A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 163: The Stolen Home

If Leander and the others came here alone, they would probably end up arguing and return without doing anything.

So Qiong Xing had to be the one standing between them.

"Then it sounds like there shouldn’t be any problem if Mayo lives here," Qiong Xing said.

If people stayed away, that would actually be convenient.

It might feel lonely, but it also meant that trouble wouldn’t come close.

"That’s assuming nobody destroyed the place," Leander replied.

Beastmen who were hunted by humans were always searching for places where they could hide safely.

Even though Leander and the others had lived here years ago, there was still a chance that someone else had moved in while they were gone.

"Hey... couldn’t this have waited until after the baby was born?" Albe asked.

Qiong Xing understood what Albe meant.

"It’s not that we couldn’t wait," Qiong Xing answered calmly. "But there’s no harm in preparing early. And even after the baby is born, we’ll be busy taking care of it for a while. I don’t think we’ll have the spare time then. Considering how fast Snow is growing, it’s better to prepare while we can."

"...Alright," Albe said.

But he looked very unhappy.

It seemed that Albe also didn’t like seeing Qiong Xing push himself too hard.

Qiong Xing was already eight months pregnant and his stomach had grown very heavy.

Sometimes sharp pains would appear, which made everyone worry about him a lot.

Even the women had been shocked at how large his stomach had become.

"Mayo, if there’s anything you want, you need to say it clearly, alright?" Qiong Xing said.

"Mayo~"

Mayo might be living here in the future, so Qiong Xing wanted to grant as many of his wishes as possible.

When Qiong Xing patted Mayo’s head as they walked side by side, Mayo happily rubbed against him.

"Do you really not understand what Mayo is saying?" Albe asked.

"Hm? Mayo’s words?" Qiong Xing replied. "It would be nice if I could."

Mayo understood Qiong Xing’s words, but Qiong Xing couldn’t understand Mayo’s.

He could only guess from Mayo’s movements and expressions.

When Qiong Xing said he felt a little sorry about that, Albe strangely replied that it wasn’t that kind of issue.

"Well, whatever," Albe said. "More importantly... are we close?"

"Yeah. We’re almost there."

Because Leander was carrying Qiong Xing, they moved faster than usual.

They had arrived sooner than expected.

Even though Qiong Xing felt sorry for slowing them down, when Leander said they had arrived, his voice sounded tense.

His face also looked irritated as if he had noticed something.

"Leander?"

"Shh. Someone’s here."

Leander became alert and Albe also started looking around carefully.

"I don’t feel any magic... so it’s probably beastmen or humans," Albe said.

"Yeah. Considering the location, it’s probably beastmen," Leander replied.

Humans rarely came this deep into the forest, so by eliminating the other possibilities, they concluded it was likely beastmen.

Since Leander had already noticed them, the other side had probably noticed them as well.

"Judging by the numbers... five people. We’re outnumbered. Let’s pull back for now—"

"Who are you people!?"

"Damn."

Unexpectedly, the other group seemed aggressive.

They immediately rushed forward and each holding weapons like spears.

"Who are you?" Qiong Xing asked calmly. "This place used to be where we lived."

They were outnumbered, but that would only matter if Qiong Xing’s group were ordinary people.

Leander was a beastman.

Albe was a demon.

And Qiong Xing, though human, had limitless magic thanks to the blessing of the Gods.

Mayo was still young and in danger, so Qiong Xing told him to stay behind.

When they asked the armed group who they were, the other side became even more wary and probably thinking their home would be taken away.

"That doesn’t matter! This is our place now!" one of them shouted.

"That’s right! Humans should go away!" a woman added.

There seemed to be a woman among them. She glared at Qiong Xing who was being carried in Leander’s arms.

"You there! Leave that man and come over here. You can still escape now!"

It seemed they had misunderstood and thought Leander was a slave.

But when the woman told him to leave Qiong Xing, Leander didn’t loosen his grip at all.

Instead, he held Qiong Xing even more tightly. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Why would I go anywhere near you?" Leander said coldly. "You stole our home and then insult my precious mate."

"What!? We were trying to help you—"

"I didn’t ask for that," Leander cut her off. "Just get out of here, you thieves."

"Thieves!?"

From Leander’s perspective, that was exactly what they were.

But from their point of view, they seemed shocked.

They had thought they were helping a fellow beastman who was being controlled by a human.

"This place is our home," Leander continued. "I don’t care if it’s convenient for you. You took someone else’s home and now talk about helping? Get out."

"This place belongs to us now! You’re the ones who should leave!"

One of the men who are angry at being called a thief charged forward with a spear in his hand.

But before Leander could react, Albe stepped forward first.

"Remember, you were the ones who attacked first," Albe said coldly.

Ah... this is bad.

He was completely furious.

Leander had been arguing with them earlier, but what truly made Albe lose his temper was when one of the men pointed the spear at Qiong Xing.

It seemed they had decided to kill the human first, thinking he was the greatest threat.

Leander felt nothing as he watched the men being beaten back by Albe.

They had claimed they wanted to help, but Leander had never asked for such help.

In fact, the people who stole the place filled with his precious memories could never be considered his allies.

"That’s why I told you to leave," Leander said coldly. "If you go now, I’ll let you off. So hurry up and get out of here."