Gu Laosan could swear on his conscience that if Zhuo Bingyang had not been there, he would have thrown the badger in the faces of those black people the moment he entered the door and saw the lion.
Damn it, no wonder the bastard who led the way opened the door but let me go in first. At first I thought he was being polite, but now it seems like he must have a very bad conscience.
Following the scream of a certain salted fish, everyone in the room had an expression of "as expected". The lioness lying in the middle of the room glanced at him with contempt, but did not even raise her head.
"Xiao Gu, don't be afraid! This lion is called Timo, and he is here to help Ping Ping with the interview!" Zhuo Bingyang, who was sitting next to an older black man, stood up and waved, "Come, come sit next to me!"
At this time, the black man sitting next to Zhuo Bingyang said something, and the translator beside him whispered: "President Lecky said that this... um, Mr. Honey Badger should stay where he is."
"Emm..."
Gu Laosan, who was trying to sneak inside by following the wall, suddenly stopped, lowered his head and looked at a badger, and said with some concern: "Boss, are you okay? Don't force yourself, if not, we'll retreat. I'm quite afraid of that lion..."
"It should be... okay..." Badger-Face nodded nervously, slid down by the thigh of Salty Fish, and thought to himself: "Since it is a cooperative lion, it should not bite people... right?"
Wang Ping forgot that this lion named Timo did not bite people, but he himself was not a human being at the moment.
After Wang Ping slid to the ground, he took two steps towards the lion, and the lioness stood up with her fur trembling, looking at him with bared teeth and growling, as if warning. The badger took only half of the third step, then silently took it back, scratched his head on the spot, a little confused.
A chuckle sounded in the room. The black man discussed with the people around him, then looked up and said something to Gu Lang, who stopped at the table. The translator hurriedly conveyed: "President Leki said that as long as Mr. Honey Badger successfully approaches Timo within one meter without angering it, he will pass the interview."
"Is it that simple?"
Gu Xianyu and Mou Hao were both surprised, but when they heard Gu Lang's words, everyone except Zhuo Bingyang started laughing.
"What's wrong?" Gu Laosan frowned and looked at the black youth who laughed the loudest, with obvious displeasure on his face.
The latter waved his hands hastily and explained in English: "Mr. Gu, please don't misunderstand me. I am not laughing at you. I am Timo's keeper. I can say responsibly that although Timo will not bite people, she is a beast after all. And your badger is just a small animal. It is still very difficult to get close to her without being treated as food. But don't worry, with me here, your badger will not be harmed!"
Of course, there was one thing he didn't say, which was that he didn't believe that the honey badger in front of him could hold back his temper. These guys said that lions would get angry, but in fact, every African knows that the honey badger is always the first to get angry. As long as the badger can't hold back his desire to fight, the interview will be considered a failure.
And unlike what Gu Laosan and Wang Ping thought, a lion named Timo was actually very timid. If a badger really showed hostility, she would be the first to run away. This was why everyone was so confident in using lions for interviews.
Of course, the fact that a certain badger had been able to hold back from attacking since he entered the door was beyond everyone's imagination. At least he really believed that Zhuo Bingyang was not talking nonsense, so he was so polite to Gu Lang.
As the keeper finished speaking, a badger that was originally walking towards the lion suddenly turned around and trotted towards Gu Lang.
Everyone in the room was stunned. You ran away just like that? Are you a honey badger? Could it be that you made oil from a groundhog and dyed its fur
From the moment he saw the lion, Wang Ping felt that he had overlooked something. It was not until the black guy introduced himself as a keeper that he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be something missing to do this job.
The president sitting in the middle had already stood up with a sigh, seemingly a little disappointed with the badger's performance. However, before he could say anything, the badger, who had climbed up holding onto someone's thigh, slapped away Gu Laosan's hand with one paw, then took out a bag of beef jerky from his coat pocket and jumped back down.
Luckily, a certain salted fish was used to bringing snacks for him, otherwise he wouldn’t know where to start… Claw.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Wang Ping opened the bag, stuffed a piece into his mouth, and then slowly walked towards Lion Timo. President Leki was stunned for a moment, then sat down again, watching Wang Ping's actions with interest.
“Roar~”
Just like before, Wang Ping took only two steps when the lion named Timo growled at him threateningly. But this time Wang Ping did not stop, but took out another piece of beef jerky, pinched it in his paw and gestured to her.
Just when everyone thought that this badger was going to use food to lure the lion to come closer, the badger opened its little mouth and stuffed the piece of beef jerky into its mouth.
Everyone: …
You are making people angry!
Sure enough, the lion, which had been stunned for a moment by Wang Ping's action, roared angrily and pounced forward when it saw this. Gu Lang behind him was frightened and quickly hid behind the table.
A keeper seemed to be thinking, what exactly is this lion thinking? He probably is the only one who can understand it.
"Timo seems to be very interested in this badger?"
Wang Ping still did not stop, and even the frequency of his pace did not change. He chewed the beef jerky with his little mouth and swallowed it, letting the lion roar continuously. Then he took out another piece of beef jerky from the bag.
With the intensification of the previous two actions, the lion's attention changed from staring at him at the beginning to paying more and more attention to the beef jerky he took out. At the same time, the tip of its nose twitched, obviously smelling the fragrance.
When the lion was about to approach the two-meter range, the badger suddenly stopped, sat down on the cement floor of the room, and ignored the lion and started eating.
Everyone in the room looked at each other, confused, but they didn't believe that their IQ would be crushed by a badger, so they frowned and thought. But the keeper seemed to have thought of something, with a little expectation in his eyes.
"Roar~" The lion took a step forward, seeming a little anxious.
At this moment, a badger suddenly raised his paw and threw a piece of beef jerky over. The lion lowered his head to smell it, then licked it into his mouth with his tongue.
"good!" a breeder couldn't help but blurt out, earning angry glares from everyone in the room and a badger.
But at this point, even though they were interrupted, everyone understood what the badger was trying to do. They all silently marveled in their hearts that this badger was too smart.
This is like feeding a fierce dog. At the beginning, no one would be stupid enough to approach with food, and they would always throw some food to it first. When the dog gets used to this way of feeding and is familiar with the smell of the owner, it doesn't matter even if you hold the food in your hand to feed it.
If it was a human trying to trick a lion like this, no one would be surprised, and they would have expected what would happen from the beginning. But when it was a badger, it was very surprising. To put it bluntly, as humans, we subconsciously look down on all living things because of our sense of superiority.
Of course, this may also be related to the fact that everyone knows that a certain Leo is actually a "coward", and preconceived thinking will always affect judgment.
As time went by, the distance between Wang Ping and Timo the Lion gradually narrowed, and soon exceeded the stipulated 1 meter. But at this point, no one interrupted, as everyone wanted to see a satisfactory result.
When Wang Ping stood completely in front of the lion and fed a piece of beef jerky into its mouth with his little paws, the president stood up again.
“Pah!”
The black old man clapped his hands and kept saying "Oh my god~" with a look of admiration on his face.