Zhou Lin - Chapter 197 Born to Kill (Part 1)

By the end of the first day, Ran Xiangtian had basically succeeded in seizing power and became the leader of this small group.

Of course, this was expected by him. He didn’t think that a guy like Jamal could suppress him for too long.

Not to mention that Ran Xiangtian is still hiding the fact that he is an ability user. His well-known title of Wild Survival Expert and various survival skills are enough for him to gain absolute say in this specific environment. .

On the other hand, Jamal, although he acted as the leader when everyone first woke up with his loud voice and big body, temporarily calming the scene, within half a day everyone discovered that he was a fighter The contribution he can bring to this group is not even as good as that of Chef Mel; not to mention, there is now a public ability user Yan Wushang, so Jamal is not irreplaceable in terms of force… There is no reason for everyone to continue to tolerate it. A powerful character like Jamal, who is neither likeable nor useful, sits on top.

Therefore, it was only logical that Ran Xiangtian, another person who was interested in the leader position, took over the leadership at this time.

Ran Xiangtian is obviously more sophisticated than Jamal. Although he is not very clever, he is much better than Jamal in terms of the trick of using hypocritical words and winning people’s hearts.

Even though he has been thinking about his own little calculation in his heart, on the surface, even if it is just a gesture, Ran Xiangtian will try his best to maintain the appearance of acting for the collective benefit.

And objectively speaking, he has indeed done a lot for everyone…

For example, after dinner, Ran Xiangtian personally went around the camp to install some simple alarm devices. These devices are of various types and only require local materials, some plants and heavy objects, and a small amount of string. If a wild beast or something else approaches at night, these devices will be triggered and make some obvious noises.

In addition, he also taught everyone how to make temporary beds from leaves, weeds and vines, and educated people on the risks of sleeping on the ground.

Finally, he also proposed that people should take turns keeping watch at night when everyone was sleeping, and volunteered to stand on the first shift.

In fact, Yan Wushang can do it by himself when it comes to standing guard.

If necessary, as long as Yan Wushang can ensure three sleep cycles (one and a half hours counts as one) every seventy-two hours, he can be energetic for the rest of the time.

However, Yan Wushang did not take the initiative to mention this matter to others, because he had no intention of deliberately trying to please this group of people, nor did he intend to further expose his abilities in order to please them, so he quietly accepted Ran Xiangtian’s arrangement. ——Ran Xiangtian, Yan Wushang, Daniel and Quint took turns guarding this first night.

As for the remaining people, there is no need to keep vigil and they can sleep until dawn as they like.

From a certain perspective, Ran Xiangtian has already divided these eight people into different classes at this time… He himself is the leader at the top, followed by people who can be used like Yan Wushang, Daniel and Quint. , followed by two women, Kunny and Mel, who he may use, are irreplaceable and need to please, and at the bottom are trash like He Huai and trash like Jamal. It is best to get rid of the opposition quickly.

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Time passed slowly. After dinner, everyone was basically preparing their beds and didn’t get much rest.

The nights in the jungle are very long.

People who live in big cities may think that six or seven o’clock is still very early, and they are still in good spirits at eight or nine o’clock, and it is really night after eleven o’clock. But in the jungle, assuming that it starts to get dark after six o’clock, Then, until sunrise, the next eleven hours or so are all considered night.

Fortunately, year-round urban life has changed the biological clock of the human race. At least in modern society, the vast majority of adults have long been accustomed to sleeping after 11 p.m.

Therefore, despite a tiring day, it was almost midnight when everyone fell asleep near the fire one after another, and the night vigil officially began.

According to Ran Xiangtian’s idea, if each of the four night watchmen keeps watch for an hour and a half, it will be almost dawn; however, how to calculate the time is a problem, after all, none of these eight people have watches.

So, before going to bed, Ran Xiangtian told the other three brothers who were watching the night a method of using the position of the moon to judge the time…

There was nothing to say in the middle of the night, and before we knew it, it was early morning.

