Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 227 - 179 Can it be like this?_3

But the internal strife was just as fierce...

As he pondered, a scream suddenly came from the service station:

"There’s a snake!!!"

Luo Kai was so startled he almost choked, and as the cigarette fell from his mouth, it scalded his hand. Nevertheless, he didn’t care too much and was about to rush inside when he saw Feng Qian, his face pale, running out.

"Inside... there’s a snake! So big!!"

Feng Qian gestured with shaking hands.

Luo Kai took one look and, according to Feng Qian’s description, the snake inside was as thick as a wrist! But given that Feng Qian was now overly startled, exaggerating a bit was understandable.

"Let’s hide in the car!" Luo Kai suggested, relieved to see he was unharmed. They both shared a fear of snakes.

"No rush." Feng Qian’s complexion had yet to return to normal; he was panting heavily, but his emotions gradually settled, "That snake is stuck in the window and can’t move."

"...Oh." Luo Kai closed the car door he had opened. Hearing that the snake was trapped, he was a bit curious.

He truly feared snakes, but recent online news about Feng Yi had stirred an unnecessary curiosity in him.

"Is that snake really that big?" Luo Kai asked.

"Big! How could it get stuck in the window if it wasn’t? Isn’t it winter? Shouldn’t snakes be hibernating?"

"With a winter of over twenty degrees, how could they sleep?"

The morning temperature was a bit low, but it was nearly noon now, and the temperature had risen, well over twenty degrees.

"What do we do now? Call the police?" Feng Qian finished but then shook his head, "The police would cause too much commotion. Let’s not get involved; let’s focus on our main task first."

Luo Kai felt the same.

If they left first, the next person to come to the station would definitely call the police.

The two got into the car, ready to drive away.

"A car’s coming!" Feng Qian looked toward the entrance of the service station.

Due to the lighting, they couldn’t make out the person in the car, and they didn’t recognize the license plate.

"Let the driver know there’s a snake inside, and tell him to call the police," Luo Kai suggested.

"Yeah."

Feng Qian, sitting in the passenger seat, unbuckled his seat belt, ready to open the door, but Luo Kai pulled him back.

"What’s up?" Feng Qian asked, puzzled.

"It’s Feng Yi!"

Feng Qian’s expression shifted dramatically, and as he looked over, he caught sight of Feng Yi stepping out of the car and looking their way.

The atmosphere was a bit strange.

Ever since Feng Yi left the Feng family to attend university, they hadn’t had any contact with him. The news about him afterward was either sought out or from the internet. This was their first meeting in years.

Feng Yi arched his eyebrows in surprise at seeing the two here. However, he didn’t wish to talk much; he wasn’t very close to them before, nor was there much animosity. After years without seeing them, only a sense of detachment remained, and he simply said, "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year," Feng Qian replied stiffly.

Noticing Feng Yi heading into the service station, Feng Qian called out, "There’s a big snake stuck in the restroom window over there!"

Without halting his stride, Feng Yi gestured to acknowledge he understood.

Feng Qian laughed sardonically at himself, "Figures, Brother Se, the Python King, can capture seven-meter ones, why would he be afraid of this little snake!"

After a moment’s hesitation, Feng Qian got out of the car and headed inside, curious to see how this kid, Feng Yi, would catch the snake!

Luo Kai followed him out of the car as well.

First dealing with his urgent need, Feng Yi finished in the restroom and washed his hands briefly. While drying his hands, he took a look at the snake stuck there.

A Golden Tree Snake, probably an escapee from the reserve, plump and lively, flicking its tongue.

People often refer to two types of snakes as "flower snakes," one being the Black-Banded Snake, and the other, the Golden Tree Snake. Nonvenomous, the residents near Xiao Feng Mountain were not very afraid of it; some elders even treasured it.

Unlike the slender Black-Banded Snake, the Golden Tree Snake was a little more robust and even fed on other snakes, befitting of the "King" in its name.

With this round, well-fed figure, if there were to be a contest for high-quality gourmands among snakes, this one would surely win a spot.

The window on the side was broken, leaving only a slit that neither closed properly nor opened. If others came by, they probably would need hydraulic cutters to extract the snake from the gap.

Feng Yi pinched the snake’s head with one hand while gently prying the window with the other, not applying much force. By widening the gap slightly, he managed to pull out the snake.

Holding the snake, he walked out of the bathroom. The two men standing at the door stepped back and remained silent.

Feng Yi paid them no mind and continued on his way.

After exchanging glances in silence, the two followed him.

Feng Yi noticed a mousetrap in the corner, imprisoning a plump and lively mouse, probably trapped not long ago. The snake might have been chasing its prey here.

The mouse didn’t necessarily have to enter through the window, but the snake, unfortunately, became stuck while trying to take a shortcut due to its plump size.

When he first came in, Feng Yi spotted a cabinet by the door.

Similar to lockers in a supermarket, but tucked in a corner, one wouldn’t notice it unless specifically looking. Even if noticed, many wouldn’t touch it, let alone study the adjacent instructions. They’d stay far away because the cabinet bore a snake symbol.

Holding the snake, Feng Yi walked up to the cabinet and pressed a button.

A bagged basket popped out from under the cabinet.

He dropped the snake into the bag, tied it up, then selected a larger storage compartment on the screen.

He put the snake in the compartment and closed the door.

The screen displayed "Scanning," followed by weighing the contents. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Soon, the settlement page popped up on the screen. Feng Yi scanned a code, and a reward was deposited into his account.

To encourage local residents to catch snakes due to the frequent escapes from Xiao Feng Mountain, such cabinets had been installed. Catching snakes came with a reward.

Both Feng Qian and Luo Kai stood aside like fools, watching.

It’s... possible to do it like this?