It was already dusk when Qiao Mai and the others finally joined the main force.This day was full of chaos, and everyone was full of worries, sitting around in front of the spotlight furnace in silence.

Seeing the mercenaries coming back, Montezuma immediately stood up to meet them.

"...One person is missing, who?" Montezuma asked with a frown after counting the number of people.

Qiao Hai's expression was also not good: "Tom was killed by the giant ape."

Hearing that there was a dead silence in the expedition team, many people began to panic, and Li Yongzhu, who had always been timid, sobbed softly.

Gao Ye's face was serious: "I didn't expect the rainforest to become so dangerous. It's because we underestimated the horror of the wild."

"If it weren't for the captain and Joe leading the way, we wouldn't have been able to find the ancient city. I didn't expect that after so many years, we still couldn't reach the destination by ourselves." Li Yongzhu lamented, regretting that he came to explore on impulse.

"Shut up! There are so many dangers in the tropical rainforest, it was just luck last time! Why do you think the captain didn't come back?" Gao Lingyun interrupted him angrily, furious at Li Yongzhu's self-deprecating behavior.

However, Li Yongzhu has been overwhelmed by the great fear and fell into a state of despair: "Why is this happening? Is it retribution? Is it a curse? I shouldn't have come... I shouldn't have come..."

Montezuma stopped him loudly: "This is just an accident! You are also a naturalist, don't say such depressing words!"

"Yes! Since you have chosen to come here, why don't you dedicate everything to science," Cohen's laughing voice suddenly sounded, still full of his unique cheerfulness, "'Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as gorgeous as autumn leaves. Jingmei', life is a gorgeous opera, and it is an intriguing ending to die in such a magnificent and beautiful virgin forest."

Qiao Mai looked at the only doctor in the team in surprise. Cohen usually looked carefree and didn't care about anything, but he was the most open-minded of these people.At this time, the more optimistic people are, the more stable everyone's emotions will be.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, everyone calmed down a little.

Zier Issa comforted everyone softly: "We have already lost three companions, and now is not the time to be depressed. The top priority is to formulate a comprehensive plan for moving forward, and carefully study what to do next, and we can no longer take it lightly."

Montezuma nodded and said to Rogers, "Report what happened to you."

“The apes we encountered were so formidable that even laser beams couldn’t do much damage to them,” Rogers struggles to recall. “They were twice the size of a typical great ape, almost the size of a brown bear.”

"They acted in a group, and they seemed to have a tendency to revenge. After we killed five of them, they chased them up collectively. But I don't know why, they only targeted Jimmy." Qiao Mai added.

"Mutated species." Hearing their description, Blake suddenly said, "I remembered that these apes should have been brought by naturalists from the African jungle decades ago. They reproduced rapidly in the Latin American rainforest, and have already caused There were many casualties of explorers. When the expeditions first started, naturalists did not notice the harm of species invasions, which caused a lot of trouble."

"And what about the act of revenge?" Jack pressed him.

"These apes are very vengeful and will pursue enemies who harm their own kind."

"But the object of their revenge is only Jimmy."

"...Blood," Blake was also a little puzzled, thinking carefully, "the apes will track the special breath in the blood of the same race. Did Jimmy get the blood of the great ape during the battle?"

The mercenaries froze collectively, thinking of Qiao Mai's attack.

"It's you again! Why is it you every time!" Jack angrily grabbed Qiao Mai's collar, "You killed Tom, and now it's Jimmy again! You disaster! Is it enough to kill us all! "

Qiao Mai lowered his eyes and let him grab him, without saying a word.

"Let go!" Rogers took a step forward and pushed Jack away, "Qiao Mai also wanted to save him, otherwise Jimmy would have died earlier!"

"Then why did he hide in such a timely manner, but Jimmy was sprayed with blood from the giant ape? Why was he the only one using cold weapons? He clearly did it on purpose!"

"Who then ran away, and who fought those beasts to the end?" Rogers was so angry that he almost wanted to fight Jack.

Qiao Mai reached out to stop Rogers, and said calmly: "Jack is right, I killed Jimmy, and it's all because of me."

However, Qiao Mai looked up at Jack and said seriously: "But I can't do it on purpose! It's my instinct to avoid blood, and it's also my habit to use cold weapons. I don't need to hurt others for no reason!"

Jack snorted coldly: "Instinct? What kind of instinct cheats the instinct of teammates?"

"... cleanliness."

Jack cursed angrily: "Ha! Did you kill Jimmy because of this?"

"Enough! Don't quarrel anymore!" Qiao Hai couldn't bear to stop the farce, "Don't push everything on the victim! The behavior of the two of you abandoning your teammates will be punished when you return to the base!"

The expedition team fell silent for a while, and Cohen and Zier Issa began to prepare dinner for everyone.

"Just now, thank you for protecting me." Qiao Mai sat silently beside Rogers, and suddenly said seriously.

Rogers still ignored him, as if it was another person who had just quarreled with Jack angrily.

Qiao Mai has always been good at talking to himself, and he doesn't care about Rogers' indifference: "My father also said that I was a disaster star and killed my mother. Can I really only bring bad luck to others?"

"..." Rogers stood up abruptly and sat down beside Qiao Hai.Qiao Mai froze for a moment, then withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, curling himself up into a wronged watermelon bug.

