After the necessary arrangements were made, they were ready to return to the country.
As the helicopter was destroyed, they could only walk through the dense forest.
However, there was a problem. The man who was killed in the explosion yesterday was the only person who knew how to navigate the way back.
In other words, no one else knew how to get back.
As this was a primeval forest, there were no reference points available. Even if there was a guide, there was still a possibility of getting lost, let alone the absence of a guide. It was an obstacle to get out of this forest.
Furthermore, if one were to get lost in a primitive jungle, there would be no way to backtrack and it was impossible to know which direction one was heading towards.
There were only two options left for them. One was to stay put and wait for people to come to their rescue, and the other way was to take the risk and enter the dense forest.
Everyone’s eyes were glued onto Nan Chen, waiting for him to decide.
Nan Chen was also trying to decide. This decision had to be done carefully as it meant putting a lot of lives in danger.
It was too hard of a decision for him to make.
It was impossible for him to get in touch with the outside world as there were no modes of communication at hand.
No one even knew if the Nan family has taken any actions for rescue operations.
The dried rations left were also limited and even if everyone were to consume a minimal amount, it could only support them for one day.
If no one came to their rescue in time and they ran out of food, they would have no energy left to get out of this place.
But if they chose to take the risk and try to walk through the forest without any guide, the chances of them successfully leaving this place were very slim too.
There would be some risks involved for any choice that was made.
“What do you think?” Nan Chen suddenly looked towards Ning Ran.
“Me?” Ning Ran did not expect for Nan Chen to question her.
“Do you not have any ideas?” Nan Chen frowned.
“I do not have, I have never had such an experience before, I will listen to what all of you say.” Ning Ran replied.
“How about this, we will leave the food ration for the rest of you here. Qiao Zhan and his team will stay here to protect the three of you, while I lead two of his members to try to navigate our way out of the forest. If we succeed, we will get the rescue team to save all of you.” Nan Chen said.
“What if you cannot manage to find your way out?” Ning Ran questioned.
There was dead silence.
Everyone knew that if they could not get out of the forest, it meant that they would not be able to get back either. The primitive forest was the place where everyone gets lost.
No one knew how long one could survive upon getting lost in the primitive forest.
But there was a high death risk else this land would not have been named as an empty land.
“If we do not manage to get out, all of you will continue to wait here and leave the dried ration for the children.” Nan Chen said.
“I disagree.” Ning Ran said emotionally.
“Didn’t you have no comments?” Nan Chen frowned and asked.
“I now have.” Ning Ran said.
“Your comments are not valid.” Nan Chen said.
“Why? This is not Flower City and not your office, why must you be the one who calls the shots? I disagree with your decision.” Ning Ran said emotionally.
“So what do you think we should do?”
“Don’t try to get out of here; the success rate is almost zero. Even a guide could lose his way, let alone someone who was never navigated through the forest before. By trying to get through this forest is no different from sending yourself to death, you should be clearer of this than anyone else.” Ning Ran said.
Erbao started wailing by the side, “I don’t want Third Uncle to die! I don’t want!”
Nan Chen immediately lifted Erbao up and said, “Don’t listen to mommy’s nonsense, Third Uncle will not die.”
“I disagree as well.” Dabao said.
Everyone’s attention was placed upon Dabao as his state of calmness was rather shocking for a child.
“Instead of taking risks, why not just wait here? If no one comes to our rescue, we continue to wait together.” Ning Ran said.
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