11: I have a mental illness

Lu Yu naturally pulled her away from the window: "I just came out to throw out the trash and saw this person trying to pick your lock. Before I could stop him, he was electrocuted."

"I suspect he's a thief, and I wanted to take him to the property management to call the police."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Fei saw through it but didn't expose it, putting down her cleaver and walking over.

The person Lu Yu was dragging was none other than Zhou Lang, who had been shouting earlier in the day.

"It's so late, the property management is off. They won't come over. Just leave him here for now. My phone still has power, I'll call the police later."

"Alright." Lu Yu released Zhou Lang, glanced at the door not far away, and then added:

"Your electric door is quite good."

Jiang Fei's heart tightened.

Now that Yulan Garden was without power, and only her home had it, it could easily attract others' covetousness.

She could install an electric door in the hallway to guard against people from downstairs.

But Lu Yu lived right next door, so she couldn't guard against him.

Jiang Fei couldn't help but start calculating how confident she was in killing Lu Yu.

"If I had known that a diesel generator could power the electric door, I would have changed mine too. It would save me from worrying about thieves showing up during a power outage."

Saying that, Lu Yu deliberately opened the door to 2203, revealing the cool white light of the living room, his expression helpless:

"Look, my door is so thin, I feel like one axe blow could split it open."

Lu Yu proactively revealing that he had a generator made Jiang Fei slightly relax, and she politely said: "When the rain stops, I'll recommend this renovation company to you."

"Then it's a deal."

"My Little Orange Cat loves the meat paste you make, and the nearby pet stores are all closed, so I can't buy cat food. Can I trade you a hundred-liter barrel of diesel for some?"

Diesel was a non-renewable resource, so Jiang Fei readily agreed, returning home to retrieve all the remaining meat paste.

Lu Yu also brought two barrels of diesel: "This extra barrel is my thank you gift for helping me take care of Little Orange Cat."

Jiang Fei accepted it without ceremony.

"Meow meow!" Little Orange Cat ran out of the open door, rubbing affectionately against Jiang Fei's feet.

Its tail stood high, like an antenna.

Jiang Fei was expressionless, but her hanging fingers twitched.

With an outsider present, she couldn't lose her composure.

Unless Meow Meow called out again! Then she would hug it!

But with one look from Lu Yu, Little Orange Cat obediently went home.

Jiang Fei's heart was almost broken.

Why wasn't such a cute, obedient, and intelligent Meow Meow hers?!

Jiang Fei ultimately couldn't resist, asking Lu Yu: "What's its name?"

"No name."

Jiang Fei: "?"

"Then how do you usually call it over?"

Lu Yu paused: "Tsuk tsuk tsuk."

The way one calls a dog.

Jiang Fei: "...That's quite good."

Quite unique.

After Lu Yu left, Jiang Fei returned to the hallway, swiftly slit Zhou Lang's throat with a knife, and threw him out the window.

Zhou Lang knew her home had electricity, so he absolutely couldn't be left alive.

The rainwater would wash away Zhou Lang's body, so there was no need to worry about him being discovered by people in this building.

Wiping away the residual blood on the ground, Jiang Fei returned home as if nothing had happened.

Unbeknownst to her, in the corridor, a certain inconspicuous floor vase was flashing a faint red light.

2203.

Sitting in front of his computer, Lu Yu watched the surveillance footage with interest.

He had installed a pinhole camera in the vase by the door, originally intending to monitor "rats" and protect himself, but he never expected to see his neighbor commit murder.

Lu Yu grew more curious about Jiang Fei's identity.

Her actions were ruthless and skilled, not at all like a first-timer.

She was overly vigilant and had hoarded quite a few weapons.

Could it be that she was a fugitive murderer?

He would have Su Liuyuan investigate when he had time.

Catching a glimpse of Little Orange Cat eating meat paste, Lu Yu fell into thought.

He had picked up this Little Orange Cat during his last mission.

It was intelligent, quiet, and didn't make a fuss. He had tried to chase it away several times without success, so he kept it by his side.

Should he give it a name?

—

The rain, which had been gradually subsiding, suddenly intensified again.

The downpour was torrential, the gloomy sky seemed to be torn apart, and endless rain poured down.

In just two days, the water level, which reached people's waists, had more than tripled, already forming a flood.

The water supply in Yulan Garden had also stopped. Those without hoarded water could only drink the rainwater or stagnant water outside.

Jiang Fei had not received any more messages from Li Yanping or the owner's group.

The power had been out for almost a week, and those with power banks had used up all their electricity.

