"Are you sure?"

"No doubt about it, I'm absolutely certain."

"Alright, then if you can be sure of that, then I can be sure of this piece of news as well. I can now officially confirm that your father, Ye Jianhui, is not dead at all but has been hidden in this cave for a full twenty years. However, recently, he should have been moved elsewhere in time."

"These people come here regularly to deliver food, and this time, they took my dad away as well. Did they discover something?"

"I sense that their plan might have been moved up, or perhaps there's something else they need to do, otherwise, they wouldn't have rushed him out of here so urgently."

"But from the way they left, it seems they were in quite a hurry. Look at these canned foods piled up here like mountains of trash. I believe they didn't intend to leave these things behind either."

"That's basically the situation at the time, and since we've determined this, I don't think we need to stay here any longer. It would just be a waste of time. Let's leave here quickly and move on to the next clue."

"Wait a minute, have we checked everywhere?"

"Yes, we've looked everywhere. Besides, you can imagine that when your dad lived here, he couldn't have brought anything personal with him. So, it's impossible for him to have left any of his belongings. Even if there were any left, in such a dark and damp environment, I'd guess they've long deteriorated. So, there's no need to stay any longer."

Hearing this, Lin Yaru just nodded in disappointment, unable to describe the feeling of letdown.

Logically, finding these things now seemed like a step closer to success for her, but the crucial issue was that Lin Yaru couldn't feel happy at all at this moment.

Perhaps it was this harsh reality, this heavy memory, that made her unable to truly accept everything, so for now, she could only leave and calm herself.

They extinguished all the kerosene lamps here.

"Hey, by the way, how long has this kerosene lamp been here? And why can this lamp still be lit? Do they have to refuel it periodically?"

"You might not understand this. When something like this is soaked in oil for a long time with a sufficient oil supply, I can tell you, the lamp can last 10 years or even longer."

"What? It can last for 10 years?"

"Yes, that's the magical power of a kerosene lamp. So, I know exactly what's going on here. Alright, let's leave quickly, otherwise, when daylight comes, we might not be able to leave."

As they spoke, Anying checked the time; it was already 3:00 AM. However, by estimating the current time, they should have enough time to leave the cave smoothly.

This time, they were very familiar with this path, so the three of them managed without much effort and safely returned to the muddy swamp area.

At this moment, it was still deep in the night; it was now 3:30 AM. According to the tide schedule, by daylight, this swamp would likely revert to its previous state.

"Let's go back to the tent now and plan briefly; we should leave as soon as it's daylight."

"No, not at daylight; we should leave now, head to the shoreline, and I believe from there, given the time and the previously disrupted cloud layers, I can reestablish a satellite signal."

"You mean you can establish satellite communication now and have the ship come to pick us up as soon as possible?"

"Yes, we can't afford to delay any further. Everything should be done early. We've discovered this secret, and I believe those people will soon sense it, so we can't stay here. Every extra minute is a significant danger and challenge for us."

After hearing Anying's analysis, Ye Chen agreed it made sense. So, he also felt this matter couldn't be continued, so he just nodded gently and walked over to the tent.

"Let's start packing up all the tents now and set out quickly. If all goes well, we should reach where we docked before daylight."

"Exactly, that's what I mean. I'll use coordinate analysis to quickly head in that direction, and no matter what happens on the way, we cannot afford any more stops. This island is genuinely too terrifying."

Something seemed to change about Anying after coming up, as if the entire demeanor had shifted. Before, she didn't seem to harbor such fear for this island, but after seeing the cave, her attitude definitely changed.

So, Ye Chen didn't ask more questions. He just followed Anying's lead, assisting her in starting to pack everything into the boxes.

Only Lin Yaru, at that moment, suddenly realized how useless she felt in all of this.

If she had known it would be like this, then this dream might actually have been chance after chance for her.

She didn't know how much time her father had spent reaching out to her in dreams or what kind of feelings those dreams might bring to them.

After packing everything, they quickly tidied up, ensuring nothing was left behind, and finally, they headed back towards the jungle side.