“This locator must have other uses, perhaps for precise positioning,” Su Xi deduced.

"So what's next?" Yu Yuxin asked. "Now that the typhoon has passed, if we start today, Han Shuyi's rescue team might arrive tomorrow."

At this moment, the woods seemed somewhat quiet after the rain.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Lu Wuyai felt he had something to say, so he said, "Otherwise, we'd better go to the beach."

Su Xi and Yu Yuxia exchanged glances. Actually, ever since they learned about the locator, they had wanted to go to the beach, but a remark from Han Shuyi made them give up the idea.

Looking back now, it's highly likely that Han Shuyi sent them to the mountaintop because of the transmitter's signal.

"Then we'll go to the beach."

"In short, the locator is right next to us now. If this thing really works, Han Shuyi will definitely come over."

Soon, they began to adjust their course. While they were at Monkey Mountain, they noticed a patch of gold to the northwest—that was the beach.

Along the way, Lu Wuyai used a spiked saw to leave marks on the tree trunks, hoping that others would see them.

That night, the three men stumbled upon a pile of rocks. After lighting a campfire, the crevices in the rocks became swarming with tiny black insects. When they saw the firelight, they all ran outside.

Lu Wuyai's back was still festering, but after resting on Monkey Mountain for a day and a night, it at least didn't get worse.

Gu Yuxin cleaned carefully. They didn't have enough water, but the thought of leaving tomorrow made it bearable.

“Tonight, Yu Yuxin and I will be keeping watch. You should take some time to rest,” Su Xi said coldly.

Lu Wuyai sighed, feeling that since he was injured, Su Xi's attitude towards him had been fluctuating, like the weather in June, sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy.

That night, Lu Wuyai fell asleep very early. When he woke up the next day, it was already seven o'clock.

Su Xi and Yu Yuxia were packing their things. When Lu Wuyai woke up, they threw him two pieces of charcoal.

Brushing teeth with charcoal has become a habit for people living on a desert island. It not only cleans the mouth but can also reduce inflammation to some extent.

At 7:10 a.m., the three left the pile of rocks and continued walking towards the sea. They expected to reach the beach at noon.

On the way, Lu Wuyai would occasionally look back, hoping that the others could catch up.

Occasionally, Lu Wuyai would find that the locator in his bag would start flashing green automatically.

"Wasn't this thing destroyed before?"

Lu Wuyai immediately stopped Su Xi and Yu Yuxia, making them stop for a moment.

The locator is flashing, but it seems unstable. This could be due to low power and it could turn off at any time.

The three of them looked at the sky and could clearly see the blue sky and white clouds.

After that, everyone quickened their pace. They felt that the green light was related to the rescue team, which made them eager to leave the deserted island.

At 11:30 a.m., the golden beach was right in front of us.

This is a very large beach, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see it from Monkey Mountain. It's about the size of several football fields, stretching from south to west, with a bright golden hue and some marine debris.

On the beach, a few solitary coconut trees stand tall and proud. They are laden with coconuts, their green husks now black, as if charred. A faint coconut aroma wafts from afar.

"Find a place to hide first, don't go to the beach," Lu Wuyai said.

To be cautious and avoid revealing that they were under threat, the three quickly found some blue stones on the shore and prepared to hide and rest.

But before that, everyone was extremely thirsty. They had drunk from the water source before, so everyone's attention was focused on the coconuts.

After weaving a makeshift tree rope, Su Xi even tried climbing a tree for the first time. More than half an hour later, the first coconut finally landed successfully on the beach.

Then, there were a dozen or so coconuts in a row. Su Xi and Lu Wuyai had already started tasting the coconut juice inside, not caring how hot the weather was.

And so, the three of them hid in the forest, enjoying the sea breeze while waiting for the rescue team to arrive.

It is worth mentioning that the locator kept emitting light, even when the light was dim, it never stopped.

By 1 p.m., the temperature on the beach was already quite high. Looking around, the air felt distorted. It was easy to get blisters when your feet stepped on the gravel.

