Several foreigners were also standing next to Chen Jian and me, so it was clear that the final decision on this matter rested with me.

Thinking of the indigenous man who had just died, and then of those who had fled in panic to who-knows-where, and then looking at the somewhat thin indigenous woman in front of me, a feeling of compassion suddenly welled up in my heart.

After all, all life deserves respect, and this indigenous woman didn't seem to pose any danger.

If we leave now, knock her unconscious, and leave her here, there's no guarantee that wild animals won't appear in the woods, and she'll still die anyway.

Furthermore, we still don't know the origins of those who are now frantically chasing and killing the indigenous people in the woods.

It would be rather cruel to leave him here alone with his woman.

But if I were to bring her back to camp, I feel that it might be a bit hasty.

After all, there are so many people in the camp. If I were the only one there, I might feel that bringing her to my side to save her life would be the best I could do.

But I can't gamble with so many lives.

In the end, after thinking it over and over, I just felt incredibly overwhelmed.

Chen Jian gritted his teeth and looked at me, saying, "Brother Sihai, these natives are our sworn enemies anyway. Don't forget, when we were in the woods, these natives attacked us several times and almost killed us. When we were camping on the mountaintop, they attacked us several times and caused us a lot of losses. If such natural enemies die now, it won't matter to us. Besides, we didn't want to kill her. We just knocked her unconscious and left her here. She said she was lucky to be alive. If she died, it has nothing to do with us."

It's unclear whether those foreigners understood the meaning of Chen Jian's words, but their expressions were rather somber.

After much thought, I felt that if this female native really listened to Chen Jian, she probably wouldn't live long.

Finally, gritting his teeth, he looked at Chen Jian and said, "Forget it, she's just a woman. Let's take her back first, and let her leave as soon as it's light tomorrow."

Upon hearing my words, Chen Jian immediately became agitated: "Brother Sihai, are you crazy? If we take her back, won't they discover our current camp? We're already trying to avoid these indigenous people, why do you want to bring all this trouble upon yourselves?"

Of course I knew Chen Jian's concerns: "But she's such a frail woman, all alone in this place without the protection of her tribe. I'm really worried. Alright, it's settled then. Let's take her back first. I see she's injured; let Xiao Qiang give her some basic treatment. People are all human. We've helped her this time, and I believe that as long as she gets back alive, she'll eventually explain things to the indigenous people. We don't know how long we'll have to survive on this deserted island. It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester, so let's do it this way."

Chen Jian wanted to say something more, but I ignored him and walked up to the indigenous woman, looking at her.

"Now, if you want to live, you can come back to camp with us. If you don't want to come back to camp with us, then we'll part ways here. It's up to you."

After I finished speaking, I immediately walked ahead again, keeping a watchful eye on my surroundings, and quickened my pace.

After walking for a long time, I turned around and saw the woman stumbling and falling behind the crowd.

Although I don't know if she heard us clearly, the fact that she followed along proves that she still wanted to live.

After we carefully made our way back to the camp, Wang Ping and the others noticed that I looked a little nervous and immediately came over to me.

"What? I just heard what sounded like gunshots over there. Did something happen?"

Xiao Qiang and the others immediately came to my side and carefully checked me over. They breathed a sigh of relief after finding that none of us were injured.

However, Xiao Qiang quickly spotted the female native at the back of the crowd, and her expression immediately changed.

He then looked around warily: "What's going on? Why did we bring back an indigenous person?"

Chen Jian was very unhappy about my idea of ​​bringing this native back, and when he heard Xiao Qiang's question, he snorted coldly.

"Hmph, who knows what Sihai was thinking? He thought this female native would die if she was left on the beach, so he brought her back."

After Chen Jian finished speaking, he rolled his eyes, turned around and ran back to the camp.

I couldn't be bothered to pay him any more attention. After all, what's done is done, and the female indigenous woman has already been brought back. It's obviously too late to get rid of her now.

After listening to Chen Jian's words, Xiao Qiang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She looked at the female native with a very scrutinizing gaze, but because the skin color of these natives was similar to that of Africans, and because it was quite dark, she couldn't see their appearance or expression clearly at all.

Xiao Qiang didn't say anything, gave me a cold look, and turned back to the campfire.

The local woman stood behind her with a wary expression. The foreign gentlemen had already left, making her seem even more out of place.

I sighed and looked at her, somewhat helplessly: "You're injured. We have fresh water here, so go wash yourself. I'll find you some herbs later. Go back to your tribe at daybreak tomorrow."

The female tribeswoman didn't say anything. I went back to the camp on my own. Chen Jian was still angry with me, as if he was throwing a tantrum like a child.

When Wang Ping saw me, he was also somewhat puzzled: "Sihai, you know perfectly well that these natives are not good people. Now you've brought this female native back, aren't you just asking for trouble? Don't blame Chen Jian for being angry, I also find this very hard to understand. However, since you've already done it, this is the only way to handle it. But have you considered that if this female native leaves tomorrow and then brings those natives back to retaliate, then we'll have nowhere to hide!"

I shook my head and looked at Wang Ping very seriously: "Human nature is inherently good, right? If this were a male native, I might let him do whatever he wanted, but this female native looks pitiful, and she is a woman. How much power could she have? We'll just let her stay in our camp for one night, and she'll leave tomorrow."

Wang Ping didn't say anything after hearing what I said. The campsite was quiet all night. We even kept the fire at a low flame because the situation in the woods was unclear and a large fire would easily attract attention.

The female indigenous woman ate a dried fish that evening and leaned cautiously against a rock, clearly wary of us.

At night, I was on watch, and the female villager huddled up in a small ball next to the rock. She really looked pitiful.