"Wait, the person who just delivered the mining materials back..." Cheng Ye briefly recounted the man's dying wish.

Visibly, a hint of appreciation flashed across Qin Feng's face. He nodded heavily, "Don't worry, no one dares to embezzle even half a contribution point in such cases. Every penny will reach the people on the list."

"That's good!"

Cheng Ye exhaled lightly.

The allocation of twenty thousand contribution points didn't feel real, but now that an equally valuable piece of extraordinary ore was in front of him, it was a completely different feeling.

Before the staff finished sanitizing the van, three team members had already handled the Jade Stone and stored it properly in a specially designed containment box.

Before leaving, Qin Feng suddenly stopped, hesitated, and whispered, "Generally, in areas where plant-type extraordinary creatures appear, there's a reasonable chance of nurturing such ores. But it's not yet certain whether it originates from an infected mother source or a special infected body. If it's the latter, there's no threat, as special infected bodies are always on the move, can't be caught, and might have already left our Stone Province."

"But if it's the former..." Qin Feng's voice abruptly stopped, the implication clear.

The Buffer Zone had just experienced an infection wave triggered by a mother source. If another mother source emerged, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Moreover, a mother source nearby would be a significant threat; Qin Feng was reminding him to be extremely careful.

"Thanks!"

"Don't thank me, if anything, thank your heaven-defying luck."

Qin Feng waved his hand, leading his group away swiftly.

Before long.

The staff on that side of the Big Golden Cup also completed the basic sanitization. More thorough decontamination of the infection source needed to be done further inside the isolation zone, taking at least half a day.

"I am indeed quite lucky; first an infection wave... now extraordinary ore."

After everyone left, Cheng Ye couldn't help but shake his head.

In the end, the root of all this was the environmental upheaval caused by natural disasters, making the activities of the infected bodies bizarre and triggering these successive changes.

As for whether the Jade Stone could have been generated by a special infected body lingering nearby?

The thought had barely arisen before Cheng Ye dismissed it.

Although the extraordinary plants where special infected bodies parasitize are tempting and can catalyze extraordinary power, he currently lacked the ability to lead a team deep into the wilderness to search for them.

Even Happiness City, with its resources, would find the chance of locating a moving special infected body in the vast wilderness almost zero.

Perhaps, just as Qin Feng suggested, it might have already departed the Stone Province.

"Next!"

Cheng Ye composed himself, readjusted into his inspection posture, and shouted loudly.

Another Big Golden Cup slowly drove to the front of the isolation net. The door opened, and three people stepped out, each with a slightly awkward smile.

With just a glance, Cheng Ye couldn't help but furrow his brow.

All three had fresh wounds on their arms, thighs, and waists, seemingly untreated or perhaps impossible to conceal, exposed blatantly.

"I'll open the door, come in one by one."

The isolation gate lifted, and they entered one by one, reporting their numbers.

Two of them had body temperatures exceeding 37.8 degrees, with pulse rates also beyond the normal range.

Previously, if Ding Yishan hadn't increased the inspection intensity of the North-South Station to level three, Cheng Ye might have conducted more thorough testing to avoid mistakenly quarantining healthy individuals.

But now, he deeply understood the weight of rules and naturally wouldn't cross that red line.

"Two abnormalities in the data. As per regulations, you must enter the isolation chamber, no objections, right?"

"No objections! No objections!"

The leader among the three nodded quickly, his tone carrying a cautious plea, "Sir, we know we're not infected. We just got injured during a fight with mutant beasts on the road, which might have affected the data. Could you make an exception and let us stay in the same isolation chamber, without letting newcomers in..."

"Rest assured, as long as the isolation chamber isn't full, no newcomers will be placed inside."

Cheng Ye nodded. Such a minor issue was entirely within his authority.

As long as he set that tone and the chamber wasn't full, the inspector rotating with him wouldn't put anyone else in there.

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!"

The three expressed their gratitude repeatedly, following the guards to the isolation zone, behaving exceptionally compliant.

However, they left another Big Golden Cup that required the staff to sanitize.

Altogether, it would take at least ten more minutes, dragging down inspection efficiency to a snail's pace.

"Impressive, worthy of being one of the Cheng Family, Inspector Cheng. Your performance... has already surpassed many first-term inspectors!"

A somewhat unfamiliar voice came from behind, with a hint of scrutiny.

Cheng Ye instinctively turned, his gaze instantly darkening.

The person he least wanted to see at the checkpoint.

Harlem.

Has arrived!

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