In the past hour and a half, Ran Xiangtian said he was keeping watch, but in fact he was more doing calculations; he looked at the stars, the moon, and counted the dates… He even made a funnel out of a big leaf and observed what happened when the water flowed down. Whether the vortex is clockwise or counterclockwise, we can use this to infer the geographical location.

But he only got a series of contradictory feedback that did not fit with what he knew about astronomy and geography.

This made him feel very puzzling, but he was not the kind of person who would think of Have I been kidnapped somewhere outside the earth? So, in the end, he could only use the magnetic field of this place The starry sky is unusual. This meaningless conclusion is used to excuse oneself.

Just like that, with a lot of questions and disappointment, Ran Xiangtian woke up Yan Wushang and went to sleep.

As for Yan Wushang, he did fall asleep for a while just now, because he judged that at least tonight he would not be in any danger.

After being woken up, Yan Wushang casually said a few words to Ran Xiangtian and then began to take over the guard duty.

Although this jungle is humid and hot during the day, it is a bit cold at night. Of course, it is not so cold that you have to cover yourself with something or you will wake up from the cold.

One thing that is strange is that no one encounters mosquitoes no matter day or night. This is definitely not normal, but it can be considered a good thing.

Yan Wushang sat silently by the fire for more than ten minutes, adding one or two firewood to the fire from time to time to keep the flame alive.

He looked absent-minded and didn’t know what he was thinking about; different from when he robbed Kitchener, Yan Wushang’s eyes were full of vicissitudes of life now, and his whole body also showed a look that most people of his age had. There will be no composure and freedom.

Hey, can I sit here? After a moment, Kunny’s voice sounded from his side.

Yan Wushang didn’t even raise his eyelids, he just continued to stir the fire and whispered, Okay.

Then, Kunny sat down next to Yan Wushang.

Yan Wushang knew very well when the other party got up and approached him. He also roughly guessed what Kunny was going to do. However, he didn’t want to say anything more or expose anyone, so he just let it be.

I can’t sleep, can you chat with me for a while? Kunny sat down, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said.

I prefer listening rather than speaking. Yan Wushang thought of an answer that would save him energy in the following conversation.

Pfft… Kunny chuckled after hearing this, This is the best conversation starter I’ve ever heard, bar none. She shrugged, You know, when I talk to people, the first sentence I hear is Usually they compliment me on my beauty or my good figure.”

Really? Tell me, who do you usually talk to more often… Yan Wushang continued weakly.

Kunny took advantage of the situation and started chatting: You know, agents, photographers, makeup artists, investors…

She started chatting endlessly about her life as an Internet celebrity, all of which were unhelpful topics, and most of the content was obviously whitewashed; she portrayed herself as a beautiful, brave, kind and strong person who never lost herself and The goddess who let go of her bottom line also repeatedly hinted that she liked boys like Yan Wushang – even though she had no idea what kind of person Yan Wushang was.

The more she spoke, the more energetic she became. With the habitual you know popping up from time to time, her body slowly moved closer to her. Her right hand naturally held Yan Wushang’s left arm, just shy of her head. He also leaned on the latter’s shoulder.

At this moment, as long as Yan Wushang glanced slightly to the left, he could clearly see something rubbing against his arm. It had an unscientific shape, as if it would jump out of the low collar of Kunny’s T-shirt at any time.

But Yan Wushang refused to look, and his response to Kunny was rather perfunctory, because he clearly understood the nature of the current situation.

Although Yan Wushang didn’t know what happened between Jamal and Kunny during the day, there was no doubt that the relationship between the two people did not develop into a relationship of mutual use or mutual dependence; in addition, now Jamal was obviously Having lost power, Kunny’s strategy is naturally to find someone else to rely on, so…who is this person?

At present, it seems that Ran Xiangtian and Yan Wushang are both candidates for priority consideration.

Kunny did hesitate on this issue for a long time, but finally decided to go and please Yan Wushang first.

