Chapter 40 Clouded Leopard Changyuan, Ding Yishan’s surprise!
The yellow flag was displayed and the checkpoint blockade was lifted after five minutes, with control returned to the inspector.
Cheng Ye first opened the isolation door to let the four brothers who were in a hurry to receive treatment pass, and then picked up the defense communicator to make a phone call.
"Sister Luo, don't worry, I'm doing very well at work, nothing happened."
"Yes, Stationmaster He had an accident. I have to stay on duty here until night before I can go back."
Luo Xiaoxue was shocked to hear that He Fei had an accident.
He was an old prosecutor who was older than Liu Bi and Cheng Long. How could he have such an accident?
"Be careful! Now that a new hydrophilic infectious agent has appeared, the manual I gave you may not be of any use. Be extremely careful!"
"Don't worry. Quarantine Area A, which I'm in charge of, is specifically for vehicle inspections. Only one vehicle showed up this morning, and at this rate, I don't think another one will arrive until evening."
Of course, Cheng Ye would not say that he had just arrived at the checkpoint and discovered an unknown infected body and had a fight with it.
The situation is turbulent now, and no one can predict what will happen in the next second. If you have anything to say, it is better to talk to Luo Xiaoxue in person when you get back at night, so as not to worry her.
Defense Communication hung up.
Cheng Ye wanted to find someone to inquire about the news of the Central Inspection Station, but unfortunately he was not Liu Bi. He had been concentrating on the inspector assessment for the past two months and had not accumulated any reliable connections.
"If you want to get through the checkpoint, you still need to have your own people and confidants..."
Glancing at the raven and owl sitting outside the isolation gate, Cheng Ye felt that these two people were actually quite suitable for training. They were capable of doing things and could clearly understand the situation inside the checkpoint.
It’s a pity that I haven’t established a firm foothold yet, and cultivating confidants is ultimately as illusory as a castle in the air.
"I'll make some new friends during this patrol. After my first field mission, I might be able to think about recruiting my own people. After all, if I want to move up in the future, I'll need their support."
Although rapid checkpoints are fraught with danger, they are a quick way to achieve success.
And the most important thing is that there are charging stations here, which can quickly replenish energy and provide enough searching opportunities.
After only half a day, Cheng Ye changed his mind and was reluctant to go back to check on the refugees.
That's such a troublesome job, and I have to answer a lot of questions.
Even if you learn from Garcia's hard card scheme and charge a city entrance fee, you won't make much money at the end of the day.
At the quick checkpoint, the first person being checked stuffed a huge sum of 600 happiness coins into his pocket and was also given an extra piece of meteorite iron.
"The ancients were not deceived. The greater the danger, the greater the reward."
After looking at the crowded Area B and the deserted Area A, Cheng Ye calmed down.
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Central Main Checkpoint.
The temperature reached its highest point, and the sun's rays scorched the ground, making it hot and steamy.
The refugees standing in front of the checkpoint looked inside curiously.
I saw that the isolation area behind the inspection area was crowded with people. There were nearly a thousand people gathered in a black mass, most of them were guards with live ammunition. The scene looked very unusual.
Surrounded by the crowd was a dried corpse with its flesh and blood drained away. Its skin was tightly attached to its skeleton and curled up on the ground, looking very much like wrinkled, dead tree bark.
"Investigate, we must investigate thoroughly!"
Ding Yishan stared at the mummy for a long time, his face twitching uncontrollably, and finally he stood up suddenly with a gloomy face.
There is no need to investigate He Fei's death. Just looking at the cause of death, you can tell it was an accident.
Normally, as the station chief on duty, he shouldn't have gone to the quarantine area for inspection. However, a heavy rain last night caused water to accumulate in the quarantine area. He Fei didn't know what was wrong with him, but he insisted on going to comfort the refugees.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the quarantine area, I ran into a hydrophilic infected person, and it was a new source of infection that was not in the database.
As soon as the two met, the infected body came close to him, and in just over ten seconds, it sucked He Fei dry.
What an outrageous death!
