Andrey bowed his head and did not speak, looking annoyed.
Steve took out a dagger, then patted Andrey's face and said, "I contacted you. You probably know what I'm capable of. If I say I kill you here, no one will come after me. Do you believe me?"
Andrey suddenly raised his head. His mouth opened and closed a few times, but in the end, he did not speak. He just sighed bitterly.
Steve said, "It's good that you don't speak. Don't worry. Organize your words first and tell me the truth of this matter. Don't leave out any details. Tell me everything."
They had just begun the interrogation, but Brother Wolf had already found something.
He came over and said to the two of them, "There are several pieces of news. The first is Amanita amanita. There is a variant of Amanita amanita growing on the edge of the local jungle. It has a very strong hallucinogenic toxicity."
As he spoke, Brother Wolf took out a dry fungus and handed it to them.
The fungus was dark green with black and red spots. It was not big, and the cap was only about two centimeters in diameter.
Li Du carefully took it in his hand and looked at it. Brother Wolf said, "Don't worry, it is not poisonous if you don't eat it."
"Better be careful. We didn't eat this thing, did we?" Li Du said.
Brother Wolf said, "We didn't eat it, but someone did. Let me introduce it to you. This is a kind of Basidiomycota fungus with neurotoxic effects. It belongs to the genus Amanita, which grows in temperate and polar regions of the northern hemisphere. It likes to live in pine forests and other plants."
"This mushroom is named for its ability to kill flies. It contains toxins such as muscarine, muscaria, kiskasone, and amanita amanita."
"If you eat them directly, you'll get sick within six hours, causing severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, confusion, sweating, chills, muscle spasms, slow pulse, breathing difficulties or clenched teeth, dizziness, confusion, and other symptoms."
After listening to his introduction, Li Du said in surprise, "Isn't this a hallucinogen? I didn't hear you say that eating it would cause hallucinations. "
Brother Wolf said, "Yes, the hallucinogenic toxicity of this fungus is not obtained by eating food. The ingredient that can produce an effect on mental stimulation is a compound called muscarinin, which is synthesized in the human body and excreted in the urine."
At this point, Steve snapped his fingers and said, "Wait, it's in urine? As far as I know, the monks in Siberia have a mysterious water, which is used locally as a drug to cause hallucinations and induce out-of-body experiences. This thing has great meaning in their religious culture, but some people have analyzed that it is urine … "
Brother Wolf nodded and said, "That's about right. I guess it's the urine of monks who have eaten Amanita muscaria. The Tungus and Yakutian people of Siberia are good at digging up this kind of fungus. It can be sold for a high price locally."
Li Du's expression darkened. "This thing has hallucinogenic properties in urine. Is it also easy to volatilize in urine?"
Brother Wolf said, "I understand what you mean, boss, but don't worry, they did not pour urine into our car. It is volatile when it is dry."
Steve made a desperate face and cried, "Damn it, they dried the urine into urea, ground it into powder, and stuffed it into our car. That must be it."
Brother Wolf was silent. Obviously, Steve had guessed correctly.
Li Du had a strong tolerance for this kind of thing. As long as he did not come into direct contact with the urine of the villagers, it was not a big deal.
Steve, who was the second generation of a rich family, was a bit of a neat freak. It was hard to accept this kind of thing.
Li Du changed the subject and said, "This thing is so powerful? Why haven't I heard of it before? "
Brother Wolf said, "There are many subspecies of Amanita muscaria. Some subspecies are poisonous, some are edible, and few of them are hallucinogenic. We happened to encounter one."
He looked at Steve and comforted him, "As far as I know, this kind of Amanita muscaria that can produce directional hallucinations has not been discovered in the outside world. Mr. Tussenberg, you can take them out. Maybe this kind of Amanita muscaria can be named after it."
Sure enough, this news made Steve happy. He asked, "Really? This kind of Amanita muscaria hasn't been discovered yet? "
Brother Wolf said, "I'm not sure, but as far as I and other comrades know, it is not mentioned in the introduction of poisonous plants in the wild by the armies of the world. This subspecies should not have been discovered by botany."
Li Du asked, "You just said that it can produce directional hallucinations? What does that mean? "
Li Du asked. Brother Wolf explained, "It means that it can make people hallucinate. For example, you all saw the tentacles of the deep-sea devil. It can make people hallucinate about such things.
Of course, the other party did not simply make you hallucinate automatically. They also used some inducers, and Andrey used words to induce you to imagine in this direction. "
He whistled, and Madman dragged something over. This thing was rather messy. There was a long rope and a long rubber cover. The rubber cover could be inflated and twisted randomly.
Li Du squatted down to look at the thing. Whether it was the rope or the rubber cover, there were red buttons on it. He asked, "We saw this thing and thought it was a monster's tentacle?"
Brother Wolf nodded and said, "It should be this. The northern deer and Mr. Andrey were dragged away by the rope."
Li Du studied it for a while and said, "Hey, this kind of fungus is really powerful. Just by looking at these things, it can make people think of the monster's tentacles. It's unbelievable."
Brother Wolf said, "Even without them, you would still see it. However, this serves as a directional guide, allowing you to have the relevant hallucinations faster. The hallucinations are controlled. What you see is what they want you to see."
Steve turned back to look at Andrey and said, "Tell me, what's your purpose in doing all this to deal with us? Just for some supplies? "
Andrey still kept his head down and did not speak. Steve was angry and said, "Hey, you're really stubborn. Very well, I want to see if your mouth is harder or my knife is harder."
Brother Wolf said, "He probably did it for money. He knows that we are very rich. The villagers did it for supplies. There was another group of people involved in this matter, but they were very cautious. We did not catch them before and they ran away."
Li Du asked, "There was another group of people? What group of people? "
"The villagers call them lumberjacks. They secretly cut wood in the polar jungles. They were the ones who discovered this new species of Fly Amanita. The villagers are just accomplices. They are the masterminds."
Steve said, "Then why are they against us? Do we know them? Did we have a conflict with them? "
Li Du guessed, "Could it be that they have something to do with pirates?"
Brother Wolf shook his head. "I don't know. We can only know the truth after we catch them and interrogate them."
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