Chapter 187: Evil ways.
"That's because..."
As soon as the man opened his mouth, he couldn't help blushing when he thought about the food that was snatched away as soon as it was sent to the small dark room.
Dignity is dignity, but not eating means you are really hungry.
Xu Yang lowered his head to eat his meal and told them some bad news: "The commander said that what you just saw was your last meal. From tomorrow on, anyone who doesn't go out to work will be buried alive here."
"She's absolutely vicious! Cruel!"
"Xu Yang! You are an accomplice to the evil! Where is your loyalty as a soldier?"
Lieutenant Xu said, "In my heart, I am loyal to the people. Now the people are outside, living well under the leadership of Commander Qin. What's wrong with that?"
He sighed, "I don't understand why you're so stubborn. Changing leadership isn't treason. You don't even understand the principle of working for whoever feeds you! No wonder the commander said you're a bunch of idiots. Living is a waste of food, and killing you is a waste of bullets. Waiting for you to figure it out is a waste of time. I might as well just bury you."
The soldiers were silent, they didn't know how useless they were.
After a while, someone couldn't help but ask, "Lieutenant, what are you eating..."
"It's made in the cafeteria, beef stew with potatoes."
Beef... Beef is considered a national treasure in District 1, and only people of the commander's level can eat it every day.
Some people's resolve began to waver, and they swallowed and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Lieutenant Xu picked up a piece of beef that was stewed until it was soft and tender, three centimeters thick, and covered with rich soup. He stuffed it into his mouth in front of them, closed his eyes and chewed slowly. After tasting it, he sighed with deep emotion.
"Fragrant~"
The soldiers' eyes lit up: "What do we have to do to eat?"
Lieutenant Xu said, "You earn food coins from work. You either use your brains or your strength. In short, if you contribute to the base, you earn coins."
"I'll go, Lieutenant Xu, please introduce me!"
The small dark room gradually became the second place for the transformation of prisoners. Those who went in were ready to die, and those who came out became people who were only interested in making money.
However, there are only a few jobs left at the base, and the biggest money-makers are in the shelter, which is crowded with young workers every day, both men and women, who are busy as hell. Then there are public positions such as management, canteen, sanitation, security, and infrastructure.
The goods in the exchange store are constantly updated, but the income of most people can only meet their basic needs. Everyone wants to improve their quality of life, and gradually some people come up with some crooked ideas.
For example, gambling.
He had made a lot of money picking up people before, and became a rich man in the base. He used the money in his pocket as capital to open a casino and lure people to place bets.
Many people join in with a fluke mentality, but they lose all their money and go home unwilling to give up. They don’t use the money they earn to eat and go back to gamble.
After seeing this, other "rich people" followed suit. Those who lost and were not convinced reported the matter to the management. Huo Yu had to hold a meeting and add a clear rule prohibiting gambling in groups. The leaders would have their homes confiscated.
Open gambling has been banned, but private gambling is still taking place.
This problem was not a big deal. At the beginning, it was not reported to Shu Lan. After the personnel were almost recovered and order was restored, she returned to her original life. She went back to the space to sleep at night and came out during the day to make decisions that only a commander could make and do work that only a plunderer could do.
Later, several people who reported the casino were maliciously targeted and became victims and were brought to Zhong Mei. The kind-hearted Zhong Mei couldn't bear it and told Shu Lan. Only then did she realize that people would do this just to make money.
"Okay, I understand. I'll take care of this."
After Zhong Mei left, Shu Lan rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. Then, she turned to Shu Maomao and said, "Baby, you know when I was little, I helped my classmates with their homework and imitated their parents' signatures on their test papers to earn pocket money. I bought them video game consoles and rented them for ten cents a day. Did the teacher notice? How did he praise me? I was smart, but I didn't use them in the right way."
Shu Maomao asked, "What is the right path?"
Shu Lan smiled and said, "Mommy asked the same question. I asked the teacher what the right path is. The teacher said, study hard, Shu Lan, and find a job. That's the right path. But, baby, the right path makes money slowly and is hard work. So some people turn their attention to crooked ways."
Shu Maomao asked, "Do you want me to find them and kill them?"
"Forget it. We've killed so many people before that the execution ground is almost turning into red soil. Mommy will take you to play with them."
On this day, people who had been busy all day turned off the lights and took a rest. Time passed slowly, and when everything was quiet, three or two figures came out of the houses, peeked around the street, walked around the patrolling guards, and finally gathered in front of the same door and knocked five times.
“Cuckoo cuckoo.”
The signal was correct, and the door opened a crack, letting in a few inches of bright light. "As usual," he said, "entrance fee is one coin."
"Damn! It's so dark."
After paying the coin through the crack in the door, the door opened completely, revealing a bright little world inside.
On the table were homemade poker, dice and mahjong. The air was filled with voices and the friction of metal coins. The dealer had a pile of coins in his hands, which made people so greedy that they wanted to put them in their pockets immediately.
The person who just arrived had just sat down, ready to make a fortune, when there was another knock on the door.
“Cuckoo cuckoo.”
The person in charge of opening the door opened it a crack and repeated the old words: "Same old rules..."
He suddenly fell silent. The people who were gambling heavily hadn't noticed anything unusual and shouted excitedly, "It must be me! Go!"
"Win! Seven pairs!"
"Flush, I have the biggest one, hahahaha..."
The door was pushed open, and a delicate white hand held two coins with the number "1" and reached in, accompanied by a sweet female voice: "I know, the entrance fee is for two people. Here."
The table closest to the door was the first to notice something was wrong. The sound, the tone...
The door had been pushed open completely, and a mother and son stood at the door, looking at the furnishings in the room curiously.
"Wow~ There are so many people here, it's so lively."
Everyone's expression froze at the same time. They hurriedly cleaned up the coins and the table, but still begged for mercy: "Commander, we were wrong. I know we were wrong. I will never gamble again. Don't kill me!"
Shu Lan said, "No, no, we're just playing cards together. There's no need to kill anyone if it's something we both agree on. Just sit where you were just now."
Although the gamblers were afraid, they dared not disobey and sat back in their seats nervously.
Shu Lan smiled and said, "Keep playing."
The people at the gambling table didn't dare to breathe a word and could only communicate with their eye contact: Do you want to play?
Let’s play, the commander has spoken.
So the mahjong players continued to push mahjong, the poker players continued to flip poker, and the plastic cups covering the dice were also opened.
Shu Lan walked over with Shu Maomao and asked, "How do we win or lose this bet?"
"It's a comparison of big and small. If the number drawn by the player is smaller or the same as the dealer's, the dealer wins. If the number drawn by the player is larger than the dealer's, the dealer loses. Place your bet before the card is opened, and you'll get what you bet. If the player draws a leopard or a straight, and it's larger than the dealer's, you'll get triple the money."
Shu Lan said, "Oh, then give me a seat, I want to play too."
The dealer cautiously glanced at Shu Maomao next to him: "Is it you who's playing, or Master Maomao?"
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