WS - Chapter 114
Chapter 114
Just as Song Shiyue's footsteps hesitated for a moment, Guan Yongyi also emerged from the rear passage, stooping.
A flashlight beam shone from behind; Guan Yongyi swept it back and forth, then smiled at Yu Nianbing, who was walking over from the rock wall a few steps ahead: "Teacher Yu, you've worked hard too."
Yu Nianbing also swept her flashlight over, nodded hurriedly at Guan Yongyi, then her gaze fell back on Song Shiyue at her side.
Fortunately, aside from a lot more dust on her than when she went in, she didn't seem injured.
"How are the people inside?" Yu Nianbing asked as she lifted Song Shiyue's previously injured hand for a careful look.
"They're all behind. Feng Qianqian is seriously injured; the others are okay." Song Shiyue raised her other hand, which held a lunchbox and chopsticks, and signaled Yu Nianbing to give her the lunchbox lid.
Still... she even remembered to bring back the lunchbox.
Yu Nianbing watched Song Shiyue's actions, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Where are Director Zhang and the others? Weren't they ahead of us?" Guan Yongyi swept his flashlight around twice more and couldn't help asking.
Yu Nianbing pointed to the cave entrance in the distance where some light shone through, and said matter-of-factly, "They went out first."
Guan Yongyi: "..."
What Guan Yongyi still needed to ask, Song Shiyue had already guessed as soon as she came out of the passage and saw only Yu Nianbing remained here.
This spot was already not far from the cave entrance; they could see some light coming through from there. It was just over a minute's walk.
Earlier, when she went out to chop wood, Song Shiyue had suggested Yu Nianbing could wait for her near the cave entrance outside. But Yu Nianbing refused and followed her back in, standing here by the rock pile.
This time going in, Song Shiyue had expended a great deal of strength; her overall energy had weakened, and her vision and hearing had greatly deteriorated. She actually hadn't noticed for a while that those three had already left the cave.
Still, it wasn't unimaginable.
But after just experiencing disappointment with Zhao Da and Zhao Er, coming out and seeing only Yu Nianbing left alone, Song Shiyue truly felt a sense that the future was dark.
This team... was so unreliable it was unbelievable.
In Song Shiyue's words, this was a team that wouldn't last three days in the apocalypse...
And at this moment, many viewers who had finished reviewing the six videos also saw from Director Zhang's follow-cam the scene where Song Shiyue and the others were trying hard to rescue people, while Director Zhang and the other two couldn't persuade Yu Nianbing to leave and then all three left the cave together first.
On StarNet, the hottest topic was now Wilderness Planet.
Whether it was the Yaoxing Storm on Wilderness Planet or the ongoing elite murder case on Wilderness Planet, both were drawing too many people's attention.
And on the new livestream page for The Wilderness Journey, aside from extensive discussion about Mu Group and Mu Xingzhou's situation, there were also quite a few viewers anxious about the others currently on Wilderness Planet. Among them, the most genuine and emotional were naturally the Little Mooncakes, who had been sweetly enjoying CP candy only to taste a bitter lotus.
"I came here after finishing Sister Song's follow-cam video. Seriously, Sister Song worked herself to death digging a passage, and those three weren't even willing to wait for her?"
"Not wanting to wait isn't incomprehensible. After all, if an aftershock comes, it's too dangerous in the cave, and not everyone is Yu Nianbing. But what I can't understand is that Director Zhang actually knocked down the supporting wood inside and didn't even pick it back up!"
"Right! What the hell! With such a high pile of rocks, the wood props are already struggling, and one more falls over. What if that one prop is exactly what the people behind need when they come out!"
"Human nature really is complicated. When Captain Yang turned back and propped up the wood, I thought I'd see the awakening of humanity's brilliance... I didn't expect he still went out with Director Zhang and the others."
"The ones left behind are still more reliable. Guan Yongyi injured his hand and didn't go in, so you can't tell, but the people inside are still working hard and united."
"??? Are you sure you watched the camera videos of Zhao Da, Mu Xingzhou, Feng Qianqian, and Zhuang Jiachuan earlier? Didn't you notice Zhao Da and Zhao Er kept shirking? They only started moving when Sister Song arrived!"
