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Chapter 1000: Alarming the Snake
Lu Jingxing looked at the pit at the side. It was really difficult to get in. He was a little anxious when he came out and didn't bring gloves or anything. If it was the big fairy, it would be okay. He could communicate with it and it might not bite him. But he didn't dare to take the risk of these two little ones. He was worried that they might bite him.

"Wait here for me, I'll go get the tools..." Ji Ling put down the phone and ran away.

"Hey, slow down..." Lu Jingxing could only remind her loudly.

"Very soon..." As he replied, the person was about to enter the store.

After a while, she came back in a hurry with gloves in her hand.

"That's pretty fast..." Lu Jingxing took the gloves from Ji Ling's hand, and Da Huangxian'er beside him jumped in anxiety.

From time to time, he would comfort his child, then turn around and follow Lu Jingxing to look into the yard. When he saw Ji Ling coming, it seemed that he finally felt relieved.

"Don't worry, I'm here to save them, right?" Lu Jingxing comforted the little guy and jumped into the pit. When Ji Ling went to get the gloves, he knocked on the pit with a branch and made sure there were no other traps in the pit before he dared to jump down.

After putting on gloves, I pulled the two little ones out of the pit. It should not have been long, so the legs of the two little ones were fine. They were just clamped and it looked like there was no skin breakage. As for whether there were any fractures, we would have to remove the clamps to find out.

It was still a small clip. Lu Jingxing took it off quickly based on his experience and put them into the cage one by one.

When the little guys were struggling, Da Huang Xian'er just slapped them on the head and immediately made them behave themselves.

Seeing that everything had been taken out, Dahuangxianer no longer looked as nervous as before, turned around and ran into the woods.

"Hey, why did you run away by yourself? The children don't want you anymore?" Ji Ling saw Da Huang Xian'er running away and immediately shouted, "Brother Lu, it ran away."

Lu Jingxing put the second one into the cage as well, and there was no trace of the big yellow fairy anywhere.

"It's okay, let's go and take the little one back to have a look first." After they waited for a while, they saw that Da Huangxian had not returned yet. Ji Ling was wearing a short jacket and kept stamping his legs. There were many mosquitoes on the mountain.

The two men carried the cage and walked into the store.

When she was almost at the door, Ji Ling heard a noise behind her and immediately turned around and screamed: "Ah..."

Lu Jingxing was about to open the door when he heard her call and immediately turned around: "What's wrong..."

Ji Ling jumped to his side and grabbed his clothes: "Look what your Huang Xianer brought you."

Lu Jingxing then looked down at the ground and saw that Huang Daxian had already walked in front of the two of them. Ji Ling's shouting also attracted Xiao Chen, who had just arrived in the backyard. He didn't know when the two of them had left the door, but when he heard the shouting, he hurried over.

As soon as he opened the door, he was surprised to see Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling, then he squeezed in from behind and looked at Da Huangxianer, who was looking at them both.

"Fuck, God, is this thing for you?"

Lu Jingxing shook his head helplessly: "Hey man, why did you catch another snake? It's so big. It's not much smaller than you."

"Hurry and see if the snake is dead?" Ji Ling had already jumped into the back door.

She was seldom afraid of animals, but she had an innate fear of snakes.

Lu Jingxing put the cage in his hand on the ground, and Dahuang Xianer also put the snake on the ground, bowing continuously.

"They definitely weren't caught just now. It's impossible that they were caught so soon. They must have caught them before they came here, and then they were preparing to come to us. I didn't expect the two little ones to fall into the trap..." Lu Jingxing acted as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Is he dead?" Ji Ling was afraid but also wanted to see.

Xiao Chen took the broom from the door and pulled out the snake with the other end: "It must be dead. It's not even moving."

"This guy, how can I tell him that I don't want a snake? He has given it away several times..." Lu Jingxing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Xiao Chen, please bury the snake. I don't know if these two little guys are injured. I'll take them in to check." He looked back at the dead snake and said helplessly.

"Oh, okay..." Xiao Chen pinched his nose and went back to the store to get the tools.

Ji Ling had already entered the house, while Lu Jingxing discussed with Da Huang Xian'er: "Nan, don't catch snakes again in the future, I really don't want to. I'll take your two little ones in for inspection now. You stay in the backyard and I'll get you some food."

