A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 165: Do Not Touch My Mate

Qiong Xing thought that if he had not been here, the woman who clung to them without reading the situation would probably have already been killed.

"Is this woman stupid?"

Albe muttered that quietly, as if he could not hold it in anymore.

Qiong Xing nodded strongly in agreement.

"Now that man isn’t here anymore. If you want to run away, now is your chance!"

"L-Linia, you..."

Even her companions seemed to realize the situation had become dangerous and tried to stop her.

But the woman who could not read the atmosphere kept clinging to Leander and even grabbed his hand, trying to pull him away.

"Come on, hurry up! You don’t have to listen to someone like that anymore. That human must have tricked you, right? A man being someone’s mate is disgusting! If you’re looking for a mate, then I can—"

"You should just die."

"Kyah—ugh!"

Leander immediately shook off the arms that was wrapped around him. He then grabbed her by the throat and lifting her into the air.

Her feet dangled above the ground as she struggled desperately to breath.

But Leander had no intention of letting go.

"L-Linia!"

"Is she your daughter?" Leander asked coldly. "Then you should understand. She insulted someone else’s mate. There’s no way I’m letting her leave here alive."

Once a beastman decided that someone was their mate, they would love that person for the rest of their life.

It did not matter if that person was human or even a man.

Once they had chosen their mate, no one else had the right to say anything about it.

Insulting someone’s mate meant insulting the person who chose them.

It meant denying that person’s very existence.

To deny Qiong Xing was also to deny Leander, the one who had chosen Qiong Xing as his mate.

And there was no way Leander could stay silent while someone mocked the mate he loved.

"If she had just stayed quiet, I would have let you all go like Qiong Xing said."

"P-Please, help her!"

"And why should I?"

The man begged Albe to help his struggling daughter.

But she had insulted Qiong Xing someone Albe considered precious family.

There was no way he would help her.

If anything, he looked like he was enjoying the scene. He was smiling as if urging Leander to finish it.

"Please! She’s my precious daughter. I’m begging you—"

"Your precious daughter just tried to kill my precious mate."

"T-That’s true, but... I’m really sorry. I truly am. Please, just spare my daughter."

"Just her? So it’s fine if the others die?"

Albe laughed mockingly as he said it.

The other men immediately panicked and began scolding the father.

Watching them turn on each other so quickly, Qiong Xing felt nothing but disgust.

They were no longer even acting like companions anymore.

It was honestly surprising that they had managed to live safely for this long.

"Haah... If you can keep your promise, then I’ll let you go," Leander finally said.

"You’re letting them go?"

Albe sounded clearly dissatisfied. But when Leander told him, "They’ll probably destroy themselves sooner or later anyway," Albe looked at the men again.

After a moment, he seemed to understand and nodded.

"Ah... I see."

After all, even if it was to save his daughter, that man had tried to abandon his own companions.

There was no way they could continue living together after that and that daughter who couldn’t read the atmosphere at all certainly didn’t seem like the type who would apologize to her companions.

If the father and daughter were abandoned by their group, then living in the forest while also being chased by humans would be extremely difficult.

When Leander released his hand, the woman collapsed slightly and began coughing violently.

He glared down at her.

"Don’t ever come near this place again. The moment I even hear your voice, I’ll come and kill you."

"Yeah," Albe added coldly. "I never want to see that stupid woman again either."

"Cough—cough! I—I’m your ma—"

"Let’s just kill her already."

"Linia! Be quiet!"

The woman still showed no sign of reflecting on her actions.

When Albe threatened her, the man quickly stopped her in a panic.

"Why!? I’m better than that guy—"

"Gyaa!"

"I won’t say it a second time," Leander said coldly.

He grabbed her by the hair and slammed her down against the ground.

"A selfish and ugly woman like you? I’d never want someone like that as my mate. You tried to kill my mate because of your own stupid misunderstanding. If I ever see that face again... I’ll kill you."

"Hii—"

With her hair still clenched in his hand, Leander forced her face against the ground.

Only then did the woman finally seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.

She nodded over and over again while her body trembling in fear.

Leander released her immediately as if even touching her any longer disgusted him.

He left the rest of the cleanup to Albe and went to bring Qiong Xing back.

"Keep watch properly with Mayo."

Albe had probably been worried about Qiong Xing as well.

He waved his hand and replied casually.

"Got it."

Then he headed back inside.

"Welcome back," Qiong Xing said with a small smile. "...So it didn’t work out after all?"

Seeing Leander return alone, Qiong Xing gave a bitter smile.

Depending on how the others had reacted, Qiong Xing had probably been willing to forgive them.

That was also likely the reason he had left first.

As a human, his presence might have made it difficult for the beastmen to speak openly.

"Of course not," Leander replied. "The moment they laid a hand on you, there was no way I or even Albe would forgive them."

"I see. I thought maybe there was a chance, but if it didn’t work, then it can’t be helped."

Just how kind could Qiong Xing possibly be?

From Qiong Xing’s point of view, those people were also beastmen like Leander and the others.