Chapter 109: Winning over people’s hearts, a tidal-level natural disaster!
【Emergency Notice】
[An unknown natural disaster, "Air Fog," has descended upon the vicinity of Happiness City, but its impact has now ended.]
[Inspectors on duty are requested to immediately conduct personnel dispersal to prevent border inspection chaos.]
This fog is a regional natural disaster in Saskatchewan. Relevant data is being urgently retrieved from super and large refuge cities such as Tianxin, Liantan, Xueyuan, and Olinkas in Saskatchewan. It is expected to be synchronized to the defense communication of each inspector by 8:00 am tomorrow at the latest.
Air fog has a strong shielding effect on electrical signals. Previously, when in fog, the Defense Communication System would automatically lock due to signal interruption. Now that field mode has been activated for all inspectors, the Defense Communication System will no longer lock due to signal interruption.
[According to previous monitoring information, the "fog hole" in the fog appears as a bubble. It is strictly forbidden to touch any bubbles in the fog, otherwise it may cause the fog hole to connect, causing people to be forcibly transported to the other side of the fog hole.]
[Smog has persisted in Saskatchewan for over three months, with fewer than 10,000 casualties. The threat level is rated as "tide." Inspectors are urged to actively guide residents to respond rationally and refrain from spreading panic.]
[Subsequent information will be continuously updated. If you find any high-value clues, please report them in time. Xingfu City will give corresponding rewards based on the importance of the information.]
Xingfu City's emergency response speed is very fast, especially when facing known natural disasters.
Almost two or three minutes after the fog dissipated, a series of messages were issued.
"The threat level is only tide level?"
Cheng Ye's eyes paused as he scanned the lines of warning information.
Defining the threat of natural disasters solely by the number of casualties may be applicable to other types of natural disasters, but it obviously cannot be applied to air fog.
Because of the presence of fog holes, the tide level should only take the average threat.
The actual degree of threat depends on what comes out of the fog after it descends.
If it is a being like a transcendent earthbound spirit or a maternal infected body, it is not surprising that the threat level soars to the destructive level.
On the contrary, if nothing appears in the fog, it is just a special natural phenomenon and does not pose any threat at all.
"A bet on luck?"
Personally, it might be acceptable.
But for a super shelter city like Xingfu City, any decision involves the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. It is obviously impossible to rely on "luck" to deal with natural disasters.
Cheng Ye could already imagine how busy the command center in the inner city was at the moment, but fortunately, it was not the turn of a small trainee inspector like him to worry about these things.
As a member of the grassroots, the inspector's current task is very simple, which is to do a good job of guiding people.
"Sir, the antwolves have been eliminated, and the two missing guards have also been found!"
Ah She changed his clothes, but there was still a strong smell of blood coming from his body.
"Oh, it's cleaned up already?"
Cheng Ye turned his head and glanced, and saw that dozens of wolf corpses were indeed piled up in the corner of the quarantine area, bleeding black blood.
But he didn't hear any gunshots at this time. Apparently, no hot weapons were used to clean up these ant wolves.
This is normal. The guards who can stay at the checkpoint are all good people who have gone through several rounds of screening.
In terms of individual combat effectiveness, they may not be able to catch up with the elite troops selected from hundreds of thousands in the three legions, but compared with ordinary garrisons or scavengers, they are already considered to be the best.
"How are the two guards? Are they unharmed?"
"I was just scared and hid in the isolation chamber and didn't dare to come out. I just found them after cleaning up the wolf corpses."
"That's good, you have brains!"
Cheng Ye didn't say much. In this kind of environment, fear is instinctive, and it is not shameful to be able to save one's life.
The isolation chamber is made of a special isolation alloy. As long as you don't encounter special infected bodies that can corrode metal, it is indeed much safer than staying outside.
However, after an investigation, bad news came from Area A: a staff member had died.
The mutant creature that appeared in Area A through the fog hole was a giant creature called Yaksha Ox.
There are six of them in total, and they are huge. It is estimated that one of them weighs at least 1,200 kilograms. There is a triangular fork on the top of its head, and the surface of its body is covered with a thick layer of cuticle. Ordinary bullets can only produce sparks when hitting them, but cannot penetrate the defense at all.
The staff member who unfortunately died was the result of underestimating the enemy. He thought that an ordinary rifle could suppress the enemy, but was eventually pierced through the chest by the Yaksha Bull.
As for how to deal with this thing, the manual doesn't mention it. I guess it's not a mutant beast from Shi Province.
However, just as Cheng Ye wrote it down in the Defense Communication memo and was about to go back and search for relevant information, Wei Lecheng, the inspector of Area D, came over on his own initiative.
