It rained heavily all night.
The outdoor temperature returned to normal, staying at around 27 degrees Celsius, and the air was no longer as muggy as before.
People regard this rain as hope, firmly believing that order will soon be restored and the days of fear will end.
Those residents who had gone out to escape the summer also moved back with their families, happily waiting for the officials to provide them with help.
The gang of robbers is also watching.
Not all members of their gang are heinous villains, some of them have never harmed any residents so far.
But just because you haven't been hurt doesn't mean you are innocent.
They were afraid that the government would settle accounts in the future, so they did not dare to be as aggressive as before and waited uneasily for the soldiers to arrive.
Waiting and waiting, until the rain flooded the first floor, until people could not go out on foot, there was no sign of a helicopter, let alone the soldiers they were afraid to face.
Guessing that they would most likely not be able to come, the gang regained their strength and took their younger brother to the "Fat Sheep" house to check in.
Even the shelved beauty trap is on the agenda.
Yao Chengwei, who was in charge of "seduction", was wandering in the corridor for the eighth time when he finally met the girl in a white dress who came to strike up a conversation.
"Hey." Yu Qingxi patted him on the shoulder and jumped up to him playfully: "Are you also out to throw away garbage?"
Yao Chengwei turned around.
He looked at her nonchalantly and had to admit that Brother Zhou was right.
She was indeed his type.
"Yes." He raised a smile, as if he was unsuspecting of her: "Do you live upstairs? Why haven't I seen you?"
"Yes." Yu Qingxi said that she lived on the 28th floor: "It was too hot before. I was afraid of getting a heat stroke, so I rarely went out."
"It's really hot. My skin is peeling from the sun."
"Did the skin on your arm peel?"
"There is also the back of the neck." Yao Chengwei raised his arm to show her, and said helplessly: "It will probably take a long time to recover."
"Please put some vitamin E milk on it."
"Does that work?"
"Yes." Yu Qingxi talked about the benefits of breast milk, and inadvertently moved close to his arm, closing the distance between them.
Yao Chengwei pretended not to notice.
He and Yu Qingxi chatted for a while, exchanged names before leaving, and agreed to take out the garbage together at this time tomorrow.
After repeating this for three days, Yu Qingxi's admiration became more obvious. He also pretended to fall in love with her at first sight, and treated her seriously with the attitude of being ready for a relationship.
When they expressed their "sincerity" to each other, rainwater flooded the second floor. The residents were miserable and had to move their families away.
Fortunately, there are still vacancies on the sixth and seventh floors, so they don't have to worry about having a place to settle down. They are just worried about the same problem.
─Their remaining food supply is almost exhausted.
It was known that everything below the second floor was submerged, and they were unable to drive. Only boats could take them out to find supplies.
But who has a boat?
"Young man." A lady pulled Yao Chengwei, who was making love in the corridor, "Do you have a boat on the 26th floor?"
"No."
"Then do you know who owns it?"
Yao Chengwei shook his head.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be hiding anything, Yu Qingxi kindly said to his aunt: "People who like outdoor sports may have it."
In the end, you still have to ask.
The aunt waved her hands and bowed downstairs.
Not long after she disappeared around the corner, Yao Chengwei finished his emotional class and was busy discussing the boat with Wen Qizhou and the others.
Five people were sitting on the sofa in 2601, and he made a suggestion: "I think we can use the bed planks to make a simple boat."
"Quilts are also OK." Yuan Chuan saw others doing it on the short video platform: "But there must be enough plastic wrap."
"That's worse than a bed board."
Hearing them talk about the reinforced bed boat, Chi Yue interrupted in time: "Don't bother, we have a rubber boat at home."
"real?!!"
Zhao Peng slapped his thigh twice and was so excited that he wanted to jump up: "How many people can fit in that rubber boat of yours?"
"Four or five."
"Great!" Yuan Chuan was also happy: "The rubber boat can row farther, and it will be easier for us to go out to find supplies and find a boat."
Chi Yue has no idea of going out for the time being.
She pretended to go into the storage room to get the boat: "The 26th floor cannot be empty. Qizhou and I will keep watch at home. You go find it first."
"That's okay." Yuan Chuan said that he would bring them another one when he comes back: "If this thing is punctured by something in the water and it's hard to repair, we'd better prepare two boats for each family."
Yao Chengwei and Zhao Peng nodded immediately.
They had participated in water sports before, so they knew where the boats were, and asked eagerly: "Shall we go tonight?"
