Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 169 - 139 "Daddy!"_1

Chapter 169: Chapter 139 "Daddy!"_1

The driftwood drew a monotonous arc in the air, crashed into the water, and splashed Wei Hongxun’s face.

Wei Hongxun: "..."

As a candidate selected for the Regional Wildlife Conservation Bureau’s investigators, Wei Hongxun’s IQ and reaction ability were definitely not lacking. Feng Yi’s series of actions and such an abrupt kick were overwhelming in information.

But at this time, there was no room to think too much—saving people was the priority!

Ignoring the water on his face, Wei Hongxun rushed to help Feng Yi. In moments of crisis, not even a second could be wasted!

The people sprinting over from the patrol car had not yet arrived, but they were not far off. They had witnessed Feng Yi’s leap into the water to grab the snake, and the sight of Feng Yi’s operation had nearly made their souls leave their bodies. Hearing Feng Yi’s cry for help, they quickened their pace to assist.

Several people worked together to pry the python that was wrapped around Feng Yi’s body.

With such a large python, its strength was extraordinary, but luckily, they had numbers on their side, and in these critical moments, everyone was exerting force as if their lives depended on it.

The armed observers watched tensely from the side, ready to shoot the giant python dead at any moment should the situation become uncontrollable, even though it was listed in the national first-class protected species.

The safety of humans was still of utmost importance.

Fortunately, Feng Yi had firm control over the python’s head. Controlling the head meant they could generally subdue it; the others just needed to prevent it from coiling, and the situation would remain manageable.

After a while, the people finally freed Feng Yi from the python’s coils. Wei Hongxun signaled for the snake container to be brought over. The second giant python had been captured, no one was injured, and the python was... presumably fine.

Wei Hongxun glanced at the python’s head, which Feng Yi was holding incredibly steady.

Although the python’s gaping maw had closed, Wei Hongxun felt that given the chance, the giant python would definitely try to bite someone.

At that moment, he could finally discern the difference in the eyes of the python from the one caught in the early morning. It was truly ferocious!

This also proved that Feng Yi’s python-catching abilities were extraordinary.

Before formally becoming an investigator, Wei Hongxun had participated in many training sessions, including python capture. They had used Burmese pythons for practice, but those were only a little over two meters long... Compared to the giant pythons they caught today, those two meters really were considered small.

During the training, he knew that capturing such pythons, even if you could grab its head with one hand, if the position or the strength was wrong, the python’s head could twist around and bite your hand or arm.

There was no doubt about Feng Yi’s snake-catching ability.

Once the situation was under control, and the python grew tired, there were finally people who could take a break and sit on the ground to rest.

The expert, who was brought over by the Forestry Bureau’s staff and had rich experience in catching snakes, was panting and fanning himself with his hat, his eyes fixed on Feng Yi. He was more skilled at catching venomous snakes, and didn’t have much experience with pythons. He had been urgently called to the scene today, but in reality, he hadn’t been of much use.

Now his view of Feng Yi had changed, and he said to the older Forestry Bureau staff member next to him in a low voice, "That young man is indeed impressive. Although he acts a bit recklessly, his snake-catching ability is extremely strong. His hands are accurate and steady; he lacks none of the strength, skill, or courage. Among young people, I have only ever seen Feng Yi reach this level. Even veterans with twenty years of experience might not be able to achieve what he has."

The Forestry Bureau staff member nodded in agreement and smiled, "You missed a very crucial point; his olfactory talent!"

"Right, right, right! He really can locate snakes by their scent!" said the expert excitedly.

Often, when they conducted scientific research or carried out certain tasks in the wild, they would spend most of the time searching for snakes. Sometimes they would go several days without a find. Having someone with this talent along would save so much time!

Just take today’s incident for example, who could have imagined, from the discovery of the second giant python to its capture, how much time had passed?

He had been prepared for an overnight search but hadn’t expected that by noon, he’d have time to leisurely return home for dinner.

"There might actually be quite a few emergencies where his help will be needed in the future," the expert said.

