Chapter 142: I’ve Never Seen Someone So Good at Screwing Over Their Brother
Chapter 142: Chapter 142: I’ve Never Seen Someone So Good at Screwing Over Their Brother
Just as the kids were about to give chase, Jiang Yuchen stopped them. "We can’t beat them anyway."
"Get some rope and tie this person up. Let the older boys go after them."
Song Yi rummaged through the man’s backpack, found a rope, and tied him up.
Zhong Siqi and Song Zhe quickly gave chase.
Jiang Yuchen calmly analyzed the situation. "They have walkie-talkies. If one of them finds out, they’ll all find out. Then Gu Zhao’s plan won’t work."
With that, he started rummaging through a pile of bags and, sure enough, pulled out two walkie-talkies.
They must have belonged to the first captive and the guy who just returned.
"What’s this?" Zhong Mingrui had never seen one of these before, and he leaned in curiously.
"It’s a walkie-talkie."
"A chicken that you talk to?"
Jiang Yuchen said, "Your brother knows. Ask him when he gets back."
Zhong Mingrui nodded earnestly, waiting for Zhong Siqi to return.
Meanwhile, Song Yi and Gu Jiao thoughtfully dragged the tied-up man into the tent.
They even thoughtfully cleared the snow out of his mouth and stuffed a piece of cloth in its place.
"Don’t you talk now, okay? Thank you for making us food."
"Your food smells delicious. When we eat, I’ll feed you a little bit too."
"And also, don’t be mad at us. If you’re going to be mad at someone, go beat up the mean director."
Song Yi’s little face was completely serious. "Remember to ask for more pay."
"If he doesn’t pay up, you should tie him up too! Eat right in front of him, and don’t let him have any!"
Guest No. 1: ...
’Should I be thanking you for offering me a bite?’
The director watching the livestream: ...
’Am I mean?’
’I’m obviously a very kind person, alright?!’
Song Zhe and Zhong Siqi ran for a long time, but they weren’t professionally trained, after all. Running in the snow quickly left them panting and exhausted.
Their target, however, could still keep going.
Just when they thought the man was going to get away, a small figure suddenly leaped out of the snow ahead and tackled him to the ground.
Her small hands clamped over his mouth.
"Gu Zhao!" Song Zhe’s eyes lit up with surprise and delight.
He immediately felt his strength return and ran over quickly.
Zhong Siqi walked over as well.
Gu Zhao, still covering the man’s mouth, negotiated with him. "I’ll let go, but you can’t shout, okay?"
The man: "MMPH! MMPH! MMPH!"
Gu Zhao: "What are you mumbling for? Answer me."
The man: ...
"Big King! Where have you been!" Song Zhe looked like he wanted to hug Gu Zhao’s leg.
Gu Zhao quickly explained.
A look of exasperation crossed Zhong Siqi’s face. "I think they all figured the game was over. They probably weren’t going to cause any more trouble."
The man: !!
He looked at Zhong Siqi with tears in his eyes. ’A kindred spirit!!’
’We really were just talking about leaving!!!’
’We figured the guests were scared enough already, so it wasn’t right to keep tormenting them.’
’It felt too much like bullying rookies...’
’In short... this is a completely undeserved disaster!!’
"Huh?" Gu Zhao looked a little embarrassed and glanced down at the man she had pinned.
The man’s eyes were filled with a sense of injustice.
Gu Zhao was silent for a few seconds, then moved her hand from his mouth to cover his eyes.
"Brother Siqi, what did you say? I didn’t hear a thing."
’Ignorance is innocence. Besides, no one ever said the game was over.’
’And anyway, we already caught him.’
’Might as well round out the numbers.’
"How many people are in your group? Who’s the toughest fighter, and who’s the cleverest?"
Gu Zhao interrogated the man.
"Twenty-three. Fifth Brother can take on five at once; he’s the tough one. The cleverest are definitely Little Fifteen and Little Twenty-One."
"..."
’I’ve told them everything I can. I can’t be the only one humiliated by being tricked by these kids.’
’We’re all in this together, brothers.’
Gu Zhao made a gun gesture at his head and even provided her own sound effect, "BANG."
She let him go and stood up. "You’re a corpse now. You can’t fight back, okay?"
Shiyi felt helpless. ’This kid is actually pretty cute.’
’Except for the ones who cry.’
