Chapter 95 Master (Third update)
Qu Jianlei's words can often make people choke to death, and this sentence is no exception.
However, although Geng Shougong is a technical boss, since he is in a management position, he does not lack experience in dealing with people.
So he answered simply, "It's cold this winter. Sir, since you are in Zhouliu, I hope you will consider it for everyone."
"It's none of my business. When I was about to die, no one thought about me," Qu Jianlei replied gruffly.
"Bring me six hundred first, and then I'll go take a look... I told you 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 and I will count the banknotes for you on the spot."
He is really not afraid of giving the banknote directly. Unless the other party leaves directly after collecting the money, it is always part of his calculation.
Qu Jianlei opened the door and walked out, then smiled slightly, "Even if it doesn't work this time, I will always pay you back... What a plan."
Understand people! 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 that person?"
As expected of someone I value! The corner of Geng Shougong's mouth twitched, "Let's go then?"
"Bank notes," Qu Jianlei stretched out his hand and checked twice.
"Is it true that you are so lucky?" Geng Shougong counted out six banknotes and handed them to Hua Xiezi, "Count them."
Qu Jianlei would not suspect that there was something wrong with the other party's banknote, and he would not worry about such a trivial matter, "Wait while I pack some tools."
Seeing him putting some tools into a big bag, Geng Shougong subconsciously asked, "So many homemade ones?"
"Homemade tools fit the hand better," Qu Jianlei couldn't say, of course, since he had never had much contact with formal tools from the beginning.
Relying on the huge garbage dump, you can just do it according to your temper, and there is no need to be restricted by rules and regulations.
How could Geng Shougong have imagined that this would be the case? He nodded when he heard this, "Using homemade tools... is really good!"
In his impression, it is not uncommon for repairmen to use homemade tools - many homemade tools fit better in the hand than standard tools.
But someone like this person who has prepared so many homemade tools must be at least a senior B-level maintenance technician.
Hua Scorpion pursed his lips when he heard this, and said to himself that he wanted to use standard tools, but he didn't have the conditions.
"The amount of the banknote is correct. Do you want me to go into the city with you?"
"Then let's go together," Qu Jianlei nodded, "Let's see what we want to buy by the way."
With Geng Shougong leading the way, they drove into the settlement and arrived at the heating center.
The guards here are very tight, and it looks like a "core place".
Even though Geng Shougong was leading the way, the guards carefully registered Qu Jianlei's nicknames and even wanted him to take off his hijab.
Qu Jianlei said very simply: If you insist, then I won’t enter!
Finally, Boss Geng had some face and patiently explained a few words, and the guards were able to give in.
——The key is that the recent heating is really not working, and the guard himself can't stand it.
After arriving at the heating station, Hua Xiezi was politely but firmly blocked out, and only Qu Jianlei was eligible to enter.
The heating station is large and has a lot of equipment inside.
Qu Jianlei felt a little regretful when he first saw it: for such a big place, six hundred silver dollars was still too little.
Several maintenance technicians were checking there. When they saw him coming in, they knew without thinking that it was the master whose ears could be used as flaw detectors.
They didn't come over to say hello, but stopped what they were doing and just stood there watching.
A truly capable person will not easily recognize his peers, especially Geng Shougong who has been bragging about this person before.
However, a staff member came over, a man in his early thirties, holding a stack of information that was 40 centimeters thick.
He said enthusiastically, "Master Panda, this is a schematic diagram of the operation of the equipment... Some of them are unique to Zhou Liu, please take a look first."
Fortunately, Qu Jianlei had been honing his mechanical knowledge recently, otherwise he would have been blinded 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 summarized solutions." The man took out another stack of paper, about one centimeter thick.
It turns out that these maintenance engineers have not done anything. They have already given many plans, and now they are just about to make a decision.
Several maintenance technicians had curious looks on their faces, wanting to see how this person would express his position.
Qu Jianlei originally wanted to make a decision after reading the information. Although the information was thick, he did not need to read it all.
But in that case, he would have to look through it quickly. Burning calories was secondary, and the key was to expose some details.
Now his first target is to hide Zhuo, especially since the Sai family's wanted order has been sent to the Zhouzi settlement area.
He took the collected information and flipped through it quickly. Although he controlled his reading speed, he could still read ten lines at a glance.
Seeing the speed at which he turned the pages, several maintenance technicians couldn't help but murmured, "Can this guy understand it?"
