Everyone present could see that the Chinese who walked into the iron cage empty-handed would definitely die.
The stakes are high and Reznov cannot easily kill a hungry dog with his bare hands. No one would think that a Chinese who cannot even complete basic training can do this.
There is no doubt that after today, there will only be seventeen people in Novis.
While Reznov was hiding his murderous intent, Petrov's expression remained normal.
He hated others breaking the rules, and Xia Jie was no exception, even though Xia Jie had agreed to do some 'brainwashing experiments' with him.
"Hehehe... (heavy purring sound full of threats)"
The dog cage covered with black cloth had been opened. Although Xia Jie knew that he was about to die, out of survival instinct, he decided to continue his "futile struggle".
After all, for troublesome humans, even if they die, they have to kick their legs twice.
Using what he learned in the Systemma fighting class, Xia Jie put himself into a state of brain relaxation within a few seconds.
The brain, which had been muddied by the tide of fear, finally began to work.
Observing the surrounding environment, Xia Jie quickly sorted out the current situation.
'I don't know any fighting skills. In a fully enclosed iron cage, there are no weapons available, and I have no experience fighting animals. Based on the above points, I can subdue a hungry dog through force just like other people. method obviously doesn't work.
What can I do if I am locked up with a dog that has been hungry for several days? Even if I cut off my arm and feed it to the dog, I don’t have any tools to use. And even if I do that, once the hungry dog regards me as a food target, I will never survive, so I must not let the dog have any influence on me. Thoughts of prey.
Wait, hungry dogs are dogs too. Can I try to establish a harmonious and trusting relationship with small animals like I did in the past? '
Since there was no better way to deal with the current situation, Xia Jie bent down slightly and stretched out his free hands in front of him, making a spread-like gesture.
Neither is he too low-profile, nor is he standing tall and threatening like at the beginning.
He could only bet that the dog was not really hungry and had nothing to eat for several days.
Thanks to his mother's teachings, Xia Jie always likes to deal with stray cats and dogs, unlike some classmates who like to torture cats and dogs and impose their own happiness on animals.
Except for a few small animals that are extremely wary due to injuries, most of the small animals are willing to have close contact with Xia Jie, because when Xia Jie arrives, it always means that they can have a small meal. Of course, a meal Comfortable tickling is definitely indispensable.
"Woof! Woof!"
A deep roar came from the iron cage, and a dark-yellow, huge 'small animal' slowly walked out of the iron cage with bared teeth. After a quick glance around, it quickly locked onto Xia Jie who was standing opposite. , but before he could make a threatening roar, the strange human clapped his hands gently and made a weird sound of 'tsk, tsk'.
"Dog, come here, tsk tsk, bark, come here, tsk tsk~"
Seeing a strange scene that he had never seen before, the wolf-dog's ears suddenly stood up and he was stunned on the spot. He suddenly forgot what he wanted to do.
What's going on with this bipedal beast in front of me? It seems a little different from the two-legged beasts I've seen before?
Exuding his harmless and gentle kindness with a soft aura, Xia Jie carefully bent over and observed the wolfdog who stood as high as his waist.
'He took his time out of the cage and didn't pounce on me as soon as he saw me, which means he wasn't very hungry.
The body was a little tense, but the tail wagged a little and the ears didn't fall back, so maybe it would work. '
The initial show of goodwill played a key role. Xia Jie carefully lowered his body a little again and took a small half step forward.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ Dog, come here~ I'll scratch it for you~"
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Seeing Xia Jie take half a step forward, the wolfdog couldn't help but take a half step back cautiously, tilting his head in confusion.
It really couldn't figure out what was going on in front of it, but it seemed that the two-legged beast in front of it had no intention of harming itself, so it simply stayed in place to observe the situation first.
The expected scene of a wild beast emerging from a cage and slaying a weak coward did not appear, and the bloodthirsty desire in his heart was not satisfied sensually.
Many prisoners outside the cage looked at the man and the dog who were slightly distanced from each other in the iron cage with constipated expressions on their faces, feeling indescribably awkward and uncomfortable in their hearts.
