Human greed knows no bounds.

Chen Yu nodded: "Okay, you guys wait in the car, I'll go pick up the goods."

After saying that, he walked past Li Mengyao and headed towards the main entrance of the bus.

"Chen Yu, I'll go with you!"

Zhang Wanyue volunteered.

Chen Yu nodded: "Okay, sure."

Yang Kexin chimed in, "I'll go too!"

Deng Yuxin also stood up.

Chen Yu waved his hand: "I don't need you guys. I'm just going to pick up some goods. The class representative is enough."

After saying that, he was the first to get out of the car, and Zhang Wanyue put on her cotton-padded coat and followed closely behind.

Inside the safety compartment.

Li Mengyao took a deep breath and closed the door directly.

Only she and Wang Mengmeng were left.

Wang Mengmeng: "?"

The flush on her face had subsided somewhat, but her lips were still a little red: "What's wrong, Mengyao? Why did you close the door?"

Li Mengyao's face turned ugly, and she questioned in a low voice, "Wang, Meng, Meng! You...you have no shame! You knew about my relationship with Chen Yu, and you still..."

Wang Mengmeng's eyes darted away: "Mengyao, let me explain."

"explain?"

Li Mengyao pointed at Wang Mengmeng's mouth: "Explain what? Explain what you were doing just now? Explain how my best friend ended up at my ex-boyfriend's feet?"

"Do you know... you're like... like a..."

She couldn't bring herself to say that word, but she was furious.

"I don't!"

Wang Mengmeng held Li Mengyao's hand tightly and said very seriously, "You know, only when Brother Chen Yu is happy can we stay by his side. That's when we're safe!"

Li Mengyao couldn't find the words to refute for a moment.

She could only retort angrily, "That's no excuse for you to seduce him!"

Wang Mengmeng quickly clarified, "Who seduced him! It was Brother Chen Yu who asked for it! I...I didn't!"

Li Mengyao: "Then you..."

"Okay, that's enough!"

Wang Mengmeng opened the door to the safety cubicle and whispered, "It's a good thing that I've won Chen Yu's favor. I believe he loves you. When the time comes..."

The two linked arms and sat back down in the last row, whispering their plans.

...

...

"They're out! They're finally out! Hahahaha!"

"Director Yu! Now it's warm in our car too!"

"Heaven hasn't forsaken us; we've actually found them!"

"And Zhao Chen's team, they've been found too..."

"We each took one of our two vehicles, that's awesome!"

The wind and snow continued to howl in the early morning.

But the crowd was extremely excited.

More than twenty people gathered together, their noisy discussions filled with enthusiasm.

Director Yu walked at the front, surrounded by several of his trusted students.

He smiled broadly: "I reckon we'll be the first to evacuate safely! Look, exactly ten vehicles, all still with their lights on, not a single one missing!"

Someone leaned closer: "Hey? Director, didn't Chen Yu and his team... find the prototype a long time ago? They even wiped out that entire team, their bodies are all lying there, why don't they just come out and drive on?"

Director Yu scoffed: "Young people like you, they got lucky and found a prototype, tasted success, and now they're arrogant and want to find a second one."

"Don't they even know where they are! An ice cave, a monster's lair! Do they think it's their own backyard?"

He deliberately raised his voice so that more people around him could hear him:

"See, God is fair!"

"We won't give all the benefits to those who only think of themselves and don't understand teamwork!"

"Now, both prototypes have been found by our comrades!"

"We bought them all! Hahahaha!"

Immediately, a student adept at flattery chimed in:

"The director is right!"

"Director Yu is doing a great job leading the way!"

"Only by following the group will you get to eat meat!"

Director Yu listened to these voices with satisfaction, looking around with a smug sense of accomplishment.

His gaze fell on the tall, thin boy behind him who was limping.

His name is Zhao Chen.

Yes, their team also found the prototype.

Director Yu rubbed his frozen hands and chuckled, "Little Zhao~"

Zhao Chen sensed something was wrong, his expression became somewhat unnatural, and he quickly exclaimed, "Director Yu helps students without asking for anything in return; he's truly a model of teacher ethics!"

"Hey, why are you saying all this? Isn't this just asking for trouble?"

Director Yu's smile became even more amiable.

He walked through the crowd, straight up to Zhao Chen, and patted Zhao Chen's shoulder heavily.

The force was considerable, causing the already exhausted Zhao Chen to sway.

Director Yu leaned closer and lowered his voice: "Little Zhao, we've been through thick and thin together at the outpost. Let me be frank with you, okay?"

Zhao Chen swallowed hard. "Director, what do you mean..."

Director Yu nodded: "Look, your team only has six people in total, some are injured, some are disabled. This prototype is a hot potato, who wouldn't be envious?"

Zhao Chen's face darkened: "Director, you're from the administration department, you certainly won't tell anyone..."

Director Yu sighed softly, "Whether I say it or not is not important, these students are all watching."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Zhao Chen's disheveled teammates behind him.

He then continued, "As a teacher, I have a responsibility to protect every student and to make the most of our valuable resources."

Zhao Chen wanted to step back.

But Director Yu was quite strong; his hand, which was on Zhao Chen's shoulder, gripped Zhao Chen's shoulder blade.

This prevented him from creating distance for a while.

Director Yu smiled kindly: "Hand over the prototype to me, and I'll keep it safe. I guarantee you won't be mistreated. I'll even trade your team's food every week!"

Zhao Chen's face turned ashen as he looked into his field of vision.

Director Yu's team was quietly surrounding them.

They were just arm in arm a moment ago.

Now, this group of people wants to kill them.

"What are you doing? We're all classmates!"

"Weren't we just talking about a group?"

"Director Yu! We can protect the prototype! No need for your help..."

Behind Zhao Chen, three men and two women quickly spoke up.

Director Yu interrupted him directly, his smile vanishing: "You think you can protect me? You bunch of good-for-nothings don't even have an A-level talent! I'm only discussing this with you out of consideration for our teacher-student relationship!"

As the car owner, Zhao Chen was well aware of Director Yu's hypocritical nature.

He glanced at his injured teammate, then at the menacing crowd before him.

He said somewhat helplessly, "...Okay!"

"Brother Zhao! We can't agree to this! If we hand it over to them, we'll freeze to death too!"

"Let them kill us if they dare, let's see if they can bring themselves to do it!"

"Exactly! Let's fight them!"

Zhao Chen waved his hand: "Alright! We're no match for them. Director Yu is right, the prototype is a hot potato, we can't keep it no matter what..."

Director Yu nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm~ Well said! Xiao Zhao really has a team mindset!"

"Everyone saw that, right? This is the power of unity! Only by working together as one and concentrating resources where they can be most effective can we survive!"

Those who only care about themselves and try to monopolize all the benefits are like a snake trying to swallow a whole mouthful of meat...

However, before he could finish speaking...

A calm voice, piercing through the howling wind and snow, came from not far away:

"Director Yu is right."

"I just wonder... can you, a snake, swallow two elephants?"