Looking at the despair on Yang Rui's face, I realized it didn't seem like an act. After all, anyone would probably break down if they encountered something like that.

I originally thought I was just taking a vacation to relax, but I almost lost my life. It's quite heartbreaking to think about.

But what's done is done, and since Yang Rui insisted on coming along, he only brought trouble upon himself.

I patted Yang Rui on the shoulder: "I felt quite moved after hearing about your experience, but what's done is done, and thinking about it too much is pointless."

Then I told Yang Rui about our previous encounters with Xiao He. When Yang Rui heard that there were only seven people left in their group, his face turned even uglier.

“When I got separated from them, there should have been ten of them. Including me and another companion who was killed by wolves, there were 12 of us. But now there are only seven of them left. That means their journey hasn’t been very smooth since we were separated.”

I nodded. This Xiao He seemed to be a very scheming person. I had only met him once, but I could tell that he was very purposeful.

"However, I do think you are quite extraordinary. You are not tempted by a gold mine. That is something that not everyone can do."

Hearing what I said, Yang Rui chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Brother, although we've only met twice, you saved my life, so I consider you my savior. Let me tell you, even if there is a gold mine here, do you think Xiao He and his group can find it so easily? Moreover, there are serious problems with his team. They found those foreigners from who-knows-where. They are all very ruthless and bloodthirsty. I'm afraid that Xiao He is thinking very well now, but when he actually finds the gold mine, I'm afraid he won't have the life to transport all that gold ore out."

Hearing Yang Rui say this, I was a little confused. Although I didn't know why he came to this conclusion, Yang Rui had joined our team midway through, and I didn't know much about his relationship with Xiao He and the others. I still had to be very wary of him.

However, the information he gave me was not entirely useless.

First, I am now even more certain that there is a gold mine on this deserted island, hidden somewhere.

Also, they did indeed rent a large ship when they came.

According to Yang Rui's description, that large ship should be big enough to accommodate all of us.

So next, I need to get the location of this big ship out of Yang Rui. Since Yang Rui also wants to leave this place, the most important thing is for us to find the ship and leave this godforsaken place cleanly.

"Since you don't want to stay here either, then to be honest, ever since we were stranded on this deserted island, we've been trying to find all sorts of ways to leave. But the waves here are just too big, and there's no way to stop and rest in the middle of the island."

"If we really want to leave, we'll have to get on a big ship ourselves, or wait for ships or rescue teams that have come and gone. But that's obviously impossible now. Since you came in a big ship, why don't we just leave on that ship? What do you think?"

Yang Rui shook his head and frowned after hearing my words: "I do know where the ship is located, but I think that given Xiao He's temperament, he would never let us find it so easily. Moreover, there must be someone guarding that place. If the remaining three people are not dead, then they should be guarding the ship. Their ship has heavy firepower. If you really want to take it by force, how confident are you?"

Hearing Yang Rui say that, I frowned. The so-called heavy firepower must be more than just pistols.

Xiao He, they must have made thorough preparations for this trip, so even if they do find the ship, they can't just take it over so easily.

And this also raises another question: if we really manage to seize this ship, should we take those foreigners with us and leave?

Many thoughts kept surging in my mind, but it would be useless to say anything more at this moment.

I'm even less certain which of Yang Rui's words are true and which are false.

So for now, we can only calm down, talk to Wang Ping and Chen Jian about these issues and the information we've received, and brainstorm together. We'll eventually come up with some other solutions.

Yang Rui's injuries have healed, but during this time he has been stranded alone on a deserted island, living in fear, unable to eat or sleep well.

I patted him on the shoulder: "Go sleep in my friend's treehouse for the night, and we'll think of another way when it's light tomorrow."

Yang Rui nodded gratefully and then went up the mountain.

I had arranged for Chen Jian to clean up the small cubicle where Wang Ping used to live in Bai Wei's treehouse a long time ago.

Yang Rui went by himself, and I called Bai Wei to my side and whispered to him, "We don't know if this person is an enemy or a friend, so you must be vigilant when you sleep tonight, understand?"

Bai Wei's face was rather unpleasant as he muttered, "Since you knew this person was no good, why did you still arrange for him to be in our wooden house? Aren't you just causing me unnecessary trouble?"

Chen Jian frowned immediately upon hearing Bai Wei's words.

"Mr. Bai, there's nowhere for anyone to stay in this room. Anyway, Brother Wang Ping isn't staying there anymore, so one more or one less won't make a difference. Why don't you let him stay for one night?"

Bai Wei reluctantly turned around and went back to the treehouse with a long face.

I immediately pulled Chen Jian and Wang Ping into our wooden house and told them everything Yang Rui had just said.

After listening, Wang Ping sighed and said, "I don't think Yang Rui is being honest. If he really knew where the ship was, we could have just sneaked over there. Even if he had some heavy weapons, we could have gone up there in the dark. Did they really dare to attack us indiscriminately? I don't think Yang Rui has any intention of taking us away!"

Chen Jian shook his head after hearing Wang Ping's words: "I don't think what Brother Wang said makes sense to you. This kid has been stranded on this deserted island for quite some time now, living in fear all by himself. How could he not want to leave? I think he's probably just worried about us getting hurt."

As I watched Wang Ping and Chen Jian each stick to their own version of events, I was also constantly considering the veracity of what Yang Rui had said.

However, from any perspective, if we really want to leave this place, it must be done while ensuring our safety.

Only when everything is absolutely certain can we attempt to seize the ship and then plan our departure.