Absolute power in officialdom

Chapter 5 Teasing a Scheming Woman

"Grasshopper" is a local name for another type of highly venomous snake. Wu Zhiyuan deliberately misattributed it to scare Wang Meili.

Wang Meili's face was ashen, her cries filled with despair: "Am I...am I going to die?"

Gan Simiao asked Huang Jianbo in a deep voice, "Old Huang, you've been in the forest for so many years, why are you afraid of snakes?"

Huang Jianbo said with a wry smile, "Director Gan, I was bitten by a snake when I was a child, and I have a psychological trauma from it. Once bitten by a snake, twice shy."

Gan Simiao suddenly remembered Wu Zhiyuan and asked loudly, "Little Wu, since you recognize snakes, you must know about them. Quickly think of a way to get the snake away! The more times it bites, the stronger the venom!"

Wu Zhiyuan deliberately said, "This kind of snake is a neurovenomous snake. If it is not treated in a short time, it can lead to amputation at best, and death at worst."

"No...no! Save me! Zhiyuan, please! I'll do anything you ask!" Wang Meili's mind completely collapsed, and she pleaded incoherently.

"But why should I save you? I'm not a doctor; do I have a responsibility to save lives?"

Gan Simiao glared at Wu Zhiyuan: "Wu Zhiyuan, colleagues should help and care for each other. How can you, a grown man, be so petty and vindictive?"

Wu Zhiyuan clasped his hands to his chest and said slowly, "There's nothing I can do. I'm just naturally petty, vengeful, and have a strong desire for revenge."

Huang Jianbo said with a worried expression, "We still haven't gotten through on the phone. Even if we did, it would take at least twenty minutes for an ambulance to arrive. If the wound isn't treated promptly, it could be very dangerous. Is this a five-step snake?"

"A five-step snake?" Wang Meili's originally beautiful face was distorted with fear. "Am I really going to die? But I'm only thirty years old, I don't want to die."

Wang Meili then pleaded with Wu Zhiyuan for help: "Zhiyuan, oh no, my dear brother, please save your sister's life."

"Alright, since you've already called me 'little brother,' it would be heartless of me not to save you!"

To catch a snake, strike at its vital spot.

Wu Zhiyuan moved closer to Wang Meili, seized the opportunity, and suddenly grabbed the snake by its vital spot. The snake's body twisted violently instantly, and its tail thrashed about.

Wu Zhiyuan firmly grasped the snake, slowly untied it from Wang Meili's leg, then stood up, walked to the grass in the distance, and forcefully threw the snake away.

Gan Simiao gave a thumbs up: "Xiao Wu, well done! But the signal is bad, we can't get through to the emergency number. The wound needs to be treated, right?"

Wang Meili saw Wu Zhiyuan as her lifeline and pleaded, "Brother, can you help me treat my wounds?"

Wang Meili was wearing a denim skirt and black over-the-knee socks.

"Where is the wound?" Wu Zhiyuan asked.

Wang Meili said shyly, "Here."

The wound is on my thigh, with two small teeth marks.

Wang Meili looked at Wu Zhiyuan pitifully: "What should we do, little brother? Will the poison spread?"

Wu Zhiyuan untied his shoelaces and tied them around Wang Meili's inner thigh.

He deliberately tied it very tightly and said in a serious tone, "Section Chief Wang, just bear with it. Tying it tight will prevent the toxins from spreading throughout your body."

"At worst, I'll have to have my leg amputated, but maybe I can save my life."

Upon hearing the word "amputation," Wang Meili trembled again, her voice trembling with tears as she pleaded, "Little brother, you can't amputate! Without legs, it's better to die! Is there any other way?"

Wu Zhiyuan deliberately teased Wang Meili: "After amputation, you can get a prosthesis. Look at the Paralympic athletes, they can walk like the wind even with prostheses."

Suddenly, Wang Meili remembered something and grabbed Wu Zhiyuan's hand tightly: "Little brother, do you know how to suck snake venom? That's how it's done in the movies! Please, help me suck the venom out!"

Wu Zhiyuan looked troubled: "This...how can this be? Men and women shouldn't touch each other..."

Wang Meili quickly said, "Little brother, you're saving people, don't worry about that!"

"I'm about to lose my life, why would I care about these things?"

Wu Zhiyuan feigned hesitation and said, "I don't know if my mouth has any sores. If it has, the venom will enter my body, and I'm afraid I'll die with it."

"Brother, your mouth is definitely not broken. If we really die, we'll live together in the underworld."

"Alright!" Wu Zhiyuan put on a solemn expression, as if he were ready to die, with the heroic spirit of "The wind is howling and the Yi River is cold, the hero goes forth and never returns." "Section Chief Wang, we've already said this much, if I just stand by and watch someone die, wouldn't I be worse than a pig or a dog?"

"Fine! I'm going all in today! Even if it means death, I'll be willing!"

"Brother, you are my savior! I will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life!"

Gan Simiao breathed a sigh of relief. If Wang Meili really got bitten to death by a snake, he, as the bureau chief, would be held responsible.

He urged, "Xiao Wu, well done! Hurry up and suck out the venom! Time is of the essence!"

Wu Zhiyuan knelt on the ground, lowered his head, tightly gripped the wound with his hands, squeezed it outwards with force, and sucked it in a very professional manner.

With each inhale, he would spit on the ground beside him, his expression one of pain and disgust, a truly superb acting performance.

"How is it? Did you suck it out? Is there a lot of venom?" Wang Meili asked, her voice trembling with tears.

"The venom is thick... a bit fishy... I'll do my best to suck out as much as possible for you!" He spat out another mouthful.

At this moment, Huang Jianbo finally dialed the emergency number.

Wu Zhiyuan continued to inhale the "venom." After a few minutes, he stopped, wiped his mouth, and deliberately panted heavily: "Section Chief Wang, I've inhaled as much as I can. The rest will have to be handled by the doctor."

"Don't move around, or the remaining venom will spread even faster."

He loosened the shoelaces that were tied around Wang Meili's legs. After all, it wasn't real poisoning; if they were tied too tightly, blood circulation would be restricted, and something bad would happen if it went on for too long.

Wang Meili dared not disobey, nodding like a chick pecking at rice, obediently sitting on the ground, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Her previous arrogance had vanished without a trace. At this moment, she looked at Wu Zhiyuan pitifully like a frightened fawn. Wu Zhiyuan was her savior at this moment.

The ambulance finally arrived.

The doctor inquired about the snake's markings, head shape, symptoms, and examined the wounds, and also showed a photo of a brown-black rat snake.

"Doctor, it's this kind of snake! Exactly the same!" Wang Meili said with great certainty.

The doctor said, "The brown rat snake is a non-venomous snake with small teeth. A bite will only cause minor skin injuries and there is no risk of poisoning."

The head of the "Grasshopper" is shaped like a branding iron, and its teeth marks show obvious fang holes, which is completely different from this one.

No special treatment is needed for your situation; routine disinfection will suffice. If you're still concerned, you can get a tetanus shot.

Wang Meili stared at Wu Zhiyuan with hatred in her eyes. Fear and gratitude were replaced by anger—all that talk about "flying on grass," "risk of amputation," and "life-threatening danger" was just a hoax this kid made up to trick her! Even the "venom" incident just now was fake!

"Wu Zhiyuan! You scoundrel!" Wang Meili cursed, replacing the term "good brother" with "scoundrel." "You deliberately mistook a snake for a snake to scare me, and then took advantage of me by touching my thigh. What were you up to?!"