Not only did Matthew Lee next door get startled, but even the crowd queuing outside the inspection station instinctively shrank back in fear, causing a burst of exclamations.

"Is there such a reckless person who doesn't even say anything and just rushes in?"

Cheng Ye walked up with Thunder 1, steadily aiming the gun muzzle at the heads of the three infected bodies, and pulled the trigger again.

The shotgun roared, ripping through the air, and only when the three bodies were blasted to pieces with no movement left, did he exhale in relief, turn around, and return to the desk to report through the communicator.

"Code name – Green Giant, infection progress: Second-Phase, has been inspected and executed by Intern Inspector 'Cheng Ye'!"

A response quickly came through the communicator, "Received, cleaning team will immediately be onsite, please continue maintaining site stability, Inspector Cheng!"

Not all infected bodies have latent characteristics; some require quarantine observation to be discovered.

Many infected bodies have clear trigger conditions, just like these in front of him whose skin has completely turned green and swollen, the "Green Giants."

The infection source is a special caterpillar, and when the host faces a fatal threat, the second-phase outbreak state is immediately triggered.

Earlier, those three subconsciously identified him as a threat, causing the infection to erupt directly.

Unfortunately, they didn't encounter him when he had just started his duty.

Wallace quickly arrived with his team, glanced at the messy inspection area, and his face turned sour.

But such is the responsibility of the cleaning team, facing Cheng Ye's intense gaze, they went forward and quickly hooked out three fist-sized caterpillars from the broken flesh.

Two had already been killed by the shotgun, leaving only one still wriggling.

"Inspector Cheng, the live one is worth 10 points, but the dead ones are only worth 2 points."

"No worries, just take them away!"

Cheng Ye waved his hand boldly, for he was no longer the poor guy from before who had to tighten his belt to live.

Usually, he might use Vortex Stab to practice, but now being watched by thousands of eyes, he didn't want to wrestle with infected bodies in the inspection area for a few contribution points, it would be too embarrassing!

Wallace nodded, taking his team to remove the Green Giants.

Soon after, staff pushed a high-pressure water gun inside, and the water jets washed over the floor, instantly clearing up the gore and debris, leaving only a faint smell of blood in the air.

Clearly, those waiting in line for inspection looked a bit anxious.

Fortunately, Cheng Ye wasn't as they imagined, "seeing red," and continued handling inspections according to protocol.

Indicators met, routes completely confirmed, they were directly cleared to leave.

Indicators met, routes unclear, or even conflicting, in special times they must enter quarantine chambers.

As for those with unqualified indicators, there was no room for negotiation; they were all treated as latent infected bodies, isolated in batches separately.

Time quickly reached four in the afternoon, about time for him to hand over his shift. Cheng Ye called Raven responsible for record-keeping to tally the data.

"How many people have passed through, and how many have been quarantined?"

"377 people passed through, 121 people quarantined."

"Hmm... That's nearly a 25% quarantine rate?"

Cheng Ye nodded slightly.

Although one can't mark the boat for a sword, the data from 13 years ago after the Nightmare Leech still holds reference value.

On the first day, the quarantine rate for Zone A reached 56%; now it's only half of that, so it's not a bad result.

Certainly, the situation was quite different at the neighboring Zone B.

The crowd gathered outside had long scattered, leaving only a few hundred still waiting eagerly at the entrance, hoping for a breakthrough.

Throughout the day, those who truly entered Zone B for inspection likely numbered less than one hundred.

And with Matthew Lee's "methods," most were sent to quarantine without a word, hardly anyone managed to pass smoothly.

"You're really leisure here, huh."

Cheng Ye leaned against the railing at the boundary of the two zones, nodding his chin.

"Sure am." Matthew Lee, legs crossed, sat on a chair. "Even if some residents want to return to Happiness City, they wouldn't choose today, the day the inspection stations just opened. Any fool knows today's the highest probability for infected bodies appearing, and inspection standards are strictest, who would walk into the gun?"

"Believe it or not? At least half of the people I sent in today are infected bodies, just haven't reached the point of outbreak yet."

"I believe it."

Cheng Ye chuckled, pulling a package of Nutrient Paste from his pocket, tearing it open with a sip, "Old Li, I won't be coming next week, and might not come to North Station for duty anymore."

"Eh?"

Matthew Lee reacted like a cat with its tail stepped on, immediately jumping up from the chair, his serious face breaking into a cheesy smile:

"What did you just call me?"

"Old Li." Cheng Ye laughed at his reaction and repeated it.

"Hey, I love that nickname! Call me that from now on!"

Matthew Lee smiled so wide his eyes squinted into slits, waving it off, "Don't come then, what's so interesting about this broken place? You've got guts, you're cut out for big things. Let me tell you, I've been an inspector for over ten years and never dared step foot in South Inspection Station!"

His words fell.

Cheng Ye couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

Besides Liu Bi, Matthew Lee was the only inspector who cared about him.

Not just because their philosophies aligned, but their temperaments matched perfectly.

"This inspection station is burying your talent."

"Then hurry up and seize power, and then rediscover me. By the way, don't listen to that nonsense I told you about inspectors being so majestic when going out. In reality, I only ventured out a few times in my youth when the Pioneer Corps were building everywhere, Happiness City's influence rapidly expanding, and our inspectorship got a bit of lustre from the Corps."

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