"Are you pretending?" A middle-aged maintenance man couldn't help but sneered, "Who can see so quickly?"
He is the only B-level maintenance technician on site and has only been certified for less than two years.
He was quite unconvinced that Geng Shougong had to wait for this person named "Panda" to come.
However, Mr. Geng thought highly of him and helped him pass the certification. He was regarded as his noble man, and he couldn't say anything no matter how unconvinced he was.
Another middle-aged maintenance engineer heard this and clearly opposed his words.
"I've seen really smart maintenance technicians who can read a page at a glance. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."
The so-called colleagues are enemies. This person also applied for certification as a B-level maintenance technician, but failed, but he did not think he was bad.
The B-level maintenance engineer smiled nonchalantly and said, "Really, who are you talking about?"
But this one answered calmly, "Master Luo Lin is the only female A-level maintenance technician."
"Isn't it?" The B-level maintenance engineer glanced at the other party in surprise, "You actually know Master Luo Lin?"
Geng Shougong was originally murmuring: Is this guy reading information?
Hearing the conversation between these two people, he felt relieved: Sure enough, I don't understand the world of geniuses.
Qu Jianlei flipped through the collected information, and it took less than twenty minutes from beginning to end.
He didn't express any opinion, but frowned and thought for two minutes, then picked up the information and started looking through it.
Looking through it this time, the target he chose was much clearer, so it took a total of...an hour and a half.
After putting down the information, he thought for almost five minutes before speaking out, "Okay, I have a plan."
"What plan?" The B-level maintenance engineer couldn't help but say, "Can we discuss it?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at him and shook his head, "It's just a testing plan, there's no need to discuss it."
He is neither deaf nor blind, and his hearing is exceptionally good. How could he not sense that this person is not very friendly to him?
He didn't care about it. It was completely normal for this kind of situation to happen among peers, so just ignore it.
Then he took out seven or eight books and put them in the hands of the staff, "Hold them for me."
Next, he walked around the heating station holding an alloy stick more than one meter long.
He tapped here and there with his stick, stopping from time to time to look through the information.
It took almost an hour and a half. Seeing that it was getting dark, he handed over the answer sheet.
There are a total of six fault points and thirteen hidden dangers. If three of these hidden dangers are not dealt with as soon as possible, failure will occur.
Four of these six fault points have been analyzed by maintenance engineers, and another one has been included in the inspection recommendations.
But there is one thing that is really ignored by everyone, and the reason is very simple. This is the output component.
The output part of the equipment is easy to detect and repair, so no one thinks about it.
Nine of the thirteen hidden dangers have been calculated and are waiting to be tested and verified.
Three of the remaining four parts 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 only replaced last summer."
The person who had just criticized him spoke up, "There are no hidden dangers in new parts? Isn't that right... Isn't it just a matter of taking them apart and testing them?"
"Yeah," someone said in support, "You only need to test a few points, so it's really easy."
Qu Jianlei found a total of nineteen problems, but in fact, this number was really not many.
The maintenance technicians gave various suggestions, and there were hundreds of items that needed to be inspected!
The inspection itself takes a certain amount of time. Although some inspections can be performed at the same time, there are only so many maintenance technicians.
No matter how fast you go, you won't get anywhere fast.
Also, dismantling all these hundreds of items for testing is a huge project in itself and expensive.
The heating of residents in settlements will also be seriously affected.
The B-level maintenance engineer also had to admit this, but he still said stubbornly, "Can you guarantee that all the faults are?"
Several maintenance technicians looked at him strangely: Isn't this question a bit too substandard?
Qu Jianlei was speechless, "If you have any questions, just keep checking... I just listed some main components."
As a maintenance technician, who dares to say that he can detect all problems? It is enough to be able to point out most of the problems in the main links.
The B-level maintenance engineer also heard it, and the other party's answer was vaguely thorny, which made him even more annoyed.
"The projects you mentioned may not all have problems."
"Is there any problem? Can't we just check it out?" The person scolded him as usual, "The fault on this output terminal is easy to check."
The fault at the output end is something that no one has thought of, so it is representative.
This also requires stopping the operation to check, but since it is an external device, it does not need to be stopped for long.
Even including the replacement of parts, it only takes half an hour, and the impact on residents is minimal.
"Check it," the B-level maintenance engineer was annoyed, but he did not forget to emphasize one point, "Even if there is a problem, it does not mean that everything he said is right."
