Chapter 220 The Lion Seeks Help from Humans
The captain remained silent after being asked by Lin Ting.
He certainly didn't know how strong the bite of an adult lion was. He didn't interact with animals and had never been to a zoo.
Lin Ting didn't expect the other party to answer. She searched her phone and pulled out a photo and placed it in front of everyone. "This is the bite force of an adult lion. It can easily bite off the neck of an argali sheep, and even the neck of a yak is no problem."
"Whether it's a wild lion, a zoo-raised lion, or a circus lion, they all have such a strong bite force. Yet, under such a strong bite force, the staff inside only suffered minor injuries. Do you think this is reasonable?"
"Let's not talk about the worker with the abdominal injury for now. Look at the worker with the leg and arm injuries. A human's arms aren't as thin as an argali's neck. If the lion really wanted to hurt them, the workers' arms and legs would have been bitten off long ago. But there weren't even any penetrating wounds, just skin breaks. It's certain that the lion must have held back when it bit them, otherwise these two workers wouldn't be alive and would have died."
"That's not necessarily what you said. The lion doesn't want to hurt people. Maybe the circus people fed the lion, so the lion doesn't want to eat people. It just bites them and waits to eat when it's hungry." The captain retorted.
"It's not impossible. In nature, large predators will hunt even when they are full. They won't bite their food to death, but will keep it as fresh as possible so that they can eat it at any time."
Just as the fire chief was about to speak, Lin Ting continued, "But it's impossible for a circus lion to be full."
"In order to train and control the obedience of animals, circuses never let them eat enough. Only when they are hungry will the animals behave well. Only after they complete their movements will they be rewarded with delicious food."
"Brother, let me see some pictures of the lions in your zoo."
As Lin Ting's voice fell, Lin Jing immediately pulled out the lion photo for Lin Ting without asking why and handed it to her.
Lin Ting compared the lions in Lin Jing Zoo with the lions in the surveillance footage. "Look at the difference between the two lions. This one is the zoo lion. Because it's well fed, it's kept very plump. The lion that injured people in the surveillance footage is skinny and bony. It looks like it's been abused for a long time and hasn't had enough food."
"A lion that has lived in hunger for a long time, when faced with the temptation of food, should have rushed forward and bit the staff violently, instead of just causing minor injuries. So I suspect that injuring people was not the lion's intention at all. It may be trying to ask for help from humans in this way."
"How can you be 100% sure that the lion is not full and is asking for help from humans?" the captain immediately asked back.
Just as Lin Ting was organizing his words and preparing to explain, Si Chen had left at some point and brought the lion's trainer over. The trainer had also been injured by the lion. He was prepared to say that after the lion ran out, the trainer was the first to be injured, but they were all minor injuries, with no serious bites.
It's like if you intentionally injure someone and there are many wounds but none of them are fatal. The sentencing method is different from the sentencing method for direct murder.
This shows how smart this lion is.
However, the keeper was not guarded by the lion and received timely treatment, and his injured shoulder and neck were bandaged.
Si Chen grabbed the keeper's shoulder and asked, "Just tell me the truth about what I ask you. Has Leon been abused by you for a long time and hasn't had enough to eat?"
Fearing that the other party would not tell the truth, Lin Jing warned in a cold voice, "This concerns the lives of two people inside. You'd better tell the truth honestly, otherwise I will throw you to the lions."
The animal trainer looked at the crowd in front of him, and nodded guiltily under their scrutiny. "Leon wasn't trained by me. I joined the circus later and was assigned to lead Leon and perform with him."
"It was only after I arrived that I realized their lion training method is to abuse them. If the lions don't obey, they will be beaten with electric batons to train their obedience. They also often don't feed the lions enough, basically starving them one night and full the next. If the lions complete the tasks well during the performance, they will be rewarded. If they are disobedient, they will be beaten with electric batons and put in a small dark room. Otherwise, why do you think such large animals are so obedient?"
"It's just a fight."
"But I'm just a staff member. Even if I'm dissatisfied or don't like something, there's nothing I can do. I can only bear it." The lion tamer sighed helplessly.
Lin Ting looked back at the fire captain who had suggested shooting the lion. "Let alone a lion, even if a human had been under such long-term oppression, the first thing they would do after escaping would be to retaliate and injure others."
"Aside from some minor injuries, they weren't hurt. The two celebrities trapped inside were only mentally frightened. The lion didn't attack them, otherwise this cage wouldn't be able to withstand such a large animal."
"The lion must be asking for help."
"I still don't recommend shooting lions." Lin Ting looked at several people.
Seeing Lin Ting's persistence, the fire chief couldn't help but soften his tone as he said, "Then what's your plan to rescue the injured without hurting the lion?"
"I can communicate with animals. I went to negotiate with the lion and asked what it wanted."
"Nonsense! Even if you can communicate with animals, don't you know how dangerous it is to get in close contact with a large animal? I don't agree with your suggestion. If you are also captured by a lion or injured, we will have to save one more person." The fire chief directly rejected Lin Ting's proposal.
This was also within Lin Ting's expectations.
Lin Ting's proposal was not only opposed by the fire chief, but also by Lin Jing and Si Chen.
Lin Jing slapped Lin Ting on the head and said, "If I knew you were taking a risk by talking so much here, I would never let you say a word."
"Si Chen, take her back now."
Now it was the fire chief's turn to look at the three people with a puzzled expression.
He knew Si Chen. He was not only the captain of the police force, but also the young master of the Si family. Director Lin actually dared to give direct orders to Si Chen. It seemed that Director Lin and Si Chen had a complicated relationship.
Si Chen wanted to step forward, but Lin Ting looked at him and stopped him in his tracks. "Brother, please trust me just this once. I'm sure I'll be safe. I won't let the lion hurt me in the slightest. Have you forgotten that black bear in the zoo that really wanted to hurt people?"
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