Chapter 220 - Sheng Sheng.
Upon hearing the words of team leader Wang Qing, Ye Sheng, who was originally very drowsy, suddenly became alert.
She immediately looked up in surprise, not expecting to hear such news early in the morning.
Last night...
Ye Sheng felt it was quite peaceful, not like anything had happened.
However, realizing that she was still an ordinary person without the keen senses of a psychic, Ye Sheng quickly turned to look at Gu Luoyu, her eyes filled with inquiry.
At this, the impatient Gu Luoyu had no choice but to speak up, “Last night, I covered the camping area of the convoy with my psychic power, and nothing happened. Those who disappeared left the safe zone on their own.”
Gu Luoyu spoke bluntly, almost outright saying that they had brought it upon themselves, which made Wang Qing's expression even more distressed.
He had worked hard to secure the good job of managing the convoy.
If they can return smoothly this time, his position in the family will be secure, and he will also gain many benefits, not to mention the treasures promised by the base authorities.
But all of this was based on the premise of a smooth return. If he died or if too many miners were injured or killed, and they didn't obtain enough ore, it would be a complete mission failure.
Even if he managed to survive by luck, he wouldn't have to compensate for anything, but such opportunities would never fall to him again.
Just thinking about it makes Wang Qing feel a surge of frustration.
He had worked hard to seize this opportunity and would not let it go to waste.
So, despite being intimidated by Gu Luoyu's aura, Wang Qing still came to seek help... However, Gu Luoyu explained the whole situation in two sentences, making it very clear that she wouldn't get involved.
Then, her red eyes swept over him coldly, immediately making Wang Qing lose his nerve.
He suddenly realized that the person standing before him was the living Yama, not someone to be trifled with.
The friendliness of the past few days was just a facade; in reality, she was no different from other psychics.
They were all lunatics.
It seemed he would have to think of another way.
Although Gu Luoyu's mission was to protect the people, before a certain number of casualties occurred in the team, she could completely stand by and watch.
So, whether to help or not was entirely up to her mood.
Currently, being viewed as a savior by these people makes Gu Luoyu feel very uncomfortable.
She knew it was because she had been too approachable recently, which led people to set their sights on her.
After Wang Qing left, Ye Sheng raised a hand to stroke her chin, putting on a serious expression as if she were a great detective pondering how to solve the case.
Her charming appearance made Gu Luoyu chuckle, but she didn't interrupt, instead waiting for Ye Sheng's subsequent comments.
Ye Sheng didn't keep Gu Luoyu waiting long.
She quickly finished her speculation, her bright eyes filled with excitement. She clenched her left hand into a fist and hammered it against her right hand, assuming an 'I understand' expression, “There must be someone in the convoy who wants to kill for wealth, trying to get their hands on the ore.”
Currently, each miner keeps the ore they obtained by their side, and only after accumulating a certain amount will they hand it over to be guarded by the escorts.
So Ye Sheng's speculation was reasonable, but Gu Luoyu shook her head.
This made Ye Sheng frown in confusion, not knowing what was wrong.
“The ore obtained by the missing people is all accounted for, so it's not about killing for wealth.”
“...”
Not guessing the correct answer made Ye Sheng wilt immediately. She then stopped guessing and, losing strength, leaning sideways onto Gu Luoyu, wriggling like a little worm, acting spoiled: “Ah Yu, tell me, what's really going on? Don't keep me guessing; it's making me itch with curiosity.”
Ye Sheng had a feeling that Gu Luoyu hadn't told her everything.
So now she was pestering her in every possible way, determined not to be left hanging.
What could Gu Luoyu do? She couldn't refuse Ye Sheng's words. After thinking for a moment, she finally said, “Actually, there's not so much complicated stuff. These missing people gathered privately; who knows where they went to play... Especially since this is deep in the wilderness, even with guards, it's not safe.”
Who knows when a polluted creature might drop from the sky.
So, a dozen or so deaths were just a minor issue.
This convoy carried hundreds of people, and even if only half survived, it would still meet the minimum baseline set by the base authorities, referring to the number of survivors.
“Last night, they left the campsite. Where did they go?”
Ye Sheng agreed with Gu Luoyu's statement that this place was unsafe, but the answer she was itching to know still eluded her, making Ye Sheng couldn't help but glare at her resentfully.
She didn't believe that after discovering someone had left the campsite, Gu Luoyu hadn't used her psychic power to follow and see what was happening.
If it were her, she wouldn't have slept at all and would have gone to see for herself...
Facing Ye Sheng's glare, Gu Luoyu raised her hands to both sides in a gesture of surrender, her beautiful face smiling as she directly revealed the mystery, “They went to the lake, and then it was as if they were possessed, jumping into the water one after another.”
“Ah?”
Hearing this suddenly, Ye Sheng felt goosebumps all over her body, experiencing a sense of horror as if watching a scary movie.
Sheng Sheng, this was already a post-apocalyptic world, with only radiation and no ghosts.
“I guess they were probably under some kind of spell. Little Sheng, you can observe the others more today and see if there's anything unusual about them.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Ye Sheng patted her chest, promising to complete the task. When she arrived at the mine, even her mining became occasional, her psychic power focused on the miners around her, secretly listening to their conversations.
Fortunately, she had managed to persuade Gu Luoyu to leave.
Otherwise, with Gu Luoyu standing by her side, these miners wouldn't dare to chatter.
It wasn't like now, where their tongues were so nimble, from dirty jokes to gossip, Ye Sheng was almost entranced. Finally, the miners changed the topic, and Ye Sheng sobbed softly in regret.
However, when she heard them talking about last night, she immediately perked up.
“Lin Dan didn't come to mine today. Have any of you seen her?”
“Her? She went missing last night, didn't you know?”
“Ah?”
Upon hearing that Lin Dan had gone missing last night, the man who had mentioned her immediately shrank back, but soon he asked in confusion, “She went missing? That's impossible. Before going to bed last night, she even asked me to go out and mess around with her. How could she just disappear like that!”
“Oh? She asked you out last night? It seems you were the last person to have contact with them! Was there anything unusual? Team leader Wang Qing said there would be a rich reward for providing clues.”
“Unusual... there really was!”