Chapter 30 The Gluttonous Cobra Rewards His Merits (Revised)
"These two are from out of town. I've asked many locals, but none of them recognize them," Han Yi quickly reported back after his initial investigation.
"Hiss hiss" So, is there any news about my snake offspring?
It wriggled rapidly, coiling into a circle and then spreading out, then coiling back into a ball, its forked tongue constantly flicking out and retracting—a sign of its anxiety.
Han Yi shook his head. "I've already checked all the places where snake trading might be possible, but I haven't found any cobras yet. They might have been sent out of Dongshan County for trading, or they might have already been traded. Don't worry, we can only find out by finding the two snake catchers." "Hiss!" The cobra hissed angrily.
"Hiss!" How could I not be anxious? The two-legged beast wiped out all the snakes in my snake den, leaving not a single small snake behind!
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been in such a hurry; it's all gone, all gone!
After listening to Gu Yiliu's retelling, Han Yi sighed and discussed with Cobra, "Cobra, why don't you go stay in the zoo for a while? You can't stay in Yiliu's dormitory forever."
He was afraid the cobra would run away. Although he was with Gu Yiliu and wasn't afraid of the snake, he was afraid when he was away from Gu Yiliu, let alone others.
The cobra looked at Gu Yiliu; it didn't want to leave.
"Of course, you can eat chicken for every meal there."
The cobra hissed, looking rather hungry. If it could eat chicken three times a day, then it would be worth the trip.
"Hiss," then let's go.
The cobra was temporarily placed in the zoo, and Han Yi also reported the snake catcher's trafficking of women.
Out of caution, Zeng Weide dared not be negligent. So the two police stations in the west and south of Dongshan County began to conduct a large-scale population investigation, both to find the two snake catchers and to find out which family had missing persons.
After two days of waiting, some news finally came through.
There were indeed two families where someone had gone missing. In one family, the daughter had disappeared, and in the other, the daughter-in-law had disappeared.
Both families live far away in the countryside, far from the county seat.
"Officer Gu, Officer Gu, please come to the zoo to see me, I miss you."
Gu Yiliu was patrolling Cuiyang Mountain when she received a message that Cobra was calling her.
Gu Yiliu silently severed contact with the cobra. She was also very busy, working with the hunting team to relocate the animals on Cuiyang Mountain.
Han Yi went to the countryside to handle a case a week ago. He came back two days ago and took a group of colleagues with him. He said that the snake catcher has been found. Knowing that the police station is looking for him, he ran to Pingyuan County, which is next to Dongshan County, to hide.
Ever since she heard news of the snake catcher, the cobra has been looking for her, wanting to see her.
Gu Yiliu went to see it once and coaxed it, but then it didn't want to go again.
The snake is a good thing, but its ability to entangle people is too powerful. I've been trying to see her to get information, but she's hiding.
"Boom!"
A clap of thunder sounded in the sky. Regardless of whether it would rain or not, Gu Yiliu decisively stopped working.
Back in the dormitory, a storm was brewing on the horizon.
"Dian Dian, do you know what Han Yi is doing right now?"
"..."
"Diandian!"
"Diandian!"
After much calling and urging, Diandian finally came out, saying, "We are searching for people on a mountain in Kaiyuan County."
"That snake catcher... no, the human trafficker, is he also up in the mountain?"
Dian Dian hummed in agreement.
"Can we catch them?"
"Top-notch, please don't ask questions that exceed the limit."
Gu Yiliu could only wait for news. But the news came quickly; the next day, she had just woken up when she heard a knock on her dormitory door.
The door opened, and there stood Han Yi.
He held up the breakfast he had bought, smiled, and said, "I guessed you would wake up around this time, and it seems I was right."
As Gu Yiliu let him in, he asked, "Have you caught the person?"
Han Yi nodded and told her the general situation, "I stayed up until the early hours of last night, so I have half a day off today."
Gu Yiliu quickly washed up and sat down at the dining table.
Han Yi handed her a cup of soy milk. "I've found out about the cobra. Either it was killed, or it was soaked in alcohol..."
"Hmm, I'll go tell Cobra later; he's been urging me to come back these past few days."
Han Yi: "I'll go too."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yiliu stopped eating.
"...No rush, do you want more?" Han Yi chuckled and handed her another cup of soy milk. "You can't just drink soy milk, have another cup."
Gu Yiliu had already drunk two cups of soy milk and hadn't eaten anything else. The soy milk was very pure and made with real ingredients, so she was already about 70% full.
She shook her head. He insisted.
Gu Yiliu took the drink and slowly sipped it, then stood up. "Let's go to the zoo."
The two went to the zoo together to see a cobra.
As soon as it saw people in the distance, the cobra raised its tail and excitedly patted the glass of its enclosure, making a loud thumping sound.
Han Yi led Gu Yiliu by the hand to the front of the snake chamber, where they heard Cobra ask.
"Hiss!" Have you found my snake offspring?
Gu Yiliu nodded, "But... they're all gone."
The cobra paused for a moment, its pupils instantly becoming vertical. It angrily raised its tail and slammed it against the glass, making a loud thud.
"Don't be angry anymore. That snake catcher got what he deserved. He trafficked women, which is punishable by death. So, your snake offspring have gotten their revenge," Gu Yiliu comforted Cobra.
According to the human trafficker, he sold two women for 200 yuan to an old bachelor in the mountains to be his wives.
But the words were rather dry and had little effect; Gu Yiliu noticed tears welling up in Cobra's eyes.
She sighed and asked the cobra, "Do you... want to stay in the zoo or live in a nature reserve from now on?"
