Chapter 18: Raccoon Town, the god of the mountains
On October 21, 1997, a beautiful sunrise brought a new day to Raccoon Town. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
It has been almost four days since the disappearance of visitors to Acre Forest Park in Oregon, USA.
In the past few days, Raccoon Town has dispatched dozens of forest rangers from Acre Forest Park, a large number of police officers from the Raccoon Town Police Department, and police officers, including the two newly formed Stars anti-terrorist SWAT teams, the Bravo team and the AIPHA team, to help find him.
They were joined by other citizens and volunteers, who searched in groups of 5-6 people in the forest, armed with shotguns.
Since the 18th, several gun shops on the streets of Raccoon Town have been doing brisk business! Especially in Robert's gun shop, the sales of shotguns and various types of hunting rifles have increased dramatically! It became the main equipment for the first large-scale autumn hunt in Raccoon Town since the establishment of the town, and in the eyes of many people, it was enough to cope with the possibility of being attacked by the giant bear.
Even the SRA-16, the civilian version of the M15, has become a hot item!
The store manager, Robert, is an American who is loyal to American gun culture, but now the business only keeps him busy collecting money and getting goods! Looking at the thick green banknotes in his hand, he thought that he had no time to talk about the value and significance of guns, because for those who just want to get guns early to participate in search and rescue hunts, these are not very meaningful!
The sound of the engines of the sky search and rescue helicopters, the shouts of the people, sounded from time to time in the hills and tall hemlock forests of the Akere Forest Park, and the number of UH-1 helicopters increased to 4! The Raccoon Town stars are all out! Below is a search network of gun-wielding volunteers and civil servants who resemble a skirmish-like wall.
This is the largest rescue force that Raccoon Town can dispatch. If it is not found today, then the National Guard will have to be deployed to participate in the search.
At 11:23 a.m. on October 21, Akere Forest Park found Wendy. The place where Celtic disappeared became a large camp. Tents, RVs, and SUVs are clustered here, and people talk about legends about the bear and what it might imagine and how ferocious it is, amidst music and picnics.
"I've heard it's at least 5 meters tall! Not stand up! And you can break such a thick tree with one hand! ”
"Nope! I've heard that the worst thing about it is its teeth! You can swallow a person alive! ”
"Nothing! Just find it gusset machine! Bang! It's all over! We're all going to be heroes! Celebrity! Think about it! How tempting! ”
"How old is it? Hundreds of years! Thousands of years!! Longer? That's great! I wish I could catch one alive. ”
"If there's one, there's two! If there are two, there will be three! Come on! More! I participated in a wolf hunt more than 20 years ago! It's so enjoyable! Cheers the! ”
"Hey! Mark! Hello! You're here too! Thought you were here to hunt bears? Stay with us! You have a similar experience! ”
"I heard that it was the mountain god of the Indians!? But nothing was done. ”
"There are no Indian tribes here for a long time! Who would believe those. ”
"Where's your gun? Didn't take it? Mark! ”
"Forget it, I'm not here to hunt bears, I'm here to have fun and find a feeling. It's just like Vietnam back then! What a fucking like! ”
At this time, an UH-1 helicopter flew overhead, and Edward Dewey, the pilot of the Bravo squad of the Stars anti-terrorist SWAT team on the plane, reported in a report: "I searched again and again, but still no trace of the missing person was found." Complete! Brad, how's that going for you! ”
"It's still the same, we probably won't have much to gain in the air. Sky! These guys down there are crazy! Don't shoot at us! I wonder if maybe I shouldn't let the family of the missing person reveal what happened to the bear. ”
"Forget it, the speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart!"
In a corner of the camp, a large TV broadcast van is reporting again.
"Attention! 1-2-3, good! Begin! ”
"Hello everyone! I'm Max from Raccoon Town TV! You can see that since the news on the evening of the 17th and the rescue order issued by the mayor and the police chief, many volunteers in the town have spontaneously formed rescue teams to find the missing people! Are you here to participate? Max asked a man in his 30s with a gun in his hand.
"Yes, yes! I wish I could find it! I came of my own free will! ”
Max was a different person, looking to be in his 20s. And asked:
"Your gun is good! Did you buy it for this time? ”
"Yes, yes. I really want to find the missing man, and I hope he's okay. But I don't want accidents! So I brought a gun. ”
At this time, a black man in his 50s walked by, and Max also chased after him and asked.