The little guy tilted his head and stared at him: "Squeak, snakes are delicious, delicious..."

"Even if it's delicious, I won't eat it. Don't catch it for me anymore..." Lu Jingxing said righteously. He couldn't stop the little guy from catching snakes, as it was part of their food chain. But if he wanted to catch one and give it to himself, he had to stop him.

"Are these two your babies?" he asked, pointing at the two little guys in the cage. It was obvious at a glance that these two were not the original ones. It seemed that the little guys had given birth to babies again.

Speaking of her baby, Da Huang Xian'er's eyes immediately softened: "Squeak, squeak, little baby..."

"Okay. I'll get you some food. You wait here." Lu Jingxing gently touched its head.

Ji Ling came out with a can of food: "Brother Lu, do you want to feed it canned food?"

Lu Jingxing smiled lightly: "Yes, I was just about to go in and get it. Come, I'll open it and then go in to check on me..."

Ji Ling opened the can immediately and brought it to the Big Yellow Fairy. She was not really afraid of the Big Yellow Fairy as she had seen it so many times and knew that this little guy had no ill intentions towards them.

When the big yellow fairy saw Ji Ling bringing food to it, although it was very greedy, it resisted the urge to eat it before Ji Ling took his hand back. It even took two steps back. Only after Ji Ling put the canned food away did it jump over and start eating it in big mouthfuls.

Because Lu Jingxing had agreed with it, it didn't even look at its babies.

Ji Ling also let the little guy eat by himself and followed Lu Jingxing to the treatment room.

When the two little guys saw their mother eating, they squeaked anxiously in the cage.

When they arrived at the treatment room, Lu Jingxing caught one out first and comforted it for a long time before the little guy became obedient and stopped moving around.

After checking, we found that neither of the two little ones' legs were injured, so we skipped the step of taking X-rays. After all, after being put down, both of them could walk independently, so it seemed that there was no problem.

So they took out the two little ones and gave them cans respectively.

Da Huang Xian'er was having a great time with Xiao Chen at this time, and it really seemed that it was not worried about its two babies at all. Xiao Chen saw Lu Jingxing and the others coming out, and stood up with a smile: "Brother Lu, I buried the snake on the side of the mountain. This little guy is not afraid of people at all. I never thought that one day I could play with a weasel."

Lu Jingxing looked at the two little ones who were working hard with the cans: "The big one is the one who used to come here often. It's normal for him not to be afraid of people. Besides, it's even more normal for him not to be afraid of you. He has seen you before, right?"

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded: "Yes, I think I have dealt with it several times."

"I haven't seen it for a long time. I wonder how many litters it has..." Lu Jingxing squatted down and looked at the two little ones in front of him. Their color was lighter than the previous litter, a golden yellow color that was particularly eye-catching.

“It would be great if it didn’t fart, so we could just keep it in the store. It’s just that its farts are too smelly.” Ji Ling said, pinching his nose.

"Haha, I think it was the small one that released it. The big one should still be controlled as much as possible." Lu Jingxing laughed.

"Does this guy understand this?" Xiao Chen also laughed.

Ba Mao and Jia Ziyin were very dissatisfied because Lu Jingxing locked them up in the hall. They kept looking at the three yellow fairies in the yard from the back door of the hall, getting angry from time to time and even yelling. Finally, when they saw Lu Jingxing and the others interacting with the little guys, Ba Mao became even more angry.

Their actions startled all the cats in the store.

Seeing the commotion getting louder, Lu Jingxing had no choice but to say something nice to Huang Xian: "Okay, go back when you're full, and come back next time if you don't have food..."

The big yellow fairy squeaked twice, and the two little ones immediately ran to their mother.

"These two are more obedient than last year..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile when he saw this.

"I think so too, haha..." Ji Ling also laughed when she saw the little guy who was having fun running away when his mother called him.

Xiao Chen helped them open the door, and the three little ones disappeared in a few jumps.

Ji Ling then released Ba Mao and Jia Ziyin, and they immediately rushed to the back door. Fortunately, Xiao Chen closed the door quickly, otherwise, the two guys would definitely rush out to chase after him.

"Okay, okay, I won't chase you anymore..." Lu Jingxing shouted from behind.

