Chapter 85 Chapter 95 Master 96 Immediate Results

Chapter 85 Chapter 95 Master-96 Immediate Results

Chapter 95 Master (3rd Update)

Qu Jianlei's words often choke people to death, and this one is no exception.

However, although Geng Shougong is a technical master, since he is in a management position, he is not lacking in experience in dealing with people.

So he answered very straightforwardly, "It's cold this winter. Since you are in Zhouliu, please consider everyone."

"I don't care about you. When I was dying, I didn't see you consider me," Qu Jianlei replied in a rough voice.

"Bring 600 first, I'll go and see... I said in advance that I may not be able to help you, but I have to collect the money first."

"No problem!" Geng Shougong agreed without hesitation, "Come out now, I'll give you some silver notes on the spot."

He was really not afraid of giving silver notes directly, unless the other party left directly after receiving the money, otherwise it would always be in his calculations.

Qu Jianlei pushed the door open and walked out, then smiled slightly, "Even if it doesn't work this time, I will always pay you back... Good calculation."

What a wise man! Geng Shougong also smiled slightly, "If you don't return it, I can't say anything, right?"

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyelids and muttered softly, "Can I afford to lose that person?"

As expected of someone I value! Geng Shougong's mouth twitched, "Let's go?"

"Silver bills," Qu Jianlei stretched out his hand and ticked twice.

"Is yours really missing?" Geng Shougong counted out six silver bills and handed them to Hua Xiezi, "Count."

Qu Jianlei would not doubt that the other party's silver bills were problematic, and he would not worry about such trivial matters, "Wait for me to pack some tools."

Seeing him put some tools into a big bag, Geng Shougong subconsciously asked, "So many homemade ones?"

"Homemade tools are more suitable," Qu Jianlei certainly couldn't say, he had never been in contact with regular tools from the beginning.

Relying on the huge garbage dump, he just did what he wanted, there was no need to be limited by rules and regulations.

How could Geng Shougong have thought that this would be the case? He nodded, "Using homemade tools... It's really good!"

In his impression, it's not uncommon for maintenance technicians to use homemade tools - many homemade tools are more suitable than standard tools.

But for someone like this who prepared so many homemade tools, he must be at least a senior B-level maintenance technician.

Hua Xiezi pursed his lips when he heard this, thinking that he wanted to use standard tools, but he didn't have the conditions.

"The number of silver notes is right, do you want me to go into the city with you?"

"Then let's go together," Qu Jianlei nodded, "and see what we need to buy by the way."

With Geng Shougong leading the way, the two of them drove into the settlement and came to the heating center.

The guards here are strict, just like a "core area".

Even though Geng Shougong led the way, the guards also carefully registered the nicknames of Qu Jianlei and the others, and even wanted him to take off his face mask.

Qu Jianlei said very straightforwardly: If you insist, then I won't go in!

At least Boss Geng had some face, and patiently explained a few more words, and the guards let him go.

——The key is that the recent heating is really not good, and the guards themselves can't stand it.

After arriving at the heating station, Hua Xiezi was politely and firmly blocked outside, and only Qu Jianlei was qualified to enter.

The heating station is very large, and there are many equipments inside.

Qu Jianlei regretted it a little when he looked at it for the first time: for such a large place, six hundred silver dollars is still too little.

Several maintenance technicians were checking there. When they saw him come in, they knew without thinking that it was the guy whose ears could be used as flaw detectors.

They didn't come over to say hello, but stopped their work and stood there watching.

People with real ability will not easily recognize their peers, especially Geng Shougong had been bragging about this person before.

A staff member came over, a man in his early thirties, holding a stack of information that was forty centimeters thick in his hand.

He said enthusiastically, "Master Panda, this is a schematic diagram of the equipment operation... Some are unique to Zhou Liu, please take a look first."

It's also fortunate that Qu Jianlei has been cramming mechanical knowledge recently, otherwise he would be blind on the spot.

He took the information and put it on the table, then spread it out and quickly identified the type of information.

"Here are the solutions summarized," the man took out another stack of paper, which was about one centimeter thick.

It turned out that these maintenance engineers did not do nothing. A lot of solutions have been given, and now they just need to make a decision.

Several maintenance engineers showed curious looks on their faces, wanting to see how this person would express his opinion.

Qu Jianlei originally wanted to read the information before making a decision. Although the information was thick, it was not necessary to read it all.

But in that case, he had to read it quickly. Consuming calories was secondary. The key was that it would expose some details.

Now his first goal is to hide his incompetence, especially the wanted order of the Sai family, which has been sent to the Zhouzi settlement area.

He took the summarized information and flipped through it quickly. Although he controlled his reading speed, he still read ten lines at a glance.