There were two reasons for her choice: First, during dinner, she also heard that Yan Wushang was an esper. Although Ran Xiangtian, a survival expert, was also very valuable, compared with espers, ordinary people were really weak. It’s still unreliable; secondly… In terms of personality and appearance, she does prefer Yan Wushang. On the other hand, Ran Xiangtian has an aura of hypocrisy that she is very familiar with… It’s ironic that this kind of person is The smell disgusted her.

Of course, Kunny did not leave no room for escape; while she was trying to please Yan Wushang, she did not completely cut off the possibility of taking advantage of others in the future. Therefore, she deliberately waited until Ran Xiangtian fell asleep before getting up to chat with Yan Wushang.

Wushang, I suddenly want to go to the bathroom. After posing and nagging for half an hour in a deliberately sweet voice, Kunny finally took further action when he saw that Yan Wushang was still indifferent.

Oh. Yan Wushang tilted his head and replied, Then be careful not to trigger the alarm devices set by Brother Ran.

Eh? Aren’t you going with me? Kunny asked suspiciously.

Do you need it? Yan Wushang asked almost without thinking. After finishing the question, he added a second later, Is it convenient?

Of course I need it. It’s so dark that it’s inconvenient for me to go alone. Kunny’s answer was something he had already thought about. Please, just bring a lit firewood and help me lift it. Of course you have to Turn around and don’t peek, and by the way, help me guard to prevent others from peeking.

Okay… Yan Wushang nodded, picked up a branch from the fire with an impatient expression, and followed her.

Kunny led him dozens of meters away before finding a bush and squatting in. After Yan Wushang turned around, she repeatedly told him, Don’t peek in a tone that seemed to welcome him in return. It was as if he was trying to lure the other party into doing something, which made Yan Wushang roll his eyes and shake his head helplessly even when his back was turned to her.

A few minutes later, Kunny waited for a long time but did not see Yan Wushang rushing toward her. This made her very disappointed. She was already cursing in her heart whether this boy was incompetent in some way. However, at this moment, the darkness There was a sudden strange noise.

There was a faint sound of breathing. It was not just ordinary breathing, but a heavy and muddy sound that sounded obscene.

Who’s there? Yan Wushang was very alert, and he must have heard the voice that even Kunny heard.

As the saying goes, people with great skills are bold. While Yan Wushang was asking questions, he was already walking towards the source of the sound with the lit branch in hand.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, there was only a rapid sound of 呲呲 in the darkness, and then a shadow rushed out under the cover of the trees and shrubs. The speed was faster than a rabbit. In the blink of an eye, It reached an extremely far place with a bah, bah, bah sound, and quickly disappeared. Even Yan Wushang didn’t see clearly what it was.

What’s wrong? A few seconds later, Kunny came over. In fact, she had already pulled up her pants and was just pretending to squat there, so if there was any movement, she would come very quickly.

Yan Wushang turned to look at her and replied, There seemed to be something over there just now, but now it’s gone. Maybe… it’s some small animal.

Little animal? Kunny frowned and said, No! I heard a gasp just now, and it must have been human… It’s… quite wretched… When she said this, she suddenly stepped forward and hugged her. Yan Wushang’s arm immediately began to pretend to cry, I hate it, someone must be peeking at me.

Yan Wushang didn’t say anything, just watched her performance silently.

Kunny pretended to cry for a while, then suddenly raised her head again, as if she remembered something: I know! It must be He Huai! She pointed the finger at He Huai and said conclusively, When I was sleeping before , he deliberately slept very close to me, and got closer and closer. After I fell asleep, I felt someone touching my leg. Then I looked back and found that he just turned over and took his hand away… Now think about it, He must have been pretending to be asleep at that time! When she said this, she stamped her feet angrily and cursed, This old pervert! It must be him, he was always looking at me with a leering look during the day, it must have been him just now Peeping!”

Yan Wushang didn’t believe 90% of what she said. Even if she didn’t say it out of hand, this one-sided statement alone was not enough as evidence.

While she was crying, Yan Wushang took advantage of the situation and broke away from her embrace. He walked forward slowly and used firelight to illuminate the place where the gasping sound had just come out. As a result… he actually found a pool of liquid on the ground. .

