Great, It's the Pervy Neighbor. We're Doomed

The ones who came this time were still the fake police from the apartment.

They followed all the procedures to interrogate Jiang Ran, took down his statement, said they would definitely catch the psycho pretending to be Jason, and then left.

It was now 3:56 AM.

Jiang Ran and Yang Qi were on the first floor of Building No. 2.

They had just seen off the police.

After sending the police away, Yang Qi muttered to himself, "It's possible that the Jason you encountered and the person who knocked on your door and tried to hack you up around 8 PM last night are the same person."

Jiang Ran nodded. He had thought of that possibility himself.

After all, how could it be such a coincidence that two different people came to attack him within less than a few hours? Did he really attract that much hatred?

"You going back to sleep?"

Yang Qi asked Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran smiled bitterly. "I don't feel sleepy at all right now."

Yang Qi said, "Alright then, let's go check out the surveillance room on the first floor. Maybe we'll find something."

Jiang Ran replied, "Won't that be useless? I remember the surveillance cameras in Building No. 1 and Building No. 2 are both broken, right?"

Yang Qi said, "Let's take a look first before deciding."

The two of them checked, and sure enough, they were still broken.

For some reason, no one had ever come to fix them.

Neither of the two managers cared about it either.

Jiang Ran pressed his middle fingers against both temples, rubbing them continuously.

He said, "I've been thinking back on my experiences over the past few days, and I feel like I've been plagued by bad luck."

In Aisen Town, he kept getting murdered and running into danger.

Then he spent three days in the holding cell.

On the flight back, he encountered some psycho who wanted to play a real-life murder game.

Finally, back at the apartment, he was attacked with a blade twice in a row.

Yang Qi asked, "Do you need to find a fortune teller to read your fortune, or find a master to perform a ritual to ward off evil?"

Jiang Ran waved his hand quickly. "Forget it, I don't believe in that stuff."

...

Over the next two days, Jiang Ran helped Zeng Yan's parents deal with Zeng Yan's assault case.

Zeng Yan was the only child in his family.

His father worked at a small factory.

His mother washed dishes at a restaurant.

When this couple, both in their forties or fifties, learned that their usually well-behaved son had done something like this, they couldn't believe it.

The resolution of this matter came quickly.

Although Zeng Yan had fought fiercely at the time, the left man's head had only bled, and it was classified as a minor injury.

He paid the man he had hit for medical expenses, lost wages, nursing fees, and a series of other costs.

He paid out one hundred thousand.

This one hundred thousand included the other party's written letter of forgiveness.

It stated that they forgave Zeng Yan and would no longer pursue administrative or legal liability.

Thanks to this letter of forgiveness, Zeng Yan avoided several days of detention and was only fined three hundred yuan.

Zeng Yan didn't let his parents pay a single cent of that one hundred thousand; it all came from his own pocket.

If it hadn't been for his time at Alice Apartment, all his money would have gone to his ex-girlfriend.

He wouldn't have had any money at all.

But after entering Alice Apartment, with ten thousand a day, he had fattened up considerably.

After paying out one hundred thousand, it was no exaggeration to say he could still pull out another one hundred thousand.

However, this incident was a big blow to Zeng Yan's parents.

They strongly urged Zeng Yan to come back and live with them and find a job near home.

They wanted to arrange a blind date for him so he could get married and have kids in the future and get his life on the right track.

But Zeng Yan refused his parents, and they had a huge fight.

They ended up parting on bad terms.

Zeng Yan's parents said that if he didn't go home with them, don't call them if something like this happened again.

Zeng Yan didn't say anything at the time, but his silence also represented his stubbornness.

Zeng Yan returned to Alice Apartment.

At that moment, he and Jiang Ran had just gotten out of a rideshare and were entering Alice Apartment.

Jiang Ran looked at Zeng Yan, who seemed downcast, and felt that this person was actually a few years younger than him.

Moreover, because of the assault incident, he had lost one hundred thousand, which should have been all his savings from working outside.

And he had also had a huge fight with his parents.

So, he said, "Zeng Yan, are you still working that job at the cheese restaurant?"

Zeng Yan looked up at Jiang Ran, a bitter smile on his lips. "Unless that restaurant was opened by my dad, how could the boss keep employing me after I beat someone up?"

Jiang Ran was about to speak when Zeng Yan's next words cut him off:

"But I don't regret it. If I had to do it all over again, I'd still smash his head with that frying pan!"

"That guy was just deliberately picking a fight!"

He raised his right fist to his chest, clenching it tightly, his nails digging deep into the flesh of his palm.

Jiang Ran let out a few hesitant sounds before saying, "Since you can't go back to the cheese restaurant, you still need to find a job. How about this? I'll find you one. What do you think?"

Zeng Yan was a bit surprised. What kind of job could Jiang Ran possibly find him?

Jiang Ran first glanced at the lone security guard, Xiang Shanfeng, in the security booth.

Then, he led Zeng Yan to Manager Wu Meiling of Building No. 2.

He briefly explained Zeng Yan's situation.

Then he shared his own idea.

"Sister Wu, I noticed that our apartment only has one security guard. That's not good! We need to hire a few more security guards at least! What do you think of Zeng Yan? He's young and tall!"

So, Jiang Ran wanted to make Zeng Yan an apartment security guard.

Even though Zeng Yan could easily just coast on the ten thousand a day he was getting, the fact that he still went to work at the cheese restaurant showed he was someone who couldn't stay idle and was hardworking.

Therefore, faced with Manager Wu Meiling's scrutinizing gaze, he couldn't help but feel nervous. His whole body tensed up, and he stood up straight.

Seeing Zeng Yan suddenly like this, Manager Wu Meiling let out a chuckle. "Why are you so nervous, young man? Alright, for the sake of your face as the assistant manager, I'll report this matter to the higher-ups."

"Tomorrow! You'll have an answer by tomorrow!"

Hearing that he would get the results by tomorrow, Zeng Yan was a bit surprised. He didn't expect it to be this fast, but he was very excited.

He quickly bowed and thanked Manager Wu Meiling and Jiang Ran repeatedly.

Jiang Ran was also very happy. Helping someone else gave him a sense of satisfaction, stimulating a massive dopamine rush through his body.

The next day.

The result came down faster than Zeng Yan had expected.

He passed.

From then on, Zeng Yan would be a security guard at Alice Apartment.

Job benefits: five-day, eight-hour work week; five insurances and one housing fund; monthly salary of eight thousand yuan.

That was two thousand less than Jiang Ran, the assistant manager.

Of course, he would still need a medical examination report before formally starting.

However, Manager Wu Meiling, using the power of Jiang Ran's face, gave Zeng Yan a special favor.

He could start work immediately and submit the medical report to her in a few days.

Manager Wu Meiling also informed Jiang Ran about this special arrangement, clearly trying to score brownie points.

And so, on the day he received the notice, Zeng Yan became a security guard.

Moreover, Alice Apartment seemed to have a lot of work uniforms ready in advance.

There were uniforms for security guards and also for cleaners.

Zeng Yan picked up a set directly from Manager Wu Meiling's office.