Chapter 408 Waste
There was a yard behind the canteen. Qin Yi and Zhao Xin brought several soldiers in through the side door of the yard and then left the hospital through the back door of the yard.
According to what Xiao Li said earlier, the hospital's cafeteria and boiler room together consume a large amount of coal, and the coal is piled in the yard behind the cafeteria.
There was no back door at first, but coal had to be pulled in by tricycles or carts every day, and coal would fall along the way, which greatly affected the overall environment of the hospital. Later, after discussion and improvement in the hospital, they agreed to open the back door.
Later on, not to mention hauling coal, even daily grocery shopping and other hospital purchases were done this way, to avoid disturbing the endless stream of patients in front, and it would be troublesome if they bump into anything!
So it’s no surprise that bedding supplies go this way!
It’s just that since you are not inside the hospital, you won’t know.
Although it is called the back door, it is actually quite wide and a cart can pass through it easily.
The back door faces a narrow alley and is very deserted.
There are obvious black tire tracks on the ground, left by the long-term transportation of coal from this area.
There are scattered vegetable stems, garlic peels and other household garbage on the roadside.
Apart from the people coming in and out of the back door of the hospital, there should be few other people coming here.
Qin Yi looked up at both sides of the alley, there were walls on both sides.
The wall on the left is relatively high, and there seems to be some kind of unit inside. On the right, very close to the wall is the back of a residential building, which is quite old.
Zhao Xin held a district-level map in his hand, which was more detailed. He walked and said to the map:
"On the left is the Chaodong District Cotton Mill, and on the right is the staff and family building of the People's Hospital. However, this alley faces the back of the building, and the main entrance of the building is not on this side."
Indeed, all I saw along the way were walls, and no gates, not on either side.
The alley ends about a hundred meters later, and there is a horizontal street outside.
Zhao Xin pointed ahead and said, "Cross this road and go straight along Qianjin Road to reach the cleaning room. We just drove along Qianjin Road. Do you want to go there now?"
Qin Yi looked back at the deserted alley again and nodded.
Crossing the horizontal street and walking forward, Zhao Xin pointed to the left side of the road, glanced at the map, and continued:
"This was originally built as a district library. It seems that when a new library was built on Youyi Avenue, the library here was moved there and merged. This place was used for other purposes, but it is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture."
Then he looked at Qin Yi and said, "Boss! This is the place you just circled, but the comrades from Team 1 went in and checked it thoroughly, but they didn't find anything!"
"Is there a basement or air-raid shelter here?" Qin Yi asked.
"Yes! According to regulations, large public places basically have air-raid shelters. There is one here, too, although we haven't used it."
"Didn't you find it?"
"No!"
Zhao Xin said: "I have previously emphasized to the captain of Team One to pay attention to the basement and the air-raid shelter."
Qin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Let's go! Let's go in and take a look!"
The entrance of this building was bare and had no sign. The door was not locked and opened easily with a push.
There was a gatehouse next to them, but the door was closed. They thought no one was inside. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the yard, an old man ran out and shouted:
"Hey - hey - you guys! What are you doing?!"
Qin Yi turned around and said, "Sorry! We thought there was no one at the gatehouse!"
As he said that, he took out his ID and showed it to the old man, "We are on a mission and want to take a look inside!"
The old man did not stop him, but just muttered:
"Haven't we already watched it? A whole bunch of people! Watched it for a long time! Why are you watching it again?"
Qin Yi put the certificate back into his pocket and asked, "Uncle! What is being done here now after the library moved away?"
The old man seemed very dissatisfied when he heard this question.
"What can they do? They do this and that all the time. I don't even know what they do! They don't do anything serious!"
Qin Yi said: "Uncle! Can you explain it more clearly?"
The old man shook his head and said, "How can I explain it clearly? I'm just a janitor, and I can't even watch the door any longer! What a pity! Such a good machine is wasted!"
The old man turned around, put his hands behind his back and walked towards the gatehouse.
Then, without even turning his head, he said, "Go and have a look! Look however you like! Just don't break anything!"
Qin Yi glanced at Zhao Xin, and the two of them took the lead and went inside.
But the scene inside was a little unexpected. It turned out to be a workshop with many machines inside. All the machines were empty and not running.
At this time, a door in the corner of the workshop opened, and a middle-aged man walked out and said to them:
"You guys! What are you doing?"
Qin Yi explained his purpose, then he sat down dejectedly and waved his hand.
"Look! Just look! I was wondering why there were so many people coming in a day. I thought there were orders."
Qin Yi asked Zhao Xin to take people to the air-raid shelter again. He sat down next to the middle-aged man and started chatting with him.
"This looks like a production workshop, but there's no sign outside!" Qin Yi took out a cigarette box and handed over a cigarette.
The man took the cigarette, snorted coldly, and said:
"It's malicious competition! Someone is playing tricks on us! Not only did they drive us from the main factory to here, but they also forbade us to register a sign, saying that a workshop is not qualified to register a sign and cannot affect the image of the main factory!"
As he spoke, he searched his body for a long time, but couldn't find any matches. He looked at Qin Yi...
Unexpectedly, Qin Yi also looked at him, smiled and said:
"Um, sorry! I didn't bring any matches either!"
Qin Yi is quitting smoking, so he is back to carrying cigarettes but no lighters.
The man didn't mind. He put the cigarette between his ears, pointed at the machine in front of him, sighed, and said:
"Look, look... Such a good machine is just sitting here, and the workers have no work to do and can only take a holiday! What a waste! Such a waste! This is a waste of national resources!"
Qin Yi looked in the direction of his finger and continued:
"It's indeed a waste! But, I heard that this was a library before, how come it was later changed into a production workshop?"
"I don't know the details, but I know the library has moved, and then they moved our workshop here! If it was in the old factory, it might be better, but after moving to a place like this, the location is big enough, but it's still a bit out of place! We can't complete production tasks, and we can't receive orders! It's half dead! It's better not to move!"
"Wait! Which factory does your workshop belong to?" Qin Yi asked.
"The Chaodong District Cotton Mill!"
"Isn't the Chaodong District Cotton Mill next to the People's Hospital?"
Qin Yi felt that his heartbeat inexplicably accelerated.
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