021, scorpion or leaves
Entering the territory of Tema country, the landscape has not changed much, it is still a vast grassland, and there are still rolling hills and woods, and all kinds of wild animals are infested in between. In the afternoon, you can occasionally see signs of local activity, such as wheel prints on the bare sandy ground. Whenever someone might be approaching, Hua Zhenxing noticed and avoided it early.
Walking under a big tree, the two of them both slowed down and walked over, only to see a rope with blood stains hanging on the canopy, and the ground was also a dark blood stain, scattered with animal internal organs, hooves, small pieces of fur and other remains, attracting a lot of flies and insects to gather.
Rochard: "What kind of animal is this?" ”
Hua Zhenxing frowned and said, "It's a giraffe." In the mountains and forests of the southern part of the country, there are many people who poach giraffes and only cut off their heads. Because people here believe that the brain of a giraffe can cure AIDS, a deer head can be sold for a high price. But the giraffe was cleanly cut, and the fur, venison, and even bones were taken away, and it was supposed to be eaten or sold at the market. ”
He had seen giraffe meat sold at the market in Fenso, at a very low price, almost one-third to one-quarter of beef, and sometimes venison jerky. But the most valuable part of the giraffe is the head, a whole head is much more expensive than the rest of the body combined, and it is only traded on the black market.
Rogrid held his breath and looked down carefully: "I have also heard this kind of rumor, some pharmaceutical groups have also done special experiments, the results are not very clear, anyway, there is no positive conclusion so far." But the poachers didn't just do it for the head and meat, the other internal organs were still there, only the liver was taken away, and the purpose was supposed to be to make poison. ”
Hua Zhenxing was surprised: "Making drugs? ”
Rochard sighed and said, "Yes, the giraffe's liver contains some kind of psychedelic compound that can be used as a drug. Most of the natives here don't know how to process and extract it, and usually just dry the liver, grind it into powder, and roll it into cigarettes to smoke. ”
This is cold knowledge that Hua Zhenxing didn't understand, and he was dumbfounded and said: "There is still such a thing!" ”
Rogrid glanced at him: "You are still young, you don't know the world, not even the place where you grew up. Not only do some people use giraffe liver as a drug, but there are also many people who smoke scorpions. ”
Hua Zhenxing: "How to smoke scorpions?" ”
Rochard: "The easiest way to take off the last part of the scorpion's tail, which is the one with the poison hook and the poison glands, is to dry it and grind it into powder, roll it into a cigarette and smoke it, or simply get a dry leaf and sprinkle it and roll it up as a cigarette." There are also people who are more addicted and directly sting themselves with live poisonous scorpions.
Do you know how it feels for a normal person to be stung by a poisonous scorpion? Regardless of the toxicity, the severe pain may cause a person to go into shock on the spot, like driving a nail into the bone marrow. However, according to those people, when the pain has passed or has become accustomed to it, it will be like a dream for a long time.
There are many species of scorpions, and the toxicity varies between individuals, and it is easy to die if you are not careful, and many people die every year. I work in a hospital, and sometimes I encounter cases where anesthesia doesn't work during surgery, and those people either smoke scorpions or giraffe liver, and even some other strange things, you can't even think of them! ”
Hua Zhenxing: "I know that there are many people in Feisuo Port who smoke leaves, chew grass, and have some white powder when they have money, and almost all the gangsters are doing this kind of business in the territory, and I really haven't heard of the things you talked about." ”
Rochard shook his head and said, "If you come from another part of the world, you will feel that Filso is already the most chaotic and backward place. But in the eyes of the indigenous people of this wilderness, Filso is the most prosperous metropolis in the world.
The natives of those villages, who have no money in their pockets, usually make a living by gathering, occasionally getting something out to exchange daily necessities or receiving some international donations. Where do they buy leaves and grass, they can only engage in these things to have a good time.
Hua Zhenxing's brows furrowed even deeper: "Can't you live well, you have to smoke a scorpion to kill yourself?" ”
Luo Chard glanced at Hua Zhenxing again, and said with infinite emotion: "For them, this is the best enjoyment in life." It's not that they don't want to live well, but they don't see hope at all, they don't even know what hope is, and life day after day is just the simplest repetition.
