Chapter 21 Chapter 21
The next day, Juliet got up four hours earlier and went to the office early in the morning.Unexpectedly, besides the computer, she saw a package on the desk—the package was made of recycled paper, and the outside was bundled with white wires.Seeing the wire, she couldn't help smiling, reached into the pocket of her overalls and took out her Swiss knife, pulled out a small pointed awl, inserted it into the knotted place of the wire, and slowly pulled the knot out.You can't break the wire, you can use it later.She recalled once when she was still an apprentice, she cut a plastic wire on a circuit board, was caught, and was repaired miserably.Old Walker was already a grumpy old man, and he gave her a big beating, said she was a waste, and then showed her how to untie the knots in the wires so they could be saved for later use.
Many years later, as she grew up, she found that she was educating her apprentices in the same way without knowing it.His name was Scott, and he was very young at the time, and accidentally made the same mistake as her, and was scolded miserably by her.She still remembered that the little boy was scared pale by her at that time, and in the next few months, when he was by her side, he was always in fear.Perhaps it was precisely because of that tantrum that she paid more attention to him and spent more time guiding him in the future, which is why the two later developed a deep teacher-student relationship.After a long time, he grew up and became an electronic wizard, very capable.He could set the timing chip of the pumping unit with astonishing speed, and he was more agile than her.If she were to remove the chip and put it back together, it would take more time than him.
Then she unwrapped another wire and knew immediately that the package was from Scott.A few years ago, Scott was recruited from the information section, so he moved to the thirty-seventh floor.To paraphrase Knox, he was "too smart to be a laborer."Juliette put the two wires aside, and couldn't help but see a picture in her mind, as if she saw young Scott binding the package with wires.Last night, she sent an e-mail to the mechanical and electrical department, and they must have forwarded the e-mail to him immediately. As a result, he immediately stayed up late and rushed to help her get things done.
She carefully opened the wrapping paper.The wire and paper must be returned to him.Scott must have treasured those wires and papers, and it wouldn't cost much to have a courier bring them up to her.After peeling back the wrapper, she found that Scott had crumpled the top and bottom edges of the wrapper and then overlapped them.They have learned this technique since they were young. After folding the letter paper, it does not need to be fixed with tape or glue, which can save some money.She carefully opened the pleats, and after a while, she finally removed the wrapping paper, revealing the plastic box inside.That kind of plastic box is a special prop for their electromechanical area. It can be used to store screws and nuts of various sizes when repairing small things.
She lifted the lid and found that it wasn't the only thing Scott wanted to give her inside.Someone must have climbed the stairs all night to bring her mail up to Scott, along with other things.A scent emanated from the box.She smelled the fragrance and couldn't help but burst into tears.It was Aunt Jane's oatmeal and corn crackers.She picked up a biscuit, brought it to her nose, and took a deep breath.Don't know if that's on her mind, but she swears she actually smells lube and oil from the plastic box.That's the taste of home.
Juliette carefully folded the wrapper and placed the cookies on top.It occurred to her that she should leave some biscuits for a few people to eat.The first one is of course Manais. In addition, Pamela from the big restaurant will also be sent, because when she first moved to the new dormitory above, Pamela helped a lot with cleaning and tidying up.And Janss's young secretary, Alice.After Jans passed away, for a whole week, Alice's eyes were red every day.After Juliet took out all the cookies, she found a pile of cookie crumbs in the box with a pen drive hidden inside.That's what Scott was going to give her.
Juliette took out the pendrive, set the plastic case aside, then lifted the pendrive to her mouth, blew on the metal connector on the end to remove the cookie crumbs, and put it in the slot on the front of the computer .She doesn't know much about computers, but at least she can operate them.Although she used to be a worker in the mechanical and electrical department, occasionally she still had to use the computer to write reports and applications. In addition, they also used the computer to control the pumping unit, and the machine could be turned off in the control room, or It is very convenient to detect the condition of the machine.
The indicator light of the flash drive was on, and she immediately clicked the icon on the screen to enter its file area, and found that there were countless folders and files in it.She thought to herself, this little pen drive is probably full, and, besides, has Scott been up all night and busy until dawn?
