Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 181 - Why Should Others Pay for His Actions (Requesting Monthly Pass)

Chapter 181: Chapter 181 Why Should Others Pay for His Actions (Requesting Monthly Pass)

Chen Ying asked the firefighters for a net and entered the grass to search for his target.

Originally, the firefighters didn’t want to let him in, but he explained that he was a vet and had research on catching snakes and animals. After checking his ID on his phone, the firefighters agreed to let him go in, but he had to follow behind them.

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This small park also had several Wooden hibiscus trees, and numerous small birds were perched on them.

Chen Ying looked up, listening intently to their chatter.

“Chirp chirp, what are these Two-legged beasts doing?”

“Chirp chirp, it seems like they are looking for something.”

“Chirp chirp chirp, there is something bad near the big chair, can they catch that thing?”

Chen Ying scanned the surroundings and, indeed, on the diagonally opposite side, he found a crafted landscape.

It was made of vines and wood, a common teahouse style in the old part of the city.

Next to it, there were L-shaped row seats for the local residents to sit, chat, and rest in the shade.

Chen Ying glanced at the firefighter next to him and pulled him to the opposite side.

“This area is close to the road, and small animals are very afraid of noise; I think it’s more likely that they are in the grass on the opposite side.”

That area was just separated from the adjacent neighborhood’s green belt by a wall, and the wall was even a see-through green design. It’s possible that they had already climbed into the neighborhood.

After Chen Ying shared his concerns, the firefighters immediately contacted the neighborhood property management to block the road near this green belt.

Once the spectators heard about the venomous snakes and Weasel Family animals, their expressions changed dramatically. They hurled insults at the responsible party and some even called the news hotline.

Chen Ying got a mask from the police, along with gloves and a helmet.

The area was lush with big trees, necessitating protection from potential airborne threats.

After walking over, he heard a faint sound whimpering.

Chen Ying paused, grabbed the firefighter, and gently used the net to push aside the tall grass between the tree and the wall.

A trembling Little Snake Mongoose, tears in its eyes, was hiding in a crack in the wall.

The firefighter wanted to catch it, but Chen Ying stopped him.

“I’ll handle it; the little guy is terrified.”

Saying this, he walked over, crouched down, and the Little Snake Mongoose bared its teeth in fear. Half a minute later, it changed its expression and voluntarily sniffed his hand.

Chen Ying took off his glove and brought it closer to the Little Snake Mongoose.

The Little Snake Mongoose nimbly jumped from his arm to his shoulder, burying itself in the collar of his sweater. The little creature’s soft body perfectly matched his grey-white sweater.

Someone handed over a cat carrier, and Chen Ying soothingly stroked the Little Snake Mongoose before placing it inside.

The Snake Mongoose was found, but the venomous snake was still at large.

Aside from the firefighters, the property management also sent security to help with the search.

It couldn’t be helped; this place was practically barrier-free linked with their neighborhood. If they didn’t find the venomous snake, the next victims could be the residents of their community.

“Come over here fast, is this snake venomous?”

Chen Ying rushed over and, on the trunk lid of a car, saw a snake lying across.

“Do not approach; this is a Silver Ring Snake, a venomous snake.”

Seeing someone about to move forward and grab it directly, Chen Ying shouted, stopping the person’s impulsive action.

The security also rushed over to pull back that daring individual.

Since it was on a resident’s car inside the wall, the firefighters had to go a long way around. Eventually, a resident from the first-floor unit ran back to fetch his personal folding ladder, allowing the firefighters to climb over the wall.

At last, he finally managed to control the snake.

But whether this snake had been purchased by the young couple, they wouldn’t know until they had seen it.

Chen Ying did not inquire further about the follow-up procedures; he took the bag containing the snake and the cat carrier for the Snake Mongoose, and was transported by the fire department vehicle to the animal rescue shelter under the Forestry Bureau.

The person who took over was Chen Ying’s senior, who started teasing him as soon as he saw him.

“Hey, bringing us these things during the New Year, how stingy!”

The duty staff also came over to watch the fun and asked about Chen Ying’s situation in the mountains.

Chen Ying had interned here during his senior year of college, and they had all thought that after graduation, he would stay, but instead, he went straight to the mountains for research.

“If you had stayed back then, you probably would have been Director Song’s son-in-law, regret it?”

His senior brother teased him quietly, not daring to let others hear.

Chen Ying simply couldn’t be bothered with him; the man was just someone who liked to joke around, nice but always talkative.

“I say, are you really not going to get a girlfriend in this life? How about I have my wife introduce you to someone? You’re here for the next couple of days, why not meet and chat?”

“No thanks, I’m mostly in the mountains, and when people find a boyfriend, they want emotional value, what can I provide? I wouldn’t want to waste a good girl’s time.”

His senior brother gave him a glance and threw the registration book at him to sign.

“Alright, let’s leave this little creature here for now, we’ll see how to handle it later. Most likely, it will be released back into the wild. Also, that poisonous snake seems to have been bred in captivity.”

He muttered for quite a while, thinking that those with little understanding who blindly keep exotic pets are simply nonsensical.

Captive breeding of the Snake Mongoose might provide a small amount of snake meat, but who would feed live poisonous snakes? Aren’t you afraid the Snake Mongoose won’t eat the snake and instead the snake ends up biting you?

After chatting with his senior brother for a while, Chen Ying took a taxi back to his mother’s hospital.

Mother Chen was relieved to see her son unharmed and waved him off to have fun on his own.

Just as he sat down to have dinner with old classmates that evening, he received a call from his senior brother.

“What do you mean? You want me to take the Snake Mongoose and take care of it? Come on, aren’t you the shelter?”

There was a lot of commotion on his senior brother’s side, as if someone was crying and causing a scene.

Chen Ying sighed deeply, apologized to his old classmates, downed three cups of tea as self-punishment, then took a taxi to the wildlife shelter.

At the entrance, someone was waiting for him; as soon as they met, they pulled him aside, bypassing the office building to the animal shed behind it.

“What’s going on exactly? You’re not making sense.”

“Don’t ask me, I’m just following orders.”

“The poisonous snake has been sent to the snake venom research institute, and this little fellow has been examined and is in good health; it was captured from the wild. That guy bought it on the black market and managed to get a breeding license by paying off some connections.”

Although the process seemed questionable, his documents were complete and, strictly speaking, the procedures were legal.

But black market trading was definitely not allowed, and this Snake Mongoose had to be confiscated.

Then that guy started leveraging all sorts of connections to beg for leniency.

“I don’t understand. If it was bought on the black market, he should just accept the penalty. What’s the rationale in begging for leniency? Could he possibly avoid punishment? Plus, someone was bitten by a snake he bought; shouldn’t he be compensating for the medical expenses?”

It was fortunate they were near the hospital, and the Silver Ring Snake antivenom was in stock—had it been even a bit rarer, it could have cost a life.

“Compensation is definitely unavoidable. The family member of the bitten person said they would not settle privately; they just want everything handled legally.”

“Then why did you call me over?”

“That person said all this trouble was caused by this little fellow and insisted that we either return the little fellow to him or put it down. We’re at a loss, so we thought of letting you take it for now, and then claiming we have already released it.”

Chen Ying glanced at his senior brother with disapproval, curling his lips.