Chapter 1 Opening the Door

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Outside the window, thunder rumbled, and the rain poured down like a deluge. Dark clouds had lingered for months, leaving the sky incredibly dim; it was impossible to tell if it was day or night...

"There are five boxes of compressed biscuits left, and I have a filter for drinking water, so that's not an issue!"

"There's half a ton of premium dog food left for Xiaobai; that should be enough for it to eat for a long time. If worse comes to worst... I can eat dog food too!"

"Four boxes of pistol ammunition left..."

"Emergency canned beef... 12... 22... 31... Hmm? How many was it again?"

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

"Open the door!"

The noise outside interrupted him, causing Zhou Yan to lose count of how many he had counted...

Zhou Yan moved as quietly as possible, approaching the door...

"Are you fucking going to open the door or not? I remember you have a pretty good relationship with those Su sisters, right? Is the older sister your girlfriend, or is the younger sister your girlfriend? If you don't open the door now, both of them are going to be my girlfriends!"

Yang Shu shouted provocatively while pressing against Zhou Yan's security door, trying to goad Zhou Yan into opening it.

Ever since the building's delivery man joined his gang, Yang Shu had a clear picture of all the supplies in the building. After all, before the heavy rain arrived, the authorities had warned residents living in low-lying areas to evacuate to higher ground and advised people to stock up on daily necessities.

The delivery man had originally wanted to secretly take over the homes of those who had stocked up on supplies, but after almost getting killed, he realized the reality of the situation and joined Yang Shu's gang. The two colluded, and in the past few days, bodies had been thrown down from the upper floors from time to time. The men were in miserable states, and most of the women were disheveled, clearly having been humiliated before being thrown down!

And in this building, Zhou Yan was the one who had bought the most supplies online!

He had even bought half a ton of dog food for his dog! When it was being moved, it had nearly exhausted the delivery man, Old Zhang!

The Su sisters that Yang Shu mentioned lived right across from Zhou Yan. They had hot bodies comparable to international models. The older sister, Su Yanqiu, was known as the "cold and aloof royal sister," while the younger sister, Su Yanyue, had a personality more like the girl next door when facing Zhou Yan—lively and cheerful. But whenever they didn't speak and just stood there, Zhou Yan couldn't tell who was who...

It could be said that the two sisters were the most dazzling pair in the entire residential complex. In Zhou Yan's words, these two sisters were beautiful beyond human standards.

When walking his dog early in the morning, he would sometimes run into the sisters heading to work in the elevator. Those two identical pairs of peach-blossom eyes would stare at you, and just looking at them would stir up an inexplicable fire within...

Looking at the door that remained motionless before him, Yang Shu gritted his teeth: "Old Zhang! Pry the door open!"

A bald man around forty years old behind Yang Shu paused, then spoke with some difficulty: "Brother Yang, his door is quite high-end. I've seen anti-theft doors, but in all my forty years, this is the first time I've seen one that's anti-pry! I can't pry it open..."

Zhou Yan leaned against the side of the door, quietly listening to the movements outside.

Before, when bodies started being thrown down from upstairs, Zhou Yan had already guessed it: after the flood, government agencies were paralyzed, and the deterrent power of the law had dropped to zero.

In other words, Zhou Yan was about to welcome his own... paradise!

Yang Shu said irritably from outside: "I told you to go pry open the door across the hall!"

After saying this, he deliberately raised his voice to add for Zhou Yan's benefit: "Let this kid hear the sounds later!"

Zhou Yan and Su Yanyue often walked their dogs together in the complex, and many people in the complex had a deep impression of them! It was just that because the two sisters looked exactly the same, no one could tell who was the older sister and who was the younger sister...

Yang Shu was rubbing his hands together in excitement outside the door!

Now Zhou Yan wouldn't be able to resist opening the door!

Unless, he could endure having his woman being humiliated right outside his door!

Old Zhang grinned, nodded, and turned to start prying open Su Yanqiu's door. Thinking of the sisters' unbelievably beautiful faces gave him strength in his crowbar!

Zhou Yan leaned against the wall, holding a Type 92 pistol in one hand and checking a spare magazine with the other.

The people outside were so skilled in their coordination, their methods were calm, and the confidence in their tone was something Zhou Yan could feel even through the door.

It seemed that the bodies thrown down from the upper floors were the work of this gang?

The Su Yanqiu and Su Yanyue sisters, whom Yang Shu used to threaten Zhou Yan, did indeed have a close relationship with him. Every time Zhou Yan took a job that required traveling abroad, he would ask Su Yanqiu to take care of Xiaobai, and through this back-and-forth, he became familiar with the two sisters.

