We were busy setting up the new campsite when Xiao He walked towards me, looking anxious.
When I saw Xiao He, I knew he was up to no good.
Sure enough, after Xiao He walked over to me, he grinned and said, "Brother Zhao, I think our camp here is gradually getting back on track, so I want to take everyone to see what else is going on in this forest. After all, we need to know if there are any dangers around here."
"Moreover, in the current situation, it's better to discover any hidden threats as soon as possible. After all, besides women, we also have children here, so it's always good to be vigilant!"
Xiao He always speaks in a roundabout way, and his most notable characteristic is that he always likes to impose his own ideas on others.
To be honest, it was Xiao He who suggested coming to this campsite. Although I didn't particularly like the campsite, Chen Jian had mentioned it at the time.
If we stay in this camp, we'll have a chance to see ships coming and going, which will give us a chance to leave.
In addition, we really didn't have anywhere else to go, so we could only stay here. Now Xiao He even wanted to take us to see the surrounding area.
I wonder what kind of ice-clearing stone he found, what kind of gold mine he found, and what else he's looking for?
This group of people is really strange...
Without even thinking, I turned away and refused, but Xiao He persisted: "Brother Zhao, we're out of guns now. Have you thought about how we'll protect ourselves if a large-scale wild animal attack occurs here, or if the indigenous people come to besiege us again?"
"In such a barbaric place, only guns and ammunition are the safest option. Without these things, I feel unsafe."
Chen Jian, annoyed by Xiao He's words, turned to look at Xiao He with eyes blazing with fury: "Are you ever going to stop? If there are no guns and ammunition now, do you think there will be some in this forest? Do you think these guns and ammunition will just appear out of thin air and float in mid-air waiting for you to retrieve them? Stop dreaming. If you want to help, hurry up and come help. If you don't want to help, then stop talking so much nonsense and stop bothering me."
Xiao He's expression instantly turned ugly after being teased by Chen Jian, and the faces of the people following behind Chen Jian also turned ugly.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
But I really don't want to go on any explorations with Xiao He, after all, I have a lot of things to do right now.
As a result, the situation ended badly.
Yang Rui stood aside, observing coldly, seemingly lost in thought.
After Xiao He and the others left, Yang Rui came over and said, "Actually, I think he's right this time. If we really want to camp here, we need to know if there's any fresh water nearby, or if there are any dangers around. After all, we can't drink water that's distilled from seawater!"
"Putting aside the question of whether drinking seawater distilled from seawater for a long time would be harmful to our health, the source of this water is really scarce, and it would be very troublesome for us to drink it. If there were a freshwater stream nearby, we wouldn't have to work so hard."
I was feeling irritable and didn't want to talk to him. After I finished tidying up all the planks with Chen Jian and the others, I carried them up the mountain.
After another whole day of work, it was dinner time when Xiao Qiang came to me and said that the clay jar we had made to store fresh water had broken and all the water inside had spilled out.
If we want to eat dinner, we'll have to distill water again, which is a hassle, and we don't know how much water we'll need to make to meet everyone's needs.
Because in addition to eating, we also need to drink, and everything is inseparable from water. Water is the source of all things, so it is naturally extremely important.
Upon hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Chen Jian's expression immediately changed: "Damn it, it must be Xiao He and his gang. When they realized they couldn't incite us, they took the opportunity to smash that mud pit that was storing water. I'll go ask them about it. This is simply outrageous!"
As Chen Jian spoke, he grabbed a wooden stick and angrily ran towards Xiao He and the others.
I didn't even have time to stop them.
Soon, a loud cursing voice came from Xiao He and his group, attracting the attention of everyone in the camp, who immediately turned to look.
Chen Jian was furious, clearly in a fit of rage. Xiao He and the others weren't going to back down either, and they started arguing amongst themselves, their chatter giving everyone a headache.
Wang Ping and the others heard the commotion, and Wang Ping immediately ran forward to pull Chen Jian away.
But soon Wang Ping also started arguing with them.
I was even more exasperated and quickly walked over: "What's going on? What's all the commotion? Let's talk things out."
Wang Ping looked coldly at Xiao He and the others: "This matter can't be discussed properly anymore. They broke the water bottle because they thought the distilled water was undrinkable. But now that you've broken the water bottle, everyone will be starving tonight. Have you all lost your minds?"
No wonder Wang Ping was so agitated; I never expected Xiao He and his gang to actually resort to such underhanded tactics to coerce us.
My voice immediately turned cold, and I looked at Xiao He. It seemed that this group of people really couldn't be allowed to live.
"Before, I thought that since we were all stranded on this deserted island, it was not easy for anyone to survive. If we could help each other out, then we could make life a little easier. But I never expected you to be so despicable!"
“I disagreed with going into the woods for everyone’s sake. There’s nothing happening around here, which means there shouldn’t be any danger nearby. Even if the camp on the mountain is rebuilt, there will definitely be safety measures in place down below. But you keep challenging my bottom line. I don’t think this place is suitable for you anymore. Maybe we can leave. In any case, let’s all stay away from each other. That way, we can avoid so much infighting!”
After I finished speaking, I pulled Chen Jian and Wang Ping away, and then I heard Xiao He shouting at my back.
“Zhao Sihai, don’t be so arrogant. You’re playing with everyone’s lives. Do you know that if everyone listens to you, they’ll all die? This forest is fraught with danger. You don’t even know the surrounding environment, yet you dare to lead everyone to rashly start logging and set up camp here. Do you think this is the behavior of a wise man?”
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