Every day is one step closer to reality

"You should know the owner of this house."

Wei Hongxi handed over a photo frame. This is already in the house and does not constitute a leak of information.

Feng Yi took the photo frame and looked at the people in the photo.

Previously, this photo frame was placed in the living room on the first floor. It was the kind that could be displayed to outsiders, and there was no trace of any illegality.

There are several people in the photo, all dressed as elite business people.

Feng Yi's eyes fell on the person on the right in the middle of the photo, and he pulled out a name from his memory.

"Feng Yao?"

When Feng Yi was still in high school in Yangcheng, Feng Yao was already a successful person. Feng Yao's father is a famous foreign trade boss in Yangcheng. His success is due to family reasons and he is also very capable.

Feng Yao was five years older than Feng Yi, but Feng Yi was a marginal figure at that time, and his knowledge of Feng Yao was limited to hearsay. Compared with the name "Feng Yao", Feng Yi heard more of "Feng Santu" ", this is what many people call him privately.

How Feng Yao has been doing over the years can be seen just by looking at the decoration of this house. Let’s look at the renovation of the basement. It cannot be done with a small amount of money.

If he only relied on his family, it would be impossible for Feng Yao to secretly raise a python without telling his family. And being able to hide it for so many years also shows that he is capable.

I had never heard that Feng Yao liked to raise reptiles before. What Feng Yi didn't expect was that Feng Yao would dare to raise a python! Even building such a "luxury" breeding space just for raising pythons!

Acquisition of nationally protected animals without obtaining licenses for the domestication, breeding, operation and utilization of key national wild animals...

How deep is the love between this pair of pythons that they dare to do such a thing?

Wei Hongxi and Feng Yi stood in front of the huge transparent glass wall, looking at the "indoor jungle" on the other side of the glass wall.

Several other buildings in the same neighborhood have two floors above ground and two floors underground.

The layout of this house was the same before, but after Feng Yao moved in, he remodeled and renovated it. The two underground floors were opened and merged into one floor, and he dug deeper. If he wanted to dig deeper, he had to submit a complaint to the property management. The application is to prevent digging out certain important pipelines or causing other losses.

The Joint Security Bureau found the decoration application materials from that year. The design drawings said that a landscape room was to be built. After looking at it, the property owner felt that there was no danger, so it was approved.

It wasn't until the secret of this basement was discovered that everyone knew there was a giant "breeding box" here.

"I know some people like bonsai and some people like grass tanks, but this is my first time seeing this kind of thing," Wei Hongxi said.

When he saw this indoor jungle for the first time, Wei Hongxi was deeply shocked. It was as if a corner of the jungle had been transported directly.

"This place can fit a Tyrannosaurus rex." Feng Yi said, "Did you build this place like this because you have money and willfulness? Or is it because of love?"

Some pet owners do spend a lot of money to build nests for their pets.

However, keeping a giant python privately violates the regulations, so there is no need to clean up.

"Didn't you ask? What did Feng Yao say?" Feng Yi asked.

"He said 'because of love'." Wei Hongxi said.

"Do you believe it?"

"Do not believe."

"Is there evidence?"

"No."

While talking, Wei Hongxi led Feng Yi towards a small door on the side.

"You can go in here."

The door has an electronic lock, but colleagues from the Joint Security Bureau have already fixed the door lock. Opening the door, Wei Hongxi led Feng Yi into the giant "breeding box".

"The temperature, humidity and air pressure have been adjusted to the mode when they were kept. It is suitable for giant pythons to live here, but it may be a little uncomfortable for us."

As Wei Hongxi spoke, he looked at Feng Yi and found that Feng Yi's expression was a bit strange. He didn't seem nervous or disgusted. When facing those trees and vines, he seemed to have a little... yearning. ?

"What do you think?" Wei Hongxi asked.

Feng Yi didn't speak for a while.

Thoughts?

Does this feeling of wanting to roll around on the spot count?

But having said that, let’s put it into perspective, this place is still a bit narrow and it’s hard to move.

Feng Yi scanned the surroundings with critical eyes.

The configuration is OK, but the space is small.

Of course, it is impossible to tell the true psychological activities.

Feng Yi put on a serious look again and started working.

The humid and warm air is mixed with various smells. Fresh, stale.

After the odor molecules are captured, they turn into blurry images.

Feng Yi could "see" part of the trajectory of the giant python's past movements.

On the branches, in the grass, behind the vines, by the pool...

There are also five feeding openings in this giant "breeding box" for the breeders to feed prey.

"The smells left here are mostly animals such as pigs and sheep." After a pause, Feng Yi added, "Living animals."

Wei Hongxi nodded, they also learned this during the investigation.

The food fed to giant pythons does not necessarily have to be alive, but now live food is rarely fed in places such as breeding centers and zoos.

And here, Mr. Feng has been feeding live animals.

"Feng Yao said it was because he was picky about food. He was picky about food when he took over the care, so he kept feeding him live food," Wei Hongxi said.

They couldn't ask the "Big Niuniu" whether it was true or not, but it was indeed not interested in dead food now.

Even snakes of the same species may not have the same taste. Therefore, even if Wei Hongxi felt that Feng Yao was lying, he had no evidence.

