While Yan Jiasui was still busy dealing with the supplies, He Qiuyun had already started gathering supporters.
He Qiuyun first tested the waters by bringing the matter up to some of the men in the building.
"Don't you guys think Jiasui might not be suited to lead us? Her temper is too mild; she can't manage things."
"Damn it, man, I've felt that way for a long time, but since no one else mentioned it, I kept my mouth shut."
"We still need a man in charge. Look, there have been several times when she couldn't keep us in line."
He Qiuyun didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He smiled and said, "Then why doesn't everyone ask around? We don't necessarily have to strip Jiasui of her title as captain, but we could add a man to the leadership."
A man wearing glasses clicked his tongue and lowered his voice. "Speaking of which, haven't you noticed that every time she distributes supplies, she gives more to the women?"
"Right, right, right! Last time I saw her constantly giving canned food to Ji Zhaoxi. It must have been dozens of cans."
"Dozens? Use your brain. Ji Zhaoxi has been here for so long, and she kisses up to her all day, constantly calling her Sister Jiasui. She's taken at least hundreds of our cans!"
"I'm seriously speechless. Us men work ourselves to the bone, and the women take all the supplies. We don't get anything out of it."
The group grew more indignant the more they talked. Spit flew as their faces turned red; they were so agitated it was as if they had personally seen Ji Zhaoxi take hundreds of their cans.
The atmosphere in the building was subtly changing, and Yan Jiasui was the first to notice the anomaly.
In the past, even if the people in the building didn't greet her when they saw her, their expressions were at least peaceful. But now, they looked at her with cold eyes, as if looking at an enemy.
Wen Ruixin also found it strange. She sought out a few people privately, but they just sneered as soon as they saw her, and she couldn't get any answers out of them.
He Qiuyun calmly witnessed all of this. It was time for the team to have a new leader.
Ji Zhaoxi had little reaction to this, as she had never been very popular to begin with.
That night, a few women gathered together.
"What's the situation now? How come I'm hearing about changing the captain?"
Ji Zhaoxi asked in confusion, "How come I haven't heard about this? Change to who?"
"I don't know, but I see those men talking about it all the time, though no one talks to Pei Yufeng."
Upon hearing Pei Yufeng's name, Ji Zhaoxi immediately began to gloat. "Pei Yufeng has the worst popularity. Even worse than mine."
"They don't seem to like Pei Yufeng. What do you guys think of him? I think he's pretty good-looking."
Ji Zhaoxi quickly said, "I don't think he's anything special."
The person next to her looked at her curiously. "Zhaoxi, do you hate Pei Yufeng?"
Ji Zhaoxi nodded vigorously. "I hate Pei Yufeng the most. He's always bullying people."
The room at the end of the corridor was exceptionally quiet. The cold, gloomy moonlight from outside spilled into the room.
At this moment, Pei Yufeng was lying on his bed with his eyes closed, a faint mental fluctuation lingering around his body.
Suddenly, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
His mental power passed through the thick walls, and he directly saw Ji Zhaoxi hiding in a corner speaking ill of him.
Ji Zhaoxi was huffing and puffing as she spoke. With every sentence, her brows furrowed a bit tighter, and she grew angrier and angrier until her face turned red.
Pei Yufeng tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the bed. Listening to Ji Zhaoxi's complaints about him from over there, a soft chuckle escaped his throat.
"Tsk, she's having quite a good time cursing me out."
On the other side, the conversation finally reached the main topic.
"I heard... I only heard, mind you, that they want He Qiuyun to be the captain."
"Ah, why?"
"They're saying Sister Jiasui is biased toward us."
Ji Zhaoxi complained, "They don't do any real work all day, just playing these petty tricks."
"Zhaoxi, who do you support then?"
Ji Zhaoxi said righteously, "I definitely support Sister Jiasui. I would rather support Pei Yufeng than support He Qiuyun."
"Ah... do you hate He Qiuyun that much?"
Pei Yufeng covered his eyes with one hand. The headache caused by the constant backlash of his mental abilities had surprisingly eased a lot amidst her voice.
The image of Ji Zhaoxi wrinkling her nose while scolding him surfaced in his mind. Slowly, his breathing became even.
He thought groggily that this fluttering moth's voice was actually quite nice to listen to.
The next day, He Qiuyun directly led a group of men to find Yan Jiasui.
They surrounded her room so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through, all demanding an explanation.
"Why do the women get so much canned food? Just because you're a woman too?"
"Everything needs to be fair. If I chop off what's between my legs, will I get that many supplies too?"
"On what grounds? We agreed on fairness and justice, but have you achieved that yourself?"
He Qiuyun stood at the very front without saying a word.
Yan Jiasui looked at them calmly. "When did I ever give Zhaoxi hundreds of cans? Who saw it?"
"All the supplies combined don't even amount to hundreds of cans. Are these hundreds of cans you're talking about just a figment of your imagination?"
Ji Zhaoxi squeezed in from the outside, her face filled with anger.
Who was slandering her by saying she ate hundreds of cans!
Hearing Yan Jiasui's questions, the men hummed and hawed, unable to speak for a long time.
Yan Jiasui frowned. "Everything requires evidence. Every time supplies are distributed, everyone clearly sees how I divide them. You didn't have any objections then, so why do you suddenly have a problem now?"
Ji Zhaoxi was furious. "Exactly!"
A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.
"Then how do you prove that you didn't give them extra cans?"
The others immediately chimed in.
"Yeah, how do you prove it?"
"If you didn't do it, then why would people be saying it?"
"Explain yourself!"
Wen Ruixin was enraged. "Sister Jiasui works so hard every time, but she always takes the least. Many times, she doesn't even take anything at all. She is so good to everyone, how can you suspect her like this?"
The few people standing at the front impatiently interrupted her.
"Don't give us that nonsense. Just tell us how you're going to prove it."
"Yeah, exactly."
"Why should we accept this? You promised fairness and justice, but end up secretly giving more to the women."
Yan Jiasui sneered. "I won't prove anything, and you have no right to demand that I prove it."
"If you're truly that dissatisfied, then please leave."
"This building was established by me and a few other teammates. It has nothing to do with you."
Ji Zhaoxi stood in the back, looking angry. "Yeah, exactly."
Those people didn't expect Yan Jiasui to say that, and they fell silent for a moment.
Wen Ruixin was so angry her hands were shaking. "Then get out! Don't forget, it was you who begged Sister Jiasui to take you in at the beginning. You bunch of ungrateful wretches."
Ji Zhaoxi echoed loudly, "Ungrateful wretches!"
Everyone else looked at He Qiuyun beside them. He Qiuyun lowered his head, avoiding their gazes.
In the end, no one dared to take the lead in speaking anymore, and they left one by one, fuming with anger.
