Chapter 59: Infection Review, Eagle Catches Chicken!
Cheng Ye is not sure whether Li Matthew's trump card is useful or not.
But it doesn't take much to try it out. If it really works, this method will become his in the future.
Although he did not expect to pass on the family line to his son in the future, he continued to be an inspector in Xingfu City.
But at least if you encounter the situation of opening a position and releasing people again, you can immediately have a proper response plan.
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir."
Although Raven didn't understand why, he still followed Cheng Ye's request and quickly found the corresponding note.
First one group.
Cheng Ye picked up the five notes with the highest bids, glanced at them, and couldn't help but be amazed.
1700, 1450, 1300, 1300, 1250.
You have to know that the happiness coins left to Cheng Long by a fifth-term inspector are only a little over 5,000 in total.
These people can come up with more than 1,000 yuan in deposit alone, which is quite generous.
Of course, because the deposit will be returned in the end, the actual expenditure of 5% is only about 80 coins.
If they really took away 100%, these people would probably only be able to come up with a few hundred coins at most.
And the lowest five quotes.
140, 70, 50, 50, 30.
The highest one was ten times less, and the lowest one was almost fifty times less.
The second and third groups had similar amounts.
The average value of the highest group is 1500, and the lowest group is between 50-200.
As for the fourth group, Cheng Ye was surprised.
The person who bid the highest has actually reached 2200. Is this a case of locking up the God of Wealth?
"Sir, they are also frightened by Inspector Polk, so the bid is so high."
Raven saw Cheng Ye's confusion and immediately explained.
"The guy who quoted me 2,200 came to me to revise it three times. His initial quote was only 1,200, and he increased it by 500 each time. He even tried to bribe me by asking me if his price was in the top ten."
Good job.
Let’s not talk about how effective Li Matthew’s move is, just the current 5% margin.
Based on letting 20 people go, he can earn nearly 800 coins.
This money is hot to handle!
No wonder Li Matthew finally suggested that he should not keep it and report it directly to the station.
Otherwise, if everyone does this, it will not be a problem to save tens of thousands of coins in a few months.
"Is the venue ready?"
"The main battle zone has been set up, and the isolated observation area you requested is still being set up and should be ready soon."
"Okay, interrogate Groups One and Two first. Groups Three and Four will wait."
Cheng Ye waved his hand and said, "Pair the two people with the highest bid in group one and the lowest bid in group two to the main battle area, and the rest will go to the isolated observation area."
"By the way, allow them to discuss the offer, and even guide them, understand me?"
"Uh, what the lord meant."
The raven was stunned for a long while, and finally scratched his head and said, "Sir, can you give me a reminder?"
"Okay."
Cheng Ye smiled and nodded, "Are these five people with the highest bids the ones who want to go out the most?"
"yes!"
Raven nodded. "Since they're willing to pay such a high price, they naturally want to go back the most."
"So, do the five people who offered the lowest prices think they can go back?"
"yes!"
Raven nodded again. "I've observed these people, and they really can't come up with anything. So I can only fill in the maximum number within my ability range without holding out any hope."
"So if I pair the highest bidder with the lowest bidder and have them both scrutinize each other's claims for loopholes, and only one person leaves, how do you think they'll react?"
"ah?"
Raven was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened suddenly, "What if they don't have any loopholes?"
"Then let's all go. Aren't there 18 people listening? Tell them that if they can find a loophole in what these two people are saying, they can be the next one to go on stage."
"Out of 20 people, only 10 can walk. When you have finished walking, that's when you stop."
"ah?"
Raven was stunned again, and this time he thought for two or three minutes.
"So can only 10 people leave in the end?"
"Yeah, but I said only 10 people can leave from groups 1 and 2, but I didn't say the rest would be eliminated. Doesn't that mean the remaining 10 people just happen to be matched with group 3?"
Cheng Ye said with a smile.
Raven shuddered subconsciously, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
It is too troublesome to have prosecutors interrogate each person one by one, especially when dozens of people need to be screened out at one time.
It is better to first filter out the group of people who most want to go home according to the logic of "whether you have money or not, go home for the New Year".
Then, through the game of "Play Smart, Eagle Catches Chicken", two chickens are allowed to confront each other on the stage, while other eagles sit below the stage to catch loopholes.
