"You should leave now, you should leave now, this is not a place for you, I'm telling you."
If you leave any later, you won't be able to leave at all.
When Uncle Wu heard this, he realized something was wrong.
"Captain Liao, what exactly is going on? Explain yourself to us! We can't leave even if we want to."
"Our ship is out of fuel, we came here to refuel. Where are we supposed to go without you?"
Captain Liao was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet inside the room.
Just then, the roar of ships could be heard, and soon two ships entered the dock.
When he saw the two boats, Uncle Wu had a bad feeling. The boats didn't look like fishing boats, but rather like government vessels.
The ships that the maritime surveillance team usually operates are these kinds of ships. Sure enough, once people jumped off the ship, they could tell at a glance what the uniforms of the staff were like.
The door, which had been tightly closed, finally opened, and Captain Liao sighed when he saw Uncle Wu and the others.
"Alright, now you can't leave even if you want to."
The staff walked to the end of the pier, but didn't end there. Instead, a group of people started working at the end of the pier.
Soon we saw some kind of rope being pulled up.
Uncle Wu was startled when he saw the rope, and turned to Captain Liao, saying...
What happened?
"You don't recognize this thing?"
This is what they call isolating us. There's an infectious disease outbreak on the island, and the situation is very serious. Residents are already bedridden; there are 80 people in total.
You don't know how serious it got. We had no choice but to call our superiors.
The instructions told us not to wander off or have contact with other people.
There is a risk of infection.
“We’ve been trying to keep people away from each other these past two days. You didn’t see the sign at our gas station? We’ve already notified everyone that we’re closed for the next couple of days and there’s no gas.”
Uncle Wu was stunned for a moment.
"No, there's nothing there at the gas station."
The young man next to him said,
"It's possible that the strong winds these past few days blew the paper away."
Looking at the fully armed staff, who were wearing strange clothes, they were all wearing masks and gloves.
A cordon was set up on the dock.
A staff member approached them and spoke through their mask.
"Who is Captain Liao?"
Captain Liao hurriedly came out.
"I am! I am!"
“We need to ask about the situation now. You can’t all huddle together here; please separate.”
The fifth brother was in a hurry.
He took a step forward, only to see his comrade immediately take a step back.
"Comrade, don't go any further, or we'll get rough with you."
Let's talk about this later.
There were already fully armed comrades nearby. They took out their weapons.
This tense atmosphere startled Uncle Wu and the others.
I've never seen anyone point weapons at them before.
"Comrade, you've misunderstood. We...we just got here. We're here to refuel."
"Or you could let us go first; we haven't caught the disease."
The comrade in front of him gestured for him to step back, and Uncle Wu had no choice but to back away.
"Comrade, we really just arrived. If you don't believe me, ask Captain Liao."
Captain Liao said helplessly.
"Comrades, they just arrived. Why don't we let them go?"
The comrade in front of him said seriously,
"Captain Liao, you should know this."
We don't know how this infectious disease spreads or what its extent is.
Now that they've arrived here, do you know if they're carrying any viruses?
If they bring it back, the villagers on that island will also suffer.
Until the cause is determined, they have no choice but to stay here.
"Comrades, please cooperate with our investigation. You should all go home now."
"Comrades, but we are not residents of this island. Where do we go home?"
“I don’t care what your situation is. Even if you stay in the office and isolate, you cannot have contact with the villagers.”
Please don't wander off; please cooperate with us now.
Captain Liao had no choice but to tell them,
"If you really can't manage, just stay in the office at this post."
There's water here, but no food.
To everyone's astonishment, they could only watch as Captain Liao and his men left.
Uncle Wu was extremely anxious. He had just started making some money, and now he was being quarantined.
Most importantly, does anyone know what disease this is?
Uncle Wu wanted to step forward to explain, but the comrade on guard immediately picked up his weapon.
"Comrade, please step back. This is to cooperate with our work. If you move forward any further, don't blame us for being impolite."
No matter how earnestly Uncle Wu pleaded with them, the other party simply wouldn't listen.
Two hours later, these people slunk into the office, where a dozen or so people crammed together in a chaotic mess.
I thought I could get gas, but instead I got stuck here.
Leaving aside the fact that we have no food or water, the main concern is that our wives and children at home will be worried. If they send a ship here out of their concern, that would be a real problem.
Seven didn't expect to encounter this situation.
No matter how anxious everyone was, they could only stay obediently inside the house.
Not only are they not allowed to go out, but they are also not allowed to wander around.
Staff members wearing masks and white coats were already walking around the village, clearly searching for the cause.
It got dark.
Everyone drank some water, and they were all starving. They hadn't eaten anything since they went out fishing after breakfast and had been locked up here.
By the next morning, it was clear that although the staff were wearing masks, they were much more serious, with a fully armed staff member standing almost every 5 meters.
At this point, they realized that the situation was probably more serious.
Uncle Wu was about to go out and talk to the staff again, saying that they should at least give them something to eat!
We can't just starve here.
Instead of dying from the disease, people starved to death.
Just as Uncle Wu was about to open the door, he suddenly clutched his chest and coughed violently.
Moreover, this cough didn't end after just a couple of coughs as I had imagined; instead, it made me cough so hard I could barely breathe.
Everyone immediately tensed up, and just as they were about to step forward, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Everyone, stay away from him. Comrade, you're coughing so badly; you're showing early signs of infection. Please come out now."
"Comrade, please cooperate with us. You are already infected. If you stay inside, you could infect everyone. Comrade, please come out immediately."
Uncle Wu covered his mouth with his hand, coughing as he glanced back at everyone.
Even he sensed something was wrong; this cough wasn't just a simple cough.
He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his vision blurred intermittently.
Uncle Wu resolutely opened the door and collapsed outside.
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