In the forest, moisture rose continuously, and a faint salty smell filled the air, making it suffocating.

Lu Wuyai put the coconut down and found that Su Xi and Yu Yuxia were already asleep beside him. They had waited all night and traveled for four hours, so they were exhausted.

"This time, let me protect you."

Lu Wuyai took out binoculars from his pocket and carefully observed the surrounding situation.

However, the beach was too large and undulating, with some parts completely blocked off. As for the forest, steam was rising, obscuring visibility.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Wuyai suddenly noticed a flashing red light moving in the sky.

But at that moment, he noticed that the locator next to him had stopped flashing green and seemed to have run out of power.

Lu Wuyai was no stranger to red lights that moved high in the sky.

In the city, sometimes when you look up, you can unexpectedly spot these flashing lights. These are actually aircraft navigation lights, also known as red warning lights.

Its appearance means that the plane has really arrived.

However, as Lu Wuyai watched the plane circling high in the sky, it unexpectedly flew towards the deserted island.

What's going on?

Lu Wuyai hurriedly woke up Su Xi and Yu Yuxia, who were still asleep. Now was not the time to rest.

As a result, just as Lu Wuyai finished speaking, the three of them suddenly saw thick black smoke rising from one direction of the deserted island.

"It seems the helicopter went there after seeing the black smoke," Su Xi quickly said.

So the three of them made a quick decision and immediately rushed toward the direction of the black smoke.

On the way, Lu Wuyai took the time to take out the locator again, only to find that no matter how he fiddled with it, it no longer responded. It seemed that the power had completely run out.

Lu Wuyai looked dejected. He still remembered that plane had circled over the beach, but it circled once and then flew away.

Sometimes, one wrong step can make success a hundred times more difficult.

Lu Wuyai couldn't help but say, "I know we'll set another fire on the beach."

“Forget it,” Yu Mengrou comforted her. “If Liu Gongming and his men had been provoked at that time, we might have died before the plane even arrived.”

Lu Wuyai's expression froze, and then he awkwardly turned his head away. He hadn't thought of that.

"It seems I need to think more carefully in the future." Lu Wuyai shook his head, secretly thinking that he had been too careless.

On a desert island, every decision is a matter of life and death.

"Let's get moving!" Su Xi urged from the front.

The black smoke was coming from the forest. As they continued forward, the three of them could already hear a clear hissing sound, sometimes near, sometimes far. Unfortunately, looking up, all they could see was a thick layer of leaves, making it difficult to spot the plane.

However, it's still exciting.

Just then, all the surviving humans on the deserted island rushed towards the black smoke.

“We should be careful next,” Lu Wuyai said.

Su Xi and Gu Yuxin nodded. Black smoke was already billowing from the forest ahead, indicating that their destination was not far away.

The three of them stopped in a thicket of bushes. After waiting a while, Su Xi said she was going to go and take a look.

“Wait a minute.” Lu Wuyai shook his head. He felt that there were other people nearby, not just them.

Lu Wuyai picked up a few pebbles from the ground and threw them in a certain direction.

Then, a rustling sound rang out.

Su Xi slowly squatted down, took a deep breath, and decided to wait a while longer.

"Tell me, how many survivors are there on this deserted island?" A hint of surprise flashed across Yu Yuxia's face.

"Why do I now think that a considerable number of people survived plane crashes?"

Su Xi said, "We have a saying in our mall: Never think of yourself as the luckiest person."

In fact, those who survive plane crashes are lucky.

Then, the sound of the propellers grew louder and louder, sounding like we were about to land on a desert island.

At this moment, many people could no longer contain their excitement and took their final steps toward the direction of the black smoke.

“Let’s follow up and see, but don’t get too close,” Ye Meng said.

But Lu Wuyai suddenly said, "Take the rope out of the tree, let's go up to the tree and take a look."

