Wang Qiang and Huang Tianfang, both addicted to cigarettes, were so eager to accept Zhang Yi's conditions just to get a pack of cigarettes every day.
Chen Lingyu, at that moment, was distracted due to her wet pants, and most of her attention was focused on her legs, unable to spare any extra energy.
Li Jian gritted his teeth and reluctantly said, "This condition is indeed a bit harsh. We can't make such decisions on our own. Otherwise, the other buildings will never agree."
Zhang Yinian, who was still holding his arms crossed, wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. In his mind, as long as Zhang Yi could provide food, no matter how much, he, as the boss of building 5#, wouldn't go hungry.
But since others were talking, he joined in the act and said, "Yes, this matter can't be decided lightly. I think we should discuss it further."
Zhang Yi's expression suddenly shifted, his voice turning cold.
"Discuss further? Are you messing with me?"
"If you five can't make decisions for the whole neighborhood, why are you calling yourselves representatives and coming to negotiate with me?"
Outside the door, Uncle You and the others tightened their grips on their weapons and moved closer to the entrance, their faces cold and serious.
Wang Qiang and the others' hearts skipped a beat.
It was too easy for Zhang Yi to kill them now, especially since he had a gun in hand while they had nothing.
Wang Qiang quickly reached out to stop Zhang Yi, saying, "Hold on, who says we can't make decisions!"
He shot a fierce glare at Li Jian and Zhang Yinian and added, "Didn't we agree on this? The five of us make the decisions. How could the other buildings not listen?"
"If you ask me, Zhang Yi's offer is still acceptable."
At just over twenty, Wang Qiang didn't have much social experience. He made a major mistake in negotiations by exposing his cards too early and rushing to express his stance.
But there was nothing to be done. He might be the building manager, but at the end of the day, he was just a street thug who liked to act tough.
Li Jian and Chen Lingyu wished they could beat him to death when they saw his behavior!
But the words had already been spoken, and they couldn't take them back.
Not only Wang Qiang but Huang Tianfang also stepped in to help. After all, he had the least number of loyal subordinates.
Ten people's worth of resources was enough for them. Plus, with cigarettes every day, didn't that sound like a comfortable life?
Old Huang said, "I think we all need to understand each other. Zhang Yi has his difficulties. We should all come to an agreement without pushing him too hard."
To gain Zhang Yi's favor, Huang Tianfang patted his chest and said, "Zhang Yi, let me make my position clear—I agree with your proposal!"
Wang Qiang quickly followed suit, "Me too!"
Zhang Yinian still had his brows furrowed in a thoughtful expression, but since it was his first time in such a situation, he didn't know what to say.
Anyway, acting deep and thoughtful would suffice.
Among the five, only Li Jian and Chen Lingyu had some brains.
However, due to her special circumstances, Chen Lingyu's intelligence was severely diminished, leaving Li Jian to hold the fort alone.
The group became chaotic, and internal contradictions arose.
Zhang Yi sat by the window, watching them with interest, also glancing at the reactions below.
Suddenly, his brow furrowed slightly as he noticed something strange.
The group of people who had scattered in fear earlier due to his grenade now began to regroup in small clusters and were quietly approaching building 25#.
A small smile tugged at Zhang Yi's lips.
It seemed these people had decided to launch an attack during the negotiation, and this scenario was exactly what Zhang Yi had expected.
After all, the strongest combat power in building 25# was Zhang Yi himself. In fact, over 99% of the combat strength came from the weapons in Zhang Yi's hands.
Now that Zhang Yi was held up in a negotiation upstairs, the others had taken the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, hoping to take over building 25#.
This was a classic strategy.
Too bad Zhang Yi wasn't a fool.
With over a thousand people outside the building, did they really think he'd have no defenses?
As he watched those people begin to move, Zhang Yi turned to the five building managers and said, "Did you arrange for people to attack during our negotiation?"
Wang Qiang and the others looked confused at the question.
Wang Qiang laughed dismissively and said, "What are you talking about? We're all here, and you think we'll let someone attack? Are you playing with our lives?"
Zhang Yi smiled faintly, "I think so too. But if that's the case, you'll need to investigate properly when you return."
It was highly likely that the five of them hadn't arranged the attack in advance.
After all, they knew Zhang Yi had a gun and could easily wipe them all out.
So, there were only two possible explanations.
Either the other building managers had decided to abandon them and used them as bait to distract Zhang Yi's attention, then launched an assault on building 25#, or their own subordinates were trying to seize power and launched an attack without regard for their leaders' lives.
Li Jian immediately understood what was going on. His face turned pale as he jumped to his feet, "They've started the attack!"
Wang Qiang, Huang Tianfang, Chen Lingyu, and Zhang Yinian all looked horrified.
"These damn people, who told them to do this!"
Zhang Yi still wore a cold smile.
He suddenly reached down and picked up the pitch-black sniper rifle from the floor.
"Everyone, sit down!!"
Zhang Yi shouted loudly, then aimed the black muzzle of the gun at the five people in front of him.
Uncle You immediately led his team into the room, blocking all their escape routes.
When the five saw the sniper rifle, their souls nearly left their bodies.
"Zhang Yi, it wasn't us, don't shoot, please!" Wang Qiang said, his forehead dripping with sweat.
Chen Lingyu, unable to hold it in anymore, collapsed to the ground, her pants getting even wetter.
Zhang Yi ignored them, turned around, and placed the sniper rifle on the windowsill.
The people downstairs had already started gathering at the temporary front door of building 25#, and the attack would be just a moment away.
Zhang Yi aimed at a tall figure in the crowd and squeezed the trigger!
"Bang!"
The roar echoed throughout the neighborhood, and the manager of building 11# instantly had his head blown apart, blood and gore splattering onto the snow.
The would-be attackers below were left stunned in place.
"Bang!"
A second shot rang out, and another head exploded.
At this moment, the stunned group finally reacted and began scrambling to escape or lay flat on the snow.
Zhang Yi's cold eyes were like the Grim Reaper's, and he continued to mercilessly reap lives.
Out of spite, he deliberately ignored the ones desperately running away and instead aimed at those lying on the ground.
Crawlers?
You think you're clever?
Well, I'll kill you all!
The sound of the sniper echoed throughout the neighborhood, and every time someone on the ground twitched, their head would explode.
Meanwhile, inside the negotiation room, the five building managers were deeply shocked by the scene before them.
Seeing Zhang Yi shoot and kill in cold blood, they finally realized just how terrifying this man was!