"Brother Lin, there are many toxic chemicals in the chemistry laboratory, and if there's a problem, we usually call in professionals. Can the two of us really handle this?" Qian Xiaomao pulled Lin Feng over, covering his nose tightly because the smell was getting more and more pungent. It was only now that he realized something was amiss and murmured, still feeling somewhat afraid. Although he didn't see Lin Feng often, his intuition told him that Lin Feng was a pretty good colleague, and out of kindness, he offered a reminder.
"If you hadn't spoken to the leadership that way earlier, things wouldn't be so difficult for us now. The section chief is deliberately making things hard for us," Qian Xiaomao sighed.
"It's okay, let's just go have a look; it's not a big deal," Lin Feng said calmly. He had undermined Zhao Jian earlier because he didn't want to be blamed for no reason, and now he had come to solve the problem at hand since he had a rough idea of what was going on.
They reached the entrance of the chemistry laboratory building in just a few steps. Students were everywhere below, as there were supposed to be classes in the laboratory that morning—basic public chemistry experiments—but after the students had arrived, they couldn't stand the smell inside and had all run out, clustering in groups at the bottom of the building and making a ruckus.
Most importantly, the odor was getting worse, starting to spread to the surrounding area.
Lin Feng turned his head and saw that Zhao Jian and the director were all staring in their direction...
Suddenly, Ye Xiaoyu from the crowd spotted Lin Feng and, excitedly pulling Mao Rongrong along, ran out and called out, "Teacher Lin..."
Hearing someone calling him, Lin Feng turned around and recognized the two beauties from his class the previous day, asking, "Why is it you two? Aren't you from the French Department? What are you doing here?"
"Hehe, this is our elective class. But, Teacher Lin, why are you here?" This time, Ye Xiaoyu was the one with questions . Lin Feng was a French teacher, so why had he come here?
"There's a bit of a situation here. Since you can't have your class, I've come to check things out," Lin Feng responded briefly, then added, "Wait here for now, I'll take a look. I believe the problem will be resolved soon so you can go in for class."
The students who had just run out were discussing the situation, and because of Mao Rongrong and Ye Xiaoyu's presence, there were already a lot of people paying attention, and now even more were looking their way.
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, everyone showed expressions of disdain, thinking, Another official making empty promises without understanding the situation. Just a moment ago, a member of the professional cleanup crew got knocked out by the fumes, and here you are claiming to solve the issue right away. Who do you think you are? An immortal or a monster?
The crowd looked at Lin Feng with mockery and distrust, the majority waiting to see the young man embarrass himself and provide a good laugh.
Watching Lin Feng go inside, Ye Xiaoyu felt puzzled. Teacher Lin... coming to solve the problem? But isn't Teacher Lin a French teacher?
"Sister Rongrong, don't you think it's weird? Teacher Lin actually manages the chemistry laboratory too?" Ye Xiaoyu asked Mao Rongrong, staring at her.
"Who knows? Aside from being a French teacher, he might have other positions in the school as well," Mao Rongrong answered indifferently, but she also had the same question in her mind. How could a French teacher be involved in these minor issues?
"You're curious now, aren't you? Don't worry, Sister Rongrong; leave this to me. When I have time, I'll definitely investigate Teacher Lin's true identity for you. Haha..." Ye Xiaoyu giggled cheekily.
"Huh? What??? What does your investigation into his identity have to do with me? Don't drag me into everything," Mao Rongrong's face darkened, feeling speechless towards her best friend, who dared to say anything. One careless word could lead to trouble for herself.
"I thought you wanted to know his identity, so I was offering to help..." Ye Xiaoyu said with a pitiful look, as if she genuinely wanted to help Mao Rongrong.
"If you keep talking nonsense, you'll get severe punishment when you get home," Mao Rongrong said, starting to get angry for real. She feared her best friend would speak out of turn again. Even if she wanted to know Lin Feng's identity, there was no need to broadcast it everywhere. This silly girl.
"Oh..." Hearing Mao Rongrong's threat of severe punishment, Ye Xiaoyu dared not speak anymore. She was terrified of being tickled, and she shared a room with Mao Rongrong, so she couldn't afford to disobey.
Lin Feng and his companion found a middle-aged man who looked like a teacher at the entrance to the chemistry laboratory building and asked, "Hello, we are from the Logistics Department's Comprehensive Division. We received a call to come here and deal with the situation."
"You've finally arrived; I've been waiting. I am the laboratory administrator, Wang Bin," the middle-aged man introduced himself.
"What's the situation like inside now, and how did this happen?" Lin Feng asked casually.
"This morning, for some unknown reason, a pungent odor started emanating from the chemical laboratory's wastewater pipeline. No amount of flushing with water seemed to help, and the smell kept getting stronger. We couldn't disperse it, and now it's so overpowering that people can't stay and have classes. Oh yes, some of the professional cleaning team have already been knocked out by the fumes," Wang Bin said with a wry smile and a shake of his head.