The file name of the folder at the top of the main directory is "Joey".She clicked in and found a short text file inside, which was obviously written by Scott, but it was strange that he didn't sign it.
Juliet couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but want to reach out and touch those words, but those words were not written on paper, so they couldn't be touched.After she closed the text file, she immediately deleted it, and even emptied the recycle bin.Although the title of that file only had her first letter written, it would still leave traces, so it would be safer to completely erase it.
She turned her head to look outside at the large dining room, only to find it was empty and pitch black.It was not yet five o'clock in the morning, and she should be the only one on the top floor for the time being.At first, she browsed through the catalog to see what kind of materials were in each folder.Each file name is clearly marked, with the date and time as the unit, showing the complete operation records of the two computers in Horston. Every data accessed every day is clearly displayed, and the time range covers more than five years.Seeing such a huge amount of information, Juliet was a little frightened.If you want to read one by one, I am afraid that there is not enough time in a lifetime.
But no matter what, at least the information was obtained, and the answer she was looking for was in it, in a certain file.At this time, she suddenly felt much more at ease, because she already knew how to solve this mystery, and could figure out why Halston decided to voluntarily clean the lens.The answer is already in the palm of her hand.
Hours passed before she knew it, as she buried herself in the files.The large restaurant has already had staff members walking in one after another, starting to clean up the dishes, knives and forks left on the table last night, and preparing breakfast.On the upper floor, what she was most unaccustomed to was that everyone had the same work and rest time, and there was no morning shift, noon shift, and night shift, the only exception being that there was a staff member in charge of dinner in the restaurant.At their lower level, the machines don't sleep, so the workers have to work shifts day and night, and they often work overtime, so Juliet is used to staying up late, even if she can't sleep for a few hours a night, she is still full of energy.The trick is to use the time to sleep.When she's exhausted, she leans against the wall and closes her eyes for a fifteen-minute nap so she doesn't get overtired. She sleeps less. In the past, she was forced by her work environment, but now, this has become an advantage.She will have a lot more time.She wakes up before dawn every morning, working hours longer than anyone else, getting rid of routines, and at night, she has more time to sift through the countless computers file.In addition, she also has more time to train herself how to do the terrible job of security officer.Manais has been too depressed recently, and she can't get up the energy to counsel her at all. She can only rely on herself. manes - She looked at the clock on her desk.It was already ten past eight, and several barrels of hot oatmeal and corn mush had been placed in the dining room, and the aroma was overflowing.It was time for breakfast, but Manes was late.Although she had been with him less than a week, she noticed that he was never late, never late for anything.He hadn't appeared at this time, and it felt to her that there was something wrong with the machine underneath them, such as a loose engine belt or a stuck piston.Juliette turned off the computer screen and pushed back her chair.In the restaurant outside, the first round of breakfast eaters had already started queuing up, filing in through the turnstiles and throwing meal coupon tokens into the bucket by the door.She walked out of the office and was met by a crowd coming out of the stairwell.She shuttled through the crowd and saw a little girl in the queue pulling her mother's overalls.As Juliet passed by her, she suddenly pointed her hand.Juliet heard the mother scold her for being so rude. Her appointment as security officer had been discussed for days.Everyone was rumoring that this girl ran to the lowest mechanical and electrical area for no reason when she was a child, and has never been heard from since then, but now, she suddenly appeared to take over as the security officer.What's more, her predecessor was the most loved among the previous security officers.Being pointed at like this, Juliet suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so she quickly hid in the stairwell, and rushed down the stairs at the fastest speed in three steps, as if she had just delivered something and was about to go downstairs carrier.She ran faster and faster, and that speed was already a bit dangerous.Several people coming up the stairs almost bumped into her. Two of them were a couple walking very slowly, and another family was going upstairs for breakfast.In this way, she rushed down four floors, came to a landing, and rushed through the double doors.This floor is also a residential area, just downstairs from the first floor where she lives. As soon as you enter the hall, you are greeted with the unique sights and noises of the morning.There was water boiling in someone's house, the kettle flute kept whistling, the screams of children, and the rumble of footsteps on the ceiling.The young apprentice is in a hurry to find a mentor and follow him to work as a trainee.And the younger