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第20章

一小时之后,动物城警察局的警员们涌进了狮市长的办公室。

“狮市长,你现在以绑架罪和非法拘禁罪被捕。”朱迪说着把他铐了起来。

狮市长大喊道:“你不明白!我不得不这样做!”

朱迪接着说:“你有权保持沉默!”

狮市长呼喊道:“我是为了我们的城市才这样做的!”

随后,牛局长召开了新闻发布会。他身后张贴着那些发狂的动物们,每一只都戴着口套。牛局长说:“女士们,先生们。我们市有14只动物失踪,但这14只动物全都被我们的新警员找到,接下来让她来讲讲。”

“我好紧张!”朱迪说着,和尼克起身站到一边。

尼克说:“好吧,101号新闻发布会,你得表现得机灵点,回答问题的时候要先反问他们,然后再回答他们的问题。比如说‘这个案子是不是很难侦破呢?是的是的!’”

朱迪说:“你应该跟我一起到前面去,案子是我们一起破的。”

尼克回答道:“嗯,我是警察吗?不,不,我不是。”

“你说的这个很有意思……因为我也一直都在想这个问题。我要是有个搭档就好了。”朱迪递给尼克一张动物城警察局的职位申请表,还递给他一支胡萝卜笔:“给,以防你需要填表用的笔。”

羊副市长示意朱迪到演讲台上去:“霍普斯警官,该你了哦!”

尼克低头看了看申请表,按下笔头开始填起来。

朱迪上台时,牛局长向她敬礼,她也回敬了。接着,记者叫着她的名字,开始提问。朱迪指了指其中一个。那个记者问:“你能和我们讲讲那些发狂的动物吗?”

“是这样,这些出了问题的动物……他们是不同的物种吗?是的,是的!”朱迪边回答边望向尼克。

尼克笑了起来,向她竖起了大拇指。

另一个记者大声问道:“那他们之间有什么联系吗?”

朱迪答道:“据我们所知,他们都是食肉动物。”

尼克皱了皱眉。媒体开始骚动,大家再一次异口同声地要提问。朱迪有点惊讶。

一个记者问:“那么,发狂的只有食肉动物吗?”

“你说得没错。”朱迪说着,顿了顿又补充了一句:“是的。”

几个记者一起问道:“为什么会这样?”

“这个我们现在还不清楚——”

人群中开始传出不满的声音。

“但是——但是,但是……这个可能会跟生物特性有关。”朱迪说着,惊讶于屋内不断升级的紧张气氛。

媒体间开始窃窃私语,一个记者问道:“你这话是什么意思?”

朱迪说:“就是一种生物成分,在他们的基因里。”

“在他们的基因里?能请你详细说说吗?”

“好的。”随着人群中的声音越来越大,朱迪点点头说道,“几千年前……食肉动物因为他们的捕猎特性而存活下来,而现在因为某些原因,他们又回到了以前原始的野蛮状态。”

她的话立刻引起了人群的骚动。尼克不喜欢他听到的这番话。克劳豪瑟抬起头,他也不太舒服。

另一个记者问:“霍普斯警官,那这种事情还会发生吗?”

朱迪说:“有可能。我们必须保持警惕,我们动物城警察局也已做好准备,保护大家的安全。”

媒体突然陷入大混乱,各种问题不断被问及,比如“你们通过什么措施来保护我们?”“所有的食肉动物都应该被隔离起来吗?”

羊副市长赶紧上台,试图终止提问:“呃,好的,谢谢霍普斯警官。提问到此结束。”

“哦,好吧……但是……我还——”还没等朱迪说完,羊副市长已经将她领了下去。

朱迪不确定自己表现得怎么样,便穿过大厅走向尼克:“整个过程太快了,我都没逮着机会提到你,还有——”

尼克打断她说:“哦,我觉得你已经说了很多了。”

朱迪不解地问道:“什么意思?”

“很明显是一种生物成分。这些食肉动物有可能回到原始的野蛮状态。”他重复着朱迪的话,其中不无讽刺意味。他疑惑地看着她问道:“你是认真的吗?”

朱迪说:“我说的只是事实。我的意思是,就像兔子不会发狂一样。”

“兔子当然不会,但狐狸就会了,对吧?”

