San Tian Liang Jiao
Chapter 655 Wilderness Poison Seeking (9)
“See? Just as I predicted, they fell for it.” Feng Bujue, hiding in the bushes, watched the Kangaroo Four squad in the distance.
“It’s effective, but I still think… your idea is a bit crazy,” Ao Guan Hai, squatting beside him, chimed in.
“Hmph… perhaps…” Feng Bujue chuckled coldly, not saying much more.
Faced with a temporary partner like Ao Guan Hai, Brother Jue naturally wouldn’t reveal too much, so he just gave a perfunctory response.
But in reality, those familiar with Brother Jue's style understood that those seemingly inexplicable actions were actually very purposeful.
Feng Bujue was well aware that besides Bell, the production team had also arranged many lurking personnel on the island (the traces left behind by those people's actions had already caught Brother Jue's eye). Given this premise, it was also reasonable to deduce that "the production team has been secretly intervening in the competition in real-time."
For Brother Jue, this feeling of being controlled… was very unpleasant.
Moreover, in addition to his subjective displeasure, he also faced an "objective threat."
The cause of this "threat" was… his cooperation with Ao Guan Hai.
The former president's view was correct—even if it was just mutual exploitation, teaming up with multiple people was much more advantageous than acting alone. For example, just now… when Brother Jue climbed the tree to retrieve the camera, Ao Guan Hai was responsible for guarding Ister Gu; and when Brother Jue was using the camera to record the intimidating vCR, Ao Guan Hai was setting up hunting traps on the side. These things would have been really difficult to do alone… It was much easier with two people.
Regardless of how long their cooperative relationship could last, or how much danger was hidden within it, at least in the short term, Feng Bujue and Ao Guan Hai were much more competitive than other players.
However, precisely because of this… they were bound to become the target of the production team's suppression.
This was beyond doubt… A mature directing team would never allow a reality show to lose its suspense so early on. Insiders all understood that the production team "maintaining balance" behind the scenes was a common occurrence. No one liked to watch contests with a huge disparity in strength; a victory without suspense meant boredom, and boredom meant lower ratings, and lower ratings meant advertisers coming to negotiate with you…
It was precisely in consideration of this "threat from the production team" that Feng Bujue took the previous actions. His purpose was clear: to "disrupt the rhythm of the production team's control over the competition."
This method of disrupting other people's thoughts and plans was Brother Jue's specialty… As the saying goes, "First shock, second deceive, third mislead, fourth cheat, fifth coax, sixth ridicule." There were many wronged souls who had fallen under Brother Jue's "six moves," both virtual and real. The *Wilderness Poisoning* production team was just another entry on his list of victims…
“They seem to be about to rescue Gu,” Ao Guan Hai said again a few minutes later.
“It doesn’t matter, I’ve already thoroughly shattered his kneecaps,” Feng Bujue replied. “Elimination is inevitable, hehe… prepare to pick up soap…”
It should be noted here that during the period after the camera footage disappeared and before the staff arrived, Brother Jue had beaten Ister Gu into a stupor and turned him into part of the hunting trap (i.e., a heavy object). Soon after, the Kangaroo Four squad arrived. Just as their team leader was communicating with the Dolphin cruise ship, another staff member happened to step on the trap. As a result, he and Ister Gu were both launched into the air and hung upside down in the tree…
“Stephen, I have to remind you…” Ao Guan Hai continued, “In a sense, you’ve already crossed the line…” He paused for two seconds before adding, “Although we signed a waiver before filming, the torture and abuse you inflicted on Ister Gu could very well lead to a civil lawsuit afterward… given his family’s influence…”
“Hahaha…” Feng Bujue interrupted the other party with a laugh. “You really are a lawyer, thinking of this so quickly…” Brother Jue was fearless because he knew that what happened after the show ended had nothing to do with him. “Alright, don’t worry about it, I can take responsibility for my actions. Besides… I didn’t film the footage of me hitting him, did I? Just because he says I hit him doesn’t mean it’s true. I’ll just say it was self-defense.”
“Hehe… I see,” Ao Guan Hai also smiled. “Actually, the main point I wanted to make was… if he sues us both, I suggest you don’t hire a lawyer either. I can just represent us myself. My law license is still valid.”
Feng Bujue shrugged and replied, “Okay, it’s a deal then.”
The two of them hid in the forest, chatting quietly and observing the Kangaroo Four squad’s actions from afar…
About five minutes later, the staff member who had fallen into the trap was rescued. He was basically uninjured, only spraining his ankle. Compared to the physical and mental trauma suffered by Ister Gu, it was nothing…
After another three minutes, the two staff members with full mobility had taken out stretchers from their backpacks (high-tech products of this world, simple stretchers that were only a foot long and a palm wide when folded) and placed Ister Gu on them. The staff member with the sprained ankle was responsible for carrying an extra backpack, limping along behind them.
