As night fell, the temperature dropped slightly without the sun's rays, but it was still sweltering. Just as everyone was about to fall asleep, the street outside suddenly became restless, and several people came out of their houses and walked towards Cheng Zhi and Qi Yanche.
The noise outside wasn't quiet; Cheng Zhi heard it clearly. She turned off the light and secretly pulled the curtains open a crack. Seeing the group of people walking together outside, she became a little worried and turned to them, saying, "It looks like the original residents from the other side of the neighborhood. Could they be here to cause trouble?"
Chen Siyu immediately became wary, took out a stun gun from her spatial storage, and her eyes turned sharp. "I think it's probably true. We robbed their house, and we've been living the high life these past few days, which has probably made them jealous."
Xiao Feiran also picked up the cleaver he had bought at the market earlier, weighed it in his hand, and said, "If they dare to come over and whine, I'll kill them. I'm not some saint in this apocalypse!"
The boys in the other villa also noticed the commotion outside. Chen Yiyi was watching the excitement from the window when she realized that the crowd was heading in her direction. She quickly called Qi Yanche over to see what was going on.
Qi Yanche walked over and saw the neighborhood committee chairman in the crowd, as well as a few people who usually liked to send messages in the owners' group to seek attention. Although they didn't do anything, he felt that they were up to no good.
Shen Lingfeng was very worried. He looked back at the generator in the house and wondered, "Could it be that they found out we stole the generator and are now coming to ask us for our things?"
Lu Yuan couldn't see what was happening outside, but his expression turned serious. "It's not impossible. The generator is public property, so it's normal for them to ask for it back after we took it."
"It's so hot, are we really going to give it to them if they ask?" Chen Yi thought that in this heat, it would be impossible to live without air conditioning and electricity.
In just two days, the temperature rose to an unbearable level. Even though the generator was public property, they dared not hand it over without assistance. They didn't know how much longer they would have to endure such days; if it were like the last typhoon, they would have no chance of surviving without the generator.
Qi Yanche stood by the window for a long time without speaking. His eyes were deep, and after a long while, he calmly said, "Let's see how things go. If they're here to negotiate, then we'll talk properly. If they're here to steal it, then we will never back down. Right now, we can only protect ourselves and can't worry about anything else."
They had been watching from the window, but the person walked over and bypassed them, knocking on Cheng Zhi's front door.
The knocking was relatively gentle, and five people came out.
Cheng Zhi looked at the middle-aged man at the head of the group and asked coldly, "What brings you here so late?"
The man remained silent, but the woman next to him, with long, wavy hair and bright red lipstick, spoke up. She snorted coldly, her tone particularly harsh, "So young, stealing someone else's house and still so self-righteous. Are all young girls these days so shameless?"
Hearing the woman's words, the five men were not as angry as they had imagined. They had long expected to be gossiped about. Now they just watched quietly, wanting to know what these indigenous people were here for.
Seeing that the five people didn't react after being scolded, the woman became even more audacious, arrogantly pointing at the villa with her hands on her hips, "Do you know? This house has an owner. I could call the police to arrest you for your behavior, but... well, it's come to this now, so I won't call the police. You'd better leave! Don't waste our resources here!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhi laughed and said nonchalantly, "Please don't, Auntie, you should call the police and have us arrested."
No woman likes being called "Auntie," and the woman in front of her immediately exploded, kicking the iron gate of the villa and yelling, "Have you no manners?! Who are you calling 'Auntie'?! Do I look that old?!"
Seeing that the woman was losing control, the leading man finally stepped forward, stopped her, and said to Cheng Zhi and the others with a forced smile, "Why are you calling the police? There's no one at the police station right now. Everyone, calm down. Can't we talk things out?"
Xiao Feiran wiped the cleaver in his hand, his tone not very pleasant, "If you have something to say, then say it quickly, it's getting late and you should rest."
The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and pointed to the villa behind Cheng Zhi and the others. “The house you’re living in has an owner. You all look very young and should still be in college. You should know that trespassing is illegal, so… we just want to discuss this with you. You should move out as soon as possible. College students should go back to their dorms.”
As expected, they came to kick them out. Cheng Zhi didn't intend to confront them directly right now, so she tried to negotiate. "We escaped from the dormitory. This house looks like it has been vacant for a long time. The garden, balcony, and living room are all covered in dust. We really have nowhere else to go. Can't we just stay here for the time being?"
The man laughed and waved his hands, "A country has its laws and a family has its rules. Trespassing is wrong. Letting you stay for two days is already very lenient."
The man remained steadfast in his stance, refusing to back down, so Cheng Zhi became even less gentle.
"You just said that there's nobody left in the police station. Go out on the street and see, people will kill each other for a piece of bread. Are you still going to tell us this?" Cheng Zhi was very direct and didn't want to beat around the bush with them.
The indigenous people hadn't expected the college students to be so direct, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond. At this point, the bald old man next to the man spoke up, "We are residents of this community, and we're trying to reason with you. Are you going to refuse a polite offer and insist on forcing us to use force?"
Just as Cheng Zhi was about to retort, the door next door opened, and Qi Yanche, dressed in an old man's shirt and shorts, walked out. "Uncle Huang, at your age, you still want to fight with others?"
Honey Lake Villa isn't very big, and most of the owners know each other. Although Qi Yanche is away at university and doesn't come back often, he's handsome, so he always chats with the other owners on his way back.
When Grandpa Huang saw that it was Qi Yanche, he straightened his back even more and quickly beckoned Qi Yanche to his side. "Come, come, Xiao Che, you be the judge. These girls are so unreasonable. They live in other people's houses and act so self-righteous. When we try to reason with them, they get angry. It's really outrageous!"
They had originally hoped that several people could support them, but Qi Yanche said, "Anyway, Uncle Gu and the others have already gone abroad, and this house is just empty anyway, so it's fine to let them stay here temporarily."
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