47: Chapter 47 Qi Ming's Scheme

Qi Ming was like a desperate gambler staking everything on a single throw.

"No matter how hard it rains, there will always be a day it stops. Anyway, we have enough food. The convenience store owner's supplies probably only lasted a day."

When that time came, he would flip the items in his hands for eight or ten times the price.

When they were starving to death, the money in the pockets of those fools in the residential area would all belong to him.

His imagination was beautiful; he seemed to already see the hope of making a comeback.

Qi Yin only sneered. This fool was so naive.

It was just as well; it saved her the trouble of doing it herself. This family could send themselves to hell on their own.

Qi Mingyuan thought it over following his son's logic, and it actually seemed plausible. His face, which had been livid just a moment ago, now actually looked a bit flushed with excitement.

In the whole family, only Lu Yingman retained a slight shred of rationality.

"Is this really a good idea? The weather has been so bad lately. What if there are other natural disasters after the heavy rain? We should keep our food."

However, the father and son of the Qi Family were immersed in their own fantasies and simply could not hear her words.

Qi Yin glanced at the water level outside the residential area. If the heavy rain continued for another four or five days, it would basically cover the first floor of the buildings.

At this time, people could still be seen cautiously heading out to forage for food from time to time. Thinking about it, not many people had gone out to get involved in the blood rain of the previous two days, so there were still quite a few survivors.

However, once the flood slowly rose and food became scarce, survivors would be far more terrifying than zombies.

With that, Qi Yin decided not to send the 'great gift' she had prepared for the time being.

She thought that the real show was just beginning.

After standing in a corner for a while, the person she was waiting for finally appeared.

An auntie in her forties, wearing a thin raincoat, looked at the torrential rain pouring down outside, stamped her foot, and prepared to rush into the rain.

"Eh? Big Sister? Where are you going in such heavy rain?" Qi Yin called out to stop her.

Zhang Min turned around and saw a clean-looking young girl standing in front of her, her eyes bright.

Unlike her, who hadn't had a full meal in days, her complexion had already started to turn sallow.

But who was this beautiful young girl? There was no such person in the residential area.

"And you are?"

Qi Yin did some mental preparation and tried her best to put on a pure and innocent look, making her voice high-pitched and sweet.

Middle-aged aunties generally fell for this act.

"Auntie, I'm a resident from the seventh floor. I just moved in today and I'm not very familiar with things yet."

Zhang Min's heart melted at her acting cute. Thinking of her own two bastard sons at home, she wished she could kidnap Qi Yin and take her home right away.

"The seventh floor? That apartment hasn't had anyone living in it for years. It must be hard to clean up. How about this, add me on WeChat. I have two boys at home; if you need help, I'll have them go over."

This was exactly the sentence Qi Yin was waiting for. The two successfully exchanged contact information.

"By the way, Auntie, is there an owners' group chat for our residential area? I'm afraid of missing out on any information."

Zhang Min didn't even think about it: "There is, I'll pull you in."

The two chatted idly for a few minutes, and the rain even seemed to let up a bit.

"Oh, young lady, talking to you is really interesting. I'm still busy going to see if there are any instant noodles for sale. Let's talk again next time."

As Zhang Min spoke, she walked outside, her mouth constantly muttering that she hoped the convenience store owner wouldn't sell a pack of instant noodles for thirty yuan again.

How could poor families afford that!

Qi Yin smiled and didn't stop her, watching Zhang Min's figure disappear from her sight.

She curled her lips and silently counted: "Ten, nine, eight, seven... three, two, one."

Time was up, and Zhang Min's figure appeared in her eyes once again.

Only this time, unlike before, her face was full of anger, and she was cursing incessantly.

Even from twenty meters away, Qi Yin could hear those foul curses.

"Auntie Zhang, what's wrong? What happened?" Qi Yin pretended not to know.

Zhang Min spat hard and cursed loudly.

"It's that guy named Wang! Bah, how shameless. He actually tried to sell me a pack of instant noodles for a hundred yuan! God damn him, how can anyone afford that?"

"There are several people at home waiting for noodles to put in the pot. We're going to starve to death. Tell me, why doesn't he just go and commit robbery?"

Qi Yin crossed her arms, noncommittal.

Robbery? Isn't that exactly what he's doing?

With a thought, a box of pickled pepper beef flavored instant noodles appeared at her feet behind her.

Of course, this was from the batch fished out of the water.

"Auntie Zhang, look, I just got here and don't have anything decent to offer. This box of instant noodles can be a meeting gift."

When Zhang Min saw the instant noodles, her eyes stared unblinkingly. Hearing Qi Yin say she was giving such a precious thing—a whole box, no less—to her, her eyes instantly brightened even more.

As if afraid Qi Yin would suddenly regret it, she snatched the box away in one go.

"Hehe, how can I accept this? Don't worry, young lady. We're neighbors now. If you ever need anything, just say the word. If I can help, I definitely will."

Qi Yin just smiled. Help? There really was a small favor she needed Zhang Min to use her mouth for.

"Oh, Auntie, when I was coming downstairs just now, I met a tall but very ordinary-looking man on the sixth floor. His gaze was so fierce."

"Are you talking about that son from the Qi Family? Hah, why be afraid of him? He's just a useless bum who knows nothing. He can't compare to my two sons." Zhang Min was in a good mood after getting the noodles, and the more she looked at Qi Yin, the more she liked her.

Qi Yin pretended to rub her arms, putting on an even more frightened appearance.

"I'm still scared. He even glared at me just now. How about this, Auntie? If you get the chance, please help me teach him a lesson."

As she spoke, Qi Yin pulled out another box of instant noodles, this time spicy beef flavor.

"If possible, I'll give you this box of noodles too. Give him a lesson, and maybe he won't dare glare at me again next time."

There was no reason not to take advantage of a freebie delivered to her door. Zhang Min immediately agreed and accepted the payment Qi Yin offered.

Qi Yin watched her hurried figure heading upstairs, and the smile on her lips vanished instantly.

For people at the bottom, with prices skyrocketing, nothing was more important than being able to eat a full meal.

She wondered if the heavily injured Qi Ming and the semi-paralyzed Qi Mingyuan, along with an incredibly weak Lu Yingman, could hold onto that room full of food.

This scheme was made by Qi Ming himself, so even if he had to crawl, he would have to crawl into it for her.

Qi Yin turned around, glanced at the group chat messages constantly arriving on her phone, and left this place of trouble without hesitation.

Qi Mingyuan was half-lying on a small bed, groaning in pain. The wound on his leg hadn't received proper care and hurt terribly.

He wouldn't let Lu Yingman on the bed, so the poor woman could only use some old clothes to make a nest for sleeping in the corner.

Qi Ming had been lying on the narrow sofa all day, and he had been dreaming all day too. In his dream, handful after handful of money scrambled to be his blanket.

Saliva was dripping all over the floor.

Just as another handful of money was about to reach his hand, Qi Ming woke up.

Violent knocking on the door echoed through the thin door panel, making him extremely annoyed!

Qi Ming stood up in a rage!

"Who the hell is it in the middle of the night!"