76: What should I do with my home?!

The temperature rose to minus 50 degrees Celsius, giving survivors hope, and more and more people came out.

Various crimes festered in the cold weather: murder, bullying, robbery, coercion.

Without official restraint, the outside world was in utter chaos.

However, the 21st floor of Yulan Yuan Building A was warm and peaceful.

After several days of effort, Xiao Chuxia hit the bullseye 8 out of 10 times in shooting practice.

Jiang Fei kept her promise and cooked a large pot of brown sugar tangyuan, and everyone gathered in 2102 to eat together.

Old Mrs. Xu teased, "Xiao girl is a little foodie."

"I have Miss to pamper me~" Xiao Chuxia said with a giggle, leaning on Jiang Fei and acting spoiled.

Jiang Fei remained expressionless, quietly steadying the bowl in her hand to prevent the sugar water from spilling.

Just then, there was a banging on the door outside.

"I'll get it."

Jiang Fei, who was closest to the door, got up and went to the stairwell outside.

Lu Yu followed closely, drawing his gun and chambering a round.

Xiao Chuxia and the others also put down their bowls and followed out.

The person outside shouted loudly, "Is Miss Jiang there? I'm He Dahong, the head of the Neighborhood Committee. We met a few days ago."

"I'm here to apologize for what happened last time, and I even brought your favorite gold."

Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow and opened the electric door.

Outside, there was only He Dahong, carrying a bag full of coal, and a small square box in his other hand.

"Actually, I came upstairs not to collect supplies, but to make friends with you all. Who knew it would cause a misunderstanding and be messed up by Zhu Zi? Please don't mind it."

He Dahong smiled as he offered the coal and opened the box.

Inside was a small golden pig.

He had heard from survivors in the building that Jiang Fei loved gold, and he had just snatched some, which he could give as a gift.

Once Jiang Fei accepted him as a friend, he would have a chance to make a move.

The 21st and 22nd floors were both fat sheep!

Acutely sensing the calculation in He Dahong's eyes, Jiang Fei picked up the small golden pig, weighed it, and put it in her pocket.

System: [Ding — Detected 260 grams of gold]

She couldn't let even a fly's leg go, and she had to play a trick on the person too.

How could she let Yu Xuanjiao live too comfortably?

Jiang Fei feigned difficulty: "I don't have any opinion about your Neighborhood Committee, but there's someone among you I don't like."

He Dahong quickly said, "Zhu Zi died of excessive blood loss two days ago."

"I'm not talking about Zhu Zi, but the person next to him who used my name to steal residents' supplies. Killing that person isn't necessary, but not killing them makes me uncomfortable."

"You handle this matter, and then we'll consider whether to be friends."

With that, Jiang Fei took the coal and closed the door.

Su Liuyuan gave a thumbs-up, and, afraid of being overheard by He Dahong outside, praised in a low voice, "Brilliant, killing with a borrowed knife."

"You played He Dahong and dealt with that Yu Xuanjiao."

Jiang Fei glanced at him: "Not eating tangyuan anymore?"

"Eating!"

The group returned inside and continued chatting with Old Mrs. Xu.

In Building B, next to Building A.

He Dahong had driven away the original survivors and turned this place into the Neighborhood Committee's headquarters.

Yu Xuanjiao was sitting on the sofa, roasting sweet potatoes on a coal stove.

Her dirty clothes had been replaced with new cotton ones.

Life with He Dahong was much better than with Zhu Zi.

Seeing He Dahong return, Yu Xuanjiao thoughtfully poured him a cup of warm water, but just as she stood up, she was suddenly slapped.

"Beat her for me."

"Beat her until she's black and blue, then send her to Building A for Jiang Fei to see."

The people standing outside immediately came in and started beating Yu Xuanjiao.

"Ah! President, what are you doing?!"

He Dahong repeated Jiang Fei's words to Yu Xuanjiao verbatim: "If you don't want to be played to death by these people, you'd better take your beating honestly."

Anyway, he had slept with her, so she was of no use anymore.

Yu Xuanjiao was so angry she wanted to kill He Dahong.

Bastard! He put on his pants and wouldn't admit it!

The men were strong, and they beat Yu Xuanjiao so hard her bones almost broke.

Not wanting to be beaten to death, Yu Xuanjiao shouted in desperation, "I know a secret! About Building A!"

"Official people live on the 21st floor! Their surname is Xu! He secretly went out a few nights ago, got into a car and left! I heard their conversation! They were talking about transferring survivors! You must have a quota to go to the Safety Shelter!"

"Stop." He Dahong told everyone to leave and walked over to Yu Xuanjiao.

"Tell me everything you know."

—

For a solid week, the temperature remained unchanged, and it was still chaotic outside.

Jiang Fei was bored, so she simply went into the Supermarket to make food for high temperatures.

When it's hot, people sweat just by not moving, let alone cooking.

If she made it now, she could eat it directly later.

Like liangpi, with three flavors: red oil, sour and spicy, and sesame paste, served with refreshing shredded cucumber and carrot, it was perfect for hot weather.

There was also shaved ice, drizzled with sweet and sour fruit jams like strawberry, blueberry, and mango, which was appetizing and cooling.

The liangpi sauce was versatile, and Jiang Fei used it to make different flavors of cold noodles, plus sour and refreshing mixed vegetables.

After making 50 portions of each, Jiang Fei was satisfied and exited the Supermarket, taking out a roasted duck for dinner.

The duck meat was crispy-skinned and tender, dipped in thick sweet bean paste, with shredded cucumber and green onion, rolled in a paper-thin duck pancake and put into the mouth—it was hard not to feel happy.

Soon after Jiang Fei finished eating, the doorbell rang.

After cleaning up the trash and going out, the person in the stairwell had already left.

Lu Yu stood in the hallway.

"Just now, Xu Qianyao came and said that the officials will manage the outside next Monday, conduct survivor registration, and issue ID cards. He told us to stay at home, not go out, and pack our things in advance, ready to depart at any time."

"Then I'll go tell everyone." Jiang Fei returned to her room and contacted the others via walkie-talkie to inform them about this.

Everyone was very reluctant.

Especially Su Liuyuan, who let out a sharp screeching sound on the walkie-talkie.

"What about my home?!!!"

"My limited edition sports car! My luxurious two-story villa! My diamond jewelry! My custom-built large warehouse! Are they all going to leave me?!!!"

Ling Zhaorui: "Look on the bright side, at least you're alive."

Xiao Chuxia: "If you really can't bear to leave, why don't you go back and live there?"

Lu Yu: "I'll drive you there now."

Su Liuyuan instantly quieted down, weeping alone in his bedroom, clutching the walkie-talkie.

A bunch of heartless people!

Little did he know, Jiang Fei also felt a pang for those treasures.

Unfortunately, it was unsafe outside and easy for the officials to discover, so she couldn't collect them into the Supermarket.

She should have secretly collected them behind Su Liuyuan's back back then!!!

—

As Xu Qianyao had said, on Monday, before dawn, Jiang Fei heard continuous gunshots outside.

For evil forces that resisted and provoked, the officials dealt with them on the spot.

It took three full days for the gunfire to stop.

During this time, He Dahong hadn't shown up again, and she didn't know if he had been killed or if he was hiding.

Another week passed, and helicopters, which hadn't appeared for a long time, circled outside, with a loudspeaker blaring.

"Important announcement: We will depart for Qingyang City promptly at 7 AM the day after tomorrow. Residents, please cooperate with the Rescue Team members, travel light, and be sure to bring your ID cards."