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Most Middle Class communities have excellent supporting service Companies, ranging from cleaning to security, as well as Community Hospitals and Doctors, who can provide residents with comprehensive care and services.

For these services, people living in these Communities spend a lot of money each quarter to maintain these benefits, but their efforts are worthwhile because this money brings them a certain "Dignity" and "Decorum" that is significantly higher than that of the lower classes.

Lin Qi had just ridden his bicycle from the main road into the entrance of the Community when the Security Guard on duty at the gate stopped him, "This is a private area, you can't go in..."

It was already getting dark, and the Security Guard didn't notice Lin Qi's attire at first. He approached a little closer and realized Lin Qi was dressed as a typical Electrician.

Generally speaking, many Middle Class Communities have their own Electricians. The Electrician's salary is not paid by the service Company, but by all the Community owners, and they also pay an additional portion to the service Company as a management fee.

The advantage of doing this is that once a problem occurs with the circuit system of a household, the Electrician will quickly appear where they are needed and solve the problem, but this has also led to some other problems, such as the dissatisfaction of the Power Supply Company.

The business that originally belonged to the Power Supply Company was taken away by the service Company, and they certainly wouldn't pretend that nothing had happened. So they also found a way to recover their losses, which was the aging and repair of circuits.

The service Company did not acknowledge the Power Supply Company's requirements, and then the Power Supply Company used various methods, mainly telephone intimidation, to tell the owners with Community Electricians that their circuits were facing aging, and that the owners of a certain Community were unwilling to repair the lines, resulting in a Fire, and several people went to see God and so on.

In the end, most owners would ask the Power Supply Company to repair the circuits and be willing to pay another sum of money for it—in fact, some people are not clear that the service Company will send the bill to their mailbox before the end of the cycle.

Some people will read the purpose of every penny; these are the Middle Class who have begun to become strapped for cash. Most normal Families don't care about these small amounts of money.

This is also why various lines and equipment in Middle Class Communities and some top Communities are wrapped in a layer of non-removable lead, which can only be removed by people from the Power Supply Company. If a part of it is removed and repaired, then the owners of the entire Community will have to pay for it.

This does not apply to all Communities; there are also some Community service Companies that do not provide Electrician services, which is a normal phenomenon.

Lin Qi stopped his bicycle. He raised the writing board in his hand. The repair order on the first page of the writing board made him look more formal. "I'm here to check the lines. Someone said they saw some lines showing signs of aging and cracking..."

The Security Guard frowned. He knew very well that these were all tricks of the Power Supply Company, but that had nothing to do with him. He didn't need to offend people for the sake of the Company.

He waved his hand, gave a few instructions, and then returned to the guardhouse, continuing to diligently stick to his post.

Lin Qi skillfully found Michael's house. Next to his yard was a utility pole, and on the utility pole was a place like a watchtower on a medieval sea ship that could provide a place for people to stand. This was also the main place for inspection.

There was a box there, which contained some power equipment, and the opening was sealed with lead, which could only be opened by cutting the lead with special pliers.

The number on this lead was used as the basis for charging the service Company. Under normal circumstances, the Electrician would show these numbered leads to the service Company and keep them on file, and then take them back to the Power Supply Company.

Lin Qi easily climbed up along the raised parts of the utility pole. From this angle, he could clearly observe the entirety of Michael's house.

It must be said that this bastard was good at picking places. The three-story detached house, which looked to be about two hundred square meters, plus the front and back yards, although it didn't have a swimming pool, it did have some small landscaping.

Sometimes people would pass by here, and they would occasionally look up at Lin Qi, who was "busy," and quickly withdraw their gaze without lingering.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is indeed the season when line maintenance is frequent. Every Summer, there are basically some Fires caused by aging lines every week, referring to the entire Federal range.

For some more High-end Communities, it is normal to have an inspection once a month, especially on the hottest days, which are also Peak electricity consumption periods, and it is easy for some problems to occur. Almost every day, someone checks.

It was almost ten o'clock in the evening, and the Newspaper Boss had not come yet. He was ready to go back. Just at this moment, a sneaky black shadow groped over from the rear of the Community.

The Newspaper Boss had wanted to come over a long time ago, but the problem was that he was stopped outside the door. A person like him, wearing cheap clothes and exuding a smell of alcohol, could not possibly be a resident of this Community, and the Security Guard responsibly stopped him outside the door.

Considering that there were Security Guards patrolling inside from time to time, and that he had drunk some wine to embolden himself at night, the Newspaper Boss fell asleep in a daze in the grass on the side of the road while waiting for an opportunity.

If the temperature and mosquitoes hadn't woken him up, he might have slept until tomorrow morning.

There was no chance to enter from the main entrance, so he went around to the back door.

The back door actually had a guardhouse and a small road leading directly to the main road, but this road was relatively far back, and people were used to entering and exiting from the front door, so this door was closed.

Cars can't get in or out properly, and neither can pedestrians, but these not-so-strict measures can't stop a person with hands and feet. The Newspaper Boss easily climbed over. After waiting for two groups of patrolling Security Guards to pass and figuring out the intervals of their patrols, he sneaked near Michael's house.

At this time, the streetlights, constrained by their shades, couldn't send light to Lin Qi, who was level with them, standing on top of a utility pole. In the darkness, unless someone got particularly close, no one would think there was a person hiding in the shadows.

Lin Qi watched as the Newspaper Boss stealthily climbed over a vegetation wall only about 1.2 meters high and jumped into the yard. He watched him sneak around the house, trying to push open every window he could reach.

Perhaps because it was too safe here, or perhaps because of the inherent carelessness of women, on the west side of the house, the Newspaper Boss was pleasantly surprised to push open a window.

He slowly pushed the window up without making any noise. With a strong push, his upper body squeezed through the window. Lin Qi saw all of this, but he didn't move. He was waiting.

Time passed slowly, the tranquil night sky radiating starlight and serene beauty. In the darkness, Lin Qi's gaze remained fixed on that house.

It had been about ten minutes since the Newspaper Boss went in. Could this idiot not even handle such a small matter? After waiting another minute or two, the light on the second floor suddenly turned on. A shadow appeared behind the not-very-light-blocking curtains. The shapely shadow seemed to be a woman. The shadow lingered at the window for a moment before disappearing.

A few seconds later, Lin Qi heard a scream!