Zhuo Ya and I couldn't stay for too long anyway. If the sleazy guy and his group had offered more food genuinely in exchange, we would have made the trade. After we left, they could have continued to be leaders here, lording over everyone.
Alas, human destiny is so unpredictable. Once you choose a path, there's no turning back.
Now, they can only blame each other in the underworld.
I carried the food out of the tent batch by batch, while Zhuo Ya beside me stared intently at the clothes outside the tent, lost in thought.
She was a child who had grown up in this forest since she was young. Seeing exquisitely made clothes produced by modern industry, she naturally became very fond of them.
In this regard, perhaps this is the difference between men and women.
I cared about how much food and supplies the sleazy guy had left behind. While Zhuo Ya showed some interest in the food, it couldn't compare to the allure of beautiful clothes.
Indeed, beauty is every woman's nature!
Recalling the hardships of traversing mountains and crossing rivers these past two days, I deeply felt that the decision to explore was the right one.
Even if we found nothing from the glasses guy, the harvest from the sleazy guy alone was enough to make our efforts worthwhile.
This time, we struck gold!
As I was busy sorting the supplies, a woman from the sleazy guy's team, who had been behind us, suddenly snatched two bags of instant noodles from the ground while we were caught off guard and ran into the nearby bushes, clutching them.
I heard the commotion and turned back, only to see a fleeting shadow. Zhuo Ya reacted and was about to chase after her when I stopped her with one hand.
"Enough, let her run. We have so many supplies waiting for us to deal with, and absolutely no time to play chase games with her."
I glanced meaningfully at the slightly swaying bushes, a cold smile curling at the corner of my lips.
I wondered what sudden madness had struck this woman, thinking she could survive in this forest with just two packs of instant noodles!
How naive.
If this kind of person were in a movie, she would be the extra character who proves to the protagonists how terrifying this nameless island is.
I was certain that this woman could not survive in this forest for more than two days. I couldn't be bothered with someone who was already on her way out, which was why I stopped Zhuo Ya.
I found an extra-large backpack in the sleazy guy's tent, which looked like it was specifically for mountaineering. I handed the backpack to Zhuo Ya and had her pack things here, then leisurely walked over to the glasses guy's tent.
I hope you're as generous as your companion, and don't disappoint me!
As expected, only the sleazy guy could afford to shop at the "convenience store" on the plane. The supplies in the glasses guy's tent were far fewer than his.
It was mostly clothes and food. The only special item was a dedicated toolbox.
While we were busy cleaning up our spoils, Gulina wasn't idle either. After listening to my words, she quietly gathered the remaining survivors with the fat and thin women, and they were in front of their tent, discussing something.
Although I hadn't interacted with these people for long and couldn't get to know each one, based on my current impression, if I had to pick someone from this group to succeed the sleazy guy and the glasses guy, it would undoubtedly be Gulina.
Gulina made a very deep first impression on me.
People often feel uneasy and lost when facing an unknown environment, but Gulina showed no reaction, always appearing calm and unruffled.
When I first arrived at this camp, it was clear that both the glasses guy and the sleazy guy were wary of Gulina.
Otherwise, with the sleazy guy's despicable and greedy personality, given how beautiful Gulina was, he would have found ways to coerce her into submission days ago.
The group in the distance was chattering and discussing matters. Then, Gulina seemed to say something, and the group fell silent. She then adjusted her clothes, walked up to me, and asked, "Who exactly are you people?"
I put down what I was holding, looked up, and surveyed Gulina with great interest, smiling as I said, "Who do you think we are?"
Gulina was silent for a moment, then looked at me calmly and said slowly, "You are not passengers from our flight. Zhuo Ya's attire suggests she is more like a native of this island who has never seen the outside world. As for you, you must have been stranded on this nameless island before us, and for some reason, you've mixed in with the natives."
Hearing Gulina's deduction, I couldn't help but want to applaud her. I had indeed misjudged her. Regardless of her psychological fortitude or logical reasoning, Gulina was a standout among these survivors.
I replied with a smile, "I was a passenger on the Bolijin from a few months ago. We were shipwrecked and ended up here."
Bolijin was the name of the cruise ship we had taken earlier.
As soon as I finished speaking, Gulina frowned, lowered her head slightly in thought, and said with some confusion, "Bolijin? I haven't heard any news about a cruise ship disaster recently."
My heart leaped. The Bolijin wasn't a small cruise ship that could only carry a few dozen people; it was a large vessel capable of carrying hundreds. Such a major cruise ship disaster at sea, and there was no news of it outside!
Logically, this shipwreck occurred in international waters, with hundreds of lives unaccounted for. It should have caused a global sensation, just like the X Airlines disaster back then. Rescue teams would have been searching the surrounding waters within twenty-four hours!
Could it be that someone had suppressed the news?
But how could such a severe humanitarian disaster be swept under the rug!
Could it be related to this mysterious nameless island again?
Or was all of this a conspiracy, with an organization secretly orchestrating everything?