There is a small square in front of the county government office. At the front of the square, there is a stage all year round.
The stage was now surrounded by red flags fluttering in the wind. On the stage, there was a mountain of prey:
There were wild boars, wild goats, wild donkeys, elk, roe deer…even black storks. Among them were the corpses of monkeys and, most unlikely of all, lynx cubs.
The blood of various animals flowed down from the stage and formed puddles around the stage.
There were six militia teams standing under the stage, each with about seventy or eighty people.
In their hands, some were holding rabbits, some were holding pheasants, some were holding wild boars, some were holding lambs, some were holding baby monkeys, and some were even holding wolf cubs.
Without exception, these animal cubs were turned into corpses by them.
Zhang Xudong felt cold all over and a chill ran down his spine.
He didn't understand. If you want to eat meat, just eat meat properly.
Why did you kill those little piglets and lambs?
How much meat can it have? Can't you just let it go or keep it alive? Why kill it?
How much meat can that monkey cub have? You killed the monkey cub, didn't you think about the monkeys' revenge?
And you didn't kill many adult wolves, but you captured several litters of wolf cubs. Don't you know that wolves hold grudges?
And there is the lynx. It can kill a wolf as easily as killing a chicken. You all want to provoke it. Are you stronger than the wolf?
The more Zhang Xudong thought about it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't imagine the village at the foot of the mountain being retaliated by wolves, monkeys, and wild boars.
Zhang Xudong found Zhang Dazhuang and several other militiamen from his village in the crowd.
Zhang Xudong went over and pulled Zhang Dazhuang out.
"What's wrong, Dongzi? What's the matter?"
"Uncle Dazhuang, what are you guys still doing? Are there any prey left in the village?"
"We're having a commendation meeting right now, and we'll be distributing the meat soon. A few people in the village have already gone back, and of course they're bringing back some prey. What's wrong, Dongzi? Is there something wrong?"
"Uncle Dazhuang, when we divide the prey later, you have to remember: dead wolves, especially dead wolf cubs, cannot be kept. Dead monkey cubs cannot be kept, and dead lynx cubs cannot be kept either. You must remember this, Uncle Dazhuang."
"Why not?"
Zhang Xudong felt a little tired looking at Zhang Dazhuang's confused face.
"Uncle Dazhuang, you have dug out the wolf den. Have you killed all the adult wolves?
Did you kill the baby monkeys and wipe out the monkey group?
You killed the lynx cubs, but did you kill the mother lynx?"
After hearing Zhang Xudong's questions, Zhang Dazhuang's frenzied brain suddenly calmed down. He shuddered and his face turned pale.
"Dongzi, what should we do? There's still a living little monkey and two wolf cubs left in the village. They want to secretly sell them to a monkey trainer to make some extra money."
Zhang Xudong's head started to ache after hearing this.
"Uncle Dazhuang, send someone back to the village right now and have them release the living ones and bury the dead ones.
Then he told everyone to hide all valuables and children in the cellar at night and to seal the cellar entrance tightly. The ventilation holes in the cellar were too small for mice to get in.
Also, you must distribute all weapons to the militia tonight and organize all the young and strong to stand guard.
Light more fires, get out the gongs and drums, and bang them wherever there are wolves and monkeys. That's all I can think of.
Go and do it quickly, your son and the others are still at my house, and I have to find a way to protect their safety tonight."
"What about Dongzi? What should we do with them? Should we talk to everyone?" Zhang Dazhuang said, pointing to the extremely excited crowd in the square.
Zhang Xudong shook his head speechlessly and said, "Uncle Dazhuang, talk to the people you know. If they believe you, it would be better if they could make some preparations. If they don't believe you, don't argue with them.
Look at me, who am I? Look at you, who are you? We are so insignificant! Look at them, all of them are almost crazy because of the temptation of meat.
They are in a state of extreme self-confidence and joy. How many people will believe what we say? So, just do your best. "
Zhang Xudong left the square and went straight back to his home in the county town without even going to the hospital.
Zhang Xudong told his grandmother about the situation. After hearing it, his grandmother became a little scared and even more dissatisfied with the behavior of these people.
Even if these animals don't come to retaliate against humans, we shouldn't engage in such genocidal hunting. Don't you want to ask the mountains for food in the future?
Zhang Xudong discussed it with his grandmother and decided that it would be better to take some precautions.
Who can guarantee that the wolves and monkeys who have lost their cubs will not run to the county town and cause trouble in their desperation?
Zhang Xudong and his grandmother looked around the small courtyard and thought it was okay. The walls were made of brick and were fairly solid. As long as the doors and windows were sealed, wolves and monkeys shouldn't be able to break in, unless a wild boar showed up.
Zhang Xudong and his grandmother reinforced their home and then ran to the hospital.
He didn't have to worry about He Jingxian who lived in the team compound, because there were a lot of people and stuff there, and anything that went there would just be a dish.
But it’s not the same in the hospital. At night, besides the patients, there are only three or two doctors and nurses on duty.
Zhang Xudong first found Dean Lu and told him about his concerns. Although Dean Lu somewhat agreed with Zhang Xudong's judgment, he didn't take it too seriously.
He just said he would alert the people on duty and that was it. We have experienced gunfire and hail of bullets, so why would we care about some beasts?
Zhang Xudong went to the second floor again to find Mr. Zheng and told him what had happened.
"Grandpa Zheng, why don't you and Grandma Zheng come to my house tonight? I'm worried you might be in danger."
"Dongzi, these guys are really messing around. If they keep hunting like this, who knows how long it will take for the mountains to recover.
But the revenge of those animals you mentioned doesn't necessarily happen. Even if a few of them come, can we still be afraid of them? If a few really come, your Grandma Zheng can just shoot them and finish them off.
It's okay, go home, I'm on the second floor, it's sturdier than your house."
Zhang Xudong had no choice but to go downstairs. After thinking about it, he used the hospital's phone to call Director Feng, Company Commander He, and Director Liu of the Public Security Bureau to remind them.
Whether you want to believe what I say is your business. I have reminded you of everything I should have reminded you of. If anything happens, don't blame me for not telling you.
As for the village, Zhang Xudong had no plans to return. "We've already warned you, there's nothing more we can do. If you don't take it seriously, we really have no other recourse."
We can't reason with angry beasts, right?
Zhang Xudong returned home from the hospital and cooked dinner early. After a hearty meal, Zhang Xudong stayed with the family, young and old, in the room, waiting for the situation to develop.
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