Actually, the residents covertly patrolled their building and, from a distance, observed Ethan and the others decisively overpowering the thugs in the fight.
They were amazed at how the three defeated the thugs, sending them running frantically.
The thugs had terrorized the surrounding area with their numbers, leaving the residents unable to repel them, so they decided to focus solely on defending their building.
When Ethan and the others reached Building A, a sense of wariness had settled among the residents.
"Who are you? You're not residents of Building A," one of the patrollers demanded, eyes narrowed in suspicion.
Ethan could see that they were more afraid than curious. Some had guns, while others wielded improvised weapons, mostly knives, steel bars, and hard objects.
"No need to fret; we are personnel from Paradise Shop, here to open a new branch," he replied, sounding both mysterious to elevate the shop's reputation and reassuring to ease their fears.
