After a moment of silence, their argument resumed, but I could no longer understand anything they were saying.

Moreover, I felt a splitting headache and became increasingly dizzy. In the end, everything went black, and I leaned against a tree trunk and knew nothing more.

My last thought was that I was completely finished this time...

Whether I am discovered by wild animals or by this group of people, the end result will likely be death.

I don't know how much time passed, but I suddenly felt my lips were cool, as if some liquid was constantly flowing into my mouth. I subconsciously raised my hand to wipe my mouth, but as soon as I moved, I suddenly heard a somewhat hoarse voice next to me.

"Zhao Sihai, Zhao Sihai, how are you? Wake up!"

The voice was familiar, yet also somewhat unfamiliar.

I was stunned for a moment, and when I opened my eyes to look, I realized it was Wang Ping!

At this moment, he was holding a huge leaf in his hand, which seemed to contain water.

After I woke up, Wang Ping immediately turned around and handed the leaf in his hand to the male colleague next to him.

Wang Ping quickly helped me sit up and lean against him.

That's when I realized. I was on the beach, surrounded by campfires, and it was still dark.

Wang Ping seemed very anxious, and his voice became unusually hoarse.

When my male colleagues saw that I had woken up, they were all delighted: "Brother Sihai, are you alright?"

I was about to speak when I realized my throat hurt so much I couldn't make a sound. Wang Ping sighed.

"Don't talk. When we found you, you were burning up, and your wounds were already infected. Luckily, you woke up. As long as you're awake, it means there's nothing seriously wrong. Do you want some more water to soothe your throat?"

I nodded with difficulty, and Wang Ping carefully took the leaf from me and gave me some water to drink.

My throat finally felt a bit better.

I stiffly twisted my neck and looked around, only to find that all my colleagues were there.

Bai Wei was sitting by the campfire, grilling fish with a fork in his hand.

The aroma of charred food wafted in front of me, making me feel a little hungry.

Wang Ping looked at me nervously and said, "You probably haven't eaten much all night, right? Luckily, we brought some brown rice with us, and Bai Wei brought a pot. I'll make you some rice porridge in a bit. Eat something first; you're sick, so you need something in your stomach to boost your immunity."

I am still very weak and my whole body aches, as if I have been run over by a train.

Wang Ping patted my shoulder and told me to rest well first, and that he would talk to me again after I was fully awake.

I really wanted to know what had happened, but seeing Wang Ping and the others by my side made me feel a little more at ease. Plus, I was really exhausted at the moment, so after leaning on Wang Ping's leg for a short while, I fell asleep again.

When I regained consciousness, it was already broad daylight, and there were still campfires burning around us. Many of my male colleagues were lying crookedly on the beach, fast asleep.

Only Wang Ping sat next to me, holding a wooden stick and writing something on the beach.

I coughed and struggled to get up, but I was too weak to stand and fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of sand.

Upon hearing the noise, Wang Ping immediately came to my side and quickly helped me up, letting me lean against him again.

"How are you? Are you still feeling unwell? There's some soup simmering in the pot. Get up and have some later."

I wanted to speak, but my throat was still tight, I was very thirsty, and my stomach was growling again.

Wang Ping immediately turned around and kicked a male colleague lying next to him.

My male colleague was fairly alert; he woke up immediately, rubbed his eyes, and looked at us with a look of fear on his face.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that this was indeed **, the boy who helped us build the waterwheel that day.

Upon seeing that it was Wang Ping, he sighed and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Wang?"

After reading it, he saw me again: "Hey, Brother Sihai, you're awake?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and go get some soup for Sihai to moisten his mouth."

He nimbly got up, grabbed the wooden spoons they had made over the past two days, and ran towards the pot on the campfire.

A little while later, they brought me some soup.

The soup was warm and light, yet it had a hint of umami flavor.

I was really hungry, and I finished the whole bowl of soup in just a few gulps.

Wang Ping gently laid me down on the beach. I straightened my back, and with something in my stomach, I felt much better. Soon I was able to struggle to sit up on my own.

Wang Ping patted my head, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked much better.

"Your fever has finally subsided, so you should be fine now. However, you've been hungry for two days, and I haven't dared to give you much to eat these past few days. You've only been drinking warm water. We put a lot of shrimp and some sea cucumbers in this soup, so the flavor is a bit bland, but it's still quite nutritious. After you finish this bowl, take a break and then have another bowl."

I nodded, then asked Wang Ping in a hoarse voice what exactly had happened.

Wang Ping gritted his teeth in anger: "Hmph, it's all because of Xiao Zhang. He went out to play mahjong, and when you went to look for him, he ran out on his own and dumped you in the woods. When he came out, we asked him what happened, but he just cried and couldn't say anything. By the time he could speak clearly and we went to look for you, you were no longer in that woods..."

"Xiao Zhang said there were many large snakes in the woods, and we were really terrified. In addition, we didn't have many bullets left. We called your name a few times, but we didn't hear your response. We thought you were probably not going to make it, so we retreated."

"But then I thought, with your abilities, even if that big snake could catch you, you would definitely make a sound. So after dawn, we went to look for you again, but we still couldn't find you. Later, Bai Wei said that we guessed you were probably dead, and our plan should end with your death, so we were going to leave. Luckily, I didn't agree. I felt that since we brought you out, we should bring you back safely. Then we searched for you several more times. Just yesterday, at dawn, we found a campfire by the mountain outside that forest. We thought you had lit it. Then we searched for you in the forest, and after walking a few steps, we found you unconscious by the tree roots."

After listening to Wang Ping's words, I nodded. It was pretty much what I had guessed, except that Wang Ping and the others hadn't seen the group of people who had lit the campfire that night.

It's hard to say whether this was Wang Ping and his friends' good fortune or their misfortune.

I sighed and told Wang Ping everything that I had seen and heard that night.

Wang Ping's expression changed after hearing this. He frowned deeply and muttered, "You mean there's gold on this deserted island?"