“You’re lying!” Wu Lili said angrily. “The two islands are so far apart—how could anything happen?! Everyone has always been safe on Sanshan Island. If not for you!… It’s all because of you! That’s why everyone died!”

Zhao Jiantao said: “You think being far apart means nothing will happen? Think being separated by water means nothing will happen? Let me tell you—games can move!”

Bai Youwei was surprised. “Aren’t game areas fixed?”

Zhao Jiantao closed his eyes and replied woodenly: “At first they were fixed… but if no players join the game for 7 consecutive days, the game area will move, like hunting… We are sheep, and wolves automatically seek out places with many sheep.”

The three fell silent upon hearing this.

Wu Lili, learning this information, became even more dazed.

She recalled that after arriving at Sanshan Island, she had constantly witnessed Zhao Jiantao sending people to the so-called “safe base.” Every week without fail. All people deeply believed it, and the occasional few who grew suspicious would quickly be “selected” and sent over the following week… Over time, those who remained were all extremely loyal to Zhao Jiantao! Like her, like Zhang Qi and Sun Wei…

But it turned out everything was a fraud!

There was no safe base at all!

Those people all died!

All dead! Even Zhang Qi died there!

Thinking of Zhang Qi’s death, grief welled up from her heart. Her emotions completely collapsed as she lunged forward, beating Zhao Jiantao in a frenzy!

“All because of you! All because of you!!! Why don’t you go die! Die ahhhhh!!!”

Zhao Jiantao was tied up and couldn’t fight back. He took several silent blows, his face immediately swelling red.

Shen Mo grabbed Wu Lili to stop her from continuing her frenzy.

Wu Lili cried until she was gasping for breath.

Bai Youwei, watching this scene, also felt quite a headache. She asked Shen Mo: “What do we do now?”

Shen Mo thought for a moment and said: “Let’s bring him back first and let the island people resolve it themselves.”

After all, Shen Mo and Bai Youwei were just passing through. Uncle Zhao had too many lives on his hands—it wasn’t appropriate for the two of them to directly intervene in this matter.

Bai Youwei pursed her lips, somewhat unwilling. “So the fact that he trapped us into the game—we just let it go like that?”

Shen Mo glanced at her: “Didn’t you want to come yourself?”

Bai Youwei acted coy: “…Hmph.”

Indeed.

Back then they could have simply left. After all, going to the safe base wasn’t mandatory. It was only because everyone was so eager for it that Shen Mo wanted to investigate.

And Bai Youwei naturally couldn’t be separated from Shen Mo.

She grabbed Shen Mo’s hand and quietly complained: “He made us waste a puzzle piece.”

The corners of Shen Mo’s mouth lifted. He pulled out two puzzle pieces from his pocket and placed them in Bai Youwei’s hand.

“Is this okay now?”

One was Shen Mo’s, the other was Zhao Jiantao’s.

Both puzzle pieces had already used their immunity privilege, but the puzzle pieces themselves were still rare resources.

Bai Youwei happily accepted them.

On the return journey, Shen Mo untied Zhao Jiantao and had him operate the boat.

Who knew what this old man was thinking, or perhaps he was naturally iron-hearted and stone-cold? His face showed no emotion whatsoever—no shame visible, no fear either, as if he wasn’t at all afraid of facing those unknowing people back on the island.

Wu Lili stared at him the entire way, her eyes full of hatred, wishing she could pounce on him and tear him to pieces!

When the boat reached Sanshan Island, Sun Wei was working near the dock. Seeing several of them return, he couldn’t help showing surprise on his face.

Previously when going to the safe base, only Zhao Jiantao would return alone.

“Uncle Zhao, what’s going on here…” Sun Wei immediately noticed their expressions weren’t right.