Chapter 29 Cobra Seeks Help for Trafficking

“It made me walk out on my own,” Gu Yiliu said.

"This..." Someone handed a hunting rifle to Gu Yiliu. "Officer Gu, take this!"

Hmph!

The wild boar started squealing again. This time, Gu Yiliu didn't even need to translate; everyone understood what it meant: they didn't want Gu Yiliu to take the hunting rifle.

That's exactly what the wild boar meant. Gu Yiliu shook his head at his companion and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it can't hurt me."

Hmph!

Do you look down on wild boars?!

The wild boar wanted to show Gu Yiliu, this human, its power, but after glancing at the animal trap on its foot, its disdainful grunts gradually faded.

Gu Yiliu slowly approached the bushes, parted the grass, and revealed two wild boars, one large and one small, hidden in the bushes.

The baby wild boar hid behind the adult wild boar, and the adult wild boar even tried its best to hide it so that it wouldn't be discovered.

"I saw it." As soon as Gu Yiliu finished speaking, he saw the wild boar stop moving as if it had lost its breath.

"Hmph hmph hmph" Don't hurt it. As for whether I want to kill it or torture it, it's up to you.

"I won't kill you," Gu Yiliu asked with a smile, "but I'll move you to another place to live. Would you be willing?"

The wild boar was taken aback. "Change places? It's all the same wherever I go. Humans all want to hunt me. Although I often hear humans say that my meat is tough, the number of people hunting me is endless. Two-legged creatures are the most hypocritical and greedy. They already have plenty of food to fill their bellies, but they still want more, and then they turn around and say that we are harming them. If we had enough to eat, we wouldn't hurt and eat people." Its words were full of accusation.

"The animal trap on my foot is the best proof. The two-legged creature that put this here definitely wants to capture me alive and then sell me."

"Officer Gu, what did it say?"

Gu Yiliu repeated what the wild boar had said.

After listening, everyone fell silent. An old man from the hunting team spoke up, "Now is not the time to argue about who is right and who is wrong. We are going to move you to a wildlife sanctuary, where no one will hunt you. Are you willing to go?"

The wild boar immediately stopped grunting, and Gu Yiliu knew it was willing to go.

As she approached it, she said, "I'll take the animal trap away for you."

The wild boar listened to her words but made no move.

Gu Yiliu understood its meaning, walked closer, squatted down, placed his hand on the animal trap, and gently cut it open with his supernatural ability.

The wild boar stared wide-eyed in astonishment as Gu Yiliu sliced ​​the trap in two with a wave of his hand.

"Officer Gu, there's a knife here."

Someone behind her reminded Gu Yiliu to use a knife, but by then Gu Yiliu had already finished. She quickly picked up the animal trap that had been cut in half and threw it into the deeper bushes.

"Alright," she said, turning back to the person who had come.

"...Uh, that's it?" The newcomer looked at the wild boar's bloody feet in disbelief, then at Gu Yi-liu's hands.

But he did see Gu Yiliu throw a metal block that looked like a bear trap.

Gu Yiliu nodded, then said to the wild boar, "Don't move. Let them carry you down the mountain. By the way, do you know any other wild boars? Let's call them to come along."

The wild boar hesitated for a moment, but didn't completely refuse. "I need to check out the reserve first. If it's safe, then I'll recommend it to my tribe."

Approximately how many wild boars were there?

"Around 10."

Gu Yiliu understood and looked at the others: "Let's go down the mountain."

"Aren't you going any further in?"

Gu Yiliu shook his head, "Come again tomorrow."

The 11-person hunting team went up the mountain quickly and came down quickly as well.

Bai Weigang exclaimed in surprise, "So fast?"

Gu Yiliu: "There are still 10 wild boars in the herd on the mountain, but this wild boar is now going to check out the reserve."

“Sure, sure,” Bai Weigang readily agreed. “With such a large herd, it’s worth considering.” He had someone bandage the wild boar’s wounds.

Then the group took the two wild boars, one large and one small, directly to the protected area marked by iron fences on the outskirts of Dongshan County.

Dongshan County used to have a primeval forest area. Later, due to excessive logging and other reasons, people gradually settled around the forest area, and a city was gradually formed. However, in most places, the vegetation is still very dense, and the ecology is naturally diverse. Apart from the local flora and fauna, other flora and fauna can basically be seen here.

The verdant, rolling mountains are surrounded by only one village, with plains and rivers at their foot, making it a suitable habitat for animals.

Bai Weigang said, "These mountains are no longer allowed to be logged. People have seen more than 10 animal species in the mountains."

Gu Yiliu responded with an "oh," but she had a feeling that Bai Weigang's words were not good.

She glanced at Bai Weigang and caught him looking at her too.

The middle-aged man looked at her with a fawning smile.

"..."

But Gu Yiliu waited for a long time, but Bai Weigang still didn't say anything.

