Chapter 7 Property Suspension
The rain obscured my vision, and the distant horizon was gloomy and indistinct. The sky grew increasingly oppressive, like a monster with its maw gaping, ready to devour the city. Thunder and lightning rumbled intermittently, like an appetizer before a natural disaster. In my previous life, a typhoon lasted a whole day and night before stopping. Only twelve hours had passed, so it was still too early to stop.
Suddenly, the phone buzzed. Lu Xingtang looked over and saw it was a message from Tan Zheng. "Tangtang, do you have any food at home? I went out and bought a lot of food after receiving a text message from the Imperial Capital Meteorological Bureau yesterday. If you don't have any, let me know and I'll send it to you."
Lu Xingtang smiled disdainfully. What? Now he is not afraid that she will expose the dirty things he has done?
Ignoring it, Lu Xingtang continued to browse the group messages. People in the community group with the nickname of XXX Building XXX Unit XXX Room were showing off their seafood feasts in the group, drinking 1982 Lafite while listening to the sound of typhoons and storms hitting the windows; some people opened their large refrigerators to show off their stockpiled goods; some people even ate steaks, drank red wine, and sang songs, looking very comfortable.
They had no idea how much their foolish behavior today would cost them.
Of course, there are also people who seek help in the group.
"My grandfather has an asthma attack. We've run out of medicine at home, and we've been trapped by typhoons and storms. We can't go to the hospital to buy medicine. If anyone has asthma medicine, please sell it to me. I'm willing to pay ten times the price."
"I went to the supermarket yesterday to buy rice and noodles, but I was late and the supermarket was completely sold out. I couldn't even find the old-style pickled mustard greens that tasted like feet. Does anyone have any extra food that you could share with me? Even a bucket of instant noodles would be fine."
"I did manage to snatch some, but unfortunately a typhoon came and I was almost blown away. I had to throw away my food to survive. There's nothing to eat at home now. If any kindhearted person is willing to give me some, I'll be willing to buy it at ten times the price."
Someone took the lead, and many people began to ask for help in the group. Unfortunately, there were more people watching than actually helping.
Lu Xingtang climbed the stairs for a long time but didn't see anyone offering a helping hand. Perhaps because of the bad weather, they also realized the importance of food.
Classmates in the class group also asked for help in the group. The government and the school have already started rescue and settled the students in the dormitory building. The daily food is packed by the school cafeteria and delivered to the dormitory building. The school has also prepared a batch of supplies. The students are not in trouble for the time being, but the storm continues, and it is hard to say how long they can last.
There are many forwarded videos in the circle of friends. Firefighters risked their lives to save people in the typhoon and heavy rain, but they failed to save anyone and one of the firefighters was washed away by the flood. According to the comments, the firefighter was only 18 years old, as young as a flower.
We also saw an elderly man living alone who went out to buy supplies during the typhoon because he had no food at home. As a result, he was blown away by the typhoon as soon as he came out, and finally got stuck on the billboard of a mobile phone store. His calf was scratched by the billboard and he bled a lot. The firefighters finally rescued the old man, but he didn't hold on and died.
There are a lot of videos like this on the Internet, some of which show successful rescues and some of which show total annihilation.
Lu Xingtang also paid attention to the news from other places. Just like in his previous life, the typhoon came from the south at a very fast speed. Wherever the typhoon passed, no grass grew.
No matter which city was hit by the typhoon, heavy rain came just as the typhoon left or before it left, and the situation was similar to that in the capital.
At this time, apocalyptic theories emerged on the Internet. Some people believed that the end of the world was coming, while others did not and thought it was alarmist.
Regardless of the attitude, Lu Xingtang did not participate in the discussion. Whether he believed it or not, he would soon find out.
Lu Xingtang found tape from the space and taped the window gaps to prevent rain from entering the balcony. For the time being, the house had heating, so they weren't worried about the humidity. But it wouldn't be long before the heating stopped. The heating used natural gas, so when the gas stopped, the heating would naturally stop, and the house would be extremely cold.
After gluing the windows, Lu Xingtang looked for videos on physical exercise, self-defense, and attack techniques. Many of the videos were not available, so Lu Xingtang had to go over the firewall and access the external network to find the relevant videos.
After downloading and backing up, Lu Xingtang learned defense and attack techniques based on the video content.
Only if you become strong enough will you be qualified to live a few more days in the apocalypse.
After the training, Lu Xingtang sat on the sofa and looked at his mobile phone. At this time, the WIFI was intermittent and very stuck, so it was better to switch to data.
There were more messages asking for help in the group. After thinking about it, I realized that Lu Xingtang was also asking for help in the group, saying that there was no food at home and he was willing to buy a few buckets of instant noodles at double the price, but he was not famous enough and no one paid attention to him.
The typhoon outside the window seemed to be much smaller. Lu Xingtang saw through the telescope that the old glass of the apartment building in the neighboring community exploded, and the strong wind and heavy rain poured into the house. The residents wailed and kept clearing the accumulated water in their homes. The water on the street was getting higher and higher, and had already flooded the shops on the street.
I also saw someone from the apartment building next door carrying a large basin to look for supplies. However, before he could leave the community, he was struck by lightning and swept away by the typhoon. Then I heard miserable howling.
[Building 3, Room 101]: @Sunshine Property, the water pipe in our toilet burst. It's so disgusting. Please send someone to fix it as soon as possible.
[Building 3, Room 101]: Dear residents upstairs, the water pipe in our first-floor toilet has burst, and the toilet is full of feces. Please do not use the toilet or water. Wait until the property management has repaired it before you use it.
[Building 3, 101]: @Sunshine Property @Sunshine Property @Sunshine Property
[Building 6, Room 101]: My sewer is backflowing too, please send someone to fix it @Sunshine Property
[Building 1, Room 102]: It's raining so hard that water has flooded my house. Could you please help me fix it? @Sunshine Property, we told you when we collected the property management fee that if any of the residents need any repairs or help, you'll come as soon as possible. Please hurry up! Any later and we, the residents on the first floor, won't be able to live our normal lives!
【Building 1, Room 102】：【Video】
The water in the video is already up to the calf. Resident 102 of Building 1 has left the house and filmed at the door of the unit building. The door is full of garbage, which has blocked the sewer and caused flooding into the house.
The terrain of Sunshine Community is relatively high, while the low-lying communities are already above people's knees.
No matter how many ground floor residents tagged the property management, they said nothing and did not send anyone to repair the situation. The ground floor residents cursed in the group while repairing the bathroom and clearing the water.
No matter how much they scold, the property management hides like a quail.
[Building 6, Room 701] Is anyone planning to go to the supermarket? I'm still at the office. Could someone help me with some shopping? I can pay, and any amount is fine.
[Building 9, Room 1603] Brother, please buy some from somewhere near your company. The supermarkets near our community are all going crazy with the rush.
[Building 9, Room 1603]: [Picture] [Picture] [Picture]
At first glance, the picture shows a huge crowd of people, crowded together, and the shelves are all empty.
Pursing his lips, Lu Xingtang put down his phone, took a shower, and lay down on the bed to sleep without eating.
When Lu Xingtang woke up, the typhoon had stopped, but the severe storm was still continuing.
(End of this chapter)
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