Several villages were scattered around the landfill on the outskirts of Binhai City. It was conceivable that the smell near the landfill must be very bad. Anyone with a certain amount of financial ability would definitely choose to move away. The rest of the people were farmers living at the bottom of society, probably relying on government relief for a living.
Even remote and poor farmers often raise dogs to guard their homes. These dog food, which is abandoned by city people like old shoes, is tantamount to a pie in the sky for these financially strapped farmers. As for the health of the dog, it is not within the scope of their consideration. After all, even their own health is up to fate, how can they care about the dog?
It stood to reason that the dog food should be destroyed in a centralized manner, but due to the restrictions of the species, it could only be piled up here. In the garbage dumps of other cities, there would probably be one or several similar garbage mountains.
"So, what do you think should be done with this dog food?" Zhang Zian asked, looking up at the garbage mountain of dog food. "Do you want me to burn all this garbage?"
Incineration and landfill were both effective ways to dispose of garbage, but burning in the open would cause serious air pollution, and with so much dog food, it would have to be poured with gasoline and other combustibles. If it really burned, the fire would probably reach the sky. It might even attract the fire brigade. That would be too much …
The landfill area was too large, and the workers also had priorities when dealing with the garbage. For the time being, the dog food could not be stored for a long time. By the time it was ready, it would have been stolen by the farmers.
Little White shook his head. "I don't know. On the one hand, I don't want my people to eat these things that may have health risks. On the other hand, the farmers are really pitiful. The clothes they wear are very tattered, and the cars they drive look like they will fall apart at any time … Is there any good way to get the best of both worlds?"
The gap between the rich and the poor in modern society was getting wider and wider. He had not seen the farmers who stole the dog food, but he could imagine that they must be unkempt. Otherwise, who would go to the stinky landfill to pick up things?
As for the best of both worlds …
He thought about it. "I don't think there is a precedent of pigs being infected with prion proteins."
"What do you mean?" Little White did not understand because it did not participate in the trip to the United States and did not know about prion proteins.
He explained, "For farmers, this dog food can not only be fed to dogs, but it is also excellent for pigs. It will definitely grow faster than eating leftovers all day. After all, the raw materials of this dog food contain a lot of protein, which is better than any pig feed … and the most important thing is that it will not cause diseases in pigs."
"In other words, farmers are encouraged to pick up dog food and feed it to pigs instead of dogs?" Xiao Bai seemed to understand.
"Yes."
Zhang Zian picked up a few pieces of slightly clean wood and cardboard, and then wrote a few lines with a marker pen in the car. He hung or inserted them around the garbage mountain. It read: Poisonous dog food, can be fed to pigs, but strictly prohibited to feed dogs.
"Does it work?" Little White was a little suspicious. In the middle of the night, the farmers might not be able to see the words clearly. Even if they saw it clearly, they might not care.
"I need you and the stray dogs to help."
Zhang Zian picked up a bag of dog food with a damaged packaging and poured out all the remaining dog food in it. "You can hear the sound of farmers driving in advance. At that time, you will act a play and fill the empty bag with ordinary dog food from me or suspect Y. When the farmers arrive at the scene, you will eat it in front of them, then pretend to be very uncomfortable, rolling on the ground, foaming at the mouth, whining … In short, do it as scary as you can. When the farmers see such a scene, and then see these warnings, they will believe at least 80% of it."
Vladimir nodded in agreement. "Not bad! It must be a good play that farmers can understand and listen to. A play that is close to the workers, peasants and soldiers! "
"Of course, after you pretend to be very uncomfortable, you have to run far away with difficulty. You can't lie in place and pretend to be dead. Otherwise, if the farmers check your breathing and heartbeat, they will find that you are pretending. Then, all your previous efforts will be wasted …"
Zhang Zian added. In fact, there is also a hidden meaning. If you pretend to be dead in place, you may be taken home to be stewed in hot pot …
Xiao Bai thought about it a little and felt that this method was feasible. It could protect the dogs raised by farmers from the poisonous dog food to a certain extent, and it could also allow farmers to get some benefits. It would not be difficult to send a few stray dogs here every night to act. What's more, the stray dogs in charge of acting would have a midnight snack to eat.
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
Finally, he could leave the landfill. Zhang Zian stood there for a while and felt dizzy. He also noticed that the flies seemed to be attracted by the smell of Vladimir's wounds. They were always hovering over its head, waiting for the opportunity to land on it, so it had to twist its body all the time.
Returning to the side of the woods, Zhang Zian wandered to check the workmanship and quality of the wooden shed. The stray dogs may not remember his appearance, but they all remembered his smell and enthusiastically circled around him. Every time he came before, he was accompanied by a lot of dog food, which made them form a conditioned reflex.
He noticed that Xiao Bai seemed to have separated the adult stray dogs by male and female. They lived in different wooden sheds, and the number of puppies waiting to be fed was less than he had expected. It seemed that Xiao Bai had realized that it could not allow the stray dogs to breed without limit. Otherwise, they would only be running around looking for food forever. The sudden increase in the number of stray dogs would also cause fear in nearby humans.
Perhaps one day in the future, stray cats and stray dogs would be able to find a better home. Until then, it was better to maintain a peaceful state with humans.
As Zhang Zian wandered around the wooden shed area, Xiao Bai walked up to Vladimir, stared at it, and said, "You gave me a look just now. Do you have something to say to me alone?"
"Are you done with your acting?" Vladimir asked.
"Today is the first time. I personally demonstrated," Xiao Bai replied simply. "You didn't call me over alone to talk about this, did you?"
Vladimir's expression was solemn. "In the United States, I was plotted against by the enemy and was injured. I almost lost my life in the United States."
Xiao Bai listened carefully.
"I can't blame anyone else for being plotted against. I can only blame myself for being careless. This injury is a good thing. It made me understand that there are more terrible enemies in the shadows, and you and I … No, it should be said that it is between stray cats and stray dogs. It is an internal conflict between stray pets, so I propose to suspend our confrontation indefinitely until the external problems are resolved, "Vladimir said.
Xiao Bai was silent for a while. "Although I am more inclined to the idea that we must first stabilize the internal situation, with the insect disaster as a precedent, I think there is no harm in temporarily cooperating … But from what you mean, even stray dogs can't stay out of this?"
"I don't know, but I suggest you make a backup plan. For example, if you suddenly disappear, get injured, or even die, an emergency plan in such a situation," Vladimir said meaningfully.
Xiao Bai was shocked. This was the biggest weakness of the stray dogs at present. They relied on its prestige as a dog to maintain unity. Once it lost its ability to command for various reasons … the stray dogs would fall apart.
It had always thought that there was still a lot of time to solve this problem. Perhaps time was not as abundant as it thought.
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