Gu Yiliu breathed a slight sigh of relief; her earlier worries were probably just her imagination.

Bai Wei scratched his head, a broad smile spreading across his face, but inwardly he was relieved. He had almost suggested that Gu Yiliu come into the mountains with him to talk to the animals and prevent them from fighting. However, he stopped himself, remembering that the animals were wild and that too much human intervention was undesirable.

He had the hunting team carry the two wild boars, one large and one small, into the outer perimeter of the reserve and left them three days' worth of food.

Hmph hmph hmph

The wild boar watched Gu Yiliu grunt and hesitate to move.

"Officer Gu, how can I find you?"

Gu Yiliu: "Just call me, I can hear you."

The wild boar left contentedly with its piglets.

Gu Yiliu had also finished work. Bai Weigang had arranged accommodation for her in the county town.

She went back to her dorm and took a nap. When she woke up, she found a snake coiled up by the window. It had a flat head and a long, large body, about the size of an adult man. What else could it be but a cobra?

Gu Yiliu was startled when he saw it. A flash of light appeared on his hand as he was about to strike it.

The cobra flicked its tongue, hissing.

Are you Officer Gu?

Gu Yiliu withdrew his supernatural power. "What do you want from me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a system notification sounded, indicating that she had received a plea for help from a king cobra: the king cobra was asking for help for its snake offspring.

"Hissing" Someone is catching snakes. They've caught a lot of my snakes and their offspring. Can you help me rescue them?

Gu Yiliu looked at its long red tongue and asked, "Where did you come from?"

“Cuiyang Mountain, I thought you would go into the mountain, but I didn’t expect you to leave so soon. I watched you take that big stupid pig away.”

Do you know where the snake catchers who catch your snake offspring are?

The flat head shook, hissing.

I don't know, they had realgar on them, I lost track of them, but I know what it looks like, I can draw it.

Now it was Gu Yiliu's turn to be surprised. "You can draw?"

The cobra hissed and flicked its red tongue to express its displeasure. Snakes can be intelligent too, and it's normal for them to be able to draw.

"Hiss hiss," I also heard them mention that they had abducted two women and sold them to old bachelors.

"What?!"

Realizing something was wrong, she quickly asked, "What tools do you need for drawing? I'll get them for you."

"Just give me a big piece of charcoal, something I can use to draw."

The flat-headed cobra slid into the room along the wall. It tried to climb up the bed, but Gu Yiliu stopped it.

"Brother Snake, don't get on the bed."

"Hiss." Okay. I'm hungry, give me a chicken.

"..."

Gu Yiliu looked at it, and its clever eyes looked back at her, occasionally sticking out its tongue.

Gu Yiliu pointed a ball of light at his fingertips at a chair, which immediately shattered into pieces.

The cobra's body stiffened instantly in fright. "Hiss?!"

Aren't you human?!

Gu Yiliu was speechless. "...They're human." She dared to take action, so she wasn't afraid of being found out. Besides her, no one else could understand what these animals were saying.

The cobra slowly softened its body and began to wriggle on the ground.

"Hiss!" Oh, all-powerful human, please, I'm hungry, give me a [illegible]!

"..."

"Wait here, I'll go find someone to get you something to eat."

Gu Yiliu knew the seriousness of the matter. The families of the two abducted women were also looking for them, so the police had to be called.

"Hiss" Okay.

Gu Yiliu went to find Han Yi.

"I have something to tell you. Come back with me."

Han Yi noticed her pale face and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

He followed her out of the police station, watching her lead him as they walked and walked until they reached the vegetable market.

Are you going to buy groceries?

Gu Yiliu: "Buy a chicken."

Han Yi immediately went to the chicken stall, took out his money and bought a chicken.

"Let's go."

Han Yi looked at the chicken in his hand, then went to buy scallions, ginger, and some mushrooms for stir-frying the chicken.

He wanted to buy some other groceries, but Gu Yiliu urged him to leave.

“I didn’t ask you to cook for me, so you don’t need to buy so much,” Gu Yiliu said.

"Who is it for? Uncle Ma?"

Gu Yiliu shook his head, gesturing for him to get in the car.

Then he slowly said, "I have something to tell you now. When you see it later, don't be scared by it."

Han Yi understood the message in her words, and his face became serious. "Okay, go ahead."

"A snake just came to me asking for help."

Han Yi hummed in agreement.

"It's in my dorm room now."

"Dormitory? Dormitory at the outpost?"

Gu Yiliu: "I've come to the county."

Han Yi hummed in agreement, and then heard her continue, "That snake was a cobra, a very large one."

"It also eats chicken."

Han Yi hummed in agreement and asked her, "What did it come to you for help with?"

“It discovered something, which is the main reason I came to you. It said it overheard two snake catchers talking about abducting two women,” Gu Yiliu said. “It said it knows what snake catchers look like and it will draw them. Once it’s finished, you can take the drawing back and ask your colleagues.”