"The visibility is too low at night." Wen Qizhou raised his chin toward the window: "I suggest you set off tomorrow morning."
Traveling by boat is no better than having your feet on the ground.
The crises they will face are no longer limited to robbery gangs, but also the possibility of being hit by debris and animals in the water.
When he thought of animals, he put on a serious look and reminded the three of them: "Also, you must not go near the stadium."
"Why?"
"The stadium is very close to Ocean Park."
The three of them looked confused and didn't understand what he wanted to express. Chi Yue asked: "What's in Ocean Park?"
"There are dolphins, sharks, crocodiles - oh my! You mean, the animals in the ocean park escaped?"
"Probably."
There is no shortage of water in the ocean park. Even if there are no keepers to feed them, they can still eat each other to stay full.
Chi Yue was "lucky" to be chased by a crocodile.
The situation was extremely dangerous. If she hadn't hit the oar on its head, one of her arms would have been bitten off.
Even now I am shocked when I recall it.
She picked up the glass: "But don't worry too much. As long as you don't go that way, you won't encounter it for the time being."
"...What happens next?"
"It just depends on luck from now on."
Yao Chengwei swallowed.
When he thought that he might meet the ocean overlord in the near future, all the blood in his body flowed backwards.
He held Yuan Chuan's hand tightly: "Brother Chuan, let's get more supplies back this time! We will go out less often in the future."
"Okay." Yuan Chuan had a sullen face and was worried about meeting those guys: "I'll go downstairs and inform Liu Xiong that we'll go together tomorrow."
"Then I'll go home and make two harpoons."
"..."
They left in a hurry, made the most adequate preparations in a short period of time, and set off by boat at dawn.
In order to prevent them from being blocked downstairs, Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou took the time to go downstairs at noon, ready to help.
The rainwater flooded the stairs leading to the third floor. The residents living on the third floor had moved out, leaving only swarms of cockroaches and rats running around in every house.
Animal feces can be seen everywhere and the corridors are full of sour smell, giving people a sense of being in a garbage dump.
Chi Yue tightened the ties of her mask, raised her foot and crushed the two cockroaches that crawled onto the toes of her shoes. She followed Wen Qizhou's footsteps and walked into a house with an open door, waiting quietly.
Not long after, two rubber boats passed through the rain curtain one after another, carrying loads of supplies and stopped at the smashed floor-to-ceiling window.
"Have you gained so much? Not bad." She and Wen Qizhou came forward together and helped drag the two rubber boats into the house.
Liu Xiong smiled and said: "I'm lucky today. I found the rubber boat and food at their school in Chengwei."
"You didn't encounter any danger on the way, did you?"
"No."
"That's good." Wen Qizhou deflated the rubber boat first, then tied up the supplies with them and worked together to move upstairs.
As soon as we got to the fourth floor, we met Sister He who was spraying insecticide in the corridor. She looked at the supplies in everyone's hands and her eyes lit up: "Where did you find the boat? Can you lend it to me?"
"Huaishu Street." Yuan Chuan weighed the carton twice and met her expectant eyes: "You can borrow it, but you have to give me supplies."
Boats are an important tool for going out to find a way out at this stage. If they don't take them out, the residents of the whole building who are cornered will definitely choose to attack in groups.
Although they have guns and skills, they can't kill all the residents and can't defend against villains. If some extreme people set fire and die with them, it will be a loss more than the gain.
Instead of making the dispute go on to the point of death, it would be better to generously lend them a ship, which would also allow them to exchange for some supplies.
"How many supplies do you want?"
"Five kilograms of rice per trip." He had thought about the reward before and thought it was not excessive: "If you don't have rice, noodles will do."
After all, she could go out immediately after getting the boat. Sister He didn't hesitate for too long, thinking only about getting supplies before the water rose.
"Wait, I'll get it home."
She turned around in a hurry. Chi Yue thought that they would have to delay for a while, so she took the supplies and took the first step with Wen Qizhou.
When they came up to distribute supplies after the transaction, Yuan Chuan skillfully stuffed the new ship that had been allocated to them in advance into Wen Qizhou's arms, and asked with concern: "Does your family still have enough food? If not, I will give it to you again." Divide into two bags.”
Wen Qizhou: "That's enough."
The situation now is different from the extremely hot period. You need to go into the water to find supplies. If you are not careful, you will be injured and lose your life.
They already had a new ship, so there was no reason to divide the supplies that the four of them had worked so hard to get.
He and Chi Yue did not participate in borrowing a boat to exchange rice and noodles with neighbors. They only reminded them a few words and went home.