"It's a mutant beast that only exists in Hua Province." Wei Lecheng had a deliberate smile on his face. "I've been on field work there before and have seen this thing. It's usually not aggressive and doesn't even bother to deal with humans. It's likely that it came through the fog cave and was aroused by the unfamiliar environment."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his voice again, with a hint of gratitude in his tone: "Thank you. When the fog was thick just now, I knew you wanted to come and remind me. I heard the sound of you knocking on the railing."
Cheng Ye glanced at him and asked, "Have you been staying in the inspection area this whole time?"
"Of course." Wei Lecheng puffed out his chest. "I'm an inspector. It's my duty to stay in the inspection area."
"Oh."
Cheng Ye smiled noncommittally and said nothing more.
Whether it's his behavior or words, you can tell at a glance that this person is not honest. He is the kind of cunning and shrewd person.
But come to think of it, how can we expect the Eastern prosecutor who betrayed the camp and joined the Westerners to tell the truth?
However, there was one thing that made Cheng Ye secretly alert.
Both Song Hai and Wei Lecheng seemed to know about the empty fog, and each knew more details than the other.
"I was always busy practicing martial arts and reading, and I always felt that the radio's information reception efficiency was too low. Now I think it was because I was too impatient and wanted to quickly understand all the information about this wasteland!"
Cheng Ye sat behind the isolation table, thinking secretly.
The knowledge he gained from books could only let him know what happened in the past, but when he encountered unprecedented celestial phenomena like the fog, the information left by the predecessors was of no use.
If you want to collect information and prepare in advance, you must always pay attention to the seemingly unimportant news on the radio.
"So, whether it's Uncle Dong or Master Tian, they never miss any radio news. It's not just for fun, but also because it's the most direct way to gather information from the outside world."
No one had specifically reminded him of this before, probably because they never expected that someone would dislike listening to the radio.
But who would have known that for modern people who are used to watching short videos, it is inevitable to feel anxious when they sit down to read text, and it is really difficult to calm down when they have to patiently listen to those slow radio broadcasts.
Now that he had suffered a loss in this regard, Cheng Ye finally realized his mistake and made up his mind that no matter how busy he was in the future, he must listen to the radio broadcasts every day.
Perhaps a seemingly insignificant piece of news can save your life at a critical moment.
After a delay, it was already past half past three, and there was only half an hour left before the shift change.
Since there is still no caravan coming to Area C, Cheng Ye can still take a breath for the time being.
But the area B where Song Hai was located next door was in big trouble. The two or three hundred scavengers who had lined up before encountered mutant beasts that broke out of the fog cave when the air was covered by fog. After a fight, four people died on the spot, more than twenty people were seriously injured, and nearly fifty people were slightly injured to varying degrees.
Leaving aside the deaths, the more than 20 seriously injured people must receive timely medical treatment, and before that, their infection risks must be checked first.
Song Hai definitely cannot handle this complicated process alone.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, two staff members quickly walked through the isolation passage and delivered Lei Hu's instructions:
"Stationmaster's order, inspectors on duty in Areas A, C, and D, immediately divert personnel and assist Area B in completing infection testing!"
"clear."
Cheng Ye stood up and responded without any hesitation.
If the personnel are not separated, when Wang Kang comes to take over, so many people will still need his help.
It would be better to take advantage of the time and space now to clean out the backlog of scavengers first.
I have already checked caravans and merchant caravans, so this is my first time checking scavengers, but I don't think it should be difficult.
After the order was issued, under the guidance of the guards, the scavengers who were originally crowded at the inspection entrance of Area B were quickly diverted and evenly distributed to three inspection entrances.
There were nearly fifty people assigned to Cheng Ye's side, including two seriously injured and more than ten slightly injured.
Under Ashe's guidance, three people entered the inspection area in groups for inspection.
It must be said that checking for scavengers is quite simple.
There is no need to check for smuggling or repeatedly ask for details of whereabouts. As long as it is confirmed that there are no suspected wounds on the body and a few data are normal, they can be released directly.
If there are injuries, the procedure will be the same as when checking the members of the Area A caravan, and a detailed wound examination will be performed.
If the wound is tested and found to be normal, the patient will be sent to the isolation area for treatment.
As for when you can leave the quarantine area, you still have to follow the 21-day quarantine system.
But for the scavengers, being able to save their lives is enough, and they do not expect to be able to return to the buffer zone at this time.
Because even if you go back and go to a medical clinic temporarily, you may not be able to get a bed.
"The data is normal, let it go!"
“Let him go!”
"Take him to quarantine!"
“.”
Bang, bang.