What about the cannibalistic and hungry dogs we promised? Is it possible to forcefully set a time like Reznov just did?
Designer, look at the knife girl... No, Petrov, look at him!
At the same time, he looked up at Petrov on the high platform, only to find that Petrov did not raise his trumpet, but had an unusually faint smile on his face.
'It's great! The devil smiles! '
Although they would not say so, at this moment, the terrified people had the same thoughts in their hearts.
On the other side, Xia Jie, who was heartbroken, had to try to open up the situation further in order to avoid a "death order" falling from the sky due to the long-term deadlock.
"Don't be afraid, dog, I don't mean to hurt you. Can I pet you?"
After the vigilant wolf-dog relaxed, Xia Jie also squatted down and slowly approached the wolf-dog in a squatting posture.
"Ouch!"
Although his mouth was still full of threats, the wolf-dog did not retreat anymore, but acquiesced to the "suspected same kind" in front of him who was in the same posture as himself and approached him.
Seeing the wolf-dog's body tense up again and his eyes beginning to turn white, Xia Jie knew that he had reached the limit of how close he could get with his current level of trust.
With a soft breath, Xia Jie successfully stopped less than five meters away from the wolf dog, which made the wolf dog's tense body relax again.
When he already had considerable trust, Xia Jie understood that this was the worst time to act too hastily, otherwise all previous efforts would be wasted.
When he was still alive, in order to appease a female stray cat that meowed every night, he tried to stand in a stalemate with the stray cat under a lamppost for more than two hours. It was so big that it scared away the very wary stray cats, which made Xia Jie sad all night.
So, he won't let himself make the same mistake again.
Good patience is not the only condition for building a relationship with animals, but it is a crucial factor.
Although there was only a short distance of five meters, Xia Jie understood that without food in his hand, he was simply a liar who was simply talking nonsense. He wanted to establish a trusting relationship with a wolfdog that had eaten people simply through body language. This is no less difficult than asking Petrov to bend down and get him out of the cage right now.
The relationship between humans and dogs has lasted for tens of thousands of years. From wolves wandering near their habitats, they have gradually evolved into dogs that obey humans. The two simple words of 'domestication' have now been used in all aspects, and physical means are used to eliminate violations. Or, in the long communication process, establish an appropriate reward and punishment system, amplify the unique servility of dogs and transform it into loyalty to humans.
Just like other sheepdogs will fight wolves in order to obey the instructions of humans to protect the sheep, these dogs that have completely separated from the wolf pack can fight against their own kind without hesitation under the orders of humans, as if forgetting that the wolves are actually themselves. True compatriots.
For dogs that have been tamed, the instructions given by humans as their owners always take precedence over preserving their own survival instincts. The owner’s orders are the first rule of conduct. In Petrov’s view, whether it is a human or an animal, Only this level of taming can be regarded as gaining loyalty. If the Soviet Union can truly gain the loyalty of the people, then the Soviet Union can be regarded as a truly great country.
As a former senior officer in the secret force of the People's Commissariat of State Security and now a senior secret political worker in the Political Bureau of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Internal Affairs), the reason why Petrov appeared in Novis as a training officer was partly because of Ivan Nov reached some kind of deal with Petrov's boss, and on the other hand, he enhanced his brainwashing ability by serving as a training officer.
Although he has full skill points in assassination, counter-insurgency, and sabotage behind enemy lines, Petrov's results in brainwashing and hypnosis courses have never been satisfactory. This is why he immediately became obsessed with Xia Jie after discovering that he could easily hypnotize himself. A different attitude.
'Chartier, this is the experiment you promised me to do. Now let me see what you can do. '
Not knowing that he had become the object of observation and learning at this time, Xia Jie only knew that he could not rely on himself for the remaining five meters. He had to find a way to make the wolf dog in front of him become active.
Whether it is making friends or training a dog, improving a relationship is never a matter of one person, but the result of the joint efforts of both.
There is no profound scientific theory to support his behavior. All Xia Jie can rely on is the purest goodwill, the most basic human-canine interaction feedback and a little patience.
