Waking up in the morning, Li Haojun was scheduled to go to Ellensburg today. He checked the weather forecast and it was not good. He wanted to drive there by himself, but he wanted to leave the only means of transportation in the family to Qin Wenjing. After checking the previous summer thunderstorm and flood disasters, it did not seem serious, so he said to Qin Wenjing,

"I will leave the car to you. If there is a flood disaster in the local area, you go to the northeastern highlands in advance. I will take some necessary supplies and equipment to Ellensburg. The weather conditions do not look good, but don't worry, I will be careful. Keep in touch."

After saying goodbye to Qin Wenjing, he took the supplies and equipment collected from the basement and took a flying taxi to Ellensburg. At this time, the weather was still gray, and the flight altitude was still below the clouds. Only the southwest direction seemed to be darker. During the flight, he counted the supplies in his suitcase and couldn't help but sigh at what he had experienced before.

Soon, he arrived in Ellensburg. This side is in the mountains, the weather is even more gloomy, and the gusts are more prominent. It feels like a mountain storm is coming, and even the landing of the aircraft is shaking violently. Carrying a backpack and pulling a suitcase, he went straight to the control room. Hey, he found that Malaya was already there. Her small body was concentrating on watching her sister taking samples in the production workshop through the monitoring. It was really the early bird that caught the worm. No wonder her sister was selected by the company to do an internship after graduation.

"Good morning, Malaya, you came very early." Li Haojun put down his things and sat down beside him.

"Yes, there are some quality problems with the production line here. My sister wants to come early. In addition, the weather here is also worsening, so we have to fly here early."

"Haha, I also saw the weather forecast." Li Haojun downloaded the production data, used the model to analyze the causes of the quality problems, ruled out seasonal factors and raw material factors, and sent a robot to take some photos of the production process. Li Haojun seemed to have found the direction of suspicion, and then waited for Keshia to come back with samples to analyze the results. At this time, the window was already overcast, and the strong wind blew through the corners with a whistle.

"Malaya, I think you should order some food now, today, tomorrow, and maybe the day after tomorrow. Although there are food reserves here, they are not as delicious as fresh ones. I am not sure whether the yellow flood alert here will trap us for a while."

"Okay," he said and took action immediately.

"Don't you doubt my judgment?" Li Haojun asked curiously,

"I also checked the weather forecast. Besides, I am your assistant. If I don't help you, do I have to go against your will to mess with you?"

Hearing her say this, Li Haojun also smiled.

As time passed, the sky became more and more gloomy, and the wind whistled over the corners and eaves. The monitoring showed that Keshia had completed the sampling, left the production workshop, and was analyzing the laboratory, and the analysis data was gradually transmitted to the control room monitor as she worked.

It was lunch time soon. At the round table in the conference room, the three sat next to each other. Malaya sat next to Li Haojun without restraint, and Keshia sat next to her sister.

"I didn't expect you to come so much earlier than me. I just arrived and saw you busy. You've worked hard." Keshia doesn't talk much and always does her work silently, so Li Haojun communicates with her more appropriately.

"Yes, I received a system notification that there are some problems with the factory production data here, and I need to come over to check. Malaya arranged the itinerary. She said there would be thunderstorms, so we came before the weather got bad."

Keshia's voice was soft and slow, and she seemed a little shy. She always looked up at Li Haojun when she spoke, while Malaya was in sharp contrast with her.

During the meal and chat, Li Haojun paid more attention to the dark clouds rolling low outside the window. It seemed that a heavy rain was coming, and the factory was located at the western pass of Ellensburg to stay away from the dust pollution in the urban area. The original location of the city was a river alluvial basin in the mountains, and the west was the first place to face the rainfall of the Cascade Mountains.

"The storm is coming...", looking at the rolling dark clouds, Li Haojun couldn't help but say to himself.

"Our factory has standard flood prevention procedures in the rainy season, maybe there are also here." Keshia looked at Li Haojun and said softly,

"Oh? Okay, I'll check it out later. I just took over here."

"Well, I touched on this aspect during my induction training at Eagle. The factory over there has an automatic flood prevention wall to prevent flooding in the factory area during the rainy season."

"Ethan still lost his memory a few months ago, so it's normal that he is not familiar with these details," Maraiya explained to Keshia, as if she was excusing Li Haojun, while glancing at Li Haojun with her eyes,

Li Haojun smiled at her and didn't say anything, thinking, why did this little girl bring this up, is she going to build a ladder for me or dismantle the ladder, she is too naughty.

After lunch, Li Haojun and Keshia studied the standard procedures for dealing with floods together, while Malaya stood in front of the window and admired the increasingly strong wind and the rain hitting the window in waves, carefree like a child.