Who could believe that a veteran who had been working at checkpoints for more than 20 years and had killed countless infected people would end up in such an absurd way?
Ding Yishan couldn't help but think of himself.
Now new types of infected people are pouring into Xingfu City again and again, and even the stationmaster on duty is not spared.
Doesn't this mean that he, the station chief, may lose his life here at any time?
"From today on, the central inspection intensity has been raised to level four. Any abnormal data found will be immediately isolated! No one except guards is allowed to enter the quarantine area!"
"Inspection intensity has been raised to level three for both north and south branches. All those with more than two sets of abnormal data will be placed in quarantine. Any violation is strictly prohibited!"
Ding Yishan gave the order in a deep voice.
The inspection intensity levels of checkpoints are divided into five levels, with level one being the lowest and level five being the highest.
Based on past experience, the intensity will only rise to level three or above in the most dangerous winter, while in summer it basically transitions between level one and level two.
But now Shengxia had directly activated the fourth level of intensity, and the guards and inspectors who were surrounding him suddenly felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.
"Also, starting today, the checkpoint will begin implementing a wartime reward system, accumulating military merit based on the number of infected bodies inspected and killed. I will apply to Director Liu of the City Defense Bureau to simultaneously activate the internal treasury rewards."
"The more you work, the more you get; the more you kill, the more you take. I don't want anyone eating at the checkpoint for free without doing anything. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Everyone around responded in unison.
The gloomy atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and many people's eyes were filled with eagerness to try.
Rewards for military merits have always only been unlocked when the infection wave passes. No one expected that He Fei's death would accidentally lead to this.
This is a great thing. There are so many good things that can be exchanged for the combat function.
Especially for ordinary guards at checkpoints, if they can make great contributions, they will have the opportunity to be promoted to inspectors and complete a counterattack to the top.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by such temptation?
"Harlin, organize a study session. All inspectors on site who aren't on duty yet, immediately relearn the procedures for handling hydrophilic infected individuals. Set up assessments. If you fail three times, your rank will be demoted. If you fail five times, you must perform field missions with a difficulty level of four or higher!"
"clear."
Many instructions were issued in one go until it was ensured that the entire checkpoint was fully operational.
Ding Yishan then left, panting heavily, like a mad hungry wolf that couldn't find its prey.
"Sir, you are very angry today. This is not good for your recovery."
When he walked out of the crowd, the middle-aged man who had always followed Ding Yishan quickly caught up and persuaded him in a low voice.
"Achuan, you've been with me for nearly twenty years. It took almost two of us to defeat this stationmaster. How could you not understand what I'm angry about?"
Ding Yishan sighed without leaving any trace and said in a deep voice, "It's not even winter yet. Once that idiot He Fei dies, we might be forced to start a war early at any time."
"Just now I deliberately tested Harlin. Although he retreated, who knows if he will retreat again in the future?"
Ah Chuan was silent for a moment. "Sir, if the Western faction takes advantage of the death of Stationmaster He and the vacancy of the duty stationmaster position to force abdication, I can take action to eliminate Harlin and force a buffer period for the Eastern and Western factions."
Ding Yishan's steps suddenly stopped, his Adam's apple rolled as he wanted to say something, but in the end he could only force a smile and reached out to pat Achuan's shoulder.
"Go back first. The current situation doesn't warrant your life. Besides, if you start this, there will be no turning back for the Eastern and Western factions."
Webmaster's office.
Located behind the central checkpoint, it is a small three-story loft independent of the station.
The decoration is not modern, but somewhat similar to the teahouses of the old times.
The first floor is where Ding Yishan works daily, the second floor is used as a reception room for inspectors in the station, and the third floor is the forbidden area where he privately "sets up the game".
At this moment, Ding Yishan went straight to the third floor and pushed the door into the room near the stairs.
The interior decoration is very simple, with a mahjong table in the corner and a tea table commonly seen in Guangdong and Guangxi in the middle.
Ding Yishan rinsed the table and washed the tea slowly and attentively. Before the tea aroma could start to spread, the door was gently pushed open by Achuan, and four people walked in one after another.
"Come, sit down."
