DF Chapter 58
by VolareSheng Jia’s analysis amazed Tawana.
She helplessly patted Martha’s shoulder, “Let’s go, Ms. Martha.”
The blue smoke on Martha’s chest and back had dissipated, leaving only a dark bullet hole. She used Tawana’s hand to get up. Her chestnut-colored long hair was like a waterfall. In the darkness, her face, tanned to wheat color and dotted with freckles, held a smile. She wasn’t saddened by her “sacrifice” at all. She even waved to the others with a smile, “Next is your time, we’ll leave first.”
The walkie-talkie and gun on her body had already been confiscated. At this moment, she simply took off her chest rig. Tawana made a gesture of invitation.
“Tawana, why can you leave too?” Meng Yeran looked at her with a smile that was not a smile, “This is Aunt Selena’s real order, right? Before the free hunt starts, you and Sister Zhou can stay on the island and be used by us, but after the hunt starts, you must leave the island.”
“You really have to be careful when talking to you,” Tawana replied, “Otherwise, you’ll accidentally catch a loophole.”
With that, she was about to continue walking forward, but Song Ji’an grabbed her shoulder, “If you all leave, what about our food on the island? Are there supply points?”
“This,” Tawana’s eyes flickered, “No comment, can’t say, you have to find it yourself.”
“Come on,” Meng Yeran held onto Martha, who wanted to move forward, “Aunt Selena only said that participants die after being shot, she didn’t say they can’t be taken as prisoners of war, right? Aunt Selena is a very time-conscious person. If you don’t evacuate the island in time, you’ll definitely get scolded. It’s okay, you go, Sister Martha can stay and accompany us.”
“You really are a bunch of little bastards,” Tawana now crossed her arms and pretended to be angry, “How did you know that threatening me with Martha would work?”
“Because after thinking about it, we all feel that Dongzhen Julia has the same starting point as us, but why can you cooperate with her to deceive us? We can’t figure it out. Excluding all objective factors, there is only one possibility, that you subjectively want to help them.” Sheng Jia held the gun and met her gaze, “Why would you subjectively want to help them? We didn’t understand before, but we understand now. And this is probably the reason why Julia chose to bring Sister Martha. And they are very sure that it is permissible for npcs to be swayed by emotional factors. But your subjective thoughts are beneficial to them, and can also become a loophole for us to threaten.”
Meng Yeran used her gun to hold up Martha’s chin, saying what she really wanted to say, “Sister Tawana, you don’t want Sister Martha to suffer, right?”
Martha waved her hand helplessly, “I told you you couldn’t beat them.”
“Sigh,” Tawana sighed, “Okay, you win. I’ll Bluetooth the supply points to your phones.”
“No, now we want more than just the supply points,” Song Ji’an smiled, “Aunt Selena wouldn’t give you and Sister Zhou the same job. Besides the supply points, we also want information that you know but Sister Zhou doesn’t control.”
“Okay, I’ll give it all to you.” Tawana completely compromised.
She lowered her head and organized everything on her phone, sending it all to Song Ji’an’s phone in one go.
Song Ji’an carefully scanned the information before slowly letting go of Martha, “Sorry, Sister Martha.”
“It’s okay,” Martha finally regained her freedom, and this time she and Tawana walked out, one deep step, one shallow step.
Only the three of them were left in the forest, and it became quiet again for a while.
Meng Yeran looked at the supply points above and couldn’t help but sigh, “How are we going to find them?”
“According to the original plan,” Song Ji’an looked at Sheng Jia, “Dongzhen and Julia know our mode of action too well. Only Sheng Jia is someone they can’t figure out, so what to do next is up to Sheng Jia to arrange.”
Dongzhen is someone who absolutely possesses a strong desire for control. She is only willing to write every script of her life herself, and this time is even more so.
From this point of view, even if Meng Yeran and Song Ji’an possess all the qualities that a wealthy family heir should have, they cannot win Dongzhen in this kind of layout game, just like their first confrontation tonight, even now they have not won anything, it is all within the other party’s expectations and plans.
Dongzhen and the others at least control 80% of the clue distribution points on the entire island, but only sacrificed one person, making the combat power of both sides equal.
And they, after being busy all night, basically gained nothing except for the clues on the third floor and Martha. The clues that Sheng Jia just got are likely a mixture of truth and falsehood, which have been modified by Dongzhen.
A very powerful opponent, this is Sheng Jia’s evaluation of her.
She looked down at the map in her hand. Tawana marked it in great detail. In fact, much of her work was done independently, and only a small part overlapped with Sister Zhou.
But given that Dongzhen and the others had already found her, they probably also have a copy of this map.
“We’re going in the opposite direction, that is, the several clue points you were supposed to go to,” Sheng Jia said.