If they could get away with making 38 people who were eager to return home attend a hearing at once, the IQ of the infected person would be basically invincible.
Even if it continues to be locked in the isolation chamber, it is impossible for it to explode before the end of the isolation period.
"Do you understand now?"
"I understand!" Raven gritted his teeth and responded, and there was inevitably a bit of complexity in his eyes when he looked at Cheng Ye.
"Don't look at me like that. The inspector next door taught me this. Let's try it out first."
Cheng Ye directly passed the blame on to others. He didn't want to give people the impression that he was calculating.
This is not good for the prosecutor's career development at all.
After all, people who are too cunning will sooner or later be isolated in the workplace, and no one wants to work with a ruthless person who plays with people's hearts.
Cheng Ye knew clearly that the reason why Li Matthew was willing to teach this trick was that his reputation as an "old scoundrel" was already well known to everyone, and he no longer cared about being labeled by others.
Secondly, he probably wants to make his presence felt?
There are some things that Li Matthew cannot do due to his status, but it is just right for him, a trainee inspector, to do them.
Especially now is a critical juncture for taking sides. If you don’t show your true abilities, you will probably be looked down upon.
"Sir, the venue is ready. Do you need to bring the case to trial now?"
The owl popped out.
"Let's get started."
There is a simple interrogation area at the back of the isolation chamber, and its structure is very simple.
It also provides a modular design to facilitate users to increase the number of interrogation chambers.
At this time, four large iron cages made of isolation alloy were placed in the four corners of east, south, west and north as viewing areas.
The two people in charge of the review came in and had a debate.
Twenty armed guards stood outside the interrogation area, able to monitor the debaters and those in the spectator area in real time.
As soon as someone shows signs of infection, a physical exorcism is performed immediately.
"Please come in, Mr. Caleb Nick and Mr. Darin Lewis."
Raven called out the names loudly, and the two men, escorted by guards, walked into the interrogation area under gunpoint.
There are two stools and a table thoughtfully placed inside.
According to Cheng Ye's request, two sets of paper and pens were also provided for the two to record the loopholes in each other's words.
"Let me out, and I'll give you 300 coins."
As soon as he sat down, Lewis lowered his voice and said to Nick.
"These 300 coins are enough to improve your life. The cost is just a few more days of staying here."
"Okay, if you don't have any questions, I'll admit defeat."
Nick said this, but he couldn't help but sneer when he lowered his head. No matter how much money you have, you must have a life to spend it.
There have been continuous heavy rains recently, and more and more people have been locked up. The isolation warehouse has begun to be overcrowded and more people have been added. Who knows if those added in will be infected.
If I were assigned to have an infected roommate, it would be such an unfair death.
"quiet!"
Cheng Ye took out the information and stood behind the guard and said loudly, "Mr. Darlin Lewis bid 1,700 coins and got priority. Please tell me the reason why you were imprisoned."
1700?
The 38 people locked in the four viewing areas were secretly amazed, especially the 19 people who bid the lowest, whose eyes showed some strange expressions.
"Mr. Prosecutor."
"You don't have to speak directly to me. Your reasons and explanations must convince the others around you."
"Well"
Lewis's forehead was covered in sweat. He subconsciously turned his head to look around and said in a tight voice, "I was locked up because there was an item contaminated by an infected body in the car."
"But I swear, that thing has absolutely nothing to do with us. The traces of contamination detected were because it was already contaminated when we purchased it from the gathering place!"
"What is contaminated?" Nick asked before anyone else could speak.
"Alienation Crystals, it's a bag of Alienation Crystals!"
"Where did you get it?"
"Qingxi gathering place."
"Sir, he's lying!"
Someone in the iron cage suddenly lost their composure and said, "The Alien Crystals from the Qingxi Gathering Area have already signed a contract with the Oasis Caravan. They can only be purchased by them. There's no way they can fall into the hands of ordinary people. If you're caught, you'll be fined ten times the purchase price!"
"Really?" Cheng Ye looked into the iron cage, but he didn't expect that the first lucky guy was caught.
It was visible to the naked eye that Lewis's face suddenly turned pale.
But within a few breaths, the eyeballs were already soaked in scarlet blood, and dense black hairs emerged from under the exposed skin, as shiny as mouse fur, covering the neck and arms at an incomprehensible speed, and soon wrapped the entire body into a strange and alienated form.
