Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen by Lopez family's

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.

“snake’s den”

the snake’s den, can they retrieve it?

another five grand.

her head, gave Egbert a big thumbs-up.

chuckle and said, “It’s getting dark, let’s find

the dangers of the jungle at night, their little

found a good spot to camp, just as they

shoed them away, “What are you guys doing?

all friends

bluntly replied, “No.”

“It’s safer if we stick together.”

retorted, “We’re perfectly safe!”

resorted to his last option,

for a moment, “Five hundred bucks per person,

but to agree,

up, warmly inviting,

have much luggage, they

started

every day, but it

to pack up their sleeping bags to take cover from the rain, but then they

Elaine and Burton, expertly spreading out a massive piece of tarpaulin, securing it to

layer, keeping both

Eddie was amazed.

a rain shelter!

roasting some wild mushrooms, said,

again and again, “it

and fried bugs, then made some mushroom soup, and

to eat.

drooling over the smell wafting over

end, Eddie couldn’t take it anymore and asked, “How much for a

on a fried bug, answered, “Five bucks a skewer.”

gritted his teeth,

got twenty skewers and had Burton deliver them.

and Lucas devoured the skewers as

so good, they could almost cry.

to eat the leftover

Eddie asked again, “How much for a bowl of

“Three

“Two bowls, please.”

more bowls of soup..