"Clearly someone who hasn't watched those six videos. Zhao Da was about to kill Mu Xingzhou, and you call that unity? Go catch up on the videos or you'll sound like an idiot as soon as you open your mouth..."
"I actually think Yu Nianbing could have waited outside too. After all, waiting here versus outside doesn't mean much to the people inside, and this place is actually more dangerous."
"Wait, how does it not mean much? What if something changes in the passage here, and nobody is around to watch? Then when the people inside come out, won't they cry out to the heavens and get no response?"
"Honestly, although Little Ice Block being here at most serves as a voice relay, and the voice might not even get a response. But I think... with Little Ice Block here, after Song Shiyue works herself to death inside, at least the first thing she sees when she comes out is a hopeful sight."
"This candy is too bitter to eat."
"The first time I've gotten into a real-person CP, and I end up eating this flavor of candy. I'm really crying, really anxious to death."
"Speaking of which, why are there so many fewer camera spots? My Little Ice Block doesn't even have her own camera. Once Director Zhang left, there was no camera to capture my Little Ice Block. It's simply nerve-wracking."
"Exactly... in the dark cave, she was alone, and we couldn't see anything. It's really maddening."
"Fortunately, Sister Song came out. Sister Song has a camera spot. The two of them better not walk separately anymore."
......
The people on Wilderness Planet had no idea about the livestream continuing or camera sharing.
Before Song Shiyue and the other two could say anything more, Ning Chuyang and Ni Jinghe also came out of the rear passage one after the other. Then came Zhao Da and Zhao Er carrying Feng Qianqian; as they came out, there were two clattering sounds as they knocked down two diagonally propped wooden pieces inside. On his way out, Mu Xingzhou propped them back up, and this time Zhuang Jiachuan was the last to come out.
Everyone was either drenched in sweat or pale-faced, but at least they all made it out of the passage safely.
Then, exiting the cave was just a matter of minutes.
Outside the cave, Director Zhang and the other two hadn't gone far; they were just standing in a spot with slightly fewer trees outside the cave. When they saw the others come out, they gathered around.
Now, everyone was present.
Those who came out first had normal expressions, and the ones who came out later had no time to say much. Everyone immediately found a slightly more open area where wounds were tended and routes were discussed.
Ni Jinghe, with Feng Qianqian and Mu Xingzhou, took the drinking water everyone had on them and began cleaning and disinfecting Feng Qianqian's wound.
Song Shiyue tore off some vines, and from the scrap pieces she had cut when chopping wood earlier, she picked out several fairly flat boards for Ni Jinghe to use in splinting Feng Qianqian's injured leg.
With the current limited conditions, this was the best they could do.
It takes a hundred days for bones and sinews to heal. Right now, forget about how well she can recover; the priority is to save her life first, then we'll talk about the rest.
As long as we keep her alive, once the aftereffects of the Yaoxing Storm end, everything else can be left to the advanced medical technology outside.
Everyone's wristbands had stopped working during the Yaoxing Storm. Now they couldn't even see the time, and Director Zhang's electronic map couldn't even be opened at all.
Aside from Director Zhang, Captain Yang and the bodyguards Zhao Da and Zhao Er also had maps.
Everyone had electronic maps, and they were all useless...
Just as everyone was staring at each other's wristbands at a loss, Zhao Da and Zhao Er pulled out a paper map, saying that for safety's sake they had specially prepared an extra paper copy.
Such thorough preparation, providing exactly what was needed— Zhao Da and Zhao Er's prudence naturally earned everyone's unanimous gratitude and praise.
The two burly men smiled, looking very honest and simple.
The viewers on StarNet with a god's-eye view were literally about to explode with rage.
"Do you still remember Zhao Da and Zhao Er, who kept shirking and refused to lift rocks in the cave? After my Brother Zhuang comes out, he really needs to get his eyesight checked! I, on behalf of us Little Skewers, am the first to raise my hand to pool funds for Brother Zhuang to get the best glasses!"
"Seriously, those rocks were really heavy. Song Shiyue is so capable, and even when she joined in it took a lot of effort. If Zhao Da and Zhao Er had to do it alone, maybe they really couldn't manage..."
"Friend! Go watch the six videos first, okay? Defending attempted murderers is really stupid!"
