Li Peifeng reminded again, "Wear more clothes when you go downstairs. I have down jackets in my closet, you can wear mine. It’s very cold at night, and the wind is strong. You’ll have to wait in line for nucleic acid testing for quite a while, don’t catch a cold."
After saying that, he put on his mask and goggles, turned around, and left the house.
Just as he stepped out of the elevator, his phone chid with a WeChat notification.
Wu Wenyue: "Take precautions, keep your distance from others, don’t bring the virus ho and infect us after work."
Reluctantly, it could be considered a type of concern.
Li Peifeng replied with a smile, ’Don’t worry,’ but felt it was a bit perfunctory, so he added, "Nothing can harm except your knife, Wenyue. Promise you won’t stab !"
After replying, Li quickened his steps towards the entrance of the community, and it wasn’t long before he encountered people waiting in line for testing.
At this mont, a cordon had been set up here, and the guard station had beco the testing point. The small window was open, whoever was next would scan and register, and the dical staff inside swiftly swabbed them, followed by the next person, in an orderly manner, making the process quite fast.
With four units in Building Seven, totaling more than eighty people, half had already been tested. On either side of the queue, there were three or four ’white-clad’ staff maintaining order. Li Peifeng kept moving and turned into the property office opposite the guard station.
Inside the room, there were more ’white-clad’ staff and community, property workers in plain clothes, as well as police officers, and volunteers like him, or residents of Jade District.
A mix of chatter, everyone talking at once, creating a noisy atmosphere.
"Xiaofeng, you’re here, just in ti I was discussing this... co, quickly use your phone to claim the insurance."
A big sister in a red down jacket, in her forties, imdiately greeted Li Peifeng as he entered.
Sister Zheng, the community deputy director, responsible for managing volunteers, whom Li Peifeng had initially registered with.
"Hey, you tell , how do I claim it?"
"First, download the app..."
During the pandemic, being a volunteer entitles you to free insurance, and if you are a student, the relevant departnt will issue a volunteer certificate, which plays an extrely minor role in excellent student assessnts or scholarship applications.
Li Peifeng, nearing graduation, didn’t care much for the certificate, but still claid the insurance.
Once the insurance was claid, Sister Zheng held a brief eting with a few volunteers, assigned tasks, and explained so precautions, such as ensuring personal safety, avoiding conflicts with residents, not buying things for others for profit, and emphasized one point particularly.
"We must rember one thing, don’t help them with parcels and food deliveries, and no giving money either. Anyone found doing this will have their volunteer status imdiately revoked, and if there’s profit involved, they’ll be held accountable. This is a matter of principle. External items can’t guarantee safety, and once you assist one household, trouble may follow, and we don’t have enough manpower for such cumberso tasks."
"But if there are essential urgent items needed, such as dication, sanitary products, pillows, quilts, and other necessities, first report to . I’ll arrange for a unified purchase and distribution, that’s fine..."
After the brief eting, Li Peifeng privately approached Sister Zheng to discuss his situation; she blinked and whispered, ’Only for your own family, rember to disinfect, and keep a low profile.’ Li understood implicitly.
"Everyone, take your work badge, and let’s start the tasks. If you encounter any problems, contact Officer Zhang or imdiately. Thank you for your hard work."
The crowd dispersed like birds and beasts, and Li Peifeng also walked out of the property office.
Volunteers worked in pairs, each group with different duties. His task was patrolling, specifically preventing residents of various buildings from coming out for walks without purpose, and persuading those found to return upstairs imdiately.
Li felt that he got this assignnt maybe due to his burly physique.
He also had a partner, that unlucky delivery guy, standing over 1.8 ters tall, quite plump, with small eyes under his goggles full of despair. After just a few steps, Li Peifeng heard him sighing three tis.
"What’s going on, why am I so unlucky!"
"Life, fate..."
Li Peifeng gave a couple of casual words of comfort, but the delivery guy’s mood didn’t improve, just engaging in idle chit-chat with him.
"Residents of Building 7 have completed their nucleic acid tests, now Building 1 residents, please go downstairs for your tests imdiately."
The duo hadn’t walked far before they saw a ’white-clad’ staff mber announcing through a loudspeaker, and residents of Building 1 began to co downstairs in succession.
So, the two stopped and stood observing. This was essentially part of their duty, ensuring residents from other buildings couldn’t sneak in to get tested early, which could disrupt the order and cause trouble.
"Seems like there are more people in Building 1 than Building 7."
Li Peifeng comnted casually while scanning the crowd in the cold wind, "Both have four units, yet so far more than seventy or eighty people have co down."
The delivery guy wasn’t surprised, "Building 1 has a good view, adjacent to the road and the district entrance, with comrcial storefronts, and garages converted into shops for business, so naturally, there are more permanent residents."
"I see."
Li Peifeng nodded slightly, his gaze unfocused and still scanning the crowd, until he noticed under the dim community streetlights, a conspicuous white-haired person in the crowd getting closer, his eyes slowly focusing...
"I think I see soone I know?"
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