Chapter 520 The Big Three
As a coastal city, heavy rains are very common in summer.
There was a violent storm outside the car at the moment, with drops of rain hitting the slanted window. The wipers swung left and right like an out-of-control metronome, scraping away the layers of rain on the windshield.
Two policemen in raincoats stood on the roadside, with a closed commercial street behind them. They seemed to be checking something and stopped passing vehicles again and again.
The heavy rain hit the roof of the car with a crackling sound.
Bifang said: "Mugalun, switch places with me, hurry up."
"good."
Bifang lowered the backrest, and the two quickly exchanged figures, and then he asked Mugalen to take off his mask and sunglasses.
"Isn't it that..."
"Just do as you are told. When they come to ask you, you should take the initiative to say that you are a tourist from a foreign country. No matter what they ask, you should say that your name is Americain. Speak in a more aggressive and aggressive tone. Do you understand?"
"I have a good temper..."
"Just imagine that your daughter is in a premature relationship, and the other person is a tattooed, smoking and drinking gangster with a criminal record of being in a labor camp, and he is trying to seduce your daughter to go to a motel."
The veins on the back of Mugalen's hands bulged.
He was already starting to get angry.
Richard, who was driving, hunched his back and pulled down the brim of his hat, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.
"It's such a hassle to check the road conditions on rainy days."
"There's nothing we can do. I heard that group of people are here again. We should lock the vehicle as soon as possible."
A policeman retracted his hand. The raindrops hitting his skin actually hurt a little.
He looked at the road. The visibility was extremely poor. It was all grey with occasional flashes of light followed by rumbling thunder. The shrill horn sounds mixed with the sound of rain made it seem utterly unnoticed.
The cars slowed down, one after another passed by, and the red light of their brake lights pierced through the rain.
The policeman waved his baton and just stopped a business car when he saw a foreigner with a beard leaning out from the passenger seat, shouting something. His face was red, veins on his forehead were bulging, and he looked extremely angry, shouting "Emerick".
He was shocked on the spot and subconsciously bowed and apologized: "Sorry, sorry."
The other policeman bowed as well, but he looked up at Mugalen, whose beard was too conspicuous. He shouted, "Are you the hunter who came to participate in the hunting season?"
Mugalen was stunned and couldn't call out Emilian. He was from Yangerland and belonged to the Nordic people...
I was actually recognized.
Mugalen simply stopped pretending: "I'm here to investigate the environment of Taiji Town, but you dared to stop me. If I lose, you will bear all the responsibility!"
"No, no." The two policemen hurriedly explained that they had no such intention, then looked at each other and wanted to look inside the car.
"Hey!" Mugalen shouted, "Are you guys okay? If not, let me leave right away!"
Although he often dealt with foreign tourists and his English was pretty good, Mugalen's tone was harsh and fast, and the rain was so loud that neither of them could hear what he was shouting.
They were confirmed to be hunters who came to participate in the black bear hunting. The horns of the cars behind them honked again. They were nervous and afraid of angering their friends, so they stopped asking questions and quickly waved the fluorescent batons in their hands to let the group leave.
Richard stepped on the accelerator and everyone felt a strong push on their backs. You can imagine how nervous everyone was. The business car quickly left the street in the heavy rain.
Mugalun heaved a sigh of relief only when the two policemen disappeared from his sight. It was so exciting. But when he turned around, he was shocked to see Bifang staring at him.
"What are you looking at me for?"
"Are you interested in being my Harvey?"
"A substitute? What do you mean?"
"Nothing, just a joke."
Bifang pinched his brows. It was just a sudden flash of inspiration just now. Batman has Harvey, and in times of crisis, he can create a scene with both Batman and Bruce Wayne. Can he have one too?
But after thinking about it, the difference between their images was too big, so I gave up the idea.
After avoiding the police search, everyone continued with their previous topic.
"Without dolphins, there would be no aquarium. In order to maintain the profit chain, Iki can only purchase dolphins from Taiji Town."
Richard recalled everything he had seen and knew.
"I asked the fishermen in Taiji if we could subsidize their behavior. In other words, as long as you don't go out to sea to catch dolphins, we will give you the same amount of money as you get from killing dolphins, and let the ops bear the cost."
Mugalen asked, “What is OPS?”
Bifang replied: "A marine protection association, founded by Richard."
Richard nodded and continued, "As a result, the local fishermen said that this is not a matter of money, but to prevent and control harmful fish."
Prevent fish from getting hurt?
What's the meaning?
Everyone present was stunned. Dolphins harm fish?
It was also the first time that Bifang heard such a statement. He had only heard of pests but never heard of harming fish. It sounded quite new.
