The fire meteorite continued to fall for more than fifteen minutes before stopping.

Buildings 1 through 5 appear to have suffered minimal damage, but the extent of the damage to the top floor is unknown.

The resettlement housing area suffered heavy losses, with most of the houses destroyed.

The greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms, which had been carefully tended for more than two months, were completely destroyed by the fire meteorite.

Fortunately, it was extremely cold weather and snowing, so the fire was quickly extinguished.

The perpetual motion arm was mostly broken, and Noah's Ark, which had been lit up for a short time, fell into darkness again. More than an hour later, the loudspeaker mobilized the residents to go downstairs to help with disaster relief.

Professor Jin called to ask if I was going.

"Go down and take a look first. Put on your bulletproof vest and helmet."

Such a natural disaster is something no one can withstand by fighting alone, and Zuo Ling didn't want to appear too special.

"Okay, okay, wear bulletproof vests and bulletproof helmets."

Professor Jin panicked and believed whatever Zuo Ling said.

When I got downstairs, a lot of people had already gathered there, and the property management staff were assigning people to do the work.

Seeing Professor Jin come down, he immediately said, "Professor Jin, the perpetual motion arm is broken. Please go and repair it."

It's pitch black, there are no lights, so it's inconvenient to do anything.

Professor Jin had originally planned to repair the perpetual motion arm, so he called two young men, along with Zuo Ling and Researcher Tang, to temporarily form a small group of five.

Zuo Ling and Professor Jin, a married couple, wore headlamps, while the other two young men each carried a flashlight.

They went to the property management office to find a errand to run for materials to repair the perpetual motion arm. They handed it over to two young men, with Zuo Ling helping to move and lift things, and Researcher Tang handing them tools.

It's rare for a perpetual motion arm to completely break down; most of the time, parts are damaged by impacts, or the wiring is burned out.

Five people worked tirelessly for over three hours, patching things up and putting things back together, finally restoring light to the neighborhood.

Zuo Ling and the two young men were alright, but Professor Jin and Researcher Tang, being older, were exhausted and cold, and clearly couldn't hold on any longer.

After telling the property management staff, we all went home to rest.

I was half asleep when I was woken up again by the loudspeaker. After listening carefully for a while, I was told to go downstairs for a residents' meeting.

Zuo Ling really didn't want to go; she knew it wouldn't be anything good.

Professor Jin called to ask if I was going.

Zuo Ling really wanted to say no, but when they arrived, she said, "Let's go and see. We need to know just how bad the neighborhood is."

When Xiu Yong was using the boom, all he could think about was finishing the job quickly so he could go home and rest. In the dark, he didn't pay attention to his surroundings.

Go down and take a look, so you'll have a better understanding of the situation.

After eating two baskets of xiaolongbao and a glass of milk, Zuo Ling slowly went downstairs to meet Professor Jin and his wife.

When they arrived at the venue, Bai Hongwei, Lin Wang, Li Mingli, and He Guizi were already there, and the atmosphere in the venue was very unpleasant.

Owners, tenants, and disaster victims were clearly separated and gathered in their respective groups.

Zuo Ling and Professor Jin consciously stood in the owners' group, and they could clearly feel that the disaster victims and tenants were looking at the owners with very unfriendly eyes.

In the face of a major disaster, most people are struggling, and only a very small number of people maintain a relatively high standard of living. The Noah's Ark homeowners are among these people.

If life goes on, people can barely maintain peace. But if it becomes unbearable, the balance is broken, and naturally, their true colors are revealed.

Zuo Ling asked Professor Jin in a low voice, "Did you bring your weapons?"

Professor Jin and his wife also sensed that the atmosphere was unusual. When Zuo Ling asked this question, Professor Jin was fine, but Researcher Tang became even more nervous.

His teeth chattered as he said, "I...I'm carrying it."

He was dressed in bulky clothes, but he was hiding a weapon on his body, so you couldn't tell.

What reassured Zuo Ling somewhat was that the three of them came out with bulletproof vests and anti-theft helmets.

There were quite a few people wearing helmets after the fire meteor fell, and the three of them were not conspicuous at all in the crowd.

Looking around, the once neat and tidy resettlement houses were more than half damaged by the fire meteorite.

From building 1 to building 5, many windows were smashed, and of the surrounding greenhouses, only one greenhouse frame remained standing.

More than two hundred corpses lay a dozen meters away from them, and their family members stood blankly beside the bodies.

The number of injured has been tallied... no one has kept track of how many people were injured.

Zuo Ling subconsciously looked for Tian Youren's family. Tian Youren, his two sons, and his niece-in-law Qian Xiaodie were all injured to varying degrees.

Seeing Zuo Ling looking over, Tian Youren tried to force a smile, but his eyes reddened, and he quickly lowered his head and wiped his face.

He Guizi cleared his throat twice. "Almost everyone has arrived. The meeting is about to begin. I called you all here for three things."

First, the fire meteorite caused considerable damage to our community. All the greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms were destroyed, and we need to hurry up and replant them.

Second, more than half of the resettlement housing was destroyed, and those without homes are temporarily housed in the stairwells of various buildings…

Before he could finish speaking, someone among the disaster victims shouted:

"Families with few members occupy a large house, why can't they make room for us?"

When someone takes the lead, others immediately follow suit:

"That's right, we'll ask them to vacate a few rooms and we'll stay there."

“The stairwell is so cold. Young people are okay, but the elderly and children are not immune to the cold. It would be good to make arrangements for them.”

"..."

They were polite at first, but their words got increasingly harsh.

Some people simply say:

"How can you have the nerve to occupy such a large house? Can't you see that everyone else is living in dire straits? Don't you have any compassion? Aren't you ashamed?"

"The rich are heartless; that's exactly the kind of person they are. How can they have such a shameless attitude?"

"While everyone else is freezing, they're all warm and cozy. How can they live with themselves?"

"They don't even realize it, they just have to point it out on him."

...

Zuo Ling and Professor Jin are quite well-known in the Noah's Ark community, and many people were talking about them while glancing in their direction.

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