When making any action, you must observe all behavioral signs of the wolf dog. Positive feedback includes wagging the tail in good faith, sticking out the tongue, squatting and relaxing the body. Negative feedback includes making a low haha sound, the fur standing on end, rolling the eyes and tightening the body. Center of gravity etc.
Once negative feedback occurs, Xia Jie will not hesitate to give up the current communication behavior and return to the previous step.
Xia Jie, who kept trying to adjust his tone and movements, made the prisoners completely stunned and confirmed the movement behavior that the wolf dog in front of him considered to be the least threatening - dog crawling.
Whether they are bending over or walking squatting, these so-called low-threat postures cannot make the wolf dog put down its vigilance. Only the dog crawling posture with both hands on the ground will completely turn the wolf dog into a "curious baby" and the body will no longer be nervous. , instead, his eyes widened, with a curious look of "What are you, I want to smell and lick it."
When the wolf-dog began to move its buttocks and cautiously sniff and approach the unknown creature, the prisoners outside the cage had just recovered and exchanged their thoughts with each other in lowered voices.
"Is this idiot out of his mind? With such a posture, he will be easily killed by wolves and dogs. How can anyone walk like this?"
"Don't worry, I always feel that there is something different about this Chinese worker. He seems to be trying to communicate with the dog."
"How can humans communicate with such stupid beasts? Besides, these wolf-dogs are hungry man-eating beasts, not ordinary dogs raised by ordinary people. I dare say that when the dogs come over, they will definitely bite him to death..."
The sounds of discussion reached his cochlea. Reznov, who had been closing his eyes in the corner with his back to the iron cage, suddenly opened his eyes and looked back. The worst case scenario he expected had not appeared. Until now, Chartier It did not become food for hungry dogs. Instead, it attracted hungry dogs with a strange attitude.
"Xiaerjie, you must survive..."
The distance of five meters is very long for Xia Jie, but very short for the wolfdog.
As he kept getting closer, Xia Jie always maintained a dog crawling posture, and kept making "tsk tsk" sounds from his mouth, which are relatively sensitive for dogs.
Four meters, three meters, two meters...
When the distance was reduced to one meter, the wolfdog stopped and squatted down with his head tilted.
Knowing that the development of the matter had reached the most critical moment, the calm Xia Jie slowly extended his right hand to the wolfdog's chin without hesitation.
"Uh-huh-huh...huh-huh-huh..."
Seeing that things had changed, the wolfdog, who was once again vigilant, suddenly let out a low threatening sound. The corners of the dog's mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp teeth, as if it would bite him in the next second.
Xia Jie could easily smell the fishy smell coming from the dog's mouth.
Reznov held his breath outside the iron cage and clenched his weapons tightly with both hands.
Petrov on the high platform stared intently at the person and dog he was about to come into contact with, his expression a little strange.
Although the guards and prisoners in the concentration camp had different expressions, they all focused their attention on the iron cage. At this time, Xia Jie had achieved "the attention of all people" that had never been seen in the Novis concentration camp. .
Without flinching, Xia Jie's right hand was getting closer and closer to the dog's mouth, and the dog's mouth grinned wider and wider. Just when everyone thought Xia Jie had failed, at a certain moment, the low threatening sound in the iron cage suddenly disappeared.
Xia Jie successfully placed his right hand on the wolfdog's chin and gently stroked it along the chin fur.
"Hululu...Hululu..."
An unprecedented feeling of relief came from his chin, as if his soul was trembling. The wolfdog trembled, raised its forelimbs, stretched, and began to wag its tail.
"This guy, he actually succeeded..."
Novskov looked at the man and the dog in the iron cage who were "happy" with each other in disbelief, and his head was in a state of confusion.
"Is this even fucking okay?"
Reznov's legs softened and he sat down on the ground. When he realized what he was doing, he realized that he had broken out in a cold sweat at some point.
As soon as his hands were released, the two weapons fell to the ground with a heavy metal collision.
"Chartier, I knew you were different, you were different... Just survive, just survive..." (End of Chapter)
