The python hunting group arrived in Virginia and stayed in a hotel not far from the research center. As soon as Feng Yi and the others arrived at the hotel, they saw Steve running over from the research center.
“I thought we’d go into the swamp for a walk when you came over, but I didn’t expect that the closer the event was, the stricter the management of the swamp would be. Today I saw that some areas were strictly prohibited from entering.” Steve sighed.
“Don’t be in a hurry, it’s only a few days until the event starts.” Feng Yi said.
“You go check in first. Director He wants to talk to me and I have to go there first.”
"OK."
“Have a good rest today, and I’ll take you to the research center tomorrow.”
After finishing speaking, Steve hurriedly left, muttering, "This Lao He just grabbed me in class when he came here, and he still doesn't trust me after so many years!"
Feng Yi followed the team to check in. Most of the team members arranged for a room for two people, but Feng Yi applied for a single room and it was approved. As one of the main python catchers, this requirement can certainly be met.
After simply cleaning up, Feng Yi spoke to the team leader and left the hotel.
Due to the jet lag, most of the people in the group spent a lot of time sleeping on the plane. It was also daytime when we arrived here, and there were many people who went out to do some activities and bask in the sun to adjust to the jet lag, so they should adapt earlier.
So, Feng Yi’s activities outside the group were not a special case.
Similar to Yangcheng, Virginia is not too cold in winter due to its low latitude. The sunshine is very good today. The weather in Virginia has been good recently and the temperature is suitable.
If the temperature here in winter is very low and there is not enough heat, cold-blooded animals such as crocodiles and pythons will not live so aggressively here.
In the past hundred years, there has only been a period of abnormal climate, when the temperature dropped sharply in winter, and many crocodiles and snakes froze to death. Human losses were also considerable, and the disaster was an indiscriminate blow.
However, more than 20 years have passed, and the scars of the abnormal climate period can no longer be seen here, and everything has returned to prosperity.
After Feng Yi left the hotel, he went to the address given by the housekeeper, which was a goods collection point. The compressed biscuits made by Chef Bing were sent and placed there.
This is why Feng Yi wanted to apply for a single room!
Because we need to eat!
Want a snack!
Several large boxes of compressed biscuits are placed in the room. How do you explain it when someone finds out?
How can he get extra meals when there are other people living there?!
Even if the group does not agree for him to live in a room alone, he will open another one at his own expense.
After completing the signature procedures, Feng Yi asked someone to deliver the things to the hotel. He also reported to the old housekeeper that everything was safe and told him that the things here had been successfully signed for.
Instead of returning to the hotel immediately, Feng Yi planned to bask in the sun for a while and take a walk slowly.
The Florida Everglades has a unique wetland ecosystem. Even in the dry season, Feng Yi can feel the water vapor in the air and the scent of various animals. It seems silent, but it is not deserted.
It is indeed a wild state. Apart from alligators, the smell of python is too strong.
Smell it and Feng Yi’s hands itch.
Don’t be in a hurry, wait until the event starts before catching up.
The billboards on the roadside are all about python hunting activities. At a glance, you can see several large "python hunting activity" signs.
Took out the phone, looked through the messages, and replied to those who didn't reply one by one.
Also saw Feng Chi’s message.
Feng Chi complained that the old man was losing his temper again for some reason and even smashed things.
【I heard that the smashing was very loud! I don’t know who caused it. 】
Feng Yi replied a few words to him, saying that he had arrived in Florida and was no longer in the country, and he would probably go back after the next year.
After a while, Feng Chi sent a message:
【Already arrived? I heard that crocodiles are famous there! Have you seen them? 】
Feng Yi was typing a reply, and Feng Chi sent a video call request.
Press to answer.
Over the video, Feng Chi is in the bedroom, but her hair is still covered with hairspray and her clothes are gaudy. It looks like she just came back from outside.
“It’s past two o’clock in the morning in China now,” Feng Yi said.
“It’s past two o’clock, it’s still early, how can I sleep until dawn!”
Feng Chi usually has a lot of nightlife. Today, he attended a friend’s birthday party. He didn’t come back until midnight after playing outside. This was considered an early return.
