Free Web NovelChapter 611: Chapter 213: Money Determines the Outcome, Wang Kang Shows His Might!
5:20 in the early morning.
The sky already showed a hint of faint light, like a thin veil wrapping the dark night.
Blue Zone camp.
Unit 3.
Li Jie turned over on the hard bed, just wanting to change to a more comfortable position, but accidentally kicked the arm of the person next to him, who mercilessly punched him in return.
This startled him awake, and he sat up abruptly, his mind clearing almost instantly: "Damn, slept so well, what time did I sleep until?"
He hurriedly turned his head towards the window on the left side of the unit, the night outside had lightened significantly, and the grey dawn was slowly infiltrating.
What made his heart race even more was the terrifying silence around him, not even the usual sound of breathing was heard, as if everyone had vanished.
"Oh my God..."
Li Jie scrambled to get up, first glancing at the area where the team members slept.
As expected, it was empty.
It seemed it wasn’t an invasion by the infection source, nor was there an imminent threat, but he really had overslept.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, it was replaced by a greater fear gripping him.
Everyone else must have gone out on patrol, and he was still sleeping!
If Inspector Cheng were to hold him accountable later, wouldn’t he be skinned and made an example of?
Thinking of this, Li Jie could no longer sit still, hastily throwing on his coat, not even bothering to button it up, and rushed out the door.
But upon stepping out of the unit, he didn’t see Cheng Ye resting against the wall as expected, but saw Wang Kang sitting in the middle of the three units, back against a temporarily erected barricade, his expression calm.
"Prosecutor Wang?" Li Jie’s voice was a bit hoarse, subconsciously gripping his coat, "I... I overslept, I’m really sorry, I’ll make up for it right away..."
"It’s alright."
Wang Kang lifted his head, a slight smile seemed to tug at his mouth under the mask, his tone very calm, "Everyone was exhausted yesterday, understandable, sleeping a bit more is normal, got enough sleep now?"
"Enough! Enough!" Li Jie nodded quickly, but couldn’t help cursing his father in his heart.
Why did he have to give him a name that sounds like ’understand’? Just now when Prosecutor Wang said ’understand’, he nearly thought it was a sarcastic question, making his heart skip a beat with fear.
"Good then, I happen to have a task for you," Wang Kang straightened up, his tone still steady.
"Please instruct! I guarantee to complete it!" Li Jie immediately stood at attention, ready for orders at any moment.
"If any residents get up later, tell them not to go outside for now. Today’s examination starts at eight, anyone out before then will be considered in violation."
"Oh? That strict?"
Li Jie scratched his head, though a bit puzzled, they hadn’t mentioned a delay in examination time last night, but he still agreed right away, "Okay, Prosecutor Wang, don’t worry, I’ll keep a close watch!"
He sensed that Wang Kang’s mood seemed a bit off, but didn’t dare to ask more, only suppressing his doubts in his heart.
The two stood in the courtyard for more than ten minutes, as it got brighter, residents began to rub their eyes and come out of the units.
Li Jie hurriedly went up to explain, and upon hearing "the examination starts at eight, you can go back for some more sleep now," everyone was both surprised and delighted, promptly turning back to their rooms. After yesterday’s exhausting task of setting up the units and barricades, the adults were already sore and aching.
Getting some more rest now was just right to replenish energy, lest they couldn’t run if danger arose.
As time ticked by, Li Jie explained to batch after batch of residents, his mouth dry and throat parched, watching others go back for more sleep, inevitably feeling a bit envious.
But every time he saw Wang Kang sitting there firmly, he immediately calmed down, having slacked off the previous night, now was the time to perform and make up for it.
But as the clock slowly approached six-thirty, the sky nearly fully bright, Li Jie’s doubts grew stronger:
Why hadn’t Chief Cheng and the young patrollers who went out last night returned?
Based on the designated patrol route, a lap around Dapo Town would take at most half an hour, it had been over an hour and a half, even with minor situations, they should have returned, right?
Just as he couldn’t help but let his mind wander, Wang Kang seemed to see through his thoughts and proactively spoke, "No need to worry. Chief Cheng took Huang Liang and the others out to get the first day’s examination results, our Blue Zone’s progress was advantageous yesterday, there won’t be any issues."
"Oh! Oh right! I thought so!" Li Jie quickly scratched his head and chuckled, suppressing all his worries and doubts, feeling secretly relieved, luckily they had gone to get results, nothing bad had happened.
However, this tranquility didn’t last long, before seven, a noisy commotion came from the direction of the Red Zone, breaking the morning calm.
Wang Kang’s previously calm expression changed sharply, his fingers instinctively gripping the weapon at his waist.
But the next second, a composed face flashed in his mind, along with countless chaotic thoughts.
If Brother Cheng were here, would he panic?
No, he certainly wouldn’t.
As soon as that thought settled, the panic in his heart vanished instantly, he stood up calmly and gestured to Li Jie, "Keep an eye on the camp, watch the units, don’t let anyone out, the examination is important, I’m going to check on the Red Zone!"
"Don’t worry, Prosecutor Wang! As long as I’m here, no one’s stepping out of the unit!" Li Jie patted his chest in assurance, his eyes full of determination.
Wang Kang said no more, turned, and quickly walked out through the alley beside the supermarket, but as soon as he lifted his eyes towards the Red Zone, his expression turned completely grave.