The forestry bureau people just smiled and didn’t say anything.

Whether there were going to be emergencies requiring Feng Yi’s assistance afterward, they didn’t know, but there would definitely be cooperation.

After a short rest, they began work again.

In the process of transferring the large python into the box, they could clearly feel the difference in temperament between it and the snake caught in the wee hours.

Feng Yi grabbed the snake’s head, shouldered a segment, and dragged the snake onto the shore of the lake.

Big snakes don’t like being carried this way, with only one fulcrum; they can’t exert much force, and they aren’t accustomed to it, nor do they feel secure, which makes them more agitated.

Afterward, it took several people working together to move it.

The way they were moving it now was the same as in the wee hours. Although the snake they caught then showed resistance, it wasn’t fierce, possibly because it was used to being carried around by people during the breeding process.

But this python in front of them seemed ready to bite or coil around someone at any moment, very aggressive and more irritable.

Individuals do differ, and perhaps this population as a whole isn’t particularly threatening, but that doesn’t exclude certain individuals.

This one belonged to the fierce and irritable type, even prone to attacking people.

Wei Hongxun was recording seriously on the side. All these details needed to be documented and reported.

Feng Yi’s task wasn’t heavy anymore after that. Once the snake was in the box, his job was done, and he would receive payment from the resort, the joint protection agency, and the forestry bureau. The resort, in particular, had only paid for the capture of one snake. Although the second was not planned, it did indeed exist.

The resort’s wealthy boss was generous and, perhaps because the crisis had been swiftly averted and he was in a good mood, readily paid for the capturing of the second giant python. Not only that, but they also upgraded Feng Yi’s membership card to a special one with even greater discounts.

Resort owners tend to want to maintain good relations with such rare, technically skilled individuals.

The area along the lake would remain in lockdown for another two days for further investigation, but none of that was Feng Yi’s concern anymore. He filled out all the necessary paperwork, signed it, and handed it over to Wei Hongxun to avoid being called back a second time.

As Feng Yi was filling out the paperwork, Wei Hongxun took some time out to ask the question that had been weighing on his mind:

"How did you manage to kick that thick log flying while being strangled by a strong python hanging on you?"

Feng Yi paused mid-sentence, but his face remained composed as if he was talking about an ordinary event, "I had a burst of strength in a moment of crisis. And ’kicking flying’ is an exaggeration, I didn’t kick it very high."

Wei Hongxun: "...It wasn’t that high, just a little higher than me."

Under those circumstances, if it had been Wei Hongxun himself, being wrapped by such a large python, his breathing restricted, his blood circulation under threat, he would not have even been able to stand steadily, let alone kick a log flying.

Feng Yi raised his voice, proudly saying, "I am exceptionally gifted!"

Wei Hongxun took a serious look at Feng Yi, "Indeed."

As Feng Yi flipped through the paperwork and signed, he looked up and smiled sheepishly, "...Ah, I’m just bragging. It didn’t actually coil around me tightly at first. It got startled and squeezed harder when the others came over, but by then I had everyone helping me, so I wasn’t scared anymore."

Whether those words were true or not, no one knew except for Feng Yi, and Wei Hongxun certainly couldn’t ask the python.

But being able to kick a log flying while supporting a giant python certainly meant his strength was much greater than that of an average person.

Talent is a tricky thing to talk about.

Perhaps, it’s exactly because of Feng Yi’s talent that he could get such a strong endorsement from Captain Yuan and his team?

Wei Hongxun didn’t harp on this matter, since in this incident, Feng Yi was the greatest hero.

Wei Hongxun was still worried about Feng Yi’s health, "You’re really not hurt?"

"I’m really not," Feng Yi lifted his shirt, "not even a bruise."

"You should still go to the hospital to get checked out."

"No problem, I will, I have a familiar doctor," Feng Yi said.

Wei Hongxun didn’t insist, knowing that some families with great conditions have private doctors or certain cooperative hospitals, and he thought Feng Yi was the same.

