Even Wang Ping didn't expect that a hyena could hold a grudge to this extent.
Chasing all the way from last night's camping site, Gu Lang had already driven nearly a hundred kilometers. But just beside a river outside Ngasumet, when Gu Lang was still determined to wash the car, Xiaohua discovered traces of the hyena again.
This is no longer a matter of ghosts lingering around. If we don't get rid of this group of hyenas, I'm afraid it will be a problem even to camp at night.
Of course, Gu Lang drove the car slowly along the way, looking back every few steps, so it was no wonder that he was caught up by the hyenas, who were not known for their speed. After passing Ngasumet, there was another 150 kilometers to reach the eastern part of the Great Rift Valley, so Wang Ping was not in a hurry to go on.
Compared to the human rescue team, Wang Ping would rather face a pack of hyenas.
However, Xiaohua's condition was not very good. Even with Gu Lang's bandage, the injury on her hind legs would not heal in a short time. If she faced the hyena pack in this condition, she might become disabled.
It is not difficult to imagine what would happen to a disabled cheetah on the grassland. Wang Ping, who already regarded Xiaohua as his own, naturally could not let this happen.
Wang Ping's knowledge of the wild is not comparable to that of a rookie like Gu Lang. Even without navigation and network, he can accurately know his current position by calculating the position only by the direction of the sun and the speed of the car.
Unfortunately, the in-car map is operated by a touch screen, so even if you know the location, you cannot verify it and can only choose to trust your memory.
If I remember correctly, there is a lion territory 20 kilometers west of Ngasumet.
Wang Ping himself had never performed a protection mission here. The reason why he remembered it so clearly was because he had come to Ngasumet with his teammates to meet a team that was performing a mission here, so it left an impression in his mind.
If you want to get rid of the hyenas without violence, the best way is to risk crossing the lions' territory and let the two groups fight each other. The premise is that you are not caught by the lions first, and you can only play with the time difference.
Gu Lang was just about to make a fire to cook when Xiaohua smelled prey, crouched down and hid in the grass, disappearing somewhere unknown.
On the way away, Gu Lang tried to "reconcile" with Wang Ping.
After what happened last night, Gu Lang had already clearly felt the change in Wang Ping and Xiao Hua's attitude towards him, and the same was true today.
But just when they arrived at Lake Ambler, Wang Ping, who had been sitting quietly in the passenger seat, suddenly went crazy and showed his long-hidden fangs. If Xiaohua hadn't been so aloof and ignored him, she would have had a heart attack.
If even this leopard continued to be hostile towards him, Gu Lang would really have to think twice before even breathing.
“Is it just because of the camera?”
Gu Lang thought about it for a long time, and considering Wang Ping's performance, it seemed that this was the only reasonable explanation.
When he thought about the various things Wang Ping showed since he first met him, it was obvious that he was a special "alien" that was different from ordinary animals. He was ashamed of his familiarity with human society. He must have spent a long time in human society.
"Could it be that this honey badger was previously monitored and abused by humans? Did it escape?"
"Maybe I was mistaking my thinking at the beginning. It's true that this guy has been trained, but the trainer should not be a regular animal trainer, but a makeshift troupe from a circus. He must have been beaten a lot and suffered too much abuse, so he is so hostile to equipment like cameras, right?"
The more Gu Lang thought about it, the more certain he was of his guess. In just a short while, he had already imagined a legendary story about a honey badger who could not bear the humiliation in the circus and escaped from human society with his equally suffering friends. Perhaps it was because he saw the camera in Gu Lang's car that he suddenly recalled the days when he was locked in a cage in the circus, surrounded by cameras and monitored, and was beaten and starved at any time, that he suddenly exploded.
By connecting the dots in this way, we have the background of the story, the causes and processes involved, and the conclusion drawn is logically rigorous and worthy of careful consideration.
"I'm such a genius!"
Gu Lang felt that he had finally discovered the hidden truth, and his heart was instantly filled with a sense of accomplishment. When he looked at Wang Ping again, there was a hint of sympathy and pity in his stupid and cowardly expression.
"Did this guy take the wrong medicine?"
Wang Ping looked at Gu Lang, whose temperament had suddenly changed, with some confusion, and secretly sighed at how thick-skinned this guy was.
Gu Lang was constantly overturning his impression of Wang Ping, and so was Wang Ping. Yesterday, he was still complaining about this guy's poor mental quality and low IQ, but now Wang Ping has begun to change his mind.
A person who can drag a strange beast alone for a day and a night and still think of ways to save himself and is in the mood to think about some inexplicable stories cannot be said to have poor psychological quality.
But Wang Ping didn't want to admit how good this guy's foundation was. After all, the initial impression was too low, and in the end he could only attribute it to his lack of nerve.
Looking at the sky, it was still early for sunset. If we hurry, we still have a chance to pass through the lions' territory before dark.
Wang Ping roughly calculated the direction and turned back to the car.
At this time, the camp pot that Gu Lang had placed on the campfire was already emitting a fragrant aroma. And this guy took out a brush from somewhere, and it seemed that he really wanted to wash the car.
"That flat... Boss, I cooked instant noodles in the pot. If you want to eat something, I didn't touch the beef jerky. It's still in my backpack. You can eat it all..."
Gu Lang was originally planning to call him "Flathead Brother", but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly changed his words and called him "Boss", which even he found weird.
"This kid has finally come to his senses! Are you ready to be my younger brother?"
Wang Ping was very satisfied with this title, so he got into the car as he was told, took out the last two bags of beef jerky, and started eating while leaning against the car door.
After a while, there was a noise in the bushes not far away. Xiaohua came out dejectedly, found a corner far away from the fire and lay down, looking unhappy.
Apart from the half hyena carcass she ate in the morning, Xiaohua had not eaten for a day. Although this was commonplace for the cheetah, it was still not happy.
Especially when you are injured, the burden on your body is even greater.
Wang Ping thought about it, put the beef jerky in his mouth back into the bag, and dragged it to Xiaohua's side.
Beef jerky is a high-calorie food after all, so it's better than nothing. At most, I can just get some of Gu Laosan's instant noodles.
While thinking, Wang Ping put the beef jerky in front of Xiaohua.
"Woo woo~"
When Xiaohua saw Wang Ping coming, she stretched her head out to lick his face. After being pushed away by Wang Ping, she put her head close to the packaging bag in front of her and sniffed it, then used her tongue to pick out a piece of dried meat and started eating it.
"You two have such a great relationship!"
Gu Lang's voice came from behind, with a sigh: "Tsk, nature is really amazing. If you didn't see it with your own eyes, who would dare to imagine that a flat-headed brother would become friends with a cheetah? You must have suffered a lot in the circus, right?"
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Wang Ping turned around and looked at Gu Lang in confusion: Who are you scolding