Seeing how fast he turned the pages, several maintenance technicians couldn't help but murmur, "Can this guy really understand it?"

"Is he pretending?" A middle-aged maintenance technician couldn't help but sneer, "Who can read so fast?"

He was the only B-level maintenance technician on the scene, and he had only been certified for less than two years.

He was a little dissatisfied that Geng Shougong had to wait for this person called "Panda" to come.

However, Mr. Geng thought highly of him and helped him pass the certification. He was considered his benefactor, so he could not say anything even if he was dissatisfied.

When the other middle-aged maintenance technician heard this, he clearly opposed his words.

"I have seen truly smart maintenance technicians who can read a page of paper at a glance. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that others can't do it."

As the saying goes, colleagues are enemies. This person also applied for certification as a Class B maintenance technician, but he didn't pass, but he didn't think he was bad.

The Class B maintenance technician smiled indifferently, "Really? Who are you talking about?"

This person answered very calmly, "Master Luo Lin, the only female Class A maintenance technician."

"No way?" The Class B maintenance technician looked at the other person in surprise, "You actually know Master Luo Lin?"

Geng Shougong was originally a little bit confused in his heart: Is this guy reading information?

Hearing the conversation between the two, he was relieved: Sure enough, it is the world of geniuses that I don't understand.

Qu Jianlei finished reading the summarized information, and it took less than twenty minutes from beginning to end.

He did not express any opinions, but frowned and thought for two minutes, then picked up the documents and started to look through them again.

This time, he had a much clearer goal, so it took him a total of... one and a half hours.

After putting down the documents, he thought for about five minutes, then said, "Okay, I have a plan."

"What plan?" The B-level maintenance technician couldn't help but speak out, "Can we discuss it?"

Qu Jianlei looked at him and shook his head, "It's just a test plan, there's no need to discuss it."

He was not deaf or blind, and his hearing was particularly good. How could he not sense that this person was not very friendly to him?

He didn't care about it. It was normal for such a situation to occur between colleagues, so he just ignored it.

Then he took out seven or eight documents and put them in the hands of the staff, "Hold them for me."

Next, he walked around the heating station with a one-meter-long alloy stick.

He knocked here and there with the stick, and stopped from time to time to look through the documents.

It took him about an hour and a half, and as the sky was about to get dark, he handed in his answer sheet.

There were six fault points in total, thirteen hidden dangers, and three of them would cause failures if they were not dealt with quickly.

Four of the six fault points had been analyzed by the maintenance engineers, and another one was also included in the inspection suggestions.

But there was one point that was really ignored by everyone, and the reason was very simple. It was in the output component.

The output part of the equipment was easy to detect and maintain, so no one thought about it.

Nine of the thirteen hidden dangers had been calculated long ago, waiting to be verified through testing.

Three of the remaining four were non-major components, but the last one surprised everyone.

"How is this possible?" The B-level maintenance technician refused to believe it. "The parts were replaced last summer."

The person who had just confronted him spoke up, "There are no hidden dangers in new parts? Is that right... Can't we just take them down and test them?"

"Yes," someone said, "We only need to test a few points, which is really easy."

Qu Jianlei found a total of 19 problems, but in fact, this number is really not much.

The maintenance technicians gave various suggestions, and there are hundreds of items that need to be tested!

The test itself takes a certain amount of time. Although some tests can be carried out at the same time, there are only so many maintenance technicians.

No matter how fast it is, it won't be much faster.

In addition, taking down these hundreds of items for testing is itself a huge project and costs a lot.

And the heating of the residents in the settlement will also be seriously affected.

The B-level maintenance technician had to admit this, but he still said stubbornly, "Can you guarantee that these are all the faults?"

Several maintenance technicians looked at him strangely: This question is a bit too low-level, isn't it?

Qu Jianlei was speechless, "If there are any more problems, just keep checking... I just listed some of the main components."

As a maintenance technician, who dares to say that he can find all the problems? It's good enough to point out most of the problems in the main links.

The B-level maintenance technician also heard that the other party's answer was vaguely thorny, which made him even more annoyed.

"Not all of the items you mentioned have problems."

"Whether there are problems or not, just check it out, right?" The man said to him as usual, "This output end fault is easy to check."

The output end fault is something no one expected, so it is representative.

This also needs to be stopped for inspection, but because it is an external device, it does not need to be stopped for a long time.

Even with the replacement of parts, it only takes half an hour, and the impact on residents is minimal.

"Just check it," the B-level maintenance technician was annoyed, but he did not forget to emphasize one point, "Even if there is a problem, it does not mean that he is right."

