“See? Just as I predicted, they fell for it.” Feng Bujue, hidden in the bushes, said, watching the Kangaroo Squad Four in the distance.

“It's effective, but I still think...your idea is a bit crazy.” O'Conner, squatting next to him, replied.

“Hmph…maybe…” Feng Bujue snorted, not saying much more.

Naturally, Jue-ge wouldn't reveal too much to a temporary partner like O'Conner, so he just brushed it off with that one sentence.

But in reality, those familiar with Jue-ge's style understood—those seemingly inexplicable actions were actually quite purposeful.

Feng Bujue knew very well that, besides Bell, the production team had also arranged many lurking personnel on the island (the clues left behind by those people's actions had already caught Jue-ge's eye). Under this premise, it was reasonable to deduce that "the production team has been secretly and constantly interfering with the competition."

For Jue-ge, this feeling of being controlled…was very unpleasant.

Moreover, in addition to the subjective displeasure, he also objectively faced a "threat."

The origin of this "threat" was…his cooperation with O'Conner.

The former president's point was correct—even if it was just mutual exploitation, teaming up with multiple people was much more advantageous than acting alone. Putting aside everything else, just take what happened just now…when Jue-ge climbed the tree to retrieve the camera, O'Conner was responsible for guarding Easter Egg; and when Jue-ge was using the camera to record the threatening video, O'Conner was setting up hunting traps on the side. It would be really difficult to do these things alone…but it was very easy for two people to do them.

Regardless of how long their cooperative relationship could last, or how much danger was hidden within it, at least in the short term, Feng Bujue and O'Conner were much more competitive than other players.

However, precisely because of this…they were bound to become the target of the production team's suppression.

This was beyond doubt…a mature directing team would never allow a reality show to lose suspense so early in the opening. Industry insiders all understood that the production team "balancing" things behind the scenes was a common occurrence. No one liked to watch a competition with a huge disparity in strength; a victory or defeat without suspense meant boredom, boredom meant a decrease in viewership, and a decrease in viewership meant advertisers coming to you to negotiate…

It was precisely with this "threat from the production team" in mind that Feng Bujue had taken the previous actions. His goal was very clear: to "disrupt the production team's rhythm of controlling the competition."

This method of disrupting other people's thoughts and plans was Jue-ge's forte…as the saying goes, "first startle, second deceive, third fool, fourth cheat, fifth coax, sixth mock." There were many unjustly killed ghosts who had fallen under Jue-ge's "six styles," both in virtuality and reality. The *Wilderness Desperation* program team was just another item on his list of victims…

“They seem to be about to rescue Egg.” A few minutes later, O'Conner spoke again.

“Doesn't matter, I’ve already thoroughly shattered his kneecap.” Feng Bujue replied, “Elimination is inevitable, hehe…prepare to pick up soap…”

Here, it should be explained that, in the period after the camera footage disappeared and before the staff arrived, Jue-ge had already beaten Easter Egg unconscious and turned him into part of the hunting trap (i.e., the heavy object). Not long after, Kangaroo Squad Four arrived. Just as their team leader was communicating with the Dolphin cruise ship, another staff member happened to step on the trap. Thus, he and Easter Egg were launched together, hanging upside down from the tree…

“Stephen, I have to remind you…” O'Conner said again, “In a sense, you’ve crossed the line…” He paused for two seconds, then continued, “Although we signed a waiver before filming, the torture and abuse you inflicted on Easter Egg may lead to a civil lawsuit afterwards…given his family's influence…”

“Hahaha…” Feng Bujue interrupted the other party with a laugh, “As expected of someone who used to be a lawyer, you thought of this so quickly…” Jue-ge was fearless, the aftermath of the script had nothing to do with him, “Alright, don’t worry about it, I can be responsible for my own actions. Besides…I didn’t film the footage of me beating him just now, did I? He says I hit him, so I hit him? I’ll say it was self-defense.”

“Hehe…I see.” O'Conner also smiled, “Actually, the main point I wanted to make was…if he sues both of us, I suggest you don’t hire a lawyer either, just let me handle it. My law license is still valid.”

Feng Bujue shrugged and replied, “Okay, it’s settled then.”

The two of them hid in the forest, chatting softly, observing the actions of Kangaroo Squad Four from afar…

About five minutes later, the staff member who had fallen into the trap was rescued. That person was basically unharmed, only spraining his foot. Compared to the physical and mental trauma Easter Egg had suffered, it was nothing at all…

After another three minutes, the two staff members who were free to move had already taken out stretchers from their backpacks (a high-tech product of this world, a simple stretcher that was only a foot long and a palm wide when folded), and put Easter Egg on it. The staff member who had sprained his foot was responsible for carrying an extra backpack, limping behind them.

