Chapter 62: Meng Ci, We Need to Work Together

Chapter 62: Meng Ci, We Need to Work Together

"Shen Que! Shen Que!"

Seeing the walkie-talkie on the bedside table and thinking about how long it had been since they last spoke through it, Meng Ci picked it up and started calling out.

After a while, the walkie-talkie was finally answered.

By then, Meng Ci had already lain down on the bed and held the walkie-talkie to his ear.

"What's up?"

The other end of the walkie-talkie responded with heavy breathing, making Meng Ci's ears feel warm.

The quality of this walkie-talkie was surprisingly good; it felt like the breathing was right next to his ear.

Meng Ci sat up abruptly, rubbing his ear and holding the walkie-talkie far away.

Wasn't this person doing something strange? Why was he breathing so heavily?

"So, did you see the robbers in the opposite building, going through things?"

"I figure in a couple of days, they'll search our building too."

"Should we plan how to defend ourselves?"

"Sure!" Shen Que agreed.

"I'm going to take a shower and come over."

A shower? Meng Ci felt a bit flustered but didn't dare to tease him.

After hanging up, Meng Ci rolled around on the bed before getting up.

It was already quite dark outside. Meng Ci went out and turned on the lamp connected to the generator, then took out two packets of snacks and placed them on the coffee table.

He ate the snacks while waiting for Shen Que.

"Screech~"

Instead of Shen Que, Meng Ci heard the sound of an alarm outside.

It must be Yun Jingcen and the others who also saw the robbers and wanted to come up to discuss a plan.

After opening the security door, Meng Ci found that it was indeed Yun Jingcen.

Behind her was a male teacher wearing glasses, holding a flashlight.

"Meng classmate, let's keep this short."

"I believe you've noticed what's happening in the opposite building. Since fate has us in the same building, we should work together to fight back. What do you think?"

Meng Ci nodded, "Teacher Yun is right."

Meng Ci had planned to discuss with Shen Que and then go down to find Yun Jingcen and the others.

No matter how strong they were individually, their numbers were still a disadvantage.

Shen Que, now changed into fresh clothes, came out and greeted Yun Jingcen and the others.

They closed the security door tightly and all four of them went down to the tenth floor.

Even if they were going to cooperate, they couldn't easily bring each other to their living spaces.

So Ruan Qing and the others found a room on the tenth floor and tidied it up a bit.

Two candles were lit inside, casting a faint yellow glow in the darkness, enough for everyone to see each other's serious faces.

Ruan Qing, seeing Meng Ci, happily came over and grabbed his arm.

"Brother, you're here!"

"Let's sit here!"

Ruan Qing pulled Meng Ci to sit on a double sofa and then handed him a packet of chips from the coffee table.

"Brother, these are snacks the teachers found. Have some."

Meng Ci took the chips and nodded at the male teacher sitting on the single sofa opposite him before eating.

Since they were going to cooperate, they should get to know each other better.

Meng Ci and Shen Que gave a brief introduction first. As for Yun Jingcen and Ruan Qing, they were familiar with each other, so there was no need for much elaboration.

Yun Jingcen, twenty-six years old, was a Chinese teacher.

Ruan Qing, two months away from turning seventeen, was a high school sophomore before the storm.

There was another female teacher named Mao Xinyu, a biology teacher with curly chestnut hair and six-centimeter tall boots.

The male teacher who accompanied Yun Jingcen to the seventeenth floor was Fang Shurui, a chemistry teacher, aged twenty-seven.

The male teacher sitting on the single sofa was Duan Yan, a physics teacher with a round face and baby fat.

The male teacher leaning against the single sofa was Cheng Yu, with a muscular build and deep-set eyes, a physical education teacher.

The reason for introducing the last two teachers together was because they were a couple.

Yun Jingcen paused and said, "You two shouldn't mind this, right?"

Meng Ci shook his head, "No."

He just didn’t expect to actually see a live gay couple, and judging by their appearance alone, no one would know they were together if it wasn’t mentioned.

Ruan Qing leaned on Meng Ci's shoulder, with dimples appearing on his face.

"I knew my brother wouldn't mind this."

Meng Ci was still a bit uncomfortable with Ruan Qing leaning on him, so he leaned back slightly.

But then he saw the accusing look in Ruan Qing’s eyes, and Meng Ci had to return to his original position.

"Sit properly." Duan Yan, sitting on the single sofa, suddenly spoke up.

"Oh!"

Ruan Qing reluctantly straightened up and then pushed the snacks on the coffee table closer to Duan Yan, clearly seeking mercy.

Duan Yan finally moved his gaze away from Ruan Qing and took a bite of the spicy strip in his hand.

Yun Jingcen and Mao Xinyu sat on the three-person sofa, while Fang Shurui sat in the chair near the single sofa.

As for Shen Que, there was nowhere left for him to sit.

Yun Jingcen said, "Ruan Ruan, come sit with us."

Ruan Qing, unwillingly, scooted closer to Meng Ci, making some space.

"There's room here now."

Duan Yan paused in chewing his spicy strip, about to say something, but Ruan Qing quickly got up.

"Okay, okay, I'll make room for you."

Then Ruan Qing glared at Shen Que, looking unhappy as he sat next to Yun Jingcen, still close to Meng Ci.

Shen Que made Meng Ci sit in the spot where Ruan Qing had been, and then plopped down in Meng Ci's spot, completely separating the two.

This action drew another wave of dissatisfaction from Ruan Qing, who could only take several angry bites out of a potato chip.

Once everyone gathered, they began discussing how to deal with the bandits.

Yun Jingcen started by asking, "What are your plans?"

Meng Ci and Shen Que hadn’t discussed this yet, and since Yun Jingcen and the others came to them, they must have found an opportunity.

So they truthfully replied, "We haven't decided yet. Let's hear what the teachers have to say."

Yun Jingcen nodded and then explained their plan.

"When we went out earlier, we found some iron nets. Duan Yan managed to electrify them, which should stop those bandits."

"Fang Shurui used various peppers to make some pepper spray. If they get it on them, their eyes will be too irritated to open."

"We don't need to worry about Cheng Yu; he's in great shape and a black belt in taekwondo. He’s been training us these past two months, so our stamina is good."

"The only concern is that they might try to attack us one by one."

Yun Jingcen and the others lived on the ninth floor, while Meng Ci and Shen Que lived on the seventeenth floor, quite far apart.

They feared that when the bandits arrived, the support might not be timely enough, leaving them vulnerable on both fronts.