As the clock struck eight in the morning, as usual, a large crowd of tourists was already waiting at the zoo's entrance, eager for it to officially open.
In fact, due to it being the weekend, the number of tourists had slightly increased.
Some first-time visitors hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary, but some regulars quickly detected a subtle difference in the scene before them.
"That's odd, why are there so few people today?"
"Few? There are quite a lot of people."
"This is considered few? There are more people than those queuing to enter the Forbidden City."
"I'm not talking about the tourists being few, I'm talking about the staff being few. Last time I came, I saw quite a few staff members."
"That's right, I remember there were a few pretty zookeeper ladies before, but I don't see them today."
"Today seems to be the day for Xihong Zoo's annual meeting. Maybe they're all in the meeting now."
"That seems plausible. I heard their annual meeting this year has a very special format. I'm so envious."
"It's opening, let's go in first."
...
As the zoo gates opened on time, a large number of tourists immediately poured in and began their tours according to their pre-planned routes.
However, as the star animal of Xihong Zoo and the original internet celebrity, the orangutan enclosure was naturally a must-visit spot for tourists.
When a group of tourists arrived at the orangutan enclosure with curiosity about Shi Difu, they found no sign of Shi Difu inside.
There was only a seemingly normal chimpanzee staring blankly within.
"Huh? Where's Shi Difu? Isn't it on duty today?"
"Yeah, all the other orangutans seem to be gone. Why is only this one left?"
"This chimpanzee is so boring, just staring blankly."
"Yes, it looks so ordinary."
Just as the tourists were feeling greatly disappointed, one of them suddenly noticed that the chimpanzee didn't seem to be just staring blankly.
Upon closer inspection, they could see that although it was sitting there with its eyes open, its head was continuously nodding.
This was clearly dozing off.
Once they understood, the tourists who had just found it uninteresting suddenly found it rather amusing.
"How is this chimpanzee like a person, slacking off during work hours."
"Don't orangutans sleep at night? Why is it dozing off during the day."
Before everyone could finish speaking, the large chimpanzee in the enclosure suddenly seemed to wake up with a start. Its previously lowered head shot up.
It first looked around, then looked at itself.
When it saw a large group of people gathered outside the cage, it immediately bolted and ran behind a rockery.
Its comical movements amused all the tourists present.
Before long, its figure completely disappeared behind the rockery, leaving only its head peeking out from behind occasionally.
"What's going on? Is this new chimpanzee socially awkward?"
"Yeah, why is it being shy?"
"So animals can also be thin-skinned."
"Big chimpanzee, come out quickly, I'll give you a banana."
"Yes, come out quickly."
"If you don't come out, I'll lodge a complaint!"
...
As everyone was shouting, a young girl hidden beneath the chimpanzee costume suddenly had a realization.
"Oh right, I almost forgot my task today is to play a chimpanzee. If I keep hiding here, the tourists will definitely leave, and then I won't get a chance to enter the lucky draw."
"No, I can't keep this up anymore. Anyway, I'm wearing a costume, so no one knows who I am."
"For the lucky draw, for more prize money, I'll go all out."
After making a silent decision, this adorable young zookeeper immediately stopped hiding, and her mind frantically recalled the behavior of the animals in the orangutan enclosure.
Once she had recalled them, she made up her mind.
Meanwhile, the tourists saw the shy chimpanzee emerge again and became excited.
However, before they could cheer for long, the large chimpanzee in the cage suddenly picked up a piece of feces left by other orangutans in the enclosure and threw it at them.
With the first piece of feces thrown, the chimpanzee seemed to have unleashed its true nature.
It instantly transformed into a machine gun, its hands working non-stop.
After throwing all the feces, it started throwing grass, and when that ran out, it scooped up mud from a nearby pond.
Such actions immediately sent the tourists outside the enclosure into a frenzy.
Even though many unlucky tourists were hit, they weren't angry at all.
On the contrary, because of this, the number of tourists gathered around the orangutan enclosure continued to grow.
"I thought the orangutan enclosure wouldn't be much fun without Shi Difu today, but I didn't expect this new chimpanzee to be even fiercer than Shi Difu."
"Yeah, where did Director Yang find such a fierce fighter this year."
"Shi Difu has a successor."
"Awesome, so awesome, this chimpanzee is truly ferocious."
"It's gone mad, completely mad."
"Worth the ticket price."
"This is true unlimited firepower. I've decided, from now on, I'll call this chimpanzee 'Gatling Chimp'."
...
As the tourists rejoiced at the chimpanzee's performance, the animals in the other enclosures also witnessed the situation.
Those in the costumes revealed looks of shock.
"Wow, how did Jiang Yunyun, a girl who usually blushes when she speaks, suddenly become so fierce."
"Yeah, usually when there are many tourists, she wishes she could disappear into the ground. What's going on today?"
"As expected, wearing a costume unleashes one's true nature."
"This won't do, if this continues, Jiang Yunyun will steal all the spotlight."
"Enough talking, enough talking. Someone's coming."
...
As the orangutan enclosure's popularity soared, other enclosures also began to welcome large numbers of tourists.
In the bear enclosure, as soon as the tourists approached, they saw a large black bear sitting leisurely on a rock, propping its legs up and basking in the sun.
Perhaps the head costume obscured its vision, it didn't notice any tourists approaching.
Instinctively, it pulled out its phone from within the costume.
Just as it was about to open Douyin to watch a couple of videos, a sharp-eyed child noticed its action.
"Mom, that big bear over there is playing with a phone!"
Suddenly hearing this voice, the staff member disguised as a big bear immediately stuffed the phone into his mouth.
This move completely stunned the child outside the cage.
"Mom, the big bear ate the phone."
"An'an, how many times have I told you, children shouldn't lie."
"Mom, it's true."
"How could a bear play with a phone?"
"But I saw it!"
"You stubborn child, you're just like your dad in this regard. Why are you so obstinate!"
"Wuwuwu..."
...
Just as the atmosphere became awkward, music suddenly started playing from inside the big black bear.
The staff member wearing the costume broke out in a cold sweat. When he tried to reach out to turn off the music, he realized the phone had fallen to the very bottom of the costume.