"Dear citizens, this is an official announcement. The world is currently experiencing an unprecedented crisis. In this critical period, we urge everyone to ensure their safety and protect themselves and their families. In case of robbery, resource grabbing, or even murder, please use extraordinary measures to resist. The authorities are doing their best to provide relief. Supplies will be distributed throughout the city today. Please go to open areas to collect them. Remember, in this critical period, please protect yourselves and your families! We will do our best to provide relief, and we hope everyone will work together to overcome this difficult time!"
The broadcast went on repeatedly three times, every half hour. At 10 a.m., a helicopter even came to broadcast, "Hello, everyone..."
Xia He didn't need to go out to see for herself to know that after this week of extreme cold, the number of people suffering from frostbite and freezing to death had increased significantly. Many places that sold goods, seeing this situation, changed from cash transactions to high-price transactions, even exchanging valuable items such as gold for a bag of noodles. But later, they stopped trading altogether because there were more and more robberies and murders, and the authorities couldn't be contacted. No one was coming to the rescue.
Social order is slowly collapsing. Until today, when the authorities say that it is an extraordinary period and extraordinary measures are needed to resist, it is estimated that many people will begin to abandon their previous ideas and take up arms to protect themselves and their families.
Since supplies are being distributed today, Xia He has to go out. After all, if she doesn't go out for a long time, people will suspect that she has a lot of food at home.
Xia He first applied yellow foundation to her face, then used shadow to create dark circles under her eyes and on her cheeks. At first glance, she gave the impression of having been starved for several days and looking very unwell. She appeared pale and thin.
Then he put on thermal clothing, a cold-proof vest, a down jacket, and an outermost layer of polar cold-proof long coat, and put on a hat with ear flaps.
After tidying up, Xia He went out. A week had passed, and the people in this building were all wealthy families who were generally living comfortably and had not yet reached the point of neighborly conflict.
Besides Dr. Shen on the 5th floor, Xia He encountered a conflict between Dr. Shen and Wang Qian on the 5th floor when she went downstairs, while the property manager, Manager Wang, stood by.
"Xiao Wang, I already told you to arrange for them to move to the building next door. There are empty rooms there, and it's even a penthouse. Wang Qian and her friend have been forcibly occupying my house. Is there no law anymore?" Dr. Shen said angrily.
Xia He thought to herself, "Another week has passed, and they're still arguing. It's really tough on Dr. Chen."
Dr. Shen continued angrily, "Wang Qian and her husband not only seized my house, but they are also the real culprits who caused my old man's death! Manager Wang, I'm telling you this: if you don't deal with this, you're forcing me to die! These two beasts have ruined all the food in our house!"
Wang Qian continued, "What do you mean we forcibly occupied your house? We clearly paid you rent, okay? As for Dr. Qian's matter, I apologized to you a long time ago. We didn't know he was in such poor health."
Manager Wang finally spoke up, "Ms. Wang, how about this, the residents on the 9th, 15th, 17th and 24th floors of this building have unfortunately passed away in this extreme cold. We can arrange for you to temporarily move to these floors."
Upon hearing that it was a house where someone had died, Wang Qian immediately flew into a rage: "What! You actually want me to live in a house where a dead person lived! I'm not going, you go by yourself!"
Manager Wang said, "Our property staff have already moved into the 9th floor here. The facilities are excellent. You've heard the official news. In these extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are being taken. We hope you can choose a floor to move into while it hasn't been occupied by other residents yet. If you wait any longer, even the houses where people have died will be gone."
After discussing it, Wang Qian and Zhang Feiyuan finally chose to move into the 15th floor.
Manager Wang's attitude was no longer as friendly as it had been at the beginning; there was even a hint of impatience on his face, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
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