Zhou Yang quickly wiped the water droplets from his face and frowned as he said, "The power switch for this building is in the main switch box outside the stairwell."
"There was no power outage notice today, so why did the circuit breaker trip in the middle of the night?"
Zheng Qiang's face flashed through his mind.
"Look out the window!"
Zhou Yang said, "Look at the other houses, aren't they all lit up?"
Xu Yao's heart skipped a beat, and a chill instantly shot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
She walked quickly to the window and looked outside—
In other residential buildings, every household was bathed in warm light.
The window where they were standing was pitch black, like an abandoned island!
"sky……"
Xu Yao thought of the news reports about women living alone being killed for going out to check the power switch, and felt her back instantly soaked with cold sweat.
Her voice trembled, "Everyone else has electricity, but we don't!"
Now even a fool would know something was wrong!
Someone must have deliberately cut off their power!
"Wait here, I'll come out."
Zhou Yang's voice was frighteningly calm. He quickly grabbed a towel from the side and wiped himself haphazardly a few times.
Before he had even completely dried himself off, he grabbed the clean clothes hanging there and quickly put them on.
After getting dressed, Zhou Yang left the bathroom and turned to walk into the kitchen.
In the dim light, he walked straight to the knife rack and drew out the longest and sharpest knife—a kitchen knife!
With the cold metal hilt in his hand, Zhou Yang's eyes sharpened, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
Very well, that bastard Zheng Qiang actually dared to come.
He took a deep breath, walked to the entrance, and gave Xu Yao another instruction.
"Lock the door after I leave. Don't worry, I'll be fine!"
He's a grown man with a knife; unless there are several of them on the other side, no one can beat him.
Xu Yao bit her lip, looked at him worriedly, and nodded.
Open the door.
call--
Hot air blew in from the hallway.
With the moonlight streaming in through the window, Zhou Yang immediately spotted a blurry dark figure huddled in the corner of his electrical control box!
"Damn it! Which bastard has a death wish?!"
Zhou Yang roared like a thunderclap from a clear sky!
Without any hesitation, he gripped the cleaver and charged out like a cheetah.
Footsteps pounded in the silent hallway, filled with a violent atmosphere.
"Get out here and face your death!!"
The dark figure clearly hadn't expected the people inside to react so strongly, let alone that they would rush out with a knife in hand!
"Ahhh!"
Zheng Qiang let out a terrified scream.
He suddenly sprang out from the corner and frantically tried to run downstairs.
In his panic, a rough wooden stick fell from his hand, making a crisp "clang" on the cement floor.
It really was him! Zheng Qiang!
Seeing that terrified, distorted face, and that wooden stick that was clearly intended to be used to commit the crime, Zhou Yang's anger was completely ignited.
But at the same time, he also wanted to intimidate him.
Today, we must leave this reckless creature with an unforgettable shadow for the rest of its life!
"Trying to run? Run, my ass!"
Zhou Yang was even faster, his feet barely touching the ground, and he kept up relentlessly.
He deliberately controlled the distance, and the kitchen knife in his hand whistled through the air, narrowly missing Zheng Qiang's upturned buttocks as he chopped down!
Whoosh!
The blade grazed Zheng Qiang's pants almost completely!
"Ahhh! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
Zheng Qiang was so frightened that he scrambled downstairs. He felt a surge of heat rush from between his legs, and his crotch was instantly soaked!
A fishy, pungent smell permeated the narrow stairwell.
He's never run this fast in his entire life!
Zhou Yang behind him was like the King of Hell, bringing death to him. Every time the gleaming kitchen knife fell, he felt as if his buttocks were about to be split in two!
"I'll chop you up, you bastard! You dare come back?! I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs today!"
Zhou Yang cursed under his breath, but his hand movements were perfectly timed, creating terror without causing any real harm.
Zheng Qiang scrambled and crawled, screaming all the way, and even lost one of his shoes in the process.
He rushed out of the building barefoot, disappearing into the night without looking back, leaving behind only a trail of wet urine stains and a fading stench in the stairwell.
Zhou Yang stood at the entrance of the building, watching Zheng Qiang's disheveled escape, snorted coldly, and casually weighed the kitchen knife in his hand.
He walked back to the switch box, glanced at the switch that had been pulled down, and then snapped it back on with a "snap".
Buzz—
The room was instantly illuminated again, and the familiar sounds of appliances running began to fill the air.
Before he could say anything, Xu Yao opened the door.
"Mr. Zhou, are you alright?"
Her voice was still trembling, clearly she was quite frightened.
"It's alright!"
Zhou Yang put the cleaver back in the kitchen and washed his hands.
His face had regained its usual composure, even carrying a hint of mockery.
"Who else could it be? That scoundrel Zheng Qiang."
He shrugged. "He was still up to no good and tried to cause trouble. I chased him with a knife and almost sliced his butt off. He was so scared he peed his pants on the spot."
He casually described the terrifying scene, "He's probably scared out of his wits this time. He won't dare to show his face again for a while. What a useless piece of trash."
Xu Yao was terrified, feeling both angry and fearful.
“How could he do this! He's so wicked! If you hadn't been alert, I…”
She didn't dare to think about it anymore. What would have happened if she had gone out while Zhou Yang was taking a shower...?
"There's nothing I can do," Zhou Yang said, shrugging with a hint of helplessness on his face.
"There isn't even a single security camera in the stairwell of this old apartment building. Even if you call the police, they might not be able to catch you in the act."
"That's fine too," a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, "If he dares to come any closer next time, I'll catch him and beat him so badly his own mother won't recognize him! Let's see if he dares to act like a jerk again!"
Reasoning with this kind of person is useless; only by striking them down once and for all can the problem be completely solved.
...
Unbeknownst to Zhou Yang and the other man, Zheng Qiang finally escaped the residential area and hid under a bridge, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
"Damn it... hiss..."
Zheng Qiang's jaw trembled, and he touched his buttocks in fear.
My pants are torn, and there's even a trace of blood on my butt!
He almost got his butt bruised and battered by Zhou Yang!
His eyes flashed with resentment.
"You two bitches, I won't let you get away with this!"
...
For the next few days, Zhou Yang continued to set up his stall on time every day, rain or shine.
The 200 kilograms of pebbles they bring every day are almost always sold out within just two hours.
Finally, on the evening of the seventh day, when he sold the last batch of pebbles and was preparing to close up shop...
In my mind, that familiar, emotionless electronic voice rang out again!
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