Chapter 35 : Punishment
"Damn, what's going on with the cars here? Why are there so many cars stuck here?"
Harry stood on the highway, holding his forehead and looking at the tightly blocked road in front of him, which was blocked by nearly a hundred cars that were colliding with each other. He suddenly felt speechless for a while.
This journey is indeed not that easy. This happened not long after setting off. He turned his head, looked at the soldier beside him, and said, "Where are we now?"
The soldier took out a map from his arms, looked at the marks on it, and said, "Sir, we are about 3 kilometers further."
Staring at the road ahead, Hara looked at both sides of the road, which were steep slopes. He was considering whether to destroy the guardrail or let the convoy go around it.
After hesitating for a long time, he sighed and gave up the decision. It was difficult for their military trucks to pass this kind of slope, let alone the buses and oil tankers behind them.
After thinking for a while, Harry decided to use a stupid method. He waved his hand and said to the soldiers, "Ask all the soldiers to be on guard front and back, notify the civilians in the vehicles, and ask all adult males to come down to help and clear these vehicles. "Push them aside!"
"yes!"
Within the next few minutes, all the soldiers on the bus received the notification via radio. Tracy, the female soldier in Brian's car, also stood up and said to the panicked crowd behind her:
"The road ahead is blocked by vehicles. All adult males, please get out of the car. We need your help to move the vehicles."
The crowd, who had thought that something was going on in front of them because of the sudden stop of the vehicle, just now breathed a sigh of relief when the female soldier said that it was just a traffic jam. But later, they heard that they wanted all adult males to move the cars, which was unacceptable to some of the men present.
They saw a young man with colorful hair on his head stand up from his seat and say with a dissatisfied look on his face, "You are here to escort us to Atlanta; why do you need us to help? It's so cold outside now; if some of us get sick or have a cold, can you bear this responsibility?"
Some people in the car who were already dissatisfied and ready to make a move saw someone taking the lead in charging, so they stood up behind him and began to cheer for the young man.
"Yes! Why!"
"We have been asked to do all the work; what else do you need to do?"
"That's right, why do we have to do these jobs?"
"..."
Seeing so many people behind him responding to his call, the young man's vanity suddenly swelled, and he crossed his hands together. He raised his head and chest and looked at the female soldier with disdain, acting like a big brother taking the lead.
Tracy looked coldly at the people clamoring in front of her, frowned, and said angrily to the people in front of her:
"You have to understand one thing. We are not the only ones going to Atlanta. Aren't you going? Minus the people responsible for security, we don't have enough manpower. I hope everyone can contribute, and I think you will too. I hope we can leave as soon as possible instead of waiting here, right?"
Hearing these words, those who had not expressed their opinions fell into silence. Indeed, if they do not help, the convoy may stay here for a long time and may even encounter infected people. It is better to help get this car out as soon as possible. Only by moving away can we leave here as soon as possible, and this is only a small matter. They will have to rely on military escorts in the future, so it is better not to have any conflicts with them.
"Then I'll go help." Someone immediately stood up without hesitation, nodded to Tracy, then got out of the car and walked towards the front of the road.
If there is one person, there are two. If someone takes the lead to help themselves, someone will respond. As the first person leaves, the second and third people also get up one after another, and then more and more people choose to get out of the car to help.
Even the few people who supported the youth just now felt a little weak after seeing so many people. They lowered their heads and stood up to follow the crowd and leave.
"You...you..." The young man looked at the people around him in disbelief as they stood up and left one after another. He didn't know why the people who had supported him just now turned against him suddenly.
Sarah, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the excitement and originally planned to watch a live uprising, felt a little disappointed when she saw this situation.
Seeing Sarah's disappointed expression, Brian's mouth twitched, and he explained, "No one is a fool. There is no benefit to them from going against the army in this matter. Even if they didn't think just now, according to the herd mentality, even if there are so many people, they will not choose to stay. That is to say, this young man still does not understand his situation, and he dares to take the lead in stirring up trouble and shoot the first bird. He is probably going to die."