Ding Yishan raised his hand to signal, leading the four people to the opposite side of the tea table, and then got straight to the point:
"He Fei is dead. Stationmaster, who do you think can sit in the station?"
The four of them breathed slightly faster and looked at each other, and they could see the heat in each other's eyes.
Dragon, tiger, leopard, cloud, long, abyss.
The only six people in the Dongren faction of the checkpoint who are qualified to be the duty station chief.
If Cheng Long had not encountered any accident, there would be no need for Ding Yishan to ask questions now, and he would have been able to decide the answer.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
"I deliberately didn't call Lei Hu over because I wanted to hear what you four think."
Lei Hu, the duty chief of the East Checkpoint.
Ding Yishan stroked the teacup with his fingertips. "If you have anything to say, just tell me now."
...
After a while.
The four of them stood up and retreated along the same path they came.
Ding Yishan had a complicated look in his eyes, and he sighed only after Achuan sent the people away and pushed the door open.
"Achuan, what do you think of these four people?"
Ah Chuan shook his head, "Sir, I also..."
"Don't worry. There are no outsiders here right now. Besides, you might even become an inspector in the near future. It's time to get familiar with the intricacies of the industry."
"Then..." Ah Chuan was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "In terms of ability, none of them are as good as Cheng Long. Zhou Changhai and Qiao Yuan are ruthless, but lack courage. It's hard for them to convince others just by sitting there. Shao Yunfei and Lin Bao are brave, but their tactics are too rough. Even if they were promoted, they wouldn't be able to help the adults solve their problems, nor could they stabilize the situation in the station."
"So... it's difficult!"
Ding Yishan laughed at himself: "It's really a changing world. When Cheng Long was here, we Easterners were always able to suppress the Westerners. I didn't expect that after he left, the situation would collapse to this extent."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something, "Where's the kid Cheng Long left behind? What was his name, Cheng Ye?"
"Did he go to the express checkpoint today? How was it?"
"I'll go ask the people below, there should be some news coming back."
Achuan hurried downstairs and came back soon with a tablet, his face looking a little strange.
"how?"
"Sir, Cheng Ye went to the West Station."
"Hmm?" Ding Yishan's eyes twitched suddenly, and the teacup rippled under his fingertips. "Who gave him the courage to go to the West Station?"
"My Lord, it's hard to explain in a few words. You will understand after reading this."
Achuan handed over the tablet, which contained two videos that were not very clear.
"Is this... a fight with those kids?"
After Ding Yishan finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Cheng Ye seemed to be a newcomer of similar age, or even more immature than these children, so it was not surprising that he did some extraordinary things.
However, what happened next made his expression suddenly become strange.
"This method..."
Ding Yishan narrowed his eyes and was suddenly surprised.
Compared with the pale, frail, scholar-like young man in my memory, the young man in the video is full of vigor and has a strong aura that seems unfamiliar.
Scrolling to the second video, we see Cheng Ye kicking the owl away, picking up the flamethrower without fear, and finally the guards arriving and calmly pulling the owl away.
Ding Yishan's expression became increasingly strange, and he even rewound the video three times.
"A new source of infection?"
"Yes, researcher Qin Feng has provided the basic data, and the infected database has no matches."
"How did he find out this person was infected?"
"I don't know. Do I need to notify him and ask him to write a report after get off work?" Achuan shook his head honestly.
Killing is easy, but finding an infected person is difficult.
What Cheng Liye showed in the video alone is something that not only he but also many prosecutors cannot do.
"Hmm..."
Ding Yishan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "Forget it, let's not pay too much attention to him right now. After all, we're on Western territory, so it wouldn't be right to do too much or too little."
"But...this kid did give me a surprise."
I remembered that I had planned to let Cheng Ye have an accident so that Achuan could take over.
Ding Yishan pondered for a moment, his face expressionless as he spoke, "Old man Tang Si is quite principled. He's from the same generation as Cheng Wu, so he should look after him. We don't need to get involved. When we're transferred to the East Station next week, find a chance for me to meet him and test his abilities."
"clear!"
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