The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

After Su Huanyi registered the residents on the 4th and 3rd floors, she found that the person she was looking for was not there.

As she walked down from the third floor, she saw several people sitting scattered on the stairs and on the platform.

Sitting on the steps was a middle-aged couple, still in pajamas. The wife was holding a 3 or 4-year-old child in her arms, who was fast asleep.

There were two young men sitting against the wall on the platform, wearing short-sleeved shirts, shorts and big slippers, with coats draped over their shoulders and their heads buried in their arms to rest.

The wife saw Su Huanyi first. She nudged her husband and asked him to make room for Su Huanyi.

The husband stood up and looked Su Huanyi up and down. Seeing that she was holding a pen and a notebook, he asked hesitantly, "Who are you?"

Su Huanyi recognized them as residents on the first floor.

When the water level just started to rise, Su Huanyi and a few others were walking downstairs. They met them coming upstairs, so they turned back and grabbed Zhang Yunshen who was going to Building B.

Although they were carrying large and small bags, how much could they steal in such a short time?

There was neither the person she was looking for nor many supplies.

However, you can use it...

Su Huanyi smiled and said, "I'm a community worker and I live in Building B. The community asked me to take a look at the residents so that I can report and request help."

When they heard that she was from the community, the two guys stopped pretending to sleep, the wife turned around, and the husband took two steps forward and said anxiously:

"Did they say when the water will recede? Our house is completely flooded. What should we do? My child is only two years old. It's freezing cold and we don't even have a place to stay. Will the community do anything about it?"

"Yeah, why didn't you notify us in advance? We haven't moved out any of our things. Will the government compensate for this loss?" The tall young man stood up and questioned.

Su Huanyi said awkwardly: "I'm really sorry, but I'm also a new intern, so I don't know the specific situation very well. Now the country is suffering from disasters everywhere, and we can only report the situation first and see when we can get a place."

"You don't know anything, why are you doing an internship? Is the money so easy to earn?" The other guy with curly hair got angry when he heard Su Huanyi's excuse.

Su Huanyi's eyes were filled with tears. She wiped them with the back of her hand and said, "I have tried my best. Why are you still scolding me?"

"What did you do your best? I see that you are clean. If you have the ability, go downstairs to move our things out for us. Then I will admit that you have tried your best." The curly-haired boy kept scolding her.

The tall guy also joined in. Although Su Huanyi's eyes were crying, she was calm in her heart. The harder it was to talk to these two guys and the angrier they were, the more useful they were to her.

She wiped away her tears and choked up, "I will definitely report everyone's demands, but I really can't guarantee what the effect will be."

The curly-haired boy wanted to go forward and pull her, but was stopped by her husband on the stairs. Su Huanyi then said:

"However, the most important thing right now is to find a place for everyone to stay. We don't know when rescue will come, and we can't just sit there and wait. We have to save ourselves first, right?"

The child who was just asleep was woken up, whimpering and about to cry. His mother hurriedly coaxed him to sleep for a while, then looked at Su Huanyi and asked:

"How can we save ourselves? Just now the neighbors on the second floor didn't even let us stay in the hallway. But I don't think they can live there safely. The water is bound to rise to the second floor."

Su Huanyi glanced upstairs and said, "I just heard from the big brother on the 5th floor that there is only one family living on the 9th and 10th floors, and there are two empty houses."

Everyone's eyes lit up. The tall guy picked up the backpack on the ground and said to Curly, "Come on, don't you know how to unlock the door? Then the upper floors will definitely not be flooded. Let's occupy them quickly. Otherwise, what if the second floor is flooded and they come to grab it from us?"

The curly-haired guy also picked up his bag and said, "We are just staying here for a while. We won't touch their things. If this country doesn't care about us, you can't blame us when the time comes."

The husband also picked up the things on the ground. His wife, holding the child, turned around and followed Su Huanyi upstairs. "So what if we use the things? Can things be as valuable as human lives? The country doesn't care about us. If there is any compensation, it should be paid by the country."

Su Huanyi fell behind halfway, saying she couldn't climb anymore. By the time she climbed to the platforms between the 8th and 9th floors, several people had already blocked the alloy door of the 9th floor tightly.

"Fuck, who is so lacking in public morality to install an iron door in the corridor?" The curly-haired guy kicked the door, making a loud "bang".

"Is there anyone here? Come out and open the door." the tall guy shouted.

The design of this door is very strange, and the lock is impossible to find.

Just now they used their mobile phones to reach into the corridor to take a video, and found that the width of the door was much wider than the corridor.

The padlock was hung far away on the side close to 902, and it was impossible for the arm to reach it anyway.

A middle-aged couple joined the ranks of people knocking on the door. The child also woke up and started crying and kicking the iron door, making it bang loudly. The corridor suddenly became noisy.

"Who...are you?" A young and weak voice came. Su Huanyi was disappointed when she heard it. It was not the person she was looking for.

Everyone looked at the young girl standing far away. The woman holding the child softened her tone and said, "We are neighbors downstairs. Our house was flooded. Is there a vacant room on your floor? Please open the iron door and let us stay there first."

Pei Momo shook her head. Her brother had just explained the current situation to her, and she had no say in this matter.

When the woman saw her shaking her head, she immediately became anxious and lifted the child in her arms to show her: "Why is it not okay? People can't be so selfish. We are all owners here. We are not bad people. We don't live in your house. Look, I have a child with me, so just open the iron gate for us."

Pei Momo took half a step back. She regretted coming out to see what was going on. Her brother had just said that he wanted to go to Brother Han's place to use the computer. The two of them went upstairs. She was a little at a loss now.

"The upstairs is full and there are no empty rooms. You should go ask somewhere else." Pei Momo looked at the child in the woman's arms with some embarrassment.

Even though her brother told her that the situation outside was critical and it would be dangerous to let strangers in, she still couldn't help but feel pity for them.

But she didn't dare to act on her own because she didn't want to be scolded.

The four of them looked at each other. The middle-aged man turned around and looked at Su Huanyi. Su Huanyi spread her hands and shrugged. She didn't know either.

The man turned around and said politely, "Girl, we won't make it difficult for you. Since the house is full, we will live outside the door. But please help us open the iron gate. Having a door here will make us feel more at ease."

"Yes, yes, just open the iron gate first and we'll talk about other things later." The woman quickly agreed with her husband.

Pei Momo glanced at the big padlock and said weakly, "I don't have the key."

"Who has the key?" the man asked in a gentle and persuasive manner.

Pei Momo glanced at 901 and said nothing.

The curly-haired boy couldn't help it. He shouted, "901, 901, come out!"

Ai Wanxin had been looking at the map for the entire afternoon. She had finally closed her eyes and entered the space to rest for a while, but was awakened by a sound.

She vaguely heard the banging of the iron door outside and the sound of talking, but she didn't intend to pay attention to it. Unexpectedly, she kept calling.

She walked to the door and turned on the video doorbell, and saw Pei Momo standing at the door, looking in the direction of her door helplessly.

How come this silly girl can’t be taught?

Ai Wanxin did not untie the chain on the security door, but opened the door a little and said to Pei Momo, "Go back to your room, don't come out unless necessary."

Pei Momo seemed to be hesitant to speak, and the curly-haired guy saw 901 open the door and shouted:

"901, open the iron door for us. Don't be so ungrateful. This corridor is shared by all. We paid for it. Why do you lock it up? Be careful or I'll report you to the fire department!"

Ai Wanxin looked gloomy and said to Pei Momo in a stern voice, "Go back quickly."

Su Huanyi, who was planning to slip away, was shocked when she heard the voice. It was her!