After Feng Yi quickly finished filling out the paperwork and Wei Hongxun confirmed there were no issues, he planned to leave the place.

Wei Hongxun had many things to attend to and soon disappeared from sight.

Feng Yi put away the smile on his face, wiped the sweat from his forehead. He hadn’t exposed much this time, he needed to be more cautious next time.

As for doctors...

What familiar doctor!

I wish I had one!

I still need to earn more money, to build the medical lab at home, maybe then I could get a private doctor.

The butler said that... Wu? That seemed to be the pre-arranged position for a private doctor, but whether or not they could recruit the talent depended on Feng Yi’s own abilities.

Of course, Feng Yi very much desired to have a private doctor, with his special circumstances, having a trustworthy private doctor who could keep secrets would make things much more convenient.

Otherwise, he would be afraid to get hurt or sick in the future.

Calculating the total assets in his account and the distance to affording a medical laboratory, Feng Yi left the restricted area with a heavy heart, only to see Bai Lu and his friends.

The group stood there, obviously waiting for Feng Yi.

As soon as Bai Lu saw Feng Yi, before he could say anything, Mo Xiaoguang’s eyes lit up and he quickly strode forward, bowing and shouting:

"Daddy!"

Feng Yi: "???"

What the heck?

Feng Yi had an "Are you sick?" expression on his face.

Bai Lu came over with a smile to explain.

"We were just chatting about the python, and Xiaoguang said that if anyone could capture the python with their bare hands alone, he would call them ’Daddy’!"

The group had been discussing the python, as well as some documentaries and short videos about pythons. Mo Xiaoguang was convinced that those who seemed to capture pythons alone always had a powerful team assisting them. It was virtually impossible, no, he absolutely did not believe that one could capture a giant python without getting injured and without using any tools.

As a victim of this resort’s python incident, Mo Xiaoguang had been in touch with the resort manager.

Mo Xiaoguang and Bai Lu’s families had some connections in Yang City, which helped them get acquainted with many people. They had some relations with the resort’s owners, otherwise, Mo Xiaoguang wouldn’t have gotten the privilege to fish in an unopened area.

That’s why, not long after the snake-catching team entered the restricted area, Mo Xiaoguang received a message. It was from his dad, telling him to get out of there immediately, to stay as far away from the lake as possible because there was a second giant python hidden there!

The information about the second python was well controlled by the resort, and Mo Xiaoguang receiving the internal news so quickly was due to his father’s relationship with one of the resort owners.

He wouldn’t disclose these details publicly, only their small group was aware.

Mo Xiaoguang felt a chill run through him when he saw the message.

The psychological shadow doubled over; it was the kind where 1+1 > 2.

Pythons were so hard to come by, yet while he was just fishing, he bumped into two?

He had boasted about wanting to touch a python!

The boast was still warm!

But when it was time to be timid, he had to be timid.

Mo Xiaoguang called his friends to quickly pack up and flee!

But before they could finish, his dad sent another message, saying the python was caught.

Mo Xiaoguang: ???

I haven’t even finished packing, and you’re telling me the second one’s been caught?

Is catching a giant python that simple now?!

Mo Xiaoguang wasn’t in a hurry to flee anymore; he stayed with Bai Lu and the others, discussing how pythons were captured in documentaries and movies, while contacting his dad to get more inside information.

Then they found out, both pythons had been captured by Feng Yi, officially stamped as an expert in capturing pythons, and he didn’t use any tools. No knives, no guns, he caught them barehanded!

That brings us to the current scene.

Mo Xiaoguang, with a heart full of awe, if there weren’t so many people affecting his dignity, he would have loved to drop to his knees right there.

He wasn’t forced to yell "Daddy" at all.

However, as loudly as he could yell, Feng Yi wasn’t willing to accept it.

"That’s unnecessary, just calling me ’bro’ is enough."

Mo Xiaoguang was firm, "Bro, did you study under Fahai?"

"...No!!!"