"What are you doing, sir? Didn't you bring a gun? ”
The other party replied impatiently: "I have nothing to say! I'm sorry! And he walked away.
Max asked another man in his 40s, who was carrying a ** on his back and wearing a cowboy on his head and his wife standing next to him.
"Hello! Mr! Excuse me! Are you here to help find someone, too? Max asked.
"Yes, we are. But they're not! They're here to slaughter! to satisfy some ugly Yu hopes. The middle-aged man pointed at the people who were talking and laughing.
"Why do you say that?" Max asked out of professional habit.
"Why? Don't you know if you look at their expressions? We are all part of nature here! Hug the bear that you did! We used to live in peace, but these people always want to take their guns and hunt animals for fun! I'm so sorry for the guns they have in their hands! ”
"Aren't you also carrying a shotgun? Still have bullets on your body? ”
"Not bad! But this gun of mine has never killed a life! It's just going to shoot them off! Or self-defense! You and I know it very well! It's not a rescue, it's a hunt! These young people from the city! I don't know the rules of use of guns in the west! They're just venting! You look at the guns in their hands, and the expressions on their faces, they are carried away by Hollywood movies! ”
"But sir!" Before Max could finish asking, the man turned and walked away.
October 21, 2:48 p.m., Acre Forest Park.
When Max and the others were preparing for the next time of reporting, a black Ford V8 SUV drove from far and near. The SUV was parked on the side of the TV transfer car, and a man and a woman were wearing the same sneakers, jeans, and jackets. Walking straight towards Max, Max also felt it, but pretended not to see it.
"You're Max from Raccoon Town?"
"It's me!" Max replied to the woman who asked the question.
"Hello! I'm Dr. Petty from the American University of Biology and I'm Dr. Bryss from the Wildlife Conservationists' Society. ”
"What are you coming to me for? How can I help? ”
"We heard about the American Bear that you aired on the evening news yesterday," Bliss said. How did you know there was a bear? ”
"Of course, through the family of the missing person, she said that the diary found in the missing person's car showed that her husband went to find a giant bear. Then, it was the mayor of the town and the chief of the police who said that he wanted everyone to help and provide the wire. ”
"So, you got them all?" Petty said and pointed to the volunteers who were fiddling with their guns.
"It's a rare species! If it were true, they might have killed it! ”
"Hey! What do you mean by that! Max paused as he spoke, then added, "This is a free country!" I'm just reporting the truth! It's the same as reporting on officials taking bribes, racism and criminals! If you think it's not good, you can change the channel, and it's not what I said about bringing a gun? Why are you talking to me about this?! You should go to the park ranger or the mayor of the town and talk to him. Max replied in a somewhat forceful tone.
"She's right, Bliss!"
"But Petty!"
"What else to say to her? Walk! Let's talk to the park director, Steven. ”
The two of them left Max and walked up to Steven, who was busy contacting the next step in the search and rescue operation.
After a bit of self-introduction and expression. Steven Says:
"Nope! I'm afraid I can't do that, it's not my job to collect their guns! There are no regulations to do this! You can go to the governor to relegate from the law. I'm sorry. ”
"What! There are no regulations! This is a national forest park! You're the Park Managing Director! But you can't do it! So what's here? Hunting grounds! What do they pay you for? Petty said with some annoyance.
"And, Mr. Steven, it may well be an endangered animal! It can be said that it is a species unique to the United States. Also, as far as I know, you can only bring pistols here. Bliss followed suit.
"That's it! That's enough! You may not get it yet! We are searching for a tourist who has been missing for almost 4 days! He has a pregnant wife who is worried! Now his life and death are unknown! You don't know when a person goes missing right under our noses! We couldn't find him, so we had to tell their families the bad news! Not bad! They have guns! Maybe they'll shoot a shot, and they might run into a big dangerous animal! What would they do then? There may be danger lurking in this forest! They're helping out a little bit too! They are human beings and need safety themselves first and foremost. And where are you? You know that you have come to me to talk about your doctrine! Oh, yes! You're eating a chicken burger and snorting Coke in the morning! At night, eat pasta with beef sauce, drink red wine and sip to your heart's content! Then there is a lot of talk about how people should not kill "wild" animals! I'm right! Steven was a little angry! He talked about the two of them in one breath!
As if they were about to say something, Steven put on his flamboyant silver sunglasses. And said, "I don't believe in any giant bears, so I don't have to worry about it." They just have a gun and get some sense of security. I'm working, I'm saving people. With that, he picked up a shotgun and walked into the forest.