"Brother, just tell us, otherwise we're afraid we'll have made a wasted trip and then get scolded when we get back."
After Wen Mofei finished speaking, his slightly pleading expression made it difficult for the other person to refuse.
"You guys get scolded too? I thought your island lord was quite polite to you, so I thought..." Before he could finish speaking, his companion coughed, interrupting him again.
Wen Mofei realized it was really difficult to ask, so he exchanged a glance with Duan Linzhou.
As childhood friends, Duan Linzhou reacted quickly, stood up, and began to wander around on the raft.
The crew-cut man, who had been trying to stop his companion from speaking, initially only followed Duan Linzhou with his eyes and had no intention of getting up to follow.
But Duan Linzhou insisted that he leave that place.
He walked behind the only wooden house, thus concealing his figure from view.
Upon seeing this, the man with the buzz cut immediately stood up, hesitated for a moment before glancing at his companion, and then decided to go over and keep an eye on Duan Linzhou.
“He’s quite serious.” As soon as the man with the buzz cut left, Wen Mofei immediately started chatting with him.
"His name is Afei. Mr. Hong took him in. It seems his whole family died, and almost no one has ever seen him smile," the man said, with a hint of pity in his voice.
"Oh..." Wen Mofei said lightly, he didn't intend to discuss this topic in depth.
He came to investigate what kind of shady business Bright Island was up to, not to concern himself with other people's feelings.
Besides, there are plenty of people without parents these days. Does he have to comfort every single one he meets?
But then again, we still need to show some concern for this person in front of us. Okay, to get the other person to lower their guard, "And you? Are you alone too?"
"I am an orphan."
The man spoke again, catching Wen Mofei's words from his throat.
How can I say this?
“In this apocalypse, it’s good to be alive. My parents also perished, but thankfully I still have my brother,” Wen Mofei said, noticing out of the corner of his eye that the other person was looking at him, seemingly at a loss.
He then looked at the three people beside him, "Fortunately, I ran into Abao and the others again later."
Lin Hu was momentarily taken aback when Duan Bohai gave him the name A Bao. Fortunately, Wen Mofei pointed at him as he spoke.
He then realized what was going on and replied, "If we can get some good supplies on Bright Island this time, and go back and get promoted and make a fortune, I'll find you a wife."
Lin Hu smiled broadly and spoke in a cheerful tone, a stark contrast to his previous cold and aloof demeanor when he was silent.
Chen Xing and Chen Mingyao, standing to the side, simply smiled politely; their task was to speak as little as possible and provide as much assistance as possible.
“Okay, brother’s happiness depends on this.” Wen Mofei replied with a smile, then suddenly looked at the person next to him.
"Brother, why don't you lend a hand?" Wen Mofei was naturally asking the man sitting next to him.
"Huh? Help? Help what?" The man pointed to himself, then scratched his head, looking puzzled.
The man looked older than them, but he was a complete airhead!
"Yeah, what specialties or rare items does your island have? Tell us, so we don't have to make a trip, right?" Wen Mofei said, putting his arm around the other man's shoulder like a good buddy.
"Actually, I only arrived at Bright Island recently, but there are quite a few plum trees on the island. It just so happens that you came at the right time, as the plums will ripen today." The man said cheerfully, then recalled the events of the past few days.
"There is a treasure, but you should have all seen it. It's the snow lotus that was auctioned off from your island."
A few days ago, after Mr. Hong returned, he handed the snow lotus to the island owner, who then showed it off to everyone. It was truly beautiful. The man looked utterly amazed.
"Besides plums, there's nothing else?" Lin Hu asked in confusion. Such a big island must have something else, right?
"There are other things too, but not in large quantities, so I didn't mention them." The man glanced at Lin Hu, automatically assuming it referred to supplies, and explained.
Lin Hu, looking like he didn't want the hassle, said, "Then let's use plums, it'll be easier to count."
"Hey, do strange things happen on your island?" Wen Mofei asked directly, seeing that the atmosphere had eased up a bit.
"Nothing strange...".
The man thought for a moment, then shook his head. He had only been there a short time. Before, he had been going back and forth between the dormitory, the canteen, and the construction site every day. This was the first time he had been transferred to work for Hong Fuqiu. He was relatively free, but he didn't have time to wander around the island, so he didn't notice anything strange that morning.
The man belatedly realized that the people in front of him were suspicious. "Why are you asking this?"
Faced with the man's sudden suspicion, Wen Mofei easily defused the situation: "Because we hear strange noises on our island from time to time, we were curious whether Bright Island is the same."
The man stared at Wen Mofei for a few seconds, but when he couldn't discern anything from the other's sincere gaze, he felt relieved.
Duan Linzhou had been quietly observing the situation over there. Only after they stopped talking did he return, with the crew-cut man following closely behind.
Inside the wooden house, Hong Fuqiu was protected by a group of bodyguards. He looked at the people outside through the cracks, and his eyes darkened.
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Hong Haoyue sat in the large office swivel chair, his legs wrapped in suit fabric and crossed on the desk. He reached out and opened a voice message sent by Hong Fuqiu: "Brother, the fish has taken the bait."
He held up two fingers, took the cigarette from his mouth, a smug smile playing on his lips, his eyes filled with greedy desire.
"New nutrients..."
They're here!
"Cold?" Lin Hu asked Chen Mingyao, who was standing next to him. He had just caught a glimpse of the other man shivering.
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