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My name is Zhang Yuxin, I am 19 years old, and I am a factory assembly line worker. Although I am not very old, in order to help my family share the burden of life, I came to work in this electronics factory after graduation.
My job in the electronics factory is mainly assembly and inspection on the assembly line. Although the work is monotonous and boring, the salary is okay and the environment is always safe. Every day at 10 o'clock in the evening, I have to work the night shift, guarding the entire workshop alone. As the only person on duty, I have to be on high alert to prevent any safety incidents.
To be honest, I'm still a little scared to be alone on the night shift. At that time, I was the only one in the whole factory, and the empty workshop always made me feel a little creepy. However, I knew it was a job and I had to be brave enough to face it. I hope that this night shift job will be safe and that I will be able to get through every lonely night.
At ten o'clock that night, the other workers had already left work. I arrived at the duty room and started my night shift tonight. I turned on my computer and checked the CCTV footage to make sure everything was working in order for the entire workshop. Then, I took out the snacks and fruits I had prepared in advance, and planned to spend the long night well.
The interior of the factory at night feels a little eerie. In the huge production hall, the machines were still, like rows of steel monsters sleeping. Occasionally, there was the sporadic sound of machinery running, which was particularly clear and terrifying in the open space. The lights in the workshop were dim, and only the few safety exit indicators emitted a dim glow. I looked around and felt like I was in the ruins of an abandoned factory.
As time went on, I started to feel tired. The work itself on duty is not strenuous, but long periods of boredom and silence can make people in a trance. My mind began to drift, unconsciously imagining all sorts of horrific scenes. "What if the power goes out in the middle of the night?" What if a thief or bad guy sneaks into the workshop?" My heart began to fill with all kinds of fears and insecurities.
I tried my best to drive out these negative emotions, but the more they went on, the clearer and more terrifying they became, like a nightmare in the middle of the night. I pulled myself together and stood up and paced around, hoping to get out of this gloomy mood. However, every dark corner and unknown sound in the workshop seemed to pop out of nowhere, which made my heart rise to my throat.
Just when I was anxious, I suddenly heard a strange noise! My body tensed instantly, and the hairs on my body stood on end. It sounded like something was dragging on the floor, making a dull grinding sound. I looked around in horror, but I couldn't find the source of the sound anyway.
The "creaking" sound was getting closer and closer, my heart was pounding, and my hands and feet were a little weak. Finally, the voice appeared behind me! I slowly turned my head to see a black figure lying on the ground, squirming towards me!
My mind went blank and my whole body was filled with horror. The figure was getting closer and closer to me, and I subconsciously began to retreat, shivering and even having difficulty breathing. The moment the figure pounced on me, I finally let out a high-pitched scream and pushed it away violently.
My back hit hard against the wall behind me, and the pain made me sober up a bit. I backed back desperately, my hands clutching at my side, and finally I felt something like a stick. I held it tightly, ready to defend myself.
Just as the figure lunged at me again, I waved the stick in my hand and shouted, "Who are you? Get out of here!"
With a "thud", the figure fell to the ground and let out a groan of pain. My finger finally found the switch of the light and pressed it hard.
The workshop suddenly became as bright as day! When I looked closely, it was Lao Zhang, a worker in our workshop! He was covering his head with a painful look on his face. That's when I realized that the "stick" just now was actually a wrench!
"Lao Zhang, why are you here?" I put down the wrench in my hand, a little confused and guilty.
"But why are you squirming at me like that? I asked, a little angrily.
"How can I squirm? I just fell asleep, thirsty in the middle of the night and wanted to go to the toilet, but I didn't expect to be treated by you for something. Lao Zhang argued.
"How can you sleep like this? This is the production floor of the factory, and it's very dangerous for you to do this!" I reproached.
"I'm just too tired to find a proper place to sleep. Besides, I didn't do anything dangerous. Lao Zhang was obviously a little annoyed as well.
"Who do you think you are? I'm the officer on duty here, you should respect my work!" My tone became a little aggressive.
"Respect your work, you're the one who can't even recognize someone who is asleep, and you throw a wrench and hurt people!" Lao Zhang glared at me angrily, obviously enraged as well.
We are at a stalemate, and no one is willing to give in. For a moment, only the sound of heavy breathing remained in the workshop.
After a moment of silence, I finally couldn't help it, pushed Lao Zhang away, and walked towards the duty room. Lao Zhang was obviously pushed by me like this, and he became even more angry. He jumped up from the ground and stood in front of me.
"What are you doing? Get out of the way!" I gave him a hard push.
Lao Zhang didn't move, staring at me deadly. I just felt my blood boiling, and my reason was gradually replaced by anger. I swung my arms vigorously and pounded him in the chest.
Not to be outdone, Lao Zhang grabbed my wrist and threw me aside. I fell hard to the ground, and the pain made me clench my teeth. We scuffled like this, and neither of us wanted to admit defeat.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps! Lao Zhang and I were both startled and stopped moving. I saw a uniformed security guard rushing in with an electric baton.
"What are you doing? This is a factory, no fighting! Hurry up and explain!" The security guard snapped.
Just as we were being cuffed together, there was a sudden violent tremor in the workshop! Lao Zhang and I were so shaken by this violent force that we almost fell to the ground.
"What happened?" I cried out in horror.
I saw a shrill murmur coming from the security guard's walkie-talkie, followed by a panicked voice: "There has been an explosion! The lithium battery storage area of the No. 2 workshop has exploded! Evacuate quickly!"
My heart sank. The lithium battery storage area is the most dangerous place, and in the event of an explosion, the entire plant will be in a major crisis!
"Run, we need to get out of here!" The security guard shouted and dragged us to the door.
But because we were handcuffed together, we couldn't get far. To make matters worse, the doorway was blocked by collapsed reinforced concrete! All three of us were stuck in the workshop, unable to get out or enter.
"It's over, we're going to be in danger of our lives!" The security guard shouted in despair.
At this moment, Lao Zhang suddenly dragged me and said to me, "We have to cooperate! Only by working together can we escape from this ghost place!"
I hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Yes, there is nothing to argue about now, we must put aside our prejudices and work together to get through it.
"We can't go on like this, we have to find another way!" Lao Zhang shouted.
It occurred to me that there was a small door on the west side of this workshop leading to the outside, which was usually locked. We groped our way along the base of the wall and finally found the door.
"This is it, we're going to have to destroy it!" I used all my strength to eat milk, and slammed the door panel with Lao Zhang and the security guard. Just when we were almost in despair, the door suddenly fell!
Only then did we see that there was an escape route outside the door, and workers had been evacuated in an orderly manner. Only then did we completely remove the danger to our lives and get rid of the threat of disaster.