Chapter 808 Civilization and Barbarism (Third update, please subscribe)
“Nanyang is a country composed of eight central cities. Leaving these eight prosperous central cities, you can see plantations and Rainforests everywhere, modern civilization and The wild rainforest is perfectly combined on that land."
——"Travel to Nanyang"
By 1953, the world no longer seemed unfamiliar with Nanyang. Commodities have already entered thousands of households. With a wide variety of commodities, a developed economy and several central cities, people's understanding of Nanyang is limited to this.
What can represent Nanyang?
Is it an elegant white swan?
Of course not!
It is a bullet train running at high speed on the railway line. The white bullet train travels through the green rainforest, which is a beautiful landscape painting in itself.
“…The second high-speed train will be entering the station soon. Passengers waiting on the platform, please stand in line inside the yellow safety line. When the train stops, please get off first and get on first. Get on the bus in order..."
A breeze. From time to time, the wind blows on the platform, blowing away the heat on the platform. Passengers move around quickly or slowly, preparing to embark on their journey.
A European woman wearing a khaki shirt and shorts stood with her feet inside the yellow safety line, her eyes always staring at the roadbed and track.
It seemed that she was deep in thought and looking at something carefully.
Looking along his line of sight, there was nothing else except the roadbed and tracks.
Obviously, she is a traveler. This can be seen from the camera hanging in front of her and the military backpack she carries. The military backpack is obviously old and has wear and tear in many places. There are traces of her traveling around for a long time.
Staring at the end of the track, she picked up her camera and took a photo when she saw the bullet train approaching in the distance. If there are colleagues here, you will definitely recognize this woman as Higgins, who won the Pulitzer Prize.
In the past few months, she has been interviewing in Nanyang, except that she did not put Nanyang under the microscope. Of course, she also got the news she wanted, in Nanyang, a country that seems like a paradise on the surface. , but there are many dark sides - such as the enslavement of prisoners of war, the oppression of indigenous people, etc.
In short, in Higgins' view, this is a sanctimonious country on the surface, but deep down it is...Nazi. This is most likely due to the influence of the Nazi war criminals it sheltered, and she even found The secret of the rise of Nanyang - the use of Nazi war criminals. To a large extent, Nanyang is another Third Reich, a Third Reich wrapped in an Asian coat.
Because of this, many technologies of the Third Reich have sprouted and taken root in Nanyang, just like the high-speed railway in front of us.
Although it is said to be a Nanyang invention, as far as Higgins knows, they have inherited a lot of technology from Germany.
But it is true that the emergence of high-speed rail has brought a lot of changes to people's lives. Like many people, Higgins now also likes to take the high-speed rail when traveling. After all, it is faster and more convenient. , and it also achieves seamless connection with the subway and urban rail.
It is precisely because of this convenience that she has traveled half of Southeast Asia in the past few months and written a large number of news reports.
It even revealed to the world another unknown side of Nanyang...the protector of Nazi war criminals, the racists, and of course the colonial rulers.
The last group of colonial rulers on earth are even used to describe Nanyang.
Her reports naturally caused a sensation in the United States, but for this accusation, Nanyang officials were naturally very dissatisfied with these reports, and could even be said to be angry, but they did not drive her out.
After all, Nanyang is still a very civilized and civilized country.
"Beep..."
Amidst the whistle, the station staff shouted loudly.
"Please stand in line inside the yellow safety line!"
Probably woken up by the station announcement, Higgins slowly looked away and looked down at his hands first. Feet, make sure they are within the yellow line, and then look around.
There were not many or few passengers waiting on the platform, and a few Europeans were walking towards us with backpacks on their backs. One of the men was tall and handsome.
Coincidentally, after getting in the car, Higgins found that the man's seat was right next to him.
After putting away their luggage, the man took the initiative to talk to Higgins, speaking in Chinese:
"Hello, Miss, can we get to know each other."
Seeing that Higgins was a little confused, the man smiled slightly and repeated it in English.
Faced with the man’s approach, Higgins did not refuse and said:
"Okay, nice to meet you. My name is Margaret?"
