“Exactly, exactly!”
Fang Xiaoxia also chimed in, smoothing things over for Bai Suxiang.
“Really?”
Sasha questioned, her eyes fixed on Liu Sandao, hoping for a direct answer from him.
The way she looked at him suggested Liu Sandao belonged entirely to her.
“Right, why are you guys here?”
Liu Sandao quickly changed the subject.
“Hmph! Don’t change the subject, when did you two meet?”
Sasha pressed on, appearing determined to get to the bottom of it before letting it go.
A woman’s anger was enough to drive even a dog away!
Did one even know if their behavior stemmed from their brain or pure impulse!
“What are you talking about? You’ve only been here a few days, but I’ve been here much longer! I knew her before you arrived. Alright, alright! Tell me, what’s up?”
Liu Sandao, influenced by her tone, asked sternly.
“We have something important to discuss, can we speak alone?”
Sasha said, wanting to get rid of Bai Suxiang.
“Alright, you two talk then, I’ll be going!”
Bai Suxiang left tactfully. Although she sensed a hint of jealousy, she chose to be understanding.
Before work started, Sasha wanted to tell Liu Sandao her plan.
“Leave the island? Can you guys even get off?”
Liu Sandao immediately questioned upon hearing this.
Shu Xiaoxin had issued an order that all entry and exit from the island must be strictly screened.
Especially for company employees, they were strictly forbidden from leaving until their contracts were terminated.
This kind of rule felt like it was trapping them on the island forever, for life and death!
“So, do you have any ideas?”
Fang Xiaoxia asked.
She hoped to leave the island this time and never wanted to stay here again.
They said it was high wages, but there was nowhere to spend it, and they couldn’t go wherever they pleased like normal people!
Liu Sandao didn’t know how to answer.
If it weren’t for the teleportation array that brought them here, leaving the island would have been a piece of cake. After some thought, he suddenly thought of a way.
“Isn’t there a ship that transports supplies every time? Why not take that ship?”
Such a large island couldn’t sustain so many people without sufficient supplies.
Thousands of people every day, their food, drink, and daily necessities, a rough estimate would be staggering.
As delivery personnel, they were sometimes drafted to carry goods.
The normal passenger ships could not accommodate them.
Moreover, Lao Wu and a few others were always patrolling the dock, making it impossible to sneak away.
The only potential opportunity was that supply ship.
After discussing it, the three of them focused their main energy on understanding the supply ship: when it arrived, when it departed, and who was on board, etc.
Fang Xiaoxia prepared her belongings. If there was any chance, she would definitely escape this place.
Over the next few days, the supply ship made two or three round trips.
Each time, Liu Sandao eagerly helped with carrying supplies and unloading vegetables.
He even occasionally greeted the ship's captain like others did.
The captain was a country folk, making a meager living by transporting supplies.
Seeing that they were all struggling, the distance between people didn't seem so vast.
Towards the end, Liu Sandao learned from the captain that he would have to come again the next day.
This made him sense a rare opportunity, and he immediately passed this news to Sasha and Fang Xiaoxia.
The next morning, Fang Xiaoxia woke up early.
She couldn’t fall asleep and didn’t feel tired, only wishing that the time to board the ship would come sooner.
Meanwhile, Sasha had assigned her a task.
A confidential document needed to be delivered to the post office in Minghua City.
This made Fang Xiaoxia feel the weight of her responsibility even more.
With something on her mind, her nerves were tightly strung.
“Captain, it’s here!”
Liu Sandao had been watching the supply ship since early morning. As soon as the captain docked, he hurried forward and said.
“Alright! Come, come, unload these vegetables!”
“Coming right up!”
Saying that, a few people started to move.
Only four or five people were assigned to move goods each time, so it took three to four hours to unload.
During this time, the captain either walked around or busied himself urging everyone to hurry.
“Sigh! They only assign a few people each time, how long will this take?”
The captain sighed, seemingly in a hurry.
Coincidentally, Liu Sandao, carrying a bag of cabbage, passed by and interjected:
“You’re a captain, and you’re in a hurry?”
“Why wouldn’t I be in a hurry? I have something to do today and must return before noon. Such a large company, and they always assign so few people, delaying things for a whole morning!”
The captain said with some impatience.
“Is that so? How about I go get you a few more people?”
Liu Sandao suggested.
In the past, only a limited number of people were assigned, and many were reluctant.
Because it involved working earlier than normal working hours and not getting off any earlier, many people would try to avoid it.
“Yes, yes, yes, that would be great! Find them, and I’ll treat you to a good bottle of wine later!”
The captain beamed with joy, patted Liu Sandao on the shoulder, and even helped him adjust the cabbage bag on his shoulder.
Liu Sandao took the opportunity to walk into the back kitchen and called Sasha and Fang Xiaoxia to go with him.
Fang Xiaoxia wanted to bring her prepared belongings, but Sasha snatched them away.
“Hey! What time is it? Do you want money or your life? Carrying so much is inconvenient! Leave them on the island, I’ll keep them for you!”
Sasha said sternly.
“But?”
“But what? There’s no but, let’s go, escaping is more important than anything!”
Sasha, without further ado, pulled her and walked out.
As soon as the three of them reached the dock, they immediately got busy. Liu Sandao occasionally chatted with the captain, making himself familiar.
As the supply unloading neared its end, Liu Sandao entered the cargo hold with Fang Xiaoxia.
He had already spotted a place where one person could hide.
Sasha originally wanted to leave the island together, but the space was a bit small, and too many people would blow their cover.
Therefore, they had to proceed according to the original plan.
After settling Fang Xiaoxia, Liu Sandao was about to exit the cargo hold when the captain arrived.
“Is it done? I’ll go take a look!”
Upon hearing it was the captain, Fang Xiaoxia became extremely nervous and involuntarily closed her eyes.
“Done, done, I’ve checked it several times, there’s nothing left! Are you afraid we'll leave you extra vegetables?”
Liu Sandao joked.
“Hahaha, what are you saying? It’s just those few vegetables, if you don’t want them, I’ll just take them back!”
“Yes, right, Captain, you promised to give me wine, don’t forget!”
Liu Sandao seized the opportunity to close the hatch and reminded the captain.
“You brat, hehe, come on, follow me to get it!”
The captain said, walking towards the bow of his ship, and Liu Sandao quickly followed.
Only when they saw the supply ship slowly sail away from Red Island did Liu Sandao and Sasha breathe a sigh of relief.
No matter what, Fang Xiaoxia had managed to escape that "paradise."
“Didn’t you think about escaping?”
Sasha asked Liu Sandao, her eyes filled with doubt.
“Why would I escape?”