114 The power of two evils
North City, conference room of the Giant Pest Control Center. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
While Ye Han was reading the information of the giant insect, government commissioners, military representatives, and biological experts from all over the country gathered together, filling the conference room that was not very spacious.
Professor Qin sat in an inconspicuous corner, pondering his own thoughts.
The moderator glanced at his watch, and the hour hand was about to point to the start time of the meeting, but there was still one person who did not arrive, and he couldn't help but hesitate to postpone the meeting.
At that moment, the door to the conference room was pushed open and the last attendee walked in.
The host immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly: "Be quiet, the meeting is over!" ”
The noisy voices gradually died down, and the eyes of dozens of participants fell on the host in unison.
"Now that the meeting is open, I would like to ask Director Xu to report on the situation." The moderator didn't say a word of nonsense and went straight to the topic of the meeting very pragmatically.
Xu Jiaye, who was sitting on the main seat, habitually wiped the impoverished Mediterranean, and a trace of solemnity flashed on his slightly chubby face: "Ladies and gentlemen, according to satellite monitoring and data obtained from various sources, the giant locust in southeastern Siberia in Russia has been plagued, and as of an hour ago, the affected area has reached 170,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 1.5 Great Khing'an Mountains. ”
The conference room exploded with a bang, and the participants began to discuss with the people around them.
"Silence, silence!" The moderator shouted several times before he suppressed the voice of the follower's discussion.
Xu Jiaye said solemnly: "Time is pressing, please control your emotions and don't affect the process of the meeting!" ”
Although the words were polite, the attitude in the words was very clear, and everyone immediately closed their mouths tightly.
Xu Jiaye looked around and continued: "We have received reliable information that the locust swarm split earlier, and one of the three main insect swarms moved eastward in the direction of Vladivostok; Eryu north penetrates deep into the Tiberian primeval forest; The third, and most important, branch is approaching our borders in the south! ”
Everyone was stunned by the news, and a voice suddenly asked, "How big is the swarm?" ”
"Tens of thousands, the exact number is unknown." Xu Jiaye said.
"What about the speed of diffusion? How much time do we have left? The voice of the military representative was loud.
"Arrived at our border in about four to six days." Xu Jiaye replied, "Everyone here is an expert, and the harm of giant locusts does not need to be dealt with by my team, please discuss it as soon as possible and come up with a feasible plan to deal with the crisis!" ”
As we all know, locusts are herbivorous insects, and locust swarms cover the whole land without leaving a single crop, which directly leads to a large-scale reduction or even extinction of grain production.
If the carnivorous giant ant is a threat to human life, then the giant locust is simply cut off from the root of human survival.
One expert pushed his glasses: "Can you take the initiative and destroy the giant locusts before they cross the border?" ”
The military side was expressionless: "Impossible, when it comes to national sovereignty, it is absolutely impossible for Lao Maozi to agree to our troops crossing the line." ”
"What if it's military cooperation?" As soon as Xu Jiaye's words came out, he immediately explained, "I mean, can you refer to the model of joint anti-terrorism and carry out a joint pest eradication?" ”
"It's hard." The military representative shook his head, "Maozi is vast and sparsely populated, there are natural conditions for the development of giant insects, and the outbreak of insect plagues is much more serious than in China. ”
"If it works, you have to try it, right?" Xu Jiaye said without giving up.
The military representative pursed his lips and glanced at Xu Jiaye: "Okay, I will report my opinion to my superiors, but this matter belongs to the category of diplomacy, and it is difficult to say whether it will work or not...... Also, as far as I know, there is a good chance that Maozi will use a nuclear bomb against the giant worm! ”
"That's a good feeling, hurry up and let them use nuclear bombs to bomb the giant locusts to death." So said one expert.
The military representative pulled the corners of his mouth and didn't speak, Xu Jiaye said loudly: "Don't talk about uselessness, it has nothing to do with us whether Mao Zi uses nuclear bombs or not!" Whoever is crooked again, don't say I'm welcome! ”
The conference room was instantly cold, and the military representative thought for a moment and said: "What our military can do now is to increase troops to the border to guard it to the death, and once the giant locust crosses the border, it will be severely damaged as soon as possible, and for this reason...... No matter the cost. ”
Xu Jiaye nodded: "I believe in the determination of the military, although I don't know much about insects, but can we start from the habits and physiological characteristics of locusts to find an effective way to curb locusts, and even further curb other giant insects, instead of every time there is a locust plague, the first thing that comes to mind is the army!" ”
Xu Jiaye sighed: "Don't hide it from everyone, the giant insect is really not a good thing, starting from the Jinghu incident, the giant insect incidents all over the country are endless, although the damage caused by a single giant insect incident is not serious, but the giant insect incidents across the country together have seriously affected the production and life of various places." ”
"It is no exaggeration to say that this year's economic downturn is already ironclad, the difference is only how much it declines, the economic base determines the superstructure, if the giant insect depends on the military to deal with it, this year's military spending will be at least several times, plus the resettlement of the victims, the reduction of grain production...... I don't know much about the economy, but I know that the country's development over the past few decades has enabled the people of the whole country to live and work in peace and contentment, and if we continue to develop according to the current situation, the achievements of economic construction over the past few decades are very likely to be ruined...... The situation is dire, my comrades! ”
Speaking of this, Xu Jiaye took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath and spit out the smoke, and his slightly chubby face was immediately shrouded in smoke: "This is a war, a war between people and giant insects, a war that never stops!" ”
The conference room fell into an awkward silence again, and the experts racked their brains, but how could they come up with a suitable solution for a while?
Professor Qin in the corner suddenly raised his head: "Can we change our thinking?" Why not treat insects with insects? ”
Everyone's eyes turned to Professor Qin, and Xu Jiaye immediately asked, "How to govern the law?" ”
Professor Qin smiled and said, "Everyone knows that I have been in Jingjiang for a while, and I have seen with my own eyes the invincible giant mantis, which is vulnerable to the ant colony and escapes. ”
Xu Jiaye stood up excitedly: "You mean, use giant ants to deal with giant locusts?" ”
Professor Qin nodded: "I'm just thinking about it, whether it can be done or not will have to be discussed by everyone." ”
"Theoretically, it does!" An authoritative expert commented, "Jingjiang ants are carnivorous insects, but they are the natural enemies of all animals!" The natural resources in the ant-infested area are limited and the current colony size cannot be maintained. Maintaining an ant colony requires a lot of food, and in addition to humans, locust colonies that also show explosive growth are the best source of food. ”