Su Xi and Yu Yuxia's eyes lit up. This was a great idea. The key was that they could now climb trees, though they would be slower.

So, in the following time, the three of them chose three big trees and began to carefully climb them, and soon reached the canopy.

As a result, looking around, a black helicopter was circling continuously, its metal shell gleaming darkly, like a huge steel behemoth.

Below it, a plume of black smoke billowed in. Lu Wuyai saw Han Shuyi below through his binoculars, holding a walkie-talkie, unsure of what to say.

The walkie-talkie was probably thrown from the helicopter.

After watching for a while, Lu Wuyai finally understood why the helicopter hadn't landed for so long.

The open space that Han Shuyi found was not large enough for the helicopter to land.

Then, the steel behemoth began to fly towards the beach, its target being the beach where Lu Wuyai and his group had previously been.

There is enough space there to put a helicopter.

So quickly, the survivors who had been hiding in the forest watching saw the helicopter leave, and no longer cared about anything else, they hurriedly followed.

Liu Gongming and others appeared beside Han Shuyi, surrounding her and running towards the beach together.

After everyone left, Su Xi and the others climbed down from the tree, followed each other, and ran away as fast as they could.

“That plane can’t take so many people away at once,” Yu Yuxin said anxiously. “It might come a second time.”

“There should be,” Lu Wuyai said. “The deserted island will know as soon as Han Shuyi returns to Bangzi County, and there should be follow-up rescue efforts.”

But Su Xi just sneered and said nothing.

Half an hour later, a golden beach appeared before us. I roughly counted more than thirty people standing on the beach.

The black steel behemoth had stopped, and two men carrying guns and ammunition disembarked. They intended to walk to Han Shuyi's side, but Han Shuyi was taken hostage by Liu Gongming.

The next second, the dark muzzle of a gun was pointed at everyone.

The atmosphere instantly became extremely serious.

Lu Wuyai was watching nervously when two people walked out of the woods behind him, startling Su Xi and Yu Yuxin so much that they almost screamed.

It turned out to be Su Xi and Song Xiaoyou.

"Where is Dong Bingling?" Lu Wuyai asked.

Song Xiaoyou shook his head, saying he didn't see it. After the last incident, the crowd completely dispersed.

Lu Wuyai saw Su Xi again; his face was pale, as if he were seriously ill.

Over there on the beach, Liu Gongming and Han Shuyi were walking step by step toward the helicopter.

Just then, Su Xi suddenly said, "We cannot let Liu Gongming go."

“If we let Liu Gongming leave, he will definitely find a way to continue holding Han Shuyi hostage and prevent others from coming to the deserted island to rescue us.”

Lu Wuyai frowned and said, "Is it necessary for Liu Gongming to do this? Do you think Han Shuyi will still be threatened after returning to Bangzi Kingdom?"

“I don’t know Han Shuyi.” Su Xi shook her head, then suddenly pulled a cell phone from her pocket. “But I know Liu Gongming’s personality. Don’t you want to know why Liu Gongming keeps contacting me?”

Looking at his phone, Lu Wuyai suddenly remembered what Dong Bingling had once told him. Su Xi always carried a cell phone with her.

At this moment, Su Xi also looked over curiously.

"What functions does this phone have?" Lu Wuyai asked.

After spending more than two months on the deserted island, the phone's battery was completely dead and it couldn't be turned on at all. However, Su Xi told Lu Wuyai that the phone still had power two weeks ago.

"There was a murder video on Liu Gongming's phone."

Su Xi's words immediately made everyone's eyes widen.

“Murder video.”

Lu Wuyai took a breath. He had killed people before, but that was purely a mistake. Even so, he still had nightmares, the pale faces of the dead haunting him like demons.

As for Liu Gongming's killing, according to Su Xi, it was as simple as drinking water or eating.

"You secretly filmed this video?" Su Xi asked.

Su Xi shook her head: "No, he was a follower of Liu Gongming. Out of interest, he recorded some clips of Liu Gongming killing people. When Liu Gongming found out, he killed him directly."

