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Chapter 81 - 81 81 This is really going to be a huge
Chapter 81 - 81 81 This is really going to be a huge
?Chapter 81: Chapter 81: This is really going to be a huge excitement now Chapter 81: Chapter 81: This is really going to be a huge excitement now On the second day, as dawn broke, Luo Ning awoke.
She stepped out of the cave, ready to search for something to eat.
If it wasn’t for last night’s incident, she would have called everyone in the cave to join the search, making for more footage for the live broadcast.
But now, she had no choice but to go alone, giving everyone else a couple more hours of rest since there might be big trouble today or in the next two days.
She moved quietly, the cameraman was still asleep and didn’t notice, so the live broadcast wasn’t on.
Just as Luo Ning stepped out, Lu Xun followed her.
“Are you going to look for food?” his voice sounded from behind Luo Ning.
Luo Ning turned around, smiling, “Yes!”
“I’ll come with you.” Lu Xun walked up to join her side by side.
Luo Ning didn’t refuse, “Okay, with Mr. Lu helping, it’ll be much easier for me.”
The two chatted as they walked.
Lu Xun asked, “Do you think last night’s incident will be trouble?”
“I noticed this morning that the phones have completely lost signal,” he added.
The show crew had brought several satellite signal devices on the helicopter, so everyone on the island had been able to use their phones despite weak signals, which had allowed the live broadcast to continue.
But now that the phones had lost signal, it meant there might be something wrong with the signal devices.
Luo Ning had also noticed the problem, “It’s going to be big trouble; those people we encountered aren’t harmless.”
“I’ll do a Divination to see if the director and his team are safe.” She took out three ancient coins, tossed them, and then read the pattern in her palm.
Seeing the pattern foretell, she breathed a slight sigh of relief, “The oracle shows they are in danger, but they are still alive.”
Lu Xun furrowed his brows, “Considering the current situation, it’s very likely that they’ve been kidnapped.”
Luo Ning realized Lu Xun was smart and sensitive, “Most likely so.”
After they entered the forest, according to the original plan, the crew was supposed to take the helicopter to the endpoint of their route to wait for them.
Now that the phones had no signal and there was no contact with the crew, coupled with the oracle indicating danger, it surely had something to do with the people from last night.
“It seems we’ve run into big trouble. I don’t know how the show crew researched this island, saying it was an uninhabited deserted island, and one that had just been discovered at that,” said Lu Xun, frustrated.
Luo Ning thought a moment before responding, “The show crew probably relied on satellite detection. It’s likely that the other party has equipment to block or interfere with signals, or they used some method to conceal their presence, so they weren’t detected.”
“They seemed very familiar with this forest last night; it’s impossible they have just landed on the island.”
Lu Xun nodded, “I also guess that they’ve been on the island for quite some time.”
Luo Ning sighed, “Anyway, let’s prepare for a tough fight ahead.”
This was an unexpected situation; who could have predicted that such a remote deserted island would still be inhabited.
In her previous life, she hadn’t taken part in this season but had followed it. Though it was also a survival theme on a deserted island, the location wasn’t here but a small island inside the country.
This variety show became much more popular, so the director, looking for something more exciting, was persuaded to choose this location, and now they were indeed getting more excitement than they bargained for.
“Did they look like indigenous people of the island when you clashed with them yesterday?” Lu Xun knew that many small islands in Southeast Asia had indigenous populations living in a primitive tribal fashion.
Luo Ning shook her head, “They were skilled, definitely trained, and their clothing had a more modern feel. They are probably not natives.”
“I’m afraid they might have guns or something. They seem like ruthless criminals.”
Lu Xun’s frown deepened, “Could they be pirates?”
There were indeed many pirates surviving on the Public Sea.
After all, the Public Sea was not within the jurisdiction of any country’s sovereignty; crimes went mostly unpoliced, allowing pirates to exploit this loophole.
Luo Ning replied, “That’s also a possibility.”
“Let’s see what Han Chi and Fu Yunbing have to say when we get back. They should have more experience with this kind of emergency.”
She had never encountered such a situation before, but she wasn’t afraid.
Lu Xun also noticed Luo Ning was very calm; if another girl faced the same situation, she’d probably be petrified with fear. Luo Ning was indeed different.
He nodded, “Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.”
When they couldn’t rely on the show crew, they had to figure out how to save themselves.
The two found quite a few bird eggs and wild fruits in the forest and carried them back.
By the time they returned, the others had begun to get up one after another.
Han Chi gave Luo Ning and Lu Xun a look, signaling them to step outside the cave to talk.
Luo Ning asked the students to boil the eggs and went out with Lu Xun.
Han Chi stood under a nearby large tree, gesturing for them to come over.
Luo Ning approached and was the first to speak, “You couldn’t reach the show crew, could you?”
Han Chi was taken aback, “How did you know?”
Luo Ning replied, “I did a divination for them this morning to gauge their luck.”
Then she shared the divination result and her analysis with Lu Xun.
Han Chi sighed, “Judging by the current situation, they probably have been captured.”
“What should we do now?” Luo Ning asked.
After some thought, Han Chi said, “Two plans: First is to rush to the previously agreed spot to see if the helicopter is still there; if it’s not, then we find another way to send a distress signal.”
“But this deserted island is quite isolated; it may be difficult for a distress signal to be noticed quickly.”
“The second plan is to take a risk to save the people from the crew, find out more about those captors, and try to use their communication equipment to call for help.”
He and Fu Yunbing had already discussed a response plan.
He asked, “Luo Ning, which option do you think we should take?”
He had come to respect Luo Ning’s mysticism skills, so he believed her judgment might be more accurate.
Luo Ning pondered for a moment before counter-asking, “What happens to the kidnapped crew if we choose the first option?”
Han Chi answered, “If the first option works and rescue is indeed possible, you all leave, and we’ll stay behind to rescue them.”
Being military personnel, they couldn’t just ignore the crew members in danger.
Luo Ning nodded, “Let’s go with the second option then; the first one is even less likely to succeed.”
“Why?” Han Chi asked with some curiosity.
He and Fu Yunbing were also leaning toward the second option.
“Those people came prepared. Since the crew has been captured, the helicopter is certainly in their control. Plus, they followed us to the cave yesterday, indicating they don’t plan to leave us be.”
Luo Ning paused, “They didn’t kill the crew members after taking them hostage, and they’ve set their sights on us, so I suspect their main goal is extortion.”
After all, just Ji Xinghang and Lu Xun were worth a lot, and kidnapping them could secure a huge ransom.
People like Tong Jia could easily fork out tens of millions, and some students came from wealthy families too. Altogether, kidnapping all of us, those criminals could get hundreds of millions in ransom.
As for whether they would keep their word after getting the ransom, that was uncertain.