"Do you remember the wild boars? Their entire herd moved to the reserve a couple of days ago."
Tears streamed down its face, but the cobra quickly regained its composure. "I want to go to the nature reserve," it said. It didn't want to be trapped in a zoo like the tiger next door, unable to enjoy its freedom.
"Hiss hiss!" I'm so angry I could swallow a wild boar whole.
Gu Yiliu: "..." Did she bring disaster upon herself by causing the wild boar to die?
Never mind, it's survival of the fittest, and animals are no exception.
"Hiss hiss?" What are you holding in your hand?
Gu Yiliu looked at the soy milk in his hand, took a sip, and asked, "Soy milk, do you want some?" Gu Yiliu felt that he understood the cobra in front of him; it was probably a gluttonous snake.
"Hiss?" Is it good?
Gu Yiliu nodded.
I want to drink too! I want five cups! And two chickens.
When the cobra talked about food, it immediately perked up and stopped being sad.
"..." Gu Yiliu glanced at the cobra's body and decided to stop complaining. It could swallow a wild boar whole, so those two chickens were probably just a matter of filling its teeth.
She looked at Han Yi, who was holding her hand, and he understood her words, "Go and prepare."
Han Yi nodded.
Two chickens and five cups of soy milk were quickly bought and the cups were sent into the snake room.
The cobra looked at Gu Yiliu and hissed, "I'll go with you after I finish eating."
Gu Yiliu nodded and sat down with Han Yi to watch it eat.
When eating chicken, he opens his mouth and swallows it whole, finishing two chickens in less than 30 seconds. But when drinking soy milk, he sticks out his tongue like a kitten licking water, drinking half and spilling the other half, and then drinking for a long time.
She found it somewhat amusing.
Perhaps hearing her laughter, the cobra moved its body and crawled to the window.
"Officer Gu, I need your help."
"Cobra needs help: Feed it soy milk."
Gu Yiliu was surprised to see the request for help. The positive feedback from Cobra's previous request for help hadn't been settled yet, and Gu Yiliu wasn't sure if he had received it. Now another request for help had come in.
Gu Yiliu was more than happy to get a 1% positive review just by feeding someone soy milk.
She picked up the soy milk, and the cobra was already waiting with its mouth wide open.
She poured cups of soy milk directly into its mouth.
After finishing his drink, Cobra licked his lips with his forked tongue, seemingly still wanting more. "Delicious! I wish I could have a glass like this in winter."
"..."
"+1 positive review, total positive reviews 29%"
At the same time, Gu Yiliu heard the cobra ask her, "Hiss?"
Officer Gu, if I get hungry in winter, can you bring me some food?
"..."
Gu Yiliu: "No! Animals can't rely too much on humans, otherwise their hunting abilities will deteriorate."
The cobra flicked its tail in disappointment.
"Now that you're full, I'll take you to the nature reserve." Gu Yiliu thought it best to get rid of the cobra as soon as possible.
After contacting Bai Weigang, the cobra was taken to the nature reserve. Once there, the cobra looked at Gu Yiliu with some reluctance, unwilling to go into the mountains.
Gu Yiliu waved his hand, signaling it to go inside quickly.
"Hiss hiss," Officer Gu, although I couldn't save my snakes and their offspring, thank you for helping me find them.
Gu Yiliu managed to get the 1% positive review rating and waved vigorously at it.
The cobra issue has been resolved, but the human trafficking issue is not yet completely resolved.
They also need to retrieve the two women who were sold. Han Yi is going too. Anyway, these new recruits are always very busy; one person does the work of three.
Gu Yiliu heard that apart from the policewoman Xiao Ye and Zeng Weide, everyone else at the Chengxi Police Station where Han Yi worked was away on business trips to pick up people.
Before leaving, Han Yi asked Gu Yiliu to accompany him home for a meal.
"Does your grandmother know about our relationship?" Gu Yiliu realized she hadn't paid attention to this question before, and suddenly felt a little nervous.
Han Yi nodded.
"Your grandmother wants to see me?"
Han Yi explained, "My sister and brother-in-law came back to visit relatives. They're leaving in a couple of days. They invited you to dinner seven or eight days ago, but I haven't been available, so we couldn't make it."
Gu Yiliu went to his maternal grandmother's house and met an acquaintance.
"Hello, Comrade Gu Yiliu, it's nice to see you again." Han Lin greeted the female comrade in front of her with a smile.
Gu Yiliu greeted him back with a smile.
She turned around and pulled Han Yi aside, exclaiming, "Your sister is actually Han Lin?!"
Han Yi nodded. "She told me she had seen you the day she came back."
"I know nothing about your family's affairs! Did she already know about our relationship back then?"
Han Yi smiled, a little embarrassed, "As soon as we confirmed our relationship, my family knew about it." He slowly started talking to her about his family.
"..." She didn't want to hear it.
Gu Yiliu avoided Han Lin and the others' gaze, pointed at him, and said angrily, "You didn't tell me what was going on!" He was referring to the fact that his family knew about their confirmed relationship.
Han Yi grabbed her hand, "I was so busy I forgot, there won't be a next time."
"When I get back from my business trip, it will be time to attend Yang Lian's wedding. I'd like to take you home to meet my parents then."
Gu Yiliu slapped his hand away with a loud crack, and Han Yi's hand turned red. Her grip was incredibly strong.
"We'll reward you for your contributions when you get back; I was a great help this time."
Han Yi couldn't help but sigh, knowing that she didn't want to meet his parents. He agreed, "Yes, I've already had Deputy Chief Zeng report your help to the city."
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This story is also known as: "The Scheming Father and Daughter in a Novel Set in the 1960s"
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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.
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