Are you going to be a coward for the rest of your life, or are you going to be a hero, even for a few seconds?
The hero - Officer Stacey stepped up.
He has no superpowers or black technology, he is just an ordinary New York police officer. Like you and me, he is also afraid of death.
But at this moment, Stacey, who still had a slap mark on his face, opened the car door and stood in the sunshine,
Stacey, who could not be called strong at all, stood in front of more than 10,000 animal people.
He stood in front of the white bear that was countless times taller than him.
In his hand he held a black book.
In the sun, the golden badge embedded on it shines:
"Hello, I'm New York Police Officer Stacey."
The strong body, under the pure and flawless white snow-like fur, is a bulging muscle.
This is a body that has been tempered many times.
The polar bear's eyes were as sharp as a steel knife as he lowered his head and looked down at the tiny human in front of him:
"Any questions?"
Under the oppressive gaze of the polar bear.
Stacey took a deep breath and looked at the other party with sharp eyes, her attitude was firm and uncompromising:
"Mr. Polar Bear, could you please let your men disperse so that everything can be settled easily? We can discuss anything."
The polar bear raised his eyebrows, then slightly raised the corners of his pitch-black mouth, and couldn't help but chuckle:
"Are we breaking the law?"
Stacey was stunned: "Uh..."
He had thought of many answers before doing so.
The worst thing is that the polar bear refused his "tough" request and slapped him to death.
This is also what worries him the most.
Another possibility is the optimal solution, which is for both parties to sit down and have a good talk. Although it is a bit embarrassing, it is better than losing your life.
Moreover, Stacy's keen discovery.
Although the group of animal men under the polar bear were terrifying and their numbers reached the scale of a war, they did not show extreme aggression.
That said, there's a good chance this isn't a war!
But Stacey never expected that she would get such an answer.
Illegal?
He really wants to say that your behavior of launching a war is not only illegal, but even treason.
But the words could not be said.
the reason is simple.
The other side just came together, and New York, or rather the United States.
There is no law that prohibits animal people from living on Poseidon Street, and there is no law that prohibits animal people from walking on this street and gathering together.
so……
Is all this legal?
Stacey was at a loss. His scalp felt itchy, as if something was about to grow.
And looked at the police officer who looked confused and didn't know how to answer the question.
The polar bear couldn't help but smile:
"Don't worry, we're just protesting."
Looking up at the polar bear, Officer Stacey hesitated:
"protest?"
He looked uncontrollably at the more than 10,000 animal humans neatly arranged in a square array behind the polar bear.
This kind of discipline? !
Not to mention the protests of ordinary citizens, even professionally trained soldiers cannot do this.
And just when Officer Stacey was about to say something.
The polar bear's dark brown eyes became serious at this moment.
He raised his hand and pointed at the school next to him, and asked the human in front of him seriously:
"Do you know this school? The tuition for one semester is eight hundred dollars!"
Stacey was stunned for a moment, a flash of surprise in his eyes.
Eight hundred dollars in the 1920s.
Its purchasing power will be at least 25-30 times after a hundred years.
For example, the equivalent of a year's tuition for a child's primary school is 280,000 yuan, and does not include tuition, fees and meal expenses.
Almost subconsciously, Stacey uttered a soul question:
"Is this a noble school?"
Constable Stacey wasn't surprised by the price.
This is New York, where every inch of land is precious.
Let alone 800 per semester, even 1,800 per semester is not nothing.
But in his mind?
Only aristocratic schools, and the top aristocratic schools, can charge fees of this kind.
But looking at this dilapidated school in front of me.
Stacy was a little hesitant. Could it be that all the teachers in this school are university professors?
Or maybe this is not an elementary school, but a top private high school hidden in New York?
Just when Stacey looked confused.
As he shook his head, the polar bear's expression became serious and cold:
"No, this is just an ordinary school. The facilities are poor and the teachers' education level is not even as good as my grandma in the country. Do you know why?"
Under the cold gaze of the polar bear, Stacey's heart trembled.
Even though he knew that the other party was not targeting him.
But he still felt a strong uneasiness.
His nose even smelled the gray-white rotting smell that belongs exclusively to death:
"I...I...don't know."
Accompanied by a cold snort, the polar bear had a gloomy face and loudly questioned Stacey:
"Because only children who graduate from this primary school can successfully go to junior high school. Do you think this is fair?"
Stacy was silent, he didn't know how to answer.
But the polar bear doesn't need an answer from Stacey either.
The next moment, the polar bear turned around.
He rolled over and climbed onto the roof of the security room at Woods School.
This is a difficult thing for humans to do, but polar bears are five meters and four meters tall.
For him, this is just a stepping stone.
White Bear stood on the high platform, with a height of 5.4 meters and a strong figure.
He waved his fist vigorously, looked at the densely packed animal people in front of him, and asked loudly:
"Brothers and sisters, do you think this is fair?"
"unfair!"
"unfair!"
A sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami sounded, shaking the heaven and earth.
In Stacey's shocked eyes, the polar bear opened his arms to indicate that he had something to say.
There were tens of thousands of animals present, and they actually stopped!
Each animal looked up at the polar bear at the front with admiration.
Under sunlight, the Tyndall effect causes white light to glow around the polar bear!
The polar bear waved its arms, full of emotion, and shouted in an passionate tone:
"We want fairness. We are also citizens of this country and pay the same taxes. Why should they treat us differently? We want to protest and get back the fairness that belongs to us!"
In an instant, shouts ten times and a hundred times stronger than before resounded in the city!
The sound waves caused seemed to overturn the entire city! ! !
"Protest, protest, get our justice back!"
"Protest, protest, we have to protest!"
"Protest, protest, we have to protest!!!"
Stacey was stunned. He inexplicably thought of Bismarck’s speech in the Prussian House of Commons in 1862——
Iron and blood, truth is only within the range of the cannon.
Although the content is different, it remains one of the most famous speeches of the nineteenth century.
Stacey believed that on a September morning in 1862.
The sun shines on the faces of everyone in the Prussian House of Commons, and the air is filled with the scent of red pine that has been baptized by time.
If you open the historical photo album, you will be surprised.
The emotions in the eyes of both parties overlapped at this moment.
At this moment, Stacy's mood was extremely complicated.
Emotionally, he resonates with these animal people.
He could feel the restraint of these animal people and the suppressed anger deep in their hearts.
Also as a lower class person.
Stacey can empathize with Animal Man's emotions.
But from a human perspective, especially a police officer’s perspective?
He felt fear and uneasiness.
A single spark can start a prairie fire. This may not be the end, but the beginning of everything!
But the problem is...
What does this horse riding have to do with me? !
Money is divided between politicians and capitalists, and disasters are caused by capitalists. Why should we, the police, have to do the job of wiping the butt?
So the next moment, after confirming that this was just a protest,
Stacey breathed a sigh of relief.
He waved his hand, pinched his buzzing earlobes, and even joked:
"Okay, okay, guys, can you keep your voices down? I'm almost deafened."
The polar bear glanced at Stacey:
"We are just protesting legally and compliantly. There is no law in the United States that prohibits legitimate citizens from protesting, and there is no law that prohibits speaking loudly."
Stacey shrugged and gave the other party a helpless expression:
"Okay, if nothing happens..."
Stacey prepares to leave.
From the bottom of his heart, he believed that this matter had nothing to do with him.
Just don't know why?
Look at the polar bear on the stage and the animal people gathered around it.
After a moment of thinking, a flash of regret flashed in Stacey's eyes - she was not a hero after all.
