Six in the evening.
Night had completely swallowed the light.
The first round of screening had ended.
The results were neither good nor bad.
A total of thirty-six civilians had witnessed the Weird Shadow. Seven of them had tried to muddle through and were exposed, receiving a brutal beating from the authorities.
The urban construction department under the Hall of Councillors had sealed off the neighborhood tightly. At the entrance to Zhengqi Ward, they had hurriedly erected a row of sturdy tents and delivered a batch of furniture.
The tents had proper heating. Though it was freezing outside, the interiors were warm and cozy.
Aside from the poor soundproofing, they were not much worse than proper houses.
The Patrol Department was a powerful branch of Qinglin City, so it was hardly surprising that they enjoyed such extraordinary treatment.
Several Patrol Officers gathered in one of the tents, quietly discussing what had happened earlier.
"Old Liang, how's the student you brought?"
"Let me put it this way: he's much better than a wooden stake. At least the kid can move. A wooden stake can't."
"Haha, no one at the entire Sixth Outpost is more cutting with words than you."
"The student I brought is about the same. Completely useless. The key is, we only have one month, so I don't even feel like putting in the effort to train him."
"By the way, Old Sun, isn't Cheng Han with you? How did he do?"
At those words, everyone turned their eyes toward Sun Zhonghui.
The veteran Patrol Officer said frankly, "I think I'm Cheng Han's sidekick. He can handle patrol work by himself. He doesn't need me involved at all."
The Patrol Officers immediately erupted in uproar.
"No way! You're the most experienced Patrol Officer at the outpost."
"It's true that