Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 92

Five grand for a piece of intel, that’s a rip-off.

Eddie was holding the blue ribbon in his hand, indecisive as hell.

Lucas tried to convince him, "We've come so far, it’s okay if we don’t have the intel, it's not necessary to fork out that much."

Eddie thought Lucas made a good point and was about to turn it down.

Out of nowhere, Egbert, who had been quiet all along, chimed in, "He's just trying to make you feel better. As a soldier, he knows damn well that without intel, things will be very tough."

Everyone, including Eileen, did a double-take at Egbert.

Eddie was taken aback. He looked at Lucas.

Seeing Lucas avoiding eye contact, he immediately asked Egbert, "What are you trying to say?"

Egbert casually replied, "To get out of this jungle, a map is indispensable. And to get the map, intel is the key. Without it, we're stuck. So, all things considered, five grand per piece of intel is actually a fair price."

Fair?

Eileen looked at Egbert, then out of the blue, she burst into laughter.

She chimed in, "Exactly, to get the job done, intel is a must-have. Five grand per piece of intel isn't that steep. Of course, you can try and get other intel, but can you find it? And even if you do, can you get it? So my suggestion is, you should get it when it’s guaranteed.

Eddie got the point.

But he grimaced, "But five grand is too much!"

Eileen nonchalantly replied, "Well, the sooner you get the intel, the sooner you get the map. The first three teams to get out of the jungle get a cash prize."

"Cash prize!" Eddie’s eyes brightened, "How could I forget about that?"

Eileen chuckled and said, "Yeah, if you use the bonus to subsidize it, the money you spend isn't actually much, and it's a very cost-effective choice."

Eddie seemed to be swayed.

Just then, Lucas hesitated and said, "Well, let's do it, deduct it from my prize."

"It’s fine, we'll split the cost." Eddie responded, turning to Eileen, "We'll take it!"

Eileen immediately handed them the blue ribbon.

Eddie and Lucas glanced at the word "snake's den" on the ribbon and began to ponder.

If the map is in the snake's den, can they retrieve it?

Eileen earn another five grand.

Eileen turned her head, gave Egbert a big thumbs-up.

Egbert gave a chuckle and said, "It's getting dark, let's find a place to camp."

Given the dangers of the jungle at night, their little squad always tried to rest early.

Eileen found a good spot to camp, just as they set up the fire, Eddie and Lucas tiptoed over.

Eileen, with a straw in her mouth, unceremoniously shoed them away, "What are you guys doing? This is our turf, we got here first, you can't camp here, beat it."

Eddie scratched his head, "We're all friends here, can we camp together?"

Eileen bluntly replied, "No."

Lucas suggested, "It's safer if we stick together."

Eileen retorted, "We're perfectly safe!"

Eddie sighed, and resorted to his last option, "We can pay."

Eileen raised her eyebrows, chewing on her straw, considered for a moment, "Five hundred bucks per person, then you can enter our camp, but we won't be responsible for anything else."

Eddie had no choice but to agree, "...Okay."

Eileen immediately got up, warmly inviting, "Gentlemen, welcome!"

Eddie and Lucas didn't have much luggage, they laid out their sleeping bags.

Just then, it started to rain.

In the jungle, it rains every day, but it usually stops after a while.

Eddie and Lucas were about to pack up their sleeping bags to take cover from the rain, but then they saw a large rain shelter suddenly erected above their heads.