"Let’s go! Back for dinner!" Gu Zhao grabbed the boys and started heading back.
Zhong Siqi was confused. "We’re not fighting anymore?"
Gu Zhao said, "My plan is to wear down their stamina, not my own."
"Besides, there’s no way we can take them all down at once. It’s not like they’re all idiots."
"So today is all about raiding their base!"
"We’re going to take their tents and run!"
Zhong Siqi: ...
’So devious.’
Shiyi: ’Idiots? Is she talking about me?’
’How insulting! I hate kids!’
When the group returned, they saw that the other kids had already finished packing everything up.
"You’re back! Quick, help us take down the tents."
Zhong Mingrui waved excitedly.
Zhong Siqi and Song Zhe exchanged a look and went forward to dismantle the tents.
Shiyi saw the man trussed up on the ground. "Hey, Old Eight, why are you cosplaying as a caterpillar?"
"And why is your mouth gagged?"
Old Eight was furious. ’Why the double standard! We’re both captives, so how come Shiyi gets to walk around free?!’
After a flurry of activity, nothing was left on the snowy ground.
Even the trash was packed up and taken away.
But Gu Zhao hesitated. "Leave one bag for them."
Zhong Mingrui didn’t understand but did as he was told, handing a bag to Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao took the food out of the bag, leaving only items for warmth and emergencies.
After a moment’s thought, she added a chocolate bar as an emergency ration.
Old Eight also successfully "died in battle," becoming a "corpse" and gaining his freedom. The two of them followed Gu Zhao and the others as they moved camp.
In the end, only a single bag was left on the vast, white snowfield.
Gu Zhao had only walked a few steps when a little white fox popped out in front of her. "Sister! I found a place where we can rest!"
It was the little white fox Gu Zhao had sent out.
The group followed it to a spot sheltered from the wind and set up camp.
Once everything was set up, they heated up the food Old Eight’s team had made and dug in!
The kids ate with particular joy, and Old Eight and Shiyi also stuffed their faces.
"Did we forget something..." Gu Jiao said, rubbing her stuffed belly thoughtfully.
"I don’t think so?"
’We’ve got food, drinks, and a place to stay.’
"I think... I forgot my brother..." Gu Zhao let out a full burp.
"My sister seems to have gone wandering too..." Gu Jiao fell silent.
Jiang Yuchen was silent for two seconds. "My brother said he wouldn’t be home for dinner."
「At the original campsite.」
People started trickling back.
They fell silent, looking at the bare, snowy ground.
’Where were their tents?’
As Gu Xulin looked at the missing tents, a sudden realization seemed to dawn on him...
’Gu Xiao Zhao!! Have you abandoned your own flesh-and-blood brother?!’
[The brother is the base, but the sister is anything but basic, hahaha.]
[LMAO I’m cackling! This plot is more unpredictable than my mom’s mystery soup. It makes zero sense but I’m totally hooked.]
[Hahahaha, a bunch of abandoned kids, hahahaha.]
[This is literally the ’dazed and confused in the wind’ meme hahaha.]
Jiang Yifeng was utterly shocked.
Gu Zhen was in disbelief.
Ye Zexi had also gone out to search for the kids. Now, standing there, he found himself feeling... pleased?
"Gu Xulin, looks like Gu Zhao doesn’t want you either."
’We’re both brothers abandoned by our little sisters!’
’What gives you the right to be so arrogant!’
Ye Zexi laughed mockingly.
Gu Xulin glared at him, his hands itching to hit someone again.
"Get them!" someone shouted.
The special guests instantly sprang into action.
Gu Xulin immediately bolted, conveniently shoving Ye Zexi toward them as he went.
In the ensuing chaos, Gu Xulin managed to escape, while Gu Zhen and two others were all captured.
"Looks like the game isn’t over yet," a few of the men said with a laugh.
"You’re still laughing? Our supplies and tents are gone. The other side is probably just waiting for us to crack and surrender," Shi Wu said with a helpless sigh.
"Let’s find a new spot first. This one isn’t safe."
"This is thrilling! It’s been so long since I retired, I finally get to feel this sense of urgency again!"
"If we lose to a bunch of kids, I think our old drill sergeants would weep with rage."
After they left, a figure climbed out of a snowdrift.
Gu Xulin shook the snow off himself and ground his teeth. "Gu Xiao Zhao! I’ve never met a sister so good at screwing over her own brother!"