ones were sent to school reluctantly.Couples stood at the door kissing goodbye while the family's toddler clung to them, clutching their overalls and tossing toys away. Juliet walked along the winding corridor, almost making a big circle around that floor, until she reached the outermost edge.The Deputy Security Officer's house is at the far end of that floor.Juliet guessed that in the past many years, Manes must have had several opportunities for promotion, but he voluntarily gave up.Alice is the secretary of the head of Jansi, and she has been with her for many years. Once Juliet asked her about Manis, Alice just shrugged and said that Maneth only wanted to be a deputy. Not interested at all.Juliet guessed that what Alice meant was that he never wanted to be promoted to security officer.But now, she is more and more curious about Manais, wondering if his attitude towards life is really so thorough, he always wants to be second to everything in life. Later, she finally came to the corridor of his house.At this time, two children ran past her hand in hand, obviously late for school.They screamed and laughed all the way, and soon disappeared around the corner.Then, Juliet was alone in the corridor.She began to think, when she saw Manais later, what excuse should she use to explain why she ran down and why she was worried?Perhaps, now is a good time to ask him why he is holding on to that file all day long.What excuse?Maybe you can tell him that she came down this time just to ask him to take a day off and have a good rest. It would be fine if she was alone in the office.In addition, maybe you can say a few words to him, saying that she came down to investigate a case and happened to pass by. When she reached the door of his house, she stopped and raised her hand to knock on the door.She thought to herself, wouldn't he think she was putting on airs as an officer?I hope not.She was simply worried about him.that is it. She knocked on the iron door and waited for him to tell her to open it and go in.Then it suddenly occurred to her that his voice was so hoarse these days that she could hardly hear him when he spoke, so maybe he had asked her in just now, but she didn't hear him.So she knocked again, louder this time. "Deputy security officer?" she yelled. "Are you all right?" At this time, another door beside the corridor suddenly opened, and a woman poked her head out.Juliet recognized her and was pretty sure her name was Gloria.She had run into her in the big dining room, it was after school. "Hi, security officer." "Hi, Gloria. Did you see Deputy Security Officer Manes this morning?" She shook her head, put the hair clip in her mouth, and stretched her hands behind her to curl her hair into a bun. "No." She had something in her mouth and her speech was slurred.Then she shrugged and fastened her bun with bobby pins. "I saw him staying on the landing last night. He looked so haggard." She frowned. "Didn't he come into the office?" Juliet turned to face the door, reached out to turn the doorknob, and only heard a slight "click", and the door opened, obviously the door lock was well maintained.She gently opened the door. "Manais? I'm Zuer, I just stopped by to see you." After the door was pushed open, the room was completely dark, but the light from the corridor shone into the room, and the faint light was enough for Juliet to see the scene inside the room. Juliet immediately turned her head and yelled at Gloria: "Get the doctor quickly, Schick—" She stopped suddenly in the middle of the call, because it suddenly occurred to her that this was not the bottom floor. "Which doctor is closest to here? Hurry up and find him!" She rushed into the house without waiting for Gloria's answer.The ceiling was so low that it would be difficult to hang himself, but Manes figured out a way.He tied a belt around his neck, and the other end of the belt was clipped to the top of the bathroom door.The bathroom door is closed, the belt clamped tight.His feet were on the bed, but his body was not upright, but his whole body was hanging obliquely between the bed and the bathroom door, his buttocks drooped lower than his feet.The belt tightened around his neck, and his face was pale. Juliet hugged Maneth's waist and lifted his body up.Unexpectedly, he looked thin, but he was very heavy to hold.She kicked his feet so that they fell to the ground so that it would be easier to hold him.At this time, she heard someone at the door screaming "God."It's Gloria's husband.He immediately rushed in to help Juliet hug Maneth, and the two of them reached out to pull the belt at the same time, desperately trying to tear the belt off the door. Finally, Juliet kicked the door open and let him down. "Put him on the bed," she said breathlessly. So they carried him to the bed and laid him flat. Gloria's husband put his hands on his knees, bent over and panted: "Gloria went to see Dr. O'Neill." Juliet nodded, and then untied the belt around Maneth's neck.The strangle marks on his neck had turned purple with blood.She reached out to touch his neck to see if he had a pulse. At this time, she recalled the past in the mechanical and electrical area below.At that time, George looked like Manais now, motionless and unresponsive.It took her a while to realize that Manes had turned into a cold corpse.This is the second dead body she has seen in her life. Then, she sat down sweating profusely, waiting for the doctor to come.At this time, she suddenly thought that she wondered if she would be able to finish this post of security officer alive.
