Chapter 692 - 691: Self-Criticism

Chapter 692: Chapter 691: Self-Criticism

The attack came from out of nowhere. Yan Feifan hadn’t expected the heavily made-up woman’s husband to suddenly turn and attack him.

He saw the fist just inches away. His mind reacted, but his body was too slow to dodge.

He did his best to minimize the damage.

Yan Feifan jerked his head aside just enough to spare his nose, taking the punch on his cheek.

Relatively speaking, the nasal bone is fragile and can’t take much of a hit.

At the same time, Yan Feifan thrust the snake head in his right hand toward the man, hoping that the fear of a venomous snake would make him call off the attack...

SMACK...

Yan Feifan’s gambit failed. He took a solid punch to his right cheek.

The violent impact made his thoughts go fuzzy and his vision blacked out for a second as he stumbled backward.

In that instant, his muscle memory took over before his conscious mind could. He subconsciously flung the venomous snake away.

This was to avoid getting bitten by the snake himself if he fell and rolled.

However, the expected impact of his body hitting the ground didn’t happen.

Instead, Yan Feifan’s back slammed into a tree with a thud, stopping his backward momentum...

After two or three seconds, his vision cleared from the successive impacts.

He looked in the direction he remembered throwing the snake, trying to find it before it could bite someone else.

The scene before him was somewhat unexpected.

The Silver Ring Snake had sunk its fangs viciously into the left side of the man’s mouth, its body coiled tightly around his neck.

The man was grabbing the snake’s body with both hands, trying hard to pull it off.

Perhaps the Silver Ring Snake was taking out the anger of being caught by Yan Feifan. It bit down harder, refusing to let go, and tightened its coils around the man’s neck.

The man and the snake struggled against each other for a short while.

In the end, it was the man who lost.

He collapsed, stiff as a board, to the ground.

Yan Feifan knew what had happened. A massive dose of venom had caused total paralysis, making the man lose control of his body...

This time, it was Wang Chuan who stepped forward to remove the venomous snake from the man’s body.

He made no further attempt to provide first aid.

For one, the man had brought this entirely upon himself; you could say he got what he deserved.

For another, it was venom from a Silver Ring Snake. With such a massive dose injected directly into his face and no specific antivenom on hand, the outcome was already sealed.

Feng Jian immediately called 911.

Yan Ziruo, Yu Suye, and Yanyan crowded around Yan Feifan, anxiously asking if he was hurt or if the snake had bitten him.

Duan Yu, meanwhile, kept a wary eye on the heavily made-up woman, who stood stunned and silent beside her fallen husband, in case she made any sudden moves...

「Over half an hour later」

Police and medical personnel arrived at the small island on two speedboats.

Two medical personnel performed a preliminary check on the fallen man, then shook their heads at the police.

The expressions of the four arriving police officers immediately turned solemn.

The case had become a homicide.

"Officer..."

The heavily made-up woman, who had calmed down a lot, was the first to speak. "My husband brought this upon himself."

"He tried to kill me with a venomous snake to get the insurance money, but in the end, he reaped what he sowed and was killed by the snake himself."

"They..."

The woman pointed a finger at Yan Feifan, Wang Chuan, and the others, saying, "They were all good Samaritans..."

At that moment, the young couple who had been filming from the side said excitedly, "Officers, we filmed the entire incident. The evidence is conclusive."

The oldest of the four officers ordered his teammates in a deep voice, "Call for backup and process the scene."

"Don’t let the tourists here discuss the case with each other. Each of you take one tourist aside and get their statements."

"Also, bag that snake carefully..."

After Duan Yu showed his credentials to the senior officer, Yan Feifan, Wang Chuan, and the others were allowed to leave and return to the yacht to await further questioning.

Duan Yu and Xu Zhen needed to stay at the scene to cooperate with the investigation.

When Yan Feifan and the others returned to the yacht, Yu Suye immediately took the first-aid kit from the captain and treated the wound on Yan Feifan’s face.

A bruise had already started to form on Yan Feifan’s right cheek.

There’s no special treatment for this kind of muscle contusion and soft tissue injury. You can only apply some ointment to reduce the bruising and swelling and wait for it to heal on its own.

Yu Suye, however, spent quite a bit of effort disinfecting the hand Yan Feifan used to grab the snake to prevent any bacterial or viral infections.

While Yu Suye was treating him, Yan Ziruo paced back and forth beside Yan Feifan, saying resentfully, "Feifan, I’ve figured it out. You’re a walking disaster magnet."

"Every time we go out to have fun, it’s never peaceful. Something always happens."

Yan Feifan argued, "Sis, that’s an exaggeration. Nothing happened when we went to Water World before, did it?"

"Besides, with what happened today, I couldn’t just stand by and let someone die, could I?"

Yan Ziruo snorted. "In the past six months, how many times have you even gone out for fun?"

"That time we went camping, you got picked up by a helicopter in the middle of the night, and we worried for half the night."

"This time, someone even died."

Wang Chuan tried to placate her. "Alright, alright. Feifan didn’t want this to happen either. It was just one of those things, unavoidable."

"Yeah, exactly!"

Yanyan also chimed in, "Ruoruo, Mr. Yan was being a hero, doing a good deed. You should be praising him."

Yan Ziruo glared. "Praise and encourage him? His ego would inflate to the heavens!"

"As it is, I worry about him all day, afraid something will happen to him."

Wang Chuan chuckled. "As a surgeon who aspires to be one of the best in the world, how can his path in life be a smooth one?"

"The more spectacular the journey, the greater the achievement."

"It’s like a hero’s journey; only by overcoming countless trials and tribulations can one achieve the ultimate prize."

Yan Ziruo rolled her eyes. "Chuan, that’s just sophistry. He’s just a doctor, not a soldier marching into battle and conquering cities. How can there be so many hardships?"

Yan Feifan interrupted impatiently, "Sis, I didn’t do anything wrong. The outcome was a little unexpected, but it’s not like things got out of control."

"Just stop nagging me like an old hen."

Yan Ziruo opened her mouth, but in the end just snorted heavily and reached out to pinch Yan Feifan’s arm...

「Over an hour later」

Duan Yu and Xu Zhen returned to the yacht.

The yacht left the island’s dock and headed out onto the vast lake.

Duan Yu went to the room where Yan Feifan was resting and reported, "Mr. Yan, as far as we’re concerned, this matter is over. They won’t bother you again."

Yan Feifan said, "Oh," and listened as Duan Yu continued, "Mr. Yan, I must report my failings."

"What failings?" Yan Feifan asked, a little confused.

Duan Yu, standing ramrod straight, said, "As your security detail, I made two mistakes today. First, I shouldn’t have let you handle the venomous snake, which put you in danger."

"Second, I failed to prioritize your safety at every moment, which is why I didn’t intervene when that man attacked you."

Yan Feifan smiled. "Duan Yu, you don’t need to do that at all. On this trip, you’re not here as a bodyguard, but as our friend."

"As a friend, your job is the same as ours: to eat, drink, and have fun, and get some rest while you’re at it."

Duan Yu bit his lip. "Mr. Yan, as security personnel, I need to be even more vigilant when you’re traveling or on vacation."

"Before, I always worked as part of a team with my colleagues. Now, I’m solely responsible for everything, and it led to a lapse."

"Mr. Yan, a situation like this will not happen again."

After saying this, Duan Yu left the room.

Not long after, Yu Suye entered the room.

"Feifan, everyone says the evenings at Qiandao Lake are beautiful. Don’t coop yourself up in the room. Why don’t we go out on deck and enjoy the view?"

Yan Feifan smiled and replied, "Okay..."