The moment the man in glasses finished speaking, the long-haired man also shouted, "Brothers, don’t you want to eat and drink well? Let’s all band together! Take down those corrupt bastards from the Emergency Office and get back the supplies that belong to us!"
The words of the man in glasses and the long-haired man were incredibly inflammatory, and voices of support began to rise from among the residents in the living room:
"Is what they’re saying true? Did the government really send down a lot of food? Was it all seized by the people from the Emergency Office?"
"I just squeezed my way in to look. There really are canned goods and compressed biscuits in the second bedroom..."
"Damn it, I want to eat canned food too! I’ve been eating sand vine cakes for over a year, I’ve almost forgotten what real food tastes like!"
"Fuck, if my supplies were really embezzled, I’ll fucking kill someone!"
"..."
Hearing this chatter, Melody Summers’s expression darkened.
In a situation like this, with all the residents gathered together, the most dangerous thing was infighting.
If the residents truly started to riot, the situation would likely become very difficult to control.
’I can’t let these robbers control the narrative!’
So, Melody immediately shouted at the man in glasses, "Stop trying to stir things up! This canned food and these compressed biscuits weren’t sent by the government at all! They were bought by the very resident you robbed and assaulted!"
"We didn’t see anyone from the Emergency Office embezzling anything, but we did see you here, robbing someone of their food! You’re a robber who also tried to assault a woman, and now you’re threatening people with a knife. You know you’re facing a dead end, so you’re trying to sow discord and drag more people down with you, right?!"
Harvey Jennings snapped back to his senses and quickly shouted an explanation, "That’s right, everyone, don’t listen to him! This robber is just trying to sow discord! I, Harvey Jennings, have worked at the Emergency Office for over a year and have never done anything corrupt!"
"My family of five lives in the master bedroom of 2306, and we eat sand vine cakes with everyone else every day. We’ve never had any canned food or compressed biscuits. If you don’t believe me, you can go next door to 2306 and ask them! If I embezzled anything, I... I’ll die a horrible death! May I be struck by lightning! And be damned for all eternity!"
As soon as he finished, someone in the living room suddenly said, "Harvey Jennings is my neighbor. He’s probably not lying. To save coal, our two families were huddling together for warmth for a while, and I never saw his family eating anything special..."
Harvey Jennings looked like he was ready to swear on his life, which didn’t seem like an act. Moreover, he now had a witness. Hearing this, the residents in the living room looked at each other, unsure who to believe.
Just then, the man in glasses suddenly yelled, "Liars! They’re in on it together! Neighbors, don’t be fooled by them! You can’t trust the corrupt officials from the Emergency Office! No matter what, we have to take power and supplies into our own hands!"
The man in glasses knew he had no other choice. Today, he had not only committed robbery but also attempted rape and taken a hostage... He had to call on all the residents to overthrow the Emergency Office! If the people from the Emergency Office didn’t die, then he was a dead man for sure!
Hearing his words, some of the residents in the living room were swayed.
At that moment, Frank York, who was holding a camera, suddenly spoke up. "Neighbors, listen to me. Although this man is a robber, he has a point... It would be better if we, the residents, managed the supplies the government sends us ourselves!"
As soon as Frank York finished speaking, several other residents immediately stood up to voice their agreement.


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