Having fun is one thing. On the other hand, Feng Chi also does it to show off to some people. Recently, the competition within the Feng family has been fierce. He is afraid of being targeted, so he continues to maintain his character of having no ambition and only eating, drinking and having fun.
Feng Chi really doesn’t have much ambition. Now he just wants to wait for the old man to finalize his will. He won’t do unnecessary things, won’t take things into his own hands, and won’t cause trouble. Anyway, he will definitely have his share of what the old man has in his hands. It doesn’t matter if he has less.
Feng Chi is now in his own house, there is no one else, and he is completely relaxed at this time.
"The old man's temper is getting more and more volatile. One moment he was in a good mood and was giving advice to his juniors, but the next moment he was so angry that he smashed things. I don't know if the tea set I saw there last time was smashed. Anyway, in the next two days, everyone will
I don’t even dare to go to the old house to increase my presence, for fear of being offended, and getting kicked out instead of getting the benefits. I see that various small groups within our family are all guessing who made the old man lose his temper. He is so capable!
It’s like a direct stab at a pain point! Whoever suffered a huge loss on a project last week never saw the old man lose such a temper.”
Feng Chi talked about some things about the Feng family. Feng Yi just listened and didn't ask any questions or have much other ideas. He had already given up the property in the hands of the old man when he left the Feng family. How to distribute it?
It has nothing to do with him.
so……
“It’s none of my business anyway,” Feng Yi said.
Fengchi thinks so too.
“I really envy you!” Fengchi was lying on the sofa crookedly, “You can go on vacation abroad at this time.”
“Work! It’s work! I have to make money!” Feng Yi emphasized.
"I want this job too! If I had your ability." Feng Chi sat up from the sofa, "Hey, did you see the crocodile over there?"
“There are them over at the tourist reception desk. I saw them when we were riding in the car. It’s not like you haven’t seen crocodiles before. There are quite a few of them in Yangcheng Zoo.”
“That’s different! I heard that you can see crocodiles while walking in Virginia, and you can even see crocodiles crawling into your backyard! Have you never encountered them on the road?”
"without……"
Feng Yi stopped talking and looked up not far away.
At the intersection ahead, a middle-aged man walked past holding a two-meter-long crocodile in his arms.
“Saw it.”
As Feng Yi said, he set the phone camera to dual-view video mode, and the screen of the phone can display the real-time images taken by the front and rear cameras.
“Wow!” Feng Chi looked at the picture captured on his phone, “Such a big crocodile! Is it okay to hold it like this?”
“The crocodile’s mouth is tied,” Feng Yi said.
“It still has a head after its mouth is tied. I think its big head can knock me out with just a flick! There is also a tail, and it doesn’t even flick its tail. Are the crocodiles in Florida so obedient?”
"The alligator is probably raised in captivity and has a gentler temper. Moreover, it may have been tested when it was caught and found that it could not be beaten, so it behaved better. It seems that its mood is stable now, but if someone stimulates it, it will not be so calm.
Already."
“That’s pretty awesome! At least that person can carry him. He’s so big that he can walk with him in his arms.” Feng Chi rolled up his sleeves and looked at the inconspicuous muscles on his arms, and suddenly realized that he hadn’t lifted an iron in a long time.
When Feng Yi reached the intersection, the man holding the crocodile had already left, but he heard something from the discussions of passers-by.
“It’s a crocodile that escaped from the park. The person who just held the crocodile was a conservationist who caught the ‘fugitive’ and is taking it back.”
“Then, are there more crocodiles or pythons in Virginia?” Feng Chi asked.
“I don’t know, I guess there might be more pythons.”
“Then you get paid for participating in the python hunting activity? You can get money if you catch one! Brother, after you catch the python, take some photos and videos and send them to me. I will see how they are different from those in the zoo.”
"OK."
Walking around outside, basking in the sun, Feng Yi looked for food along the way. There were too many tempting smells in the air, which made him hungry.
Find a few restaurants and ate something at each store. When satisfied, we returned to the hotel and waited for the group dinner in the evening.
