Chapter 143 End It
Henry was so moved by Steven's words that he didn't know what to say.
"This is too much trouble for you. Your supplies are limited, too! With three more people, the coal for heating alone will more than double." Henry continued, "I'll move out as soon as I'm healed. I'm perfectly capable; I can't let you take care of me!"
Steven smiled and said, "Let's not talk about that now. Just focus on your recovery. We'll deal with the future challenge when it comes!"
At that moment, Mia, who was in Steven's arms, suddenly started crying.
Steven had no experience taking care of children.
He was holding Mia incorrectly, which quickly woke her up, and she started crying loudly.
Steven tried to soothe her, but no matter what he said, she just kept crying.
Steven was at a loss!
Even when facing dozens of people trying to kill him, he had never felt so troubled.
Henry was also helpless because Cara usually took care of Mia.
With no other option, Steven went to seek help from Elinor.
"Think of a way to calm this child down!" Steven looked helpless.
But unexpectedly, Elinor was also at a loss when she saw the crying baby.
"I don't know how to take care of children either!" she replied.
Steven had a sudden idea. "Why don't you give her a sedative shot? If that doesn't work, maybe some sleeping pills."
Elinor looked speechless.
"Sleeping pills are very harmful to a baby; that's not a good idea. Where's Mrs. Daniels?"
"She went back to get some necessities." Steven's tone was a bit cold.
Elinor had no choice but to take the baby from Steven.
But both of them were novices in nurturing babies, so she couldn't soothe the baby either.
Suddenly, Steven thought of something and said, "Could it be that she needs a diaper change?"
Elinor suddenly realized.
She opened the swaddle and saw that the baby's diaper was indeed almost full.
Steven coughed and then silently stepped back 6.5 feet, taking a bag of diapers from the extradimensional space and placing it on the ground.
"It's all yours!"
Elinor was speechless, but looking at the crying baby in her arms, she had no choice but to try changing the diaper.
After much effort, Elinor finally changed Mia's diaper, and sure enough, her crying gradually subsided.
Steven and Elinor went to Henry's room to chat with him, and Steven asked Elinor to check Henry's condition.
Steven asked Henry, "Henry, do you feel any changes in your body? Anything different from usual?"
Henry weakly shook his head. "I have no strength at all. The wound just feels itchy."
Elinor said, "That means your wound is healing; it's a normal phenomenon."
At least, Steven got some information: Henry's abilities weren't particularly resistant to drugs; he could still be affected.
They chatted for a while, but after more than half an hour, Cara still hadn't returned.
Henry couldn't help but worry. "Why isn't she back yet?"
Steven's pupils suddenly contracted, and he said in a deep voice, "Could she be in danger?"
He quickly stood up, worried. "It's very chaotic outside now; people are killing each other between buildings. Yesterday, Walter and Dennis even attacked me."
"It's hard to guarantee there are no traitors among the remaining people!" he added.
"This is bad! Mrs. Daniels is in danger!" Steven looked tense.
Henry was also worried and said, "Steven, please go check on her! Don't let anything happen to her!"
Steven nodded. "Elinor, take care of Henry and Mia. I'll go check!"
After saying that, he quickly turned and left the room.
Then, Steven went back to his room and started gearing up.
He wore a bulletproof vest, bulletproof pants, utility belt, handgun, and a knife.
An M4 slung over his shoulder, and a bulletproof helmet with a transparent visor was on his head.
He was ready.
Steven took out his phone and sent a message to the residents in the group chat.
"Please gather in room 1301 on the 13th floor. I will distribute supplies and decide on the future division of Sunshine Community's apartment buildings."
"You can choose the territory of each apartment building freely. First come, first served."
After sending this message, Steven sent a special message to Frank: [Stay at home.]
Then he put away his phone and walked out the door.
Steven walked slowly, but from a distance, he could hear hurried footsteps in the hallway.
The neighbors were excited to know that Steven was going to distribute food and divide the territory.
They rushed to the 13th floor, afraid that if they were late, the good spots would be taken.
Steven held his assault rifle and walked down the stairs, unhurried.
It took him a full five minutes to walk down the stairs to the 11th floor.
When he reached the 13th floor, he heard the noisy discussions coming from room 1301.
The neighbors were all excited, imagining a beautiful and peaceful future.
"Now that we've subdued the people in the other buildings, the community is ours to control!"
"Steven is really generous, letting each of us manage a building. It's great; we can have the people in the other buildings serve us!"
"The most important thing is the supply of resources. Steven has to keep providing us with food or share the use of the snowmobiles."
"I think he'll accept this suggestion. After all, the community is stable now, and he wouldn't want to disrupt the status quo."
"We can support Steven as the leader of the community, and he can provide food and protect us. It's fair."
"Objectively speaking, we can also provide labor and help defend the community against external threats."
They didn't know Steven was just outside the room.
The group was already dreaming of a beautiful future.
They thought all threats to them were gone, and only harmonious and peaceful days lay ahead.
Steven heard everything clearly outside, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
He opened his right hand and took out two grenades from the extradimensional space.
At the same time, he took out a riot shield and held it in front of him.
After making these preparations, Steven pulled the pins from the grenades and rolled them into the room from the doorway.
Steven quickly raised the riot shield and stepped back.
Inside the room, a neighbor noticed two melon-like objects rolling underfoot.
"What's this?" He curiously looked down.
As soon as he saw what it was, a burst of fire instantly engulfed him!
The dozen or so people in the room were blown away in an instant, and the entire house shook noticeably.
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