After one night passed, the next morning, Zhang Yi asked Zhou Ke'er to examine Uncle You's health.
The results of the examination shocked Zhou Ke'er.
She said to Zhang Yi, "The recovery is going very well, the speed of recovery is more than ten times that of an average person!"
Zhang Yi was even more certain now that Uncle You had indeed awakened some kind of special ability.
"I understand. Take good care of him and make sure he fully recovers!"
He patted Zhou Ke'er's perky backside and gave her a deep look.
Zhou Ke'er understood and nodded, then took a syringe from the medicine box and slowly injected it into Uncle You's arm.
Xie Limei saw that they had finished their work and walked over with a smile, making a request.
"Zhang Yi, I forgot to bring my charger. Can you get it for me? Oh, and also our baby's diapers."
The woman smiled and seemed completely at ease. Judging by her demeanor, it seemed like she planned to stay here for a while.
She thought that Zhang Yi owed Uncle You his life, so it was only natural that Zhang Yi would take care of Uncle You. And since she was Uncle You's woman, she would stay as well!
Zhang Yi glanced at Uncle You on the bed.
Although Uncle You was still unconscious, Zhang Yi knew that even people in a coma could still hear things.
So, he smiled at Xie Limei and said, "I have urgent matters to attend to outside. I'll help you out after I'm done."
Xie Limei's smile grew even more intense.
"Okay, just don't forget!"
After providing food and water to them, Zhang Yi locked them back into the small room.
A vague plan began to form in Zhang Yi's mind – it was time to deal with this troublesome woman.
...
Zhang Yi geared up and gathered all the neighbors to go downstairs, preparing to continue cleaning out the other apartment buildings.
The neighbors were a bit surprised.
"Zhang Yi, didn't you say yesterday that you were only going to clean out the buildings where the main culprits who attacked you were located?"
Zhang Yi smiled and replied, "Yes, but after further investigation, I found that people from several other buildings were also involved in the attack against me."
"Don't worry. I, Zhang Yi, won't harm innocent people. I will only target the evil ones!"
"Once this operation is over, our building will dominate the entire neighborhood. I will assign the other buildings to you all to manage."
He spread his hands, describing a bright future to the neighbors.
"Only by getting rid of the pests can we usher in a truly peaceful and happy life! Don't you all agree?"
After hearing Zhang Yi's words, many neighbors showed expressions of happiness.
Living in Building 25 had been nerve-wracking for them.
If they could manage other buildings in the future, wouldn't their lives improve?
Some people were still skeptical about Zhang Yi's words, but out of respect and fear for him, no one dared question him.
Among the crowd was a former rich second-generation man, Xu Hao. After hearing Zhang Yi's words, an eerie look appeared in his eyes.
It was a mixture of fear and dread, to the point where his body was slightly trembling.
A neighbor next to him noticed and asked, "Xu Hao, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Hao swallowed and quickly lowered his head, saying, "It's nothing, I'm fine! Just a bit cold."
The neighbor said, "Oh, then you should be careful. If you catch a cold in this weather, it's very likely you could die."
Zhang Yi and his group began the cleaning process, one building at a time.
His target, of course, was the buildings that still had stubborn forces left.
Early in the morning, many people were still curled up under their blankets, still half-asleep, when Zhang Yi's "constant temperature barbecue" began.
By the time many were awakened by the choking smoke, it was too late for them to escape.
As he set the fires, Zhang Yi held a loudspeaker and addressed the entire neighborhood: "I, Zhang Yi, am not a senseless killer! After my investigation last night, I found that people from these buildings were involved in the attack against me."
"As long as you hand over the culprits, I will let it go!"
"If you stubbornly refuse to cooperate, I will treat all of you as accomplices and eliminate all of you!"
After Zhang Yi's announcement, the buildings that hadn't been burned quieted down.
"Zhang Yi is still reasonable. Those people deserved to die."
"As long as the fire doesn't reach me, it's fine. Zhang Yi probably won't continue after cleaning this batch."
"Anyway, this has nothing to do with me. Why would Zhang Yi kill me? No, this has nothing to do with me."
"Going outside means getting shot, so it's better to stay inside and be honest. I believe Zhang Yi is not unreasonable."
...
With this mindset, the people watched from the sidelines.
Moreover, even though Zhang Yi was setting fires, the neighbors benefited too!
Look, the temperature in the neighborhood had increased significantly, and everyone wasn't so cold anymore.
The flames roared as the residents upstairs couldn't bear it anymore and pushed a few people out to say to Zhang Yi: "Zhang Yi, it was them who wanted to harm you, we'll hand them over, just spare us!"
Zhang Yi glanced at them and calmly raised his gun.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
He shot and killed the three people.
Zhang Yi coldly said, "Nonsense! It looks like you're just crying thief to catch a thief. You're saying it's them, but do you have any evidence?"
By the end of the morning, Zhang Yi had cleaned out seven more buildings.
In total, twelve buildings in the entire neighborhood had been completely wiped out by Zhang Yi.
Of the remaining eighteen buildings, fewer than 500 people were still alive.
These were the weakest buildings, and they hadn't attacked him during the previous assault.
Zhang Yi rubbed his forehead.
He felt that the killing could end here, as the remaining people no longer posed a threat to him.
If he continued, he was genuinely worried about his mental state.
"Today's cleaning ends here! As for the other buildings, we'll deal with them later."
After saying that, Zhang Yi turned and left, intending to get some rest.
However, in the midst of the ongoing chaotic celebrations, a figure suddenly detached from the crowd and walked towards Zhang Yi.
The footsteps behind him were clearly audible. Zhang Yi looked over coldly.
"What's this about?"
Xu Hao quickly raised both hands, "Big Brother Zhang, don't misunderstand. I have very important information to tell you!"
Zhang Yi sneered, his face full of disdain.
"Important information?"
The whole neighborhood had already been pacified. What could still be important?
Xu Hao looked around, lowered his voice, and said to Zhang Yi, "Big Brother Zhang, have you heard of the doomsday shelter built by Wang Siming, the son of the richest man in Jiangnan, for 1 billion US dollars?"