But Zhou Yan was more "familiar" with the younger sister...

In daily life, the younger sister, Su Yanyue, would often put a leash on their "Jimmy" and take it out for a walk just to have a "chance encounter" with Zhou Yan while he was walking his dog in the complex.

Jimmy was a cat, a Ragdoll cat.

Given Zhou Yan's identity at the time, it was difficult to give Su Yanyue a stable home. He lived one day at a time, and any day, a revenge-seeking enemy might show up and mince him into meat paste.

Therefore, when faced with Su Yanyue's confession, Zhou Yan had refused. He truly liked this girl, and precisely because he liked her, he didn't want to implicate her because of his identity.

At that time, Su Yanyue had cried all the way home and was so heartbroken that she didn't leave the house for two full months. Just as she finally felt a bit better and planned to go out for some fresh air, the heavy rain came...

Now, Zhou Yan wished he could travel back a few months and slap himself in the face!

Look at you, acting all cool! You let happiness slip right through your fingers!

If Zhou Yan had known about the flood, he would have won over Su Yanyue a long time ago...

Why suffer through nights alone with only tissues for company...

Zhou Yan steadied himself and shifted his attention to the conversation outside.

From Yang Shu's commands and conversation, he could tell there were three people outside!

One person was standing at the fire door "keeping watch," one was responsible for knocking, and Yang Shu was supervising.

Zhou Yan opened the door directly.

Yang Shu, who was around thirty, was standing outside wearing a casual suit. His muscular build made him look very robust!

Seeing the door open, Yang Shu grinned, thinking to himself that this kid couldn't hold back after all!

Yang Shu looked at The Young Man standing before him, who seemed somewhat "shy"; Zhou Yan even had a gentle smile on his face.

It gave people a very clean, sunny feeling.

It also carried the clear, naive stupidity of a college student who had just stepped into society.

Yang Shu was stunned by Zhou Yan's smile, but soon, he raised the switchblade in his hand.

Zhou Yan moved.

His left hand precisely locked onto Yang Shu's right hand that was holding the knife, his fingers like hooks!

Intense pain and numbness instantly caused Yang Shu to lose strength in his hand, and the switchblade in his hand dropped to the floor with a "clatter."

The triumph in Yang Shu's eyes was instantly replaced by terror.

This kid's strength was unbelievably great!

Zhou Yan's right hand gripped Yang Shu's throat like an iron pincer, and he twisted his wrist sharply!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of cartilage shattering in the throat echoed.

It wasn't like in the movies where crushing the throat cartilage would cause instant death.

On the contrary, this was the most cruel and painful way to kill.

Yang Shu lost the ability to breathe. The supporting structure in his throat had been crushed by Zhou Yan, and his trachea had narrowed, which would cause him to die of suffocation...

It was excruciatingly painful.

Yang Shu collapsed to the ground, his face flushed red. He grabbed Zhou Yan's pant leg with all his might and looked up.

He discovered that Zhou Yan's face was still wearing that gentle smile, but in Yang Shu's eyes, that smile was now exceptionally cold and chilling...

Old Zhang, who was in the middle of prying open Su Yanqiu and Su Yanyue's door, heard a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw Yang Shu lying on the floor, rolling and struggling.

Seeing his boss get beaten, Old Zhang raised the crowbar in his hand and swung it hard toward Zhou Yan's head.

As the saying goes, outside of seven steps, the gun is fast!

Within seven steps, the gun is accurate and fast!

Before Old Zhang had taken a few steps, he realized Zhou Yan had pulled out a gun and was already aiming at his head...

Before Old Zhang could react, he saw Zhou Yan, without even turning his head, flick his hand and fire a shot directly toward the fire door!

The kid who had been keeping watch at the fire door saw Yang Shu being subdued in an instant and wanted to run right then and there. He was too far from Zhou Yan, so it was faster to use a gun...

"Bang!"

One shot, hitting him directly in the head.

Old Zhang, holding the crowbar, trembled all over, his crotch instantly soaked, and a pungent, foul smell began to spread...

It's over! This is a ruthless person! He actually has a gun in his house?!

And this kid didn't even say a harsh word, he just fucking started shooting right away!

He was wearing a blue uniform, and a large black patch immediately appeared at his crotch. Before he could even open his mouth to explain, he saw Zhou Yan pointing the pistol at him.

"I was forced! Let me go! I beg you!"