Embers Ad Infinitum

Although Long Yuehong has experienced similar scenes time and time again since she has memory, human's fear of the dark and the unknown will never disappear, unless there is a mental problem, or a bold person will walk alone in the silence In the corridor late at night, it is inevitable that there will still be a little bit of fear in the bottom of my heart.

As the flashlight swept across, Long Yuehong thought of what Shang Jianyao once said:

When walking alone at night, if you are afraid, sing to yourself!

Before, he dismissed it. After all, he has lived on the floor for 23 years. Even if he excludes the childhood when he has no memory, he has been familiar with the corresponding environment for nearly 20 years. He can't go wrong with his eyes closed. the way.

In such a case, the fear is not too serious and can be completely overcome.

But now, on the unfamiliar 622nd floor, darkness always re-rules the corresponding area after the light of his flashlight is removed, which makes him feel involuntarily.

Could it be more terrifying than the night of those city ruins? Long Yuehong muttered to herself silently, as if her courage had returned.

He took bigger steps and his stride became faster.

As for the method of singing and courage, he ultimately did not adopt it.

Isn't this disturbing the dream on such a quiet night?

Thanks to the similar layout of the living floor, the layout of the sewage pipes needs to be considered, and Long Yuehong didn't go to the toilet on this floor before turning off the lights, so he arrived at his destination without spending too much time.

This is a public toilet located at the junction of zone b and zone c.

In the men's toilet, the dim light swayed in the gloomy and cold night wind, and the darkness was uncertain, making Long Yuehong suddenly think of ghost movies in the old world entertainment materials.

Such thoughts passed by in a flash, and with his 20 years of rich experience, he judged that someone was dangling with a flashlight on while squatting on the toilet.

Don't know about saving energy rationing! Long Yuehong, who is a d7-level employee, still maintains a frugal spirit in this regard.

The energy ration share within "Pangu Biology" is only determined by rank and position, and you can't buy it if you want to spend contribution points!

Of course, this is only on the public level. In private, someone will let you use their home appliances if you can afford points.

Long Yuehong retracted her gaze, walked to a urinal, and solved her own problem.

In order not to spill it, he also did not turn off the flashlight and stuck it on the back of his hand.

on the back of the hand of the t1-type robotic arm.

After shaking and pulling the zipper, Long Yuehong subconsciously looked at the place where the dim yellow light was shaking,

Suddenly, his eyes straightened slightly.

He saw that there was a faint smoke in the dim yellow, sometimes expanding, sometimes rolling, as if it had its own vitality.

While Long Yuehong frowned slightly, she vaguely heard a suppressed moan.

The moan seemed to be absent, as if restraining some kind of pain.

With a swipe of the ground, Long Yuehong's mind became extremely clear.

His first reaction was to withdraw from the public toilet, thinking about it in the long run, but he immediately thought that this was an internal company. If something went wrong, everyone would be affected, and there was no way for him to retreat.

First confirm what's going on. If it's not right, go to the order supervision room and report it... Long Yuehong made a quick decision, turned off her flashlight, and walked to that compartment step by step.

The closer he got, the more obvious the smoke became, and the more clearly the moan that contained some kind of pain became clearer.

Seeing that the target was in sight, Long Yuehong leaped forward.

In the next second, he and the man squatting in the cubicle raised their eyes with big eyes.

After a brief solidification, the man became anxious and angry:

"Look at what?"

Long Yuehong's mouth moved for a while and said:

"Why don't you close the door?"

The man held a cigarette in one hand and held the door in the other, and said with an angry smile:

"It's the middle of the night, and there's no one there. What's wrong with me opening the door to let in the air?"

Long Yuehong settled down:

"Where did you get your cigarettes?"

Inside "Pangu Biology", except for most of the old generation who have passed away and a few people who were brought out of the habit, other employees don't smoke, so Long Yuehong didn't think about it at all just now.

This thing is a luxury in a sense.

If it weren't for the fact that his stomach was not clean and his buttocks had not been wiped, the man squatting there would have wanted to jump up and beat Long Yuehong.

He said angrily:

"When I was on the field, I got it in exchange for a settlement in the Black Marsh Wilderness!

"What's wrong? I'm a new employee. It's normal to be addicted to smoking!"

His eyes swept away, and his pupils suddenly enlarged, reflecting Long Yuehong's iron-black arm.