Feng Yi looked around, "Besides the giant python and its food, the smell left here is also that of two humans."

"Yes, a nurse and a breeder. These two people are in charge of the basement here." Wei Hongxi also found out.

The caregivers are responsible for cleaning up the garbage in the giant breeding boxes and maintaining the scenery inside the boxes. The breeder is responsible for feeding. The caregivers and keepers all have a deep understanding of pythons, otherwise they would not be able to do their job.

However, there is no surveillance here, and every time Feng Yao comes here, the caregivers and breeders are not present, so they don't know what Feng Yao has done here or whether he has interacted with the giant python.

"that's it?"

Wei Hongxi was unwilling to give in.

"Are there any other...uncommon animals?"

Unusual animal? Feng Yi was stunned for a moment before reacting.

What Wei Hongxi meant was whether there had been other protected animals here.

Regardless of whether they were raised here or were caught and fed to pythons, as long as they existed, Feng Yao's involvement would be even greater.

Feng Yi carefully distinguished it for a moment, then walked around every corner inside, and affirmed: "No. I don't know what it was like before, at least I don't smell it now. There are only common domestic animals here."

Wei Hongxi frowned and stood quietly aside, not asking any more questions.

Feng Yi didn't pay attention. He analyzed the smell he smelled in his nose and took a few steps forward. "The giant python mostly hunts and eats here."

Feng Yi stood on this small piece of grass and looked sideways at the entire glass wall a few steps away.

"This is more like a display stand." Wei Hongxi said.

"Um."

Feng Yi walked out of the giant breeding box and came to the other side of the glass wall, which was also the area where the owner of the house lived.

Under Wei Hongxi's puzzled gaze, Feng Yi lifted up the carpet on the ground and squatted close to the ground. There's not a lot of residual smell, but it's enough.

"The carpet was newly laid not long ago, it's not the same one that was used before."

Feng Yi stood up, walked to the tables, chairs and sofas and stayed for a while. He picked up a sofa and chair, placed it in front of the glass wall, and put it down.

"This is it?" Wei Hongxi asked.

"From now on, I will repeat what Feng Yao did."

"good!"

Wei Hongxi was excited.

Then, he watched Feng Yi sit down facing the glass wall and stopped moving.

Wei Hongxi:? ? ?

"Then?" Wei Hongxi couldn't help but ask.

"Then let's watch the giant python eat." Feng Yi pointed to the inside of the glass wall, "This is the grassland like a display stand you mentioned, showing the hunting and eating process of the giant python."

Seeing Wei Hongxi stunned, Feng Yi continued, "Feng Yao is sitting here, looking inside the breeding box, watching it strangle its prey and then swallow it. I didn't expect Feng Yao to have such a hobby. He is obsessed with watching the giant python eat and cannot extricate himself."

Wei Hongxi came to his senses and said, "It's not pretty when a giant python eats. Most people don't have the guts to watch it."

Thinking that the swallowing speed of snakes is related to the size of food, Wei Hongxi recalled the information collected:

"The live food they feed is not too small. The eating process of giant pythons takes a long time. The more clumsy ones have to spend more time looking for where the prey's head is after strangling the prey."

Pythons eat from scratch.

There is a python over there in the zoo. It has a good temper and is very docile, but it is a bit silly. When it is eating, it can't find the head of its prey and cannot take its mouth. By the time it is looking for the head, other snakes have already finished eating. Choose a place. I was in a daze.

The keeper will help it find the head of its prey whenever it has time.

And Feng Yao didn't seem like someone who would help.

Wei Hongxi wrote down in the memo that his contact person would ask them to choose a bigger one when feeding next time to see if "Big Niuniu" has difficulty finding her head.

Also, he will make an analysis of Feng Yao's behavior, and he will get extra points for writing and submitting a report.

Wei Hongxi finished organizing his notes and looked at the landscape room and python breeding box in front of him.

"Why didn't Feng Yao choose a small snake? Small snakes have lower exposure risks and are easier to handle. He likes to watch snakes eat, and small snakes are fine too. Like a batch of western hognose snakes we investigated a while ago, people who secretly raise them don't few."

Feng Yi yawned, lying on the chair and said casually: "Maybe he thinks it's too stupid to look like a pig's nose drying up rice."

Wei Hongxi didn't take it seriously.

He has written down all the problems Feng Yi found here today. Even if he cannot get the answer he wants from Feng Yao, he will conduct in-depth analysis. The report submitted to the above will be richer and the score will be higher. It will also help with future promotions.

Today, I asked Feng Yi to come here. The cost is higher than the market price, but it is worth it. What Feng Yi discovered could not be discovered by anyone else.

After the work was done, Feng Yi did not stay here anymore, and left with satisfaction after receiving the "expert consultation fee".

Before leaving, Wei Hongxi stopped Feng Yi, "By the way, I'll give you a message. Someone from the Joint Security Bureau may contact you recently, someone from the domestic headquarters. Pay attention to the phone and don't turn it off."

"What's the matter?" Feng Yi asked.

"It's not convenient for me to say, but it's a good thing for you. It's a good thing to gain both fame and fortune."