Ray burst out laughing. He opened a window, took out a loudspeaker, and called out, "Dear neighbors, I'm back. Come and collect your rewards."

He went down to the basement, unlocked the iron door, and took out a portion of the frozen food he had stored. The amount far exceeded what he had promised earlier. They could treat it like a little extra bonus. Then he returned to the villa.

It was freezing cold outside.

Before long, more than thirty people arrived. When they saw the supplies laid out