A group of people finished their dinner without food, and the sky had completely darkened. Montezuma suddenly said, "Pack up, we're leaving now."

"What are you kidding!" Takano was shocked, "It will be dark soon! The danger of the rainforest will increase exponentially at night!"

Several other scholars were also surprised, looking at him as if Montezuma had suddenly grown two horns.

"Yes! It's too dangerous!" Zier Isa also advised him, telling Montezuma not to act rashly.

Montezuma turned a deaf ear: "Today has already delayed a lot of the trip, we must leave the territory of the great apes quickly to prevent them from attacking us again."

Gao Ye Xinbing couldn't bear it anymore: "Mr. Montezuma! Since entering the rainforest, you have never listened to the professional advice of scholars! It was your willful actions that killed three people. Are you going to let our entire army be wiped out now?!"

Montezuma snorted coldly: "I don't remember what I did, didn't the three of them ask for it?"

"No! You are too domineering! Our lives are at stake, so we can't let you do whatever you want!" Gao Lingyun also angrily accused Montezuma.

"Yes!"

"Yes, you are too authoritarian!"

"..."

For a while, the scholars objected endlessly, but the mercenaries kept silent because of their status.

"I think we can't let you continue to be a dictator, or we will all die here!" Takano suddenly suggested, "We must elect another highly respected expert to lead the way and move forward based on everyone's opinions, not what you said What is what!"

Facing their behavior, Montezuma was not angry, but raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Then you scholars are the most professional, why don't you vote?"

Gao Lingyun's eyes lit up: "There is no need to vote. Mr. Gao Ye is the oldest and most experienced person here. I suggest that he lead the team."

Gao Ye quickly waved his hand: "No, no, you flatter me too much. You should come, you are an old expert for many years!"

"I... I also think that Mr. Gao Ye should be the captain..." Li Yongzhu weakly raised his hand.

The remaining Black and Yang Sheng also said that they obeyed Gao Ye's order.

"This... I am really ashamed of being disrespectful." Gao Ye was a little proud, but he didn't want to show it blatantly, so he hurriedly said a few words of humility.

"You are the most suitable captain!"

Just as several scholars were giving in to each other, Qiao Maiyan interrupted: "You are so funny, choose a linguist as the expedition leader. Mr. Gao Ye, can you speak ape language? Next time you meet them, you can negotiate and let them let go over you."

Several scholars were irritated, and you started to crusade against Qiao Mai with every word.

Suddenly there was a gunshot, and Montezuma held up the AK4M and looked at them with a sneer, his eyes were sharp, like watching a group of clowns:

"The weapons are in my hands, and the supplies are also in my hands. Not satisfied? I'll take the money from my father, and you will accept it obediently."

The scholars all shut their mouths, even if they were aggrieved, they were intimidated by Montezuma's toughness.

Jack and Martin were also a little afraid of Montezuma, who was like a robber at this time. Only Qiao Mai looked at the domineering Montezuma, drooling: the unreasonable Montezuma was very much like his uncle, the difference was that Montezuma most of the time Cold and silent, Qiao Hai is always unreasonable.

"I've never been a dictator, but you guys find trouble for me every day."

"Okay, they're right." Qiao Hai, who had been watching the excitement with his arms crossed, took the AK4M from Montezuma. "Since we are a team, we must cooperate. Don't scare the experts. Don't listen to their opinions. Isn't the money wasted?"

"The forest is indeed more dangerous at night, we'd better wait until dawn before leaving." Zier Isa also said.

Montezuma snorted and turned away.Qiao Hai looked at the scholars and sighed: "Haven't you figured out Montezuma's temper? Don't mess with him. Go and rest."

The scholars fell asleep reluctantly, and did not dare to say anything more.What Montezuma did just now made them realize clearly that they had nowhere to ask for help in the rainforest, and they were no longer a university student who turned clouds and rain, so they could only endure the humiliation and wait until they left alive.

"Roger, let's sleep too." Qiao Mai looked at Rogers eagerly, and was covered by an open sleeping bag.

"This is Jimmy's sleeping bag, you use this."

"Roger..." Qiao Mai begged him with a sad face, and Rogers turned around and got into his sleeping bag, zipping it hard.

"Uncle... Can I sleep with you? What if Jimmy comes back to settle accounts with me at night and sees me sleeping in his sleeping bag..." Qiao Mai hurriedly sought his uncle's help.

Qiao Hai looked at his nephew's pitiful appearance with amused expression, and was about to agree when he was dragged away without a word by Montezuma who turned back halfway.

"You adulterers! Uncle, I'm your own nephew!" Qiao Mai hiccupped in anger, and finally fell asleep in Jimmy's sleeping bag.

midnight.

Rogers was falling asleep, and when he heard the rustling sound in the sleeping bag, he immediately woke up and felt a furry head resting on his shoulder.

"Roger..." Qiao Mai said in a daze, "I'm so sleepy, Jimmy hasn't come to me yet... I'll sleep for a while... Huh..."

Rogers lay with his eyes open for a while, adjusted his posture to make Qiao Mai sleep more comfortably, and fell asleep himself.

The author has something to say:

...Don't Baidu watermelon bug, just know that it will shrink into a ball when it is frightened =L=

And don't talk to me about logic, logic is strangled by me =L=

The collection has increased...

Also, dictatorship and autocracy are also river crab words...

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