Chapter 19: Fog Extraction Work

This is the work that community workers and volunteers have to do. This work is easy to say, but it is really time-consuming and laborious to do in reality. Because if you are not careful, it is not just a simple injury. If the protective clothing is damaged or the gas mask is not worn properly, you may face life-threatening danger at any time. So this job is not about risking your life.

Even so, the salary is still only two packs of instant noodles and a bottle of mineral water. It does sound like there is a kind of exploitation of migrant workers, but in fact the treatment is really very good, it’s just that people don’t know it yet.

Everyone is concerned about the issue of salary, but Lan Jin, who has experienced the afterlife, has a completely opposite focus from them.

Now that the poisonous fog in a building is gone, neighbors can naturally move freely in the building. In this way, families with food will naturally be "targeted" by those without food. And once some things start, they will be endless. It seems that it won't be long before this building becomes lively.

Lan Jin had already prepared herself mentally. She had adjusted her mindset early on. No matter what happened, her original intention would not change. She just wanted to live well with her daughter. If these people were blind, don't blame her for being rude.

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After the volunteers were confirmed, the community staff went to their homes without delay and handed them protective clothing and gas masks.

The community workers are very humane. These volunteers have been locked up at home for a whole week. I guess not everyone is full. If they are not full, how can they have the energy to work? So when distributing these supplies, they also included a bowl of self-heating rice and a bottle of mineral water.

As for the fact that people just give up after eating, the community is not afraid. When distributing relief supplies later, they can simply deduct the eaten supplies.

But at the same time, these people will be blacklisted by the community... Once they are on the blacklist, they will never be able to get out again.

But everyone was fine at this time. They took the supplies and ate the food, and gathered at the gate of the community according to the time given by the community.

Community staff were first assigned according to the buildings in each community. In short, if you are a resident of this building, you will be assigned to work in the building where you live. When recruiting people, the community intended to recruit in this direction. First, they would definitely be more dedicated to maintaining the building where they live. Second, it was unknown when the poisonous fog would dissipate. If they didn't create a building manager in each building, it would be convenient for them to contact the community if there was any problem later. So this was the arrangement.

This arrangement is not only good for the community, but also for the volunteers in each building. By taking care of the "hygiene" of their own building, they and their families can live more safely. If anything happens, they can also inform their families in time, so everyone is very happy with this arrangement.

After the buildings were divided, the community staff led everyone to start working. They first worked together to put up the ceiling and two layers of curtains at the door of the building. Then a group of people entered the community, two on the first floor, and two went to the top floor to start sealing the door.

The elevator was usable, but it only went up to the 30th floor. The two people who were going to the top floor had to walk up three more floors after reaching the 30th floor. While walking up these three floors, the two volunteers couldn't help but complain, "Honestly, this building is really weird. Do you think anyone lives on these three floors?"

"Yes, every three floors of the building are occupied. The current housing prices are not low. Everyone saves their whole life to buy a house. What else can we do if we don't live in it? We can't sell it, so we have to live in it ourselves."

"It's really sad to spend so much money on a thing like this."

"Stop talking, so that no one can hear you. It's so quiet in the building right now, it would be bad if someone heard you."

"Okay, walk slower, don't fall. I almost fell just now."

Listening to the two people talking outside, Lan Jin knew that the community staff had already started to get busy. While they were recruiting volunteers, Lan Jin pulled the curtain outside in. Otherwise, she would have a hard time explaining if they found a curtain on her floor after the poisonous fog dissipated.

This night was certainly not a quiet night. In order to allow the residents to get relief supplies as soon as possible, after the passages on each floor were sealed, the gas mist extraction machines had been working non-stop in each corridor.

Lan Jin had also used this kind of fog machine at that time, but hers was a low-power one, and the sound was about as loud as a hair dryer, so even if others heard it, they would not think much of it.

But the one used in the community is different. It has high power and strong suction, which naturally also means that the noise will not be small.

If she had to make an analogy, everyone has a vacuum cleaner at home. The noise from three vacuum cleaners combined is the noise of a fog machine. Not only does this noise work continuously all night, it also echoes between buildings. Even if you want to have a quiet night, it won't be there.

However, even after such a noisy night, not a single complaint was heard in the group chat. Until dawn, someone in the group actually asked curiously, "Hey, it's so noisy outside, why is no one saying anything? I've been waiting for a long time."

"Tell me, how can you be so mean? We are not ungrateful. The community works late into the night just to distribute supplies to us. What else can we say to hurt their feelings?"

"What the above person said is quite good, but I thought so too before. I waited in the group for a long time to criticize someone, but no one showed up. It seems that everyone is quite sensible."

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It was daybreak outside and the work of removing the fog was finally over.

Of course, the completion of the fogging operation does not mean that the corridor is safe. The previous poison fog alarm has not been installed yet. This installation took another morning. When it was finally noon, the community staff said in the group, "This building is safe. The poison fog alarms on each floor have been installed. The supplies are now on the first floor, but for safety reasons, the community staff will distribute the supplies door-to-door for the first time. In addition, the community staff will register the residents on each floor. Residents of the building are requested to actively cooperate with the work of the community staff and prepare their household registration books and residence permits in advance to avoid wasting their time."

As soon as the community message was released, someone in the group immediately asked, "Where's the body? When will you drag it away?"

The community staff replied: "After the registration is completed, we will contact people to remove the animals. Please be patient."

(End of this chapter)