Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared -
Chapter 302: Mutual Suspicion
Chapter 302: Chapter 302: Mutual Suspicion
Thank goodness, after walking and stopping for more than half a day, everyone finally arrived at the next log cabin at four in the afternoon. They were all so tired that they sat on the ground, unwilling to get up.
Lu Yi was fiercely massaging his legs and couldn’t help but complain: "When we were in the foreign territory, we could ride camels. This time we thought we would have sled dogs to drag us, but it turned out that we had to rely on our own feet. I really feel like I can’t walk anymore."
Gu Fan also felt that he was about to break his legs, and he fully agreed with Lu Yi’s words.
However, Ouyang Jin said: "It’s a good thing we didn’t use the sled dogs. If we encountered a wolf pack in the snowstorm, the sled dogs would have been frightened and gone in all directions, making it even more dangerous for everyone to get lost."
Hearing this, everyone felt that it made a lot of sense. Apart from old man Tian, who was adept at driving sled dogs, none of the others had the skills to handle such a crisis.
At this time, while everyone was resting and tidying up, Gu Fan saw Deng Wenli checking his wounds and immediately knew his opportunity had come.
So Gu Fan took the opportunity to help Deng Wenli dress his wounds, using it as a chance to get closer to him.
Deng Wenli thanked him profusely and thought of Gu Fan as a decent companion who understood mutual assistance. Gu Fan also displayed a demeanor of mutual help being a necessity when travelling, continuing to get close to him.
When Ning Qi and Hu Bo wandered off, Gu Fan finally asked: "I’m really sorry about your brother. We weren’t able to save him."
Deng Wenli shook his head at this: "It’s not your fault. You all did your best and even risked your own lives to find my brother. So you don’t need to apologize. Actually, I feel guilty towards you."
Hearing this, Gu Fan felt like Deng Wenli was a reasonable person. So, he asked again: "Now that something has happened to your brother, what will you tell your family when you go back?"
"That’s also what I’m worried about. I have been wondering when to tell my family." After saying this, Deng Wenli pulled out his phone, appearing uncertain about what to do.
Gu Fan sighed: "Given what has happened, you should let them know as soon as possible. The longer you delay, the harder it will be to explain."
Deng Wenli gave a bitter smile: "I know, thank you for your reminder, but I really don’t know how to say it. That’s why I want to wait a bit longer. After time has lessened my pain, I’ll go back and face it."
"Oh, alright, I respect your decision." Gu Fan put on an understanding expression. He didn’t believe Deng Wenli’s words about waiting for his pain to lessen before going back to talk about it at all.
Gu Fan continued to test him with his words: "I was thinking of discussing this with you. Deng Wenming was your companion, and since something unusual happened to him, shouldn’t we contact the outside world and let them handle it? Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain when we go back."
In response, Deng Wenli shook his head: "There’s no need to contact the outside world. We have supervision staff who can verify that what happened to my brother was an accident, so we don’t need to explain when we go back."
"Alright, as long as you have decided." Externally Gu Fan seemed calm, but internally he was skeptical. Ning Qi and Hu Bo had already prepared their excuses. However, Gu Fan was confident that he could find loopholes in their story, so he continued questioning: "We are running low on ammunition now. I’m worried that it will be dangerous if we continue our journey. Plus, you’ve lost a companion. I presume you don’t really have the mood to hunt anymore, right?"
Deng Wenli smiled bitterly: "Yeah, who would be in the mood to hunt now, but I just don’t want to go back. I don’t know how to explain or face this, so I want to escape from reality here for a few days. As for the dangers, don’t I have you guys to help me?"
"Alright, since you’re not sure how to explain or face it, and want to lessen your pain here before leaving, I understand." Even though Gu Fan was saying this, he sneered inside. Just because one person doesn’t want to leave, why should the whole team have to stay and keep him company?
Gu Fan didn’t believe that Ning Qi and Hu Bo would stay along with Deng Wenli to take some stress off, just because Deng Wenli didn’t know how to face his family. Well, look at Kang Rong. She was obviously scared and had been in a dreadful state for the past few days. Ning Qi had also had nightmares.
Su Hui, Lu Yi, and the others had joined Gu Fan on this adventure to save Leng Le. Gu Fan had once helped Su Hui overcome her employer, and now it was her turn to help Gu Fan as Leng Le had fallen into that same person’s hands. This was the bond of comrades.
But Gu Fan had never heard of a team staying around to cheer up a member, even when it meant being in a dangerous situation.
"Anyway, we need time to get back, so we can use that time to ease the pain. Plus, we can hunt on the way back and use that to distract ourselves too." Gu Fan finally came up with this sentence, which took Deng Wenli aback as he didn’t know how to respond.
At this moment, Ning Qi came over, took over the task of dressing Deng Wenli’s wound, and said: "Thank you, Gu Fan, I’ll take care of things from here."
"Alright, I won’t disturb your time with this beauty." As soon as Gu Fan finished speaking, he left. Ning Qi, pretending to be amused, waited for Gu Fan to leave before her face darkened: "What did you and Gu Fan talk about?"
Deng Wenli recounted the entire conversation with Gu Fan. Upon hearing this, Ning Qi frowned and secretly clenched her teeth: "Has Gu Fan started to doubt us?"
Deng Wenli nodded: "I think he might have, or he might not have. Gu Fan gave me the impression that he was just coming to show some care, and giving me advice. He said he understood my pain and understood why I didn’t want to go back too soon. He even gave me the idea of using the return journey to ease my pain, which I thought was reasonable. But it also felt like he was testing me."
"This guy, was he really showing concern or providing advice, or was he testing us?" Ning Qi glanced at Gu Fan and just so happened to make eye contact with him. Both of them acknowledged each other with polite smiles.
"We can’t let him keep on testing us. We should also test them. We need to take control." Ning Qi resolved herself.
Deng Wenli seemed worried: "Ning Qi, don’t be reckless. I feel like this group of people is not simple, especially that guy and girl, their skills are particularly excellent. Just think, in that kind of environment, even though we, who were experienced in hunting, were scared silly, they were able to face the crisis head-on. It feels like this wasn’t their first time dealing with emergency situations. This kind of mental toughness is not something we developed through hunting."
Thinking of how she had panicked and fled, but Gu Fan was able to return with a crossbow and fire to face it head-on, Ning Qi clutched her heart at the difference between them.
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