Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 612: Chapter 213: Money Settles the World, Wang Kang Shows His Might!

People.

So many people!

It wasn’t just one or two people expressing discontent as expected but rather a dense crowd of nearly a hundred people, all gathered in front of the grain storage, clamoring around one person, surrounding Luokuke!

Even though Wang Kang restrained his impulse to step forward, he stood at a distance and listened for a few moments.

The crowd’s denunciations erupted like rolling thunder, allowing him to quickly piece together the situation.

"Prosecutor Luo! My son went out on duty last night and hasn’t returned! Even if he’s dead, you have to at least let me see his body, right?" A middle-aged man, eyes red with anger, spoke with a voice full of grief and indignation.

"That’s right, Prosecutor Luo! All the missing people are from our Little Fragrant Wind settlement! You said they returned to Happiness City, how is that possible? Their luggage and supplies are still here, where could they have gone?"

"And the infection source, the infected bodies from last night! There’s still no explanation! We’re willing to follow you for the assessment, but we’re not fools! If staying here means only waiting to die, tell me, should we keep waiting?"

"Wait for what! Not a single person died in the Blue Zone, while five people have died and dozens are missing in our Red Zone! If anyone wants to stay in this godforsaken place, let them!" Someone shouted in agitation, instantly igniting the surrounding people’s tempers.

Someone else shouted at the top of their lungs: "Prosecutor Luo, why don’t we just surrender! The saying goes, ’Quick steps lead to quicker success,’ and the Blue Zone has such an advantage now, we can’t possibly catch up! You can go back to Happiness City as a prosecutor, and we’ll follow Chief Cheng to build Dapo Town, isn’t that better? Everyone, isn’t that right?"

"Yes! We’re here to build, not to risk our lives against infection sources! If Happiness City wants to clear out infection sources, let them send the legion! Making us ordinary people die here, what sense does that make!"

"..."

One voice after another.

Without gauging the family’s strength, they rashly chose the same household organization.

The waves of voices rose higher and higher. Luokuke stood in the center of the crowd, his face darkening, explaining over and over again, but his voice was drowned out by the noisy denunciations, rendered ineffective.

Moreover, he had to cover his mouth and cough a few times, the rusted iron hue on his face growing more intense, and his breathing becoming somewhat labored.

Fortunately, he stood sideways in the shadows, with a wig prepared in advance to cover his baldness, temporarily not drawing any suspicion.

Yet, Wang Kang saw clearly that, if this continued, the powder keg that was the Red Zone would inevitably be ignited.

"What to do? What to do?"

"What would Brother Cheng do if he were here?"

"I’m just an Intern Inspector... I don’t have the ability to persuade so many people; they don’t even know who I am, and my dad is just an ordinary Fourth-Phase Inspector, my grandpa..."

Wang Kang’s heart trembled, his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, unable to lift.

He had never faced such a scene before since the people in the community, as Cheng Ye said, even if they argued with him, a deep-seated respect lurked in their hearts.

But these refugees before him were different; they had grievances to vent, survival needs to be met, and a right to information they wanted to assert. They wouldn’t easily retreat just because of the "inspector" title; they would only act for benefits, only for...

Suddenly, Wang Kang shuddered, mind flashing back to scenes one after another.

That was yesterday, no, the day before yesterday.

When the other groups were already taking action in the package assessment, Cheng Ye, still unflinching, told him:

"Remember, whether it’s the Wasteland or the old times, money is the ultimate hero!"

Money...

Money!

It was money that kept the community tied together, allowing Long, the "Poison Hand Dragon" who destroyed thousands, to remain obedient.

That money... could it tie down these refugees too, making them cooperate obediently with the assessment?

Understanding this, the hesitation on Wang Kang’s face instantly vanished, his spine, which had just been trembling, straightened boldly.

Indeed, although I’m an Intern Inspector, but... but I have money, left by my father!

They’re just a group of refugees; what they want, I can afford to give, I have money!

He silently chanted in his heart, his footsteps quickening, before unwittingly walking to the Red Zone’s grain storage.

Many people noticed him, but upon seeing that it wasn’t Cheng Ye, they turned back to continue their denunciations of Luokuke, even intentionally raising their voices, their demeanor turning more agitated, seemingly trying to "set the tone" in front of Prosecutor Wang.

Luokuke also glanced at Wang Kang with the corner of his eye as he walked over, but the feeling in his heart didn’t relax in the slightest.

Not every intern could be like Cheng Ye, wearing the title of an intern, but doing the work of a Third-Phase!

Not everyone could be like Cheng Ye, overshadowed from birth by the unseen halo of family background.

Not everyone could be like Cheng Ye, to be called a genius, to possess that terrifying charisma.

Could Wang Kang do it?

The answer was clearly...

"What’s all this noise about, can’t people sleep in the morning?"

He lifted his faceplate, stepping into the crowd, his hand clad in Battle Armor gripping the most outspoken young and strong man.

The young man instinctively wanted to struggle, but when he met the repressed anger in Wang Kang’s eyes, his body involuntarily went limp.

"Prosecutor Wang?" The young man’s voice trembled, his eyes quickly darting around, trying to find a way out, "I... I was trying to persuade Prosecutor Luo to surrender! Prosecutor Wang, I’ve wanted to join you and Chief Cheng’s team from the start, I just..."

"I know!" Wang Kang released his grip, his tone slightly easing.

At this point, the scene had completely quieted down, when facing Luokuke, they dared to loudly denounce.