Chapter 96 - 94: 5 People Need 17 Signatures
Bi Fang had underestimated his own fame.
Saying that he was recognized on the street after trending on hot search all day long was no exaggeration.
After all, most people had only seen a clip of him, found it astonishing at the moment, but didn’t retain a deep impression afterward.
But if they had watched his live broadcast, it would be strange if they didn’t recognize him.
Now, Bi Fang had hundreds of thousands of fans, so it was quite normal for him to encounter them while out and about.
Bi Fang was also quite generous about his fans asking for autographs, and he agreed graciously.
(Awesome, even police have become Old Fang’s fans, that’s just incredible.]
[No words needed, just one word, respect!]
[I also want Master Fang’s autograph. When will Master Fang give some fan benefits?]
“Huo, it’s so heavy!”
Two young officers lifted the tightly bound Golden Python, almost failing to hold on to it.
“Five meters six!”
Another officer retracted the tape measure, equally shocked. They had caught snakes on duty before, but it was their first time catching a python, especially one as big as this Golden Python.
“It’s about over seventy kilograms,” Bi Fang nodded. “A domestically-raised Golden Python hardly grows beyond six meters, so five meters six is considered quite large. I wonder how Officer Liu plans to deal with it?”
“Releasing it into the wild is out of the question. I watched the broadcast: a Golden Python wouldn’t survive if released, right?”
“That’s correct, so I hope you can contact a zoo, preferably a larger one, otherwise a small zoo might struggle to care for a Golden Python, as it’s quite troublesome to maintain,” Bi Fang nodded, suggesting that finding a zoo to take it in would be the best solution.
“Then we’ll do as you say. We’ll take it back first, keep it contained, and then get in touch with a zoo,” Officer Liu nodded.
Since it couldn’t be released and still needed protection, the only option was to send it to a zoo.
After a pause, he looked at Bi Fang, “What about you? Are you going to come back with us?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the Shuiyou showed their dissatisfaction. How could someone speak like that? Could they be a fake fan? The bullet screen was immediately flooded with pleas for him to stay.
Bi Fang thought it over and agreed.
Although the live broadcast was short this time, almost everything that needed to be done had been done, and the educational part was also complete. He had even caught a python and successfully made an impression in front of his Shuiyou; his goal had been achieved.
“Fine, I’ll go back with you.”
“The content of today’s live broadcast is basically over, it’s about time to head back. But don’t worry, the next broadcast won’t be too far off. Let’s not miss it!”
Upon hearing the closing remarks, the audience immediately launched a screen full of comments like “No, don’t go!”, “Keep streaming a little longer!”, “Not satisfied yet!” along with a shower of virtual gifts.
But Bi Fang still chose to “mercilessly” end the live stream.
In the police car, Bi Fang and the Golden Python sat in the back seat.
Nobody wanted to sit next to the huge creature, so the back seat naturally belonged to Bi Fang.
The Golden Python, now with its mouth bound too, glared with red eyes, looking despondent.
Its body, tightly wrapped up, couldn’t move at all.
“Brother Fang, you’re too amazing. How could you dare to catch such a big python by yourself?” In the car, the two young officers were quite excited. They had been restrained when Officer Liu was around, but now that Liu was in another vehicle, they felt more at ease.
“Mainly because this is a pet snake. Its muscle mass and wildness are nothing compared to the wild ones, otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to mess with it alone,” Bi Fang replied while signing autographs.
In total, there were only five officers, but they asked for a combined total of seventeen autographs, claiming they were for friends. This was a bit extreme!
As a pet snake, they are fed dead prey, so over time their wildness and aggressiveness greatly diminish, and how can flowers raised in a greenhouse be wild anyway?
Without natural enemies, without the need to hunt prey, without harsh environments, even the fiercest of beasts become docile, and even lions and tigers would fear dogs.
If one wants a python to be fierce, the simplest method is to feed it live prey over a long period of time and gradually increase the size of the food according to its body size until it grows to five to seven meters, at which point it can be fed large meals like sheep and pigs.
However, Bi Fang didn’t think that the kind of person who would casually abandon a pet python would have the guts to raise it that way.
That’s courting death!
“That’s still pretty impressive,” said the officer in the passenger seat, his heart still racing from the sight of the Golden Python folded into three sections.
When they had first helped to move the python, they had all touched its muscles, which were as hard as stone; let alone catch it alone, they wouldn’t even dare to sit near it.
Soon after, Bi Fang returned to the county town and, after saying goodbye to Officer Liu and others, he hailed a car and went back to the Magic Capital.
By the time he arrived at the Magic Capital, it was just after four in the afternoon.
While it was still early, Bi Fang called Lin Chang.
“Manager Lin, do you know any reliable outdoor brand stores or shopping malls? I want to buy some equipment.”
Even though he couldn’t bring any professional equipment from outside the System for his missions, Bi Fang had previously promised everyone that he would set up a club, so he definitely needed to get the equipment as well.
“You want to buy equipment?” Lin Chang was surprised by the call. “Why don’t you ask Yao Jun? Isn’t that what his family does? And he lives right in the Magic Capital.”
“Yao Jun?” Hearing this name, Bi Fang was startled, feeling it was familiar. It took him a while to remember that this was Lord Mu’s real name.
Last time he had quickly looked it up and only found a group name without looking into the details. He had no idea Lord Mu was in this business.
“Yeah, if you come to me, I only know where to buy. But if you go to Yao Jun, you’ll get the professional stuff. He loves outdoor sports, so he opened his own outdoor sports clothing brand. He does everything: sports drinks, sports clothing, even knives,” Lin Chang explained.
He loves outdoor sports so much that he opened his own brand store?
That thought made Bi Fang feel cliched, but he couldn’t help it.
No wonder he had run into Lord Mu during his first livestream; it was true love!
With that conversation, Bi Fang didn’t bother Lin Chang any further and directly reached out to Yao Jun on QQand made a voice call.
“Master Fang wants new equipment?” Yao Jun sounded pleasantly surprised. He had been wanting to help Bi Fang with new equipment for a while, as he felt Bi Fang’s sportswear during the past livestreams wasn’t up to par. But he had felt too awkward to bring it up proactively.
It seemed like he was trying to sell his own products, and it could come off as a bit condescending. How could an outdoor streamer not afford decent equipment?
Now that Bi Fang had mentioned it himself, Yao Jun was overjoyed.
“Not me… well, kind of,” Bi Fang started to deny it but then considered that he might use it himself later, so he admitted it.
“That’s great! Master Fang, just wait for me. I’ll come to you right now and take you to pick some out! It’s all from my private collection! Absolutely all treasures!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Jun hung up.
Wait, did I mention my address?
Bi Fang was taken aback, looking at the disconnected call and silently sent his location.
It didn’t take long for Yao Jun to send a scratching-head emoji.
Good lord, he really was coming.
Bi Fang was speechless at the enthusiasm.
Half an hour later, Yao Jun arrived.