I know without even thinking that this camouflage backpack must contain many things we want but can't have.

Although I didn't know exactly what had caused the casualties, seeing the camouflage backpack, I guessed it must have been Xiao He and his group.

On this deserted island, everything we brought from the city is non-renewable energy, because in such a place, everything and every resource seems incredibly precious.

Although I was a little worried about what had happened to Xiao He and his group, why such a gunfight had occurred, and why they had lost the backpack, the backpack itself was incredibly tempting to me.

I looked around to make sure no one was there, then carefully carried the backpack and retreated from the woods.

To avoid being discovered, or perhaps someone suddenly appearing behind me and killing me, I carefully crawled through the grove of low bushes, still carrying my schoolbag, and returned to the orchard.

When we returned, Wang Ping had already come back. He pushed a cart with the ropes and vine netting with dried leaves that we had used before.

Seeing me return, Wang Ping asked with some concern, "What were you doing just now? If I hadn't seen this note you left, I would have been worried sick!"

Seeing the genuine worry in Wang Ping's eyes, I finally felt a little relieved.

Immediately afterwards, I tossed the backpack I was carrying to Wang Ping.

“It’s not safe to stay here any longer. I suspect that Xiao He and his gang we encountered earlier are still lurking around here. We should leave quickly. We’ve already picked enough fruit. As for those wild goats, they’ve been here, which means their activity patterns are probably in this area. The green grass around here is perfect for them to eat, and after you left, those wild goats ate the fruit with relish. So, if we want to catch them, we can always come back and set up an ambush. Right now, the most important thing is to leave here and not be discovered by Xiao He and his gang.”

Wang Ping looked at the backpack with great confusion, and finally nodded.

We quickly packed up the baskets, pushed the wooden cart, and returned to the camp.

When they returned, Chen Jian and the others had not yet come back; only a few women were drying things in the camp.

Wang Xiaoxiao and Liu Jiaojiao were using the rabbit fur to make shoes and clothes for the children.

There are no needles and thread, no scissors, so everything is too complicated to do.

They used some thin vines to tie together and made them into the shape of a shoe.

However, this outfit doesn't look very comfortable, but it should be warm enough.

Wang Xiaoxiao still ignored me, but Wang Ping and I were much nicer than before.

I know that Wang Xiaoxiao, being a girl, is always more shy, so I suppose this matter will gradually get better over time.

Wang Ping and I immediately returned to the treehouse and hurriedly opened the backpack to check its contents.

When I opened it, I was shocked to find that the equipment inside the backpack was absolutely astonishing.

There's a radar inside, but I don't know what they use it for.

There was also a medical kit inside. The kit wasn't very big, but when you opened it, you could find a full range of medicines inside. Most importantly, there were two antibiotics and a syringe inside.

Then, after opening something wrapped in oil paper, I was shocked to find that it was actually **, and a small packet of **.

Wang Ping, standing to the side, sighed and even expressed his doubts: "What exactly are they doing here? What are they bringing all this for? Could they really be here to dig for gold and blast up the mine? Judging from this, there really is a gold mine on this deserted island?"

I don't know the details of this matter either, but looking at their equipment, I know they're up to no good.

After opening the backpack, I rummaged through the other items inside. There were binoculars, a magnifying glass, some entrenching tools, tweezers, knives, pliers, some compressed rations, and some disinfectant tablets for water sterilization.

Besides that, what interested me most was actually a notebook.

The notebook was only the size of a palm, light blue, and when I opened it, I was surprised to find it was covered with writing.

I immediately flipped through the pages one by one, and after that, I was even more certain that Xiao He and the others had come because they had learned that there was a gold mine on this mountain, and they had come to pan for gold.

However, there were more than ten of them, but when we saw them before, there were only seven. It seems that they also suffered some losses this time. Moreover, hearing the continuous gunfire over the past few days, we know that there must have been infighting among them, perhaps due to a dispute over the distribution of spoils.

The notebook also contained a rather strange route map, but I couldn't quite understand what it was. Wang Ping, who was next to me, also frowned and looked at it, clearly not finding any clues either.

Just then, Xiao Qiang returned from outside. Seeing us looking at the notebook, she frowned and said, "Hey, this terrain looks very similar to the leather map you found in the cave at the bottom of the mountain."

Hearing Xiao Qiang say that, I was taken aback at first, and then immediately turned to look at Xiao Qiang: "Go and hand over that kraft paper map, and bring it here so I can take a look!"

Xiao Qiang nodded and quickly went upstairs. Not long after, she handed me the kraft paper map.

I unfolded the kraft paper map and compared it with the map in the notebook, and then I realized that their directions and outlines were very similar.

The map on the kraft paper is much more complete. There were many places I couldn't understand before, but now I can understand them all when the two maps are put together.

This deserted island is a fucking gold mine. No wonder Xiao He and the others were willing to risk their lives to come here.

If there really is such a large gold mine in this place, then this would be an extremely attractive prospect for anyone.

After reading all this, Wang Ping frowned and said, "So, they came here for this gold mine. If that's the case, I believe that with such sophisticated equipment, their means of transportation must have been very advanced as well. I think they will not give up until they achieve their goal. Why don't we find that ship and leave this place first? Gold and silver are not important to me. I just want to leave here alive!"