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Security guards at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China recently discovered a young man who had been living comfortably under a staircase (楼梯) for over six months.

Shopping malls are busy places, so keeping an eye on every individual can be challenging even for the most attentive security guards, but failing to notice someone living in a shopping mall for about half a year is a little suspicious in itself. And yet, that seems to have happened at a busy mall in Shanghai, where a young man managed to remain undiscovered for more than six months while living quite comfortably. The unnamed young man had prepared a sleeping tent under a staircase in the building, along with a small desk and an office chair. He charged his computer and mobile phone from the shopping mall electric outlets (电源插座).

The man apparently moved into the shopping mall over six months ago but was quickly noticed by a security guard who wanted to kick him out at first. However, after telling the guard that he was only living under the staircase there because he needed a quiet place to study for a college entrance exam, the young man was allowed to stay. He promised to leave right after the oh-so-important exam.

It’s not clear what happened to the security guard who originally discovered his clandestine living quarters, but one thing is for sure — the young man continued to live in the shopping mall until October 30, when a different guard managed to discover his surprisingly clean and organized home.

Some people claimed that the young man was nothing more than a ‘parasite (寄生虫)’ that could have caused damage to the companies operating in the mall or even attacked someone, and others praised his ability to remain unnoticed and save money on rent.