Chapter 462: The Worst Outcome

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Song Fan remained silent, just watching her.

The woman took a moment to calm herself before speaking, “It’s not me. It’s my husband who has connections with the Brown Group.”

Her story was simple. Her name was Sun Yu, and she met her husband at a security company. Her husband was a retired soldier with good skills and had always been her trainer. Their love story was straightforward, but a tragic event shattered their happy family.

“The company got a commission from the Brown Group to deliver some goods abroad. My husband and a few instructors were sent to escort the shipment, but in the end, only my husband came back,” Sun Yu said, her voice tinged with sadness. “Apparently, there was a mishap with the security company’s operation, causing the cargo hold to explode, killing everyone else. My husband…”

Her voice choked up. “My husband had a head injury, with a fragment lodged in his brain. He’s already had two surgeries, and we’re broke.”

“So you joined the competition?” Though phrased as a question, Song Fan had already concluded that Sun Yu needed the money desperately.

Such head surgeries often required multiple operations depending on the circumstances, and the subsequent treatment costs were beyond the means of an average family.

Song Fan suddenly realized that despite Sun Yu’s frailty and ruthless behavior, her love for her husband was genuine. Most couples would fall apart in such dire circumstances.

Sun Yu nodded. “If he doesn’t get the next surgery, he’ll die. If he dies, I don’t want to live either. I thought I’d give this a shot. Maybe…”

She didn’t continue. Sun Yu understood the situation was grim, and the final prize might not even exist, but she clung to a sliver of hope, unwilling to voice her fears lest she jinx any chance of obtaining the money.

Song Fan understood that Sun Yu wasn’t afraid of death. Among the competition participants, aside from the mentally ill, all seemed connected to the Brown Group.

Cao Lei had injured the Brown Group’s eldest son’s kidney, Sun Yu’s husband had escorted the Brown Group’s shipment, and Song Fan herself had deep ties to the group.

People resolved to die were ruthless but had the advantage of being desperate enough to escape if given sufficient incentive.

“Sun Yu, right? I hope we can reach an understanding,” Song Fan said calmly. “I don’t trust you, but I need allies to leave here. You’re here out of desperation too, aren’t you?”

“I can’t offer you proof right now, but I want us to cooperate. If you work with me, I’ll cover your husband’s surgery costs. Instead of fighting alone, trust me. The worst outcome is death, right?”

Song Fan’s words were a strong motivator for Sun Yu. Killing to be on this island was already beyond belief. What could be worse than death, as Song Fan had said?

“Alright, I agree,” Sun Yu said solemnly.

Song Fan nodded, then turned to the slightly excited Cao Lei, “Her issue is resolved. What about you?”

“Me?” Cao Lei looked at Song Fan in surprise. “Boss, I’ve been on board from the start. I’m sticking with you. I said I’d do the dirty work and even take a bullet for you!”

Song Fan gestured for him to stop. She figured that Cao Lei’s survival was pure luck. “Alright, I have a plan now. You two will assist me.”

“Sure, Boss, you say it!” Cao Lei promised enthusiastically, thumping his chest. “You tell me to go east, I won’t go west.”

Sun Yu, now untied, also nodded in agreement.

“Which of you can act weak? Act pitiful? With the best mournful voice?” Song Fan asked as she sorted the rope.

Cao Lei eagerly took a step back, looking naturally at Sun Yu. After all, she was a woman and would be better at appearing vulnerable.

Sun Yu didn’t hesitate, “Alright, I’ll do it. Tell me what to do.”

Several minutes later, a woman’s scream echoed from the bushes. Although it was only one scream, Song Fan was certain it could be heard within hundreds of meters.

Sun Yu lay beside the bushes, her clothes stained with blood, occasionally groaning as if she were about to die.

But her face showed no signs of death. Instead, her eyes had a touch of frustration as she glanced occasionally at the two people hidden in the bushes.

She had been lying there for half an hour, yet no one had come.

There was no movement in the bushes, so Sun Yu had to keep pretending, continuing to moan.

A few minutes later, two people finally began to approach slowly.