Chapter 57: Opening the warehouse and releasing people, the bustling quarantine area A!
Raven and Owl were standing in front of the isolation gate twenty minutes in advance to greet them. When they saw Cheng Ye's figure passing the corner, they immediately stepped forward and tapped quickly on the identity verification device with their fingertips.
The electromagnetic lock slid open with a "click" sound, and the alloy door separating the passage slowly retreated to both sides.
"Sir, you are here!"
"Hmm..."
Cheng Ye responded vaguely, still thinking about Arthur. As he walked forward, he asked casually, "Nothing serious happened yesterday, right?"
"No, only three vehicles passed through Quarantine Area A yesterday. The others were all detained. Nothing happened."
"If there is none...wait, how much is the other one?"
Cheng Ye suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked up in surprise. "How many people are there in the isolation pod now?"
"319 people."
Raven reported the exact number, which was a surge of 48 people compared to yesterday.
There are a total of 75 isolation rooms in Quarantine Area A. Assuming four people in each room, the maximum capacity is 300 people.
This means that many isolation wards have exceeded the limit and have more than 4 people locked up.
According to the manual, inspectors need to immediately conduct personnel checks to reduce the number of people below the peak.
"A total of thirteen vehicles were inspected. Although no data anomalies were found, Inspector Daniel Polk still insisted on imprisoning more than half of the people on board. In addition..."
His tone became hesitant.
Cheng Ye frowned, "Tell me, what else happened?"
"Well..." Owl took over, his voice heavy. "Because the number of people in the isolation pod exceeded the limit, Inspector Polk followed your example the day before yesterday and conducted an inspection. He brought us in for a thorough investigation. One infected individual was indeed killed on the spot, but... well, thirteen people were accidentally injured. Three of them, who were in the same pod, died on the spot, and the remaining ten are still receiving treatment at the infirmary."
"Um?"
Cheng Ye was stunned and frowned.
Follow my way?
No, I didn't intend to go in and do a full investigation, I just wanted to do a simple skill search...
"No, Polk wasn't copying me at all. He was clearly going in to complete the inspection task for the study session!"
Cheng Ye's mind worked very quickly.
His behavior the day before yesterday was not a major inspection at all, he was just familiarizing himself with the environment as he had just arrived.
Even if Barrett was killed by chance, it could only be said to be a coincidence.
But Polk said that he should follow his example. Isn't this just trying to shift the blame for accidentally injuring civilians?
"Damn it, you made a mistake and you want to take the blame for me."
"You can wait for me."
Cheng Ye couldn't help but curse in his heart, and added Polk after Garcia's name.
I don't take the initiative to provoke others, but if they want to take the blame for me or cause trouble for me.
When I get the chance, I will definitely calculate it clearly for you!
"Where are the others?"
"I've been suspended by Harlem Station Master. I'm going back home to reflect on my actions for a week."
"Suspended..."
It was just speculation before, but now it is confirmed.
Cheng Ye's eyes darkened slightly.
After a night, it seemed that the inspectors had received the news that the substitute starfish had dispersed.
Polk was smart. He suspended him in the name of punishment, but actually went back to make preparations.
The isolation warehouse is currently overcrowded by 300 people. According to regulations, he must reduce the number of people to below 300 before leaving get off work, otherwise a record will be left in the file.
If you have already been converted to a regular employee, at most some happiness coins will be deducted from your salary.
But he is still an apprentice now, and this record may affect his subsequent progress in becoming a regular employee.
"Okay, I was planning to search for infected bodies today to earn contribution points. Now that we have more people than the quota, it gives me a perfect excuse to open the warehouse and release them."
There was a sharp glint in Cheng Ye's eyes.
When he entered the isolation ward the day before yesterday, he noticed that many people had been detained for more than 7 days.
With just a little investigation, it would not be difficult to clear out 30 people, not to mention more.
If we can catch an infected body from it, that will be an extra reward, the more the better!
"Raven, go get me all the information on people who have been in quarantine for more than seven days. I need to review them one by one."
"Owl, take the guards and set up the quarantine area. I'm going to open the cell and release the people. No one is allowed to approach during the review period!"
Act decisively and swiftly.
Just do it.
Before Cheng Ye finished speaking, Raven and Owl suddenly felt a sense of relief.
Although it was only one day, following Cheng Ye and following Polk, the second-term inspector, were completely different feelings.
The former is decisive and is a second-stage person, while the latter is slow and acts like an apprentice.
The guards won't take any responsibility, so it doesn't matter who they are.
But they are not here to idle away their time as observers. Forget about getting ahead by following Polk, and be thankful if you don't get punished.
"Yes, sir!"
While the two were busy, Cheng Ye went around to the garage, opened the permissions with familiarity, and put the pendant into the charging slot.
Then he walked forward to the isolation and inspection area, intending to seek advice from Li Matthew.
The four quarantine areas have different functions, but the building structures are similar. There is no reason why the isolation warehouse in Area B can accommodate so many more people than that in Area A.
Moreover, Li Matthew could lock up hundreds of people in one day. Even if the situation was cleared quickly afterwards, the isolation chamber would still be packed.
After entering the isolation and inspection area, I saw Li Matthew half lying on a chair, sucking nutrient solution.
He also wore rubber gloves on his hands, and the exposed skin seemed to be covered with a layer of transparent colloid protection, which was faintly reflective and could physically isolate him from all physical contact.
"Coming?"
Seeing Cheng Ye's shabby "equipment" through the iron net, Li Matai drank the nutrient solution in one gulp and stood up.
"Didn't Liu Bi transfer some money to you? Do you want me to lend you a hundred?"
"Need not."
Cheng Ye shook his head and did not say that his loan limit for this month had reached the upper limit.