“不要说了,尼克!你跟他们不一样!”

“现在已经有‘他们’这一说了?”

“你知道我的意思。你不是那种食肉动物。”

尼克指着墙上所有的海报说:“是那种需要戴上口套的食肉动物吗?是那种你觉得你需要随身带上驱狐剂的食肉动物吗?你别以为我们第一次见面时我没看到那个小东西。”

尼克越说越生气:“你害怕我对吗?觉得我会发疯?会发狂?觉得我会……吃了你?”

尼克猛地冲过来,像是要咬她的样子。她畏缩了一下,手不自觉地放在了驱狐剂上。

“我就知道。我本以为有人会真的相信我。”尼克平静地说着。接着,他把申请表还给了朱迪:“你最好还是不要找一个食肉动物当搭档了吧。”

他离开时,把身上的徽章摘了下来,捏碎扔进了垃圾堆。

“尼克!”朱迪在后面叫他,但他头也不回地往门外走去。

朱迪搞砸了他们的友情,她不知该如何挽回。 5zDN36YPaztS6f59JFTL0eLniH+SB3Jxfa2UrWB1mmlwYIT8Fch17VVRDirugPGB



Chapter 21

After the press conference, a wedge was driven between the animals of Zootopia, and everyone was talking about it. There were conflicts and protests. The animals began to treat one another differently.

At one protest, Judy stood in the middle of the two opposing sides as they argued.

“Go back to the forest, predator!” a pig yelled.

“I’m from the savanna!” shouted a beaver.

As the divide between prey and predators grew, it was on every news station.

Pop star Gazelle rallied for peace. “The Zootopia I know is better than this. We don’t just blindly assign blame. We don’t know why these attacks keep happening, but it is irresponsible to label all predators as savages. We cannot let fear divide us. Please give me back the Zootopia I love.”

Judy felt exhausted by all the fighting—and she also felt responsible. She rode the subway on her way into work. There she watched a mother bunny pull her child to her as a lion boarded the train, and Judy shook her head. Judy got off at the next stop and went into the hospital.

“That’s not my husband,” Mrs. Otterton said, as she and Judy watched Emmitt Otterton flail around like a madman inside a padded room.

Judy sighed, her face full of worry. But there was nothing she could do.

Even inside the ZPD lobby the news was on.

Bogo called to Judy. “Come on, Hopps. The new mayor wants to see us.”

“The mayor? Why?” she asked.

“It would seem you’ve arrived,” Bogo said.

As Judy followed Bogo, she saw Clawhauser packing up his desk. “Clawhauser? What’re you doing?” she asked.

“Oh, they thought it would be better if a predator such as myself wasn’t the first face you see when you walk into the ZPD. So they’re moving me to Records downstairs. By the boiler,” he said.

Judy’s disappointment was evident on her face.

“Hopps. Now!” Bogo commanded.

Mayor Bellwether was behind her desk in her big new fancy office as Bogo and Judy sat down. In front of them was a pamphlet with a picture of a smiling Judy that read “ZPD, Put Your Trust in Us.” Judy looked at it, confused. “I don’t understand.”

“Our city is ninety percent prey, Judy,” said Bellwether. “And right now, they’re just really scared. You’re a hero to them. They trust you. And so that’s why Chief Bogo and I want you to be the public face of the ZPD.”

“I’m not—I’m not a hero,” said Judy sadly. “I came here to make the world a better place, but I think I broke it.”

“Don’t give yourself so much credit, Hopps,” said Bogo. “The world has always been broken. That’s why we need good cops like you.”

“With all due respect, sir, a good cop is supposed to serve and protect—help the city, not tear it apart,” said Judy. She took off her badge and handed it to Bogo. “I don’t deserve this badge.”

“Hopps,” said Bogo.

“Judy. This is what you’ve always wanted. Since you were a kid…you can’t quit…,” said Bellwether.

“Thank you for the opportunity,” said Judy. Then she rushed out of the office. 5zDN36YPaztS6f59JFTL0eLniH+SB3Jxfa2UrWB1mmlwYIT8Fch17VVRDirugPGB

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