Mi Shu looked at Xia Lin and said, "How about we find a place to have dinner, take a rest, and then go down the mountain?"
This suggestion was unanimously agreed by everyone. Soon they found a spot surrounded by trees with no other people around.
One of the girls sized up the surroundings and said, "Isn't this place too secluded? There's not a single soul besides us." This was also the question Xia Lin wanted to ask.
The boy who found the spot said, "Isn't it just perfect? With few people around, we can have a peaceful meal and chat without any interruptions."
His girlfriend nodded. "That's right. It's nice and quiet here."
Well, Xia Lin also liked quietness, so he sat down obediently and took the sandwich Mi Shu handed to him.
"Egg sandwiches, your favorite flavor. I bought two of them."
Mi Shu had said she would do this yesterday, saying it was to avoid arousing others' suspicion and to show that she knew Xia Lin well.
Sure enough, one of the boys saw this and joked with his girlfriend, "Look at Mi Shu. Learn from her. Remember clearly what your dear boyfriend likes to eat in the future."
His girlfriend punched him a few times with her small fist, and the two flirted without a care about others around.
After the meal and drinking quite a bit of water, Xia Lin felt the urge to go to the toilet. Moreover, his stomach was uncomfortable and he needed to take a dump. He picked up his phone and was about to go far away to relieve himself.
Mi Shu's eyes flashed and she called out to him, "Xia Lin, your phone's almost out of battery. Don't you want to charge it? I've brought a power bank!"
Only then did Xia Lin remember that he hadn't brought a power bank. "Oh, lend me your power bank when I get back."
Xia Lin walked quite far away. After he left, Mi Shu and the others immediately packed everything into their backpacks, leaving nothing on the ground.
One of the girls looked a bit hesitant. "Mi Shu, do we really have to do this? What we're doing seems illegal, doesn't it?"
Mi Shu rolled her eyes. "I just want to teach him a lesson, not murder him. It's not excessive at all! Well, all he has is a phone, and it's almost out of battery. There's no signal on the mountain, so he can't make a call. When the time comes, he won't be able to contact anyone and he won't have a single cent. Let's see how he gets back!"
Just thinking about how unlucky Xia Lin would be made them happy.
"Let's hurry up and go! Run quickly! We mustn't let Xia Lin catch up with us!"
While running, one of the boys said, "But what if he asks others for help?"
Mi Shu smiled. "I've already taken this into consideration. Unfortunately, haven't you noticed that there's no one around? I've been to this mountain a few times before. By five o'clock, basically everyone has gone back. He won't be able to find anyone to help him. By 5:40, the scenic area staff will also go back. By the time he finishes his business, there'll probably be only him left on the whole mountain. Without me leading the way, he won't know the way down the mountain."
After hearing this, everyone began to feel a bit sorry for Xia Lin. Poor kid. Who asked you to offend the vengeful Mi Shu? She even got six of us to act just to play a cruel trick on you. Poor thing. How scared he'll be on the mountain alone at night. But who asked you to be so unlucky? Good luck!
Xia Lin knew he'd been deceived. When he returned to the place where they had eaten and saw nothing, he knew that Mi Shu had tricked him.