Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 278 - 124: Blades Revealed, the Landscape Shifts!
A military green pickup truck with the inspection station’s emblem slowly drove out from the other side of the South Inspection Station.
The vehicle turned at the intersection and headed straight toward the Gate of Happiness.
Due to Liu Kun leaving the city, to attend the inner city meeting, one had to drive there themselves.
Therefore, this time, it was Jiang Chuan who was holding the steering wheel in the driver’s seat.
Ding Yishan sat in the passenger seat, gazing out the window at the passing scenery with a calm demeanor.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the inspection station’s vehicle would undoubtedly be stopped by guards and wouldn’t be able to enter the Inner City.
But at this moment, neither of them had the mind to ponder these things, or perhaps they didn’t see it as something worth considering.
They had been awake for 26 hours since yesterday.
Even Jiang Chuan, being a Half-Step Extraordinary, felt a bit overwhelmed and had to rely on special drugs to stay alert in the morning.
Oddly enough, Ding Yishan, sitting in the passenger seat, not only showed no signs of fatigue but appeared revitalized.
An invisible force rose from the coccyx, snaking up the spine, supporting his shoulder blades, pushing against his temples, even making his breathing exceptionally smooth.
He could clearly feel this force crashing within his chest, like a beast ready to spring, urging him to do what he had desired for many years but never dared to take the step forward.
Ding Yishan was aware that this special force was called... "Wanderer."
But he didn’t care.
Or rather, he had waited too many years for this day.
What he had just told Jiang Chuan about "such an opportunity" was not about those hundreds of thousands of migrants outside but this extraordinary force that suddenly flooded his consciousness!
Because ever since he assumed the position of inspection station chief, with his age, sophistication, and the knowledge and insight he accumulated over the years in the realm of power, it would be a fantasy to rely on his own power to drive drastic change.
The rationality honed from decades in the realm of power, like an invisible shackle, would always hold him back at crucial moments, calculating risks, weighing pros and cons, considering the attitudes of higher-ups, heeding various opinions...
Even if the sky were to fall, the remaining rationality would force him to choose the safest path, day after day contributing to Happiness City, until he was crushed into dust by the wheels of time.
But now it’s different.
Cheng Ye’s words were like a key, opening the doors of his personality, releasing all the wildness hidden deep inside.
Under the extraordinary force, this awakened wildness continued to amplify, allowing him to clearly see the benefits of change and making the risks that used to cause hesitation seem insignificant.
Only now, only with this sudden external force, and relying on the overbearing mental impact of Guardian Extraordinary.
He could tear off those chains, smash this shackle.
Like a beast breaking free from its bonds, tearing apart all enemies before him!
"Chuan."
"Yes, sir."
"You previously said, Cheng Ye is very much like me... was that the truth or a lie?"
"Of course, it’s the truth. Chuan would never tell a lie to you, Sir, not before, not in the future."
Jiang Chuan held the steering wheel, his gaze falling on the rain-soaked road ahead, his tone carrying a bit of solemnity, "The first time I saw him, that feeling, it was just like when you were young!"
He paused, gently turning the steering wheel to avoid the puddles by the roadside, earning a thumbs-up from pedestrians:
"Including just now when he was speaking with you, that stubbornness to be right no matter what, it was just like you in your younger days, except..."
"Except what?"
Jiang Chuan’s Adam’s apple moved, carefully choosing his words: "Sir, Cheng Inspector is a very smart person, I can sense a tenacity in him that’s different from ordinary people, his mind works quickly, but he is, after all, still young. The words he spoke just now were somewhat tinged with youthful arrogance... don’t take it to heart."
For so many years, not to mention an intern inspector, even a Third-phase Eastern People Inspector would have to speak properly to Ding Yishan.
Only a Fourth-phase Inspector could have the qualification to engage equally with Ding Yishan, discussing matters big and small within the station.
Looking back, when Cheng Long was younger, he would still carefully measure his words in front of Ding Yishan.
Unlike Cheng Ye just now, daring to boldly suggest Ding Yishan stand by the window to catch a cold wind.
Is this something an intern should do?
Not realizing it at the moment, the more he thought about it now, the more alarmed he became.
If Cheng Ye had been a bit more excessive at that time and angered Ding Yishan, he wouldn’t even know how to mediate in between.
After all, listening to the exchange between these two smart people felt confusing, and it couldn’t be more awkward.
"Heh, Chuan, do you think I would care about that?"
Ding Yishan sneered, his fingers gently tapping on his knee, "Back when Cheng Wu was still the chief, not to mention inspectors, even the guards in the station could directly barge into his office, pointing and criticizing the unreasonable regulations. Especially during the semi-annual opinion day, he could accommodate three to five hundred people being scolded, with onlookers outside watching the show, did you ever see him lose his temper?"
"Sir, back then was back then, things are different now."
Jiang Chuan hastily defended, "Besides, Cheng Inspector... he can’t become extraordinary, so he dares to be so unrestrained. If you were to follow him..."
"It’s the same now, no different." Ding Yishan interrupted him, his gaze carrying an undeniable seriousness, "If the price of becoming extraordinary is to give up the right to hear these voices, then I would rather forever remain an ordinary person."