Li Haojun and Keshia found the system entrance and started the automatic factory flood response program according to the weather forecast. From a distance in the control room, they saw that all the doors and windows of the factory buildings were locked, and the flood wall inside the factory fence rose to block the water from pouring in, as if the entire factory was a large ship floating upstream in the water, and the control room was the bridge that drove the large ship.

The whole afternoon passed quickly in the flood prevention arrangement and inspection. At dinner time, several people ate a little bit. Malaya seemed to be very energetic, and Keshia seemed a little tired. Li Haojun reported to Qin Wenjing that he was safe, and asked about her situation. Then he complained directly to the company management department. The company assigned employees tasks without explaining the situation, and did not mention the flood hazards. The company should take social responsibility. If an employee was injured or killed, it would be an irreparable loss. The manager who came to comfort Li Haojun was not in the mood to listen. After a simple answer, the communication ended.

After an afternoon of violent storms, the dark clouds almost dissipated, and a waning moon hung in the clouds.

"You can go to the lounge next door to spend the night. You are very tired after a day. There are sofas there, which are more comfortable." As he said, Li Haojun slapped the chairs in the control room together and lay on them.

"You can also go to the lounge with us. We don't mind." Malaya said, she is always so casual.

Keshia just agreed, hummed, and seeing that Li Haojun didn't move, she pulled Malaya's arm and whispered, "I'll go first, I'm tired." Li Haojun lay on the chair, turned off the lights, turned his head to look at the moonlight outside the window, and couldn't help sending a few messages to Qin Wenjing. Malaya didn't leave, and also pulled a chair and sat next to him, "This is a good place to watch the moon," she said, looking up at the window, Li Haojun turned his head and saw her left arm on the back of her chair, her blonde hair scattered on her chest, and the outline of her cheeks and body was set off in the silver moonlight. In the humid air and a busy afternoon, you can vaguely smell the faint scent of girlish sweat from her body. "Why don't you go to accompany your sister?" Li Haojun asked softly, "I want to watch the moon too," Li Haojun said nothing, thinking, there is no window next door to watch the moon, this little girl just likes to make trouble. But he was too tired. The silver moonlight and the moonlit night with dim clouds seemed to have a hypnotic effect. He whispered to Malaya, "I'm tired. I won't chat with you anymore. I'm going to sleep." Malaya didn't answer. She was still sitting there. In the corner of his eyes, she seemed to be in the same posture, looking at the moonlight. ... After an unknown amount of time, the sound of crackling raindrops came into Li Haojun's ears. He was awakened from his deep sleep by the sound of raindrops. He knew that the bright moonlight was gone before he opened his eyes. He stretched his body, adjusted his breathing and heart rate, and opened his eyes slightly. Sure enough, there was no light in the gloomy sky. Maybe it was not time to get up in the morning. He turned his head subconsciously and Malaya was not there. However, there seemed to be a clear and even breathing sound. He turned his head again, at the same level as himself, and with the help of the faint light of the control room button, he saw that it was Keshia. She also pulled a chair and lay sideways beside him. Her long, naturally wavy hair fell from the chair. Li Haojun didn't disturb her, wondering if it was Maraya who instigated her to do this. According to her character, she would never do this. While her thoughts were still there and she was still a little sleepy, Li Haojun turned over and faced the darkness of the wall, trying to pull herself back to sleep.

In a trance, I don't know how long it has been. The rain is getting heavier. The sound of heavy rain is heard. Li Haojun takes a deep breath to adjust his state and prepare to start a new day, but in his heart he is wondering if the figure at night is still there. He opened his eyes and turned his head slightly. She was already sitting there, one leg hanging naturally, and the other leg was wrapped on the chair. Her thighs and buttocks all showed the unique curves of women.

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While tying her hair, Keshia saw Li Haojun wake up, and she hurriedly explained, "Yesterday I saw you were too tired, and I was afraid that something might happen here, so I slept and came here early in the morning." I thought, she was afraid that I would sleep too deeply and miss things, and she was quite thoughtful, so she answered, "Okay, thank you for being so meticulous, maybe I should report your working hours truthfully." Li Haojun was lying on a chair and talking to her. It should have been a simple working relationship, but the youthful atmosphere and charm of the opposite sex made him have to divert his attention in the name of talking about work. It has been raining heavily since the beginning of the morning. Li Haojun began to worry about the possibility of landslides and mudslides. Standing in front of the window of the control room on the second floor, the terrain is higher, and it seems that the flood is still clear, and the mountain vegetation coverage is not bad. According to yesterday's quality inspection, Keshia went to the workshop to supervise the robot to replace the consumable parts. Malaya was arranged to monitor her sister's work through surveillance video. Li Haojun himself was most concerned about the progress of the flood, observing the water level and receiving local disaster warning reports, and the tense morning time was consumed in this way.

