Cheng Ye grabbed his backpack and pushed the door open.
He had thought his outfit, which revealed only his eyes, was weird and conspicuous enough. But once he stepped out onto the street, he was startled to find that a third of the passersby were dressed much like him.
Had everyone heard about the Starfish Doppelganger?
Of course not.
According to what Liu Bi had said last night, even the front-line military police wouldn't know that the Infected had spread until just before the outbreak. The information would be released in stages, and only once they were certain there was no turning back—right before the outbreak—would it be made public.
The current notice described this as an emergency drill in response to the Duty Station Chief's death.
That said, everyone had their own ideas about what was really going on.
Whether any Infected had slipped in, and whether they might trigger a small Infected Tide, were still unknown.
The information being released could be trusted, but not completely.
That was why some people had chosen to arm themselves from head to toe. They would rather believe it and be safe than dismiss it and regret it.
"Sir, under the Level A epidemic-prevention protocol, we need to record your movements. Are you going to—"
Before he could leave the residential compound, two Xiren military policemen stopped him.
"Going to work."
Cheng Ye pulled out his Identity Badge. The officers took it and scanned it with their Defense Communicators. They immediately handed it back with respectful expressions.
"Thank you for all you do for Xingfu City. May God bless you!"
Cheng Ye nodded and took it, silently sighing to himself.
Since Xingfu City hadn't planned to use force to suppress the situation and was still maintaining the appearance of peace, they must