ᴘᴇʀᴜ ɪs ᴡɪᴅᴇʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴍʏsᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ʜᴏᴛsᴘᴏᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ғᴀᴍᴏᴜs ɴᴀᴢᴄᴀ ʟɪɴᴇs, ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴘᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɢᴀʟᴀᴄᴛɪᴄ sᴘᴀᴄᴇᴄʀᴀғᴛ.
ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴏғ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴᴏᴜs sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ 𝟹𝟸 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴀ ᴅᴏssɪᴇʀ ᴏғ 𝟷𝟺𝟹 ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ, “ʜᴜɢᴇ” ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪsᴛs ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋᴀʙʟʏ ʜɪɢʜ ᴛᴇᴄʜ ᴡᴀʏ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛᴇᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ ғᴏʀ “ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳s.”
ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀssɪᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴠᴇɪʟᴇᴅ — ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ (ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇ̳x̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ᴇ̳ʀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳s̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ɪ̳ᴀ̳ʟ̳).
ᴍᴀssɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ᴜɴᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘᴇʀᴜ
ɴᴇᴡʟʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴢᴄᴀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀs.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏғ sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɪ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴏʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ɴᴀᴢᴄᴀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ sᴏᴍᴇ 𝟸,𝟶𝟶𝟶 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ, ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀs sᴀɪᴅ.
ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪᴇs ɪs ᴀ ɢɪɢᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴏɪᴅ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ᴀɪ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ. ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ʀᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ 𝟷𝟶𝟶 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ɪɴ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪɢʜ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ʙʏ ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ᴀsᴛʀᴏɴᴀᴜᴛs.
ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴀsᴀᴛᴏ sᴀᴋᴀɪ, ᴀ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛ ᴀᴛ ʏᴀᴍᴀɢᴀᴛᴀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀs sᴘᴇɴᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʜᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ɢᴇᴏɢʟʏᴘʜs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏɴsɪᴛᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛɪʀᴇʟᴇssʟʏ ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʜɪɢʜ-ʀᴇsᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍᴏᴜs ʟɪɴᴇs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ.
ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡʟʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ʙɪʀᴅs, ᴍᴏɴᴋᴇʏs, ғɪsʜ, ʀᴇᴘᴛɪʟᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴs, ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴠɪᴄᴇ.
ɴᴀᴢᴄᴀ ʟɪɴᴇs, ᴘᴇʀᴜ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜʀʏ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴢᴄᴀ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ, ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ᴀsᴛʀᴏɴᴀᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀɪsᴛs sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ sᴜsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ɪɴ ᴘᴇʀᴜ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sʜᴇᴇʀ sɪᴢᴇ, ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴏɪᴅ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍɪʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪʟᴇs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴠᴀsᴛ, ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ɴᴏ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴏ sɪɢɴᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ.
ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴘᴏsɪᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇ̳x̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ᴇ̳ʀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳s̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ɪ̳ᴀ̳ʟ̳ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ; ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀs ᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ “ɢᴏᴅs” ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋɪᴇs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴇ̳x̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ᴇ̳ʀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳s̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ɪ̳ᴀ̳ʟ̳ ᴄʀᴀғᴛs (sᴜᴄʜ ᴄᴀᴠᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴏɪᴅ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴋ-sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴄʀᴀғᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ).
ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳s sᴇʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ 𝟸,𝟶𝟶𝟶 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ɴᴀᴢᴄᴀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ, ᴇʟᴏɴɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ sᴋᴜʟʟs.
ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴋᴜʟʟs, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ “ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴏɪᴅ,” ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳-ʟɪᴋᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ-ᴀғᴛᴇʀ-ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ “sᴋʏ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅs” ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ.
ᴘᴇʀᴜ: ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɢᴀʟᴀᴄᴛɪᴄ sᴛᴀʀᴘᴏʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs?
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅs ɪɴ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴘᴇʀᴜ.
ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛ, ᴀʀɪᴅ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛs ᴏғ ɴᴇᴠᴀᴅᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳ᴀ̳ 𝟻𝟷 ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sᴇɴsᴇ, ᴘᴇʀᴜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴜsᴛ-ᴠɪsɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳, ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ̳ɴ̳ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ᴛ̳ ᴀʀᴄʜᴀᴇᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜsɪᴀsᴛs.
ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʟɪᴠɪᴀ ʟɪᴇs ʏᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴛsᴘᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴜғᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜsɪᴀsᴛs ᴀʟɪᴋᴇ: ʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴛɪᴛɪᴄᴀᴄᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs “ɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅs,” ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ “sᴛᴀʀɢᴀᴛᴇ” ᴏғ sᴏʀᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ᴍʏsᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴏʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʟᴇss ʏᴇᴀʀs.
sʜᴀᴍᴀɴs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴇᴅ sᴛᴀʀɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳s.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ɢɪᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀᴡᴀʏ ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏʟɪᴅ ʀᴏᴄᴋ, ᴀ “ɢᴀᴛᴇᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ,” sᴜsᴘᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ 𝟷𝟺,𝟶𝟶𝟶 ғᴇᴇᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ sᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ “ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴅɪsᴋ” ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇʟʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ.
ᴘᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢs ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ɪɴᴛᴇʀɢᴀʟᴀᴛɪᴄ sᴛᴀʀɢᴀᴛᴇ — ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ʟᴏɢɪsᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴏʟᴏɢʏ ʙᴜғғs ᴀʟɪᴋᴇ.
