Chapter 44: The struggle for power, the beginning of the pursuit of genius!
Throughout the day, the accumulated water on the main roads in the main urban area was finally drained temporarily.
The big Jinbei car had a smooth journey and when it arrived at the gate of Happiness, two teams of sixteen guards came to greet it from a distance.
"Thank you, Inspector Cheng, for your support of the Crusades. Please hand the wounded over to us for further arrangements."
The leading captain stepped forward and saluted Cheng Ye with a standard modern military salute. At the end, he slammed his right fist on his chest to express his sincere gratitude.
Dai Zun on the stretcher wanted to follow suit, but Cheng Ye held his right hand down and said, "Don't try to show off. Remember what Captain Wu said. You owe me a life."
"Of course, just one call and I'll be there anytime."
Dai Zun forced a smile on his pale face, but before he could finish his words, he was lifted up on a stretcher by the guards and quickly disappeared behind the heavy city gate.
In the darkness of the night, countless gazes were cast from the darkness, intertwined with greed and burning passion.
Some of the gazes cast on Cheng Ye made him feel uncomfortable as if he was being spied on. He couldn't help but glare back, and then those gazes suddenly retracted.
Even the driver of the big Jinbei couldn't help swallowing his saliva, staring blankly at the fast lane that was slowly closing under the alloy gate.
That’s the inner city!
How many people have struggled in the buffer zone for their entire lives, rotting in the tide of infection, without ever being able to touch the doorframe of this door to happiness.
But this end point is the starting point that some people can step into at will.
"Let's go. If it's convenient, can you take me to the chemical plant staff quarters?"
"Convenient, of course it's convenient!"
The driver nodded heavily and looked away reluctantly.
The big golden cup turned its head in front of the gate of happiness and gradually moved away from "happiness".
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Night, ten o'clock.
The tires rolled over the flooded road and slowly stopped beside the iron gate covered with vines at the chemical plant staff quarters.
As Cheng Ye's fingers just clicked on the door handle, he caught a glimpse of two figures floating under the street light a hundred meters away.
I subconsciously narrowed my eyes and took a closer look. On the left was Luo Xiaoxue, and on the right was...
Zhou Changhai?
Cheng Ye was stunned and almost thought he had seen it wrong.
Why would a fifth-term inspector from the Dongren faction of the inspection station come to the chemical plant area to see Luo Xiaoxue late at night?
But as the two approached, the dim street lights gradually outlined the man's face.
The iconic horse face and the hideous scar on the jaw, it’s really Zhou Changhai!
What is he here for?
The metal door slammed against the side of the car with a clang. Cheng Ye stepped out of the car and stood about five steps in front of the two men.
"Sister Luo, Prosecutor Zhou."
"Hey, Inspector Cheng is off duty?" Luo Xiaoxue hadn't said anything when Zhou Changhai's eyes lit up and he came forward, looking so familiar, as if he had expected it. "Speak of the devil, and here he is! I was just talking to Instructor Luo about you, and here he is."
Instructor Luo?
Cheng Ye's mouth twitched, and he suppressed his curiosity. "Prosecutor Zhou, why are you here so late?"
"Oh, nothing serious. There was just an accident at the station today. As you know, Station Master He died."
Zhou Changhai's tone flashed with sadness. "As a fifth-term inspector, I have to visit the family on behalf of the station and explain the situation clearly to avoid worrying everyone."
"I see. Thank you for your hard work, Prosecutor Zhou."
Cheng Ye nodded gently. "Brother B is away on field work. I was just about to come over to tell Sister Luo about the station's affairs and tell her not to worry, but you made the trip first."
"Hey, why are you being so polite to me?" Zhou Changhai laughed heartily. He suddenly took a half step forward and patted Cheng Ye's shoulder. His scar twisted into a twisted arc as he smiled. "Think back to the time when your father and I were on the exploration team, we were close friends. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Zhou."
Uncle Zhou?
Cheng Ye didn't know what happened at the checkpoint before, but he caught a glimpse of Luo Xiaoxue curling her lips calmly.
Obviously, the relationship between Zhou Changhai and Cheng Long, this "life-long friendship", is probably more watery than the rainfall in Xingfu City in the past two days.
This old guy is so shameless.
No, why does this guy want to get so close to me?
He comes with bad intentions!
"Uncle Zhou is right." Cheng Ye put on a perfect smile. "I was just thinking about my job title when I was working. I didn't remember that I had already finished get off work and was on break. Unlike you, Uncle Zhou, who was still thinking about visiting the family members in the middle of the night, you are really a role model in the station."
This may sound like a compliment, but it secretly draws a line between "workplace" and "private relationship".
After such a flattering remark, the hidden force of the soft cotton yet sharp edge made the smile on Zhou Changhai's face freeze for half a second.
But he is still a fifth-term inspector after all, and he has already become a shrewd person.
Zhou Changhai maintained a nonchalant smile and turned to look at Luo Xiaoxue. "Instructor Luo, since Cheng Ye is back, I won't bother you anymore. Don't worry, the hydropower station is not like the station itself. It's very safe."
"Thank you, Prosecutor Zhou, for your concern."
Luo Xiaoxue nodded politely, and the two of them sent Zhou Changhai to the end of the street. They watched him get into the big Jinbei car parked in the shadows, and the headlights cut through the night as he drove towards the city.
