Chapter 870 Unexpected Visitor
Tang Ning noticed his expression change, and forced a smile, trying to use academic language to whitewash this extremely cruel topic.
"For the Asmat people, it has at least three meanings."
"The most realistic meaning is to obtain precious fat and protein."
"In addition, it is also a religious ritual and philosophical practice."
Gao Fei looked at Tang Ning, looking at her beautiful and intellectual face, and almost couldn't help asking her face to face:
You scholars who engage in humanities, you close your eyes and chant scriptures all day long, is it interesting?
No matter you start from philosophy, religion, anthropology, sociology or various doctrines,
After talking for a long time, you just don't dare to express your position.
What kind of postmodern cultural criticism and deconstruction of modernity are more sharp than each other, and they strike hard; facing the pre-modern headhunting and cannibalism customs, they are afraid of political correctness and are submissive, which is somewhat hypocritical.
In less than half an hour, the six sacrifices pushed into the swamp were torn to pieces and eaten alive by crocodiles, and not even a scrap was left.
There were six adult male captives on the shore, which were high-end goods among the sacrifices.
Andre grinned and threw the headless body into the mud to feed the crocodiles, then walked towards the other five prisoners.
Gao Fei, Tang Ning and Pep did not join the carnival and looked out of place in the crowd.
Pep was afraid of alerting Andre, so he winked at the two and led them to hide in the bushes away from the crowd.
The sun had already set, and it started to rain at some point. The puddles of water in the swamps were rippled, diluting the blood on the water.
The men and women in the village were still singing and dancing.
Their dance was very distinctive.
The forefoot landed on the ground and moved back and forth, while the knees were opened and closed enthusiastically. It was said that this was imitating the movements of the crane camel.
"When the Asmat people held the Bisi celebration ceremony, they always danced the 'Crane Camel Dance' collectively. They believed that through this mysterious dance, they could get blessings from Savan and protect the boys to complete the ceremony smoothly."
Tang Ning whispered to Gao Fei.
"The whole ceremony will last half an hour, after which the power of the deceased will leave the head and miraculously transfer to the boys' bodies."
"From that moment on, the boys are considered adults. If they wish, they can even inherit the name of the head owner."
"When a boy is born by his mother, he is not yet a complete person. Only through the death of another man can he gain a foothold in the world and grow from a boy to a real man."
"This is the Asmat people's peculiar coming-of-age ceremony. I witnessed it for the first time today." Tang Ning said.
"The Bisi celebration ceremony is about to end. Should we take the opportunity to arrest Andre and Crocodile Angel?" Gao Fei asked Tang Ning and Pep.
Pep shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "If we take action now, we will anger all the villagers and be besieged."
"According to convention, the day after the Bixi celebration ceremony, at the latest tomorrow night, Andre will lead the team to attack Xiulu Village." Tang Ning said to Gao Fei, "Let's follow them secretly and wait until the conflict breaks out between the two villages to take action in the chaos and capture Andre and Xiulu Village's sixth apostle, 'Blade' Simon. This is safer."
Gao Fei nodded and accepted her plan.
The Bixi celebration ceremony was coming to an end. Pep took Gao Fei and Jiang Feng to leave early and return to Pirian Village.
When they were about to reach the single-plank bridge at the entrance of the village, Gao Fei's star disk received a call notification. After the call was connected, he heard Jiang Feng's voice.
"Gao Fei, you and Sister Tang and Brother Pep come back quickly, there is something going on in the village!"
"What happened?" Gao Fei asked hurriedly.
"Just over ten minutes ago, we heard the roar of the engine in the shed, and through the window, we saw a helicopter flying in the night sky and landing near the dock north of the village."
How could there be helicopter traffic in Pirian Village, an indigenous village located deep in the swamp and rainforest?
This abnormal incident made Gao Fei have a bad association.
"A helicopter from the north?" Tang Ning quickly opened the star disk and checked the electronic map, and then his face changed, "I'm afraid it flew over from the Savan Valley! Gao Fei, ask Xiao Jiang and the others if there are any other people on the helicopter."
Jiang Feng's answer confirmed her speculation.
"The helicopter landed on the grass by the river, and five people came down. Four of them were wearing military uniforms and carrying submachine guns. They looked like mercenaries from Vanderwal Company. There was also a man wearing jeans and a plaid shirt with a beard."
"That's the 'postman' Matthias!" Tang Ning couldn't help but raise his voice, "What is he doing in Pirian Village?"
This was exactly the question that Gao Fei found puzzling, and he quickly asked his girlfriend: "Are Matthias and the four mercenaries still in the village?"
"Just two minutes ago, they left by helicopter. Before that, we heard gunshots."
"This group of people came and went in a hurry. The more we thought about it, the more we felt something was wrong, so we called you..."
"It's a pity that we didn't recognize Matthias, otherwise we should have taken decisive action to arrest him at that time!" Jiang Feng said regretfully.
