Chapter 2 I am not a philanthropist!

The woman was dressed in tattered pajamas, covered in blood.

Crash!

A massive Garfield-like cat, as big as a tiger, shattered the glass and slowly approached.

Meow!

The woman, terrified, retreated to the corner of the balcony, screaming:

"LUCKY! Don't come any closer! Help!"

The cat stared straight at the woman, inching closer.

Just as the woman was about to be bitten to death by the giant cat, a massive blood-red tongue shot out from the red fog below!

The tongue pierced through the balcony floor, instantly wrapping around the woman.

In an instant, the woman was ensnared by the giant tongue, her eyes wide with terror. Without even a chance to scream, she was dragged into the red fog like lightning.

The giant cat's fur stood on end.

It leaped to the edge of the balcony, growling a warning at the red fog.

From within the fog came a loud croak:

"Ribbit, ribbit."

The giant cat didn't dare jump down. It slowly turned and retreated back into the room.

Holy crap!

Jiang Fan's pupils contracted sharply.

Even frogs are this terrifying now?

A tongue twice as thick as a woman's waist—how big must that frog be!

At that moment, the window of the neighboring room opened, and a beautiful woman stepped to the window, her face pale as she watched the tragedy unfold across the way.

Jiang Fan recognized her.

Tang Xuerou, the most stunning beauty in the community, a second-generation official. Her father was the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau.

Though they were neighbors, Tang Xuerou was usually too proud to even glance at Jiang Fan.

Tang Xuerou was the center of attention in the community. Every time she went to the convenience store to buy something, many male customers would sneak glances at her.

Naturally, Jiang Fan couldn't help but look a few times too.

But he didn't have many thoughts about her.

He knew that someone like him and Tang Xuerou were from two different worlds.

But now, things were different!

The world had changed!

Jiang Fan's eyes burned with determination.

Tang Xuerou noticed Jiang Fan's gaze.

She also recognized this convenience store clerk from downstairs, though she didn't know his name.

Tang Xuerou coldly said:

"What are you looking at!"

With that, she yanked the curtains shut.

Crash.

This arrogant woman! Jiang Fan sneered.

There will come a time when you beg me!

...

Another day passed, and finally, a woman couldn't hold back anymore and started privately messaging Jiang Fan.

A-Building #303 Bunny: ["Big brother, can you give me a pack of instant noodles?"][Pitiful][Begging]

Jiang Fan's lips curled into a smile.

"Finally!"

This Bunny, Jiang Fan had never seen her in person.

Some customers would ask Jiang Fan to leave their purchases outside their doors.

Free Food and Lodging: ["Send a full-body photo, no filters."]

A-Building #303 Bunny: ["I'm a bit chubby~"][Shy][Image][Image]

I like a little chubby... Jiang Fan clicked on the images, only to feel his vision darken.

Her arms were thicker than his thighs.

Her butt was as big as a washbasin.

You call this "a bit chubby"?

This is a full-on tank!

At that moment, the system automatically prompted:

[Shen Yu]

[Age: 29]

[Quality: 3 points] (Indescribably bad)

[Virtue: 3 points] (Chaotic private life, 6 ex-boyfriends)

[Overall Rating: 3 points]

[Ding! Does not meet the system's minimum requirements!]

Jiang Fan immediately blocked her.

A-Building #303 Bunny: ["?? Big brother?"]

Soon after, she realized she had been blocked and angrily cursed in the group:

"Girls, [Free Food and Lodging] is just a photo-scamming jerk! Don't believe him!"

Jiang Fan didn't hold back, decisively posting screenshots of their chat in the group:

"Someone like you thinks you can trade your body for food? Think I'm running a charity?"

The group exploded.

No one expected to witness such drama during the apocalypse, and some began mocking Bunny.

Bunny, humiliated and furious.

A-Building #303 Bunny: ["Free Food and Lodging doesn't have much food. Girls, don't believe him!"]

Jiang Fan wasn't about to let it slide. He pulled out 100 Snickers bars from his portable space, snapped a few photos, and posted them in the group.

Free Food and Lodging: [Image][Image][Image]

At this time, packaged food like Snickers was a valuable commodity.

High energy, long shelf life, and a lifesaver in critical moments.

Bunny's eyes turned red with envy, but she could only lurk in silence, too embarrassed to speak further.

The group was in an uproar.

B-Building #509 My Wife Leaks: ["Holy crap! So many Snickers!"]

A-Building #904 Miss Liu: ["Big brother Free Food and Lodging, can you give me some food?"]

Some people started scheming:

C-Building #901 Granny Xu: ["Young man, my grandson hasn't eaten in three days. Can you spare a few chocolate bars?"]

Granny Xu?

Jiang Fan remembered this bitter old woman.