Crippled Wang had a generator and sent her a WeChat message, changing the time for delivering the gold to three days later. Jiang Fei replied with a simple "Okay."

Even if Crippled Wang didn't give it, she wouldn't suffer any loss, so why not wait?

To avoid missing any subsequent messages from Crippled Wang, Jiang Fei charged her phone and retrieved the cement she had hoarded earlier.

In her previous life, the insect plague had appeared in the third week of the heavy rain.

But this time, the heavy rain had come early.

She wasn't sure when the insect plague would appear, so she had to prepare beforehand.

After sealing all the drains in 2202 and 2201, Jiang Fei was about to exercise when a knock on the door sounded—

"Miss! I'm Xiao Chuxia from 2103! I need to see you urgently!"

Jiang Fei turned off the light and opened the door: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Chuxia spoke quickly: "I just went downstairs to see how high the accumulated water was and met Xiao Guan from our property management."

"The residences from the 1st to 3rd floors are all flooded. Xiao Guan is now leading those affected residents upstairs, wanting people on higher floors to take them in, and he also rescued a few refugees who floated here."

"My phone is dead, so I could only come upstairs to tell you about this. Definitely don't agree."

"The 8th floor took in residents from the 1st floor, and in less than an hour, it became a chaotic mess."

"Everyone has been living frugally and on empty stomachs during this time, but those people have no manners at all. They directly snatched people's hoarded food and even resorted to violence!"

At this point, Xiao Chuxia indignantly added: "Xiao Guan, that good-natured old man, took sides, believing those people were pitiful for losing their homes, and told the residents on the 8th floor not to fuss and to be more generous."

"Isn't that just brain-dead!"

Jiang Fei had some impression of Xiao Guan from property management; he often posted platitudes in the owner's group.

When the heavy rain first became serious, the property management office was flooded. Xiao Guan knew there was an empty unit on the 10th floor and voluntarily took responsibility, moving in with his colleagues.

Previously, when someone cursed him in the group, he didn't get angry; instead, he apologized and appeased them, thinking it was due to people's high stress levels.

He had the potential of a saintly figure.

Jiang Fei took a short knife and gave it to Xiao Chuxia: "Take this knife for self-defense."

"Now go home and barricade your door. Don't open it for anyone. Xiao Guan won't be able to control those people, and if they can't find a place to stay, they might try to force their way in."

"Okay!" Xiao Chuxia quickly ran downstairs.

Miss was right!

If those guys broke in, she would be in danger!

Jiang Fei told Lu Yu next door about this, and only after confirming that her neighbor had no intention of taking anyone in did she feel relieved and return home.

She wasn't afraid of those people coming over.

There were several guns in the Supermarket warehouse; at worst, she'd give each of them a bullet and solve it cleanly.

Not long after, a knock on the door came again.

Guessing it was the property management, Jiang Fei pretended not to hear it.

Xiao Guan's shouts rang out from outside—

"Miss Jiang! I'm Xiao Guan from property management! Are you available to open the door now?"

Jiang Fei didn't open, and the shouting continued outside, as if calling for a soul.

So annoying!

Jiang Fei directly picked up her cleaver and opened the door.

Suddenly facing the cold blade, Xiao Guan was startled: "Miss Jiang, don't get agitated, I have no ill intentions."

"I checked the resident registration information, and you rented two units. Currently, 2201 is empty. Can you give up the unit and take them in?"

"The typhoon and heavy rain destroyed their homes. If you don't take them in, they'll have nowhere to go."

Behind Xiao Guan stood several residents from the first floor, and four or five unfamiliar faces, presumably the refugees who had been taken in.

Jiang Fei coldly refused: "No, I cannot, do not disturb me again."

"Wait, Miss Jiang!" Xiao Guan persistently tried to persuade her: "You have an empty unit anyway, why not help people in need?"

Everyone tried to morally bind Jiang Fei—

"We are all Chinese; when we encounter difficulties, we should help each other. How can you be so cold-blooded?"

"Do we have to kneel and beg you before you agree?"

"So young, yet your heart is completely rotten. How disappointed your parents would be if they knew you were like this!"

A burly, fat man even pushed aside the slender Xiao Guan and threatened Jiang Fei:

"Don't be ungrateful, let us in quickly and hand over the key to 2201, otherwise I'll punch you... Ah!!!"

Jiang Fei's hand rose and fell, striking the fat man.

The chattering crowd instantly fell silent, stunned by the sight.

Jiang Fei pulled back her cleaver and kicked away the howling fat man:

"I have a mental illness, don't provoke me."]}