I.
Lewis slowly raised his hands, and when his fingertips touched the newly emerged hard hairs on his palms, his movements suddenly froze.
Then, the memories that had been forcibly blocked exploded in his mind like a flood.
The wilderness beside the dilapidated provincial road.
It was getting dark and dusk was falling.
The perspective is distorted in madness, turning into a special third-person perspective.
He saw himself and three other members of his team lying in a pile of rotten grass, gazing greedily into the distance.
A six-man scavenger team is approaching!
The scavengers were carrying their bags and moving stealthily along the edge of the provincial road. Everyone had an unconcealable smile on their face, and it was obvious that they had made a good harvest.
Unlike the residents of the sanctuary city, they can work in factories and earn money to support their families.
Only a small number of residents in the settlement have formal jobs, and most people have to go out from time to time and rely on hunting mutant beasts to supplement their family income.
Some people will try their luck in the city ruins, either searching for undiscovered supplies or hunting infected bodies, and then use the source of infection to exchange for money in the city of refuge.
However, hardworking scavengers sometimes become prey in the eyes of others.
Especially when you return with a full load, you are more likely to be targeted.
"Get started!"
When the scavengers approached to within thirty meters, Lewis shouted.
Four guns spewed out flames at the same time. The scavenger who had just escaped from the ruins of the city was shot into a sieve before he could even beg for mercy. The supplies in his bag rolled out like a waterfall.
Laughing wildly, the four of them turned over and rushed out of the haystack.
This team that was about to return to the Qingxi gathering place did not disappoint them!
In addition to the mutant beast's bone meal, fur, and some special herbs, there was also a large bag of twenty alienated crystals that glowed with a faint blue luster under the illumination of a flashlight.
There was also three large pieces of bloody mutant beast meat scattered beside the corpse!
This is simply a windfall!
The four men, who had not eaten meat for a long time, swallowed their saliva, quickly cleaned up the battlefield and built a fire.
The fat splattered on the grill with a sizzling sound, and the raw meat was still bleeding. The smell made the four of them unable to hold back any longer, and they started to tear the barbecue apart frantically with their bare hands.
Why, why am I so hungry?
Lewis was stunned. He had never seen his expression so ferocious when he ate meat, and he had never seen three companions fighting for a piece of bloody meat, like they were the murderers of their father.
The frantic chewing sounds echoed in the wilderness, mixed with the crisp sound of bones breaking.
At some point, wisps of black hair had quietly crawled onto their skin, growing thicker and thicker, like countless greedy mice climbing and reproducing.
"I?"
"Infected?"
Tremendous power gushed out from every part of his body, and Lewis's rationality receded like the tide, replaced by a surging bloodlust.
He looked around blankly and saw Nick huddled in the corner, shivering, and the faces of the other humans in the iron cages were also filled with fear.
Squeak, squeak.
He grinned fiercely, his black-haired cheeks twisted into strange arcs, but the sound he made was like that of a rat.
A mere iron cage, and you think you can trap Rat-sama?!
He stretched out his hand, and sharp claws popped out from between his fingers, smashing into the isolation iron net behind him with a sound of breaking wind.
Boom.
A crisp crashing sound was heard, and the smile on Lewis's hairy face suddenly froze.
The iron net that should have been easily torn in my memory was now harder than I could have imagined.
Boom boom boom.
He scratched and clawed like crazy, but... not even a white mark was left???
"for"
"Varied"
"What?"
Da, da, da, da.
The whistling sound of dense bullets rang in his ears, answering his question.
In just a few seconds, the huge body collapsed under the weight, the bloodthirsty desire quickly faded away, and he miraculously regained a bit of rationality.
Lewis turned his head with difficulty and looked at the inspector standing behind the guard.
The other party didn't even bother to give him a glance, and turned straight to walk towards the isolation chamber, obviously intending to get rid of his three teammates who had also eaten meat.
Hahaha! !
Let’s die together, all of us die together!
No one can escape!
The hideous laughter stopped abruptly, and the body under the black hair finally stopped moving.
"Codename: Bloodthirsty Rat, Infection Progress: Phase 2, Already inspected and killed by Trainee Inspector Cheng Ye!"
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