Before setting off, they communicated with the Dolphin again, reporting the current situation. The team on the ship discussed it for a dozen seconds, then decided to let them go back first.

Then, the three members of Kangaroo Squad Four carried the already delirious Easter Egg and set off towards the beach…

“Alright…they’re gone, what now?” After the sound of those people’s footsteps faded away, O'Conner asked.

“Return there and set up a new trap.” Feng Bujue replied expressionlessly.

“What’s the point of that?” O'Conner asked doubtfully.

“To further create panic.” Feng Bujue replied as he walked out of the bushes.

“Oh?” O'Conner followed him out, “How so?”

“First, the longer we disappear from the surveillance footage, the more uneasy they will be.” As Feng Bujue spoke, he raised his eyes and scanned the surroundings, “Along the way, I’ve basically figured out the pattern of their camera setup. The surveillance area of those cameras is indeed very large and the coverage rate is very high, but in some places, even if there are cameras, it’s useless, such as bushes, grass, ditches, underwater…and also…” He pointed to the front, “here.”

“Mm…that’s true, they must be desperately searching for our whereabouts through the cameras in the nearby areas now.” O'Conner replied, “They probably won’t immediately think of…us returning to this place again.”

“Yeah…with those three staff members going back and forth like this, the monitors will have a kind of illusion—‘Our people have just searched that place, but found nothing.’” Feng Bujue continued the other party’s words, “But in reality, they didn’t ‘search’ here, their energy was spent on rescuing people. But that doesn’t matter, because these three people stayed here long enough, so even they themselves will feel that ‘we didn’t miss anything.’” He paused for a moment, “In short, no one will think that we two are still here in the short term.”

“Okay, ‘not appearing in the camera’ is the first.” O'Conner asked again, “What’s the second?”

“Second, since we plan to stay here a little longer, we might as well use this time to do something…hehe…setting up traps is a good choice.” Feng Bujue smiled, “When they belatedly realize our whereabouts, they will definitely send people over again, and then…”

“Wait, how do you know they’ll fall into another trap?” O'Conner said, “Someone has already fallen into one…”

“It’s very simple.” Feng Bujue replied, “If the person who comes knows that someone has fallen into a trap here before, then he will think ‘anyway, the trap has already been triggered’, this place is safe, so he will fall for it. And if the person who comes doesn’t know that someone has fallen into a trap here before, then he will also fall for it.”

“Uh…” O'Conner’s mind was a bit overwhelmed.

“In short, knowing or not doesn’t matter, what’s important is ‘constant vigilance’.” Feng Bujue said, “Only those who are always on guard against traps can avoid traps. In the eyes of this kind of person, the entire jungle, and even the entire world, is a ‘minefield’. This kind of person doesn’t care whether lightning can strike the same place twice, nor does he care whether someone has stood in this place and been struck by lightning, they only know…on a stormy day, try not to go out.”

“Because there’s a chance of getting struck to death anywhere…” O'Conner wiped the cold sweat from his temples. In this ambiguous conversation, he felt that the Stephen Carbon in front of him was increasingly unfathomable, “Okay…so ‘double trap’ is the second.” He pursed his lips, “Mm…it does sound like it can keep the production team busy for a while.”

At this moment, Feng Bujue had arrived next to the wreckage of the previous trap. He stopped and said, “Alright, let’s quickly make another one.”

O'Conner walked over, looked at the broken rattan on the ground, and replied, “This rattan can’t be used anymore, I’ll go find some new ones; Stephen, you go find a heavy object.” After saying that, he turned around and started acting.

Who knew…

Clang—

In the absence of any warning (at least in O'Conner's view), Jue-ge suddenly raised his military shovel and ambushed O'Conner from behind…

“You…” O'Conner staggered to the ground, looking back at Jue-ge with an incredulous expression, and said with difficulty, “You actually…”

Clang—another head-on blow.

Jue-ge ruthlessly delivered another shovel, completely knocking O'Conner unconscious.

“You told me to find a heavy object, I’m just taking advantage of the local materials.” As Feng Bujue spoke, he squatted down and put handcuffs on O'Conner (after knocking Easter Egg unconscious, he had taken off the handcuffs), “Sorry, what we’ve done so far is not enough to throw the production team into chaos…” His eyes gradually turned cold, “Easter Egg is just the beginning, and you…will become a crucial link.”