Hours passed before she knew it, as she buried herself in the files.The large restaurant has already had staff members walking in one after another, starting to clean up the dishes, knives and forks left on the table last night, and preparing breakfast.On the upper floor, what she was most unaccustomed to was that everyone had the same work and rest time, and there was no morning shift, noon shift, and night shift, the only exception being that there was a staff member in charge of dinner in the restaurant.At their lower level, the machines don't sleep, so the workers have to work shifts day and night, and they often work overtime, so Juliet is used to staying up late, even if she can't sleep for a few hours a night, she is still full of energy.The trick is to use the time to sleep.When she's exhausted, she leans against the wall and closes her eyes for a fifteen-minute nap so she doesn't get overtired. She sleeps less. In the past, she was forced by her work environment, but now, this has become an advantage.She will have a lot more time.She wakes up before dawn every morning, working hours longer than anyone else, getting rid of routines, and at night, she has more time to sift through the countless computers file.In addition, she also has more time to train herself how to do the terrible job of security officer.Manais has been too depressed recently, and she can't get up the energy to counsel her at all. She can only rely on herself. manes - She looked at the clock on her desk.It was already ten past eight, and several barrels of hot oatmeal and corn mush had been placed in the dining room, and the aroma was overflowing.It was time for breakfast, but Manes was late.Although she had been with him less than a week, she noticed that he was never late, never late for anything.He hadn't appeared at this time, and it felt to her that there was something wrong with the machine underneath them, such as a loose engine belt or a stuck piston.Juliette turned off the computer screen and pushed back her chair.In the restaurant outside, the first round of breakfast eaters had already started queuing up, filing in through the turnstiles and throwing meal coupon tokens into the bucket by the door.She walked out of the office and was met by a crowd coming out of the stairwell.She shuttled through the crowd and saw a little girl in the queue pulling her mother's overalls.As Juliet passed by her, she suddenly pointed her hand.Juliet heard the mother scold her for being so rude. Her appointment as security officer had been discussed for days.Everyone was rumoring that this girl ran to the lowest mechanical and electrical area for no reason when she was a child, and has never been heard from since then, but now, she suddenly appeared to take over as the security officer.What's more, her predecessor was the most loved among the previous security officers.Being pointed at like this, Juliet suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so she quickly hid in the stairwell, and rushed down the stairs at the fastest speed in three steps, as if she had just delivered something and was about to go downstairs carrier.She ran faster and faster, and that speed was already a bit dangerous.Several people coming up the stairs almost bumped into her. Two of them were a couple walking very slowly, and another family was going upstairs for breakfast.In this way, she rushed down four floors, came to a landing, and rushed through the double doors.This floor is also a residential area, just downstairs from the first floor where she lives. As soon as you enter the hall, you are greeted with the unique sights and noises of the morning.There was water boiling in someone's house, the kettle flute kept whistling, the screams of children, and the rumble of footsteps on the ceiling.The young apprentice is in a hurry to find a mentor and follow him to work as a trainee.And the younger ones were sent to school reluctantly.Couples stood at the door kissing goodbye while the family's toddler clung to them, clutching their overalls and tossing toys away. Juliet walked along the winding corridor, almost making a big circle around that floor, until she reached the outermost edge.The Deputy Security Officer's house is at the far end of that floor.Juliet guessed that in the past many years, Manes must have had several opportunities for promotion, but he voluntarily gave up.Alice is the secretary of the head of Jansi, and she has been with her for many years. Once Juliet asked her about Manis, Alice just shrugged and said that Maneth only wanted to be a deputy. Not interested at all.Juliet guessed that what Alice meant was that he never wanted to be promoted to security officer.But now, she is more and more curious