If a particularly intelligent person realizes what an ideal is, or comes into contact with the real civilized world, he will only feel pain and even despair. They don't have the opportunity to get an education, they don't have the opportunity to do any modern work, and even if they want to change their situation, they don't have the conditions to do so.
In this world, there is wisdom, capital, and opportunity, and hard work is meaningful. Don't tell me that digging one more cassava a day can make a qualitative change. Even if all the cassava in the field is dug up, it will not change anything, and it can only make the next few days without even digging cassava.
The use of giraffe livers to make narcotics was first used by tribal witch doctors to heal diseases, and now it has become a way for many people to anesthetize themselves, or it is their only pleasure. Very few people who are very smart, courageous, and ambitious will leave the village to find hope, so where can they go, in a place like the port of Feso.
But what can they do when they get to Filso? or steal or rob or beg, or go to odd jobs, to be the lowest level of labor in society. There are also many people who have joined the gang, learned to smoke leaves, chew grass, and occasionally make some white powder to have fun, and you killed several of them two days ago.
If they come from the wasteland, they are already the elite of the village. It's funny and ridiculous, but that's the reality! If they can become a character like Jin Datou, it is already their ultimate dream of this world.
The pattern of the world is such that there is no hope in either the country of Jili or the country of Tema. And in the country of a few miles or Tema, there is no hope for the villages in the wilderness.
Hua, in fact, you are very lucky, very lucky, I have heard your story, you still have the opportunity to work hard, you can continue to improve yourself. And many people have not had a chance to turn over since they were born, and the world will not give them such a chance.
If you are really born in the East, even if you are from the most ordinary Eastern, you will have the opportunity to get a very good basic education, at least have the ability to understand the world, learn new things, and have the opportunity to integrate into this modern world. If you work hard enough, you have a chance to improve your situation, not only for yourself, but also for future generations.
Some people think that everything he has comes from his own efforts, but in fact, they are lucky enough. Look at the people here, all they can choose is scorpions or leaves. ”
Hua Zhenxing interjected: "Doctor Luo, have you been to Dongguo?" ”
Rochard: "I've been there twice, both of which were occasions for medical exchanges and seminars. I was amazed that many of my Dongguo colleagues were about the same age as me, and many of them were born into very ordinary families, even from remote villages.
In the past two years, I have come to the country of several miles, and I have seen a completely different situation. I have participated in charity events organized by international organizations to deliver medicines, clothes, and water purification tablets to remote villages.
Later, when I was passing by one of the villages for something else, I was stopped by the villagers and asked me for something. I told them that they weren't going to a charity event and didn't bring those supplies, so guess what? ”
Hua Zhenxing: "As a result, you were beaten?" ”
Rochard's expression was a little painful: "Yes, they didn't believe it, and then they started to grab what I was carrying." That was the first time I was attacked by the locals, but luckily there were guards in the convoy who shot the villagers back. ”
Hua Zhenxing said in a sincere tone: "Doctor Luo, I really thank you for telling me so much. ”
Roshand: "Don't thank me, I should thank you, you saved me this time." I've also had experiences where no matter how much I struggled, I couldn't see hope, so I could understand why those people smoked scorpions, but they themselves may not be aware of it.
Do you know what the biggest difference between them and a normal Mi or Dong Guo person is? It's not that the difference in income is hundreds of thousands of meters of gold every month, but that they miss out on hundreds of thousands of years, and that's how I feel when I come here.
The simplest truths in civilized society are the consensus that people have been exploring for thousands of years, and not everyone is born with common sense. Without this accumulation, people don't have that common sense, and even if you tell them, they won't approve of it. ”
Hua Zhenxing: "For example, I shouldn't beat you up." ”
Rogrid nodded: "You understand this truth, but they don't think like you, that's the difference." That's why I say you're lucky, and I'm even luckier. ”
The two old men who followed behind glanced at each other, and Mo Shangtong nodded slightly: "Xiao Hua didn't go this trip in vain, he taught Doctor Luo the Yuan Cultivation Technique, and Doctor Luo also taught him a lesson." ”
Yang Tehong: "Doctor Luo's lesson, there will be more content in the future, and some of it will be slowly seen by Xiaohua." ”
Mo Shangtong: "At least in Filso, Dr. Luo is a good man. ”
Yang Tehong: "That's why you let Xiaohua save him, not only saving his life, but also escorting him out of danger." This is his blessing, if you change to someone like Jin Datou, then don't even think about it. ”
Mo Shangtong: "What he said to Xiaohua just now is still very insightful, and many people in the United States can't say it." ”
Yang Tehong sighed: "He is also an elite, and he has experienced a lot, and now he has regained his sense of superiority, and at this time, everyone will inevitably have a feeling of compassion." The real elite is actually not too stupid, it is not that they are blind to the facts, the key is what kind of facts they want, what are their lowest values?