Knowing that he couldn't get out, Ba Mao walked back angrily after hearing the shouting. He still looked angry and refused to get close to Lu Jingxing.

Jiaziyin was fine, still rubbing against Lu Jingxing. Seeing the two's behavior, Lu Jingxing smiled and hugged Jiaziyin: "Jiaziyin is the best, we will ignore him."

Ba Mao was extremely anxious after hearing this, and stared at Jia Ziyin with sidelong eyes: "Meow, you traitor..."

Hearing its muttering, Lu Jingxing couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ji Ling also picked up Ba Mao and said, "Okay, why are you so stingy? I still like you, Ba Mao, the most."

Although Ba Mao didn't understand what Ji Ling said, he still liked her touch and immediately put his head in her palm without any spine.

The two of them teased the two little guys for a long time. Later, perhaps out of jealousy, the lion cat and Xiao Zuanfeng also ran out of the cattery.

So the two of them entertained the four cats until after ten o'clock before going home.

After returning home and washing up, Ji Ling took out the travel guide she had made. The two discussed it for a while. He then asked his aunt for her and uncle's ID numbers, booked the air tickets and hotel, and just waited to set off in a few days.

Air tickets would be cheaper if booked half a month in advance, but the time could not be decided at that time, so the flight now is more expensive than usual. Originally, Ji Ling thought of postponing the trip a little and leaving in ten days or so, but the leave requested by her uncle would start after Lu Chen and Lu Xi went on vacation, so she booked the flight directly to leave as soon as Lu Chen and Lu Xi went on vacation.

Seeing that everything was almost ready, Ji Ling became very excited.

In fact, Lu Jingxing also had some expectations. He went on a trip with his parents once when he was still in school. It seemed that he was in his teens and he couldn’t remember many details. Later, for various reasons, he rarely went out to play with his family.

The two discussed until almost twelve o'clock before going to bed.

Because the trip was imminent, Lu Jingxing tried to schedule all the surgeries he had on hand to be done every day in the next few days. So at the end of the day, there was not much free time.

So, he put the matter he had told Ji An behind his mind.

When it was almost time to get off work that day, Jian ran in and said, "Brother Lu, we made some discoveries today."

After hearing this, Lu Jingxing immediately stopped what he was doing and asked, "What did you find?"

"We asked about that street and heard that two families had recently reported losing their cats. Then, there was a bookstore owner who we found very suspicious. Later, we secretly took a picture of him and asked Dr. Fang. Dr. Fang said that the doctor was the one who delivered the kitten that night, so I thought it must be him," said Jian.

"Have you asked his neighbor, the kitten that had the surgery?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"I'm not sure which neighbor it belongs to, so I haven't asked yet..." Xiaopang walked in while the two were talking and added.

"Then why do you feel it's suspicious?" Lu Jingxing couldn't help but ask.

"We visited every store on that street. The owner of this bookstore is quite young, probably around 27 or 28 years old, and single..."

"Hey, get to the point. I'm not asking you to go on a blind date." Jian interrupted Xiaopang.

“Then you say…” Xiaopang said with a snort.

Lu Jingxing raised his eyebrows, said nothing, and waited for the two to speak.

"Let me tell you, when we were buying things from the bookstore owner, we found a lot of cat scratches on his hands. We asked other shop owners and they all confirmed that the bookstore owner didn't have a cat. However, we didn't alarm him and didn't ask him how he got injured. But we have been dealing with cats for so long, I'm sure he was scratched by a cat." Ji An vowed.

"That doesn't mean he's a cat abuser. He could say he was caught while feeding wild cats or something. There are a lot of uncertainties here," Lu Jingxing denied.

"I know, I know. The main thing is that when we were in a coffee shop, the proprietress also got suspicious. She heard us asking, but she didn't say anything at first. She has a few cats in her shop, all of which were stray cats she adopted. She saw us go there a few times and was friendly to the cats. Only when I asked about this did she tell us. She said she had been observing us for the past few days and specifically told us not to alert the cats, because she would call the police." Jian said in a low voice, as if afraid that others would hear it.

"Hey, don't be so nervous. We're all back. Who can hear us? Brother Lu, this is what I think. Since the boss lady is already watching us and she also said she will call the police, should we just ignore it for the time being?" said Xiaopang.

(End of this chapter)