[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies":3,"chapter-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},770927,1022,"Chapter 26: Double-Crossing","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>Chapter 26: Double-Crossing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Aunt Lin's lack of response, the neighbors finally realized they had been duped by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chat group was suddenly filled with \"kind words\" directed at Aunt Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aunt Lin had decided to deceive her neighbors from the very beginning, and she certainly didn't care about their curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, someone had his eyes on the supplies she had swindled from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the thug Chen Zhenghao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it had been five days since the apocalypse began, people still didn't know what the situation outside was like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they hadn't yet reached the point of fighting desperately for supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zhang Yi's memory, Chen Zhenghao later led a group of his thugs to rob others, even resorting to murder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a thug has some sense. He hadn't chosen to break into Zhang Yi's home after Zhang Yi shot his leg because he wasn't sure he could succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, their supplies were running low as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a thug, Chen Zhenghao didn't have the habit of stockpiling supplies at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fridge was full of beer, but it was frozen solid and not filling, and it could only be consumed by smashing and gnawing on ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Aunt Lin's actions gave him an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Lin had claimed she would collect supplies and then redistribute them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he scoffed at Aunt Lin's words, it was obvious now that she had swindled some supplies from her neighbors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he had a legitimate reason to take them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the snow melted and the matter blew up, Aunt Lin wouldn't dare do much out of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Chen Zhenghao picked up his phone and called Aunt Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Aunt Lin was at home, happily eating cookies with her grandson, Xiaohu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instant noodles had to wait for the brief daily power supply to boil water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the phone rang urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, the phone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu pointed at the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Lin snorted disdainfully, thinking it was one of the neighbors she had swindled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt no guilt towards those fools and even thought they were idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she picked up the phone and saw the caller's name, her face turned pale with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Zhenghao? What does he want with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao was a notorious thug with many underlings and a powerful background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not someone a small-time community staff like her could mess with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Lin answered the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao's voice came through, \"Hey, Aunt Lin! You've got quite the skill, getting everyone's supplies into your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the word \"supplies,\" Aunt Lin instantly became alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She coughed, \"Ahem, as a community staff, it's my duty to manage supplies for everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao laughed coldly, \"Heh, that’s perfect. We’re running low on supplies at home, so send some over quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Lin's face froze. She hadn't expected this thug to demand her supplies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to forget that she had also used unscrupulous means to swindle these supplies from her neighbors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Aunt Lin didn't dare provoke Chen Zhenghao, she didn't want to give up the supplies she and her grandson needed to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting her teeth, she said, \"I still need to organize these supplies. Not everyone has handed them over yet, so I can't redistribute them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao was already losing his patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old hag didn't know her place, trying to brush him off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed, \"You old hag, don't push your luck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those supplies have all been pocketed by you, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm telling you, if you hand them over obediently, I'll let it go. Otherwise, hehe, I'll come and take them myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Lin was terrified, trembling and speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always bullied the weak and feared the strong. When dealing with ordinary residents, she was sharp and overbearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had no idea how to handle someone like Chen Zhenghao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mustering her courage, she said, \"What do you want? I warn you, don't mess around! I'm a community staff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao laughed even harder, \"Pah, what nonsense! Do you really think you're important? If you don't give them to me, I'll come and take them myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Chen Zhenghao hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the extreme cold, he had gathered his thugs at his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only to keep warm but also because many of them had fallen ill after being doused by Zhang Yi. Someone needed to care for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, as a thug with some brains, Chen Zhenghao realized the situation was worsening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he gathered his men to maintain control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things got really bad, having manpower would give him absolute authority!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with so many people, they needed food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, he immediately called his thugs and headed to Aunt Lin's place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a mop as a crutch and carrying a baseball bat, Chen Zhenghao led his men to Aunt Lin's door with great momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi watched the whole scene through his surveillance cameras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on his sofa with his legs up on the coffee table, he munched on chips while watching the monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it looks like a dog-eat-dog show is about to start!\" Zhang Yi chirped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only five days into the apocalypse, such an interesting drama was unfolding, involving people he despised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi felt very pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he thought of the foolish neighbors who had been tricked by Aunt Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his memories from his previous life and his understanding of these neighbors, he knew that despite this incident, some would continue to fall for Aunt Lin's tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People always have a tendency for wishful thinking, and the Confucian culture ingrained in them made them instinctively submit to figures like Aunt Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Aunt Lin would continue to exploit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi stroked his chin, \"What if I record this and share it in the group?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mischievous smile appeared on his face, \"That would be quite entertaining!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he pressed the record button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Zhenghao and his men reached Aunt Lin's door, they began shouting for her to open up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuelu Community was a mid-range residential area, and every household had security doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone knew that security doors were meant to keep out petty thieves, not withstand a determined break-in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Lin's home was no fortress like Zhang Yi's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she tried desperately to block the door, the lock couldn't withstand the determined assault of a group of thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using baseball bats, steel rods, and crowbars, they quickly broke the lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear this wasn’t their first time doing something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the lock was broken, the tables and sofas Aunt Lin used to block the door were no match for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the camera, Zhang Yi saw Aunt Lin's pale, terrified face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1119,"2026-06-03T02:47:18.755Z","2026-06-03T02:47:23.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","e4bbd074cbf9720557b281b35d4f5ab110830d5613cde40e0f8a9d9adea5ea09","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-27","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-25",1370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-cover.jpg"]