Before they set off, they communicated with the Dolphin again to report the situation. The team on the ship discussed it for a few dozen seconds before deciding to have them return first.
Then, the three members of the Kangaroo Four squad, carrying the unconscious Ister Gu, set off toward the beach…
“Alright… they’re gone, so what now?” Ao Guan Hai asked after the sound of their footsteps faded into the distance.
“Return there and set a new trap,” Feng Bujue replied expressionlessly.
“What’s the point of that?” Ao Guan Hai asked doubtfully.
“To further create panic,” Feng Bujue replied as he walked out of the bushes.
“Oh?” Ao Guan Hai followed him out. “How so?”
“Firstly, the longer we disappear from the surveillance footage, the more uneasy they’ll become,” Feng Bujue said, raising his eyes to scan his surroundings. “Along the way, I’ve basically figured out the pattern of how they set up the cameras. The surveillance area of those lenses is indeed large and the coverage is high, but there are some places where even if there are cameras, it’s useless, such as bushes, grass, ditches, underwater… And then there’s…” He pointed ahead, “here.”
“Hmm… that’s true. They must be desperately searching for our whereabouts through the cameras in the nearby areas right now,” Ao Guan Hai replied. “They probably won’t immediately think… that we’ve returned to this place.”
“That’s right… With those three staff members going back and forth, the observers will have a misconception—‘Our people just searched there, but didn’t find anything,’” Feng Bujue continued the other party’s words. “But in reality, they didn’t ‘search’ here. Their energy was spent on rescuing people. But it doesn’t matter, because those three people stayed here long enough, so even they will think ‘we didn’t miss anything.’” He paused. “In short, in a short period of time, no one will think that the two of us are still here.”
“Okay, ‘not appearing in the camera’ is the first point,” Ao Guan Hai asked again, “What about the second?”
“Secondly, since we plan to stay here a little longer, we might as well use this time to do something… Hehe… setting traps is a good choice,” Feng Bujue said with a smile. “When they belatedly realize our whereabouts, they will definitely send people over again, and then…”
“Wait, how do you know they’ll fall into another trap?” Ao Guan Hai asked. “Someone has already fallen into one…”
“It’s very simple,” Feng Bujue replied. “If the person who comes knows that someone has already fallen into a trap here, then he will think ‘Anyway, the trap has already been triggered,’ this place is safe, and then he will fall for it. And if the person who comes doesn’t know that someone has already fallen into a trap here, then he will also fall for it.”
“Uh…” Ao Guan Hai’s mind couldn’t quite process it.
“In short, knowing or not knowing is not important. What’s important is ‘being vigilant at all times,’” Feng Bujue said. “Only those who are always wary of traps can avoid them. In the eyes of these people, the entire jungle, and even the entire world, is a ‘minefield.’ These people don’t care if lightning can strike the same place twice, and they don’t care if someone has ever stood in this place and been struck by lightning. All they know is… on rainy days, try not to go out.”
“Because you might get struck anywhere…” Ao Guan Hai wiped the cold sweat from his temples. In this seemingly correct yet incorrect conversation, he increasingly felt that the Stephen Tan in front of him was unfathomable. “Okay… so ‘double trap’ is the second point.” He pursed his lips. “Hmm… it does sound like it could make the production team flustered for a while.”
At this moment, Feng Bujue had already arrived next to the wreckage of the previous trap. He stopped and said, “Alright, let’s quickly make another one.”
Ao Guan Hai walked over, looked at the broken vines on the ground, and replied, “These vines can’t be used anymore, I’ll go find some new ones; Stephen, you go find heavy objects.” After saying that, he turned around and began to move.
Who knew…
*Clang—*
Under completely unpredictable circumstances (at least in Ao Guan Hai’s opinion), Brother Jue suddenly raised his military shovel and launched a surprise attack on Ao Guan Hai from behind…
“You…” Ao Guan Hai staggered and fell to the ground, looking back at Brother Jue with disbelief in his eyes, and said with difficulty, “You actually…”
*Clang—* Another blow to the face.
Brother Jue mercilessly delivered another shovel strike, completely knocking Ao Guan Hai unconscious.
“You told me to find heavy objects, I’m just using what’s nearby,” Feng Bujue said, squatting down and putting handcuffs on Ao Guan Hai (after knocking Ister Gu unconscious, he had taken the handcuffs off). “Sorry, what we’ve done so far isn’t enough to throw the production team into chaos…” His eyes gradually turned cold. “Ister Gu is just the beginning, and you… will become a crucial link.”