At the critical moment, Yue Hengyi's method was particularly simple: abandon the two burdens by his side, have Shen Feng carry him, and head directly to the destination, then find a boat and head straight back to China.
Of course, Yue Hengyi also knew that the old man and the young man who were abandoned would have a hard time resisting the dangers in the desert, especially the mutated plants hidden in the desert, which could suddenly emerge from the ground at any time. In the face of such a situation, he could only wish them good luck. Perhaps their journey back to Fremantle would be particularly smooth? It was also possible.
"I think there's no problem, but I always feel uneasy, as if I've overlooked something important!" Shen Feng said with a frown.
"Don't think so much about it. Harden your heart and tell these two that we're parting ways! Let them go back on their own. Following us is a sure death. After that, you carry me, and the two of us will go directly to the north bank and find a boat to leave!" Yue Hengyi, in order to urge Shen Feng to make up his mind, didn't care about anything else at this moment.
Shen Feng also nodded helplessly and agreed to Yue Hengyi's suggestion.
When Shen Feng returned to the car, he called Lu Zhengqi over and asked him to translate, "We must return to China as soon as possible, but there are many mutated rabbits on the road, and the number of rabbits is too large. For you, it is a dangerous place. While you can still turn back, hurry back to Fremantle. The road ahead will be taken by the two of us."
Lu Zhengqi was shocked. He didn't expect to be abandoned at this time, and in the desert. In this case, wouldn't he never be able to go home and see his parents again?
Lu Zhengqi was very upset, but he still conveyed Shen Feng's meaning to Slotko.
After hearing Shen Feng's thoughts, the old man frowned. He only knew that Shen Feng wanted to go to Cape York quickly, so he had planned the shortest route for Shen Feng, which could also reach the big city of Cairns.
However, when the old man learned that Shen Feng's goal was to return to China as quickly as possible, he couldn't help but say, "If you want to return to China as quickly as possible, then let me ask you, have you ever sailed on the ocean?"
Lu Zhengqi continued to translate.
Shen Feng nodded and said seriously, "Old man, don't look down on people. I've been to the South Pacific. What kind of scenes haven't I seen?"
"Then what kind of ship were you on?" Slotko continued to ask.
"A cruiser, is there a problem?" Shen Feng continued to say.
Slotko then showed a serious expression: "So, when sailing on the ocean, you need a large ship to ensure safety and speed. But now, do you have a cruiser? If you are traveling by small boat, I can tell you without exaggeration that it will take at least three months for you to reach China!"
"Three months, such a long time?" Shen Feng was greatly surprised. Why would it take so long?
Slotko continued to explain, "If there is a ferry and enough gasoline is found, it will definitely be possible to reach China in a month, but this requires many sailors and an experienced captain. You two cannot pilot a ship, nor can you find a large ship to travel on. If you encounter a storm at sea, it will be even more difficult to reach China. If the voyage is not smooth, it is not impossible to delay for half a year or a year!"
Shen Feng fell silent, and Yue Hengyi was also stunned.
Afterward, Yue Hengyi grabbed the old man's collar and asked, "Old man, don't fool us! We are uneducated and don't know these tricks. You are afraid of death, so you made up so many lies to fool us, right?"
Slotko spread his hands helplessly and said, "Hero, how could I lie to you at this time? We are all in the desert and facing many dangers. I just want to tell you the fact that we cannot reach China in a short time."
Yue Hengyi was very annoyed. He never expected that his desperate rush for the past two days would be in vain. It would take at least three months to reach China. With such a long time, by the time he reached China, everything would likely be too late.
Yue Hengyi lowered his head and thought carefully. Suddenly, he said to Shen Feng, "Brother Feng, we can still think of a way. If sailing by water doesn't work, we'll go by air. Find a helicopter! Fly back to China directly. There shouldn't be a problem with that, right?"
Shen Feng gently shook his head and said, "Helicopters won't work either. With helicopters, we still need to find pilots. Moreover, Australia is tens of thousands of kilometers away from China. Helicopters cannot reach it in one go. They must refuel midway. Large helicopters are definitely hard to find; they have already been taken by the rich. Small helicopters are useless."
"Then what should we do? Should we give up returning to China? Watch two impostors replace our identities and then deceive the world? By the time we return, we'll be substitutes!" Yue Hengyi said excitedly.
Shen Feng frowned and said, "Stop arguing, aren't I thinking? For us, exposing the identities of the two impostors is the most important thing! But since we can't go back now, we can only think of other ways, understand? Expose the identities of the impostors without returning to China!"
Yue Hengyi was pacing anxiously. If he didn't return to China, how could he expose the impostors? Wasn't this a joke?
Shen Feng also fell into thought. In his opinion, there was a firewall in China, and foreign networks could not connect to China. Moreover, foreign phones could not call China, and international calls had been disconnected. Sending telegrams was also impossible. They had already been regarded as complete impostors.
The most unbearable thing was that his information could not be transmitted to his family. No wonder the old friend hoped that the wild goose could entrust letters. It was a beautiful wish.
