The fat guy's expression softened slightly, but he still let out a proud snort. "I didn't! Who's as thick - skinned as him?"
The fat guy stared wide - eyed and was about to say something, but swallowed his words the next second. Clearly, something was changing silently.
And Officer Chen had become noticeably quieter.
I walked up to Officer Chen and patted him on the shoulder. "What on earth are you here for?"
I stared into his eyes. Officer Chen turned his head and met my gaze. There was a moment of silence.
"You're the young master of the Chen family. Naturally, you don't have my troubles," Officer Chen said, which surprised me. I didn't understand what this had to do with whether I was a young master or not.
"If you put it like that, I'm wide awake now. It's as if I'm out of your reach. You didn't hold back at all when you were beating me up just now. Isn't it a bit too much to say this now?"
Officer Chen was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, looking rather amused.
"Don't worry. I won't do anything to you. I came here for my own purpose, but I always feel something is strange."
Officer Chen looked in the direction behind him, his eyes filled with a hint of hesitation.
I shook my head. I knew what he was thinking. I followed his line of sight and saw the jungle in the dark night.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
Officer Chen's face gradually darkened. "Go to sleep, go to sleep."
He sighed. "It's nothing. I feel like someone is watching us. I hope it's just my imagination."
"Someone is watching us?"
I looked around but didn't feel the sense of being watched like he described. But since he said so, there must be a reason.
Thinking of this, I became even more vigilant. I urged them to go to sleep quickly while I stood guard with my weapon.
Before coming here, we had brought a lot of self - defense items. Although we weren't sure how useful they would be, it was better to have them than not.
This old - style military knife was extremely sharp, with a dark - red blade that had seen real battle.
The sound of footsteps gradually reached my ears. The leaves rustled softly, and the sound of someone stepping on the leaves made me feel uncomfortable.
I turned my head instinctively and met the other person's gaze.
I was stunned for a moment. I was quite surprised to see who it was. I definitely didn't expect it to be him.
"How could it be you?"
A smile flashed across the man's eyes. "Why couldn't it be me?"
My first thought was that this guy had a nerve to show up.
My second thought, undeniably, was that I was a bit happy.
The man was dressed in a black robe. Every movement of his gave the impression that he had traveled through the darkness for many days.
I didn't know why, but I felt a bit happy when I saw him.
Without saying a word, the guy walked up to me and reached out his hand to touch my hair. I dodged slightly and ignored him.
He didn't say anything either. Instead, he gave a knowing smile. "I hope you'll be okay."
I rolled my eyes at him. "Is that what you came to say? Tell me, why did you leave before?"
"Because I knew you already knew some things, and it wasn't appropriate for me to stay by your side anymore."
What nonsense! I rolled my eyes at him but didn't say anything.
In a way, he was right. I rubbed my arm and felt a sense of unease.
Wait. My movements spasmed slightly. I looked at the wolf pack that had appeared out of nowhere and felt extremely unlucky.
Who can tell me why a good - citizen - like guy like me was surrounded by a wolf pack?
And why don't you animals play by the rules? If you're going to surround me, at least make some noise first! I haven't provoked you!
The eyes of these animals were almost glowing green. It was obvious that they might as well have written on their bodies, "We're hungry. We're going to eat you."
I forced a smile and wanted to raise my hands, but then I realized it would be pointless.
"Tell me, what do you want?" I suddenly shouted, looking at the surrounding environment.
When I said this, Yan Yan looked at me in surprise, as if he didn't understand why I was saying this.
"My friend, although I'm glad you showed up at this moment and I'm glad you might be here to save my life. But I'm sorry to tell you that your scheme is too much. Even a child wouldn't believe such a thing, but you've carried it out so vividly. Do you really think I'm a fool?"
I looked into his eyes helplessly. He really didn't take others seriously. I was quite helpless about his poor acting skills.
"Tell me, what's going on? I really want to know why you suddenly appeared and then suddenly disappeared?"
Yan Yan's expression suddenly became rather helpless. "What can I say? You're so smart. But I'm sorry. I didn't mean to deceive you. You can't die with them."
I was about to say, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean 'die with them'?"
But my movements suddenly froze. To be honest, I don't think my eyesight is very good, but in the dim light of the fire, I clearly saw several figures appear here.
Those black - robed people were holding some tools I didn't quite understand. I felt my throat tighten. Those wolves weren't wild wolves. They were being driven deliberately.
And among them, the man in the same robe as them appeared in front of me.
The meaning of his words was clear. He was here to protect me, but not everyone. He could only protect me, and my companions in the tents behind were going to die.
It was a cruel thing. And for me, it was like sending my companions to hell with my own hands.
I forced a smile and looked at Yan Yan. "Sorry, I don't know what you're thinking, but I can't do such a thing. I'm sorry."
Without hesitation, I turned around and walked away, ignoring the wolves eyeing me hungrily behind. I frantically shook the fat guy awake.
The fat guy woke up, looking dazed. "What's going on?"