Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1229 - 223_2

Lin Shuyou: "University students can change their registered residence; he's not lying to you."

Xin Jiyue: "Did he have a really close romantic partner before?"

Lin Shuyou: "Yes."

Xin Jiyue: "Later, did she despise his humble origins, break up with him, and marry someone else for an alliance?"

Lin Shuyou scratched his head, wondering how this plot resembled the romance novels with yellow covers that his female classmates used to love in school.

Xin Jiyue: "He loved her a lot, right?"

Lin Shuyou: "Yes."

Xin Jiyue: "She's the one who failed to cherish a good man like him."

Lin Shuyou gave Xin Jiyue a once-over: How do you plan to compete with Zhou Yunyun?

Xin Jiyue: "In the future, I'll be with him. Wherever he goes, I'll go. I'll take her place in his heart."

Lin Shuyou: "I support you; go for it."

Xin Jiyue: "Thank you."

Lin Shuyou: "You're welcome."

The area between the two lookout points.

Outside, Yin Meng hummed a tune while cooking, silently reciting that sincerity turns into poison.

Inside, Li Zhiyuan had set up his tent and had pulled up the tent flap.

"Alright, we can speak freely now."

Tan Wenbin sat up abruptly, as if resurrecting.

Skipping the small talk, they got straight to the point.

Tan Wenbin first briefly recounted the several incidents he experienced after arriving on the island.

When Li Zhiyuan heard that the three were the ones who killed all the suppliers on the island that night, he nodded slightly.

Since arriving on the island, he had also suspected those three.

Moreover, the three of them seemed to completely control the island, like three prison guards.

Tan Wenbin had reminisced with the wife from the supply store, drunk with the Lighthouse Elder, and even played cards with the boat captain.

He was aware of their names too.

The wife was named Hu Xiuhua, the Lighthouse Elder was Wu Cheliang, and the boat captain was Zhou Sihu.

After the massacre that night, Tan Wenbin played hide-and-seek with Xin Jiyue and Wu Qinhai on the island.

Several times, they were almost caught, but they luckily evaded capture each time.

While in hiding, Tan Wenbin realized something wasn't right.

The strength of those three was undeniable, and, being "natives" of the island, they were surely very familiar with the environment.

Given such an advantageous position, it was rather strange that they still couldn't catch them. If you can't catch a rat, you should at least step on its tail, right?

Someone else might have felt confident, thinking their hiding skills were superior and they could toy with them at will. But Tan Wenbin, not overly confident in his hard skills, often felt anxious about this.

"So, Brother Xiao Yuan, to test my doubts, I intentionally started to go easy on them."

"Hmm."

Li Zhiyuan responded without criticizing Tan Wenbin for being reckless.

As a pathfinder, Tan Wenbin was the first to be sent out to scout by the team. Ensuring his safety while exploring was not wrong, but he would never allow himself to become the other's "bait."

"After I went easy, they caught us, but it wasn't three of them, just one. We were forced into a confrontation with him. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The first time, I was nervous and apprehensive, thinking I had made a big mistake and might have to sacrifice myself here. So, I gave it my all, trying to escape.

In the process, I got injured but managed to escape successfully.

Once safe again, I started doubting and decided to gamble one more time.

Then, I once again went easy and was caught by one of them.

This time, even while fleeing, I went easy, but with Xin Jiyue and Wu Qinhai covering and blocking, the three of us escaped alive again and hid in a corner.

The third time, following the same pattern, I deliberately let them find our tracks and was caught by one of their trio. I pretended to attack first, then got severely injured.

This time, I still managed to escape.

I was completely certain.

Subsequently, I feigned severe injury, while Xin Jiyue and Wu Qinhai, though also injured, appeared much better than me and continued to take me along for hideouts.

Without me intentionally holding them back, or merely pretending to drift in and out of consciousness, there was no need to put much effort into acting anymore.

In any case, they hid me well with them until you, Brother Xiao Yuan, arrived, and we were never caught or involved in another fight.

Therefore, Brother Xiao Yuan, I think their target isn't just me, or even us, but you."

"Hmm."

Even if Tan Wenbin lost contact on the island, they would still have come to the island anyway, so if the target was "us," there was no need to play cat and mouse with Tan Wenbin here.

Li Zhiyuan: "But, merely setting the target as 'me' might not be entirely accurate. I think further scrutiny is necessary, using the traitor's behavior of wanting to 'live and die together' with you, to deduce their true intention."

Tan Wenbin pursed his lips. At this point, his mind was struggling to keep up.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, it's a bit complicated."

If Three-eyed were here, he might be able to follow Brother Xiao Yuan's thinking.

Li Zhiyuan smiled, "It's fine; Brother Binbin, you've already done very well."

Seeing the smile on Brother Xiao Yuan's face, Tan Wenbin was stunned for a moment. This time, when Brother Xiao Yuan comforted him, it seemed very genuine, not forced at all, and without any sense of pain showing.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, has something happened to you?"