I have a wildlife zoo

As Nie ran off, the lions lay down with confused expressions on their faces.

In their eyes there was a hint of doubt, wondering what was going on, what this was all about.

Yueyue and Kaka stared blankly in the direction of Nie's retreat, then turned to look at each other, each with a look of bewilderment "囧" written all over their faces.

They felt this strange "lion" wasn't quite up to snuff!

Its roar was too quiet, like a mosquito's buzz, and its pouncing movements were limp and weak, lacking any sense of ferocity—truly a disgrace to lions.

And its running was slow and leisurely, not swift at all.

Could it be that its front paw had been stung, so it had to stand up and run? Was that why it was so slow?

Qiqi shook his head as he watched, thinking if he were in charge, he'd first pee on these foolish humans.

Didi and Bubu, the younger lions, were thoroughly enjoying the show!

They even thought this "lion" was playing some sort of game with the staff.

Running around on the grass, chasing each other, pouncing and frolicking to release the excitement in their hearts.

Nie left the lion exhibit and ran towards the tiger exhibit!

Whenever he encountered a protective net, he would lift his "paw," shout "rua," then change direction and keep running.

The Tiger Exhibit!

At that moment, Jiaojiao was lying quietly on the hillside, her amber eyes looking outside with some confusion, her ears pricked up to listen to the sounds outside as the tip of her tail seemed to have a life of its own, gently patting the grass.

She used to spend every day in a concrete cage, terribly bored, which led her to develop the hobby of observing visitors.

She had roughly summarized some patterns in her mind!

In the morning, there were very few visitors outside, and by evening, when it was almost time to return to the back section, all the visitors would have left.

However, every few days, there would be one or two particularly busy days when the number of visitors would suddenly increase significantly.

This interval was similar to the interval at which the animal keepers fed them live food.

On certain days called "holidays" by humans, there would be an endless stream of visitors, and the animal keepers would bring extra delicacies so she could have a feast.

But the crowds were not always pleasant; they were too noisy and disturbed her and Ice Cake's rest.

Today was different from usual, she had never encountered this situation before!

A serious-sounding broadcast suddenly rang out, the visitors outside started screaming, then all ran away.

Then the staff came running, putting up protective nets, looking as if they were facing a great enemy.

She felt a bit uneasy.

That's when she saw Nie, dressed in a lion mascot costume, running towards her!

Jiaojiao was immediately shocked.

Hmm?

What was this situation, why was there a strange animal running around outside the exhibit?

She trotted to the front of the moat, stretched her neck to look outside, and let out a muffled engine-like roar, as if asking, how did you get out?

Nie turned his head and saw Jiaojiao's shocked, wide-eyed expression through the gap in his headpiece, and had to stifle a laugh.

Hehe, even the tigers are confused by me!

Jiaojiao turned her head and roared again!

Cake Cake, something's happening over here, come and check it out!

Ice Cake wasn't burdened by complicated thoughts, seeing the visitors run off didn't really faze him, he continued to lie down and rest languidly.

In the summer, it was unbearably hot outside; whether playing or lying in the shade to sleep, it felt suffocating, only staying in the pond to play in the water provided some relief.

After the autumn temperatures dropped, lying on a soft pile of leaves that gave off a pleasant scent, basking in the sun with just the right warmth, listening to the chirping of little birds, such a nap was simply too comfortable.

Hearing Jiaojiao calling him, he opened his mouth wide to yawn, pulled himself out of the leaf pile, and stretched lazily.

With his tail swishing, he happily trotted over to her.

He leaned his head against Jiaojiao's soft cheek, rubbing affectionately, and acted coquettishly.

Mama, what's wrong?

Look, some animal has escaped!

Ice Cake's turquoise eyes curiously stared at Nie.

I've never seen such a strange animal before! What an eye-opener today!

At that moment, the veterinarian team's van also drove over!

Nie raised a paw: "rua!"

Facing the van that suddenly approached, he appeared very cautious, issuing a roar to warn it not to get closer!

Then he turned around, prepared to escape in another direction.

While carefully slipping away, he also looked back from time to time, his acting was truly on point!

"We're now three meters away from the lion! Veterinarian team, ready! Over!"

Fang Ye, holding the walkie-talkie: "Proceed as planned, be careful not to get hurt by the lion! Over!"

The van's window slowly rolled down a crack.

Following that, a two-pound piece of raw meat was thrown over!

Nie heard a "smack" and eyed the meat on the ground, caught in a dilemma.

This plot wasn't detailed in the script, leaving him room for improvisation.

As a lion that had escaped, should he stop to eat the meat or continue fleeing?

He pondered the lion's mindset; seeing so many people surrounding him, he would likely be nervous, and not stop to eat.

Thinking it over, he walked over, picked up the meat with a paw, brought it to his mouth, and pretended to carry it away, dragging it to a hidden corner to enjoy slowly.

Just as he picked up the meat, a tranquilizer blowpipe extended out from behind the car window!

Lin Ying looked at Nie's buttocks, chuckling sinisterly.

After taking careful aim, she blew through the pipe forcefully!

The tranquilizer dart for the drill, of course, had no needle attached.

Even so, the impact from the blowpipe's acceleration still hurt immensely when it hit someone.

"Ah!!!!"

Nie clutched his buttocks and leaped up suddenly, a mask of agony appearing beneath his head-cover, crying out loud.

This shout had zero acting, all genuine feeling!

Hit by the tranquilizer, he escaped further away, his steps becoming more and more unsteady, staggering as if drunk.

In Sichuan dialect, he was downright dizzy!

After covering some distance, he kneeled on one knee, and his body "splash" collapsed to the ground.

Shakily stretching out a paw, he pointed ahead.

Uh-ah, don't... don't stop!

Ice Cake, who had been watching with interest, yelled in a pained voice when she suddenly saw the "lion" get hit by the tranquilizer dart, startled!

She stopped twitching her ears, frozen stiff like a statue.

Seeing the "lion" topple over, her eyes reflected a twinge of panic, gasping for air with her mouth open.

What's going on? Is it dead? Why did they shoot it?

Jiaojiao remained quite composed.

Having observed for a while, she was certain that this was a bipedal beast!

Based on her knowledge, the fur on the outside of bipeds could be changed. It was just unclear why this one disguised itself so peculiarly.

Seeing Nie collapse on the ground only made her a bit puzzled, but she didn't panic.

Seeing Ice Cake looking stunned, she gently licked his forehead twice.

She roared, as if to say, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.