Chapter 57
In the face of Sadie''s insincere invitation, Ang remained unmoved. She gave her a firm push,
easily sending Sadie sprawling two or three meters away, crashing into the wall. "Get lost. If I were
a man, you''d be dead."
Even after selling herself, she still had such abundant energy. She was like a subus, stealing the
vitality of men. She was shameless to the bone.
By the time the people in the 1202 heard Sadie''s cries, Ang had already retreated upstairs.
Back on her floor, Ang vented to Ste, "Just hearing her cutesy voice gives me goosebumps.
That woman''s nothing more than a poisonous snake, always stirring up men to do her dirty work. I
roughed her up a bit, and if she dares to step out and mess with us, we''ll take the opportunity to get
rid of her, otherwise, she''ll cause trouble sooner orter."
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Ste agreed, "We''ve got toe up with a n."
Too bad Sadie''s gotten smarter, hiding behind men and not easily exposing herself. Ste had no
intention of killing Sadie; she preferred to see Sadie suffer more. But if Sadie remained stubborn
and refused to back down, Ste wouldn''t hesitate to take severe action. After all, she wasn''t so
soft-hearted.
Not long after, Mikey helped Katie upstairs. Without hiding anything, Ste asked him directly, "Can
you make a fish trap?"
Mikey was taken aback, adjusted his sses and pondered for a few minutes, "I should be able to
make one, but I don''t have enough materials."
He was a physics fanatic, his room packed with all sorts ofponents. Some had been
purchased, others scavenged from junkyards. He had won a domestic innovation award and
excelled in the national physicspetition. He was a true prodigy.
Ste asked, "Can you find the materials?"
"There should be some in theb,. I just have to modify them a bit."
The materials room was on the eighth floor, and it probably hadn''t been flooded yet, but Mikey
wasn''t sure whether it had been ransacked or not.
Theb was not too far away, approximately 10 kilometers if they took a shortcut. Ste inquired
with her eyes, silently asking Jasper if they should take on this task.
Jasper thought for a moment and then said to Mikey, “I can take you there.”
Mikey, though nerdy, was not stupid. He knew that if the people from the 18th floor were willing to
use their petrol to send him to fetch materials for a fish trapte at night, it was definitely not just for
catching a few fish.
Their resources were dwindling, so he had to make a negotiation, “If I can make the fish trap, can I
get a share?”
His request wasn''t unreasonable, Ste would have done the same in his shoes. “The water''s deep.
Are you sure your fish trap can catch fish?”
“As long as there are fish, I can catch them.” It was simply a matter of adjusting the ultrasonic
frequency. That was easy.
For the sake of fish, Ste agreed, "Alright, but this has to be kept a secret."
After all they had been through, the Moore family had to be cautious about what they said and did.
“How long will it take to make?”
The construction of the fish trap wasn''tplicated for Mikey. He had worked on a simr project in
high school. “As long as I have all the materials, I can make it tonight.”
The sooner, the better. Jasper went back to his apartment to get the intable boat.
The Moore family didn''t belong to the 18th floor. Ste didn''t want the rest of the building to know
their little co-operation. To avoid unnecessary trouble, she sent Katie and Mikey downstairs first.
Ste insisted on going along, to which Jasper had no objections.
She gave instructions to Lukas and Ang, to cut the fish into pieces and marinate them with salt.
When she returned, she would coat them in flour and fry them. They could be kept for a few days
without going bad.
They had to skin and gut the rabbit, and store it in the car''s refrigerator to eatter.
Ste quietly descended the stairs, and Mikey was already waiting on the sixth floor, carrying a
bulky intable boat.
The people from 1202 were busyforting the "injured" Sadie and didn''t notice the movement
from their neighboring upants.
They quietly rowed out of the residential area, starting the engine, and headed towards the research
and developmentpany in the darkness.
After about forty minutes, the three of them arrived at the physics research institute. As expected,
the ce was aplete mess.
Mikey''s expression changed as he dashed to the materials room on the eighth floor. The door to the
materials room had been pried open, with all kinds of random items scattered on the ground.
Mikey turned on his shlight, continuously picking up items from the ground.
The research materials were precious to the staff, but not so much to the average survivor. They
were neither edible nor drinkable. Most of the items that could have been used had already been
taken.
Mikey chose carefully, gathering arge number ofponents on the table. He took out his tools
and started to modify them, "I''m still missing a few things. I''ll go to theb to dismantle them."
There were severalbs, and he dismantled items from some of the devices and machines. "These
machines and instruments are very expensive; it''s a pity many of them were destroyed by the
flood."
Mikey was usually a quiet man, rarely expressing strong emotions, but when he said this, you could
sense his sorrow. Indeed, the flood not only consumed lives, but also the precious cultural heritage
of mankind.
Ste didn''t understand physics, so she couldn''t help. "I''ll walk around and see if there''s anything
worth collecting."
In the darkness, Jasper wanted to apany her, but he was stopped by Mikey, "I need a hand
with this frequency converter."
Ste went upstairs, where the office desks and door frames that could be used as firewood had
been removed, and the express delivery packaging was scattered everywhere.
She found a few stic nt pots, not picky about it, and tossed them towards Arcadia.
Theputers in the research room, as well as the instruments in theb, these were all valuable
assets. Ste might not need them, but someone might in the future, and they didn''t take up much
space anyway.
After walking through several floors, she had collected a lot of "junk" that others didn''t want, along
with some creative exhibits from the exhibition room. Research products were too far removed from
daily life, and Ste didn''t recognize most of them.
When she returned to the eighth floor, Mikey had already assembled severalponents. He had
somehow found an outer casing that resembled a frequency transformer.
He took out someponents from his backpack that he had brought from home, and after
tinkering for another two hours, he finallypleted the instation.
The machine emitted a hissing sound that made Ste ufortable. She covered her ears and
stepped back.
"The floodwater is deep, so I''ve increased the frequency and depth. It can reach a range of thirty
meters when working. The waves are harmless to humans, but the fish will not be able to withstand
it and will float to the surface upside down."
The only drawback was that it was very power-consuming. It could only work for three to four hours
before it drained the battery.
With the fish trappleted, Mikey asked, "Where are we going to catch fish?"
"You''ll know tomorrow."
"Are there many fish?" Mikey was a bit anxious and exined, "If you need help, my parents can
help."
Resources were scarce everywhere, but he knew that people from the 18th floor had capabilities,
so he wanted to work more to get more.
No one could guarantee how many fish there would be. But they were going to need some help at
home tomorrow. The flood has swept a lot of fish into the reservoir and they definitely didn''t have
enough hands."
"Tomorrow at five, we need three from your household. Meet us outside the neighborhood."
After finishing the fish trap, Mikey packed a considerable number of electronicponents into his
bag, as they mighte in handy in the future. He came prepared, with a dozen or so bags, and
swept up every salvageable item.
Each person had their own area of expertise, and their own methods of survival. Ste and Jasper
didn''t object.
By the time they returned to the neighborhood, it was already past midnight. Ang and the others
were all still awake, the dog bounding up to greet Ste.
Cody''s stomach growled loudly. "Oh thank God, you''re finally back. We almost starved to death."
Stepping inside, they were greeted by the mouth-watering aroma of fried fish fillets.
Ste looked perplexed. "How could you possibly starve with all this food?"
Ang shook her head, amused but exasperated. "You should ask Cooper."