"I strongly demand that the production team... oh, no, that the powers behind the livestream post a notice about Zhao Da and Zhao Er's situation, otherwise every time I see these danmaku I want to rush through StarNet and hit someone!"
"Heh, what 'for safety's sake'— they clearly knew about the Yaoxing Storm long ago, knew the electronic maps would fail. Look, another solid proof of the Zhao brothers colluding with the Mu brothers has appeared."
"It seems those analysis posts on StarNet didn't lie to me. Zhao Da and Zhao Er definitely knew about the Yaoxing Storm long ago. The Mu brothers are so ruthless— just to kill one person, they dragged so many down with him."
"Who can blame them? With StarNet now covering all star systems, committing a clean murder is just too difficult."
"Justice has long arms. The Mu Group had the Yaoxing Storm, but the great power behind the livestream has high technology— it's exposed the Mu Group down to their underwear!"
"As a Little Star... I don't want to watch any tech showdown. I just hope Mu Mu can come back safely! Sigh!"
......
The livestream united the people; StarNet guided public opinion.
Ye Liu watched the danmaku scrolling line by line in the video window and the topics on StarNet being pushed to the top, and coldly tightened her grip on the StarNet client on her wrist. She wanted to see, with things turning out this way, whether the two Mu brothers could still sit obediently before the Armed Forces and continue "assisting with the investigation" as they claimed.
When the Yaoxing Storm first appeared, the Mingtan Aerospace Bureau was the first place that the Armed Forces surrounded and occupied.
Then during the search, they found the suicide note left by Deputy Director Sun, and subsequently went to Yao Group to arrest Yao Yuxi.
Almost simultaneously, the production team of The Wilderness Journey on Mingtan Prime was also taken away by the Armed Forces. As for the Mu Group, with its deep roots and vast business, it was the weekend, and the Armed Forces only surrounded the Mu Group building, set up a cordon, and then summoned the Mu Group executives and those associated with The Wilderness Journey one by one.
Among them naturally were the Mu brothers, who had gradually taken over management of the Mu Group ever since the family head, Old Master Mu, fell ill and was hospitalized.
Of course, toward the two brothers who had not directly participated in the operation of The Wilderness Journey program and were very likely the next heads of the Mu Group, the Armed Forces were quite polite— at least much more polite than to Yao Yuxi, who was already implicated by a suicide note.
Even knowing that the Mu brothers were at their villa, the Armed Forces did not immediately go to bring them in, but instead invited them to come to the Mu Group to assist with the investigation. After all, because of the Yaoxing Storm, all spaceship routes on Mingtan Prime were under martial law; even if they were truly involved, they couldn't run now.
But just as the Mu brothers were happily sitting in their private car, occasionally rehearsing the lines they would soon deliver in their heads, things changed rapidly.
Not long after their car left the villa, the Mu brothers received another video call from the Armed Forces asking where they were. Then, before they even reached the Mu Group, Armed Forces vehicles approached from the opposite direction, turned around beside their car, and drove alongside them on both sides as if escorting them forward.
Everything seemed different from that initially polite summons.
It was only then that the Mu brothers thought to turn on StarNet, which they had shut off ever since the Yaoxing Storm on Wilderness Planet.
Truly...
What you don't know can't frighten you— but once you look, it's terrifying.
If it weren't for the older brother Mu Xuhong holding him back, the younger brother Mu Xuhao might have been scared enough to jump out of the car on the spot.
The sharp sword aimed at others, before even drawing blood, was stabbed back at themselves.
Mu Xuhong looked at the new webpage with six livestream interfaces, his face dark.
What they didn't expect was that behind those six livestream interfaces, there were also six videos. But that was something they only learned after they arrived at the Mu Group, met the Armed Forces, and began being questioned.
We can put aside the various external manipulations and backlashes for now. On Wilderness Planet, twilight was approaching.
Even though they had now decided to walk along the mountain base to the next camp, time-wise it was impossible for them to arrive before midnight.
Moreover, many were still injured, and no one knew when aftershocks might come. Rather than traveling at night, finding a safe place to spend the night was clearly the priority.
And how to find a safe place and how to get through the night were things most people were worrying about.
For Song Shiyue, her biggest problem right now might be...
Maybe she no longer needed to get through the night.
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