Suddenly, gunshots were heard in Area D, and a Hulk-infected person fell in a pool of blood.
Less than half a minute later, gunshots were heard in Area A, and two infected people were arrested.
However, in Area C where Cheng Ye was located, no infected person appeared until the last person was sent for isolation.
"There were a lot of infected bodies yesterday, but today it's obviously more normal."
Cheng Ye nodded secretly.
There are at least one or two thousand residents who have lined up in the morning and entered the buffer zone now. However, including the time when Song Hai fired the gun this morning, only five people have been checked out so far.
A probability of less than 0.5% is considered good for a city as large as Xingfu City.
However, with the emergence of fog holes, the infection rate is likely to rise again in the coming days.
"Sir, Inspector Yang Xingwen of District A would like to trade Yasha beef for some ant wolf meat and a few pounds of salted fish. Please take a look."
Ah Bao walked over quickly from the quarantine area with a mischievous smile on his face. "Prosecutor Yang also said that the Yasha beef was particularly tender and fresh. Whether it was boiled raw or stewed with salted fish, it was a rare delicacy. He said you must be an expert."
"Change it when the shift is over!"
Cheng Ye responded simply.
Of course he knows his business, exchanging meat is just an excuse, the essence of which is to bring them closer together.
Song Hai could just walk away, but he and Wang Kang still had to continue their duty here.
It is only Tuesday now, and Yang Xingwen from the neighboring area A has to work for another five days. During this period, areas A and B can help each other, and now is the time to build a good relationship.
By four o'clock, there were no people queuing at all the quarantine checkpoints.
There was no second caravan arriving in Area C, and Cheng Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After experiencing the shock in the fog, he really didn't have the energy to deal with the complicated inspection process, especially the large caravans that needed to be searched vehicle by vehicle.
Song Hai had also instructed the guards to maintain order for the time being, while he leaned against the isolation net, took out a half-crumpled pack of cigarettes, took out one and put it in his mouth.
The lighter clicked and a faint blue flame ignited. The smoke slowly dissipated in front of his eyes, mixing with the mist that had not yet dissipated.
Seeing Cheng Ye looking over, Song Hai raised the cigarette box in his hand and pretended to pass it to him: "Have a cigarette, it's good stuff imported from Saskatchewan, it will wake you up."
Cheng Ye shook his head slightly, "I'm not used to it, you smoke it."
"It's okay if you're not used to it." Song Hai chuckled and stuffed the cigarette box back into his pocket. "This stuff is very expensive now. 55 contribution points for a pack. Every cigarette I smoke means one less cigarette. I really can't afford it."
As he was speaking, the bell at the checkpoint finally rang.
Boom, boom!
Two consecutive beeps indicate that the checkpoint has entered a temporary closure phase.
The half-hour break for the duty handover has finally arrived!
Cheng Ye returned to the table and began to organize the duty records. Song Hai was still leaning on the isolation net and continued to smoke.
Before Wang Kang arrived, the inspector who took over from Area C walked in first.
The man looked thin and short, and was wearing ordinary clothes no different from those of a scavenger.
He was wearing a black sweatshirt, tight-fitting pants, and a pair of leather shoes. His shoulders were slightly bent inward, and his face showed a sense of vicissitudes that was inconsistent with his age.
"Inspector Cheng?"
"Inspector Dong?"
Cheng Ye walked over immediately and the two shook hands.
Dong Xing, when he was hospitalized a few days ago, the two chatted for a long time in the ward. He was a first-term inspector who had just been promoted not long ago.
However, "not long" here does not mean that Dong Xing's duty time at the checkpoint is not long.
It took Dong Xing almost two years and eight months to complete the process from apprenticeship to the first term. Looking at the records of the entire checkpoint, he was considered the slowest group of people.
It’s not that Dong Xing is incompetent, but his luck is simply incredible.
It's relatively safe when on duty at the checkpoint, but once you go out on duty, you always encounter all kinds of incredible troubles.
A good route suddenly collapsed, vehicles had flat tires, and even when passing scavengers started fighting, he could be grazed by stray bullets from a distance of hundreds of meters.
Later, Ding Yishan couldn't stand it anymore, so he specially sent an experienced third-term inspector to accompany him on the mission. The result was even more bizarre.
The two men just went to the wilderness to recover a signal tower, but they ran into a migrating herd of mutant elephants. Not only did the mission fail, but the third-term inspector also broke his leg, which took him half a year to heal.
Dong Xing's field work was also directly marked as a serious accident, and all nine evaluation forms were returned and started over again.
Wait until he successfully obtained nine evaluation forms again.
