Chapter 2848: Daring to Complain at a Time Like This? You Really Think I Won't Kill People?

Yang Lu had vanished, along with A Xiang.

Ming Shu's heart skipped a beat too!

He had never imagined Yang Lu would really run into trouble..

From the very start of following Archaeology Team Two, Ming Shu had been certain that Yang Lu could handle every situation and solve every problem.

She would never let anyone down—but now the blood-soaked reality told him things were not at all what he had imagined!

Ming Shu instinctively slapped his own head, unable to help recalling his earlier assessment.

In other words, the fundamental change in the situation was because Zhang Lin had not gone up to the New Moon Restaurant.

Even Ming Shu couldn't help blurting out a line at this moment.

"If I'd known it would be like this, I should have waited until Mr. Zhang was at the New Moon Restaurant before making a move. Now I've thrown my life away for nothing—what are we supposed to do next?"

His tone was still full of complaint.

Wang Kaixuan and Hu Bayi were worried too, in truth.

Even now, they still couldn't believe Yang Lu had truly fallen into the bottomless pool. After all, the height here wasn't enough to kill her on impact, and there was water below.

The moment Ming Shu finished speaking, the two of them reacted at the same time.

Wang Kaixuan's reaction was even more direct—his eyes flashed with killing intent as he walked straight toward Ming Shu. This time he had no intention of merely intimidating him; the murderous aura in his gaze said it all.

This time Ming Shu had gone too far. Some things absolutely could not be said—even though Ming Shu wasn't a member of Archaeology Team Two and didn't carry that sense of responsibility.

But along the way, Yang Lu had saved Ming Shu's life more than once, even though he had been causing them trouble nonstop the entire time.

Whether Ming Shu's disruptions were deliberate or accidental, that wasn't what Archaeology Team Two cared about.

They only needed to settle on one thing: Ming Shu was a mercenary, self-serving scoundrel. They had already given him chance after chance, yet he still didn't cherish them—and that cost Wang Kaixuan his last patience.

Being glared at like that, Ming Shu nervously swallowed. He knew exactly how far the other man could go, and now that Yang Lu was gone, there was no one left who could hold Wang Kaixuan back.

Ming Shu hurriedly stepped back, but a cliff was at his side too—retreating was pointless. Fortunately, Peter was right beside him at this moment, still standing in front of Ming Shu as always. Anyone who truly wanted to hurt Ming Shu would have Peter stepping forward at the first instant.

But this time Ming Shu didn't breathe a sigh of relief because of it. After all, there were so many people in Archaeology Team Two, and this time even Hu Bayi wasn't holding Wang Kaixuan back. If things really came to blows, Peter wouldn't be able to save him either.

So Ming Shu figured this time he could only rely on himself. He quickly said, "I didn't mean it that way, really."

Such a pale excuse was useless now. Wang Kaixuan ground his molars—the hatred he felt for Ming Shu had already reached its peak.

Whether it was Peter or anyone else who tried to stop him, he would kill them on the spot. Unless Yang Lu or Zhang Lin sent word telling him to stop, only then would Wang Kaixuan obey.

Wang Kaixuan raised his military shovel and said coldly to Peter, "I do admire your loyalty. You really planning to block me?"

His meaning was crystal clear—if the other man kept interfering, he wouldn't show any mercy and would kill him on the spot. Wang Kaixuan was absolutely capable of that.

Peter nodded firmly, then let out a sigh. Honestly, any normal person would think Ming Shu had gone too far in what he said and did.

But even so, Peter couldn't back down. He still held fast to the convictions he'd always had.

Wang Kaixuan's voice grew colder and colder. Just then, a tremendous sound came from the statue in the distance.

When everyone had first arrived at this cliff, the first thing they'd seen was the large Buddha head on the opposite rock face—it looked like a Guanyin statue.

But on closer inspection, it was slightly different from Guanyin, and looked rather an awkward mishmash. However, with Yang Lu's disappearance, they hadn't paid it any mind. Whatever that Guanyin statue specifically represented, Yang Lu's vanishing was already a done deal.

Under those circumstances, they couldn't focus on anything else.

It was precisely this being blinded by one leaf that caused them to miss the most important thing. Because the livestream hadn't cut to Yang Lu, no one knew where she'd gone—of course, there was one exception in this world: Zhang Lin.

The moment he saw the statue, he had basically figured out the whole situation. Since there was no path ahead, the statue itself had to be where the mechanism was.

This was the most basic common sense. If not for their panic clouding their judgment, many people in Archaeology Team Two could have noticed this.

But precisely because the first thing on everyone's mind was Yang Lu's safety, they had actually missed such an obvious flaw.

Zhang Lin couldn't help sighing, thinking that if they failed to notice anything else from here on out, he could only give them the appropriate directions.

Although he didn't want to do that—on one hand, he wanted to train everyone in Archaeology Team Two, and on the other, doing so now would expose certain flaws.

Wang Canghai had already taken things to that point, and Zhang Lin had said his piece in absolute terms. That meant the final outcome between the two of them was a fight to the death.

Given the current situation, killing Wang Canghai wasn't hard for Zhang Lin. The hard part was keeping everyone in Archaeology Team Two alive.

After all, he wasn't on the scene and couldn't intervene in everything. If the other side was truly determined to drag everyone down with him, Zhang Lin didn't know how many people he could save.

But one thing was certain—he would do his utmost to keep Yang Lu alive. As for the others, Zhang Lin could only say he'd try his best, but if it didn't work out in the end, he could only apologize.

After all, when it came down to it, Zhang Lin had no such obligation. This was entirely his own doing—helping them was a favor, not helping was his right.

Of course, Yang Lu was the exception. Zhang Lin definitely had special feelings for her—after all, she was his junior sister.

Just as Zhang Lin was about to make that decision regardless of the consequences, the statue unexpectedly moved.

Everyone's expression tightened—they were reminded of all their past experiences in tombs. Sometimes, that was just how it was.

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