"Yes." Richard confirmed that he was right. "That is to say, the government told them that dolphins eat too many fish in the sea, which will lead to no fish to catch, so they are harmful to fish, just like locusts ."
"Not only did they say this to the fishermen, but even the IWC representative, Morishita Sukeji, said this at the conference."
Morishita Sukeji is a very handsome man who always wears a suit and a pair of black-framed glasses. He smiles at everyone he meets, speaks politely and is very elegant.
As an official, he is also very talented. After all, Japan's participation in the IWC, the World Whaling Council, is a rather embarrassing matter, but he can handle it with ease.
"His job is difficult. Every day when he wakes up, he has to look in the mirror and convince himself, and then go out and explain Japan's whaling policy to the world."
Richard made a bad joke.
"Since 2003, Japan has cited 'scientific data' to blame dolphins and whales for declining international fisheries catches."
Mu Jialun cursed: "How shameless!"
Bifang was also very puzzled. He always felt that the blame for the reduction of fish resources was put on dolphins and whales, which was a familiar scene.
Oh, isn’t this saury?
"Japan is so despicable. We in Northern Europe would never be like this." Mugalen was filled with indignation.
But after Mugalen said this, everyone present turned their eyes to him.
Mugalen looked at everyone and said, "What are you doing? Am I wrong? We have a lot of whales there too. Didn't Bifang encounter some when she was drifting on the sea last time? But we never sell whale meat."
Bifang patted Mugalen on the shoulder and said, "Norway catches more whales every year than Japan. In addition, there is Iceland. The three of them are called the 'Big Three of Whaling'. Norway is the first, Japan is the second, and Iceland is the third."
Mugalen immediately changed his words: "I am from Yangland, and have nothing to do with them. I mean, strictly speaking, Yangland actually belongs to Western Europe. Yes, that's right."
Japan is notorious for its whaling activities, but it is by no means the only country to do so.
The two Nordic brothers Norway and Iceland are also doing this together with Japan.
It is Norway, not Japan, that is known as the world's number one "whale killer".
When it comes to whaling, Norway is even more jaw-dropping.
Norway and Japan have different styles of doing things. Since 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has banned commercial whaling.
Since then, the Japanese have continued to exploit loopholes and hunt whales under the guise of "scientific research."
In comparison, the Norwegians appear to be more "straightforward". They are too lazy to take advantage of any loopholes or make excuses. They stick to the Viking pirate style of doing things in a way that is similar to what you say and I do mine.
The number of whales killed by Norway each year even exceeds the total number of whales killed by Japan and Iceland, making it the world's number one "whale killer".
The whaling harpoons they make can weigh up to 45 kilograms and can pierce into the belly of a whale at a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour. The mechanism is triggered within milliseconds, quickly releasing 100 grams of explosives. After the explosion, the whaling harpoon will open like an umbrella, and the four hooks will wrap around the whale meat.
This explosive can destroy the internal tissues of whales and is far more lethal than black powder.
If a whale died "too slowly," whalers would shoot it.
Not only that, Norwegian whalers prefer to follow female whales - most of which are pregnant with their calves. According to a Norwegian whaling documentary, 90% of the whales caught are pregnant female whales.
Because female whales usually swim slower, they are more likely to be hit by grenades.
If whales fall into the hands of the Japanese, they will die. Then being targeted by the Norwegians is like entering purgatory.
As for Iceland, compared with Japan and Norway, it is like a little brother following behind them.
These three places are the main areas where Richard is active.
Dolphins are cetaceans, and whales, dolphins, and all three giants fish for them. And wherever dolphins are oppressed, there will be the figure of this old man, even the Ugly Country itself is no exception.
In Icelandic supermarkets, the price of whale meat is generally 2,400 Icelandic kronor per kilogram, which is about 150 Chinese yuan. Many tourists will try it out of curiosity.
But apart from that, not many people like to eat whale meat, and most of the meat is exported to Japan.
After all, Japan seems to have become the target of public criticism, like an unlucky guy. In addition, the suppression of sea power by the United States has made Japan even more popular, so few people know about the other two giants.
Iceland and Norway are both very beautiful places. The Flying Wild Geese journey starts from the northernmost part of Norway. But many beautiful things are not necessarily beautiful in all aspects.
"Compared to Japan, crimes in Norway and Iceland are more difficult to uncover because they don't gather dolphins together, but rather disperse them as fishing boats go out to sea to catch them."
In any case, when it comes to whaling, the three giants, Japan, Iceland and Norway, are completely in the same boat.
Richard said solemnly: "The claws that reach out to animals will eventually reach out to ourselves."
