Lin Xubo stormed off in a rage, and the camp fell silent immediately.

Chen Jian watched Lin Xubo's departing figure, his anger escaping through his teeth.

"Pah, this troublemaker should have been dealt with long ago. Otherwise, he always thought we couldn't live without him? He didn't realize that he was actually the biggest burden. He's gone, so be it. Alright, alright, everyone stop looking. Let's tidy up the camp and get some food."

As Chen Jian spoke, he led Bai Wei aside to comfort him.

It was quite a farce, but with Lin Xubo gone, it's a good thing that a problem was solved.

I turned to look at Xiao He and the others who had already returned to the warehouse, and thought that perhaps I should talk to them too.

I immediately handed all the food I had brought to Xiao Qiang and the others, then turned and went into the warehouse.

When they went in, Xiao He was changing his dressing, while Yang Rui and the others sat to the side, expressionless.

There were only four or five of them left. When I entered, Xiao He quickly bowed to me.

"Thank you, Brother Zhao, for taking me in during this time, and thank you for saving my life. Such kindness is truly difficult to repay."

I waved my hand at him, feeling nothing at all about his flattery.

“Lin Xubo used to be one of ours, but he betrayed us and went with you. I don’t want to ask about the specific reasons, and we didn’t plan to take him in after that. But now Lin Xubo has fallen out with us again, and he’s left. What I don’t know is how long you plan to stay here. After all, you’ve seen our current situation; the camp is really too small, I’m afraid…”

I've already been extremely blunt. If Xiao He and the others were even slightly sensible, they would know that I was actually trying to get rid of them.

But when Xiao He saw me, he chuckled and said, "We understand what Brother Zhao means, but given the current situation, it's dangerous outside and we don't know what lies ahead. Why don't you let us stay for a while longer? Once this period is over, we'll leave."

To be honest, I didn't expect Xiao He and the others to be so shameless. But since they had already spoken, I couldn't just tear off the mask like Lin Xubo and us did and kick them out directly. After thinking about it, I could only nod.

I turned and left the warehouse, returning to my own house. Tianci was playing with Qiji, while Wang Xiaoxiao and Liu Jiaojiao watched from the side, still holding the bird feathers we had hunted earlier.

These bird feathers are incredibly smooth. Liu Jiaojiao and the others are planning to weave them into a blanket so they can be laid on the bed to help keep out moisture.

When Wang Xiaoxiao saw me arrive, she immediately came to my side and gently comforted me: "Don't be too angry. Everyone knows what kind of person Lin Xubo is. Now that he's gone, it might be a good thing for us. The camp will be more peaceful without him causing trouble. As for Xiao He and Yang Rui, I know they are your biggest worry, but in this situation, we can't afford to offend them again and then be attacked from both sides. So please calm down. There's always a way to resolve this."

Of course I knew Wang Xiaoxiao was trying to comfort me, but since things had come to this, this was the only thing I could do.

In the evening, we ate stewed fish with potatoes. These past two days, Chen Jian and I have been discussing whether we should make some radishes too. After all, although potatoes are quite filling, we can't just eat potatoes every day.

Moreover, Yang Rui and the others have already started to have doubts, and I'm a little hesitant. If I conjure up a radish, will it arouse even deeper suspicion in them?

We were chatting when a male colleague suddenly rushed in. He saw that Chen Jian and I looked a little pale.

"Brother Sihai, something seems off outside!"

Chen Jian spoke first, "Is something wrong? Is it raining again?"

The male colleague shook his head: "No, it's just that we were on guard duty outside when one of the guys went out to pee. He said there seemed to be some noise in the woods not far away, and he wanted to go check it out, but I stopped him. It's pitch black outside, and I'm worried there might be some danger if he went out. So I wanted to ask Brother Sihai if we should send two people out to see what's going on outside?"

Hearing this, Chen Jian's expression relaxed a bit: "Hey, don't be so paranoid. There's poisonous gas around here, and animals usually don't frequent this area. It's probably just a wild animal passing by. We don't need to pay any attention to it."

I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, although this place was poisonous, the poisonous fog wasn't there all day, and it wasn't unusual to see wild beasts and animals passing by occasionally.

In addition, it was already dark outside, and the moonlight was not very clear due to the obstruction of the tree branches. If I went out blindly like this, I would inevitably get hurt or cause trouble, so I shook my head.

"You'll just have to take turns keeping watch at night. Our camp is easy to defend and hard to attack. Even if some wild animals want to get in, it won't be so easy. Besides, you have a gun, right? Just guard the entrance and don't worry about the rest. You can go out into the woods to scout things out tomorrow during the day."

After hearing what Chen Jian and I said, my male colleague nodded.

But I had a vague feeling that he was still somewhat uneasy.

However, I'm also a bit tired, after all, I've been going out every day these past few days to prepare food.

Inside the camp, they were also busy repairing Bai Wei and his group's house, keeping them occupied day after day.

I don't need to keep watch tonight, so I went to bed early.

I slept soundly through the night, and nothing unusual happened the next day; everything was quiet around me.

As usual, we went out and brought back some food. In the afternoon, we were preparing to kill two more short-legged birds. In the evening, we stir-fried wild vegetables and made a soup.

During mealtime, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the camp, as if someone had arrived.

A male colleague rushed into our warehouse, holding a large knife in his hand.

Upon hearing the commotion, Xiao He and his companions immediately raised their eyebrows and became alert.

"What can you see clearly now?"

The male colleague wiped the cold sweat from his brow, his face filled with terror: "Just now, another colleague and I went to pick wild vegetables on the edge of the woods. When we came back, we still heard rustling sounds coming from the woods. We figured it was daytime, so we weren't too scared and walked a little further. We found quite a few lynxes in the woods nearby. Isn't that a common tactic used by the Etas tribe? So I guessed that the Etas tribe might have come looking for us?"

Wang Ping shook his head: "Really? We've been here for over a month. If it really was the Utas tribe, why would they still be sending lynxes to scout? They should have already attacked by now."

Before Wang Pingzhao could finish speaking, I suddenly heard a huge bang that crashed onto the mountainside. The sound was deafening and startled us almost simultaneously.