In Yue Zhong’s base, the prisoners do not have any human rights at all. If the words of Pearl Nalan reached the ears of the Guards, even if the Guards shot him immediately, no one will say a single word.
These prisoners also have no power to object to this treatment. If they try to revolt, the type 79 assault rifles of the guards are more than enough to kill them all.
In addition, there were two heavy machine guns mounted on vehicles that were pointed at the group of prisoners.
Pearl Nalan had a stupid grin on his face as he tried to brush what he said away, “It is a careless rant!”
“Who is Strongman Gao?” a guard walked into the camp and shouted out aloud.
All the prisoners’ eyes turned to look at Strongman Gao.
Many of the prisoners who were sitting next to Strongman Gao also shifted their body as they tried to put as much distance between them and Strongman Gao as possible. Although his face turned white with fright, Pearl Nalan continued to sit next to Strongman Gao.
Strongman Gao also turned pale. He clutched his fist and slowly stood up. He was perspiring heavily, as he declared. “Me! I am Strongman Gao.”
To these prisoners, having their name called out is not a good thing. Not long ago, there were twenty plus men who were called out, and these men were all shot dead in front of the other prisoners.
The soldier looked at his journal and shouted: “Today, Strongman Gao has shown his courage in battle, and killed 7 zombies by himself. From now on, he is promoted to be a squad captain among you prisoners. The following prisoners are assigned to his squad with immediate effect: “Pearl Nalan, Tiger Wang… etc.
As a squad leader, for the period of 1 week, he will be given a piece of fish every day. We hope that he can quickly kill 30 zombies, and win back his freedom.”
Pearl Nalan’s eyes shone with happiness for his friend, as he congratulated Strongman Gao.
“Big Boss Gao! Please take care of me!”….
The 12 men assigned under his command all came forwards to offer their congratulations. From now onwards, he will be in charge of them.
Strongman Gao was stunned by the announcement and could not believe his ears. But listening to the stream of congratulatory messages from his team woke him up from his stupor. He immediately thanked the soldier. “Thank you! Thank you!!”
The soldier smiled and looked at Strongman Gao with eyes that were much warmer than the cool looks of the guards. “There is no need to thank me. I am just here to carry out Captain Yue’s orders!”
The soldier continued to list out the names of prisoners who shown promise in fighting zombies, and promoted 10 prisoners into squad leaders, and assigned team members to each squad leaders. All of these squad leaders gained the right to have 1 fish everyday as a reward for their bravery.
After announcing all the rewards, the soldier waved his hand, and several men pushed a trolley of food into the prisoner’s camp. In the food tray, in addition to rice and buns, there were several pieces of fish.
All of the prisoners looked at the fish, and their saliva dripped uncontrollably out from their mouths.
After the apocalypse, food becomes scarce. Only the top brass in LongHai city could afford to have a fish to eat. Most of the prisoners have not even taste meat after the apocalypse. Today, when they saw the freshly cooked fish and the nice aroma that accompanied the dish, their mouths could not stop watering, and they could not help staring hungrily at the fishes.
The soldier then shouted coldly, “All of you, come and get your food! You are not allowed to make any noise, and you are not allowed to jump the queue. If anyone is caught infringing these rules, you will be given 20 lashes of the whip, and double the usual workload!
After listening to the soldier’s words, the prisoners all behaved themselves. They queued up in an orderly manner to get their food. The behaviour of these prisoners was much better than their behaviour before the apocalypse.
Strongman Gao gathered a big bun, a bowl of porridge, and a steamed carp and returned to his seat.
Along the way, Strongman Gao could sense all the hungry looks of the other prisoners as they glanced at his fish. If not for the fact that there were guards manning the camp, and that he is relatively big and fierce compared to most of the men, there would be a lot of people who will attempt to snatch his fish.