The liquid was undoubtedly fresh, not much, and basically dripped on a stone. It had no pungent smell of excrement, nor did it look like plant secretions or dew.

A few seconds later, Kunny followed Yan Wushang’s line of sight and saw the small puddle of liquid. She suddenly showed an extremely disgusted look and made a sound: Eh-.

It should be saliva. Yan Wushang took a closer look, confirmed it, and then continued, Human saliva.

Although the truth was different from what Kunny had imagined in those few seconds, it still made her feel hairy and goosebumps all over her body.

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It didn’t take long for the two of them to return to the camp.

At a glance, everyone else was still asleep, and no one seemed to have moved.

Yan Wushang told Kunny to go to sleep if he had nothing to do. He would have to change his shift if he stayed for a while longer. Kunny didn’t say anything more. He just glared fiercely at He Huai who was sleeping, and then moved to an area away from him to continue. sleep.

Regarding what happened just now, Yan Wushang could figure out some things, but he couldn’t figure out some things, but he was not anxious or troubled, because he knew… this was only the first day.

After some time passed, Yan Wushang saw that it was almost time to change his shift, so he went to wake Daniel up, then returned to where he originally lay and lay down again.

But this time, Yan Wushang did not fall asleep again. He just closed his eyes, controlled his breathing, and listened secretly…

Sure enough, about twenty minutes after he fell asleep, he heard Jamal getting up.

Then, there was the sound of Jamal and Daniel leaving together and walking into the jungle. Even without using his eyes to confirm, Yan Wushang could roughly guess that Jamal gave Daniel a look or gesture after getting up and called him away.

When they got further away, Yan Wushang… also started to move.

At this moment, Yan Wushang was a little more serious. From getting up, to moving, and even to walking into the jungle, he didn’t make the slightest sound. Even he himself, with his eyes closed, couldn’t detect this. Silent Action.

He was not worried that someone in the camp would get up and find that he was gone when he left. In a situation like that, he could get away with it by just saying that he got up to pee. But if Jamal and Daniel discovered that he was eavesdropping, things would be complicated, so he hid his voice.

One step, one step… When Yan Wushang followed the two people, he took every step very carefully, just in case the other party left any detection means in the place he passed – he had seen too many such methods, Yan Wushang I am also good at it. For example, I can quietly scatter a handful of soil in a dark place, and then pass by there. If I see shoe prints on it when I turn back later, I will immediately know that someone has followed me just now.

You should know why I called you here, right? After a while, Jamal and Daniel stopped, and Jamal was the first to ask the question.

As soon as Yan Wushang saw the two people stop, he immediately found a safe place to hide. At the same time, he suppressed his breathing and heartbeat, and his whole body was as quiet as a rock.

Because I called you ‘a black boxer’? Daniel heard Jamal’s question, raised his chin, and replied calmly.

Previously, Daniel had always spoken in a gay manner in front of others, and his words were more elegant. The only time he spoke in a straight man’s tone was when he rescued He Huai and scolded Jamal.

But right now, this is the way Daniel speaks, as if this is the real him…

You know me? Jamal asked again.

Hmph… Daniel sneered, I do know a fighter named Jamal Chavez… if you call a down-and-out boxer with no talent and no reputation a fighter. He paused. After a pause, he continued, Actually, I’m not interested in the kind of sport where two men fight each other shirtless, but I’m quite passionate about gambling, so I occasionally go to a few underground boxing events. Match. Coincidentally, one of the few black boxing matches I have seen was between Jamal Chavez and the then underground boxing champion ‘Tiger Tiger’, that is… you.

Tiger’s face darkened: So you knew who I was from the beginning?

Yes. Daniel replied, But I’m too lazy to expose you. Firstly, I don’t think ‘Tiger’ is necessarily your real name. Secondly, exposing you will not do me any good, and it will also blind me. Negative impression of ‘a person associated with black market boxing’.

But last night, when you were helping that loser, you still revealed my identity. The next second, Tiger glared at him and continued in a reproachful tone.

