After hearing what Xia Ziqi said, Liu Jie was somewhat moved. He turned to look at Zhang Sheng, asking for his opinion with his eyes.
Zhang Sheng slowly shook his head and said to Xia Ziqi: "What do you mean by this? Who do you think I am? I am a decent man! Not a robber who robs houses!"
Zhang Sheng was not a fool. Looking at the wound on Xia Ziqi's head, he knew that the "grandmother's family" Xia Ziqi mentioned were not good people - they could even cut their own grandson's head, so they were definitely not the kind of soft buns who could be bullied at will.
Besides, Zhang Sheng has no plans to carry out a house robbery at the moment - although it is a natural disaster now, order has not completely collapsed and the police are still at work!
Zhang Sheng is now organizing and participating in gambling. Even if he is caught by the police, the worst that can happen is a prison sentence of more than three years but less than ten years. If he is lucky, he will be released after being detained for a period of time.
But burglary is different. The maximum penalty for burglary is death penalty!
Zhang Sheng could still tell the difference between detention and death penalty.
Not only that, the payoffs from gambling and burglary are also different.
Zhang Sheng is gambling here now, and there are a lot of gamblers who are willing to send him supplies. Why should he take the risk and do something as risky as robbery?
Knowing that he could not squeeze any money out of Xia Ziqi, Zhang Sheng spat at him and said coldly, "Okay, go away. I'm kind-hearted and will let you go for now... But don't forget, I still have your IOU! Our fight is not over yet!"
Zhang Sheng decided that after the snowstorm was over, he would sell the IOU to a professional debt collection company. If nothing unexpected happened, Xia Ziqi would be entangled by the debt collection company for the rest of his life...
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Because of Xia Ziqi's behavior, the atmosphere in the Xia family has been a little depressing these days.
However, this depressing atmosphere did not last long. Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the last day of 2026.
The new year is about to begin, diluting the heavy atmosphere in the Xia family.
Although it is only the Gregorian calendar year, everyone is still very happy. The wind and snow outside have stopped, and the temperature has not dropped any further. Instead, there are signs of warming up.
Xia Shige knew that as long as she could hold on for another two months, by March, the temperature would begin to rise sharply, and then the long-awaited spring would arrive.
To celebrate the New Year, the staff of the emergency office dug out rice and sugar from the government's supplies and prepared to cook a few pots of porridge to distribute to the owners of the shelters.
Xia Shige heard about this and since she had nothing to do, she came over to join in the fun.
Unexpectedly, Xia Shige witnessed a farce as soon as he climbed to the 23rd floor.
In the corridor on the 23rd floor, a well-dressed man and woman were pulling two suitcases and arguing with Xia Huiyin.
The young woman in a mink coat and high heels said to Xia Huiyin in a condescending manner, "I don't want to live in the same room with them! They haven't showered for at least a year, and they stink so badly! We want to live in a single room!"
The man next to her pointed at Xia Huiyin and said in a deep voice, "You must coordinate a single room for us! We don't accept living with other people!"
Xia Shige frowned slightly when he saw this - what were these two people thinking? They still wanted to stay in a single room. Did they think the shelter was a hotel suite?
After hearing what the two said, Xia Huiyin shook her head and replied, "The location of the shelter is very tight right now, and there is no way to coordinate. It is not easy to find two locations for you."
The woman in mink was a little angry when she heard this. She stamped her feet and said to Xia Huiyin, "How can we not coordinate? I think you did it on purpose. Are you jealous of us because we are rich, so you are targeting us on purpose?"
Faced with the two people's unreasonable troubles, Xia Huiyin remained calm. She said in a cold voice: "There are only so many rooms in total. The owners of the entire single-story building are crowded here. I can't help you coordinate. If you can live here, stay. If you can't live here, leave!"
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