Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 161 - 132 Main Business_2

Chapter 161: Chapter 132 Main Business_2

After striking several poses with the fishing net and taking a bunch of photos, he handed it back, "Your turn."

The companion took the fishing net, straightened it out, and cast it.

Seeing the companion cast the net, Mo Xiaoguang walked over, "Give me the net, you help me take a few more photos."

The companion took the camera, "Xiaoguang, you stand further away, be careful with the net..."

Mo Xiaoguang adjusted his stance, gripping the net tightly.

"Hey! I think there’s already a fish in the net! Definitely a big one!"

Mo Xiaoguang gripped the fishing net even tighter, "Hurry, hurry, take a picture, I can barely hold on... Stop watching, you two, come help!"

He had his two friends come over to help pull in the net, saying excitedly, "This isn’t a sham, we’ve actually caught something!"

As he spoke, suddenly a powerful force tugged him toward the lake.

Being the closest to the lake and caught off guard, Mo Xiaoguang was pulled into the water.

"Xiaoguang! Xiaoguang don’t panic!"

The companion quickly jumped into the lake, trying to rescue Mo Xiaoguang.

The other two also helped to pull.

Mo Xiaoguang’s cousin, seeing he was alright, was about to mock him.

A splashing noise arose not far behind Mo Xiaoguang.

The two in the water didn’t turn back to look, but she saw it.

Under the dim light, she could see the ripples on the lake and the emergence of a thick, cold, slimy body with patterns, churning with the water.

The night concealed her ashen face. At that moment, she felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet and screamed shrilly,

"Snake!!!"

Mo Xiaoguang was climbing to the shore when he heard the scream and twisted his head to look back.

As the fishing net was tugged, the water splashed again, creating an arc that slipped back into the lake.

This time all four of them saw it.

All at once, the scene turned into a large-scale chicken coop.

Ah ah ah ah—

Mo Xiaoguang’s cousin screamed and ran off, realizing after a distance that the others hadn’t followed, she ran back. Grabbing Mo Xiaoguang and the others, she helped pulled Mo Xiaoguang onto the jetty, screaming all the while.

Mo Xiaoguang was in a panic too!

If it had been an ordinary water snake, he would only be a little scared; common water snakes aren’t very venomous and are small in size.

If it were a venomous snake, as long as it wasn’t extremely poisonous, he wouldn’t have to worry about a threat to his life.

But not if it was a python!!

Although he hadn’t seen the whole body, just the section that had just been exposed was nearly as thick as his thigh! He had no idea how big the full body was, but it was definitely a large snake!

If it had coiled around him, it would have been the end!

His leg was tangled in the fishing net for quite a while. After he got free of the net and climbed onto the jetty, the four of them ran for their lives.

The security guards on duty heard the screams and came over. After figuring out what had happened and ensuring that Mo Xiaoguang and the others were all right, they returned to the jetty to retrieve the fishing net, which contained only a fish and some leaves.

In the security guards’ break room.

Mo Xiaoguang was trembling, covered in mud, grass, and water; he had lost a shoe when getting onshore and had just fled barefoot, looking completely disheveled.

After changing into a pair of slippers provided by the security guards, Mo Xiaoguang chattered his teeth, saying to the others, "Actually... we could have gotten into the car first."

Talking about it now was pointless.

Fortunately, he had escaped the danger, and even now, thinking back made his heart race.

Touching the little dreadlocks on his head, Mo Xiaoguang said to his cousin beside him, "You pulled my dreadlocks just now! You nearly scalped me!"

Keeping up with fashion and getting those little dreadlocks, he now felt that being trendy was of no significance recalling the fear and pain.

Cut them off, cut them off!

I’ll cut it as soon as I get back!

Mo Xiaoguang’s cousin didn’t want to make a sound, but upon hearing Mo Xiaoguang’s words, she rolled her eyes and continued to message friends and relatives, recounting the recent thrilling encounter.

For the first time in her life, she had seen a python so close!

In the middle of the night, news of the python in the resort village’s lake spread rapidly.

Several groups managing the resort worked together to suppress online hype and dispatched more staff to the lake area to search for the snake.

But keeping the incident completely under wraps and dealing with it privately was impossible.

The person called in the middle of the night to investigate the matter was Investigator Wei Hongxun from the Yang City branch of the Protection Agency.

After inquiring about the incident in detail from Mo Xiaoguang and others, Wei Hongxun went to talk with the resort management.

The resort’s owners naturally hoped that the incident would be resolved quickly. The current issues were whether there really was a large python in the lake, how to locate it if it existed, how to capture it once found, and how to trace its origin.

Large pythons like this one are a high conservation priority in the country! Handling them can be very troublesome and may easily lead to more problems.

Such matters required professionals, and although the owners knew some people, the Protection Agency was clearly more reliable in this respect.

"Money is not an issue, we hope it can be resolved as quickly as possible!" one of the owners said to Wei Hongxun.

The resort village was in its prime business season; with the warm climate of Yang City attracting many from the north to vacation here. But the discovery of such a large snake was no small matter. It unsettled people and affected business.

"We will cooperate as much as possible, but the lake is so large. How long will it take to find it?" another owner said, smoking and looking worried, "Investigator Wei, do you have any experts you can recommend? We will cover the fee."

They meant they wanted an efficient resolution without going through the usual procedures. They were willing to pay a high salary to have someone come and resolve the issue promptly, as money was not a concern.

After listening to the owners’ requests and suggestions, Wei Hongxun reviewed the experts capable of handling the situation in his mind and said, "There is indeed an expert who meets your requirements... there’s one... who could also be considered an expert. He’s definitely efficient, but his fees are very high."

"He’s the one!"

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Feng Yi was asleep when he received Wei Hongxun’s call.

Although he didn’t have the semi-compulsive drowsiness of the night, his biological clock had set in, inducing sleepiness at the usual time, and Feng Yi didn’t resist it.

Sleep was an essential part of evolution and growth! Lack of sleep could affect intelligence!

And then his good night’s sleep was interrupted by a call from Wei Hongxun.

Seeing the name Wei Hongxun, it took Feng Yi a moment to remember.

He was the rookie from the Protection Agency that Feng Yi had met at the entrance during his first visit to the Yang City branch to assist with the identification of Snake Gallbladder.

"The resort on the western outskirts of Yang City?"

That place sounded familiar—he seemed to have just heard someone mention it.

Feng Yi rubbed his face to clear his mind.

After listening to Wei Hongxun describe the general situation with the python and such, Feng Yi glanced at the time displayed on his phone.

Two o’clock in the morning!

No wonder he felt so sleepy! He had been dreaming at this time before.

"At this time..."

Feng Yi had barely spoken three words when he heard Wei Hongxun mention the price offered by the resort owners and changed his tune, "At this time there’s no traffic congestion, so getting there should be quick."

After hanging up, Feng Yi thought of something and sent Wei Hongxun a message:

[Main services—

A Capture; B Identification; C Capture & Identify Package]

A minute later, Feng Yi received a reply:

[C]

Feng Yi’s spirits lifted—it was a big job!

In one swift carp’s tail swipe, he got up and changed his clothes.

Today too, he was working hard for the medical laboratory!