Liu Tiantian's speech was immediately met with ridicule from a group of male property owners.
"In the end times, who would still pamper you little fairies?"
"Heh, you think you're as valuable as an onion?"
"We risk our lives to protect you, and you think you're worthy?"
Uncle You, who was sprayed, was speechless. He couldn't understand why everyone had such an attitude despite his good intentions for everyone.
Since he didn't talk much and couldn't outwit others, he decided not to speak anymore.
Zhang Yi watched the heated chat in the group and found it quite lively. It was an entertaining sight, considering the limited ways of entertainment these days.
In conclusion, he had only one point to make - the majority of the owners in this group were beyond redemption.
The chat in the group became increasingly intense with a heated war of words. Perhaps because they had repressed their feelings for too long, they finally found an outlet to release their frustrations, resulting in a deluge of vicious and vulgar language that was unbearable to listen to.
As a result, they all forgot the initial purpose of creating the group.
Zhang Yi put his phone aside and went to the kitchen. Despite having plenty of ready-made food in the other space, he occasionally liked to cook for himself and enjoy life.
He took out fresh ingredients from the other space. The potatoes, onions, ginger, and garlic all looked as fresh as if they had just been dug up from the soil. The beef was also tender and appetizing with its bright red color.
Walmart truly deserved to be the world's number one supermarket brand; the quality of their products was beyond reproach.
Zhang Yi stewed a pot of beef and potato stew and followed the recipe for a traditional flatbread, sticking a few on the side of the pot. After the stew was ready, the bread soaked up the delicious broth, making it exceptionally tasty.
As he picked up his phone, he noticed new messages from Fang Yuqing and Lin Caineng.
This time, their voices were filled with desperate pleas. Fang Yuqing and Lin Caineng were crying, clearly terrified by the incident with Chen Zhenghao. The two naive and innocent girls had no means to defend themselves against a villain.
Therefore, they were very likely to become Chen Zhenghao's next targets.
Especially after witnessing the secure anti-theft door at Zhang Yi's home, they considered it a safe haven and wanted to move in.
"Zhang Yi, no matter how big our conflicts were in the past, at least you once loved me, right?"
"Can you just watch me die?"
"I know you appear tough on the outside, but your heart is soft. Please, I beg you, save me!"
Lin Caineng's lack of restraint exceeded Fang Yuqing's.
"Zhang Yi, I don't want to die. As long as you let me live in your house, I'm willing to be your plaything! You can have your way with me until I die, but don't let those people get their hands on me."
Zhang Yi could feel their fear and desperation. To be honest, if his house hadn't been reinforced, and he was living in such a cold and food-scarce environment, his desperation would not have been any less than theirs.
But would he pity these two women? Haha, certainly not!
After all, this was the scene he desired the most.
The more desperate they were, the more excited Zhang Yi became.
He didn't say anything but sent them a video to watch. In the video, there was a large pot of beef and potato stew in front of Zhang Yi, with a fireplace burning nearby.
The room had a warm and peaceful atmosphere, a stark contrast to the raging blizzard and howling wind outside.
For these two women, who couldn't even eat a proper meal and were facing life-or-death situations, the video was a tremendous shock.
Behind their desperate pleas, they continued begging Zhang Yi to let them live in his home together.
Zhang Yi chose to ignore their requests. He neither agreed nor refused. He wanted to leave them a glimmer of hope, so they would know that their hope was slim and yet still crawl over to beg Zhang Yi.
The day passed in such boredom. After Chen Zhenghao and the others looted some supplies, they didn't rush to take further action. They understood that if they acted too harshly, all the owners might unite against them.
They gathered some, pacified some, and then killed some; that was the most reasonable approach.
However, that night, Zhang Yi noticed some unusual movements from Chen Zhenghao and his gang through the surveillance cameras.
During the night, the entire Tianhai City had no power supply, except for Zhang Yi's family, but the people in the same building didn't notice.
Zhang Yi saw several of Chen Zhenghao's henchmen carrying two bodies out of the building.
Zhang Yi carefully observed them and found the two men somewhat familiar.
He remembered them well because he was familiar with almost all the owners in the building.
These two men were not from their building.
Therefore, they must have been the men that Chen Zhenghao had called over when he attacked Zhang Yi's family and got soaked with water.
In this extreme cold weather of minus 60-70 degrees, this was very deadly.
Such extreme cold weather, coupled with a lack of proper conditions and medication like ibuprofen, would not be surprising for them to die.
Why did Zhang Yi find it strange? Because the way Chen Zhenghao dealt with the bodies seemed unusual.
If they only wanted to dispose of the bodies, they could have simply thrown them out of the window, and the heavy snow would have concealed everything.
Why did they have to throw the bodies at the door?
However, as he pondered over it, Zhang Yi suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility, causing his pupils to contract involuntarily!
Could it be that Chen Zhenghao left their bodies as... backup food?
This thought made Zhang Yi break out in a cold sweat, sending shivers down his spine.
However, this explanation seemed to be the most logical one.
In this extreme cold weather, the whole world became a huge refrigerator, and there was no need to worry about food spoiling.
In the end, modern people's understanding of the apocalypse was mostly derived from post-apocalyptic films. Cannibalism was not an uncommon theme in those scenarios.
Throughout human history, in times of great disasters, there were records of cannibalism due to lack of food.
Zhang Yi, as someone who had experienced an apocalypse before and had been eaten by others, knew that in desperate times, people could resort to any cruel behavior and eat whatever they could.
"Chen Zhenghao is indeed a ruthless person," Zhang Yi couldn't help but sigh. Although he didn't like that gangster, he couldn't help but feel amazed.
Many people understood the logic, but could they really use their own brother's body as a reserve food before food ran out?