Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 972

Chapter 972: Chapter 309: Raul’s Gift, Paving a New Path! (Part 2)

“Why are you so well-behaved today?” Cheng Ye smiled as he took her over, unable to resist poking her soft cheeks with the pad of his finger, his face full of affection.

“You said last time you’d bring me all kinds of seeds, lots and lots of… delicious seeds!” Liu Yi rubbed her eyes, her tone carrying that unique seriousness of a child.

After eating fresh stir-fried vegetables for a few days, the little one’s request for seeds had completely shifted from “beautiful” to “delicious”.

Cheng Ye couldn’t help but chuckle, assuring her repeatedly. However, as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yi tilted her head and fell asleep on his shoulder again.

Obviously, the farewell was false; taking the opportunity to remind him to fulfill his promise was true.

“Be careful on your journey.” Luo Xiaoxue gently took the sleeping Liu Yi back, softly advising, “Pass a message to your Brother B for me, telling him not to act recklessly on the road. Also, tell Niu Fu his family will be brought over to the town in a couple of days, so he doesn’t need to worry.”

“Sister Luo, don’t worry. I might fret about going to Sea Province, but going to Guang Province is absolutely no problem.”

Seeing the deep worry in her eyes, Cheng Ye lowered his voice and added, “I’ll take the time to investigate Yiyi’s issues, and for the next two months, keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn’t touch any strange plants.”

“Mm, I understand.” Luo Xiaoxue nodded solemnly.

After talking to Luo Xiaoxue, Cheng Ye then turned to Wang Kang, his tone becoming serious: “Kang, after I leave, don’t slack off on your training and studies. Go through the materials I gave you in your spare time, and take notes if you can. These things about intelligence analysis and risk prediction are the real lifelines for an inspector, far more important than sheer martial power.”

Wang Kang nodded heavily, his eyes resolute: “I understand, Brother Cheng! Make sure you stay safe out there; I’m looking forward to you taking me on a field mission next time!”

“Haha, you rascal.” Cheng Ye couldn’t help but laugh.

He suddenly remembered how Liu Bi had promised him once to go on field missions together, and now it was he taking Wang Kang.

Perhaps this was the unspoken legacy among inspectors.

Beside them, Luokuke saw it clearly, not giving too many instructions, just patting his chest and confidently saying, “Leave the town to me! Don’t think that I’m a wasted man with only half a life left, but if any oblivious infected body dares to visit, I’ll make sure they can’t even touch the edge of the town, they absolutely won’t cross my line of defense!”

“Inspector Luo, taking care of the town is a big task indeed.”

Cheng Ye adjusted his expression, patting him on the shoulder, “I won’t say more unnecessary words; Dapo Town is in your hands.”

With that, Cheng Ye looked up at the department heads present, and solemnly said, “Everyone, the future of Dapo Town is in your hands. Two months from now, I hope to see a brand new Dapo Town when I return!”

“Inspector Cheng, please rest assured!” everyone responded in unison, their voices resonating through the morning.

Seeing this, Cheng Ye sniffled, suppressing the emotions surging in his heart, and nodded lightly.

Then he raised his hand to signal Yin Ruofeng and the others to get on the car, while he sat in the driver’s seat.

The engine roared lowly, and the exhaust pipe blew out streaks of white smoke into the slightly cool autumn morning, which then dissipated in the morning light.

Cheng Ye rolled down the car window and waved at the crowd seeing him off, then stepped on the gas, and the armored vehicle slowly drove away.

The tires creaked over the town street, following the main road, moving further towards the gradually brightening horizon.

However, unexpectedly, when the car reached the intersection of Dapo Town and Wenlu County, there stood a group of people in the distance, all huddled up against the cold, pacing back and forth to keep warm.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Raul leading a group of second-generation Westerners, waiting there.

Seeing the armored vehicle approaching, their previously cowering demeanor vanished instantly, and in the blink of an eye, they stood in a straight line with their backs straight.

If Cheng Ye didn’t have excellent eyesight, he might almost think the previous cowering appearance was a mirage.

The car slowly stopped, and Cheng Ye lowered the car window and glanced at everyone.

Each person had heavy dark circles under their eyes, clearly having stayed up all night.

“When did you arrive?”

“We got here at four thirty!” Raul grinned, showing two rows of white teeth, “With you heading out for a mission today, how dare we sleep?”

“Doing a good job in maintaining appearances.”

Cheng Ye chuckled lightly, “In the future, you can skip this kind of thing; it makes it seem like I care a lot about these superficial displays.”

“Inspector Cheng, this isn’t just for appearances!” Raul quickly waved his hand, then signaled behind him, “We brought you a gift.”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately handed over a heavy backpack.

Upon opening it, inside was an object resembling a laptop.

It was about forty centimeters long and wide, but had an exaggerated thickness of ten centimeters, full of the “big brick” industrial style unique to Happiness City.

“What’s this?”

“In the industrial district, my mother went through all of Cheng Long, the Inspector’s, materials on this Fierce Dragon Armored Vehicle. Its original design drawings were very complete, but many parts couldn’t be assembled due to technical limitations at the time. What I’m holding is one of those.” Raul said, reaching to open the laptop-like cover and pressed the power button.

With a sizzling sound, the screen lit up. Raul quickly manipulated a few buttons, and the radar on the top back of the armored vehicle beeped twice.

On the front dashboard, the previously dim radar panel instantly lit up with a green glow, indicating it was operational.