Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Cheng Wei was a bit more logical than Tan Xiao and said, "It's hard to see clearly from a distance, and I don't know who's on it. They should be ashore in a few minutes."

Encountering others was supposed to be a fortunate event. They could find warmth in numbers, exchange information, and help each other.

However, ever since they heard from the student from Tu Dan that someone had attacked others for props, they didn't dare to fully trust anyone anymore.

If it was just props, it was one thing, but if it was puzzle pieces, wouldn't the temptation be even greater?

However, not many people had passed the maze yet, so information about the puzzle pieces was relatively blocked off. Ordinary people shouldn't know about their existence.

Shen Mo pondered for a moment and said to everyone, "Don't be too nervous. Let's go over and take a look."

Despite his words, Teacher Cheng still took his cane, Tan Xiao carried his baseball bat, and Shen Mo held his inconspicuous folding fruit knife.

As for Bai Youwei, all her belongings were in her bag.

The four of them arrived at the lakeside and found that the boat was already docking.

It was a sightseeing boat from the park, designed in an antique style. It had a large red hull, bright yellow curtains, carved dragons and phoenixes, and many red lanterns hanging outside the windows.

Several people jumped off the boat and shouted at them, "We are the rescue team! How many of you are there?"

Everyone was surprised.

After drifting on the road for so many days, they had long lost hope of being rescued, but now they had unexpectedly encountered a rescue team?

"It should be a volunteer team from a civilian organization," Shen Mo said. "The officials wouldn't use this kind of boat for rescue operations."

Upon hearing this, everyone's excitement subsided slightly.

That's right.

If they were really a rescue team, how could they use a park's sightseeing boat to save people? However, it was still fortunate to encounter a civilian rescue team.

The leader was a burly man with tanned skin. He looked a bit fierce, but his smile was simple and kind.

He led two young men over and said to Shen Mo and the others, "It's a good thing you lit a fire, otherwise, we wouldn't have found you. Are there any others? Pack up and get on the boat. We'll take you to safety!"

Shen Mo: "Safety?"

"It's right over there—" The strong man pointed with his hand. "San Shan Island. All our people are there, but it's too dark now, you definitely can't see it."

A young man next to him obviously didn't want to stay on the shore any longer and urged impatiently, "Hurry up and get on the boat. Uncle Zhao said it's not safe on the shore."

Shen Mo frowned imperceptibly.

They hadn't explained the situation clearly, so how could they just get on the boat?

"Brother, it's dark over there, I'm scared…" Bai Youwei tugged at Shen Mo's hand pitifully, her voice so soft it could drip water. "Can we not go?"

Tan Xiao and Teacher Cheng were both startled when they heard her voice and stared at her without a word.

Shen Mo, on the other hand, was used to it and calmly said to the strong man, "We don't need rescuing for the time being, thank you."

Perhaps it was the first time they had encountered someone who refused to be rescued. The strong man and the young men beside him were stunned. "Then the fire just now…"

Teacher Cheng hurriedly explained, "We were cooking something, it wasn't a distress signal. Sorry for the misunderstanding."

The other party's expression was strange as they looked at them with odd gazes. In the past, the people they encountered were ecstatic when they saw rescuers, but Shen Mo and his group were…

Well, in short, rescue was a matter of mutual consent. Since they didn't need to be rescued, there was naturally no reason to force them.

The strong man said, "Then… then you guys be careful."

After saying that, he led the people back to the boat.

Shen Mo also led his group back to the service area.

But before they had taken two steps, someone on the boat shouted at them again, "Hey! -- Wait! Please wait a moment…"

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