As expected, all the adult males in the car left, and Tracy focused her attention on the young man who took the lead in causing trouble.
A disdainful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she sneered twice. She slowly approached the young man and looked him up and down, thinking to herself that no matter where or when, even if it was the end of the world, there would be such scum.
Seeing the sudden change in the cold eyes of the female soldier, the young man suddenly felt that something was wrong. He took a few steps back, and his expression gradually became frightened.
He felt extremely regretful at the moment about why he had been so impulsive just now and why he had to be the first to jump out.
"You don't come over; I'm willing to move the car."
But seeing his cowardly look, Tracy was too lazy to continue talking nonsense with him. She quickly stepped forward, pressed the young man hard on the seat, took out a restraint belt from her body, and tied his hands behind his back.
Then she picked up the young man with one hand and walked towards the door of the car. When she was about to get out of the car, she said to the remaining women and children in the car, "You can get out of the car and move around. If you need to use the toilet, just go to the woods nearby; soldiers are guarding outside; as long as it's not too far away, you'll be fine."
After saying that, without waiting for a reply from the people in the car, she pushed the young man down and got out of the car, heading towards an open space not far away where a dozen people were already kneeling.
"Come on, let's get out of the car and do some exercise." Seeing that he could move freely, Brian put his backpack in his hands and stretched his muscles.
Sarah looked at the snow still falling outside the window. She suddenly became playful and didn't want to stay in the car anymore. She nodded, got up, and got out of the car.
As soon as the two people got out of the car, the biting cold wind penetrated through the gaps in their clothes. This made the two people, who had just come out of the warm car, shiver and Pull their clothes a little tighter.
At this time, many people were standing outside who got out of their cars and were doing activities. There were only soldiers standing in a circle outside to guard them, so they couldn't go too far.
Not far away, there were several children, led by their mothers, playing wantonly in the snow.
Seeing this, Sarah also ran away and ran towards the place where several children were playing. She played with them, making various poses with her hands, and then laughed at the falling snow.
After the cordyceps fungus broke out, Brian hadn't seen Sarah smile like this from the bottom of her heart for a long time, which made the corners of his mouth slightly raise unconsciously.
Then he turned his attention to the open space, where more than a dozen people had kneeled. At this time, some people were watching the excitement, and there were also people in other vehicles who were making trouble, and they were pushed over by the soldiers one after another. There were probably no fewer than thirty people.
Glancing at Sarah, who was having fun, Brian slowly stepped forward, also wanting to see what kind of punishment these people would receive.
When he got closer, he saw a tall soldier circling back and forth around the thirty kneeling people, but he didn't say anything.
After the last few people had arrived, he slowly stopped, stared at the people kneeling on the ground, and said, "You people are very courageous. You dare to take the lead in picking a fight. Well, it seems like you don't want to leave, right?"
When the thirty or so people kneeling on the ground heard this, they realized that the other party seemed to be abandoning them here. They suddenly trembled in their hearts and cried bitterly. With regrets on their faces, they quickly begged for mercy and promised to not do it next time. They Don't dare to do it anymore!
You must know that the temperature is so low now, they are on the interstate highway now, the surroundings can be said to be deserted, and infected people may appear at any time. If they are really left here, then what will they face? They simply dare not even think about it.
"Hmph..."
The soldiers listened to these people's chaotic pleas for mercy and just hummed twice but did not say anything. They just put their hands behind their backs and circled these people again.
Seeing that the soldiers did not speak, a trace of gloom flashed across the eyes of these people. Every step of the other party was like a heavy step on their hearts, making their bodies tremble, and they gradually stopped begging for mercy.
The scene suddenly became quiet. Even the people watching outside did not dare to breathe for fear that they would be pulled in and punished together if they made the slightest sound.
"What? Are you done?"
A few minutes later, the soldier, who had not heard any sound, stopped again, looked at the kneeling people with a smile, and slowly said,
"Well, don't worry. This is a special period, after all. We will not abandon our manpower for nothing. Although you will not be severely punished, you will be punished if you do something wrong. You agree with this right ?"
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