At the joint suggestion of Ding Yishan and Harlin, a meeting was held directly in the checkpoint to vote on whether to let Dong Xing skip the field work.
All the inspectors voted in favor and made him a regular employee.
After all, Dong Xing’s ability is already sufficient, and luck is too mysterious. If he is allowed to go out again, no one can guarantee whether he will bring disaster to the checkpoint.
It would be better to let him work at the checkpoint honestly. At least in the three years of his duty, he has never encountered any accidents or made any mistakes.
"Thank you for your hard work. I just heard about this fog when I arrived at the checkpoint. I hope Inspector Cheng is not in danger?" Dong Xing took the duty record and flipped through it gently.
He didn't act like a first-term student treating an apprentice at all. Instead, he seemed to treat Cheng Ye as a third-term student.
"Fortunately, the fog is quite strange, that fog cave."
Cheng Ye raised his chin towards the corner of the quarantine area and said, "Some ant wolves came through, but nothing serious happened."
Dong Xing nodded without asking any more questions. He placed the record book on the table and said solemnly, "When I just checked in, I received a notice from the main station saying that the fog will not dissipate for the next week or even half a month. It could turn into air fog at any time. Area C and Area B are next to each other. If we really encounter danger, we should help each other wherever we can. Let's try our best to look after each other."
"rest assured."
Cheng Ye replied, "I'm staying in Area B next door. Even if I'm not on duty, I'm usually watching over Wang Kang. If there's anything going on, I can hear him if I shout. We'll definitely be looking out for each other."
"I really envy Prosecutor Wang." Dong Xing smiled and the two shook hands again.
This concludes our short day trip to Area C.
Wang Kang from next door also came over to hand over his shift to Song Hai. Cheng Ye waved at him from the isolation net, and Wang Kang immediately smiled with relief.
Grown up!
If it were a few days ago, Wang Kang would have been scared out of his wits.
But now, he can not only keep his mind steady, but also behave so calmly, which is really rare.
Looking at the relationship between Wang Kang and Song Hai, although it cannot be said to be close, it is also normal communication between prosecutors.
From this point of view, the injuries Wang Kang suffered yesterday were not caused by the conflict with Song Hai.
Could it be an observer or a guard?
Cheng Ye shook his head slightly. This was even more impossible. The rules of the checkpoint were here, and no one dared to be so bold.
After leaving the inspection area, the four trucks of the Hongshan Caravan had completed disinfection and left when the fog cleared.
The two tons of unloaded salted fish were piled on the open space in front of the garage under a rainproof awning, with two layers of waterproof cloth underneath.
"This weight is more than two tons, right?"
"There were three tons. The extra ton was given to you by Captain Jin," Ah Bao repeated. "He said that if we hadn't rushed to the checkpoint and encountered this monstrous fog in the wild, not only would the cargo have been damaged, but who knows how many people would have died."
"He also said that with prosecutors like you in Happiness City, caravans will love to come, come more often, and come back next time."
"Heh, this guy has a sweet mouth."
Cheng Ye shook his head slightly. This was a pleasant surprise.
But one thing is for sure, he still plans to purchase the extra ton at a price of 120 points.
Jin Dafei has his own way of doing things, and the checkpoint has its own rules.
The price fluctuations when purchasing goods are all within the range permitted by the rules, but if you accept money and property from the caravan for no reason, you will be suspected of bribery.
Maybe no one says anything about it now, but if it is discovered at the critical moment, it will be troublesome.
"Give me 500 kilograms. I want to exchange it for beef with Inspector Yang."
"yes."
How to take away so much dried salted fish is a difficult problem.
Cheng Ye could only think of asking Dalong to bring some people to the checkpoint in the evening to help lift the person onto the bus.
As for the storage place, Uncle Dong’s store is empty right now, so we can put it there temporarily, but we have to be careful not to let the rain flood the store.
When the pedestrian street starts construction, we will build a small warehouse specifically for this purpose, which will be much more convenient when we need to store things in the future.
"Inspector Cheng!"
Just as he was thinking about it, Yang Xingwen's cheerful voice came from outside the isolation passage. It was very penetrating. I thought that he should have been able to hear it clearly through the fog before.
As a first-term inspector, Yang Xingwen naturally cannot escape the challenge of taking sides, and is also one of the team-taking maniacs.
However, with the whole city shrouded in fog, meeting such a person is not a bad thing.
As long as he puts a little thought into it, he can combine areas A, B and C together.
As for the prosecutors who will take over from both sides, at this critical juncture where lives can be lost at any time, they will surely not refuse this kind of cooperation that can take care of each other.
"I brought you some beef!"
Yang Xingwen is tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back, a courageous face, and looks strong and powerful.
