The man fell to the ground unconscious. The other four were stunned. What kind of strength was that? One kick could hurt someone so badly.
But the desire to get supplies wasn't going to die just because a teammate fainted. The middle-aged man standing at the front raised his kitchen knife, trembling as he warned Lao Gao not to come closer, "You, don't come closer. If you do, don't blame me for no mercy."
Lao Gao mocked him, "I already said, I want to see just how merciless you plan to be."
Without another word, Lao Gao kicked the knife out of the man's hand.
Huang Jinghe, who was inside, had originally wanted to come out and help. After all, these people were after him. It wouldn't be fair for Lao Gao to fight alone. But before his door opened, Lao Gao pushed it closed again, "Don't come out. I can handle these few by myself. If you come out, you'll just get in my way."
After that, he pressed against Huang Jinghe's door.
In the corridor on the 33rd floor, cries of pain filled the air.
Lao Gao stepped closer with light footsteps. The people on the floor fell silent and became still.
Lao Gao warned, "None of us here are easy to mess with. No matter who you are, you're no match for any of us. So don't start trouble."
After saying this, Lao Gao ignored them and went straight back inside.
But death was what they were looking for. Without supplies and without a kayak, how else would they survive?
Before long, it was still not the next day but the late night. After swapping some people and making new plans, they returned to Ling Jiang's door.
Nana was the most alert. The moment the security door opened, he sat up. He thought those people were breaking into their own home, but they passed by and went to Ling Jiang's place instead.
Nana remembered that the woman next door had come to their place before. So he gave Lan Jin a small warning. Nana climbed onto the bed and tugged Lan Jin's clothes. Lan Jin immediately woke up.
Looking outside at the still dark sky, she knew something was wrong. She asked, "What's wrong? Someone trying to break our lock again?"
Nana shook his head and then pointed his head toward Ling Jiang's door. Lan Jin understood, "You mean those people went to Ling Jiang's home?"
Nana softly barked once, answering her question.
Lan Jin quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie on the nightstand and tried to contact Ling Jiang. To her surprise, Ling Jiang was already ready by her door.
Ling Jiang was truly impressed by Nana's warning. "Your Nana has become like a spirit."
Lan Jin asked, "Do you need me to come out and help?"
"Of course not. The corridor is so narrow, if you come out, you'll mess me up."
In this respect, Ling Jiang and Lao Gao were exactly alike.
Hearing this, Lan Jin hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Do you mind if I watch how you fight? I want to learn."
Ling Jiang laughed without realizing it. "You have a good attitude, still thinking about learning even now."
"I'm just trying to learn."
After putting down the walkie-talkie, Lan Jin heard screams outside. But before she could open the door to watch and learn, Ling Jiang's 'performance' was already over.
When Lan Jin opened the door, she just barely brushed past Ling Jiang returning. Ling Jiang deliberately stopped at her door and teased, "Not eager to learn. You're too late today. No stealing a lesson. Come early next time."
Lan Jin took a deep breath, wondering whose attitude was actually better between the two of them.
The would-be teacher had fled, so Lan Jin closed the door and went back to sleep.
That night, the people in the building truly witnessed how fierce these two were. The ease in their fighting power proved that what the young guy said before was no lie.
...
The next day.
When the injured dozen or so people appeared on the 23rd floor, where Su Han had moved to, everyone was a bit stunned. But some things didn't need to be said out loud. Just a glance between them was enough to understand what had roughly happened.
Everyone fell silent.
After a while, a young woman spoke up with a different opinion, "What if we try to be humble? We could join them. It's okay to be weak. As long as we live."
Join them?
Su Han disagreed. "If you hadn't tried to rob them, maybe if we begged on our knees, they might take us in. But you guys tried to rob them yesterday. Even if you failed, now you want to join them. Do you think they'll agree?"
If it was him, he definitely wouldn't agree.
"Then what now? I say forget being humble. Let's just raid them all. There are only four people and a dog. Two fists can't beat four hands, but with so many of us, we can surely overpower them."
The middle-aged woman from room 3204 said, "That tall woman has an old person at home, and the one named Lan has a child. If we break the door and capture the old and the child to threaten them, do you think they'll refuse to give supplies? That dog is a problem, but it's so big, the meat alone could feed us all."
It had to be said, this woman's heart was ruthless. But at times like this, you had to be ruthless. It was all for survival. These people showed they were also helpless. But if that was the plan, there was no need to wait until night.
"No need to wait for night. It's hard to see then. Let's go now, catch them off guard and all attack together."
Su Han hesitated about this kind of thing. Without it, everyone could get along well. But once done, there was no turning back.
Perhaps seeing through Su Han's hesitation, the person persuaded him, "Brother Su Han, what's there to hesitate about? If you don't attack now, you won't be able to explain about the kayak. And if you really get that kid, that woman named Lan will be at your mercy."
The words hit the spot. Su Han naturally changed his mind. As for Lan Jin, he actually liked her, and didn't mind her being divorced with a child. But liking her was one thing. Would Lan Jin agree?
But that wasn't the problem for now. Since they had agreed to go upstairs and fight, they couldn't go empty-handed. Almost everyone went back to their homes and grabbed a kitchen knife each, gathering on the 23rd floor.
Before leaving, Su Han asked, "Once we do this, there's no turning back. Are you all sure?"
Everyone answered in unison, "Sure."
With their spirits high, the group marched upstairs with heads held high.