Chapter 1024
Chapter 1024 - I Understand You (3)_1
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On the way here, a helicopter brought someone who happened to have wilderness survival experience, and gave Perry Reed a few packets of fine salt.
They said it would be useful.
Since it didn’t take up much space, Perry took it.
Turned out, it really was useful.
The four of them had finished eating grilled fish.
To be fair, the grilled fish was decent given the wilderness setting.
Even the particular Perry didn’t have a word of sarcasm to say about it.
However, Sandy Cruz didn’t care about his attitude, after watching Mariana Buck get ready to leave after finishing her meal, he also stood up, greeted Flossie Wright with a nod, and left with Mariana.
Seeing this, Perry Reed smiled satisfiedly.
It was good to have someone with intentions.
Flossie Wright slowly picked at the fish bones, listening to the footsteps growing fainter with distance, then suddenly looked at Perry Reed and asked, "How did you find me?"
This time, Perry Reed didn’t play coy.
Once was enough for the same trick.
"I knew the Road," Perry Reed said slowly, "Just needed to calculate the time and your stamina."
"Just here?"
Flossie frowned.
That sounded easy enough to say, but it was hardly simple to do.
Based on the time and her stamina, one could indeed figure out how far she might have travelled, but that calculation wouldn’t be sufficient.
What if she encountered a difficult Road or found a shortcut? The Jungle was so vast, and even if one could guess at the general route, getting an exact calculation was nearly impossible.
Moreover, they were all in a cave, without much noise, and even the smoke from the fire was hard to spread into the air.
However, judging by Perry Reed’s attire, he appeared to have arrived not long ago.
It meant that before coming into the Jungle, he knew where she was.
Seeing her frown in thought, Perry Reed couldn’t help but chuckle lightly, leisurely adding, "Also, I understand you."
Flossie Wright gave him a sidelong glance.
"What kind of Road you would take, how long you would travel, behavioral habits..." he paused briefly, then with a bit of braggadocio, counter-questioned, "Is that not easy?"
Flossie Wright cast her eyes down.
Subconsciously, she began to consider the possibilities.
𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Could her movements really be calculated?
She was surprised, but even more so, she was cautious.
Whether in her past life or in this one, she was accustomed to concealing herself.
Exposing herself to others’ eyes, or leaving obvious traces in conspicuous places, was something she always avoided.
Only, life in the Forces had made her drop her guard a bit.
Furthermore—
Now it was wilderness survival training, and she only needed to focus on how to overcome obstacles, not whether she was leaving any traces.
But, it was undeniable that she wasn’t as vigilant as before.
What if there was an enemy behind her?
Just the thought made Flossie Wright shudder with fear.
Very few people could understand her as Perry Reed did, but as long as they existed, there was a definite threat.
"How accurate was your estimate?"
After a while, Flossie Wright asked with her eyes downcast.
"A difference of five kilometers," Perry Reed said.
"Just five kilometers?"
Perry Reed replied.
Before he found Flossie Wright, he had walked nearly five kilometers.
Not that far.
Especially since he found many traces nearby.
Chopped stumps that came from Flossie’s knife technique, the dragged trees leaving evident marks behind.
Perry Reed had followed these traces.
Especially—
Outside the cave, the stacked firewood was clearly Flossie’s handiwork.
Flossie Wright felt somewhat irritated.
What a pain.
After explaining, and seeing that her brows were still knit tightly together, Perry Reed guessed the reason and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
He had never seen someone so harsh on themselves.
Always finding fault with oneself.
What was there to be upset about being tracked by him?
Flossie Wright suddenly called out.
Cleaning the fish bone, Perry Reed looked up when he heard her, handing over the fish wrapped in leaves to her.
Flossie Wright took it, her expression composed, and asked, "Staying two more days?"
"Help me with something," Flossie Wright’s eyes narrowed.
Suddenly, Perry Reed had a bad premonition.
— End of Chapter 1024 —