He was followed by four guards, who were jointly carrying a whole piece of meat wrapped in waterproof cloth. Judging from the outline and weight, it was actually a whole cleaned Yaksha cow.
"so much?"
"Not much, not much."
Yang Xingwen waved his hand, "Leave three for the station as reserves. I'll keep one, you keep one, and share the remaining beast with the brothers in Area A to eat. It's a relief!"
Speaking of this, his tone became heavy. "Today, a brother from District A was killed. It was me, the inspector, who failed to take good care of him. I feel ashamed."
Yaksha cow is rare.
It is even more unusual to distribute meat to the guards and staff at the checkpoints.
A crowd of onlookers had gathered around, and Cheng Ye's mind raced as he understood immediately. He raised his voice:
"Inspector Yang, you can't say that. We who work at the checkpoints are all living on the edge of our pants. We're heartbroken when our brothers sacrifice their lives, but we must also ensure the follow-up compensation and their families are properly accommodated. We absolutely cannot let our brothers shed blood and tears, and chill their hearts!"
"Yes! I promise everyone that I will personally supervise the compensation and ensure that not a single cent is lost or missing."
"I will personally provide an equal amount of supplies as compensation. I will not let the blood of our fallen brothers be shed in vain!"
Seeing Cheng Ye cooperating with him so well, a hint of gratitude flashed in Yang Xingwen's eyes.
As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of applause from all around.
At this time, Song Hai walked out of the isolation passage, glanced at the excitement here, shook his head slightly, but did not come over to join in the fun.
I can only sigh inwardly that the methods used by the younger generation of prosecutors are becoming more and more powerful.
When these people first entered the industry, they only knew how to work hard. How could they understand the tricks of winning people's hearts?
It was not until later, after gradually struggling in the camp struggles and tasting the sweetness of sticking together, that he slowly learned to understand people's hearts.
After an exchange, Yang Xingwen took away 500 kilograms of dried salted fish in exchange for a whole cow.
There is definitely more meat than you can eat.
Cheng Ye immediately asked Abao to cut off two thick cow legs, one for the guards and staff in Area C as a snack, and the other to be sent to Area B.
The fog in the air is strange and unpredictable, and the risks during the next duty period will inevitably be much greater than usual.
If you want everyone to work together and pull together, the simplest and most direct way is to win their hearts with material things.
As expected, cheers immediately broke out in Area C, and Dong Xing could only shake his head in envy.
So when Cheng Ye left and he looked through the duty manual again, he didn't feel much shock when he saw that it recorded that the smuggled goods seized were worth 7,000 points.
I can only shake my head and sigh that the gap between people is sometimes even bigger than that between people and dogs.
When the Yaksha Ox was carried to Area B, Wang Kang hurried over and swiped open the isolation door, followed by two observers.
"Hello, Inspector Cheng. I'm the gourd, and he's the saber."
The older observer took the initiative to introduce the two, and they were still a pair of one old and one young.
The gourd takes care of the paperwork, while the saber focuses on combat.
Cheng Ye stared at the two of them for a few seconds and quickly determined that Wang Kang's injury yesterday had nothing to do with them. The respect he felt for the inspector from the bottom of his heart could not be faked.
"Xiaokang, go on duty first, I'll come over later."
"Okay." Wang Kang responded and left.
There were no caravans coming to Area C for inspection at the moment, so everyone was idle. Two and a half tons of salted fish were quickly transferred to Area B by the staff.
Cheng Ye took out his defense communication and called Dalong. When he heard that he needed help moving things, Dalong agreed without hesitation.
"Well, go to this bus line and look for Lao Zhang. Ask him to drive his car and wait for me at the checkpoint."
"OK."
By five in the afternoon, the rain had finally subsided a bit and turned into a drizzle.
However, the fog surrounding Happiness City did not disperse. After some changes, it finally remained within a range of 700 meters.
It wasn't a thick fog, but like a leech on the tarsal bone, the threat it posed could not be ignored.
After making all the arrangements, Cheng Ye sat on the steps in front of the isolation chamber and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Speaking of which, he is not idle during his rest time, and he is even busier when he is on duty.
But this harvest is really gratifying!
Beef and salted fish. How could I have dared to think of such good things when I was on duty before?
However, in just one day, everything you need is there.
Before he could get rid of his craving for food, Cheng Ye's eyes narrowed with joy at the thought of being able to boil a few pounds of beef and drink some wine to relieve his fatigue after his duty.
Moreover, these salted fish are very easy to store. If the scale of the infection is huge this winter, even if we need to hide outside for a while, we don’t have to worry too much about food shortages!
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