Chapter 14 Section VII

October 20th. Okita received a call from Qu Yuan. "Hey, an old man burning charcoal was attacked by ditch rats. I just received a telex from the branch office." Qu Yuan's voice was very excited. "Location? Where?" "On the way from Nirasaki to the Southern Alps, there is a place called Torii Ridge in Kuto, which is near there." "How is the injury?" "I don't know the details, but it is said that he was bitten all over his body and was seriously injured. At that time, he was trying to save charcoal. It seemed that he was attacked suddenly. He jumped into a nearby river and took his life. It is said that hundreds of thousands The number of rats in the population is actually tens of thousands.”

"yes?……" "The disaster has finally come! I shouted loudly and sounded the alarm, but those guys in the government department ignored me. This is just the beginning, and a big commotion is coming! We have set up a special interview team, and from now on we will tentatively set up a special interview team." Patient interview. In addition, can you get in touch with Dr. You Chuan, we invite him to serve as a consultant for the special interview class." "Understood, let me contact you." Okita put down the phone.He could imagine Qu Yuan's anger when he called just now.

Qu Yuan said that the alarm bell has been sounded many times since the bamboo blossomed.Arranged by Okita, Qu Yuan flew to Yatsugatake, starting with the report on the entire central mountainous area and the simultaneous flowering of bamboo, and spent a considerable amount of time reporting on the scene of seeding and landing in July, as well as the squirming of rats. During this period, I did not see any special actions taken by the government.There has been little response from the public.If you want to talk about the reaction, it is nothing more than saying that some natural food lovers went out to pick up bamboo seeds a few times.

November 2nd. The Forestry Agency established the Rodent Countermeasures Headquarters. The director of the headquarters includes the Forest Conservation Section and is the director of the Guidance Department.Since the natural park is also included in the place where the rodent infestation occurs, the director of the Nature Conservation Bureau of the Ministry of the Environment serves as the deputy minister. The first meeting was held on the morning of the 5th.Okita is currently on the way to investigate, so he was appointed as a special affairs manager and rushed to the disaster area. The meeting ended after thirty minutes.

Drug delivery - the only countermeasure.The meeting decided that for the first time, one thousand tons of medicines would be released.Gather information on rodent damage, and focus on the second release.that is it.As a member of the Environmental Agency, Okita solemnly pointed out that the drugs used must be limited to those that are harmless to birds and animals. Let alone a thousand tons of medicine, I am afraid that even dozens of tons cannot be raised.