I nodded, but I wasn't entirely sure.
"I only heard a man named He mention that there was gold in here, and that they had gone through many hardships to get here for that. However, I couldn't understand what the foreigners they brought were saying. But we all know that Yang Rui's arrival here was definitely not accidental; they had a purpose."
Hearing me talking to Wang Ping, the person next to me leaned over and whispered something in the background.
"There couldn't possibly be just a few people searching for gold here, could there? If it were just a few people, how much could they possibly take with them? Gold! The more the merrier!"
"Moreover, on our way here, Brother Wang Ping also analyzed that no matter how they got here, they must have had a means of transportation. And that day, your old man named Yang Rui was equipped with such advanced equipment, so I think they must have a big ship here. They said, 'I'm not a good person, so why don't we seize their ship and go!'"
To be honest, although **’s idea is crude, it is the most effective and safest for us.
As long as we can find Yang Rui and his group's large ship anchored at the beach, we can leave this place.
If we go back then, we can report it to the local police and ask them to come back and search for Yang Rui and his gang.
No matter what, Yang Rui and the others won't die.
However, if we were to directly tell Yang Rui and the others that we wanted to leave, they would probably absolutely not agree.
The way they argued yesterday showed that some of them were already considering leaving the deserted island, but the man named He disagreed.
That means they've already started arguing and split into two factions.
Even if I and those foreigners actually find them, if they disagree, refuse to tell us the ship's whereabouts, and become wary of us, things will only get more complicated.
Furthermore, I'm not sure how many weapons and ammunition they have. If a conflict were to break out, our group would clearly be at a disadvantage.
But if they really did steal their ship, and when we returned to the city, we had no way to rescue them, wouldn't they be the ones who have to pay the price for us?
I can't imagine how desolate and pitiful it must have been for these living people to die on this deserted island because we took their ship and they had no way to get back.
Moreover, I cannot accept that I would harm innocent people's lives like this.
After thinking it over, I shook my head: "No, we need to think about this more carefully. If we really want to leave, we have to let them know. Even if they don't agree, we can always find other ways, but we absolutely cannot rob or steal from them!"
Wang Ping nodded in agreement with my words: "Putting aside whether we can seize it, this is such a large deserted island, and we haven't even explored the whole thing yet. How do you know which direction they came ashore from? Where are they hiding their ship? You saw it just now, there are many of these strange mountains here. If this island is small, how could there be so many mountains one after another? So I think the island must be much larger than we imagine. In that case, finding their ship will be much more troublesome. Moreover, there are so many dangers in the forest, it's really dangerous to go out like this."
After listening to what Wang Ping and I said, he frowned again, looking completely dejected.
"What can we do? They clearly want the gold and jade mines. They won't come back with us until they get them! Are we just supposed to wait here like this?"
I don't know what to say, and I feel really uncomfortable right now, so it seems we'll have to postpone discussing this matter for a while.
I need to fully recover before I can think about what to do next.
Wang Ping looked at me, his face pale, and sighed, "Sihai, the injury on your shoulder is really too serious. Fortunately, Secretary Xiao brought so many herbs when we came. I've already applied them to your wound. Get some more sleep, and when you wake up tonight, eat more to conserve your strength. Then we can talk about it again."
I nodded and slumped onto the beach, falling asleep again shortly afterward.
I slept much more soundly this time than before.
When he woke up again, it was just getting light. Wang Ping was already asleep, and two other male colleagues were keeping watch around him.
I stood up, and they immediately ladled a bowl of soup from the pot for me. I took a sip and ate a few sea cucumbers and prawns. I felt much better after having something in my stomach.
I don't know if those foreigners are safe over there, or if they are still searching for us along the route we originally planned.
If so, then the two days we were delayed here because of my injury mean they should be quite close to us by now.
So, no matter what, we have to set off tomorrow to find those foreigners.
If we do encounter He and his gang on the way, I will have Bai Wei and Wang Ping with me.
Although these male colleagues are of little use, there is strength in numbers, so those newly arrived third-party forces probably won't dare to do anything to us.
But if we can't reunite with those foreigners, then I'm very worried about their current situation.
However, I must get up and keep going no matter what.
The next morning, Wang Ping cleaned my wound with hot water and applied herbal medicine. After that, we ate something simple, packed our gear, and continued on our way.
Because I was injured, Wang Ping carried all my equipment on his back.
Fortunately, ** was perceptive and knew that Wang Ping had injured his leg, so he immediately took my backpack and put it on his back.
We continued on our way, walking until it was dark, but we still couldn't find any trace of the foreigners, or even the group I had seen that night.
Wang Ping analyzed that they must have a map or a plan, otherwise, if they were searching like headless flies like us, it would probably take them a very long time.
I don't have time to think about them right now. I just want to meet those foreigners as soon as possible. That way, when we meet them, they'll speak a foreign language and we'll be able to find out what happened that night and what the argument with that foreigner was about.
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