You and I still have Kefuzi, how long did you quarrel back then? But after going through so much, we seem to have changed, and we can sit at the same table and quarrel while drinking, and then teach Xiaohua a lesson together. This is why, despite the many differences we had back then, the lowest values we learned were the same, all for the harmony of the world and the happiness of the people.
We all thought we were right, and we thought we could get there if we did that. In fact, we all have rights and mistakes, but our lowest values have always been in common. Therefore, later people can learn from us at the same time, and it will not affect their most fundamental cognition.
Xiao Hua can watch us quarrel and not struggle in his heart because he knows what the purpose of our quarrel is and will have his own opinions. Remember the time we argued that 'killing is not killing'? Despite the quarrel, no one thought that the 'thief' was right.
As for Rohard, a foreign devil, it is difficult to say his future, he may return to his own society and climb to the top, or even become a big philanthropist, but he can't really change anything. Dr. Luo just said that the elites in the village will go to the port of Africa, but what about the elites in the port of Africa?
The elites of Port Fesom want to leave this world and go to the world to which Dr. Law will return. And the world in front of me is a zoo and breeding farm, which is best for the leisure and entertainment of the people of that world forever, and can be harvested again and again when it is valuable.
Dr. Lo has also participated in the activities of charitable organizations, but what have those organizations been promoting over the years, to protect the original traditions here! It's not about giving them hope, it's about stopping them from changing the status quo. In fact, the people here not only need real education, but also need someone to make a real example. ”
Mo Shangtong: "Lao Yang, you have a lot of words today!" ”
Hua Zhenxing, who had already left under the big tree and was on the way, also said at the same time: "Doctor Luo, you were very excited just now!" ”
Rogrid smiled: "There are many memories before saying goodbye, and I was moved just now. ”
Hua Zhenxing "looked" at the task one released by the "system" "to find out the inside story of Jin Datou to kill Luo Hard", and at this moment he was still stuck at more than 90% of the completion progress, and couldn't help but ask again: "Doctor Luo, what are you going to do with the information you collect?" ”
Rohard: "Actually, I'm also very conflicted, if all these materials are made public, international hospitals will be greatly impacted, and those research projects carried out in the name of donations will be exposed, and many donations may be gone." In any case, many drugs have side effects, and the point is to see if it can cure the disease.
Without the Afsogang International Hospital, without those donation programs, many people would not be able to get treatment, even if they tried the medicine themselves, it would be better than having no medicine at all...... I still have to take some time to think about what to do, but fortunately, there is a lot of information, and different materials should be handled in different ways. ”
Mo Shangtong in the distance sighed: "There is a problem with Feisuogang International Hospital, but after thinking about it, you can only choose the lesser of two evils. It's just that I didn't expect this Dr. Luo to dig up so much conclusive evidence, it's a bit shocking, he is indeed not simple. ”
Yang Tehong suddenly said: "This Doctor Luo is going to make a fortune." ”
Mo Shangtong: "Do you already know what he will do?" ”
Yang Tehong said lightly: "After so many years, I have been to so many places, and I have seen so many people and things, I can see it with my heels." ”
Mo Shangtong: "We have also read the information he brought with him, do you want to make a profit?" ”
Yang Tehong: "I'm not interested, do you want to take the opportunity to make a windfall?" ”
Mo Shangtong shook his head and said: "I don't want to make a fortune myself, this is the capital for Xiaohua." If it weren't for Xiaohua's involvement in this matter, we wouldn't have known that Dr. Luo was doing this work, let alone seeing those materials. ”