I looked at Lin Xubo, and Lin Xubo looked at me too. But seeing that I remained silent, Lin Xubo probably panicked a little. He coughed twice to ease the awkwardness, and then looked at me with a hint of reconciliation.

“This matter is really important. When we encountered those indigenous people that night, I realized that they didn’t just want to drive us away. They probably wanted something from us, but I don’t know what it was. I just want to ask you whether you want to help us or not?”

“Zhao Sihai, you have to understand, if these natives are really as I suspect, then their attacks are simply a test of our ability to defend ourselves. But these foreigners have already scattered, which means we are now extremely vulnerable. These natives will not give up so easily; they will come again and again. Do you think you can really withstand wave after wave of attacks from these natives?”

"Don't forget, they are native to this place. Besides being very familiar with the climate and environment, they know every corner of this place. We are just outsiders. If we can't unite, how will we survive?"

Looking at Lin Xubo's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, I couldn't help but find it amusing.

When we first arrived on this deserted island, Lin Xubo encountered jungle wolves. He was able to bring those wolves to Xu Wei and Xiao Qiang in an attempt to save himself from danger.

How can a man who doesn't even know how to cherish women be now standing on a moral high ground to persuade me?

How ridiculous...

However, Lin Xubo is right about one thing: it is indeed strange that these indigenous people attack us again and again.

If they really just want to get rid of us, then their approach is rather naive.

After all, who would want to stay in this weird, godforsaken place forever?

But if they really do have ulterior motives, then what are they after?

I had never considered these things before, so when Lin Xubo brought them up, I was quite taken aback. My mind was completely blank, and I couldn't think of anything.

Lin Xubo continued to look at me, seemingly waiting for my reply.

At this moment, Wang Ping looked at Lin Xubo and frowned.

"I say, Manager Lin, at this point, are you still trying to fool us with your silver tongue? Even if these locals have ulterior motives, what are they after? Do you think they're after the mushrooms we picked up or the wild vegetables we dug in the forest?"

"They simply see us as outsiders and want to drive us away to avoid disrupting their ecological balance. What other purpose could they have?"

"Don't try to seduce us with your sweet talk. If you hadn't come to our camp and made that demand, we might have been kind enough to give you a place to stay today. But your intentions are not pure. If we take you back to the camp now, who can guarantee you'll be safer than the indigenous people?"

These foreigners clearly don't understand us, but they should understand that we are arguing and having a heated discussion.

The foreigner holding my hand became even more anxious and mumbled a long string of words.

Yang Rui told me that these foreigners are not in a good situation either, and they came here this time to seek refuge with us.

"If we can really take them in this time, they will definitely obey and follow your lead!"

"Brother Sihai, I think this is something we can consider. After all, more people mean more strength. Now that they've said that, we can simply take their guns and put them in our hands. Without weapons, what they say or do is entirely up to you!"

Yang Rui's words touched me.

After all, I've been coveting these guns from those foreigners for a long time, but we're not confident we can seize them.

If we can safely collect all these guns and bring them to our camp, it will be a huge help to us.

Wang Xiaoxiao is pregnant, and Liu Jiaojiao just gave birth. The population in the camp is increasing. Even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about others.

I looked at Lin Xubo, but I still felt a little uncomfortable.

Wang Ping lowered his head upon hearing Yang Rui's words, clearly not agreeing with them.

"Don't rush this matter. Since you've already scattered, you probably haven't been eating properly these past two days, right? We brought some dried meat and water with us. Have a quick bite to eat first to conserve your energy, and we can talk about the rest later."

Yang Rui became excited upon hearing this, while Lin Xubo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Although my male colleagues were still a little annoyed, they still followed my instructions and carefully distributed the dried meat we had brought with us to these foreigners.

I pulled Wang Ping to the other side.

Wang Ping looked at me, then at Yang Rui, who was busy at the moment.

"Sihai, what do you think Yang Rui's true intention is in trying to bring these foreigners here?"

I shook my head: "I really don't know. I've been guessing since the beginning, but none of my guesses have come true. If he's just acting out of a sense of righteousness, then I don't think he's that noble, is he?"

"But as for what his purpose might be, I can't guess for the moment. We still don't know what happened between him and Xiao He and the others. Xiao He and the others are also on this deserted island, but we haven't seen them since we parted ways last time. Nobody knows whether they're alive or dead..."

Yang Rui had tried to go out and find Xiao He several times before, but after failing, he kept grinding his teeth here, wanting us to recruit these foreigners. This attempt was really hard to figure out.

“I think so too, and I think Yang Rui is a very scheming person. But now that things are as they are, what do you think? I think that if there is no other choice, recruiting those foreigners would actually have its advantages.”

"With them around, our efforts to reinforce the camp will be much faster. Without them, based on our previous estimates, it would be difficult to reinforce the camp in less than ten days to half a month, given these vines and security measures. But I can't say for sure; you'll have to make the decision."

Of course I know that this decision could affect everyone's lives and future developments.

But now, looking at these foreigners fleeing in such a sorry state, I feel that if we can't bring them into our camp now, and they end up wounded or dead, won't their fate be our fate in the end?