Desert Island Survival: A Hundredfold Improvement After Having a Baby?

He tried his best to make his words reasonable and well-founded.

He knew that logic might not work here, but if logic couldn't convince the person in front of him, then he had no other choice.

Wang Qiang stared at Chen Jian for a long time.

He may not be quick-witted, but he's not stupid.

He didn't understand everything Chen Jian said, but he heard the words "you'll die if you get caught in the rain" very clearly.

But Su Qingxue spoke first, "President Su said so."

Chen Jian's heart skipped a beat.

"The rescue team should arrive by nightfall at the latest. The satellite positioning has already been sent out, and even if their radar positioning is interfered with, it will only be delayed by a few hours."

"So there's no need to look for caves; just find water and food and wait for rescue to arrive."

"Brother Wang, are you really sure whether that signal was sent out or not?"

Chen Jian's words left Wang Qiang speechless.

Was it sent or not?

Of course, he wasn't sure.

But this matter cannot be discussed in front of this group of people.

This was Su Qingxue's last resort to stabilize morale. If even the belief that "rescue will come" crumbled, these dozens of people would erupt into chaos on the spot.

"I don't care whether it's been sent or not," Wang Qiang's attitude hardened. "If President Su says she can come, she can come. You're just a gigolo; what business is it of yours to worry about the weather? It's none of your concern!"

"Brother Wang..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Wang Qiang interrupted him, taking a step forward. "You were trying to run up the mountain just now, were you thinking of going to seek refuge with Lin Fan?"

Chen Jian's facial muscles twitched.

"I don't……"

"Don't pretend with me." Wang Qiang pointed his finger at Chen Jian's chest, poking him repeatedly. "You talked to Lin Fan yesterday, and today you're trying to sneak up the mountain again. Do you think I'm blind?"

Chen Jian was poked so hard that he took half a step back, his heel landing on a seashell, almost twisting his ankle.

"I'm going to find shelter..."

"A shelter? What kind of shelter are you looking for? That cave up there is Lin Fan's territory! Going there is tantamount to betrayal!"

Wang Qiang's voice was very loud.

The noise was so loud that several people working nearby stopped.

Xiao Zhou from the administration department raised his head and glanced timidly in their direction.

Liu Feifei sat on a rock, wrapped in her dark coat, her eyes darting back and forth between Chen Jian and Wang Qiang.

Su Qingxue stood a dozen steps away, her back to them, but her ears were clearly perked up.

Chen Jian glanced at the gazes cast his way: some were curious, some gloating, some worried, and some completely indifferent.

He took a deep breath.

"Brother Qiang, I'm not trying to side with anyone. I'm just stating a fact." Chen Jian deliberately lowered his voice. "Look at the sky, look at the ground, feel the sand under your feet. Today is different from yesterday. Everything is different."

"This is indeed a tropical desert island, but tropical doesn't mean it won't experience extreme cooling. Do you know what's most terrifying about maritime climates? It's the temperature difference. During the day, it can be over 30 degrees Celsius, but at night it can drop directly below zero."

"If it really rains tonight, there will be more than a dozen of us sitting in the open on the beach with no shelter, no fire to start, and no dry clothes. Our body temperature will drop below the critical level within two hours."

"By then, the women will be the first to collapse, followed by the older employees, and finally us relatively young men. But even if we are young and strong, we won't survive a night soaked in rainwater at minus ten degrees Celsius until dawn."

"Mr. Wang, I'm not exaggerating. I'm trying to save a life."

Chen Jian finished speaking.

He even felt that he had made himself clear enough.

The facts are clear: the temperature is rising, rising abnormally; clouds are pressing in from the west; and the humidity in the air has been increasing since morning. Each of these signs is clearer than the last.

Anyone with a basic education should be able to understand it.

Wang Qiang did understand it.

A flicker of hesitation crossed his eyes, lasting for about half a second.

Then, he forcefully suppressed that half-second of hesitation.

"Are you finished speaking?"

Chen Jian's heart sank.

"Chen Jian, I'm asking you something," Wang Qiang said, hands on his hips, tilting his head to look at him, "Are you speaking for yourself or for Lin Fan?"

"I speak for everyone."

"Everyone?" Wang Qiang laughed. "Who do you think you are, speaking for everyone?"

He took a step back and raised his voice to make sure everyone around him could hear him.

"President Su said the satellite phone signal has been sent out! The rescue team is on their way! They'll arrive before dark today at the latest!"

"President Su also said," he turned back, staring into Chen Jian's eyes, and said, word by word, "From now on, anyone who dares to get close to Lin Fan is betraying the team."

Chen Jian pursed his lips.

"Those who betray the team will find no place on the helicopter when the rescue arrives."

When those words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.

Helicopter.

seat.

These two words struck a nerve with everyone.

Everyone wants to leave.

Everyone wants to live.

That helicopter, whose whereabouts are still unknown, is the last straw in these people's minds.

Su Qingxue wanted everyone to believe it would come, and then used the power of "whether or not to board the plane" to bind everyone to her system.

This trick is more effective than a hundred million.

One hundred million is too much, but "not letting you onto the plane" means dying on this island.

For these people who would lick even the crumbs of compressed biscuits clean, this was a true death sentence.

Chen Jian's fingers slowly tightened.

"Did you hear that?" Wang Qiang leaned close to Chen Jian, his sour breath hitting Chen Jian's face. "Behave yourself, stop stirring up trouble here all the time. Do whatever President Su tells you to do."

He raised his hand and patted Chen Jian on the shoulder twice.

The two slaps were very loud, like slapping a disobedient dog.

"Hurry up and find water. Have you been to the mangrove forest to the west? Search it up and see if there's a stream or spring. Stop talking nonsense all day and do something."

Chen Jian stood still.

His gaze shifted from Wang Qiang's face, across the crowd, across the beach, and toward the mountainside.

The entrance to the cave revealed a gray, curved outline in the sunlight.

A figure could be vaguely seen carrying something back and forth near the cave entrance.

It's Lin Fan.

He was moving stones.

Lin Fan always seems to sense danger, and there must be a reason why he's moving the stones.

Chen Jian stared at it for a long time before looking away.

Without saying anything more, he turned around and walked towards the mangrove forest to the west.

Go find water.

I took a few steps.

He stopped again...