“What are we going there for?” Meng Yeran didn’t understand, “You know that the things over there must have been taken away.”
“Let’s go and take a look first,” Although Song Ji’an hadn’t fully understood Sheng Jia’s intentions, she chose to trust her unconditionally.
She made the decision to let Sheng Jia plan from the beginning, and she trusted her choice.
The group left as soon as they said they would, and soon shuttled back. They returned to the Coconut Grove in half an hour. They opened a few coconuts to replenish their strength, and then walked to the other side.
This time, the clues that should have belonged to Song Ji’an and Meng Yeran’s search range were not even disguised. The overturned soil was spread out on the ground. Obviously, Dongzhen did not intend to disguise anything anymore. Perhaps when they were heading to the other side of the jungle, they had boldly used the time difference to loot the clues here, and according to the time, the possibility of them finding Zhou Qing now is extremely high.
Sheng Jia didn’t plan to look for Zhou Qing anymore. She lowered her head and crushed the pile of renovated soil with the tip of her shoe. When Meng Yeran asked where to go next, she said, “Let’s go ambush by the volcano.”
“Why?”
“Don’t you think this looks like something in the map Tawana gave us?” She re-summoned the map, “Starting from here, the clues are buried in a semi-enclosed way around the island, then the remaining clues in the other half of the map that Sister Zhou got, that are the easiest to find, are likely to be in the other half. The supply points she gave us are within the outer circle and are very standard semicircles, but this time she has most of a circle of supply points, judging from the graphics, the location of the supply points she got is likely to be more than Zhou Qing’s.”
“But there is still a piece of land above the supply points, that is, the location of the volcano in the center of the island. She doesn’t know what is inside, but she made a special note, because Ms. Selena personally arranged this. She believes it is very important.” Sheng Jia continued, “If she didn’t lie to us, then I suspect that what is hidden here is also a clue, and it is the most important clue, it may not be a note or card, it may be something else, something that may play a decisive role. The kind that even Tawana and the others are not sure what exactly is inside.”
“So why don’t we go and get this clue in advance?” Meng Yeran frowned, “If you think it might be very important, isn’t it better to have it in our own hands?”
Song Ji’an’s eyes moved slightly, as if she understood what Sheng Jia meant, “If you were Dongzhen, you know that there may be the most important clues at the location of the volcano, what would you do?”
Meng Yeran: “Then of course I would go and get it immediately.”
“We all think so, then it means that the team that enters the volcano first is the most dangerous team. The volcano range is large, and it is not easy to find the specific location, it may take longer and consume a lot of energy, while the team that goes later has an advantage. Unless the team in front stays in the volcano and doesn’t come out, as long as they come out, they will inevitably be ambushed. If they really choose not to come out, then the team that goes later can also block outside and wait for the other party to starve for a whole day before going straight in, taking advantage of their physical advantage.”
Song Ji’an explained, “Dongzhen couldn’t not think of this, so she slowly left a mark here. She can completely take all the clues she can get outside first based on the clues she has obtained, and then set off for the volcano.”
“She can even choose to bury all her clues on the spot, leave one person to guard them, and the remaining two go to the volcano, but this possibility is very low.”
Meng Yeran was suddenly enlightened by what was said, “Because they are not really a team, there is still a competitive relationship within them. After Martha’s sacrifice, Dongzhen obviously has an absolute advantage in the team. Even if Julia can come here and play well with Dongzhen, the premise is that she can get the hornet mine herself. Once a benefit alliance has a threat to its benefits, it may not be so strong and cannot make the most correct choice. If she stays to guard the clues and Dongzhen and the girl she brought go to the volcano, the possibility of the two of them being wiped out together is too great, and Dongzhen would not be willing. If one person from Dongzhen’s team and Julia come, then Julia will definitely not be willing either.”
“So there is only one final result, either they give up the volcano, or they come to the volcano together.”
But for Dongzhen, there is only one choice, and that is – to come.
She is an absolute perfectionist. She will never allow herself to miss important clues. Judging from her layout, what she wants is everything.
Coincidentally, that’s what their group thought too.
“Instead of searching everywhere, it’s better to go directly to the volcano and wait.” Sheng Jia smiled and hooked her lips, “But before that, we need to give them a little gift.”
This time, Meng Yeran was completely convinced and only asked in a low voice, “What?”
“According to Tawana’s time to leave the island and the route they took to find clues, the time point to find Sister Zhou should not be long. Their route is likely to go to the other half to control all the clues. We will go to the supply point now, perhaps we can grab it before them.”
“Blatantly take away enough dry food for personal use for a day and a night, and then destroy all the known supply points on the map.”
With the clue advantage and the time advantage completely lost, the only thing they can choose is to take advantage of their physical strength.