For Song Min and the others, the food provided to them according to the standards and requirements of the Salvation Army was nearly all that they had left, including what they had grown themselves.
Song Min had thought about rebelling before. One evening, she saw another group in the County, about the same size as hers.
Because they had promised food to the Salvation Army and then reneged, they first deceived those of the Salvation Army, then ran away, and ended up being captured.
The deaths were gruesome. The Salvation Army always liked to use such cruel methods to deter others.
To warn other groups, the Salvation Army then dragged those bodies around the surroundings as a warning.
Eventually, these bodies were hung on a building in the County. Many people in the County saw it.
Song Min and her group saw it too, particularly the brutal side of the Salvation Army, who were numerous and powerful, coming from the south in a formidable crowd each time.