"good."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Han Yi was still so frightened by the sight of what could be described as a massive cobra that he stopped in his tracks.

"He is Officer Han."

The cobra saw the chicken in his hand and hissed happily.

Good Samaritan Officer Han, please give me the chicken!

Han Yi glanced at Gu Yiliu and said, "Let it draw the snake catcher first; important business comes first."

"Hiss hiss!"

"What did it say?"

Gu Yiliu: "It said, 'Another human who isn't afraid of me.'"

Han Yi smiled and then urged Cobra to draw again.

Helpless, the cobra could only use its tail to take the charcoal that Gu Yiliu had prepared and begin drawing on the ground.

Once it finished drawing, it immediately opened its mouth wide at Han Yi, like a pet waiting to be fed. Han Yi could hardly believe that it was a venomous snake, and a venomous snake that could draw.

Han Yi threw the chicken into its mouth and watched as it swallowed it in a few swift movements.

"Sss!" Delicious!

Han Yi looked at the portrait drawn by the cobra and copied it onto paper.

Both of them had very distinctive features: high hairlines, long faces, and thin faces, which made them appear somewhat mean and sinister.

"Do you remember?" Gu Yiliu asked him.

Han Yi shook his head. "These two people don't seem to be locals from Dongshan County. Locals usually have shorter, rounder faces. They might be migrant workers from other places. But not everyone has a short, round face. I'll ask my grandma. She knows a lot of people, and she can basically rule out whether they are locals."

The cobra, watching them chatter away, was unwilling and afraid of being ignored, for its snake offspring were still waiting for it to save their lives. It raised its tail, patted the two officers' trouser legs, and flicked its tongue, saying, "Officers, don't forget about my snake offspring!"

Han Yi looked down at it and said, "Okay, I understand." However, once the snake catcher has caught the snakes, it's hard to say what their fate will be. But Han Yi didn't say this aloud.

He looked at Gu Yiliu and said, "I'll ask my grandmother first, and then ask my colleagues to help me find the person and determine their place of origin."

"good."

Han Yi looked at her, and Gu Yiliu, seeing him remain motionless for a while, asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Yi smiled, walked closer to her, hugged her tightly, kissed her deeply, and then quickly left, saying, "Wait for my news."

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When Jiang Yulu opened her eyes, she found herself and her father transported to the 1960s.

The story begins in hell mode: she marries a female military officer after her father's marriage, but the officer's two sons dislike her and are determined to drive her and her father away.

The wealthy stepmother has both money and power, and neither the father nor the daughter wants to give her up.

The wealthy stepmother cares about the father but completely disregards her stepdaughter, even declaring, "You can only choose one: your wife or your daughter!"

Jiang Yulu gritted her teeth and, in order to avoid being kicked out and to further solidify her relationship with her father, conspired with her father to scheme against Zou Jingpu, the son of her wealthy stepmother's direct superior and a notorious figure in the military.

A man and a woman were found lying alone in bed. Faced with the wrath of her wealthy stepmother, Jiang Yulu clung tightly to the man's back, her doe-like eyes filled with fear and grievance.

Zou Jingpu, who held a high position and was indifferent to women, never expected that he would end up being bitten by the rabbit right next to him.

He was furious, convinced she was a scheming woman. The organization instructed him to acknowledge Jiang Yulu as his girlfriend, and he did.

Zou Jingpu made up his mind not to ask any more questions beyond the necessary greetings.

But Jiang Yulu and what she did for him were constantly mentioned in his ears.

Winter is coming, so I knitted him a sweater by hand and brought it to him.

He said he wanted to eat the snacks he ate when he was a child, so she made them for him by hand and delivered them to his desk the next day.

She took care of his mother day and night when she was sick, and even his picky mother praised her a thousand times.

And so on... Sometimes Zou Jingpu thought that if she could always be like this, he would treat her better.

After his opinion of her changed, he thought of taking her to the movies, but unexpectedly stumbled upon her having a private conversation with her father.

She asked, "Dad, did you bring it up? Does your rich stepmother want to have a child with you?"

"...I didn't mention it. If I had, she would probably have wanted a divorce, and your stepmother probably wouldn't have wanted you either."

"So, how are things going between you and Jingpu?"

She said, "Don't even mention it, it's so difficult."

“Your stepmother said she wanted the scarf I knitted. I’ll knit an extra one and give it to her in your name, how about that?”

"OK."

Zou Jingpu's face turned as black as ink. It turned out that everything she had done for him was done by her father. How ridiculous that he had always thought it was she who had done it for him.

He watched coldly as she tried to please him. Soon, the father and daughter's scheme was exposed, and he and she were quickly cut ties. He thought she would come to him crying and begging. He thought that if she cried, he wouldn't be angry with her. Who would have thought that she would turn around and start contacting other people?

"Jiang Yulu, am I dead?" he sneered.