Chapter 535: Chapter 192: Wang Kang’s Generosity, A Reunion with Old Acquaintances!

Morning, nine o’clock.

Cheng Ye opened his eyes, his mind completely clear.

He had only slept for five hours, but with his current physical condition, it was entirely enough to recover his physical strength and spirit.

As he got up, he realized that Mu Shuang had somehow come in without him knowing, leaning on the sofa with the Defense Communication in her hand, a faint smile playing around her lips.

It wasn’t clear if she was playing a game or messaging someone.

Seeing him come out, her smile immediately disappeared.

"Inspector Cheng, all supplies have been delivered to Dapo Town. Personnel are being arranged to board the vehicles. We expect to depart at ten and arrive by eleven thirty."

"So fast?"

Cheng Ye was slightly surprised. The last time he drove there, it took more than two hours.

"The roads on the Wenlu County side have been repaired. Only the last stretch leading to Dapo Town is a bit rough," Mu Shuang explained.

"Oh, I forgot about that."

Cheng Ye suddenly realized.

Wenlu County had been under construction for more than ten days, and the most important roads were bound to be prioritized for repair, which fortunately benefited Dapo Town.

Going forward, they only needed to finish the seven kilometers of country roads, which would greatly reduce the difficulty of transporting supplies and commuting.

"Moreover, my squad and Captain Wu’s squad won’t be able to protect you closely during this assessment."

Mu Shuang shifted the topic, "Due to rule restrictions, we can only be stationed in Wenlu County. The checkpoints’ secret line will be responsible for the outer security of Dapo Town, expelling surrounding infected bodies. However, Dapo Town is by the river... If there are sources of infection in the river or infected bodies invade, it’s outside the protection range."

Establishing patrol posts and setting routes are at the core of the assessment, naturally barring outside interference.

Cheng Ye was not surprised, nodding in agreement. After a brief pause, he asked, "What if there’s a large-scale infestation from an infection source?"

Mu Shuang was taken aback for a moment, then calmly said, "If it’s a known infection source, as an Inspector, you are expected to use proper methods to isolate and handle it, ensuring it doesn’t spread, and safeguarding the survival rate of the refugees. This is also one of the implicit key indicators in the assessment. The checkpoint will not provide any assistance."

"If it’s an unknown infection source, the checkpoint will immediately seal off the area around Dapo Town, providing necessary information and anti-epidemic supplies support. However, until the risk of contact infection is ruled out, you will not be allowed to leave the boundaries of Dapo Town. Anyone crossing the isolation blockade will be considered an infected body and will be exterminated immediately."

"Understood." Cheng Ye nodded.

In comparison to the Dapo Town’s holistic assessment, venturing into the wilderness is also a test of an Inspector’s personal capabilities.

Screening and isolating infection sources are fundamental duties of an Inspector.

If they had to rely on Happiness City’s rescue for such matters, there would be no need for the checkpoints to exist.

As for actually being infected, from a different perspective, he would also make similar decisions to prevent the source of infection from further spreading to nearby areas.

But Cheng Ye also believed that should such a situation arise, the checkpoint would not handle it as coldly as Mu Shuang described.

Within the bounds of regulations, they would certainly provide maximum assistance.

"Additionally, according to the latest rules, none of the supplies you’ve prepared are allowed to be carried."

As Mu Shuang spoke, her eyes swept over the two waterproof backpacks on the table, "This is not targeting you; it’s just that last night, an Inspector exploited this loophole and brought a lot of special supplies for the assessment. After being discovered by the checkpoint, such actions are now universally prohibited."

"Hmm?" Cheng Ye paused, "Even the battle armor and helmet?"

"The checkpoint will equip you with standard protective battle armor. Its effectiveness won’t be inferior to your Fire Lotus Battle Armor. Additionally, they will prepare regular survival supplies, similar to what you brought, but with strict quantity controls to ensure every Inspector participating in the assessment starts on a level playing field."

"Alright then."

Cheng Ye nodded. He hadn’t planned on exploiting loopholes to bring special supplies anyway; it’s just a pity the bulletproof helmets he bought for 240 points, including the one for Wang Kang, couldn’t be used.

However, since the standard battle armor will be reclaimed after the assessment, it won’t be as handy as his own gear. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"So I don’t have to prepare anything now?"

"Yes, just bring some clothes to change after washing up. You can drive there, and I’ll help bring the car back and park it properly."

"Great, thanks a lot." Cheng Ye picked up the water basin and bucket, heading straightforwardly to the washroom for a shower.

When he came out with a towel-dried head, Wang Kang was just coming in through the door, with someone following behind him.

Seeing Mu Shuang on the sofa, Wang Kang couldn’t help but laugh, "Brother Cheng, did you also sneak in stuff and get monitored?"

"What?" Cheng Ye didn’t immediately catch on.

It wasn’t until he turned to look at Mu Shuang, saw her holding back laughter, eyes twinkling with mischief, that he belatedly realized—

"Was the person the checkpoint reported for sneaking supplies you?"

Cheng Ye couldn’t quite hold back.

He had assumed it was those Inspectors who had recruited strong young men with money who resorted to such tactics to make up for their disadvantages.

He didn’t expect the troublemaker to be Wang Kang?

"I didn’t bring any contraband tho," Wang Kang shook his head in frustration, tallying up on his fingers, looking aggrieved, "I was just thinking that someone might catch a cold or get sick going to Dapo Town, so I picked up some medicines at the medical point. Fearing injuries, I also prepared some bandages and gauze, along with some survival items, fifty infection-prevention water filters, two hundred lighters, hand-carried third-generation drawer battery version five, high-power mobile searchlights, and surveillance cameras to cover blind spots..."

After listing over twenty items, he paused, lowering his voice even more, "And three thousand bullets, one hundred Wild Bull Fighting Handguns..."

Good grief.

Cheng Ye’s eyelid twitched as he listened.

He’d already felt something was off at the fifty water filters. What the heck, one infrastructure point could only buy six infection-prevention water filters. He gritted his teeth to order thirty, yet Wang Kang directly bought fifty?