Daniel spread his hands: I was also quick to talk for a moment, but when I came back to my senses, the words had already been spoken…

However, you did go a little too far at that time, didn’t you?

I don’t care about that good-for-nothing He Huai’s life or death, but if someone really dies on the spot because of your push, then Ran Xiangtian will definitely take the opportunity to condemn you and make you pay for it. And you… He will never sit still and wait for death, which will lead to fighting or even killing.

Considering that you are an ability user, and that Yan Wushang is also an ability user, if you really want to fight, the situation will not end well… Then you two will bring disaster to Chi Yu, do you think it is better for me to take action or not to take action?

To sum up, the judgment I made in a split second allowed me to choose to save He Huai, reducing the big problem to a small one and keeping the trouble at peace.

Tiger heard this and continued: It seems that you are not a stylist…

Haha… Daniel laughed, Yes, my nickname is ‘Stylist’, because what I like most is to kill others when they are sitting with their backs to me…

Huh, are you a perverted murderer? Tiger asked, squinting at the other person, and instinctively turned sideways, half a step away from Daniel.

No, no, no, you have misunderstood. Daniel raised his right hand and gently moved his index finger, Psychologists have already summarized the psychological demands of all well-known perverted killers in history, such as ‘In order to achieve their own goals’ Some unattainable expectations’, ‘Considering killing as one’s mission and work’, ‘For a certain religious belief’, ‘To overcome the psychological shadow’, ‘To satisfy some twisted greed or ideal’, ‘Discriminatory mentality’, ‘abnormal entertainment’, and ‘political purpose’ etc.

At this point, he paused for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and then said: But I am different… Every time I kill someone, I have a very sufficient and logical reason. For example, the real Jamal Cha Wes, I went to kill him the night after he finished his match with you… He was obviously a piece of trash, and he should have fallen down in the second round, but he still managed to stand up so many times. It was amazing. I lost until the last point was calculated, which cost me so much money, so I went to kill him overnight; I used a steel wire to strangle him quickly and cleanly…

Look, he made me so angry, and I didn’t make him suffer much when I killed him. Does that prove that I’m not a pervert?

Later I went to check. After the garbage man died, no one came to claim his body. His body was taken away by the federal army not long after. It is said that part of his body was donated to a soldier on the battlefield. The injured soldier with a broken arm, this is making the best use of everything! Without me, that soldier might have to live with a prosthetic limb for the rest of his life, so I actually did a good thing, right?

Besides, although I have killed many people, I can stop at any time. There is no internal driving force forcing me to keep killing… It’s like I have been here with you for a whole day, and I have no internal driving force. Let’s do it, right?”

By the end of his speech, his expression and tone became more and more like a perverted murderer, as if he was ready to take action at any time.

When Tiger saw this, he was covered in cold sweat, and the sweat marks were quite conspicuous in the moonlight due to reflection.

Ha… don’t be nervous. I told you, I’m not a pervert. As long as you don’t take the initiative to do anything bad to me, I won’t do anything to you. Seeing that the other party didn’t answer, Daniel added, I took this opportunity to speak to you just to show that I am sincere in cooperating with you.

Oh? Tiger was still doubtful, Why me? I’m a street rat now.

It doesn’t matter if you are a rat on the street, the situation will always change. Daniel said, As for the reason for cooperating with you… because I don’t know the details of other people, and I can’t judge which of their words is true and which is false. , so until I see through their background, every one of them is dangerous in my opinion.

But you…Tiger, I have seen you, and I know what you do outside, so I would rather form an alliance with you.

As he spoke, he took a step forward and patted Tiger on the shoulder. Brother, think about it carefully. The water behind this ‘survival game’ is probably deeper than we imagined. Fighting alone is definitely not as good as using each other. , and besides, given your current situation, you have nothing to lose, right?

Tiger swallowed and glanced at the hand on his shoulder: Okay… okay.

Well. Daniel retracted his hand and nodded with satisfaction, So…since we are already a cooperative relationship, can you first tell me what happened between you and that woman during the day?