Granny Xu loved to take advantage of others, often stealing cardboard boxes from neighbors' doorsteps. Jiang Fan had caught her once, but she stubbornly denied it.

Selling scrap cardboard only earned a few bucks, so Jiang Fan let it slide.

But then something else happened.

Granny Xu had a grandson named Taotao, a typical brat. Jiang Fan had just bought an electric scooter, and the brat carved a cross into the seat.

Jiang Fan checked the surveillance footage and confronted Granny Xu, but she threw a fit and refused to pay a single cent.

Back then, no matter how angry Jiang Fan was, there wasn't much he could do.

Granny Xu was the kind of shameless old woman who would fake a coma and lie on the ground to extort you if you so much as touched or scolded her.

But now...

Jiang Fan sneered.

Free Food and Lodging: ["What does your grandson have to do with me?"]

Granny Xu was furious. No one had ever dared to speak to her like this!

C-Building #901 Granny Xu: ["Young man, don't you know how to respect your elders? You have so much food, and you can't possibly eat it all. Just give some to me!"]

Free Food and Lodging: ["Respect your mother!"]

Granny Xu was livid: ["How dare you curse at me!"]

Free Food and Lodging: ["Old hag, get lost!"]

With that, Jiang Fan muted Granny Xu.

Granny Xu was so angry she was practically foaming at the mouth, but she couldn't utter a word, left to seethe in impotent rage.

The group was in chaos.

Some women were tempted. Their food supplies were running low, and they needed to find new sources.

They were just worried—did Free Food and Lodging really have enough food?

Modern city dwellers didn't stockpile much food at home.

Even if there were elderly at home who liked to buy large amounts of rice, flour, and oil, it had all spoiled by now.

The hunger problem was only going to get worse.

...

Tang Xuerou stared at her phone, clutching her stomach in pain.

She was so hungry.

She was also a little tempted.

But she was worried about being scammed.

How much food could [Free Food and Lodging] possibly have stored at home?

Enough to last a month?

What would happen after a month?

What Tang Xuerou feared most was that if she gave herself to Free Food and Lodging and then the government started rescuing people, wouldn't she have lost out big time?

Many people, like Tang Xuerou, still held onto the hope of government rescue.

Most were silently enduring, constantly refreshing their phones, waiting for official news.

Later, three more women contacted Jiang Fan. Though not as ugly as Shen Yu, their overall ratings didn't reach 8 points.

The system didn't recognize them.

Jiang Fan rejected them all.

These three women naturally went to the group to curse Jiang Fan out.

Jiang Fan, without hesitation, muted all of them.

For women who didn't meet the system's standards, Jiang Fan couldn't care less about their survival.

This was the apocalypse. Keeping himself alive was hard enough—only an idiot would play the saint.

Besides, before the apocalypse, Jiang Fan, as a convenience store clerk, was at the bottom of the social ladder and had been looked down upon by women more times than he could count.

Now that he was powerful, he couldn't care less about their fate!

Jiang Fan opened a bottle of green tea and drank it comfortably.

He ate some sausages and marinated eggs, posting pictures of his meal in the group, which naturally sparked another round of curses.

...

On the fifth day of the red fog.

90% of the community was starving.

Jiang Fan still hadn't left his apartment.

Even above the red fog, the outside was extremely dangerous.

Just yesterday, he heard screams from a nearby room, as if someone had been attacked by some animal.

In high-rise buildings, sound traveled unpredictably.

Jiang Fan didn't know if it was a neighbor next door or someone downstairs.

He ate a pack of instant noodles, did some simple exercises, then opened a game of Honor of Kings.

[Brothers, still alive?]

[Obviously, dead people can't play games.]

[Hurry up and start! I've run out of food at home. Probably won't make it past tomorrow. Let's play a few rounds while we can.]

[Heh. How many rounds do you want to play?]

[Get lost!]

After a few minutes, the microphone of the bottom lane's Luban player transmitted screams:

"Damn! My dog's gone crazy! Stop biting me! Get away!"

After the sounds of a struggle and the dog's growls, Luban's voice disappeared.

The microphone picked up the horrifying sound of bones being crushed.

Crunch!

Crunch!

Gnash, gnash!

The teammates fell silent.

Jiang Fan, his face pale, closed the game.

The world was becoming more and more insane—even pet dogs were starting to eat people!

Jiang Fan glanced again at the pot of succulents with the black lychee-like fruits.

Could this thing be poisonous?

Should I throw it away?

Soon after, another woman private messaged him.

C-Building #3201 Tenderness: ["Hello."]

Jiang Fan's eyes lit up.

Wasn't this Tang Xuerou from next door?

Jiang Fan's lips curled into a mischievous smile.

This woman finally couldn't hold out any longer!