I patted Xiao Qiang beside me: "Go tell Wang Ping and the others to get their weapons and come with me to take a look."
Xiao Qiang was still a little worried, but seeing that I had made up my mind, she gritted her teeth and said, "Then be careful."
After saying that, Xiao Qiang quickly turned around and ran back to our camp. Not long after, I saw Wang Ping and Chen Jian moving quickly toward me.
Then, I briefly explained the situation. After listening, Chen Jian frowned and said, "I have a feeling that there might be vengeful spirits on this deserted island. After all, we've seen quite a few people who died inexplicably and so many skeletons before. I have a creepy feeling about it, and now there's no sun. Brother Sihai, I think we shouldn't go and see it."
"You're a fucking coward. If there really is a team of them here, they'll definitely find a way out. Do you just want to stay here and die?"
After hearing what I said, Chen Jian thought about it for a while, then gritted his teeth and nodded solemnly at me.
"Alright, let's go take a look."
After saying that, he immediately cocked his gun and followed behind Wang Ping and me. The distance we had just seen was about several hundred meters. If it were daytime, this would be fine, but it was nighttime. Since we couldn't bring a campfire, we could only carefully make our way over little by little.
Once we reached the woods, I immediately led Wang Ping and Chen Jian to bend down and carefully observe the activity inside. However, it was quiet inside, with nothing else except for the occasional whistling of the wind.
Wang Ping looked at me with some doubt: "Sihai, were you sure you didn't see it wrong back then?"
I shook my head: "Absolutely not. Xiao Qiang and I both saw it. It should be a group of people. And the clothes they were wearing were strange because they shimmered with a faint white light under the moonlight. Let one of us stay here to go back and report. The other one of you comes with me. Which of you two will go?"
After I finished speaking, Chen Jian looked at Wang Ping and gritted his teeth: "I'll go. Brother Wang Ping's legs aren't good, I can run faster."
When Wang Ping heard Chen Jian's words, he chuckled and said, "Forget it. You have a family and a career now. If something really happens to you, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to Liu Jiaojiao. Sihai and I will go. You stay here and be smart. If there is any danger, go and notify the people in the camp first. If you can help, then help. If you can't help, then run away quickly."
After hearing what Wang Ping and I said, Chen Jian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you two be careful. I'll stay here and keep watch."
Wang Ping and I crept into the woods little by little. There was no cover anymore, and to be honest, this was a very dangerous thing to do.
But in this situation, I need to know who that group of people was. Judging from their equipment, they didn't seem to be the natives of this area, and their size was normal, so they shouldn't be giants either.
Then there are only two possibilities: either other people have come to this deserted island.
The second group, the one we just saw, is actually Xiao He and his gang, who disappeared a long time ago.
Hasn't Yang Rui been trying to find Xiao He and the others all this time?
If we really find Xiao He and his group this time, we can get rid of Yang Rui, this burden, which is actually a good idea. Wang Ping and I, with guns and knives in our hands, carefully walked into the woods.
Based on my previous location, the direction they disappeared in should be not far away. To be honest, the caves I explored these past few times still terrify me to this day.
Because I don't know what kind of scenario we'll encounter next.
I turned around, took a deep breath, and looked at Wang Ping: "If there's any real danger later, don't worry about me, run back first, and then take good care of them for me."
Wang Ping stared at me blankly for a moment, then gave a cold laugh: "Zhao Sihai, what do you take me for? Ever since the day I considered you my brother, I have never thought of leaving anyone here. If you want me to live, the prerequisite is that you must also live. Otherwise, we might as well all die together."
Hearing Wang Ping's words warmed my heart, and I knew that what he said was absolutely true.
With a brother like this by my side, what more could I ask for?
"In that case, let's both be careful."
Wang Ping nodded, and we continued on, walking around for quite a while, but we didn't find anything strange.
This was actually a flat area surrounded by charred trees. By the moonlight, you could see many burnt branches lying on the ground, turning to ash with every step.
But those people just now clearly disappeared right here. I'm absolutely certain I didn't see wrong. Could they really just vanish into thin air? Am I trapped in a maze of ghosts again?
My mind was full of questions, but I had no idea where the problem lay.
Wang Ping followed behind me, his face also turning grim.
"Sihai, I have a bad feeling about this. I think it would be better if the two of us left here now?"
I nodded; this place did indeed make me feel uneasy.
Wang Ping and I carefully retreated from there. When we returned to the camp, we saw Xiao Qiang and the others standing by the campfire, their hair disheveled by the cold wind.
When Xiao Qiang saw me return, she immediately rushed over. I thought she was just worried about me, so I quickly reached out to hug her and comfort her. But when Xiao Qiang saw me, her face turned extremely ugly.
"Sihai, someone is missing from our camp."
I was taken aback and looked at Xiao Qiang with a puzzled expression, asking, "What did you say? What do you mean by losing face?"
At this moment, Wang Xiaoxiao, heavily pregnant, walked up to me, her steps unsteady, and her face looking rather pale.
"Yang Rui just said he needed to count the number of people and then see how much food to prepare for dinner. But after he finished counting, he told me that five people are missing from our camp. Three are with the foreigners, and two are with us. They're usually completely unrelated; aside from gathering firewood and preparing food together, I don't believe they'd go out together for anything. Besides, Yang Rui has already led Bai Wei and the others to search the area, but they haven't found any trace of them. So I'm a little worried that they might be..."
As Wang Xiaoxiao spoke, her face grew even paler.
My heart skipped a beat. How could this be? When Xiao Qiang and I went over there, everyone was there.
"So when exactly did these five people go missing?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ping immediately ran to find Yang Rui. Not long after, Yang Rui also came over with us, his face extremely grave.
“They’ve disappeared somewhere. Nobody has seen them. Judging by the timeline, they should have just vanished recently. But this camp is full of campfires. Even if they left, there must have been some clues or traces, right?”
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