Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 45 Yi Hai Reincarnation Camp
Jiang Jin still answered the patrol team members in front of him cautiously.

"You mean, the reincarnator who guided you broke the rules and died? And you, a new reincarnator, survived?"

"Yes, Brother Liang risked his life to push me into the elevator, but he himself..."

What rule did he break?

"According to the sixth rule, 'Für Elise' was playing in the hallway at the time, and the motion-activated lights came on. Before Brother Liang could fire, a dark figure suddenly appeared from inside the door..."

Jiang Jin rewrote his own experiences and told the other party.

Subsequently, the other party used the Reincarnator Watch to check. The Reincarnator Watch has mutual communication and Bluetooth-like connection functions, so it was quickly confirmed that Jiang Jin was indeed a newly recruited Reincarnator.

“Come with us. We can’t just flip over from here. We’ll let it slide this time since you’re new.” The patrol team member said, “But this is really strange. The guide who brought you here is having bad luck. The situation with the Sixth Rule is usually only encountered when the SAN value is extremely low. However, the area around Qingtan Community has been very unstable recently. We’ve already lost contact with three of our team members. Perhaps there’s been some internal turmoil as well.”

"so serious?"

“Nonsense, this is the vicinity of the quarantine zone.” The other person sneered. “Alright, now that we’ve confirmed you’re a reincarnator, come with us and we’ll take you to the reincarnation camp to report.”

Jiang Jin nodded, noting that the Reincarnation System's notification had also mentioned the Reincarnation Camp.

He grew up in Muxu City, but he never knew that the patrol team outside the city's outer ring was actually a reincarnator, nor had he ever heard of any "reincarnation camp". He only knew about the isolation camps contaminated by memes.

Afterwards, he passed through a spot on the barbed wire fence where a talisman was pasted. Following the instructions, Jiang Jin and Deathstroke passed through.

"Come over and register your status as a new reincarnator. Then, based on your current SAN value and decline potential, we will assign you a reincarnation camp."

After registering, the patrol team led Jiang Jin through the fog to a modified military off-road vehicle.

"We've already checked your identity information online. You're a police officer, right? Your current SAN value is normal, and your SAN potential is at level D. You're also a newly promoted LV1 Reincarnator. Based on the comprehensive assessment, you'll be assigned to the Yihai Reincarnation Camp, about 5 kilometers from the outer ring. As long as your SAN value doesn't drop below 85% within the next month, and your SAN potential doesn't escalate, you can go home to see your family. However, you'll have to wear the Reincarnator's Watch constantly. We need to monitor your SAN value data curve over the long term. Once it starts to decline significantly, we'll forcibly recall you to the Reincarnation Camp and then send you to the isolation zone for the horror instance."

Jiang Jin nodded, walked towards a military off-road vehicle in front of him, and asked, "Are we Reincarnators soldiers?"

"Not exactly. Only a small number of reincarnators voluntarily join the army and receive a salary from the imperial court. Although the vast majority of reincarnators consciously abide by the laws of the imperial court, the government has actually had a headache with the management of reincarnators. After some deliberation, the Meme Pollution Monitoring Department was established, led by reincarnators who are willing to accept the government's dispatch, to manage the reincarnation camps and the reincarnators."

Jiang Jin nodded in understanding, without asking why two ancient terms had appeared.

Jiang Jin was seated in the back, and then the SUV started moving.

The fog outside the car window gradually thinned and eventually dissipated completely.

Only then did he truly see the scene outside clearly—

Qingtan Residential Area is located in the far suburbs of Qinglin District, directly north of the central urban area of ​​Muxu City. This area is gradually transitioning from an urban-rural fringe to a rural area. Within a five-kilometer radius of Qingtan Residential Area, it is completely deserted, and even with house prices plummeting to rock-bottom levels, no one dares to buy. "To avoid public panic, the existence of the reincarnators is top secret. The imperial decree is that as long as we abide by the imperial laws and act under the leadership of the Meme Contamination Monitoring Department, our actions will not be interfered with in principle, and we can even apply to use military facilities."

"I see."

At this point, the patrol member said, "The government actually hopes that we can all serve the court and prevent the spread of meme pollution. So this policy is also a way to win us over. It's not just our country; most countries in the world where meme pollution has broken out are basically managed in this way. However, the places where reincarnators can serve the court are limited; we can't leave the areas where meme pollution has broken out."

"What?" Jiang Jin was taken aback.

"Yes, for example, none of us can leave Muxu City... because we can no longer truly return to the material world. The curse of meme contamination will cause us to continue falling into deeper levels, from being lost... to gradually entering the Abyss. The closer we get to the edge of Muxu City, the more severe the drop in our SAN value will be. Since the outbreak of meme contamination in the five cities of our country, including Muxu City, the source of that curse has never been eradicated. All the court can do is try to prevent the spread of meme contamination."

Jiang Jin remained silent. Meme contamination is a global problem that everyone is trying their best to solve, but to this day, humanity is still fighting against it and cannot eradicate it. Compared to other countries, China is already one of the countries in the world that has done a relatively good job in controlling meme contamination.

The patrolman suddenly asked again, "How did you get contaminated with memes? Did you violate the monthly rules by feeding the cats late, or by using tap water at 2:17 AM? Or perhaps you came into contact with something ominous? Or were you infected through close contact with someone who had been contaminated with memes?"

"I don't know, none of these things have happened to me."

"Then think about it carefully. Has anything strange happened recently? Or just something unusual, that's fine too."

"There are indeed... two things, but I don't think they're related to meme contamination."

"What do you think."

"Firstly, my girlfriend suddenly broke up with me."

"...And the second thing?"

“A few days ago, the police told me that a robber I arrested a few years ago who robbed a jewelry store died in prison. The autopsy report said he died of cardiac arrest, and no signs of homicide were found. I was quite surprised when I heard this, because his father died of a stroke after he went to prison, and he kept saying he wanted to take revenge on me. And now he has less than three months left before his release. Let me make it clear that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me.”

Upon hearing this, the patrolman pondered for a moment and then asked, "Have you seen him in prison?"

"No. No one I know has been there either. His family hasn't come looking for me either."

"This does sound strange, and it might really be related to your meme contamination..."

After a long time, Jiang Jin saw...

Ahead appeared a massive, continuous concrete wall, with a watchtower every hundred meters, where fully armed reincarnators stood!
This is what is known as... the Yi Hai Reincarnation Camp?
　I know that using terms like "imperial court" and "government office" feels a bit out of place, but there's no other way, so please understand...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)