By noon, the rain gradually weakened. Li Haojun muttered to himself, "It didn't rain for half a day yesterday afternoon, and at night, and then it didn't rain for half a day this morning. Could it be that we were in the eye of the typhoon last night?" "Yes, we were watched by the eye of the typhoon last night," Malaya joked on the side, "The children are very well-behaved, right." Li Haojun continued her words, "Well," Malaya said in a very affirmative tone, "I want to ask, does your sister have religious beliefs? The first time I saw her, she was wearing a headscarf, and I thought she was a Muslim..." Li Haojun asked hesitantly, Malaya didn't care at all, and answered readily, "No, no, she just likes to dress herself like that." After saying that, she turned her head and stared at Li Haojun with her light blue eyes, as if she could find something in his eyes, "Oh, that's it, you look at your sister, I'll go prepare some food," Li Haojun left after saying that, and left from the embarrassment of looking at each other. Not wanting to indulge in her desires, she had to stay away from temptations. After lunch, she arranged for Keshia to rest. The heavy rain stopped, the work at the factory was done, and there was time to send a few messages to Qin Wenjing.

Malaya seemed to be always so energetic. She sat next to him and watched Li Haojun's every move with a smile.

"How important is she to you?"

Li Haojun looked up at Malaya's eyes, "very important." After thinking for a while, Li Haojun changed the subject and said,

"If you often have to come to meet me from afar in the future work, will it be too much? Have you considered living near here?"

"Let's do it this way for now. Why think so far? Let's see the situation first. In fact, we are used to running around. We don't have a home anyway." After saying that, Malaya turned her head and looked at the screen, then turned back to look at Li Haojun.

Looking into her eyes, Li Haojun didn't know what to say. The reason was simple. He couldn't help much in this regard. So he didn't know what to say, so he asked, "What are your plans for the future? Or what kind of ideal life do you want?" "It's good like this. I can go to different places, meet different people, and my sister and I can always be together." "Oh," Li Haojun knew in her heart that because of the same life trajectory, her sister was her only relative and had great importance in her life. "I think you and her seem to have different personalities. Do you have disagreements when you live together?" "No, it seems that we are both easy-going, and it seems that there is no time to do something." "So who usually makes decisions when you live together?" "Both, we will discuss it." "That's good," Li Haojun stopped asking, and now he roughly understood the relationship between them.

Gradually, the rain stopped, but the flood still needed to recede slowly, and the ground was still flooded and unsuitable for transportation. So several people had to be trapped in the factory for a while. Because of the danger of flood disasters, the equipment at home was also turned off. Li Haojun, who had nothing to do, checked the Internet and wondered if he might need a means of transportation, all-weather, such as the bad weather encountered this time.

Malaya was very helpful and came to join in the fun soon.

"Off-road vehicle? Are you going to buy a car?"

"Let me see, I'm not sure yet, maybe I need a means of transportation for bad weather like this." Li Haojun answered, and Malaya had already pulled a stool over to help with the research.

"This is a diesel-electric hybrid with a built-in solar charging panel, which is more suitable for long-distance travel. For example, a self-driving tour from California to Utah, with plenty of sunshine during the day, it should be good to build a light tent at night with the help of the vehicle power supply, make tea and enjoy the stars." Li Haojun looked at her and smiled, "I need a means of transportation, not a toy for enjoyment, it doesn't need to be so complicated, simple and reliable is best." "Then this one is suitable for you, four-wheel drive mechanical differential lock, V8 turbocharged diesel engine, standard model comes with wading hose." Maraya picked another one very seriously, "What if it's a flood like today?" "Amphibious?" Maraya thought for a while, "All-terrain vehicle?" "Oh, that's a bit exaggerated." Li Haojun smiled and said, "So I haven't thought about whether I need to travel or rescue in extreme situations." The time for chatting passed quickly. It was already halfway through the afternoon. At this time, Keshia came and sat next to Malaya. The two chatted for a few words. Li Haojun was also curious about how girls could communicate in such a low voice. Then Malaya stretched and said, "Oh, I'm tired too. I'm going to rest for a while." Then she left. Keshia looked at the production process on the control room display and then sat there quietly. After a while, she found the question she wanted to ask, "Ethan, this production management system, if I want to check the correlation between the products with quality problems this time and the raw materials, is there any method or tool?" Li Haojun raised his head and thought for a while, then turned to her, "Yes, you see here, there is a tool to check the correlation, but you have to set the quality-related evaluation variables, you see there are these options. Also, obviously you can't just choose products with quality problems for data samples, right? If you want to measure the correlation, you have to include the good and bad results of the same raw materials. You see there is an automatic check option here, you can select it, and it will automatically include everything. There is a sampling percentage here, which can save time," "Oh, I'll try it, thank you." After that, she focused on the screen and began to try various options for controlling the face sheet, Li Haojun pulled a chair over and sat next to her to watch her operation. It seems that she is not very good at using the IT equipment interface. Maybe it's because of the lack of experience in the past and the lack of understanding of the software functions, or simply lack of understanding? Li Haojun watched from the side, without saying a word, evaluating the personal ability of this assistant.

