The previous afternoon, after leaving the general manager's office, Lucien did not return to the design department but went straight down to the third floor.
The human resources department was located in the innermost corner, right next to the archives room, and its door was always left slightly ajar because the air conditioning inside was set much colder than on the other floors. Lucien stated that he needed the shift schedule of the IT technician in charge of the seventh floor in order to arrange a routine machine inspection. The young woman sitting at the front desk searched for less than thirty seconds before printing out an A4 sheet for him, even asking if he needed it officially stamped.
He told her it was not necessary, thanked her, and then folded the paper into quarters before stuffing it into the inner pocket of his jacket.
