As the two soldiers ran towards the mess hall, they heard a platoon leader shout at the group of military family members: "Everyone who went to the mess hall for breakfast this morning, listen to my command, all of you—take three steps forward!"
The team immediately descended into chaos.
Although no one understood the reason for doing so, no one dared to take any chances, and everyone who went to eat followed the order and took three steps forward.
Then Shiyue discovered that only her family and Niu Niu, who had stayed in bed and hadn't eaten breakfast, remained in the same place.
As for the two elderly people who have been bedridden since arriving on the island, they didn't even show up for today's gathering.
Niu Niu stood there, looking helplessly at her mother and brother who had already walked ahead. Her little mouth twitched, and she looked like she was about to cry.
Shiyue quickly went over and pulled the child to her side, making her stand with Jiajia.
Wu He glanced in their direction, then waved, signaling that those who hadn't gone to the main cafeteria could leave.
Shiyue and the others led Niu Niu to the side, but no one moved.
They wanted to see what had happened that day.
At this moment, Shiyue also understood that it must be that those people who ate breakfast in the cafeteria today did something annoying, otherwise Wu He and Qi Feng would not have chosen to make their move at this time.
After all, those newcomers had just arrived on the island and hadn't quite settled in yet.
To be honest, performing surgery at this point would be a bit inhumane.
After Shiyue and the others moved aside, the company commander had already directed the remaining men to regroup.
Just as the team was lined up, Cao Dalin came over with a young soldier from the cookhouse carrying a basket.
The old folks on that island all know that basket; it's what the cooks usually use to hold fruit.
Haijing Island has a wide variety of fruits, and people often use fruits instead of vegetables that are not available on the island to supplement their vitamin intake.
Therefore, people are usually given a piece of fruit with their lunch every day.
What you pair with fruit depends on what the fruit pickers brought back in the morning or the night before; most of the time it's bananas, melons, grapes, and dragon fruit.
As the island's population grows, even bananas are no longer enough to be distributed among everyone.
So usually the fruit is cut into pieces and then divided among the number of people, and then distributed to everyone when serving the meal.
In addition to carrying baskets, Cao Dalin and the young soldier also carried a long bench. When they reached the front of the line, the young soldier put down the bench, and then they placed the baskets on the bench.
Then Cao Dalin picked up one side of the bamboo basket and turned it to face everyone.
At this moment, there was only one banana that had been squeezed to a pulp and a few unripe green grapes in the basket.
Wu He walked over and shook the bamboo basket with his hand, then said:
"This contains the fruit that the cooks took out this morning to prepare as a snack for lunch."
We usually take out two of these baskets.
Because new comrades have arrived on the island, the cooks brought out an extra basket of fruit today so that everyone could have fresh fruit at lunchtime.
What's the result?
"They were only placed at the food counter for less than half an hour, and all three baskets of fruit were sold out!"
At this point, Wu He suddenly raised his voice: "Let me ask you, didn't you receive any training before coming to the island? Didn't anyone tell you that you weren't allowed to steal public property?"
If you dare to scramble for fruit in the cafeteria now, will you scramble to take all the island's supplies back to your own homes in a few days?
So this is what you came to the island for? To prioritize personal gain over public duty, and to steal state property?
What is Whale Island? Who are the people on this list?
What makes you think you deserve such a large investment of national resources to be brought here?
I think everyone here knows what's going on.
Those who are allowed to come here have all undergone rigorous political vetting. They are either truly outstanding in both ideology and skills, or their family members are making significant contributions to the country.
Besides, not everyone is qualified to go to the island!
But what did you do after you got to the island? You didn't even have the most basic moral principles.
What good are people like you doing here?!
Why does the country spend so much money to invite you here?!
Wu He paused abruptly at this point, his sharp gaze sweeping over the military industrial team.
His gaze was so sharp that everyone present felt their hearts leap into their throats, and many children were so frightened by him that they cried on the spot.
Wu He then continued, "We can let you come to the island, and we can let you leave! Whale Island does not tolerate those with corrupt minds!"
After that sentence, the entire operation was completely silent; you could hear a pin drop.
Even the children's crying stopped.
Whale Island can be considered the last haven for those present.
Whether they are recruited skilled workers or family members of experts who have just arrived on the island.
Each of them must have gone through a mental struggle before going to the island.
Since you chose to come here, it must be because you have no other way out at home.
For some, nothing is a way out; for many who stay at home, only death awaits them.
For example, Chen Mingli and his mother, and Li Jishen's mother and his found daughter.
Moreover, the military made this very clear to them during their training before they went to the island.
The geographical location of Whale Island, including the conditions on the island, remains a closely guarded secret.
Getting to the island is not easy; getting off is even harder.
However, once they leave the island for various reasons, they cannot simply go home; they will inevitably be taken to another place to spend the declassification period.
This declassification period can be long or short, but it usually takes another year and a half after the work on the island is completely completed.
If everyone were to declassify together, that would be fine, but if they were kicked off the island for personal reasons...
Will someone take care of you when you get to a new place?
Definitely not!
Their situation... was probably no better than that of a labor camp.
After all, being kicked off the island meant that one must have made a mistake.
Everyone was terrified at the thought.
Everyone present was stunned.
Even Shiyue felt that her mind was blank and she couldn't think at all.
She's never seen anything like this in all her life!
Just then, a child in the crowd suddenly cried out, "Mommy, will the People's Liberation Army uncles chase us away? I don't want to leave, I want to live with Daddy!"
His words stunned the children around him, and some of them immediately started crying.
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