Chen Jian sighed when he saw that I had made up my mind.

“Brother Sihai, I’m really worried. Those foreigners have guns and bullets, but you guys have nothing. If you go out and encounter any danger, I’m afraid you won’t be able to protect yourselves! Besides, there are wild animals and ferocious wolves hiding in the shadows in this forest. I’m really worried.”

Wang Ping chuckled upon hearing Chen Jian's words: "Secretary Xiao Qiang found some herbs that can be used for anesthesia in the grove we were in before and brought them over. Those herbs are very potent, and the forks I've been making these past two days have also been soaked in herbal juice. Secretary Xiao said that they can even subdue an adult, let alone those animals."

"Besides, these pointed forks have been soaking in herbal juices for several days, so they're quite useful. Don't worry about them. If you really want to eat some wild vegetables or collect some bird eggs, let DouDing and DouDing's mother go. These two little monkeys have been very useful lately. As long as you keep an eye on them, you shouldn't have to worry about wild vegetables and fruits. We'll get there as quickly as possible and come back as quickly as possible. You just need to guard the camp and watch everyone wait for our return."

Chen Jian nodded and repeatedly told us that if anything unexpected happened, we must prioritize saving lives.

Of course I know, because I'm someone who values ​​my life quite a bit.

We went to bed early that night. The next day, just as dawn broke, Wang Ping and we, along with Bai Wei and his group, headed to the foreigners' camp in a grand procession.

When we arrived, the foreigners were already ready, and Xu Bo was among them.

Bai Wei has been in a bad mood these past few days. He thinks that our failure to hand over the jade mine business to them is disrespectful to them.

They even said we stole their things, so my relationship with Bai Wei has been quite strained these past two days.

However, when Bai Wei saw Lin Xubo, his anger instantly shifted to Lin Xubo, and he looked at Lin Xubo with a sarcastic and mocking tone.

Lin Xubo was so angry he gritted his teeth, but he didn't say a word.

Clearly, he had no say in the conversations among the foreigners.

We have already made a plan and drawn a map, and estimated the time and distance we will need next.

If we continue walking on this deserted island day and night, we expect to meet up on the other side of the island in about a week.

Foreigners think the same way.

Seeing that we had brought plenty of equipment and food, they quickly gathered all the usable food from the cabin.

They left behind the women in their group and a previously injured man to guard the camp, while the rest of the group split up and set off back to back.

We were walking in this direction, passing by that apple orchard, so we picked a ton of apples there just in case.

Fortunately, every male colleague who came this time carried a basket with him. In addition to the food we needed, there were also various herbs that Xiao Qiang had brought for us.

We also brought a clay pot because the seawater must be distilled and refined before it can be drunk, so we also brought a lot of other things.

The group walked without stopping until noon when they stopped to eat something. Fortunately, the area was surrounded by the sea, so they weren't worried about food.

The only trouble is that once you decide to camp at night, you have to be wary of the dangers around you.

However, since there are more than a dozen of us out this time, even if each person is on duty for an hour, it will be enough for us to recover.

So Bai Wei was on duty for the first shift that night.

Bai Wei didn't say anything. He sat by the campfire, holding a pointed fork, watching us sleep on the beach.

Wang Ping was on the second shift. I felt at ease knowing Wang Ping was on night watch, and I slept soundly until dawn. We set off again, and we didn't rest all day. The scenery around us began to change gradually.

Once we reached this side of the sea, we discovered that there were many flowers and plants blooming exceptionally brightly, as well as many coconut trees and tropical fruits.

These tropical fruits were ones we had never seen before at the camp.

Wang Ping also noted the directions and locations, saying that if he really couldn't return to the city after this matter was over, he could pick these tropical fruits to improve his meals.

When the male colleagues around him saw the tropical fruit, they all became as excited as children.

We didn't eat any salty seafood for lunch; we just had some fruit, and we were all quite full.

We packed some more tropical fruit and continued our journey.

After another day of walking, on the third day, the scenery around us began to change again. Our entire area was mountains, and these mountains were so high that they almost reached into the clouds, making it impossible to see the road ahead.

Finally, having no other choice, we had to walk through the woods.

We also encountered a herd of wild boars, and Wang Ping and his team even managed to kill one of them by surrounding and attacking it.

We dragged the wild boar to the seaside, did some simple processing, then cured it with refined sea salt, wrapped it in leaves, and put it in our baskets. We could say we had a full load.

Even if we can't find Yang Rui this time, we can still bring some wild boar meat back; it's much tastier than wolf meat.

By the fifth day, we were all starting to feel tired. We had been traveling for the past few days and our baskets were getting fuller and fuller, and we were all showing signs of fatigue.

Bai Wei was the first to start acting like a rogue.

He threw his basket aside, sat down on the beach, and shouted that he wouldn't leave. His other male colleagues were dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

Wang Ping glared at Bai Wei, gritting his teeth, exasperated: "President Bai, we're preparing to leave this godforsaken place. Now that you've come this far, if you give up, wouldn't all our previous efforts have been wasted? Sihai and those foreigners have already discussed it; we should be able to meet up with them in a couple more days. What exactly do you mean by staying here? Don't you want to live alone? Or do you want to drag everyone down with you?"

When Bai Wei heard Wang Ping belittling him like that, he glared at Wang Ping and started cursing.

"Hey Wang Ping, you think you're all grown up now? Back in the company, you weren't like this at all. How come you've become so arrogant after you sided with Zhao Sihai and got a powerful backer? Let me tell you, I'm not leaving, so do whatever you want!"

Several male colleagues around him put down their baskets and tried to coax and persuade Bai Wei, but Bai Wei was the kind of person who would only get more and more arrogant the more they were told to.

We were indeed tired and too lazy to argue with him, so I patted Wang Ping on the shoulder and said, "Let's rest for a while and then continue on our way."

Wang Ping was furious, but he had no choice but to put down his basket and sit down on the beach with me, his face dark.

But no sooner had we sat down than a loud rustling of leaves came from the woods, clearly indicating that something was moving inside...