Chapter 78 Emergency
With the help of force, the order on the streets suddenly became orderly, friendly and kind. Homeless people began to line up for food, and no one thought of cutting in line or bullying others.
Sig stood there like a sculpture, his eyes as sharp as lasers, holding a gun like a god of war, making Zhang Ailun feel inferior.
The two-hour meal session soon came to an end, but Zhang Ailun did not dare to relax or be careless. He took out his mobile phone and compared the portraits in the photos, observing the black people in the queue one by one. He soon found a black man with an abnormal mental appearance in the crowd at the back.
Sig also noticed something and came over to ask, "Is it him? The mentally ill person?"
"It should be him. He looks similar in the photo. Except for the clothes, everything else matches." Zhang Ailun confirmed the photo again.
"What should we do now? Should we call the police?" Sig asked doubtfully, "Isn't he carrying a deadly weapon?"
"It will take some time to call the police. We are now the equivalent of neighborhood police! We will take action after other homeless people have received their meals and left, and the flow of people has decreased. You keep an eye here to make sure he doesn't leave your sight. I will go and report the news." Zhang Ailun made a plan and immediately turned around to report the matter to Reina and Cooper, the director of the shelter.
"Ok." Sig nodded and continued to supervise the homeless people queuing for meals without changing his expression.
Zhang Ailun returned to the shelter. At this time, Rena, supervisor Cooper and other employees were discussing something. Cooper made an angry accusation on the phone. It seemed that there was a problem with the transportation of the goods?
"What happened?" Zhang Ailun walked over and asked Reina in a low voice.
"Why did you come in? Wasn't it asked that you maintain order outside?" Reina was a little surprised.
"I'm here to report something. What's going on? Why aren't they serving meals anymore?" Zhang Ailun saw that the employee in charge of serving meals had also stopped, while the homeless people outside were still waiting.
Reina said with some embarrassment: "There is some bad news. A truck team transporting goods collided with other semi-trailers and private cars on the highway because the road surface was slippery. The accident caused 2 deaths and 3 injuries. There may be no help today."
"The worse news is that our stock of mashed potatoes and chicken steaks has run out, and the quantity of relief meals seems to be insufficient." Reina was a little worried.
"This is indeed not good news." Zhang Ailun also immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
There are quite a few people outside still waiting for their meals. After meals, quite a few people are still waiting on the streets to get their warm clothes, pants and shoes. As a result, they waited in line for a long time only to find out that they were fooled. They will definitely be upset.
"Other shelters are facing the same problem. Our director is trying to find a way to solve this problem. He is trying to contact other community charity organizations to see if they can urgently transfer some supplies."
"More importantly, the mayor also held an emergency press conference and said that the electricity and water supply problems would be resolved as soon as possible, but the work is done by each department. The mayor also required that each shelter must provide meals and clothes to the homeless on time and must not close without reason. If the homeless cannot be appeased and public order maintained as soon as possible, the shelter's supervisors and employees may have to be replaced the next day." Reina said helplessly.
"He's a smart guy. He just opens his mouth in front of the media and the people below him run themselves into a pulp." Zhang Ailun sneered.
The shelter now has no supplies to distribute, and the only thing it can do is close its doors.
But if this happens, the higher-ups will issue orders for accountability, and Cooper, the supervisor, will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure.
The pressure is on staff and security personnel.
Bad luck.
But this has nothing to do with Zhang Allen. It has nothing to do with him. He is just a part-time worker.
Zhang Ailun suddenly realized that being a temporary worker also has its advantages. At least he didn't have to do anything for other people. He could just do what he wanted to do and leave when he was done.
"Hamburger, why are you here? What's the matter?" Supervisor Cooper hung up the phone in a daze, watching the employees still chatting privately. He walked over with a bad look on his face and asked Zhang Ailun. "Something happened, Mr. Supervisor. There is a mentally ill person waiting in line for food." Zhang Ailun replied.
"Then send him away! Call the Los Angeles Mental Hospital and have them come here to take him away. We are facing a bigger problem now!" Cooper was a little annoyed, and it was visibly that he looked a little haggard.
Zhang Ailun didn't sympathize with him at all and said directly: "As far as I know, the mentally ill person is not an ordinary person. He carries a deadly weapon with him and stabbed two homeless people last night. He is currently wanted by the police. If we can't handle this matter, he will definitely hurt other homeless people and cause a larger-scale riot, so I want to consult your opinion."
Cooper was shocked when he heard this. "What? A wanted criminal? Why would such a dangerous person come to our place? Is he here to eat or for some other purpose?"
If you are not careful, someone might die.
"Manager, we don't have any extra food for him." Reina said immediately when she saw the manager's panicked look.
Cooper's expression was serious. "Then notify the police. Rena, call 911 immediately!"
Reina did so immediately, took out her cell phone and called 911 at the Southern Branch to report the incident. After hanging up, she brought Cooper some bad news.
"It may take 20 minutes for the police to arrive. The South Police Station is seriously understaffed right now. Most of them are in the Sixth Block, where there are many mentally ill people, lunatics, and gang members who need to be arrested. They don't have time to deal with this little thing. The police also said that if the police don't arrive in time, let our security personnel solve the problem on their own."
This may be the slowest response time for Los Angeles police officers. Police officers dispatched from other precincts were not so motivated when they came to the South. After all, it was not their jurisdiction, and cross-region operations were also very restrained. The sheriff and the chief were not their own people.
"Is this a small matter? This is a huge matter! Damn these police officers! They are still fighting among themselves at this time!! We are their own people! Why don't they come to help? Instead, they solve the problems for ordinary taxpayers?"
Cooper was so annoyed that he started cursing at the police station.
Zhang Ailun stood by and watched the director's large-scale breach. "So? What should we do now? Can you give us your clear instructions, Mr. Director?"
If anything goes wrong during the process, and the punishment is not severe, we temporary workers will not be blamed, the most we will suffer is layoffs.
I only make over two hundred dollars a day, what's the point of my life?
Need more money!
Cooper calmed down and thought carefully, and suddenly realized that this was not such a bad situation.
He also quickly gave his own decision and strategy, "Get ready! Hamburg, go inform Sig, the two of you should cooperate and stop that mentally ill person before a riot occurs! It doesn't matter even if you injure or kill him! I will apply to stop distributing public welfare relief activities on the grounds that employees are injured, disperse those homeless people, report the matter to the higher-ups, and apply for work injury compensation for you."
Cooper's eyes lit up. "Yes! Let's do it! Each of us has been frightened and can't continue to work!! This way we can avoid riots caused by insufficient relief, get the size of the departments above, and earn some work injury compensation and paid vacation."
"..."
Zhang Allen and Rena looked at each other.
Wow, look at his ideological awareness.
Take advantage of any loophole. This will not only avoid making things difficult for yourself and your superiors, but will also help you gain benefits for your employees.
No wonder he can be a leader!
(End of this chapter)
