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Chapter 212: Wild Deer Early the next morning, we packed up our essential supplies. He Yu found a breakfast joint, and the four of us gathered around a table to eat, chatting idly with the owner as we did. After talking for a while, I realized He Yu had put quite a bit of thought into picking this place. The owner's grandfather had been a logger long ago. Back then, there had been a logging camp deep in the woods of Emu'er Mountain, though after all these years, it had long since been…- 540.0 K • Completed
- Chapter 201: The Eve of the Break The barbecue was a dull affair. I wasn't sure when the atmosphere had turned so somber, but with some people staying behind to continue the excavation and others joining our ship, the crowd thinned out quickly. We finished off the pigeons in short order, and the three of us extinguished the fire, carrying the remaining plates of meat and vegetables back into the tent. He Yu and I knocked back beers in the tent while Lu Ayao dozed against the table. Once we finished…
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- Chapter 202: The Break The three of us were the last to arrive in the cabin. A table sat in the center with a nautical chart spread across it, surrounded by a crowd of workers. I took a quick scan; aside from the crew steering the ship, pretty much everyone was there. My mother had likely just finished explaining the sailing route. She looked up as she saw us coming down. In an instant, every gaze in the cabin shifted toward us. I had seen this kind of crowd before; it never boded well. My mother…
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- Chapter 203: The Black Boxes He Yu supported me as we walked to the aft cabin, which was used for storage. He moved the heavy crates aside one by one, then somehow scrounged up a folding stool from somewhere. Pointing at it, he ordered me to sit. The blood from my nose had already dried, mostly around my collar. Lu Ayao had given me some medicine right away, but then he'd been detained in the main cabin. They seemed to need him urgently, though they didn't have much use for me. He Yu handed me a…
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- Chapter 204: Looking for Labels My brain short-circuited for a brief moment. Lu Ayao blocked the door and sat beside it. The shock of seeing that corpse was simply too much for me. I reached for the first black crate I had opened, slammed the lid shut, and sat on top of it, slapping my face hard with both hands. He Yu followed my lead and closed the crate containing Tian Xiao's corpse. He reached out to hoist himself up to sit on it, but halfway up he must have realized who he would be sitting on.…
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- Chapter 205: Jumping the Train "Northwest Outdoor" was likely a brand. Logically, these boxes and tools should have all been made by Northwest Outdoor. I planned to investigate further once the ship docked. It was getting late, and the three of us were getting hungry. We quickly put the lids back on the black boxes one by one, wiped up all the water on the floor with towels, and moved the boxes blocking the door back to their original positions. Only after restoring the cargo hold to roughly how it…
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- Chapter 197: Gan Rong He Yu frantically helped me get dressed. I dried my hair quickly with a towel and pulled on my jeans, nearly tumbling over in my haste. Fortunately, He Yu had quick reflexes; he caught me and tossed me onto the simple cot in the tent. "What's the rush? Get dressed properly. So what if your mom is here? Look at how scared you are. You didn't even look this terrified when you were in that snake den," he said, giving my jacket a couple of tugs and pulling it flat. I buckled my…
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- Chapter 198: Exposed Once the men were mostly dealt with, Fourth Brother waved his hand, dismissing everyone to return to their posts. I could clearly see them all heave a massive sigh of relief at the gesture. As they filed out, only He Yu and I remained, standing stiffly in place like a pair of wooden poles. "Why are you standing so far away? Come over and sit down," Fourth Brother said, beckoning to me. I pulled He Yu along as I slowly walked forward. Xiao Wu naturally took a seat opposite me,…
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