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Chapter 96 Immediate results (fourth update)
Qu Jianlei didn't bother to pay attention to the noise. He turned his head and looked at Geng Shougong, "The work is done, where is the remaining balance?"
"The balance..." Geng Shougong was also a little nervous and couldn't help but swallow, "Are you sure you have found all the faults?"
"Why do you ask such a layman's question?" Qu Jianlei looked at him strangely, "Can't we just find the main fault?"
Geng Shougong blushed, "Okay then, let's talk about another question... six hundred silver dollars is not enough in such a short time?"
Qu Jianlei stared at him blankly for a while, then sighed, "I have read all those testing plans..."
"Don't say adopt them all, just adopt any one...how many silver coins will it cost?"
Geng Shougong thought for a while and then answered bravely, "But it only took you less than half a day in total, and the cost..."
This is not because he wants to embarrass Qu Jianlei. In fact, this is the perception of the wasteland. The respect for knowledge here is not heartfelt.
They also want to respect knowledge, but half a day of knocking here and there with a stick is worth six hundred 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, "A powerful adventurer?"
This is indeed true, Wasteland talks 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 this is... too valuable for you, isn't it?"
"You don't understand what kind of talent he is at all," Qu Jianlei said lazily, "If you're not at ease, you should check and repair it first!"
Then he turned around and walked out, "Send me the balance... If you feel it's not worth it, that's up to you."
He doesn’t want to be high-profile, but Asperger’s syndrome has this characteristic. He thinks that what he recognizes should be recognized by others.
Of course, if the other party does not approve, there will be no future cooperation.
Geng Shougong at least thought that "there may be no future."
Just like when he first gave the other party 600 silver dollars, he didn't even think about whether it was worth it this time. What he thought about was that it would be easier to speak next time.
So after being stunned for a moment, he quickly chased after him, "Wait a minute, don't you still want to read some books?"
Seeing him chasing after him, a maintenance engineer was stunned and said, "Mr. Geng is... the other person is really arrogant."
"If we can falsify it, won't he stop being crazy?" Finally, an upright maintenance engineer couldn't stand it and said, "Just falsify it."
Competition exists in every industry, but in industries with high technical requirements, some people are relatively simple.
It is actually not difficult to prove falsification. Within an hour, everyone tested two hidden dangers.
Both of these vulnerabilities are in easily detectable locations, and one of them does not even require downtime.
After two tests, at least no one dared to openly question Qu Jianlei anymore - he was really right.
Later, the request to temporarily stop the operation of the equipment was approved, so everyone tested the output failure.
It is a fault that Qu Jianlei pointed out that no one was aware of before. If you want to detect and repair this fault, you must shut down the machine.
Half an hour later, the repaired equipment restarted. Some people couldn't help but sigh, "Isn't this... so awesome?"
Apart from anything else, it is admirable to say that people have indeed discovered problems that no one else has discovered.
The B-level maintenance engineer was unhappy when he heard this and raised his voice.
"Only three places have been tested, and there are still sixteen places to be tested. I say you... don't act like you have never seen the world, okay?"
The person who had been criticizing him smiled when he heard this and said, "You pointed out a problem that none of us have discovered. Are you still not convinced?"
The B-level maintenance engineer was speechless, "At least the charge is a bit high... Six hundred silver dollars, and that's just the upfront fee."
"Everyone, are you willing to be burdened by this outsider of unknown origin?"
Everyone present was a senior maintenance technician, so it was impossible for them to be short of money, but these six hundred silver dollars... it was really easy to earn.
However, after all, this is an industry that relies on technology to speak for itself, and finally someone expressed it.
"If he has guessed the remaining sixteen places, six hundred silver dollars is really not much."
More than not much? They did give testing suggestions. Generally speaking, the minimum testing plan is two thousand silver dollars less.
This cost is actually very economical. After all, this is heating for the entire city...the entire settlement.
Moreover, two thousand silver dollars is just a simple inspection 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 inspection fee, and more expensive than the inspection fee plus maintenance fee!
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Liu has never stopped the heating system. There are too many balancing considerations.
"It's true that there aren't many," someone echoed. There really is more than one repairman with a conscience.
The B-level maintenance engineer became impatient, "Let's check the other sixteen items first... Why doesn't he participate?"
The person who was quarreling with him looked at him as if he was a retard, "Let him participate in... you don't want to do any big projects in the settlement in the future?"
The B-level maintenance engineer was agitated when he heard this, but in the end he still said harshly, "Do you think he is really that good?"
