The Introvert is Becoming the Police Station's Beloved!

Chapter 388: Chapter 388: Snakes

Xiao Bo didn’t expect to scare Lin Xiaoyan, and chuckled awkwardly, "I was just... trying to set the mood."

"Just heard a horror story, needed to add some atmosphere."

Xiao Bo’s words earned him angry stares from the other three.

Lin Feng’s expression was serious; since arriving in this place, his demeanor had become increasingly stern.

Lin Xiaoyan, who was coming downstairs, saw Lin Feng behind her seriously forming a gesture, her heart sank, oh no... is something really wrong?

Downstairs, the boss was tidying up tables, and the boss’s wife was picking vegetables.

"You’re downstairs. What would you like to eat? I’ll make it for you."

The boss’s wife was a plump woman who looked quite friendly.

Lin Xiaoyan smiled and asked, "What’s on the menu?"

The boss’s wife brought over the menu and handed it to Lin Xiaoyan, "Except for meat dishes, we have everything else."

"No meat!" Xiao Bo was very shocked and looked at the boss’s wife.

The boss’s wife paused, looked at her husband, and smiled wryly.

The boss finished wiping the table and said cheerfully, "It’s because of those..."

The boss gestured with his hand, meaning those snakes.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan didn’t say much more, quickly ordered a few dishes and a few bowls of noodles; it didn’t matter if the snakes were real or not, they would eat randomly tonight and leave in the morning.

After ordering, the boss looked at the guests with discolored faces and sighed.

Lin Feng walked over, "Boss, I want to ask, have you seen those snakes here? Or... a large snake!"

The boss was taken aback by Lin Feng’s question, looked at Lin Feng and nervously asked, "How... how do you know about the large snake?"

After speaking, he glanced outside, which was completely dark.

He walked to the entrance and closed the shop door, also shutting the windows.

Seeing the boss’s actions, Lin Xiaoyan immediately took out her amulet without a word.

Oh, the Jade Pendant on her neck was still there; she touched it, feeling a little relieved.

"What I just told you is true, everyone here knows about it."

The boss sat down, poured water for them, and began to talk.

He felt quite distressed, even though the authorities told them not to spread rumors, it had been a long time without any resolution from above.

Not only did it affect their life but also their safety, causing him great discomfort.

"Didn’t I just say that the old man who swept the street died."

That old man was alone; after his death, the government hastily buried him.

But on the day of the burial, the originally dug-up grave was suddenly filled with snakes..."

"Later, there was no choice but to cremate the old man."

The boss took a sip of water and continued, "After the old man was cremated, strange occurrences began to appear.

The town’s livestock vanished overnight!"

"There was a family raising cattle at the foot of the mountain, with three cows and two calves, all disappeared!"

"The police came, found nothing, the only oddity was a particularly large track from the mountain to the cow pen."

The boss illustrated the width, "About... this wide!"

"The police followed the track into the mountains but found nothing."

"Other families’ livestock also disappeared, leaving snake skins hanging at their doors..."

Xiao Bo: "So, is all this because of the crushed snakes?"

The boss nodded, "That’s what we think, the young ones were crushed, and the old ones came for vengeance."

"But didn’t the truck that crushed the young snakes leave?"

Upon mentioning this, the boss became immediately agitated, "It did leave! But the driver died!"

Lin Xiaoyan and the group: !!!

"How did he die?"

The boss: "Bitten to death by snakes, in broad daylight, the snake was even a large python."

Xiao Bo laughed nervously but gradually grew tense, "Boss, is this really true? Your story is sounding more and more exaggerated!"

"So, what’s the current situation here? And where is the mentioned large snake? Who saw it?"

The boss: "Since the livestock disappeared, people in our town became terrified.

Some don’t believe in superstitions, went to buy livestock, some bought meat from elsewhere...

But as soon as they brought it back, it vanished again!"

"In the end, there was a thoughtful family who placed the meat under surveillance, only then we realized it was the snakes that took it away."

"The snake seemed intelligent, it took the meat and nothing else."

Shaking his head, the boss said, "Some people in town got scared and left, saying they’re staying with relatives, waiting for this issue to be resolved before returning."

"The final thing that hastened everyone’s departure was..."

The boss glanced outside the window, got up and drew the curtains, lowered his voice, "A week ago, there was a bachelor here, got drunk, and while walking he suddenly saw...

A large snake coiling around the deceased old man’s house!

The snake’s body could be held by two or three people; its length... the drunk said it was over twenty meters long."

Nan Xi and Xiao Bo found it a bit exaggerated.

Lin Xiaoyan looked at Lin Feng and saw that Lin Feng remained serious.

Seeing Lin Feng like this, Lin Xiaoyan’s heart kept sinking.

The boss continued talking about the strange happenings in town, but Lin Xiaoyan no longer had the mind to listen.

She took out her mobile phone and was shocked to find it had no signal!

This discovery instantly reminded Lin Xiaoyan of scenes from horror movies.

"The food is ready, Old Ding, come and serve the dishes."

At this moment, the boss’s wife interrupted the boss, who shouted loudly, "Coming."

He looked at Lin Xiaoyan and the others, "Eat, eat, you should quickly rest upstairs after eating."

Saying this, he went to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

After the boss left, Lin Xiaoyan looked at Lin Feng, "Did you find anything? Is what the boss said true?"

Lin Feng looked up and nodded solemnly.

"There’s definitely a problem here."

Nan Xi and Xiao Bo: !!!

"Let’s eat, although there’s no meat, the vegetarian dishes are good too, my wife’s cooking is excellent..."

The boss deftly placed a plate in each hand on the table.

Soon, the dishes were all served.

The boss and his wife sat at another table to eat noodles.

"No signal?"

Xiao Bo looked at his phone and asked suspiciously.

The boss ate noodles while saying, "Ever since several snakes died, there’s no signal in our town once night falls."

Xiao Bo: ... How are we supposed to sleep tonight?

Everyone hurriedly finished their meal and went upstairs.

Upstairs, they sat in a room together.

Lin Xiaoyan, Nan Xi, and Xiao Bo stared directly at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng: ...

"Why are you all looking at me like this?"

No one replied.

Lin Xiaoyan reached out hand to touch each person’s hand.

When she touched Lin Feng’s hand, her brows furrowed tightly.

Then, goosebumps appeared all over her body.