At 7:30 in the morning in Chengdong District, the morning rush hour traffic had just begun to roll out on the main road, and the rolling shutters of the "Sudatong" express delivery outlets had already been raised by two-thirds. Yang Zelas stepped on the toes of his sneakers and squeezed in sideways through the gap. The tip of his nose was first hit by the smell of carton ink, sweat and instant coffee - this was the invariable "start-up smell" of the outlet every day.
He did not go to his desk first, but went straight to the logistics dispatch board against the wall. Dense lines are marked on the whiteboard with markers of different colors: red is for "same-day delivery" urgent items, blue is for regular items, and black is for "leftover items" that were not delivered the day before. A line of small words written in pencil at the bottom read: "On June 10, 18 items were left behind, 3 of which require secondary verification of addresses." Yang Zelas took out his notebook from his pocket - it was not a smart device, but a physical book with a shiny cover. The title page said "Accounts and facts are consistent, logistics must be delivered" - he quickly drew a circle next to "3 items" and added "Complete address verification before 9:00".