"My quarantine facility is overcrowded and needs to be cleared immediately. You lock up so many people every day. How do you handle it afterwards?"
"This..."
Li Matai shook his head. "What can I do? I'll just cram five people into each cell first, and then start over. Now there are eight people living in each of the isolation cells in Area B, and I haven't seen anyone complain about me. Besides, keeping them here is actually a good thing right now."
?
An isolation chamber is only 5 square meters. If 8 people are squeezed in, it would be difficult for them to even turn around, right?
"Also, I have more isolation rooms here, 90 in total, and right now... there are almost 740 people."
Li Matai shrugged as if speaking of something mundane. "You're not planning on releasing the prisoners, are you? Although we prosecutors have our own quarantine rate indicators, they don't really matter to a trainee prosecutor like you. Just... pretend you don't know."
"That's easy to say. I was hoping to get the evaluation form and become a regular employee."
Cheng Ye shook his head speechlessly, "If I fail to meet the standard every day, there are still five days left. I must remember five failures, right?"
"Convert to regular..."
Li Matai smacked his lips twice, only then realizing that Cheng Ye was actually an intern. "That really needs to be paid attention to. How many people are overcrowded?"
"319, 19 more people than expected."
"What? Why are there only 19? I thought there were over 180!"
Hearing the numbers, Li Matthew immediately became interested. He hooked his finger at Cheng Ye and said in a low voice:
"Okay, I'll teach you a couple of moves. No exaggeration, I can easily clear out forty or fifty people."
"Tell me more!"
Cheng Ye nodded immediately.
Just as he guessed, a third-term inspector like Li Matthew, who had been working at the checkpoint for more than ten years, must have some tricks up his sleeve.
Of course, this does not include learning by doing nothing, as he really cannot learn that.
“It’s actually quite simple.”
"This first trick is: whether you have money or not, go home for the New Year. Here's how you do it..."
When talking about "professional" knowledge, Li Matthew was talking incessantly and spitting all over the place, not noticing the shock in Cheng Ye's pupils that shrank slightly.
The so-called "muddling through school" is never simply being a coward.
Instead, they jump back and forth within the gaps in the rules, ensuring their own safety while staying within the performance red line and not being at the bottom.
"This second move is slightly more difficult than the first, but I think you'll definitely be able to understand it."
"I call it: using people's wisdom, eagle catching chickens..."
...
After a while.
hiss.
Cheng Ye took a breath and said, "No, will this work?"
"Do you think I'm hanging around at the checkpoint for nothing?"
Li Matai sneered, a look of loneliness that came from reaching the pinnacle of success emerging on his face. "Any veteran who's been at the checkpoint for more than ten years has a couple of tricks up their sleeves. Others might think my method isn't up to par, but over the past decade or so, it's never failed!"
"Unless, unless one day the infected body suddenly grows a brain and turns into a pseudo-human. But if that happens, let alone my method, I'm afraid no one in the entire checkpoint, from top to bottom, will be able to leave upright."
"Okay, if it works, I'll thank you in person."
Cheng Ye nodded.
These two tricks do sound outrageous, but we have to try them to see if they work.
Anyway, he is a newcomer, so even if he does something outrageous occasionally, others should be able to understand, right?
"Sir, I have brought you the information you requested!"
When Raven's voice came, four thick stacks of information were already placed on the alloy table.
“How many people have been detained for more than seven days?”
"199 people in total."
"Okay, go help Owl. I'll page you if there's anything else."
Cheng Ye sat down at the table, pulled out a file at random, and quickly scanned the paper.
Although the prosecutor's detention seemed casual, the rest of the process was surprisingly rigorous.
All resident information of every person placed in an isolation ward will be retrieved and compiled into a book, which includes basic information and a transcript.
If they are from the same team, they will be isolated separately and questioned about one matter, and records will be kept.
If there is a conflict between them, Raven will mark and circle it on the file with a red pen, making the contradiction clear at a glance.
In addition, the behavior of these people in the isolation warehouse will also be recorded if there are any violations.
"Alec Hawke, your appetite is too big. He even screams and howls over the three extra bags of nutrient solution he's given every day, seriously affecting the rest of the others..."
"Marlin Rogers has a tendency to be self-destructive and often deliberately uses foul language to provoke others, leading to beatings..."
"Andre Mason, moderately manic, likes to imitate an outbreak of the infected at night to scare his roommates."
"Tom Hardy went on a hunger strike during quarantine, claiming it was God's punishment for him and ignoring epidemic prevention regulations."
“…”
Among the 199 people, 14 did not comply with the rules, and each of them was a weirdo that Cheng Ye could hardly understand.
I'm not your friend, you've already been locked up, can you still pretend?
He simply took out this part and chose not to read it, waiting until the time came for it to be shut down.
Among the remaining 185 people, the testimonies of 77 people conflicted with each other. Although some of the conflicts were minor, they were temporarily put aside by Cheng Ye.
"108 people can be divided into four groups, each with 27 people."
Shuffle the information and divide it into four piles.
Cheng Ye called Raven and began to arrange according to the first move taught by Li Matthew.
"Each stack of information counts as a group of people. You find them based on the information and tell them they have a chance to escape, but they have to pay a sufficient deposit to prove their innocence. Note...it's a deposit, not a bribe. The deposit will be returned to them eventually, and the checkpoint will only charge a 5% storage fee."
"Also, make it clear to them: there are 319 people in the quarantine pod right now, but only 108 have secured a spot with a deposit. They're divided into four groups of 27 people each, but only the 10 people with the highest bids in each group can leave."
"Another important point: if two people are in the same isolation room, they must be separated into different groups."
"Have them write down the margin quote on a slip of paper, calculate it, and give it to me."
"Do you understand?"
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