The person who suddenly jumped out to beat Xiao Tianyu was none other than his fellow apprentice, Gao Ke.
Gao Ke had nothing to do at night and planned to come over to play Landlord with Xiao Tianyu, but he happened to hear the conversation between Zhang Zian and Xiao Tianyu. When Xiao Tianyu admitted that he had secretly wiped his body with drinking water and kept it a secret, he could no longer hold back his anger and rushed up to beat Xiao Tianyu up.
He was not pretending, but really beating Xiao Tianyu until he howled like a pig being slaughtered.
The harsh desert environment made it difficult to keep calm. The sun and high temperature tormented everyone. It could be said that everyone had an evil fire in their hearts, waiting for the right opportunity to erupt. However, some people had good self-restraint and higher tolerance, while others were impatient, like a barrel of gunpowder that would explode at the slightest touch.
Gao Ke belonged to the latter.
He often claimed to be the deputy leader of the expedition team. He was the one who had taken the lead in challenging Peter Lee to continue climbing the sand dunes.
At this time, seeing Xiao Tianyu do such a shameful thing, how could he bear it? The anger that had been suppressed for a long time had finally found a breakthrough point.
Zhang Zian felt quite relieved watching him beat Xiao Tianyu, but Gao Ke often worked out and was strong. It was fine if he hurt Xiao Tianyu, but if he really hurt Xiao Tianyu, things would be a little troublesome. The expedition team already had too many burdens, and they could not add more burdens.
So, Zhang Zian watched for more than ten seconds, then grabbed Gao Ke's fist and persuaded him to let it go.
Xiao Tianyu's wailing and Gao Ke's cursing alarmed the entire camp. Everyone put down what they were doing and ran over, not knowing what had happened.
Wei Kang saw Xiao Tianyu's face swollen like a pig's head and his nose bleeding, and Gao Ke's fist bruised. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"You … You … What are you doing? Why don't you look at where you are fighting? Do you want to anger me to death? "Wei Kang pointed at them with a trembling finger, his face livid.
Gao Ke's eyes were red. If Zhang Zian had not held him from behind, he would have continued to beat Xiao Tianyu. In fact, he did not know why he was so angry. He also knew that violence could not solve all problems, but as soon as he started waving his fist, his whole person seemed to be dominated by anger.
"Ask him!" Gao Ke spat on the ground, gritting his teeth as he pointed at Xiao Tianyu.
Xiao Tianyu was lying on the ground with sand all over his body. His fat body was curled up into a ball, holding his head and not daring to stand up, for fear that he would continue to be beaten if he stood up. He only knew how to cry, snot, tears, and nosebleeds, unable to say anything.
Fortunately, he had a lot of flesh, and his ability to resist attacks was relatively strong. Even if Gao Ke's punches hit his flesh, it was all fat. If it was someone else, they might not be able to withstand Gao Ke's attacks like a mad dog.
Gao Ke didn't want to say it, and Xiao Tianyu couldn't. Seeing that everyone was here, Zhang Zian thought that Gao Ke wouldn't make another move, so he let go of him, picked up the empty mineral water bottle from the ground, and told everyone what had happened.
People naturally sympathized with the weak. Everyone had seen how badly Xiao Tianyu had been praised before, and they all sympathized with him. They thought that the two of them had a conflict because of an ordinary quarrel, and they all felt that even if Gao Ke had hit him, he should not have been so ruthless.
But after listening to Zhang Zian's story, everyone's sympathy disappeared without a trace. They all looked at Xiao Tianyu with disdain, thinking that he deserved to be beaten up, and that he did not even hit him hard enough.
Wei Kang was so ashamed that he could not show his face. His team members had problems one after another, making him lose face as a teacher. Especially this time, the nature of the situation was too bad.
He He had caused trouble in the Khan el-Khalili market because of personality problems and her lack of understanding of local customs. She had screamed the night before because she had been frightened by White Bones. Du Xuetao's driving on the sand ridge was because his driving skills were not up to par. These were all understandable, but Xiao Tianyu had deliberately deceived everyone. If it had not been discovered early, it might have put the whole team in danger.
Peter Lee gave Wei Kang enough face. He stood by and did not speak, letting Wei Kang deal with this matter himself.
Wei Kang raised his hand high, wishing he could hit Xiao Tianyu twice, but after all, he was a teacher. Teacher ethics did not allow him to be rough with his own students.
Zhang Zian knew that Wei Kang was in a difficult situation, so he suggested, "Professor Wei, I think Xiao Tianyu has learned his lesson. There is no need to pursue this matter further. Even if you beat him to death, it would be useless … The most important thing is to make up for it. Do a thorough inventory of the supplies in Xiao Tianyu's car, and then focus on how to prevent such incidents in the future."
Peter Lee also said, "I also have some responsibility for this matter. There was an oversight in the formulation of the rules. I did not take into account the possibility of fraud. In my opinion, in the future, when counting supplies, don't report it yourself. Instead, check each other. During each break, announce who is in charge of which car to check. This should not be a problem. "
He took part of the responsibility on himself, giving Wei Kang a way out.
Wei Kang stood there for a long time, then sighed heavily. "Well, we will do as you say …"
He looked up at Zhang Zian. "Xiao Zhang, I can see that I do not have the ability to be the captain. In the future, you will be responsible for making the schedule with Mr. Lee. I will just be an ordinary soldier."
No wonder Wei Kang was disheartened. His subordinates were willful, cowardly, violent, and hypocritical. All of them were useless, and he was so heartbroken that he could no longer participate in the decision-making of the team.
Zhang Zian quickly declined. "Professor Wei, what are you talking about? Although there are some small problems in our team, we are, after all, young people who have not stepped into society. Mistakes are inevitable. We will learn from them in the future. You are the only one in our team who is highly respected. There is still a long way to go. Don't give up on yourself! "
Wei Kang was really disappointed, and he kept sighing.
The female detective had already brought the first aid kit to stop the bleeding and bandage Xiao Tianyu's wounds. After the examination, Xiao Tianyu's body was only bruises and abrasions, which would not affect his movements.
After entering the desert, everyone's temper had risen. Xiao Tianyu had angered everyone. Just a beating was not enough to appease everyone.
No matter what, they could not leave Xiao Tianyu behind, nor could they let him go back by himself. They had to find a way to let him receive a punishment that would appease everyone.
Zhang Zian had an idea. He said to everyone, "How about this? Xiao Tianyu wasted precious drinking water, so he must be formally punished. I suggest that for three days, he not be given any bottled drinking water … "
"Ah?"
Everyone was stunned. Not drinking water for three days in such a hot desert could kill someone. Wasn't this punishment too heavy?
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