The other party continued to say in English:
"Nice to meet you, Margaret, you came to Nanyang Are you traveling?"
"Yes, this is a very charming country." While the two were talking, the train had already started, but in just a short while, the speed of the train exceeded one hundred kilometers per hour. And the speed continued to increase, and they just chatted. For Higgins, she was obviously very interested in this handsome man.
"I plan to go to Dongning, which is the Aboriginal reserve on Irian Island."
"Aboriginal reserve? Is it the residence of Aboriginal people?"
Higgins immediately Interest came.
"Yes, but the aboriginal people there are different from here. Their skin color is dark, similar to black people. To a certain extent, they are excluded. You know, black people are even more uncomfortable here. Popular..."
If she was just interested at the beginning, then Higgins is full of interest now. After all, what she needs is to reveal the truest side of Nanyang to the world, and only in this way can she attract Attention from the outside world, so she immediately asked.
"Can I go with you? I have never been to Dongning. I heard that it is also a very beautiful place."
"Of course, you know? Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the local area is also beautiful." The people are very simple..."
...
Half a month later, Higgins accompanied Tom and others to Dongning. After visiting the Aboriginal Affairs Officer, he was finally allowed to Enter an Aboriginal reserve.
Although it is also a rainforest, the rainforest also has its boundaries. All the way up the river, after the boat reached an area where it could not travel, Higgins saw a warning sign.
"It is forbidden to enter the Aboriginal reserve."
"You should note that there are multiple tribes living in this reserve. In addition to a small number of tribes that have certain contact with the outside world, there are also some Cannibals, you should pay attention to your own safety."
As they were about to enter the depths of the rainforest, officials from the Aboriginal Affairs Office warned them again - the reserve is dangerous and the consequences are at your own risk. They were even asked to write a guarantee letter, promising that they would be responsible for any consequences.
“You need to understand that the rainforest is full of many unknown dangers. It’s still too late for you to regret it.”
Faced with the warning, both Higgins and Tom and others Without any hesitation, they walked towards the shore without hesitation.
After passing the boundary of the protected area with warning signs and walking in the dense rainforest for several days, the group finally met the indigenous people.
About ten feet away, between the trees, several dark-skinned indigenous people stood looking at Higgins and those around her. Their appearance is extremely ferocious, which can be said to be the ultimate level of imagination!
The leader was the tallest black man Higgins had ever seen. He had a bone needle inserted into his nose, wore a grass skirt, held a long thatch, and hung many beads around his neck. When he opened his mouth, he spoke in a dialect that no one could understand.
"Tom, they, they..."
Higgins could feel the danger from their eyes. Thinking of the cannibals mentioned by Tom and others along the way, his instinctive fear made him She retreated backwards.
"Run!"
Suddenly, Tom said to Higgins.
"They are cannibals!"
As soon as the words fell, Tom pulled her and ran in the opposite direction. The natives behind were howling and chasing them. Soon, the group of people ran away in the rain forest. Higgins, who kept running, only hated her parents for missing two legs. Just as she was running with all her strength, something suddenly tripped her feet. The person fell to the ground, and just when she was about to stand up, a black figure rushed to her side.
“Ah, help...”
Before Higgins could shout out, she saw a native swinging a stick and hitting her on the head.
Then Higgins's eyes darkened and he fell unconscious...
A few days later, the U.S. Consulate in Dongning received a clue from the local police station stating that "U.S. Journalist Margaret Higgins was attacked by a primitive tribe when she entered an Aboriginal reserve for an interview. Her life and death are now uncertain. "
The disappearance of a well-known reporter naturally caused a stir in the United States. It was a sensation, but that was all. After all, everyone basically knew from the news reports that Higgins fell into the hands of the cannibal tribe's indigenous people. If this is the case, it must be a disaster.
It is also through the long and repeated reports of American public opinion that the world has seen another side of Nanyang... There are still many uncivilized primitive tribes here.
It is also the other side of civilization, barbarism.
(End of this chapter)