Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 109: Fight Fire with Fire

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Fight Fire with Fire

What was he here for?

Could it be that he had seen them moving things earlier and got ideas again?

"It’s the neighbor..."

At those words, all three of them fell silent, and the atmosphere grew tense.

Last time, she had helped the wrong person.

"I’ll go..."

Song Yi said as he came over, opened the door, and swiftly stepped out.

Jhiang Yuan quickly followed him, and Zhang Kaiyang also came out, while Ye Mianmian stayed behind to keep Xiao Nuan company.

The three of them, looking quite menacing, scared the man from apartment 2001.

He knew all about the incidents that had occurred in the past few days.

"Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand, it’s just that the old lady from the fifteenth floor came over again. I saw her lingering in the corridor for a long time.

I wasn’t sure if she was up to some mischief again, so I came to tell you..."

After he finished speaking, he kept inching backward.

"You said that old lady came over?"

Zhang Kaiyang couldn’t believe it; after everything, she still dared to come, and he verified it once more.

"Just now, she didn’t leave long ago..."

Jhiang Yuan looked at his demeanor, which didn’t seem like a lie, and her attitude softened a bit.

"Alright, we got it, thanks. You better go back quickly, and be a bit alert when you sleep tonight. It’s best to block the door with something heavy."

"Okay, okay, I know, I’m going back right now!"

The man said and quickly entered his own apartment.

"Strange, the old lady went up, but there was no noise?

Logically, the house’s surveillance should have shown something. How come my parents haven’t come down?"

Not only was Jhiang Yuan puzzled, everyone was.

"But, that man’s demeanor didn’t seem like he was lying."

Zhang Kaiyang still felt it right to trust the neighbor, and Ye Mianmian also agreed.

"Yeah, he has no reason or motive to deceive us!"

Song Yi, however, didn’t speak but headed towards the staircase.

He stopped after climbing three steps. Jhiang Yuan, noticing his pause, couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"

He didn’t answer immediately but crouched down, took out a flashlight, and inspected carefully, then smelled and touched...

Everyone was baffled by his actions, unsure of the situation and reluctant to interrupt him.

"Alright, let’s head down. I know what’s going on."

The group knew it wasn’t a small matter and didn’t ask further, heading straight back to 2002.

"Brother Song, what exactly happened?"

Zhang Kaiyang asked first, and the two women also looked at him curiously.

"The old lady indeed came over and caused some damage."

"But why didn’t my parents notice anything?"

Song Yi turned to look her in the eyes, very seriously.

"That’s because your surveillance only shows the stairwell."

"Yes, so she..."

Jhiang Yuan had an epiphany, her face full of disbelief as she looked at him: "You mean?"

A single glance from Song Yi and Jhiang Yuan understood his intention, so he didn’t keep them in suspense.

"The surveillance can only see the stairwell, but it can’t see the stairs’ location. We have to walk the stairs every day to go up and down.

I just observed that they had waxed the left side of the staircase."

"What, why wax it, and why only the left side?"

Ye Mianmian didn’t understand, but Jhiang Yuan, who worked in building materials, knew a thing or two about this.

"Once waxed, things become slippery. If it’s a newly waxed wooden floor, it’s very easy to slip when someone walks on it.

When applied on cement, though the effect is halved, if used in a large amount, it still forms a layer."

"Darn, that despicable old woman!"

Zhang Kaiyang was somewhat angry; he had always been outspoken and would stand up for the young when he saw elders bullying them on buses and subways.

"Yeah, the bad guy’s gotten old, but why did she only work on the left side?"

Doing both would have been more effective, wouldn’t it?

"That’s because when we go up and down the stairs, we habitually keep to the right.

Those going up aren’t much affected, but those coming down will directly see the left side, which is effectively the right side as they look down."

"Goodness, with a brain like that, if she used it for good, this old lady would be quite the character!"

Can’t argue with that.

"So, what do we do now?

We still have 2001, who came over specially to give us a heads up. Shouldn’t we show some gratitude?"

"No need, he’s just trying to get on our good side."

He made his stance clear with his attitude. Smart guy—everything’s safe for now.

"What about downstairs..."

Ye Mianmian knew that Jhiang Yuan definitely wasn’t going to let this go.

"Give them a taste of their own medicine."

When Song Yi looked over, Jhiang Yuan was deep in thought.

She didn’t have any floor wax at home. How was she going to deal with this?

"I have some at my place!"

"You do?"

"Yes."

Compared to Jhiang Yuan’s excitement, Song Yi was very calm.

"Let’s eat first, then go over later."

"No, I’m going back to speak to my parents first. It’s a good chance for Xiao Nuan to go back with her mom too."

"Okay."

The little girl crisply agreed, then stretched out her arms, asking her mother to hold her.

"I’ll go with you."

Jhiang Xingzhi and Qin Yue were furious when they heard about it, but they couldn’t help it either.

Jhiang Yuan left Xiao Nuan at home in the care of her grandparents while Song Yi went home to get the floor wax, then both went downstairs together.

The hot pot party was still going strong, the group excitedly discussing things.

It seemed as though they were not the ones being schemed against, but this was the most relaxed they had felt in a long time.

Sometimes you think, the civilized world just ended like that, and it’s quite nostalgic.

"The wind doesn’t seem so bad anymore, does it?"

"Yeah, the rain’s let up too. Wonder what’s next."

Their hands were dirty now; who knows, they might end up in jail next.

Ye Mianmian felt somewhat melancholic inside.

Zhang Kaiyang quickly shifted the topic. Sad matters were better left unmentioned.

At 10 p.m., they made their move.

There was no sound from 1501. To avoid hurting others by mistake, they just applied the wax right at their doorstep.

Since it was liquid, a quick wipe with a flat mop would do.

If there was time, doing it again once this batch dried would be better.

The group quietly admired their handiwork at the doorway, Jhiang Yuan very satisfied.

The effect on tiled floors was much better than on cement ones.

Old lady, enjoy.

Afterwards, the four of them split up.

"Jhiang Yuan, what do you think about that family?"

In the stairwell, Song Yi spoke about the 1501 family.

"Let’s wait and see. Today’s just ended, there are so many eyes on us, let’s not draw too much attention."

In fact, they had already drawn enough attention.

"Right, let’s get back and sleep."

"Okay!"

Jhiang Yuan still thought it was better not to make enemies of the public when they were few in number; there would be plenty of opportunities later.