Chapter 218 Circus Lion Injures People

Xie Xiaoxiao had just put the cat litter in the cage. She wiped her hands and walked straight to Lin Ting. "The cafe isn't short of people. I saw that the pet hospital was a bit busy today and the staff were a little overwhelmed, so I took the initiative to come over here to help."

"The kittens in the pet hospital are not as friendly as the ones in the cat cafe." Xie Xiaoxiao rubbed her fingers, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.

Lin Ting raised his hand and patted Xie Xiaoxiao's arm. Seeing that it was not very busy, he pulled Xie Xiaoxiao to sit down at the bar. "It's normal. The cats in the cat cafe are all stray cats abandoned by their owners. They will try to please humans for food. The cats in the pet shop are different. They all have owners, so their personalities are a little bit spoiled, just like us humans."

As he was speaking, Lin Ting's cell phone, which he had placed aside, suddenly rang.

She picked up the call and saw it was Director Song. She answered without hesitation, "Director Song, is there a mission?"

Although Director Song treated her like his own junior, he seldom called her. She would not contact Director Song unless it was something important. After all, he was her leader, so it would be more convenient for her to contact Si Chen and Tian Tian.

"Xiao Lin actually has something I need your help with."

"Well, the director who's leaving just now called the police. They were at the circus recording the first episode of this variety show. Everything was fine at first, but during the recording, the circus lion, for some unknown reason, went crazy and attacked them. Two staff members were injured, and two artists were quick to react and hid in the circus's usual animal training cages. But the lion didn't let the two artists go, and kept circling the cage, looking for the right opportunity to attack them."

"We've called the zoo and the firefighters to come over, but I wasn't sure, so I called you."

"Xiao Lin, are you busy now? Can you talk to the lion?" Director Song asked less confidently.

"Okay, where is the scene where the incident happened, Director Song? I'll go there right away."

"It's in Changqing District, a little far from your pet hospital, but don't worry, I've sent someone to pick you up." While Director Song was on the phone, he had already asked Si Chen to rush to the pet hospital.

Lin Ting responded and hung up the phone.

Xie Xiaoxiao, who was quietly standing aside, asked cautiously, "Did something happen to Sister Lin?"

Since there was a problem with the recording of the program, it is no longer a big secret.

Especially since there were many celebrities at the scene, it was estimated that many reporters would follow up on the report. Lin Ting did not hide it from Xie Xiaoxiao, "The circus lion has gone crazy, and several celebrities are trapped at the scene. I need to go over and take a look."

"Sister Lin, let me go with you." Xie Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice.

Lin Ting smiled and rejected Xie Xiaoxiao's kindness. "No, the scene is too dangerous. You stay at the pet hospital and help me watch over it. I'm leaving first."

Lin Ting changed her clothes and came out of the pet hospital. Just as she reached the intersection, Si Chen's car happened to stop in front of her. She skillfully opened the car and got in.

There were acquaintances present, so Lin Ting asked directly, "What's the specific situation?"

Si Chen looked at Lin Ting helplessly through the rearview mirror, "I just found out too. I probably don't know more than you do. Let's rush to the scene first."

The car sped along the way, and since it was not the peak hour when the roads were congested, they arrived at the circus in Changqing District in half an hour.

This circus is very popular both online and offline because of its highly completed animal performances and large-scale animal performances, which are enough to attract attention. Many tourists from other places come here specifically to watch the animal performances. Their popularity has even surpassed that of the local oceanarium.

Because there are large animal performances, the ticket price is very high. I heard from the pet hospital staff before that it seems to be around three hundred.

She doesn't like animal shows and has never seen one.

Animal performances are for humans to enjoy, to have fun, and to show off on social media or TikTok. However, for animals, they are painful and harmful. If you want an animal to be obedient and perform in an animal performance, it requires long-term training and torture. Whipping and starvation are commonplace for animals from childhood to adulthood.

To make animals obedient, whipping and starvation are the most effective and direct ways.

Circus animals suffer from long-term mental oppression, so it is possible that they suddenly explode.

But her intuition told her that there might be other hidden reasons behind this animal attack.

When they arrived at the circus, a cordon had been set up outside the circus. Nearby police and firefighters had all been dispatched. The firefighters had already entered the area, while the police were maintaining order outside the cordon to prevent other accidents.

Outside the cordon, besides the spectators and staff who ran out of the circus, there were fans who came to chase the stars offline and some paparazzi who disregarded their own safety in order to dig out first-hand information.

Tourists were taking photos and recording frantically with their mobile phones.

Fans and paparazzi crowded forward frantically, wanting to see what was going on inside.

The police officer at the front of the mouth was so frustrated by the crowding that he grabbed a colleague's loud speaker and shouted, "Everyone, please stop crowding. Try not to make any loud noises. If you startle the lions inside and hurt your favorite artists, or attract the lions out and hurt you, who will be held responsible?"

"The circus not only has big lions, but also tigers and black bears. If you provoke them and they start to attack, who will be responsible for the danger? I advise everyone, for your own personal safety, try not to stay and leave immediately."

"Large animals are very dangerous when they injure people. Although our police and firefighters will do their best to protect everyone's safety, we cannot guarantee it 100%, especially when facing these large animals."

After the police shouted at them, some of the timid ones left on their own initiative, but some of the brave ones stayed where they were and waited to see what was happening.

Si Chen and Lin Ting finally squeezed through the crowd to the front, but were stopped by the police who had just shouted, "It's dangerous in there. I advise you two not to continue squeezing in. No one can be responsible for anything that happens to you."

Si Chen immediately took out his police officer ID and showed it to the other party.

"Director Song asked us to come here. And this is Miss Lin. She's proficient in animal language and can communicate with them. Director Song specifically asked Miss Lin to come here to help."

The other party checked Si Chen's police officer ID, looked at Lin Ting again, and finally raised the cordon to let the two in.

Although Si Chen's voice was not loud, the fans and media standing nearby still heard it and couldn't help but gather together to whisper.