Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 594
Chapter 594: Chapter 209: Immortal Object Fragments, the Broken Liu Kun!_3
Simply, he chose to disclose everything, omitting only the information related to the extraordinary.
After speaking, Cheng Ye stood silently in place, waiting for Harlem to finish the report.
“Very well, you answered very carefully and thoroughly. As your assessment instructor, I’m honored. Your performance has exceeded all the requirements for a ‘Low-level Inspector’ at the checkpoint.”
Harlem generously praised first, then shifted the direction of the pen, his tone becoming serious, “Next, I will ask questions based on the details you described. You don’t need to be nervous, all questions are to assess the contamination situation in the town, not to test whether you are infected.”
“Understood.” Cheng Ye nodded.
Actually, right after recounting the experience, he realized many overlooked blind spots before. Now verifying with Harlem might help pinpoint the outbreak’s key.
“First question: Regarding the Ghost Water Cave Crab infection, you mentioned seeing Garcia leading people to fetch water. During the process, did you observe if the team members wore protective gear?”
“No, the team members fetching water had no protection throughout, and several had river water on them.”
Cheng Ye answered immediately.
The Inspector’s handbook advice on handling wild water bodies wasn’t stringent to the point of ‘contact requiring protection’.
It was only necessary to observe the water’s composition before total immersion, to ensure there’s no infection risk.
Even when he fished with Jiang Chuan last time, it was inevitable to have some contact with river water.
Garcia not insisting the team members wear protective gear was quite normal; it was just a lack of vigilance.
“Second question: When you pointed out two members were missing, did you observe any purple patterns on the remaining team members?”
“No.” Cheng Ye shook his head and added, “At the time, the captain used a flashlight for roll call. I specifically observed everyone’s expression and actions to ensure no one had similar markings.”
After all, with two people already missing, the remaining ones were all suspect. It wouldn’t have been something he overlooked.
“Third question: Describe your battle process with the Ghost Water Cave Crab Infected Body.”
The critical question came.
Cheng Ye felt a slight heaviness in his heart, yet his expression remained calm: “The infected body voluntarily exposed itself, turning to face me. Before it completely transformed, I jumped up and kicked its head in, causing it to crash into the wall. Then the team members reacted, joining in to shoot its instant death weak point.”
“Kicked the infected body’s head in?” Harlem repeated, his gaze carrying confirmation, “Can you be sure?”
“Sure, it was a kick.”
“Did anyone get contaminated with the infected body’s blood?”
“At the time of the fight, no one was, but later the corpse was dragged to the center of Dapo Town. I can’t confirm if anyone got contaminated during the subsequent process.”
“Understood.” Harlem quickly took notes, asking no more about the combat details.
“Fourth question: Did everyone witness when the infected body with purple patterns appeared?”
If the first three questions were preparatory, this fourth question nearly hit the core of the contamination.
Cheng Ye’s mind suddenly buzzed, as if lightly knocked by something.
The previously organized thoughts became clearer. Instantly, he realized Harlem’s intention.
Yes!
If spiritual contamination requires a “carrier” to spread, then the two infected bodies with purple patterns are the most likely medium.
Or to put it this way, the contagion path of the “unknown Disaster Level infection source” might be through the purple patterns.
And back then, Luokuke gathered everyone in the Red Zone for a viewing to relieve pressure.
Later, when counting people, he instructed Huang Liang to bring everyone over, even the couples in the supermarket parking lot weren’t left out, meaning everyone had close contact with the “carrier.”
“Confirmed, everyone observed near the infected body, without exception.”
“Fifth question: What was done with those two infected bodies with purple patterns in the end?”
“I don’t know. I was only responsible for checking the infection source within the infected body. Luokuke handled the subsequent processing.”
“Sixth question…”
Harlem suddenly paused, looking up with extra solemnity, “This is the last question, and I hope you think carefully before answering.”
“Okay!” Cheng Ye nodded, vaguely guessing the direction of the question.
“Why do you think you weren’t spiritually contaminated?”
Wow.
As soon as the words fell.
Almost all gazes seemed drawn by magnets, examining him, the area instantly became quiet.
Even the researchers operating instruments suddenly stared at the screen intently, their breathing instinctively lightened.
Standing behind Harlem, a group of Fourth-stage Inspectors, including Ding Yishan and Liu Kun, also cast curious and solemn glances.
Everyone had the same question in mind, why could even Third-stage Inspectors not withstand contamination, but an Intern Inspector who just completed assessment could walk away unharmed?
Only the two elders sitting cross-legged in the air kept their eyes closed, bathed in a faint aura of light, seemingly uninterested in everything below, just focused on the special mental waves ahead.
Under the scrutinized gaze, there was an impression of standing by the riverbank, facing an endless sea of crab-men.
Cheng Ye paused, unable to hold back a slight smile, matching eyes with everyone scanning him.
Actually, when he previously questioned Luokuke, he had already considered how to answer this question.
Now it was simply stating the answer he gave Luokuke.
“This question needs to be answered by you.”
“By us?” Harlem displayed no surprise, only nodded slightly.