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Chapter 566: 566: Intentional
Chapter 566: 566: Intentional
Chapter 566: Chapter 566: Intentional
Two minutes later, Su Man surfaced.
Having consumed the mahi-mahi provided by Spring Bear, she could hold her breath for a long time. However, visibility underwater was terribly poor. No matter how long she could hold her breath, it was of no use since she had no idea where to look.
Dejectedly, Su Man returned to shore and said to Lu Yuwen and Zhang Ke, “The visibility underwater is extremely low. A simple stroke of my hand mixing the silt and dust into the water, making it murky, and I couldn’t see a thing.”
“Of course, you’ll cloud up the water if you wade in.” Zhang Ke frowned, “We should get a boat and go straight to the center of the lake. Arrowheads are generally distributed in the center area of the plot!”
Lu Yuwen shook his head, “There may be no boat available around here, and we are unsure about the depth in the center of the lake, it’s very risky to just plunge in.”
Zhang Ke was dismissive, “How do we know if there are no boats without looking? Searching along the shore like you guys, we might not find the arrowhead even by nightfall!”
Although Su Man despised Zhang Ke, she had to admit his words made sense. She looked uncertainly at Lu Yuwen and asked, “Should we…?”
“Let’s keep trying here. It’s safer.” Lu Yuwen insisted, with steady confidence, “Su Man, please go underwater one more time. You don’t need to hold your breath for too long this time, around one minute will do. Just feel the underwater situation nearby.”
“Lu Yuwen, are you out of your mind?” Zhang Ke was finally angered, “What can be achieved in a minute? Aren’t you willing to let this woman go underwater?!”
Lu Yuwen watched the lake surface, still calm, “She and I are partners, and it’s quite normal to worry about her facing dangerous situations underwater. Zhang Ke, if you’re unhappy about it, you can figure out your own method. Anyway, I won’t let Su Man take the risk.”
Zhang Ke sneered, “A lame and a cripple, what a perfect match.”
“You!…” Su Man’s eyebrows raised, her temper flaring.
Lu Yuwen held her back, shaking his head, “Don’t mind him, Su Man. Please go underwater again, this time at a different spot. We’ll take it slow, safety is our top priority.”
Su Man bit her lip and nodded.
This wasn’t the time for rash actions. The priority was to find the arrowhead.
Su Man prepared to dive.
Zhang Ke muttered under his breath, “Two idiots.”
Then he left.
…
Su Man’s second dive was still fruitless.
When she emerged from the water, she couldn’t help but say to Lu Yuwen, “I think Zhang Ke’s suggestion is not devoid of reason. Perhaps we should find a boat, row to the center of the field, and then go underwater to find the arrowhead…”
Lu Yuwen handed her a bath towel, “No rush, Zhang Ke will go find the boat.”
Su Man took the towel, paused and asked, “…Shouldn’t we…help him?”
Lu Yuwen shook his head, “Zhang Ke does not fully trust us. It would be better for us to let him deal with this instead of making him paranoid. Even if we want to use a boat, we should let him suggest it. By proposing the solution himself, he will not only lower his guard but also fully cooperate. Now all we need is rest.”
It’s similar to a company meeting. If a person proposes a certain scheme, they will keep looking for supporting arguments to uphold their proposal’s validity when facing others’ skepticism – it’s a psychological defense mechanism.
Su Man’s eyes widened, looking at Lu Yuwen with both shock and admiration, “Did you do it all on purpose?!”
Lu Yuwen glanced at her, gently smiled, but said nothing.
Su Man started to get excited, “Lu Yuwen! You’re so clever!!!”
Lu Yuwen felt awkward and replied shyly, “It’s just simple psychological knowledge, not much to do with being smart…”
Su Man was aware that she overreacted, but she was still excited and her eyes sparkled as she looked at Lu Yuwen, “Even if it was just simple knowledge, I didn’t think of it… I wish I could be as clever as you.”
After speaking, she lowered her head to look at her soaking wet clothes; her mood unknowingly declined:
“Lu Yuwen, if I hadn’t met you, I would never have been able to get out of this maze alone.”