As Oliver spoke, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.The crowd erupted in anger. Other buildings only had to pay three pounds, so why were they being charged six?But seeing Oliver take the beating for them, all that anger got stuck in their throats.Still, it didn't sit right.Someone finally shouted, "Fine, we'll hand over food, but make the people on the 18th floor pay first!"The others froze for a second, then quickly backed him up. "Yeah! If they pay, we'll pay, too. Not a pound less!""And the 17th floor, too! They've got plenty of food stashed away. If you've got the nerve, make them hand it over instead of picking on people like us!"The words spread like wildfire. The whole crowd grew louder, more agitated.The leader frowned. It was clear that if they didn't break the 17th and 18th floors today, there was no way this would end.That worked out fine. They had come for the 18th floor, anyway. Once those people were crushed, no one else would dare resist.With Oliver l
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