After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 82: This Isn’t Team-Building—It’s a Setup

Chapter 82: This Isn’t Team-Building—It’s a Setup

Night had deepened. After finishing dinner, everyone began to feel sleepy and got ready to turn in.

Before they headed to bed, Zhao Xu gave one last reminder: “Get some proper rest. Don’t go wandering around in the middle of the night.”

Du Yanhan rubbed her arms. “There aren’t really ghosts out here, right?”

Unfortunately, no one responded to her.

She turned to look at Bo Jingmo and blinked. “Bo-ge, when the time comes...”

But before she could finish her sentence, she saw Bo Jingmo walk straight into his tent and zip it shut.

She looked around again—everyone else had already gone in. Even Zhao Xu and Zhao Meng had disappeared.

“Seriously!” Du Yanhan stomped her foot and muttered a curse. Staring at the pitch-black surroundings, she quickly scrambled into her tent too.

D*mn Chen Chang. What the hell is fun about this creepy place?!

At night, Long Mountain was like it had been draped in a veil of darkness. The dreamy feeling from the daytime was gone, replaced by a suffocating heaviness.

From the nearby woods came the hooting of owls—sharp and eerie like a child’s wail or a woman’s mournful sobbing. Leaves rustled in the wind, and faint barking echoed from somewhere far off. The silence only made it all feel more unsettling.

All the tents had gone dark. In the pitch black, only one person was visibly in pain—

The chubby programmer.

Crap. He’d had too much water earlier, and now he had to pee.

He’d thought he could sleep through it, but the urge was only getting worse.

After a long internal struggle, he finally sat up, carefully unzipped his tent, and poked his head out to check the surroundings.

The pitch-black, dead-silent night made him want to crawl back in, but the pressure in his bladder was getting unbearable. His face twisted in agony.

“Screw it,” he cursed under his breath and crawled out, the tent rustling behind him.

He slipped on his shoes and quickly searched for a suitable spot.

Out here in the middle of nowhere, Li Li didn’t dare go too far, but he also didn’t want to be too close—what if someone else woke up and saw him? That’d be humiliating.

After a while, he finally found a good spot. Just as he was about to unzip, he suddenly heard faint whispers coming from nearby.

And… the voices sounded familiar.

Li Li froze. He hadn’t intended to eavesdrop, but the words being said forced their way into his ears.

“Why’d you bring so many people this time?”

“F*ck, didn’t Old Man Wei say this year’s different? Heard it’s getting harder to keep a lid on things. He even dragged me back from the city—my company’s falling apart!”

“More women too. Chen Chang, you really came back for more?”

“Well, we’re all in on it. No reason not to bring them. Isn’t the village still missing a few who haven’t married yet? When are you making your move? I say just drug ‘em.”

“Don’t rush the men. As for the women, I’m telling you—take it slow. Or we’ll end up like last time.”

“Got it. Just handle them quickly before this group gets suspicious.”

Hearing all this, Li Li’s pupils shrank. His hand trembled on the zipper, and a wave of cold air crept up his spine. His legs felt like they were filled with lead—he couldn’t move.

Sh*t… That voice... No way he got it wrong.

It was Chen Chang and Zhao Xu!

What did they mean by “handle them”?

The boss is going to kill them???

As the thought took shape, a wave of panic flooded him. Li Li’s legs trembled as he backed away. Only one thing echoed in his mind—

Run.

Crack—!

A branch snapped underfoot. The sound was sharp in the still night. The voices cut off instantly. Li Li’s face turned ghostly pale.

Zhao Xu frowned deeply, heading toward the sound. His voice came out loud and sharp: “Who’s there?”

He gripped the knife in his hand tightly.

Was it a person—or something else?

Meanwhile, Li Li was already scared stiff. The footsteps drew closer and closer. His heart pounded so hard it felt like it was stuck in his throat, the thudding loud in his ears.

He crouched behind a rock, sweat dripping from his forehead. His hands wouldn’t stop shaking.

Zhao Xu was almost upon him. A look of resolve flashed through Li Li’s eyes.

He suddenly jumped to his feet—before Zhao Xu could react, he bolted in the direction of the tents.

“Help! Somebody—!”

Zhao Xu’s eyes widened for a second, then darkened with killing intent.

This guy had definitely heard everything.

He had to die.

The moment Li Li turned around and saw Zhao Xu charging at him, his legs gave out and he nearly collapsed. His voice trembled. “I’m so screwed…”

What kind of b*llshit team-building is this?!

Thinking of his teammates still fast asleep, he clung to the hope they could save him. He opened his mouth to shout—“He—”

But the next second, his pupils contracted. It was like an invisible hand crushed his throat, choking off the sound. His mouth gaped, lips trembling, but not a single word came out.

His gaze dropped—

A spray of blood gushed from his neck.

It soaked the ground. Blood splattered across the grass and leaves. Beads of crimson dripped from the tips and bloomed into blood flowers on the earth.

As the programmer collapsed, Zhao Xu calmly put his knife away. He turned his head toward Chen Chang, who had just walked over. His tone was unreadable.

“Looks like your staff aren’t very well-behaved.”

He told them not to wander around at night, and yet.

Chen Chang didn’t say anything—his silence was confirmation. Still, he frowned at Zhao Xu’s method. “Why’d you kill him like that? Now the place is covered in blood. How do we clean this up?”

Zhao Xu glanced toward the lake, calculating the distance. His voice stayed even: “He was about to shout. Had to shut him up. Just don’t let anyone go this way tomorrow. We head back to the village.”

He looked toward the water, eyes narrowing. “As for him, toss him in the river. Make it look like he drowned.”

“The river? Are you crazy?” Chen Chang looked shocked, lowering his voice. “Didn’t Old Man Wei say not to touch that river? Did you forget what’s in there?”

“Then what do you suggest?”

Zhao Xu’s gaze turned sharp, his voice tinged with impatience. “Say he was mauled by a wild animal? You think they’ll buy that with a neck wound like this? Just get them to the village first.”

Chen Chang thought for a moment, then sighed. He scratched his head and clicked his tongue, unable to resist kicking the body.

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“Little sh*t, always causing problems.”

Zhao Xu looked around, then bent down and started dragging the corpse. “Hurry up. Dump it farther out and throw it in the river. It’ll float downstream by morning. Otherwise it’ll be too noisy here.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Chen Chang grumbled in reply, then glanced toward the tents, eyes flickering.

Wait a sec—wasn’t Du Yanhan up to something earlier?

Did she hear any of that?

Elsewhere by the lake, everything was still quiet.

Zzzzziip—

Suddenly, the faint sound of a tent zipper being pulled echoed in the stillness.

Then, one of the tents was gently lifted.

A hand slowly reached inside.