Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

The way everyone looked at Lao Cai gradually became dangerous.

Old Cai anxiously protested, "I really just have diarrhea. Maybe I didn't pay attention to the time. It wasn't me!"

Sun Chengwu didn't believe Chen Han's one-sided story and continued to ask, "Who can testify for you?"

After thinking for a long time, Lao Cai pointed at Chen Han and said, "He should be the only one who saw it."

Chen Han snorted coldly, "I'm not going to testify for you!"

"Boss, Lao Cai did all the work, it has nothing to do with me!"

At this moment, the woman who provided the clue immediately added, "He was the one who kept harassing Xiaotao yesterday. She got fed up with all the questions. It must be him!"

All the evidence points to Lao Cai.

Old Cai was speechless and tongue-tied. "I...I really wasn't me."

Sun Chengwu said, "If you confess now, there is still room for maneuver before serious consequences occur."

Old Cai swore to the heavens, "It wasn't me! If I did it, may I be struck by lightning while walking!"

Sun Chengwu shook his head, "It's useless to say these things."

The same thing happened with Xu Hui last time, regarding the shrimp traps.

What's the point of swearing an oath?

For some bad apples, swearing is just a shield.

With no further leads, Sun Chengwu could only temporarily list Lao Cai as a suspect. "Take him away first, lock him up, and keep an eye on him. We'll talk about it again when we find the person."

Old Cai pleaded, "It really wasn't me, boss, it wasn't me!"

Richard stepped forward and asked, "What should we do if we can't find the person?"

In this kind of weather, if someone is tied up and doesn't move around, they will freeze to death.

Sun Chengwu was also anxious, but there was nothing he could do. "Let's look for more traces at the scene."

There were too many footprints at the scene. Xiao Tao's footprints were very obvious, but hers were very shallow.

The footprints led to the back of the house, suggesting they were heading to the outhouse.

After walking less than five meters, the footprints became messy and then disappeared.

There were many footprints around the footprints, all of which looked similar, making it impossible to tell whose they were.

At least four or five people have been here.

Sun Chengwu's gaze swept over everyone. "Since we can't get any information out of them, we can only use the process of elimination. Lao Luo, question everyone individually and see who passed through here today."

Everyone should recount their journey upon waking up, and someone must vouch for it.

Those that no one has proven are singled out.

"Big Black, Second Black, keep a close eye on them, don't give them a chance to collude."

Rogers and the other two agreed, "Okay, boss."

Two hours later, after everyone had been questioned, Rogers selected eight people. "Boss, three of these people were present at the scene, and none of the remaining five can testify what they were doing."

Coincidentally, one of the people in this group was Chen Han.

Sun Chengwu first looked at the three people who had passed by and asked, "What were you doing as you passed by?"

One of them said, "Boss, I was just passing by and didn't do anything."

I like to do some morning exercise every day, but suddenly I feel weak when I'm working, and everyone else can attest to that.

Sun Chengwu looked at Rogers.

Rogers nodded. "He wasn't lying."

Sun Chengwu nodded and looked at the next person, "And you?"

The second person stammered, "I...I..."

Rogers snapped, "Just answer the boss's questions! What are you stammering about?"

He steeled himself and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's just that every morning women go to the outhouse to use the toilet, and I... I like watching women. Even if I can't have them, I can still satisfy my craving with my eyes..."

These words are morally questionable, but not inherently wrong.

However, it's also possible that he was aroused by the fact that Xiaotao was alone when he watched it.

However, once he said those words, he would most likely be doomed.

He only dared to look, not to do anything. It's unlikely that he kidnapped Xiao Tao, but that doesn't clear him of suspicion.

Sun Chengwu asked the third person, "And you?"

His eyes darted around, and he whispered, "The two of us together..."

The second person added, "We can vouch for each other!"

Sun Chengwu laughed angrily, "You two are even vouching for each other? Is there anyone else to vouch for you?"

The third person immediately explained, "Yes!"

Boss, we just have the desire but not the courage.

We haven't been with a woman for over half a year, so we just look and don't dare to make a move.

And fearing discovery, he only watched for ten minutes or so each day, just a short trip to the bathroom—everyone can attest to that.

The second person added, "It's not like we're the only ones going; other people go occasionally too. It just so happens that it's our turn today..."

Sun Chengwu's gaze swept across the crowd.

Everyone lowered their heads.

Sun Chengwu pressed further, "Is what he said true?"

The crowd looked at each other, a widespread social uproar ensued.

Old Luo roared, "Didn't you hear the boss asking you a question?"

The crowd could only grit their teeth and shout, "Yes, he's right!"

Sun Chengwu is a man too, and he knows how uncomfortable it is to hold it in; he can understand.

Since someone had testified, he decided not to pursue the responsibility of those people and looked at the remaining five.

Those who admit to passing by the scene are generally not suspects; Sun Chengwu was just going through the motions.

The focus is on these five people.

Sun Chengwu asked them one by one, and most of them were either washing up, lying down, or alone.

These are all very common reasons.

Sun Chengwu didn't find anything wrong either.

When it was Chen Han's turn, Sun Chengwu asked, "And you?"

Chen Han said, "I saw Lao Cai go out, so I followed him out."

Chen Han is the prime suspect; he's been implicating Lao Cai all along.

Anyone who has played Werewolf knows that werewolves often like to chase and bite people, and at worst, it's a one-for-one exchange.

There is another type of werewolf who prefers to remain silent and minimize their presence.

Both he and Lao Cai are highly suspected.

Now we can only wait for news from Linzi.

Sun Chengwu said calmly, "Chen Han, do you have anything else to explain?"

Chen Han said, "I have nothing to fear if I am upright."

Sun Chengwu nodded. "Everyone, please wait a moment."

Almost half an hour later, news finally came back from the forest. Guan Fulin ran back and said, "We followed the footprints but found nothing. The footprints just circled around the forest and came back."

Sun Chengwu looked at everyone and asked, "Whose footprints are these?"

Who went into the woods this morning?

No one answered.

Sun Chengwu was also very anxious, but he knew he couldn't rush things.

In such a short time, regardless of whether anyone was killed or not, it's impossible to handle the situation perfectly.

It's probably due to habitual thinking.

Sun Chengwu pondered for a long time, "Perhaps, if the person isn't in the forest, they're hiding in our camp?"

Someone asked, "What about those footprints...?"

Sun Chengwu shook his head. "Don't worry about the footprints for now. We might all be misled by them."

Everyone, search the camp, look for people first.