"What's he doing here?"
Cheng Ye paused, "He Fei just died, and you're already in a hurry to pull someone up to the top?"
Within the system of the checkpoint.
It’s a hurdle to go from trainee to first term.
Three sites, nine evaluation books, and five field missions to get a B-level evaluation or above, without any failures in the middle. It usually takes an ordinary inspector about two years to complete this step.
From phase one to phase four is another hurdle.
The three stations will each rotate on duty 300 times, which means a minimum of 900 days. No major accidents can occur during this period, otherwise the calculation will have to start all over again.
In addition, you need to accumulate enough contributions and wait for the quota to be released.
For example, if there are vacancies for the fourth batch of inspectors in the station and five people meet the requirements at the same time, the person with the highest contribution will be selected from the five to be promoted first.
As for the issues above, from the fourth to the fifth, this is not something that ordinary prosecutors can get involved in.
According to regulations, two generations must have worked at the checkpoint, which is called "endorsement."
Without this background, it is useless even if the contribution value is off the charts. Liu Bi is stuck in the fourth phase because he does not meet this condition and is not even qualified to compete for the fifth phase.
A fifth-term inspector is also a prerequisite for serving as a duty station chief.
"Hey, did you guess it?"
Luo Xiaoxue shook her head speechlessly. "It's not just him. All four fifth-term Eastern inspectors from the checkpoint are here today. And they seem to have a tacit understanding and have staggered their times."
"Are all four of them here?"
Cheng Ye was slightly startled. He didn't expect that on the day of He Fei's tragic death, the four people would immediately start fighting for positions.
"They're all saying the same thing?"
"Well, in the end, I just want Liu Bi to vote for them."
"So... have you made any conditions?"
"Hmm? You know a lot, don't you?" Luo Xiaoxue said strangely after looking him up and down nervously. "You were so powerful at the North Inspection Station today. Every one of these fifth-term inspectors who came over couldn't help but nag at you."
"Of course. Everyone in this station knows the relationship between me and Brother B."
Cheng Ye's smile froze.
Damn, just like Li Matthew said, there really is nothing new at this checkpoint.
And Raul’s confidentiality work is too poor. Didn’t they agree that no one would know about it?
As a result, before he even got home from get off work in the evening, these things had already reached Luo Xiaoxue's ears.
"They didn't tell you the details, did they?"
"No, not really. Just say you went into the West Checkpoint and gave those second-generation brats a lesson, then turned around and went into the quarantine chamber. With a few words, you discovered an unknown infected body and easily defeated it. That proved your professionalism and gave the Easterners a lot of prestige."
Luo Xiaoxue showed a playful look, "Not bad, you're quite brave. Sister Luo underestimated you."
"Well..."
Cheng Ye hesitated for a moment, laughed awkwardly, and didn't dare to say that he had rescued a Crusader when he was about to get off work in the evening.
His day was truly wonderful.
"If Station Master He hadn't been attacked by an unknown infected entity, this wouldn't be a big deal."
"He's just an infected person locked in a cage. Sister Luo, you don't know this. When I went there, he had a pointy head. Although he was strong, he looked like he'd taken too many veterinary drugs. How could he be considered normal?"
"As for those second-generations, I only scared them a couple of times, but I didn't expect them to back down."
Cheng Ye talked nonsense, and the two of them stood downstairs and chatted for a while.
Perhaps it was He Fei's death that made Luo Xiaoxue suddenly realize that there was no absolutely safe place in this buffer zone.
Whether you go to North Station or South Station.
Whether you can survive or not, ultimately depends on your strength and means, plus a bit of luck.
Therefore, she was relieved about Cheng Ye's stubborn choice of North Station.
People are so strange. Some obsessions will suddenly become clear in the face of life and death.
Cheng Ye didn't know what words to use to describe this psychological change. He could only say that from the moment they arrived in the wasteland, everyone should be prepared to die at any time.
The only difference is whether to die heroically or to wait for death in a corner.
"Sister Luo, I've been on duty all day today. I think I have to take a day off tomorrow to go to that study session. I'll be back tonight, huh?"
"Go ahead. Do you think Zhou Changhai calls me 'Instructor Luo' for nothing?" Luo Xiaoxue gathered her hair and let out a helpless smile. "I have to go to a study session tomorrow, too, and give a lecture as an instructor."
"That's great, I promise to support you."
There is no discussion of the form of the checkpoints or the dangers within them.
The two chatted and laughed for a while.
Cheng Ye stood where he was, watching Luo Xiaoxue walk into the staff quarters until her figure disappeared into the door of the unit building, then he turned and stepped into the dark night.
It is more than ten kilometers from the chemical factory area to the electronics factory area.
But when he was jogging back, Cheng Ye felt hot all over, and the flame that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time finally burst out.
Searching for skills can at best narrow the gap between you and the old guys, but you are still a long way from becoming a genius.
But talent is different. It is something that can directly fill the basic gap and allow him to completely break away from mediocrity.
"Iron Body!"
The two words kept rolling on the tip of his tongue, and Cheng Ye could almost taste the scorching heat.
Are you excited?
Of course I’m excited!
But no one knew better than him that this was just the beginning.
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