about Manais, wondering if his attitude towards life is really so thorough, he always wants to be second to everything in life. Later, she finally came to the corridor of his house.At this time, two children ran past her hand in hand, obviously late for school.They screamed and laughed all the way, and soon disappeared around the corner.Then, Juliet was alone in the corridor.She began to think, when she saw Manais later, what excuse should she use to explain why she ran down and why she was worried?Perhaps, now is a good time to ask him why he is holding on to that file all day long.What excuse?Maybe you can tell him that she came down this time just to ask him to take a day off and have a good rest. It would be fine if she was alone in the office.In addition, maybe you can say a few words to him, saying that she came down to investigate a case and happened to pass by. When she reached the door of his house, she stopped and raised her hand to knock on the door.She thought to herself, wouldn't he think she was putting on airs as an officer?I hope not.She was simply worried about him.that is it. She knocked on the iron door and waited for him to tell her to open it and go in.Then it suddenly occurred to her that his voice was so hoarse these days that she could hardly hear him when he spoke, so maybe he had asked her in just now, but she didn't hear him.So she knocked again, louder this time. "Deputy security officer?" she yelled. "Are you all right?" At this time, another door beside the corridor suddenly opened, and a woman poked her head out.Juliet recognized her and was pretty sure her name was Gloria.She had run into her in the big dining room, it was after school. "Hi, security officer." "Hi, Gloria. Did you see Deputy Security Officer Manes this morning?" She shook her head, put the hair clip in her mouth, and stretched her hands behind her to curl her hair into a bun. "No." She had something in her mouth and her speech was slurred.Then she shrugged and fastened her bun with bobby pins. "I saw him staying on the landing last night. He looked so haggard." She frowned. "Didn't he come into the office?" Juliet turned to face the door, reached out to turn the doorknob, and only heard a slight "click", and the door opened, obviously the door lock was well maintained.She gently opened the door. "Manais? I'm Zuer, I just stopped by to see you." After the door was pushed open, the room was completely dark, but the light from the corridor shone into the room, and the faint light was enough for Juliet to see the scene inside the room. Juliet immediately turned her head and yelled at Gloria: "Get the doctor quickly, Schick—" She stopped suddenly in the middle of the call, because it suddenly occurred to her that this was not the bottom floor. "Which doctor is closest to here? Hurry up and find him!" She rushed into the house without waiting for Gloria's answer.The ceiling was so low that it would be difficult to hang himself, but Manes figured out a way.He tied a belt around his neck, and the other end of the belt was clipped to the top of the bathroom door.The bathroom door is closed, the belt clamped tight.His feet were on the bed, but his body was not upright, but his whole body was hanging obliquely between the bed and the bathroom door, his buttocks drooped lower than his feet.The belt tightened around his neck, and his face was pale. Juliet hugged Maneth's waist and lifted his body up.Unexpectedly, he looked thin, but he was very heavy to hold.She kicked his feet so that they fell to the ground so that it would be easier to hold him.At this time, she heard someone at the door screaming "God."It's Gloria's husband.He immediately rushed in to help Juliet hug Maneth, and the two of them reached out to pull the belt at the same time, desperately trying to tear the belt off the door. Finally, Juliet kicked the door open and let him down. "Put him on the bed," she said breathlessly. So they carried him to the bed and laid him flat. Gloria's husband put his hands on his knees, bent over and panted: "Gloria went to see Dr. O'Neill." Juliet nodded, and then untied the belt around Maneth's neck.The strangle marks on his neck had turned purple with blood.She reached out to touch his neck to see if he had a pulse. At this time, she recalled the past in the mechanical and electrical area below.At that time, George looked like Manais now, motionless and unresponsive.It took her a while to realize that Manes had turned into a cold corpse.This is the second dead body she has seen in her life. Then, she sat down sweating profusely, waiting for the doctor to come.At this time, she suddenly thought that she wondered if she would be able to finish this post of security officer alive.