Wang Ping's words resonated with me. I knew that it was absolutely impossible for us to cooperate with Xiao He and the others now.
If they can so cruelly shoot their own companions, how could they possibly be so kind as to take us, who are practically strangers to them, away from this place?
I looked at Wang Ping and nodded: "Let's discuss this matter in detail. Let's wait until Chen Jian and the others return. Fortunately, our camp has pretty good security measures. Even if Xiao He and the others do find their way here, we can block the entrance, and it won't be easy for them to get in."
Wang Ping sighed and nodded, "There's no other way to handle this. It seems like this is the best option right now."
It was already dark when Chen Jian and the others still hadn't returned. Liu Jiaojiao, heavily pregnant, paced anxiously back and forth on the mountaintop, clearly very worried.
Wang Xiaoxiao walked to Liu Jiaojiao's side and gently comforted her: "Don't worry, you have to take care of yourself. Chen Jian and the others took guns with them when they went out, and there were six or seven of them. Even if they encounter any danger, they will definitely come back safe and sound."
Liu Jiaojiao's eyes instantly reddened, and she held Wang Xiaoxiao's hand tightly.
“Miss, I know what you mean, but I’m really worried. Chen Jian is such an impulsive guy. They say he’s really encountered some danger, and I’m afraid…”
Liu Jiaojiao couldn't continue speaking at this point; her throat was choked with sobs.
I patted Liu Jiaojiao on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you guys stay in the camp and keep watch. I'll take two male colleagues out to look for them. Chen Jian and the others will definitely be alright."
Upon hearing my words, Wang Xiaoxiao looked up at me nervously. She was about to speak, but then swallowed back what she was about to say.
I knew Wang Xiaoxiao was still a little embarrassed looking at me, so I took the initiative to talk to her: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring Chen Jian and the others back safely."
Wang Xiaoxiao didn't say anything or pay attention to me. She helped Liu Jiaojiao back to their wooden house.
I took a gun and led two male colleagues down the mountain. But we hadn't gone far when we saw Chen Jian and his group pushing two wooden carts back.
As I walked closer, I discovered that there was another person following behind the crowd. That person was dressed in tattered clothes and had a pale face. When I got closer, I realized that the person was Yang Rui.
I think Chen Jian has very straight eyebrows. No wonder Liu Jiaojiao said he's brainless.
After we rescued Yang Rui, even though he was in danger, we didn't bring him back to the camp because we were afraid he would attract others.
But this kid went out to catch two short-legged birds and dug up some jicama, and somehow brought this real trouble back with him.
But Yang Rui was right behind the crowd, so I couldn't say anything unwelcoming. I quickly walked over to Chen Jian and glared at him.
Chen Jian looked at me, frowned, and gritted his teeth. He clearly had something to say, but now was obviously not the time to speak.
I patted Chen Jian on the shoulder: "Are you guys alright? Why are you back so late?"
Chen Jian shook his head: "We were relatively lucky, but we found this kid on the way. He hadn't eaten for several days and looked quite pitiful. He insisted on coming back with us, so we had no choice but to bring him back."
After hearing Chen Jian's two simple sentences, I knew he must have something else to say, but it would be wrong to say too much in front of Yang Rui.
I quickly led them all up the mountain.
Fortunately, Chen Jian and his team had a very fruitful harvest this time. A whole truck was full of jicama, and another truck was loaded with several short-legged birds and some bird eggs.
It seems they brought back quite a lot this time.
Several male colleagues were clearly exhausted. They rushed to the bottom of the waterfall, quickly washed up, and then went up to the top of the mountain.
I heard Liu Jiaojiao seemingly crying as she spoke to Chen Jian, probably complaining that Chen Jian had been gone for so long and made her worry.
Hearing that the two of them have such a good relationship makes me feel very comfortable.
Yang Rui followed somewhat awkwardly at the back of the crowd. When he saw me, he recognized me at a glance, and his expression turned rather unpleasant.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to bother you, but on a deserted island like this, I can't survive alone..."
Seeing that Yang Rui was indeed dressed in very tattered clothes, I was still somewhat worried about him out of humanitarian concern.
"How is your injury? We parted ways after I treated you last time, and I don't know if your injury has fully healed."
Yang Rui looked at me, chuckled, and a somewhat desolate expression appeared on his face.
"My physical injuries have healed about 70-80%, but I'm afraid the wounds in my heart will never heal."
"It's getting dark. Let's go up to the top of the mountain and have something to eat before we talk."
Yang Rui nodded, then looked around at the camp facilities, an excited expression on his face.
"I really didn't expect that after you were stranded on a desert island, you would be able to take such good protective measures and find such a unique campsite. I really admire you."
Chen Jian and the others had finished washing up. There was a meal prepared by Xu Wei and Xiao Qiang on the mountaintop. Although it was just a simple soup, in the current situation, having a hot meal was already quite good.
Yang Rui was clearly starving, because his complexion was even worse than when we rescued him.
We gave Yang Rui some roasted jicama and some vegetable soup. After he finished eating, Yang Rui looked at us and thanked us one by one.
When Bai Wei saw Yang Rui arrive, his face turned very ugly. I know that although Bai Wei is selfish, his way of thinking has changed a lot recently. His resistance to Yang Rui is because he is afraid that we will all get into trouble.
Whether Yang Rui's arrival is a good thing or a bad thing for us is still unknown.
After seeing Yang Rui, Wang Ping frowned and pulled Chen Jian aside, presumably to inquire about something.
I followed Yang Rui to sit down on a rock at the foot of the mountain.
“What I’m about to say might sound harsh, but I hope you can understand. We saved you because we didn’t want to see a living person disappear before our eyes. But you also need to understand that your arrival here isn’t good news for us, because you have companions. Your coming here is bound to cause some unpleasantness. So I have to ask you, how exactly did you get your gunshot wound?”
Yang Rui was clearly not surprised at all by my question, because he probably already expected me to ask him that.
Yang Rui took a deep breath, his expression turning extremely cold.
"My injuries are of course thanks to them, but they probably didn't expect that I, Yang Rui, am still alive."
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