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Chapter 96 Immediate Results (Fourth Update)

Qu Jianlei was too lazy to pay attention to the noise. He turned his head to look at Geng Shougong, "The work is done, what about the balance?"

"The balance..." Geng Shougong was also a little nervous and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Are you sure you have found all the faults?"

"Why are you asking such an amateur question?" Qu Jianlei looked at him strangely, "Isn't it good enough to find the main fault?"

Geng Shougong blushed, "Well, let's talk about another problem... In such a short time, six hundred silver dollars are not enough?"

Qu Jianlei stared at him blankly for a long time, then sighed, "I've seen all those testing plans..."

"Let alone adopting all of them, just adopting any one of them...how many silver dollars would it cost?"

Geng Shougong thought about it, and still answered with a stiff upper lip, "But you only spent less than half a day in total, this cost..."

It's not that he wants to embarrass Qu Jianlei, it's just that the wasteland is such a cognition, and the respect for knowledge here is not from the heart.

They do want to respect knowledge, but half a day, knocking here and there with a stick...is it worth 600 silver dollars?

Qu Jianlei looked at him speechlessly, "What is the most valuable thing in the wasteland?"

"What is it..." Geng Shougong was a little confused, "Powerful adventurer?"

This is really true, the wasteland is about the strong being respected.

Qu Jianlei slapped his forehead and said helplessly, "The most valuable thing is talent!"

"That's true," Geng Shougong nodded, "but isn't this... a little too valuable?"

"You don't understand what talent is at all," Qu Jianlei was too lazy to say more, "If you are worried, you can check and repair it first!"

Then he turned and walked out, "Send the balance to me... If you think it's not worth it, it's up to you."

He didn't want to be high-profile, but Asperger's syndrome has this characteristic. He believes that what he recognizes, others should recognize.

Of course, if the other party doesn't recognize it, there will be no future cooperation.

Geng Shougong at least thought of "maybe there will be no future."

Just like he gave the other party 600 silver dollars first, he didn't think about whether it was worth it this time, but thought about how to make an opening next time.

So after a moment of stunned silence, he quickly chased after him, "Wait, don't you still need to read some books?"

Seeing him chase after him, a maintenance engineer was stunned, "Mr. Geng, this... the other side is really arrogant."

"If we can disprove it, won't he be able to be arrogant?" Finally, an upright maintenance engineer couldn't stand it anymore, "Disprove it."

There is competition in every industry, but in industries with high technical requirements, some people are relatively simple.

It is not difficult to disprove it. Within an hour, everyone conducted tests on two hidden dangers.

Both hidden dangers are in easy-to-detect locations, and one of them does not even need to be shut down.

After two tests, at least no one dared to openly question Qu Jianlei anymore - he really said it right.

Later, the application for temporary suspension of equipment operation was also approved, so everyone tested the fault at the output end.

It was the fault that Qu Jianlei pointed out and no one had realized before. If you want to detect and repair this fault, you must shut down the machine.

Half an hour later, the repaired equipment restarted. Someone couldn't help but sigh, "This guy... is too amazing, right?"

Let's not talk about anything else, just saying that he did find a problem that no one else found, it's admirable.

The B-level maintenance technician was unhappy when he heard this, and he raised his voice to speak.

"Only three places have been checked, and there are still sixteen places to be checked. I say you... don't look like you haven't seen the world, okay?"

The one who had been arguing with him smiled when he heard this, "You pointed out a problem that none of us have found, and you are still not convinced?"

The B-level maintenance technician was speechless after being arguing, "At least the fee is a bit high... Six hundred silver dollars, and it's just the initial cost."

"Everyone, are you willing to be suppressed by this outsider with unknown origins?"

All the people present were senior maintenance technicians, and it was impossible for them to be short of money, but these six hundred silver dollars... were really earned too easily.

However, this is an industry that relies on technology after all, and someone finally said.

"If the remaining sixteen places are all predicted by him, six hundred silver dollars are really not much."

More than not much? They did give some suggestions for testing. Generally speaking, the minimum testing plan is less than two thousand silver dollars.

This cost is actually very economical. After all, this is the heating of the entire city... the entire settlement.

And two thousand silver dollars is just the testing fee. After the heating stops running, it will affect the operation of the entire city.

That loss is really hard to estimate.

But what is certain is... it is definitely more expensive than the testing fee, more expensive than the testing fee plus the maintenance fee!

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Liu has not stopped the heating system. There are too many balance considerations.

"It's really not much," someone echoed. There are really more than one conscientious maintenance technicians.

The B-level maintenance technician was impatient, "Let's check the other sixteen projects first... Why doesn't he participate?"