Shen Feng sat on the sand and pondered. Being anxious would not solve the problem. At critical moments, one needed to use his brain more.
Suddenly, Shen Feng thought of someone, Wang Aoye!
Earlier, when Shen Feng met Wang Aoye in Lianyungang, he learned one thing: Wang Aoye had a dark website that was specifically for people from civilian bases to log in. Even registering an account required special verification. It was said that the website's server was still abroad, in Southeast Asia!
"Yes, Wang Aoye can access a lot of information from abroad and often posts on the dark website. With him, we can get in touch!" Shen Feng slapped his thigh and stood up, excited.
Yue Hengyi stood by the side. Although he didn't know what Shen Feng was thinking, he saw Shen Feng suddenly smile at this moment, and then he stood up with a slap on his thigh. He immediately understood that Shen Feng had an idea.
"Brother Feng, do you have a solution?" Yue Hengyi quickly asked.
Shen Feng nodded and said seriously, "That's right. We both entered a misunderstanding before, which was that only by returning to China quickly could we expose the impostors' identities. But we don't need to return to China at all to achieve this! That is to create a big piece of news, a piece of news that everyone in the world can hear. This way, even if China has a firewall, someone will see it and help us spread the message!"
"Creating news? How easy is that? What kind of big news can be known worldwide? Are you out of your mind?" Yue Hengyi thought it was unreliable as soon as he heard it. In the current chaotic situation, who would pay attention to the news? How could he create news?
Shen Feng laughed and said, "Don't you understand sensationalism? You must have been stupid from reading in high school. As long as the news is strange enough, someone will actively spread the information. Do you understand clickbait?"
"For example?" Yue Hengyi asked cautiously.
Shen Feng smiled and then said, "Isn't this simple? For example, seven teenagers took turns doing this to a married young woman, click to watch."
"And then?" Yue Hengyi continued to ask.
"Look, look, you're starting to get interested, aren't you? As long as you click on the video link to watch it, it's a葫芦娃!" Shen Feng said proudly.
After hearing Shen Feng's plan, Yue Hengyi finally believed Shen Feng's plan, so he immediately said, "Okay, okay, let's use your method. Let's hurry back. Wang Jiaoe's base has a signal tower, so we can spread the big news to the outside world."
Shen Feng didn't waste any more words. Since he had decided to attract Wang Aoye's attention with big news, Shen Feng immediately prepared to act. Unfortunately, Shen Feng forgot the URL of the dark website, and ordinary people could not log in. Otherwise, Shen Feng could contact Wang Aoye directly through this website.
Affected by the doomsday, many internet companies around the world went bankrupt almost overnight, and their servers crashed. How could software be used? Many social software could not be opened at all, and the few that could still be used had closed their international services, only available in special areas. As a result, apart from the government, ordinary people had no idea about the situation on Earth.
This was an era when the government controlled the narrative. The information obtained by civilians was all filtered by the government. Whether the information was true or false was decided by the government.
Shen Feng drove back, being particularly careful when passing through the desert, fearing that monsters would emerge from the sand. However, in the end, after passing through the entire desert, there was no reaction from beneath the sand. It seemed that not all deserts contained dangers.
After another day and night of driving, Shen Feng and his group, covered in dust, returned to Wang Jiaoe's base.
Wang Jiaoe thought that Shen Feng would never come back after leaving. This was probably a passerby in life, whom she met once and would never see again. But now, Shen Feng appeared before her again, making her feel incredible.
"Mr. Shen, why did you come back? Did you encounter any danger?" Wang Jiaoe quickly asked.
Shen Feng waved his hand and replied, "There wasn't much danger, mainly because we changed our minds. Next, I need to use your network to transmit information. You won't object, will you?"
How dare Wang Jiaoe object? She was only a third-tier ability user. Facing two powerhouses, she could only obey at this time. She quickly said, "Two Chinese heroes, please help yourselves. I will have my subordinates cooperate with you. Do whatever you want."
Shen Feng thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of videos get high clicks now? Or rather, what kind of videos are easily spread? This is what I care about most!"
"I'm not too sure about this. Currently, the main producers and spreaders of videos are official. Videos about the global situation have a relatively large spread, with tens of thousands of viewers," Wang Jiaoe said roughly.
"Only tens of thousands of viewers, that seems a bit low. Well, what about 'Four people did this to a lizard'? Can this news still be a top trending video?" Shen Feng continued to ask.
"Impossible. Let alone four people, even forty people won't do it! It's the doomsday now, and people who can go online are not ordinary people. They are concerned about the dangerous global situation, not the dignity of a lizard," Wang Jiaoe immediately shook her head.
"International situation? International situation! It seems I can only start from this aspect. I'll rest for a while and have someone bring food and dishes. We're hungry. As for the food in the car, it's all yours. We'll be staying here for this period!" Shen Feng couldn't figure it out for a while. Creating a big piece of news in the doomsday was obviously not that simple.