The one who showed no signs of weakness said, "The key is yourself... Do you think you are that good and can you withstand others?"
After one night, three faults had been repaired and seven hidden dangers had been identified.
Although the heating was intermittent throughout the night, in the early morning of the next day, the residents of the settlement were pleasantly 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. The room temperature in winter is 8 degrees and 11 degrees. That is the difference between heaven and hell.
Not to mention room temperature, the average temperature during the Little Ice Age, which led to the complete collapse of the Ming Dynasty, was about four degrees lower.
The value of troubleshooting hidden dangers is also very high, at least in the coming years, it can reduce a lot of financial expenses.
The key is that the three faults and seven hidden dangers have all been proven to be true.
So the remaining three faults and nine hidden dangers are basically impossible to fake.
So the next day when everyone was inspecting and repairing, Geng Shougong summoned two of his confidants to discuss the matter.
"This panda...how should we settle matters with him?"
No one can estimate the cost of Qu Jianlei's repair this time, so all the reduced losses should be borne by him? This is unrealistic!
Finally, someone suggested, "Just six hundred silver dollars, no need to add more. At worst, we can let him read for free."
This suggestion is actually quite good.
Geng Shougong thought about it and finally nodded, "Yes, books are rare, and we are not lacking in sincerity."
Qu Jianlei has put this matter behind him. He has done what he can, and there is no need to worry about anything else.
Heating for the residents of the settlement is really important, but... he lives outside the city!
There is a wall between the city and the outside, but the difference is really huge.
At least for heating outside the city, you basically have to find firewood yourself. If the conditions are worse... you can only rely on shaking.
Qu Jianlei's small team is considered to be in excellent condition. They have a mixed engine with oil and energy blocks, but most of the time they rely on firewood.
Claire chopped so much firewood before winter came.
So he really didn't care much about the situation in the city. He just wanted to cash in his gains as soon as possible.
He and Hua Scorpion spent two days selling a large part of the loot obtained from Black Wind.
Although Zhou Liu's people talk about rules, they are not lenient at all when collecting stolen goods. Even the trucks of the Black Wind team dare to collect them.
Then the two returned with a large amount of water, fuel and ammunition.
After returning, they were shocked to find that Geng Shougong had sent a book, and he didn't even ask for a deposit, so he sent another three hundred copies.
Qu Jianlei could vaguely guess that this was the subsequent testing fee, and he could express his satisfaction with this payment method.
Furthermore, Spencer found out new news: the Black Wind team was attacked, and a reward of two thousand silver dollars was offered for clues.
This was another time Qu Jianlei was offered a reward, and his reaction was very calm.
"What's that rich guy called? The reward is only one thousand silver dollars... Heifeng's losses are serious this time?"
"I heard that he was maimed and the second in charge died in the battle," the old liar said with a bit of gloating. He believed that the one who attacked him was Black Wind.
Qu Jianlei's attitude was like that of an outsider. He asked in confusion, "Now that things are like this, can they still afford the reward?"
"Who can have no wealth at all?" The old liar said nonchalantly, "Besides, Hongxue has also come forward, so let's take it for granted."
Then he looked at Qu Jianlei carefully, "Um...do I earn fifty silver dollars?"
The old liar was not simply asking for debts. Obviously, he had some doubts that Black Wind's losses might be related to the panda boss.
It is impossible to live to such a long age in the wasteland without some survival wisdom.
"You've brought good news, I'll give you twenty silver dollars first," Qu Jianlei said expressionlessly.
"It just so happens that Black Wind is disabled, so it's easier to turn back. I'll go investigate and confirm it before giving you thirty silver dollars."
It's impossible for him to admit that he did it, but it wouldn't be appropriate to deny it at all.
"That's great," the old liar said with a smile, but he was a little confused... The boss was really in retreat a few days ago?
But no matter what, it is true to have money. For many years, he has never experienced such a wealthy winter.
"Then I'll go to the tavern to find out more information."
Watching him leave, Hua Scorpion walked over and asked in a low voice, "This guy... doesn't feel very reassuring."
Qu Jianlei shook his head and sighed, "There are some bottom lines... I still hope to stick to them."
Hua Scorpion is actually testing to see if the boss is a ruthless person.
The answer was a bit pedantic, but it also gave her reassurance. No one wants their partner to be cruel and ruthless without any limits.
"Can you continue to teach me the Thirteen Tai Chi Knives?"
"You should practice the first seven swords first," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "I'm about to break through..."
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