"Look at this production reaction process, it is not automated enough. You need to set the reaction type, so that different related parameters will be evaluated. Sometimes the default settings are not applicable," Li Haojun pointed to the screen and said,

"Oh," Keshia looked at it, and then turned her head to look at Li Haojun,

"Put the cursor on the option and hover it, there will be a prompt, you can take a look,"

"Well," Keshia did as she was told and looked at it for a while,

"I may need to supplement some knowledge in this area. I have never been exposed to my major," Keshia said with an embarrassed expression.

"It's normal, me too. No one is omnipotent, but I have been exposed to this system earlier than you." Li Haojun comforted her while explaining. Between helping Keshia get familiar with the system and paying attention to the changes in the flood outside the window, the afternoon passed quickly. Mara had prepared food in the conference room. During the meal, Li Haojun told the sisters that they didn't need to be on duty in the control room at night, and they could prepare to leave tomorrow depending on the situation.

After sending a few more messages to Qin Wenjing, Li Haojun pulled his chair to the window in a relatively spacious conference room to admire the moonlight in the clear sky after the rain. The crescent moon was faintly yellow and white with a halo of light. Beyond the halo was the endless deep space, endless time and space, where the past was contained, and there would also be a future that followed. Although there were differences in scale and gradient, it could also be like here, with the past, the light, haze, rain, dew, the morning glow of branches and leaves, and the sunset glow of waves, and the future, bitterness, joy, sourness, and sweetness, the longed-for Dongli Nanshan, and the lights in front of the people. Turning a corner, the streets with dim lights in the night, the dim street lights and the lights from the scattered windows of the roadside houses illuminated the vegetation outlines of the roadside green belts. The streets in the night were only empty at night, with that faint blue. Li Haojun wondered why there were no people, but he was walking on this empty street.

Suddenly, in front of him, there was that little figure again, wearing dungarees and two pigtails, running through the corridor between the apartment buildings. Li Haojun chased after him without hesitation. Why was the child running outside alone so late at night? Just as he ran past the place where he saw the child, his mind suddenly flashed with the image of the child standing in front of him. The staring eyes, the small nose, the small mouth, everything seemed so familiar.

"My child," Li Haojun suddenly realized, shouting while looking for the little figure in the streets late at night. However, he was anxious to walk through every corner of the night, but his steps were unsteady. He could only shout, "My child, child, where is my child...", to break through the obstruction of the night and reach the child's ears.

Li Haojun, who was struggling and shouting, seemed to have to use his hands and feet to move forward. He was tripped by something and tried his best to pull the obstacle in front of him.

"Child, my child," he shouted and looked around.

A door opened, and a young girl approached in the light. It was not her.

Li Haojun looked up to identify her. At this time, another woman came out of the door. She came a few steps forward and squatted down to help herself up. Her long hair seemed to be dripping. Li Haojun seemed to smell the scent of shower gel... It was Keshia, and behind her was Malaya, standing there in a daze.

It turned out to be a dream. Li Haojun realized that he had a dream, but why was it that child again?

Keshia helped Li Haojun sit on the chair. Li Haojun had no explanation for the embarrassment at the moment, but just said lightly, "I'm fine, thank you." Keshia was silent at this moment, wrapped in a bath towel, got up and left with Malaya. With the door of the conference room, the ray of light that just woke Li Haojun's nightmare was also turned off, leaving Li Haojun sitting diagonally on the chair in the conference room in the dark, recalling everything that had just happened. When the sun rose the next day, the aftermath of the flood was still there, but the clear weather did not affect air transportation. Malaya and her group first arrived at the airport on the east side of Ellensburg, where the sisters would fly back to Eagle. Li Haojun first sent them on the plane, and then took a short air taxi home. Looking at their backs walking towards the plane, Malaya suddenly stopped, turned around and came to Li Haojun, put her arms around his neck, and said something in his ear. Keshia stood there and watched. When Maraiya let go of Li Haojun's neck, he quietly walked to Keshia, put his arm around her shoulders, and gently held her in his arms.

After the hug, he stroked her shoulders and whispered,

"Thank you for last night. Take care of yourself on your journey."