"As for this phone, I initially wanted to capture Liu Gongming, but later I found that Liu Gongming was not threatened at all."

Thinking of Liu Gongming's previous cruelty, Su Xi couldn't help but shudder.

"Later, when Liu Gongming met Han Shuyi, he planned to take her hostage. At that time, Liu Gongming also knew that I had secretly hidden the phone. He couldn't accept the betrayal, so I had no choice but to escape with Han Shuyi."

What happened next was that Su Xi and Han Shuyi encountered Lu Wuyai and others.

"So, once he leaves, he will definitely not let the rescue team come to the deserted island again, and he will definitely try every means to threaten Han Shuyi."

"At that time, Han Shuyi only needs to mention the name of a small island, and after a period of time, no one will be able to find us." Su Xi opened her eyes, the whites of her eyes covered with bloodshot streaks.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Each person had different thoughts, but no one spoke.

At some point, Su Xi suddenly said, "What if we use the phone as leverage to demand that Liu Gongming release us, or else he'll hand the phone over to Han Shuyi? Do you think that's feasible?"

He handed the phone to Han Shuyi.

Let Liu Gongming and Han Shuyi eat each other like dogs.

We can not only leave the deserted island, but also pass this hot potato to Han Shuyi.

Lu Wuyai's eyes lit up. This method seemed to be effective.

"But the key question is, why did Han Shuyi accept this phone?" Yu Yuxin shook her head. "Originally, Liu Gongming was using her as a hostage, but now she has multiple phones, and Liu Gongming still hates her to death."

"To put it another way, the relationship between Han Shuyi and Liu Gongming wasn't originally one of life and death, but once Han Shuyi got a cell phone, the relationship... became hard to say."

After hearing Yu Yuxin's words, Lu Wuyai also gasped. He wouldn't say anything else. If they went out, Liu Gongming's men would likely subdue them. At that point, forget about cooperation; they wouldn't even have a chance to speak.

"Don't think about that now. The most important thing right now is to stop Liu Gongming from leaving," Su Xi said quickly. Actually, just now, she was really afraid that others would agree with Su Xi's idea.

As a result, just when everyone was racking their brains and feeling anxious, a commotion suddenly broke out near the helicopter.

With a bang

A gunshot rang out, and the terrifying action instantly interrupted everyone's thoughts.

"Damn it. Who fired the shot?"

"What's wrong."

"What happened."

Lu Wuyai hid in the bushes, nervously pushing aside the weeds in front of him. He then realized that the survivors who had been queuing to board the plane were now rushing forward, pushing and shoving each other, and directly shoving Liu Gongming and Han Shuyi aside.

The two rescue team members, both carrying live ammunition, had no choice but to fire warning shots.

There was no gunfire initially, but when the sound of gunfire rang out, many people stared at the rescue team members, their eyes instantly turning red.

On the deserted island, the personalities of this group of people had undergone a complete transformation. A single gunshot shattered their reason.

Just as Lu Wuyai and the others stared in shock, the two rescue team members armed with live ammunition were completely overwhelmed by the crowd, and Liu Gongming and Han Shuyi were completely isolated outside the plane.

Bang!

Two rescue team members were forced to open fire. In an instant, several bodies fell to the ground, blood staining the sand red, and even steam rising from the ground.

"If someone commits murder, things will escalate significantly."

Su Xi hid in the bushes, clutching at the weeds on the ground, her mind racing.

Bang!

Another muffled gunshot rang out, but this time, it was not the survivors who died.

The two rescue team members outside the aircraft were actually shot dead by a man wielding a handgun. The bullet pierced their necks, and their blood gushed out like a fountain, creating a rainbow in the golden sunlight.

"What are you doing?" Han Shuyi's eyes reddened, and she looked like she was going crazy. She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to sort out the situation.

As for Liu Gongming, he stood silently on the sidelines, his eyes already chillingly cold. He couldn't intervene in the current situation.