At the strong suggestion of everyone, the property management installed surveillance cameras in the neighborhood and hallways.

Whether to say it or not, since then, there have indeed been fewer cases of things being lost in each household.

Now I can relax and enjoy life. To make gaming more comfortable, I bought a gaming chair online, and it arrived the next day.

When the delivery guys carried it upstairs, I was so tired and out of breath that I didn't even properly close the door before going back to install it in my room.

I don't know if I installed it incorrectly or if I missed a screw or something, but the position of the headrest is always a bit uncomfortable.

Did I not clean out the box properly? Did I miss something?

I hurriedly ran from the bedroom to the living room, but the cardboard box that should have been in the room had disappeared.

I was puzzled. In this day and age, would a burglar break in just to steal a cardboard box? Just that?

I compared the small footprints in my house to my own, and they were much smaller, indicating an 80% chance it was a woman and a 20% chance it was a man around 5' tall.

Having heard the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" many times, I didn't need to doubt; it was definitely the old lady next door.

She probably saw my large box through the crack in the door and got tempted. After all, isn't the packaging of a gaming chair much larger than that of a bottle of wine?

I casually hummed a tune and opened the video doorbell.

Old Mrs. Zhu must have known about my surveillance and doorbell, so she got all dressed up, wearing a mask, hat, and scarf even in early autumn, completely concealing her face.

But like mother, like daughter, they were both foolish. After taking my box, she didn't even make a detour, just opened her door and went straight back home.

I immediately took a screenshot because her face wasn't clear. I captured the moment when Mrs. Zhu opened her door and went back home and shared it in the group again.

【No one cares, huh? Now she's directly breaking into homes to steal cardboard boxes? Old lady, if you're so kind, why didn't you take my toilet paper too?

【By the way, remember to lock your doors to prevent thieves from breaking in to steal cardboard boxes.】

The homeowners' group burst into laughter.

I put down my phone and went back to assembling the chair.

After finally finishing, before I could even enjoy it, a woman in the group tagged me.

Her profile picture was a cartoon character holding a broom and a cloth. I chuckled; wasn't this Mrs. Zhu's daughter? It seemed she was standing up for her mom.

Well, if it wasn't for her support, how could Mrs. Zhu move so many things back and forth to their house?

Looking at her message—

【You're watching my house with surveillance every day, and I haven't accused you of harassing my family yet!】

I laughed: 【If I didn't watch, how could I keep evidence of your mom coming to my house to steal things all the time? Not just my house, I bet she's stealing from other houses too, right? Everyone, take a good look, this is a repeat offender.】

【Stop slandering! Do you have evidence?】

I lay down in a different position: 【If you don't know how to use a phone, I can teach you for free. Please open the video/picture in the group messages and see for yourself. I have clear, high-definition, unedited photos of your mom's face.】

After a while, she reluctantly replied.

【Do you know? You've violated my mom's right to her image! I've reported you, just wait!】

Immediately, a man with a profile picture of the sea quoted her message.

【Bro, let's be lenient. You're being so unreasonable. We've already reported you!】

It seemed to be her husband, also Mrs. Zhu's son-in-law.

I was even more delighted, ready to face off against their whole family.

Thinking carefully, it wasn't surprising that Mrs. Zhu was like this. I casually replied to messages, laughing foolishly.

【You have no shame when stealing, but suddenly you care about image rights? Since you love calling the police so much, I suggest you study Article 1020 of the Civil Code. I remind everyone to be careful; thieves are a threat to public interest. If you disagree, let's discuss it.】

The homeowners' group was overwhelmingly supportive of me, with some even having had bad experiences with Mrs. Zhu, constantly tagging her daughter and scolding her.

Her daughter was so scared she didn't dare make a sound.

But it also made me understand one thing: this family is rotten to the core. They are not good people; they are all villains.