Chen Mo, hiding in the woods, heard the little girl's pitiful cry and thought he had been discovered. It wasn't until he saw them squatting down again to catch crabs that he breathed a sigh of relief.
For the past few days, Chen Mo had been thinking about how to give them food without arousing suspicion.
He wanted to test their hearts, not their survival skills. Although the difficult survival process was essential, he didn't want them to starve to death before completing the test.
When necessary, he would intervene to ensure their basic survival.
However, the island was less than one square kilometer, and with a dozen people gathered together, Chen Mo had to be very careful to hide himself and hadn't found a suitable opportunity.
Now, everyone else had gone back, and only the two little girls were by the seaside.
Chen Mo watched the two girls squatting on the beach, focused on catching crabs, and a smile appeared on his lips.
This was a good opportunity, and he could also test these two little ones.
After a while, as it gradually got dark, the two girls reluctantly stood up and walked back with their meager harvest.
After walking along the beach for a few dozen meters, they suddenly stopped simultaneously.
A pack of compressed biscuits lay alone on the beach.
The small crab Xu Qing was holding took the opportunity to pinch her hand with its claw, causing her to release it in pain. The crab fell to the ground and quickly scuttled away.
Ignoring the escaping crab, the two girls looked at each other with joy, not just for the precious food but because it confirmed their suspicion that there really was a BLACK MAN!
When the two girls returned to the camp, everyone was surprised to see the biscuits in their hands. The girls didn't reveal their guess and said they found it by the seaside. Everyone else just envied their luck, thinking it was good for the girls to find some food.
The two girls didn't eat the biscuits themselves. The pack contained two pieces, and after eating one piece, they were almost full. They gave the other piece to Su Wan and the flight attendants who often took care of them.
The three women initially didn't want to take it, telling the girls to save it for the next day. But the girls, full of confidence, insisted they would find more food the next day and made them accept it.
The two girls were so insistent that the three women had no choice but to accept it. However, they didn't eat it, carefully saving it to give back to the girls if they couldn't find food.
But that wasn't necessary. After that, the two girls frequently found compressed biscuits and canned food washed ashore by the waves. Although it was only one or two packs each time, it was enough to keep them from starving.
Strangely, the packaging had no markings and wasn't part of the plane's meals. People guessed it might have been in a passenger's luggage and scattered into the sea after the crash.
Of course, the girls didn't just rely on these "gifts from heaven." They continued to search for food every day. Whenever they found these "airdrops," they kept just enough for themselves and shared the rest with the flight attendants.
With the emergence of these two "hunting kings," the bodyguard's spearfishing skills also improved, and he occasionally caught a few fish. Combined with the food they found by the sea, they were finally able to meet their basic survival needs and didn't have to go to bed hungry every night.
Apart from the two girls, the others didn't have such luck and could only attribute it to divine favor.
Although the two girls were very lucky, no one felt jealous.
After all, they were the youngest and had the weakest survival skills. They found the least amount of food themselves, and the food they picked up was generously shared with the others. In a way, the others benefited from the girls' luck.
Even if the girls had eaten all the food they found, no one could say anything, as it was their find. The three foreigners never shared the fish they caught.
This was understandable. Everyone was a stranger, struggling to survive on this deserted island. It was enough to keep oneself alive; who could care for others?
Thus, the group of plane crash survivors managed to survive on the deserted island, while Chen Mo, like a god, hid in the shadows, occasionally dropping "airdrops" to ensure they wouldn't starve.
With basic food security, the survivors began to think about building shelters.
Although it was warm by the bonfire, it was still cold when the wind blew, and it would be disastrous if it rained. If the bonfire was extinguished, they had no way to start a fire again.
Lighters couldn't be brought on the plane, so no one had any fire-starting materials. Although they had heard of starting a fire by friction, actually doing it was another matter.
Everyone worked together, helping each other, and in half a day, they built several simple shelters.
Of course, the three foreigners didn't join them. With enough food, they had found another open space near the water source on the second day, keeping a distance from the others. They built their own bonfire and shelters, with almost no interaction between the two groups.
Perhaps they thought the others were weak and would only be a burden. With their survival skills, it wasn't difficult to hold out until rescue arrived without the others dragging them down.
This was indeed the case. Without Chen Mo's frequent "airdrops," the others would have had a hard time surviving until rescue arrived.
But with Chen Mo's food drops and the strength in numbers, the weak and elderly survivors lived better than the three outdoor experts. Although they couldn't eat their fill every meal, they had a stable food supply and didn't have to worry about going hungry.
The three foreigners, despite their survival experience, couldn't guarantee a daily catch by fishing alone. Sometimes, they couldn't catch a single fish all day.
One day, their luck was bad, and after a busy day, they only caught a few small fish, not enough to fill their stomachs.
As the sun was setting, the three men came ashore dejectedly, only to see the two little girls picking up two cans by the seaside.
Looking at the few small fish in their hands, the three men were instantly envious. They had worked hard all day to catch a few small fish, while the two girls easily found two cans by the sea.
The three men looked at each other and saw the same answer in each other's eyes.
The two little girls caught a lot of crabs today and found two cans on their way back. Everyone would have a full meal tonight! Just as they were happily preparing to continue their way back, they were suddenly blocked by the three foreigners.
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Meanwhile, in China, the search and rescue operation for the crashed flight was capturing the hearts of the entire nation.
A week had passed since the plane went missing, and the search and rescue operation had been fully underway since the day of the crash. The country had deployed a large number of personnel, planes, ships, and satellites to search the sea area where the plane crashed. However, a week had passed, and the crashed plane still had not been found.
At the same time, there was still no significant progress in the investigation of Zhou Tianhao's murder case.