"I'd like to ask about the scope of our future mission objectives and our mode of transportation?" Lin Yuan didn't rush to answer, instead asking carefully.
Seeing that Lin Yuan wasn't joining immediately, Ying Tianlong wasn't in a hurry and patiently replied, "The vast majority of missions involve investigating biochemical terrorist organizations within China. According to current intelligence, there might be more than one biochemical terrorist organization in the world, and their numbers are currently unknown."
"For transportation, we generally use the latest LAK-type off-road motorcycles developed by the Dragon Kingdom, and in a few cases, KST twin-rotor silent helicopters to ensure mission confidentiality."
Investigating?
Since that was the case, there was still an opportunity.
After thinking it through, Lin Yuan nodded, "Minister Ying, I agree to join the team. I can go for a medical examination now."
"Alright, let's not delay. We'll head out immediately!"
Lin Yuan didn't have to wait long. After they completed the intelligence handover, they went with Lin Yuan to the safety zone's central hospital for a medical examination.
Twenty-six minutes later, Lin Yuan and his group finally arrived. It was already close to 10:30 AM. Lin Yuan encountered the team members who had completed their interviews.
Wanting to chat a bit longer, he said to Ying Tianlong, "Minister Ying, you take them first. I need to have a few words with my old teammates."
"Brother Wang! You guys passed the interview so quickly?"
Wang Zhihai, hearing Lin Yuan call him, turned around and smiled as he walked over, "Captain, you're here too!" He glanced back and saw Ying Tianlong and the others turning the corner. He winked at Lin Yuan, "How is it? Any news from above?"
Lin Yuan smiled and scratched his head, "It's nothing much. They just said they want to recruit me. That's why I'm here for a medical examination."
"Recruit? Recruit for what?"
"That's classified. But it's a pretty relaxed job, and the benefits are good."
Hearing that it was classified, Wang Zhihai wisely didn't ask further.
"Oh right, Brother Wang, how are your family members doing?"
Upon mentioning this, Wang Zhihai's expression became slightly disheartened. "My wife and daughter are alive, but my daughter lost an eye. The doctor said it was fortunate that it was strengthened by fungal spores, otherwise, her second eye would also have gone blind due to excessive infection."
"How did she lose it?" Lin Yuan didn't offer comfort. What had happened was done, and further words of solace would be useless.
"Ah, when they were fleeing with the main group, a car by the roadside exploded due to high temperatures and its own damage. The flying debris pierced her eye. Fortunately, other parts of her body were unharmed. The mother and daughter managed to escape with their lives. However, the elder ones, they're all gone."
He patted his shoulder without saying much more, "How about Sister Qing Tian and Meng Nan? How are they doing?"
"Qing Tian's younger brother is alive, but his hand was broken. Although it was reattached, he can't lift heavy objects." He glanced at Lin Yuan and continued, "It was broken by someone. If it wasn't for timely rescue, he might have died. Fortunately, only this sequela remains."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan's expression was calm. He asked, "What happened?"
"They got involved with some gang that was formed within the school and someone made a move. One of those people was sentenced to life imprisonment, five were sentenced to 20 years, others were sent to the labor reform department for 1 to 3 years. There were also a few youngsters who were too young to be sentenced, but their right to attend school was revoked, and their parents also had their educational and child-rearing subsidies canceled for five years."
"There are still gangs in schools now?" Lin Yuan felt relieved knowing they had received their due punishment. If nothing had happened, he would have gone to seek justice. He asked another question.
If there were still such incidents in schools, Lin Yuan was a bit worried about the safety of the children from his team attending school.
"Not anymore. This kind of gang only existed in the early stages of the safety zone's establishment. It was quite chaotic back then, and almost every sector of the safety zone had these things. It wasn't until the higher authorities regained their senses, established their foothold, executed a few murderers and attackers, and apprehended a batch of people, imposing heavy sentences. They also carried out safety education for a long time within the safety zone. In less than half a month, almost all traces of these things disappeared from the safety zone. We only found out through girls like Qin Xia who were sending their children for enrollment."
"That's good. If it were still like this, I would have doubted whether my actions were right. If something happened to the children from my team, I would truly feel guilty for the rest of my life."
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Zhihai continued, "The current public order is indeed quite good, and there's also a curfew. After 12 AM, you basically don't see anyone on the streets except law enforcement officers. There are also regulations in the communities that lights must be turned off after 12 AM, and only personal desk lamps can be used. I heard from the staff in the labor department that the curfew time might be moved forward to 11 PM after the Spring Festival, likely to cope with the zombie cluster actions outside."
"That's understandable. Without a curfew, public order would definitely be much worse." Lin Yuan couldn't help but nod in agreement. He had no objection to the curfew being moved forward. As the saying goes, in this world, there are too many reckless madmen who have nothing to lose. During the day, they have work and people around them watching. At night, it's not the same. Even though more than half a year has passed, and most people in the safety zone have emerged from their shadows and embraced new lives, evil always exists wherever you go. That's why every community has a police booth. Lin Yuan even felt that a rule could be added prohibiting neighbors from visiting each other after dark. However, this was unrealistic, as the safety zone was also a society, and it needed to have a warm side, not just a cold, numb factory filled with indifferent workers. That definitely wouldn't do.
"How about Meng Nan? How is he?"
"Alas, his parents were already gone, and none of his relatives in Tianfu survived. Fortunately, this change didn't affect him much."
"Perhaps he's gotten used to it," he muttered softly, then smiled, "It's okay, we are all his family from now on."
Lin Yuan also heard from Wang Zhihai about the whereabouts of others. The beautiful nurses Lin Qingyan and Zhou Ping went to the safety zone's central hospital and are now reporting to the surgery department on the second floor after their medical examination. Qin Xia, the fierce woman who personally chopped off her husband's arm, went to teach art at a school. A graduate of fine arts like Jiang Ziqi, she knows many things. She is now teaching at the South District Central Primary School, working alongside another female teacher, also an art graduate, and is responsible for the entire school's art education.