"This is bad. It seems like we've gone back to the days before liberation, and we might face hunger again!" Li Lin's face turned pale.

In recent days, the weather had gradually turned colder, and the animals outside became scarce. Even fish in the water were challenging to catch. We had accumulated a good amount of food during the early winter, enough to last through the winter with time and energy left to make a bamboo raft. However, now our future seemed to become very difficult once again.

"That treacherous woman! If only we had driven her away earlier!" Su Jie angrily cursed.

Xu Xiaorong's expression also became grim.

Frowning, I pondered for a moment, sensing the situation was not good. "Qianyi is not stupid; she wouldn't do this without reason. I think it's very likely that there are other people on this island!" Suddenly, I recalled that Qianyi had been absent-minded lately, often wandering alone outside. At the time, I thought she was just in a bad mood and needed some time alone.

Now, it occurred to me that during those times, she might have been in contact with other people. Regret filled me as I realized I had noticed Qianyi's abnormal behavior but hadn't thought much of it, assuming she was just in a bad mood. Little did I know she would betray us like this!

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"We treated her so well, and who would have thought she's a backstabber, taking all our food with others!" Peggy angrily added.

Hearing that there might be other people on the island, Li Lin seemed somewhat frightened. "Brother Xiaowei, could it be indigenous people?"

I shook my head. "We can't be sure who these people are yet. Grab your weapons, stay in the cave, and I'll check around to see if I can find any clues."

I thought that if they moved so much cured meat, there might be some traces left. These people didn't directly come to rob us, indicating they probably thought they couldn't confront us head-on with force.

"Could it be that scoundrel Huyijian?" Suddenly, this thought popped into my mind. But after careful consideration, it seemed unlikely. He should have died falling off the cliff, and in this cold weather, freezing to death was a high probability. Besides, I hadn't seen Qianyi sneak out with our fur coats.

But who were the people colluding with Qianyi on the island? How did they conspire with her? I was filled with confusion. I even harbored the last bit of fantasy that Qianyi was only taken away by other people on the island and not willingly betraying us.

Of course, I knew this possibility was slim. Qianyi's recent behavior, which I hadn't paid much attention to, seemed suspicious now. After leaving the cave, I searched for clues around, hoping to find answers.