"Brother Feng, what does he mean by that?" Liu Sisi asked, frowning. Although she had great faith in Ye Feng's planning abilities, she thought it was best to be cautious since it was the final hurdle.
Ye Feng shook his head expressionlessly, seemingly not worried at all. "It's alright, everything is under control."
at the same time...
More than 500 meters away from the jungle, below a low earthen slope—
Flames flickered amidst the lush trees and overgrown grass.
Several ground-level houses are hidden here. The houses are triangular in shape and relatively simple to build.
However, as a shelter in the wild, being on the ground makes it undoubtedly very rudimentary and dangerous.
There are a total of 8 rooms, which, when viewed from above, form a circular pattern.
At this moment, a campfire was lit in the center of the circle, and Bai Ying, Dato, and others were sitting around the fire, eating some white flour products that resembled flatbreads, giving off a camping vibe.
These foods were prepared in advance by Dato and the others, in case they were not used to the food in the jungle. As semi-modern people, their physique was not as strong as that of primitive people, and they could not survive the life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.
Apart from some of Dato's men chatting quietly, Dato and some of Bai Ying's main members around the fire simply buried their heads in their food, the soft chewing sounds drowned out by the surrounding chirping of insects.
The expressions on everyone's faces varied, and none of them uttered a word. The atmosphere was deathly silent yet harmonious...
Only Zhan Pengfei was tied to a tree nearby, watching these people eat with longing eyes, his stomach growling with hunger.
However, what he was thinking about at that moment was not food, but Bai Ying's indifferent attitude.
Ten minutes ago, after he was brought back by Dato, Bai Ying only asked Dato briefly about what had happened, mainly how Zhan Pengfei was captured.
Dato, following Ye Feng's instructions, claimed that Zhan Pengfei was captured by him while he was out collecting herbs.
After that, Bai Ying didn't ask any more questions.
Zhan Pengfei couldn't understand it. Logically speaking, as an important member of Brother Feng's team, given Bai Ying and the others' current situation, they should be very happy that they had been captured and had leverage to lure Brother Feng.
But why is she so indifferent?
Zhan Pengfei couldn't figure it out, but he had a bad feeling. He was staring intently at Bai Ying's profile not far in front of him, trying to find a clue.
After a while, Dato finished eating a pancake and glanced sideways at Bai Ying and Zhang Tiannan next to him.
He has a mission to complete right now. Ye Feng's million isn't something you can just get easily. He needs to find out Bai Ying's specific plans as soon as possible.
Although he had only been in the jungle for a few days, the harsh environment was already unbearable for this native. He thought it would be better to end things sooner and go home.
He looked at Bai Ying and asked casually, "Miss Bai, now that we have a hostage, Zhan Pengfei is an important figure in Ye Feng's team. How do you plan to use him?"
His words were casual, but Bai Ying just held the cake, glanced at him indifferently, and said something sarcastic.
"What? You seem to be in a hurry."
Dato and Dak were both bewildered by her attitude. Killing Ye Feng... wasn't that everyone's common goal? What was this Han Chinese bitch up to now?
"Aren't you worried? Didn't you say that your competition was almost over? I don't want to stay in this godforsaken place any longer. Just tell me, what should we do next?"
"Heh..." Bai Ying let out a cold laugh, casually tossing the pancake aside and turning back to Dato with a chilling gaze....
Those beautiful black eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent...
"What I mean is... are you in such a hurry to get Ye Feng's 1 million?"
Upon hearing this, Dato and Dak's eyes widened in surprise, and they involuntarily took a step back.
This is quite clear: this woman knows about her collaboration with Ye Feng.
Could it be... that she overheard my conversation with Ye Feng?
But...wasn't she on guard duty? When I came back, she hadn't even reached the camp yet.
At this moment, Zhan Pengfei's face was also filled with horror, and he secretly thought that something was wrong.
However, like Datodak, he was also curious about how the other party knew.
"You!...What did you say? What 1 million?" Dato forcibly suppressed the astonishment on his face, but his voice betrayed his fear.
"Aren't you curious how I knew?" Bai Ying's voice remained icy, her gaze fixed on Dato.
"It seems Ye Feng is even more anxious than you. He clearly has the advantage, but he's desperate and made a rash choice to partner with an idiot like you. He even pulled this stunt at night, and now he's being watched without even realizing it."
Dato's expression hardened, and his right hand subtly reached for his waist. He didn't know what Bai Ying wanted to do, but if things got out of hand, he would have to strike first.
"You've been eavesdropping the whole time? Weren't you lying in ambush on the east side?"
Seeing that Dato still didn't understand, Bai Ying could only shake her head and smile wryly, though her smile carried contempt and mockery.
At this moment, Zhang Tiannan, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected: "You don't believe me when I say you're an idiot, but I clearly told you that I would personally inform you when we retreated tonight, and you actually forgot?"
It turned out that when Dato's 13 men were preparing to capture Zhan Pengfei with ladders, Zhang Tiannan received Bai Ying's order and went to the ambush location to prepare for their retreat.
Upon arrival, they discovered that Dato and his men were no longer at the ambush point.
Zhang Tiannan originally thought that Dato must have been unable to stand it and had retreated on his own. Just as he was about to leave, a fire broke out in the distance.
In the pitch-black night, the light of a torch is actually very conspicuous.
Zhang Tiannan also saw through the light that Ye Feng had surrounded Dato and the others.
While inwardly cursing Dato's stupidity, he also knew that these people were definitely not going to survive.
Just as he was about to run to inform Bai Ying, he suddenly realized that Ye Feng hadn't made a move for most of the day. Instead, he stabbed Salra and Lia to death with two knives.
This struck him as odd, and realizing something was amiss, he quietly crept over.
It was already dark, and the jungle was full of grass and vegetation for cover. Combined with his superb stealth skills, Ye Feng and the others did not notice him at all.
Next, he overheard all of Ye Feng and Dato's conversation and learned the truth. He then rushed back and told Bai Ying.
After hearing this, Dato knew he had been exposed, so he simply stopped pretending. After all, everyone here was one of his own; what trouble could those two people possibly cause?
He immediately drew his knife and shouted, "Brothers! Kill them all..."
Before he could utter the word "them," Zhang Tiannan suddenly moved.
"Watch out!" Dark shouted, drawing his knife and preparing to meet the attack.
However, Bai Ying, who was closest to him, kicked him directly in the stomach before he could react.
Although she was a woman, Bai Ying was still a high-level mercenary, and her strength was no less than that of these natives. She easily kicked Dak to the ground.
At that moment, Dato's knife suddenly slashed at Zhang Tiannan, but Zhang Tiannan simply dodged to the side, and in the process, he was already behind Dato.
Before he could react, the dagger was already at Dato's neck.
"Don't move!"
This sudden scene left the underlings who were eating pancakes dumbfounded. Many of them didn't speak English, and most of them hadn't heard the conversation between the two.
So I don't understand what this is all about.
"You idiots, hurry up and kill them! Then you'll have money!" Zhan Pengfei shouted, urging the tribesmen on. He only regretted that he was tied to a tree and couldn't move, otherwise he would have been the first to pull out his knife.
Although many of the indigenous people did not understand what was going on, no matter what, Dato was still their compatriot and leader. If someone held a knife to their leader's neck, then he must be an enemy.
"Kill them!" Dak on the ground quickly got up, pointed his knife at Bai Ying viciously, and uttered a sentence in the Shuar language.
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