Our group left the place and headed back almost immediately.
We first arrived at the foreigners' camp and made some simple arrangements.
This time, the foreigners lost a comrade, and the death of a comrade was an exceptionally heavy blow to them.
Upon returning to the camp, the foreign women learned of what had happened and wept bitterly, the whole group filled with sorrow.
Seeing them like this made me feel very uncomfortable.
But no one can be blamed for this. It happened, and we didn't want it to happen, but there's nothing we can do to change it. We can only be more careful in the future.
Moreover, this time we know that besides us, there is Xiao He and his group on this deserted island, so we can only be more careful and pay more attention to the movements around us in the future.
The foreigners were quite polite to us, but we couldn't stay here any longer. Before we left, I warned them repeatedly to be careful and vigilant about their surroundings. If there was any danger, they were to fire their guns into the air. We would hear them and be able to provide support.
After we separated, we didn't even have time to rest before heading straight back to our camp.
We were careful on the way, afraid that someone might be following us. Fortunately, the foreigners had no intention of following us at all, and Xiao He and the others had long since disappeared.
When we returned to our campsite exhausted and panting, the moment I took a bath under the waterfall, I finally felt a sense of belonging.
Having been on this deserted island for so long, this is the first time I've felt that someone is waiting for us to come back. It feels incredibly good.
We quickly washed off the mud, packed up the equipment we had taken with us, and then went up to the top of the mountain.
When they reached the top of the mountain, they found that there was no one there.
Moreover, our warehouse, which was full of firewood, was in a mess, the campfire by the door had gone out, and several of the short-legged birds in the backyard were missing.
Bai Wei and his group were extremely surprised, but after recovering, they quickly ran back to their wooden house.
After checking everything, he came out and looked at me with a sigh of relief: "Nothing was missing from the house, but all the food is gone, and where are Chen Jian and the others?"
Wang Ping was already getting anxious, and quickly patted my shoulder: "Could they have gone into the woods to look for food? I'll go down and check!"
"I'll go with you, but I'm a little worried!"
To be honest, I was really worried when there was no one in the camp.
After all, when we left, Chen Jian was the only man there, leaving so many women behind. It's hard not to think the worst.
As soon as Wang Ping and I rushed down the mountain and entered the woods, we discovered that Chen Jian had actually led those women out from the depths of the forest.
However, the group of people all looked grim and terrified.
When Chen Jian and the others saw us return, Chen Jian's eyes immediately reddened, and he rushed over, his voice trembling with tears: "Brother Sihai, you're finally back!"
I looked at Chen Jian with fear, and then quickly glanced back at the people he was with. I noticed that everyone looked pale and unwell, but thankfully the numbers matched.
Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei were still carrying the bamboo baskets we had woven earlier, which were filled with wild vegetables and some fruit.
Wang Xiaoxiao's face was covered in mud, clearly indicating that they had just gone out to dig for wild vegetables.
I immediately looked at Chen Jian: "What's wrong? What happened to you all? Didn't I tell you not to go out? Why didn't you listen? This forest is dangerous, are you crazy?"
Chen Jian sighed, sniffling a few times with a sob still in his voice.
Before I could ask another question, Xu Wei, who was standing to the other side, threw herself into my arms, sobbing uncontrollably. She looked incredibly pitiful.
I quickly comforted her for a long time before Xu Wei's emotions stabilized.
Xiao Qiang, her eyes also red, leaned close to me and sighed, "Sigh, on the third day after you left, a lot of lynxes came out of the woods. They crept up to the top of the mountain. We were eating at the time, so their arrival was so sudden that we didn't have time to defend ourselves. These beasts destroyed the food we had stored and ransacked the warehouse. Chen Jian was furious and grabbed a knife to fight them, but he got scratched on the leg. Fortunately, none of us were seriously injured, but the food in the camp... was running low... so we came out to find food."
Wang Xiaoxiao sighed as well, "Luckily, we managed to save the fish and brown rice we had pickled earlier, otherwise we probably would have starved to death during this time..."
Looking at these people's indeed somewhat gaunt faces, I felt a pang of sadness.
After hearing this, Wang Ping breathed a deep sigh of relief, then patted Chen Jian on the shoulder and comforted him, "Forget it, as long as everyone is alright, this matter will eventually pass. Anyway, we're all back now. Rest for a couple of days, and once everyone's spirits have recovered, we'll go out and catch some fish, and maybe even some wild boar. There's never a shortage of food, so don't be too upset."
After hearing what Wang Ping and I said, Chen Jian immediately sat down on the ground and burst into tears, constantly blaming himself for not being more vigilant. If he had been more vigilant, he wouldn't have let those lynxes come up and cause trouble.
But ever since I discovered the relationship between the lynxes and the indigenous people in the woods that day, I knew that no matter how vigilant Chen Jian was, these lynxes would find any opportunity to disrupt our camp.
Fortunately, everyone is alright. As long as people are alive, nothing else matters.
I pulled Chen Jian up: "Don't be sad. There's still room for maneuver. I just checked and the waterwheel isn't broken. As long as the water can still be transported, we won't have to go through the trouble of rebuilding the waterwheel, saving us so much trouble. Besides, Wang Xiaoxiao said that we still have our brown rice and seeds. As long as these things are still there, we always have hope. It's already amazing that you managed to protect so many people from getting hurt. Stop crying, we're starving! What did you find? Go back and make something to eat!"
After listening to me for a while, Chen Jian wiped away his tears, got up, and ran up to the top of the mountain.
I looked at Liu Jiaojiao; her face also looked rather pale. She must have been living in constant fear during this time.
Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei stood on either side of Liu Jiaojiao, protecting her in the middle. I smiled at Liu Jiaojiao and the other women to lighten the mood.
"Don't worry, we're all back. We didn't have any casualties this time, so get some rest and make up for all the hunger you've been missing these past few days!"
Hearing what I said, Liu Jiaojiao stopped crying and smiled: "We were always worried when Brother Sihai wasn't here. Now that you're all back, we can rest assured!"
I helped a few women up to the top of the mountain, where Chen Jian had already started chopping firewood and cooking.
After learning about these things, Bai Wei and the others were also a little scared, but fortunately, some of our very important things were still there, except for some food.
However, what I'm worried about now isn't the food we've lost, but whether the lynxes appearing here were at the behest of the indigenous people.
In other words, did these indigenous people already know about our living here?
If that's really the case, then could it be that the indigenous people arranged for these lynxes to come here and wreak havoc on our camp?
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