Chapter 85: Doomsday Panic
I took out the solar battery I bought abroad, which was already fully charged.
You only need to turn on a light at home and occasionally charge your dead mobile phone. It doesn't take much electricity, and the battery is enough.
There was noise in the group every day, and many families’ food reserves were used up in half a month. Many people began to panic.
2-1-1003: The food stored at home is almost gone. I would be very grateful if any kind-hearted person could help me.
3-2-1204: I don’t have much left at home. I can’t last a few more days. My child cries from hunger every day.
2-1-1703: I'm willing to pay a high price for food.
1-1-1501: Doesn't the country care about us? I won't really starve to death, will I?
1-1-8502: The rain is so horrible. Is this really the end of the world?
2-2-1503: Property management, please speak up. What should we do?
Property Manager Liu: Dear owners, there is nothing we can do. If anyone has surplus food, please share some with our neighbors who have no food. Let us get through this difficult time together.
As soon as the property manager said this, the group fell silent for a moment.
1-1-1201: Even if someone shares it now, how long can it last?
Some smart people spoke up and many people expressed their agreement.
1-2-8501: You're right. Everyone doesn't have much food, and my family doesn't have any extra anyway.
1-1-1101: What the above person said is right. We must find another way to solve the problem.
Property Manager Liu: My phone is running out of battery, so it’s difficult to discuss in the group.
2-2-1503: My phone is running out of battery, so we can only find a place to discuss it together, but the property management meeting room has been flooded. What should we do?
Property Manager Liu: The tables, chairs and benches in the conference room have been moved to Room 3, Floor 11, Unit 2, Building 3. Owners who can come can gather at 1:00 p.m.
After discussion, the group fell silent. After all, there was a power outage and many people’s cell phones were low on battery, so they had to conserve it.
Gu Luan didn't say anything in the group, but he read every message.
The rain continued to fall and the house was a bit damp, so Gu Luan took out a dehumidifier from the space.
There was a gentle knock on the door.
Gu Luan was stunned. She didn't understand who would look for her. After all, she didn't know anyone here.
Open the second security door and walk to the first security door.
When I looked through the peephole, it turned out to be the neighbor upstairs named Zhang Yan.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Luan first put Huihui, who was playing alone, into the room, and then opened the door.
"Excuse me for disturbing you."
Zhang Yan showed a hint of apology and spoke softly.
"What's up?"
Gu Luan asked.
"I guess you don't have much food at home. Manager Liu asked us to go and discuss what to do. Do you want to go with us?"
Zhang Yan scratched his head. In fact, he didn’t know why he called Gu Luan.
When I reached the sixteenth floor, I somehow thought of Gu Luan's calm face.
I always felt that this seemingly weak girl was not simple, so I knocked on the door subconsciously.
Gu Luan looked at Zhang Yan carefully, and seeing that he looked sincere, he thought for a moment and nodded.
You still have to go outside to understand the situation. You can't stay in the house all the time.
The two walked downstairs together and met the girl from Room 2 on the 15th floor.
Gu Luan remembered that she was an online food broadcaster. She had seen her last time. Her name seemed to be Liu Xin. No wonder she had so much stock at home before the end of the world.
Liu Xin looked much more haggard than before, with almost no color on her face.
There was a young man beside her, and they were probably a couple.
The man was about twenty-three or twenty-four, handsome, with fair skin, but his eyes were a little vulgar. His eyes lit up when he saw Gu Luan.
Gu Luan glanced over coldly, and the man immediately retracted his gaze, looking timid.
With a cold sneer, Gu Luan looked down on such people.
If she guessed correctly, the man should have stayed at home and kept silent that day, allowing his girlfriend to be bullied by someone else.
It seems that he is a wretched, cowardly gigolo!
Zhang Yan looked at the boy with a sneer.
The boy seemed to understand the look in Gu Luan's eyes. He blushed and pulled Liu Xin's hand, impatiently saying, "Hurry up."
Liu Xin didn't understand why her boyfriend was angry, so she asked quietly, "What's wrong with you?"
"Why are you asking? If you didn't love to show off, how could we have been robbed of so many things? You are a loser. I don't know why I fell in love with you in the first place."
The man became enraged and vented all his anger on Liu Xin.
Liu Xin's expression changed slightly, and her face turned frighteningly pale, "I'm sorry, Axiang."
The two figures walked farther and farther away until they disappeared.
Gu Luan and Zhang Yan came to Room 3 on the 11th floor.
When they arrived, there were already more than ten people waiting.
Several of them were drenched by the heavy rain and were shivering in a sheltered corner.
The other few people should be from this unit and they were not wet.
Liu Xin and her boyfriend hid aside and didn't say anything.
In just half a month, many people's appearances had completely changed from before the end of the world. There were almost no smiles on their faces, and some had even lost a lot of weight.
The owner of Room 3 has probably just started renovations. The windows have been installed, the electrical wiring has been connected, and the living room is filled with stools from the property meeting room.
Gu Luan still stood in the corner, pretending to be invisible, took out a lollipop, opened it and put it in his mouth.
Mm, original lollipop, full of milky flavor, delicious!
Seeing Gu Luan narrowing her eyes in satisfaction, Zhang Yan was again surprised at her calmness, as if nothing could cause her to fluctuate.
There were more than ten people in the room, some were irritable, some were angry, and some were anxious, but she was the only one who was different.
Standing next to her, it seems that the whole person can become calm.
"Why, you want to eat?"
Gu Luan noticed Zhang Yan's gaze and opened her eyes to look at him.
Zhang Yan shook his head decisively, "No, it's just... I just think you are very calm."
Gu Luan smiled, holding a lollipop in one hand, "So what if I'm not calm? Like them, it only adds to my troubles."
Only she herself knows that now is the most peaceful moment, and she will not have time to be so leisurely in the future.
"Indeed, I should learn from you."
Zhang Yan nodded, and his heart instantly felt much calmer.
Gradually, more than ten people came into Room 3, filling the entire living room.
Property manager Liu was late and apologized.
There was a commotion in the living room, and everyone was asking Manager Liu to solve the problem.
"Manager Liu, finding food is one thing, but you should first arrange a place for us to stay! There are no windows where we live, and the rain and wind have soaked our clothes and blankets."
"Yeah, my wife caught a cold."
Several people surrounded Manager Liu and asked him to give an explanation.
These people are residents of the flooded floors. After half a month of heavy rain, the floors have been flooded all the way to the eighth floor.
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