The person who confronted him looked at him like he was mentally retarded, "Let him participate... Don't you want to do the big projects in the settlement in the future?"

The B-level maintenance technician was shocked when he heard this, but he still insisted, "Do you think he is really that capable?"

The other person was not to be outdone, "The key is to talk about yourself... Do you think you are that capable and can handle him?"

After one night, three faults had been repaired and seven hidden dangers had been found.

Although the heating was intermittent that night, in the early morning of the next day, the residents of the settlement were surprised to find that the temperature in their homes seemed to be three or four degrees higher.

Don't underestimate these three or four degrees, the difference is really big. In winter, the room temperature of 8 degrees and 11 degrees is the difference between heaven and hell.

Not to mention the room temperature, the average temperature was only about four degrees lower during the extreme cold age of the Little Ice Age that led to the complete collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

The hidden dangers checked are also very valuable. At least in the future, a lot of financial expenditures can be reduced.

The key is that three faults and seven hidden dangers have been proven to be true.

Then the remaining three faults and nine hidden dangers are basically true.

So the next day, when everyone was checking and repairing, Geng Shougong summoned two confidants to discuss the matter.

"This panda...how should we settle with him?"

No one can estimate the cost of Qu Jianlei's repair this time. All the reduced losses are counted on him? This is unrealistic!

In the end, someone still made a suggestion, "Just 600 silver dollars, no need to add more, at most we can let him read books for free."

This suggestion is actually quite good.

Geng Shougong thought about it and finally nodded, "Yes, books are rare, we are not short of sincerity."

Qu Jianlei has put this matter behind him. He has done what he can, so he doesn't have to worry about other things.

Heating for residents in the settlement is really important, but...he lives outside the city!

The city and the outside of the city are separated by a wall, but the difference is really too great.

At least outside the city, you basically have to find firewood to keep warm. Those with worse conditions... can only rely on shaking.

Qu Jianlei's small team is considered to be in the best condition. They have a mixed engine for fuel and energy blocks, but they rely on firewood most of the time.

Claire chopped so much firewood before winter.

So he really doesn't care about the situation in the city. The most important thing is to cash in the harvest as soon as possible.

He and Hua Xiezi spent two days selling a large part of the spoils from the Black Wind.

Although the people of Zhou Liu said they abide by the rules, they are not soft-hearted when collecting stolen goods. They dare to collect the trucks of the Black Wind team.

Then the two returned with a large amount of drinking water, fuel and ammunition.

After returning, they were shocked to find that Geng Shougong had sent books and sent another 300 books without asking for a deposit.

Qu Jianlei could vaguely guess that this was the subsequent testing fee. He was satisfied with this payment method.

In addition, Spencer got new news: the Black Wind team was attacked, and a reward of 2,000 silver dollars was offered for clues.

This was another time that Qu Jianlei was offered a reward, and his reaction was very calm.

"That guy called Fugui, the reward is only 1,000 silver dollars... Did Black Wind suffer serious losses this time?"

"I heard that he was crippled and the second in command died in battle," the old liar was a little gloating, and he believed that it was Black Wind who attacked him.

Qu Jianlei's attitude was like an outsider, he asked puzzledly, "It's like this, can they still afford the reward?"

"Who can't have some family background?" The old liar said indifferently, "Besides, Hongxue also came forward, so it's a guarantee."

Then he looked at Qu Jianlei carefully, "Well... did I earn 50 silver dollars?"

The old liar was not just asking for a debt, it was obvious that he had some doubts that Black Wind's losses might be related to the panda boss.

It is impossible to live to such an old age in the wasteland without some survival wisdom.

"You brought good news, I'll give you 20 silver dollars first," Qu Jianlei said expressionlessly.

"It just so happens that Heifeng is disabled, so it will be convenient later. I'll go investigate and give you 30 silver dollars after confirmation."

He couldn't admit that he was the one who did it, but it wouldn't be appropriate not to give you anything.

"That's great," the old liar said with a smile, but he was a little confused... Was the boss really in seclusion a few days ago?

But no matter what, it's real to have money in hand. For so many years, he has never experienced such a rich winter.

"Then I'll go to the tavern to inquire about the news."

Watching him leave, Hua Xiezi came over and whispered, "This guy... doesn't seem very reassuring."

Qu Jianlei shook his head and sighed, "There are some bottom lines... I still hope I can stick to it."

Hua Xiezi was actually testing to see if the boss was a ruthless person who would turn his face.

The answer was a bit pedantic, but it also gave her a reassurance. No one wants their partner to be ruthless and without bottom line.

"Can you continue to teach me the Thirteen Swords of Tai Chi?"

"Practice the first seven swords first," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "I'm about to break through..."

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