After returning to the camp, those who were leaving had packed their belongings and left.
The remaining people gathered around the fire and said nothing.
Zhang Xiaotong was imprisoned in the same place where Heming was previously imprisoned, without any food and without seeing the light of day.
Zhang Long asked Bai Wenwen to go back to rest, and he went back to the house to sleep.
After a while, Peng Hai knocked on the door and walked in.
Talking about these things that happened during this period, I sighed for a while, lamented that human nature is dirty, and said that Zhang Long is a good person.
The words went into one ear and leaked out the other.
I only heard Peng Hai ask, this operation was planned by Zhang Xiaotong, why do you still want to keep her?
Zhang Long said that Zhang Xiaotong was knowledgeable, very capable, and a smart person. She was far more useful alive than dead. What's more, if she didn't side with him, she would have no choice but to seek refuge with He Ming.
Isn’t this a contribution to He Ming’s work?
He Ming is sometimes very smart, but often he does things without considering the consequences. Most things are done based on his mood. If such a person gets Zhang Xiaotong, there will be endless troubles.
But Zhang Xiaotong betrayed him once, some say it was only the first time and countless times. Zhang Long naturally knew this, so he could only lock her up. No matter what, He Ming could not get her.
Peng Hai sighed deeply.
"I didn't expect you to be able to think so much at the age of 20."
Zhang Long smiled bitterly.
"What can I do?"
At the same time, He Ming is here.
When he saw everyone running back to him dejectedly with their belongings, he stamped his feet angrily, pointed at his nose and called them trash.
He also beat Shi Li.
No one dared to come forward to dissuade him, not even a voice to plead for mercy.
This severe beating left Shi Li in a coma for three days.
The man was beaten and his anger was gone. He Ming was not a fool and immediately arranged for everyone to live in the cave.
Because it is a cave, there is inevitably a fishy smell, and there are snakes, insects, rats and ants everywhere, and there are no separate rooms. It is not as good as a camp in any case.
Everyone regretted it more or less, but they all made a tacit agreement not to say it out loud, but just silently endured everything that happened in front of them.
After all, only He Ming can get everyone out of this hellish place in a short time.
Another reason is that in order to follow He Ming, I have done all that kind of things before. If I don’t have the face to continue to follow Zhang Long, it would be better to do nothing at all.
the next morning.
Everyone gathered around the fire to eat as usual.
Zhang Long stood up.
"At dawn, what I did yesterday will be over. As long as no one does it again, I will forget about it and continue to lead everyone to live on this desert island as before."
Everyone nodded, but did not dare to say anything more.
Zhang Long let out a long sigh.
"Calculating the days, we have been on this deserted island for about a month and a half. Today's technology is so advanced that it is absolutely impossible for people outside not to know what happened to us. But until now, no rescuers have come. I don't know
Reason, but I know that people can’t always rely on others.”
Next, Zhang Long talked about something he had been thinking about for a long time.
shipbuilding.
A big ship with sails and rudders that can avoid shark attacks, house people, and store supplies!
Before coming to this desert island, Zhang Long bought a 1:1 pirate ship model online. Although it was a bit difficult to assemble, if there were really such small people in the world, then this ship could really be used.
So it shouldn't be difficult to build a big ship according to real proportions.
After finishing speaking, he took out a stack of drawings.
"Although I don't know where this island is located and how far it is from the mainland, it is definitely very far away. It is impossible without sufficient materials and a ship capable of long voyages!"
Looking at those extremely complex drawings, everyone's hearts burned with the flame of hope and they were beaming with joy.
Zhang Long struck while the iron was hot and brought up a very real issue.
food.
Half of the people are gone.
There are not many people who can serve as labor force, but now is not the time to go out and pick wild vegetables and fruits to meet the needs of food and clothing.
After winter comes, there will always be all kinds of wild beasts that can't stand hunger and run around everywhere. Zhang Long can protect himself more than enough, but he can't protect so many people at once.
Therefore, the remaining people are currently divided into two teams. One team, Peng Hai, takes charge and takes them to cut down trees in the mountains and forests.
In another team, Duan Na came to teach them how to defend themselves and use weapons, and Hou Yue taught them how to identify animal traces and how to hunt.
After the matter was finalized, everything went in an orderly manner.
He Ming was not idle here either.
Like Zhang Long, he divided the people at hand into two groups. Some people looked for food, and some people took him to the cave where he found the supplies and removed the stones outside the cave.
Speaking of which, there are not many stones, but they are very big.
There is a small hole. When the light is good, you can clearly see the materials stored in the cave.
Flashlights, batteries, a box of compressed biscuits, various weapons, and a kayak.
It's like looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst.
Looking at the things inside, people were very motivated, and it was not that they were tired. It was just that if they dug out the things inside, they would be able to leave this ghost place and return to the city one day earlier.
As for Zhang Xiaotong.
She had already expected that she would have such a result.
She was locked up in this place where she couldn't see her fingers, eating, drinking, and eating together, and no one talked to her. Only at night, she could see the firelight outside through the crack in the door, and get a plate of food at the same time.
She was angry and unwilling, but there was nothing she could do.
After all, she was the one to blame for the situation in front of her, and she knew that following He Ming might seem like a quick benefit at first glance, but in fact, the risks were extremely high, and she might even lose her life.
It was better to compromise than to do this, so she did not yell hysterically to ask people outside to let her out, nor did she think of a way to escape.
Just waiting quietly in the darkness.
This kind of waiting is a kind of torture that is more painful than being beaten.
Seven days passed in a row.
At night, the door creaked open.
When the visitor saw Zhang Xiaotong, he was still sitting on the ground as obediently as before, without any intention of running away. He was stunned for a moment, and then burst into hearty laughter.
"As expected of you, after seven days without anything or seeing anything, you still managed to stay sane."