the instructors finished their report, all the unqualified interns were expelled, marking the end of their internships.
They will leave the General Affairs Department and will not be allowed to apply again for three years.
Bai Ye heard a suppressed and faint crying sound behind him.
He tried to look back, but the staff were faster and had already taken everyone out.
The instructors then announced the top ten again, with each person taking a step forward.
This time, there were only ten people, with Bai Ye ranked tenth.
The other qualified candidates behind them were led out one by one and returned to their respective teams.
Bai Ye stood at the back of the line, looking to his left front where their training instructor, Liao Xianfeng, seemed to be smiling.
Then, he heard this.
"First of all, congratulations on successfully completing the training and achieving excellent results. I am pleased to see your report card. Among the ten of you, some have completed the mission outstandingly and achieved the most brilliant results ever. Next, we will assign you weapons."
The instructor walked to the table next to him, lifted a black cloth that had been covering it earlier, and under the cloth were rows of jet-black but gleaming whips.
Is this a weapon?
Wasn't the weapon supposed to be a gun?
Bai Ye was surprised, but before she could think about it, the ceremony of distributing weapons began.
The instructors distributed the items starting with the first person, congratulated them, and then that person could leave.
One after another, until it was Bai Ye's turn.
Although Bai Ye was puzzled, he was still very excited and stepped forward to stand at attention.
Liao Xianfeng handed over the whip, watched as the other person accepted it with both hands, and said congratulatory words, "Orderer No. 102, congratulations on becoming the most outstanding one among the interns."
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