After she finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Only Cheng's snoring from the bed rose and fell.
Tan Xiao scratched his head, still finding it unlikely. "He's old, with weak arms and legs. If he sent hundreds of people there and there was really a problem, how come no one found out? How could he still be alive and well?"
Bai Youwei smiled. "Because there are ghosts there. No one who went there ever came back, so of course no one found out."
Tan Xiao argued, "If I went to the island and found out I was cheated, I would definitely wait for him at the dock! Doesn't he send people every seven days? I'll just wait for him for seven days! Then I'll take my revenge!"
"Maybe you won't even last seven days," Bai Youwei said lightly.
"Alright." Shen Mo frowned, interrupting them. "In short, something is wrong with this island. From now on, everyone, stay alert. Protect yourselves, and save whoever you can."
There were still sixty or seventy lives on the island.
Shen Mo then asked Bai Youwei, "What did you just say to that Zhang Qi?"
"Oh…" Bai Youwei drawled, "I was afraid you wouldn't think the two reasons were sufficient, so I created a third one."
Shen Mo's eyes twitched slightly. "What reason?"
"I told Zhang Qi that if he pretended to break his leg, his name might be on tomorrow's selection list."
Shen Mo was speechless.
Tan Xiao exclaimed, "That works?!"
"That's why it's the third reason." Bai Youwei smiled, her lips curling up. "If Zhang Qi does as I said and his name happens to be on the list, it means my reasoning is completely correct~"
Tan Xiao was curious. "Will Zhang Qi really do it?"
"Who knows? It doesn't matter if he doesn't~" Bai Youwei glanced at Shen Mo. "Anyway, Shen Mo and I should be on tomorrow's list."
"Why?!" Tan Xiao was startled again. He felt like Bai Youwei's words were like bombs, constantly throwing him off guard!
"Because I'm a useless cripple. As for Shen Mo…" Bai Youwei smiled mischievously. "He's been exploring the island since he arrived and even fantasized about contacting the safe base. This kind of person, tsk tsk, is too restless and needs to be dealt with as soon as possible!"
She placed her hand on Shen Mo's abdomen, pretending to make a "disembowelment" gesture, tracing his abs back and forth.
Shen Mo grabbed her hand and put it back. "Stop messing around."
Tan Xiao was speechless.
"Tsk~" Bai Youwei withdrew her hand, her face full of disdain. "Anyway, what I said is very likely. Otherwise, why did Old Zhao immediately invite you to dinner when he heard you were exploring the island? Other newcomers don't get this kind of treatment. Obviously, he was testing you!"
Tan Xiao looked at Shen Mo in bewilderment. "Brother Mo, what Youwei said is making me nervous. If we are really chosen tomorrow, should we go or not?"
Bai Youwei clung to Shen Mo's waist, whining, "I'll go wherever brother goes~"
Shen Mo pushed her away. "Go back to your room and pack your things."
Rejected twice in a row, Bai Youwei's face fell as she wheeled herself to the next room.
Seeing Bai Youwei leave, Tan Xiao hesitantly asked Shen Mo, "Brother Mo, why does Youwei sometimes talk like that?"
Shen Mo asked, "Like what?"
Tan Xiao thought for a moment and then squeezed out a string of "whines" in a high-pitched voice. "Just like that…"
Shen Mo was speechless.
Tan Xiao continued, "Old Cheng said Youwei is very smart. Maybe she's doing this to confuse the enemy, using weakness to make them lower their guard. But just now, it was just the few of us… she… uh…"
Tan Xiao didn't know how to describe it, his expression conflicted.
Shen Mo pondered for a moment, then patted his shoulder. "She's bored."
Tan Xiao was speechless.