On the first day in Virginia, Feng Yi was quite satisfied.
The next day, Steve took Feng Yi to the research center.
Feng Yi saw Cheng Si again, and he also brought shooting equipment.
Steve spread his hands and said, "I owe the boss of their platform a favor. Take Xiaocheng to the research center to take some photos."
Hunting pythons is not allowed for people to follow and take pictures. Steve only agreed to take Cheng Si to visit the research center before starting. This is a small thing.
In the research center, some researchers have known Steve for a long time, but there are regulations here, and the number of people who can be brought in at one time is limited.
As a participant in the python hunting event, it was easy for Feng Yi to go in and visit, but Cheng Si had a media card, so the review was more complicated and he had to submit an application first.
Fortunately, the application was approved quickly. Cheng Si paid an additional visit fee that satisfied the reviewers.
Steve led the two of them inside and said to Feng Yi, "We still have to ask Old Josh to borrow a boat. Although the event organizer has air boats for rent, Old Josh's boat was modified by him.
It's better to use it. It's better to rent his boat. I just lent it out two days ago and I don't know if it will come back."
Air boats are swamp artifacts. They are anti-entanglement and have strong power. They are very common here. Tourists also take this kind of boat when visiting the swamp.
Feng Yi followed Steve and continued walking inside. The original old research center was severely damaged by a storm during the abnormal weather period. The current one was newly built later, with a larger scale and higher safety.
There are also various animals raised here, divided into many areas. Steve went to the crocodile area first.
Having not entered the area yet, Steve's eyes lit up, his voice rippled, and he trotted over.
“Hi~Candy Sweetheart~”
In front, with her back to them, stood a blond lady.
Hearing Steve's voice, he turned around and looked over.
Steve quickly came to her, leaned over, kissed the blonde beauty... on the mouth of the little alligator she was holding, and chirped~
Feng Yi and Cheng Si: "..."
Oh, "Candy" is the little crocodile.
After kissing the crocodile, Steve reached out to touch the crocodile, and then said to the blonde beauty, "Hey Catherine, have you seen old Josh?"
The blond lady pointed in the direction and said, "We are busy over there. There is a problem with a crocodile's eye and we are checking it."
“Oh, I think the old man needs my help now!”
As Steve said, he called Feng Yi and Cheng Si to go in the direction Catherine pointed just now.
When I got to the place, I saw several people busy working.
An alligator nearly four meters long, with three big men sitting on its back.
Even if the crocodile's mouth is tied, someone still needs to restrain it so that it doesn't move around so that it can have its eyes checked.
“Hey Steve, you’re here just in time, come and help!” A white-haired man in front of the crocodile shouted, “Then let’s get someone else to hold it down!”
Steve didn’t want to press the crocodile, so he turned around and looked at Feng Yi and Cheng Si, “Which one of you is heavier?”
Cheng Si thought for a while and was about to report his weight. Feng Yi walked over and said, "I'll do it."
Steve also thinks that Feng Yi is more suitable. He doesn’t think that Feng Yi has much weight advantage. He just thinks that Feng Yi has certain basic experience and has received more professional training and can deal with emergencies more calmly. If you are checking your eyes,
When a crocodile suddenly becomes excited, the person who suppresses the crocodile must respond more calmly. Panic will only irritate the crocodile more.
Cheng Si...even the Zhoushan Cobra can't deal with it.
There was one more person to suppress, Feng Yi, and this big alligator became more honest. Others didn’t think there was any problem. At most, they just thought that it was extra cooperative today.
Steve is helping to check his eyes and discussing his eye disease with Old Josh.
Cheng Si didn't know that Steve was thinking about his dark history again. When others were busy, he didn't dare to get too close. It wasn't because he was afraid of being bitten by the crocodile. After all, his mouth was already tied. He was afraid that approaching rashly would disturb the crocodile.
, so I kept my distance, raised my camera, and took photos and videos.
Looking at the big crocodile from the camera, Cheng Si didn’t know why, but he always felt that he could see a bit of lovelessness in that dragon-like face.