Chapter 451: Chapter 67: The Cycle of History, Two Batches of Satellite Cities Launched!

"There’s no time to rest now."

Ding Yishan shook his head, instinctively reached for a cigarette in his pocket but found it empty.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan silently took out an unopened pack of cigarettes from the glove compartment and handed it over.

Click.

The flame from the lighter flickered, Ding Yishan took a deep drag from the cigarette, rolled down the car window to let the smoke drift out, his tone carrying a touch of weary sentiment:

"I anticipated that Happiness City would develop, and those Super Shelter Cities around wouldn’t stand idly by, but I didn’t expect them to be so ruthless, employing mercenaries and assassins. Likely, they’re secretly planting infection sources just to prevent us from peacefully gathering vagrants. I shudder to think, if Happiness City gets even stronger, what means they’ll resort to."

"Perhaps in a few years, real wars will erupt between Shelter Cities."

Human history always seems like a cycle, whenever reaching key points of resources and power, it invariably falls into the whirlpool of mutual squeezing.

Actually, current resources haven’t reached the point where Super Shelter Cities must tear each other’s faces off to compete.

But nobody wants a "behemoth" rising nearby, sucking away all surrounding resources and talents.

The current harassment is merely a preventive measure, but if Happiness City acquires breakthrough technology in the future, it won’t be just simple harassment anymore.

Jiang Chuan didn’t respond.

He knew Ding Yishan wasn’t seeking answers, just venting pressure. Continuing this topic would only make him more anxious.

Better to keep silent, let Ding Yishan digest the emotions himself, given the work ahead still relies on his support.

The car drove out of the Gate of Happiness in the Inner City, back into the Buffer Zone, as the characteristic damp stench of rainy days hit them.

Ding Yishan decisively rolled down the window further, letting the cold rain and foul odor stimulate his nerves, forcing himself to stay awake.

Once back at the inspection station, he gulped down two packs of blue-bag Nutrient Paste to replenish energy, immediately sat at the desk, and opened the personnel allocation list for the first batch of Satellite City.

What Cheng Ye provided was only a big framework, to execute it specifically, too many aspects needed consideration!

To ensure that two inspectors during Satellite City construction wouldn’t obstruct each other, he specifically arranged Inspection Officers in an "East and West" configuration out of the city.

Need to consider the Eastern inspector leaning toward the Westerners, and balance each person’s abilities, complementing personalities.

For a central position like Wenlu County, he designed a complex balance:

Lin Bao, Zhou Changhai, Evan Davidson.

On the surface, it appears as two Easterners and one Westerner, but in actuality, because Zhou Changhai leans towards Westerners, it becomes one East and two West.

The cleverness lies in Evan Davidson and Zhou Changhai never getting along, unable to join forces, instead forming a triangular balance.

Now, the development speed of Wenlu County is the fastest, just proving his arrangements were not redundant.

After flipping through a batch of documents, Ding Yishan opened the second batch of inspectors list, scanning through the densely packed names, suddenly pausing: "Oh right, Shuang, why haven’t I seen her these days?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"She’s been keeping an eye on Inspector Cheng," Jiang Chuan replied from the side.

"Oh? Did she find anything?" Ding Yishan asked without lifting his head, having completely forgotten about this amidst busywork.

"I’m... not sure." Jiang Chuan was somewhat helpless, "She’s been quite secretive, out early and back late, hasn’t mentioned any specifics to me."

"Call her over for questioning."

Ding Yishan picked up a red pen and circled Cheng Ye’s name.

The first batch of Satellite City had already encountered all possible pitfalls. After ten days of validation, the process for the second batch would only be more refined.

More importantly, the first batch of Inspection Officers had already attracted most of the external attention.

Whether it’s outside assassins, mercenaries, or the gaze from surrounding Super Shelter Cities, they’ve all been focused on the first batch of inspectors.

With the second batch, the start would definitely be much safer than the first.

And this is also one of the reasons he didn’t allow Dapo Town to be in the first batch of construction, just that Jiang Chuan hadn’t seen the external situation, not grasping this consideration.

A moment passed.

The office door was pushed open, Mu Shuang walked in with a towel drying her damp hair, water droplets from the tips trickling down her neck, soaking the collar.

Ding Yishan glanced up, slightly stunned: "It’s raining so heavily; why didn’t you wear a raincoat?"

"Got used to it outside, a raincoat is restrictive and inconvenient for movement," Mu Shuang chuckled.

"Did you make any progress?"

"Well... half of it," Mu Shuang shook her head.

"Half?" Ding Yishan repeated, "Which half?"

"About Inspector Cheng, there’s no valuable findings." Mu Shuang stepped forward, her speech steady as if reciting a well-prepared report.

"His life is exceptionally routine, a highly disciplined person. Gets up punctually at six thirty every morning, either exercises in his room or jogs in the community, returns in twenty minutes to eat six packs of Nutrient Paste, then goes to Celestial Essence Community to guide construction for an hour, and then takes a bus to the Mechanical Bureau, staying from nine in the morning to seven thirty at night, barely leaving the warehouse except for bathroom breaks."

"At Celestial Essence Community, he’s organized three hundred militias, training daily on the vacant land in the South Suburb. After work, he joins them, practicing until ten thirty at night, then goes home to sleep."

Mu Shuang paused, then added, "I’ve observed his sleep quality is particularly good, doesn’t toss and turn or wake at night, and... he seems to have a latent talent for enhanced physique."