"Ah... Brother Lin, even the professionals have been knocked out; what are we going to do?" Hearing this, Qian Xiaomao immediately became anxious. If the professionals couldn't handle it, then amateurs like them had no chance. He didn't want to get knocked out too. This place was dangerous—if one got poisoned or sick, it would be troublesome.
"Don't be nervous; it's nothing. Let's check out the situation together," said Lin Feng with composure, ready to enter the laboratory with the administrator Wang Bin.
"Hey, who are you, and why are you running around? Didn't you see that the entire chemistry building is closed off? Who's going to be responsible if something happens?" Upon seeing Lin Feng and Wang Bin approach, Li Tao, the captain of the professional cleaning team standing at the door inside, hurriedly stopped them. Today's work was really frustrating. Before coming, he thought it would be like the previous jobs—easy to take care of. Yet, he didn't expect the difficulty to be beyond imagination upon entering the laboratory.
Just under his watch, one of his team members fainted from the fumes. That a professional cleaning team member was fainted by the fumes would be an embarrassment to speak of. Not just the team members, even he could barely tolerate the smell inside, which made him nauseous and ultimately forced him to temporarily escape.
This situation was something they had never encountered before, and now they were waiting for equipment to arrive.
Just as he was considering how to resolve the current predicament, Lin Feng and Wang Bin walked over. This irked him—when even us professionals aren't confident to go in, what mess are you amateurs here to make?!
"I'm from the logistics department's comprehensive section, here to check on the situation. And you are?" Lin Feng looked at Li Tao.
"I'm the captain of the professional cleaning team, Li Tao. Right, the smell inside is too strong, it's really dangerous. Better not go in. Leave it to us, the professionals in cleaning. Please leave quickly. We'll figure something out once the equipment arrives," Li Tao said with good intentions, thinking that his warning was for their safety. If they were to faint from the fumes, that would be a serious issue.
"Oh, it's alright; this odor is only temporarily irritating with no direct toxicity. However, if it continues to change like this, it will be troublesome. And the leadership has ordered that it must be taken care of by this morning. Let me go in and understand what's happening," Lin Feng said, and he continued to step forward into the lab.
"No direct toxicity, young man, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. The toxicity in there is huge, without the right equipment, it could cost lives. Leadership orders, young man, suck up to the leaders all you want, but you have to be alive to do so!" A slight mocking smile appeared on Li Tao's lips, thinking how naive the youth was to rush in on just a superior's command, as if he had a death wish.
It was simply suicidal; even the professional cleaning team couldn't deal with it and still needed other equipment. Going in was akin to seeking death.
"Thanks for your concern," Lin Feng said without pausing, and Li Tao was taken aback. Before he could stop Lin Feng, it was already too late. Seeing this, Li Tao hurriedly followed, thinking that he would know the consequences once they had to drag him out.
Qian Xiaomao's heart also skipped a beat watching Lin Feng confidently enter. Thinking, "How can Brother Lin be so sure?" And not at all afraid. He had been hesitant just before, but seeing Lin Feng go in, he steeled his heart, thinking, "If Brother Lin isn't afraid, why should I be? It's just a strong odor." Clenching his teeth, he also followed into the chemistry laboratory with his nose pinched.
At the moment, several members of the professional cleaning team with face masks were furiously spraying water. Seeing a few more people come up, they all shook their heads in dissatisfaction, thinking, "Who are these people daring to come up here despite the smell? Aren't they afraid of being overwhelmed?"
Moreover, without any detection equipment at the moment, they didn't know if there were highly toxic substances present. For them, there was no way out, but these people were just causing discomfort for themselves.
"You guys, stop for a moment," Lin Feng said as he approached, directing the busy cleaning crew members.
Stop, did you say so?
"And who are you?" one of the people looked at Lin Feng and said bluntly.
"I'm from the logistics department's comprehensive section, here to understand and solve the problem," Lin Feng replied, already walking past them.
Solve the problem?
You think you're some kind of 'Immortal', huh? We are the professionals here; what problem can you solve?
Lin Feng walked over to the drainage ditch, glanced at the already uncovered ditch, and only then allowed his nose to slightly move, sniffing the air, and taking a look at the surroundings.
In his mind, Lin Feng had quickly analyzed the root of the problem and understood what was going on. He turned to Wang Bin and asked, "Can I use the chemical reagents here?"
"As long as it's not highly toxic, you can use whatever you need," Wang Bin replied, though he was puzzled. What does he need chemical reagents for? Could he actually produce something to deal with the smell in the drainage ditch? He is from the logistics department; if the professional cleaning team couldn't handle it, how could he? How is that even possible, daydreaming in broad daylight...
Several resting crew members heard this and couldn't help but want to laugh, thinking, what kind of person is this, even wanting to use chemical reagents.
This young man must be out of his mind, coming over here and speaking nonsense, they all couldn't help but look towards their captain Li Tao. Li Tao shrugged his shoulders and waved his hand, signaling to let him fuss about. For the moment, they didn't have a much better solution, and this headstrong youth was probably coaxed over, he couldn't avoid taking the blame when things went south.
Forget everything else, if our professional cleaning liquid couldn't do the job, how could a young guy from a school casually fix it with some stuff? We don't need a professional cleaning team then.