Only then did Long Yuehong see clearly the appearance of the other party: dark skin, yellow teeth, a pitted face, and obvious bloodshot eyes. At first glance, it was a foreign employee who had not undergone genetic modification. The appearance can only be said to be neither ugly nor scary.

Embarrassed to be embarrassed, Long Yuehong asked further:

"Then why were you, why were you moaning?"

"Can't you be constipated, big brother?" The man's attitude became quite good.

Long Yuehong laughed dryly:

"I just came back from the field work, and my spirit is still relatively tense, and my reaction is a bit excessive. I'm sorry."

"Understand." The man looked like he was very good at speaking.

He paused and said:

"Okay, don't you stand in front of me like this? Uh, no, can I close the door?"

"Okay, okay." Long Yuehong was very grateful that the light was dim at this time, and it couldn't show her face.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of that compartment turned back and closed.

The man inside was silent for a few seconds and said:

"Which action team are you from, where did you get the robotic arm?"

"I'm from a special action team." Based on the principle of confidentiality, Long Yuehong could only give a rough answer.

He asked curiously:

"What do you care about the robotic arm?"

The man in the compartment sighed and said:

"I am a foreign employee. I am not qualified to do genetic improvement, and I often have to go to the surface to perform tasks. In order to survive, if I live enough to be able to transfer to an internal post, it is very cost-effective to exchange one arm for a robotic arm."

Long Yuehong thought about it and said sincerely:

"very expensive."

"Hey..." The man in the compartment sighed again.

Long Yuehong didn't tell him that if he lost his arm during the mission, he could get a free biological prosthesis transplant, but he didn't have a choice, and it was impossible to get those with good abilities, because losing his arm would inevitably bleed heavily, and the probability of not being able to be rescued was not low, especially the body. On the surface, when it is too late to heal, it is even more so.

He turned around and walked outside the public toilet.

With such a comparison, he suddenly felt that his current situation was quite good.

It would be better if there were no more missions... Long Yuehong thought about it as she casually illuminated her surroundings with a flashlight.

He saw a lot of graffiti drawn with chalk on many walls, some deep, some childish, some exaggerated, each with its own characteristics.

It's the exact same scene seen in many places on the 495th floor.

The same is true for other residences.

For some reason, Long Yuehong was inexplicably happy.

This is a sign that foreign employees are beginning to integrate into the company, and it is also a symbol of the birth of offspring between them.

Thinking of this, his pace back to Room 59 in Area B quickened a lot.

After three or four steps, Long Yuehong stopped and turned her ear.

It seemed that he might have heard voices just now.

After listening carefully for a while, he found nothing but snoring.

"Sure enough, I still haven't completely relaxed..." Long Yuehong laughed at himself and shook his head, and walked to No. 59 in Area B.

...

The next morning, 647th floor, room 14.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen walked in hand in hand and found that there was only Shang Jianyao in the office.

He was very arrogant, pushed the chair back to the limit, and put his feet on the table.

"Where's the team leader?" Long Yuehong let go of Bai Chen's hand and asked subconsciously.

Shang Jianyao responded with a bright smile:

"you guess."

Lost again? Long Yuehong wanted to answer like this, but suddenly the back of her neck froze, and she was awake.

If the team leader is wandering in the corridor, and she hears me talking bad about her behind my back, it will be a big trouble! Her hearing is different today! Long Yuehong glanced back suddenly, but did not find anyone passing by outside.

But out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Bai Chen quietly retracted his hand, from the back of his neck.

Long Yuehong stared at the past and saw the slightly raised corners of her mouth on Bai Chen's serious expression.

He followed with a slight smile.

"Wang Wang Wang!" Shang Jianyao called out.

Long Yuehong was a little embarrassed when the phone in the office rang.

"Go pick it up. UU reading www.uukanshu.com" he hurriedly said to Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao's face doesn't matter:

"It must be Dabai. She's not here. I don't know what reason to give her if I pick it up. It's better not to pick it up."

"Yes." Long Yuehong thought for a while and thought that was the truth.

Bai Chen didn't object either.

Jingle's phone rang for a while, and finally stopped.

After another ten minutes, Jiang Baimian walked into the office.

She didn't give any explanation, and greeted the team members as usual.

Not long after Jiang Baimian sat down, the landline rang again, making a jingle bell.

She picked up the microphone, put it close to her ear, listened for a while, and said "ummm" twice, then turned to Shang Jianyao and shouted loudly:

"Hey, looking for you!"