A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 114: An Unexpected Grandmother

Qiong Xing did not know why Cari had grown so attached to him, but he felt deeply happy that Cari was thinking about him that much.

"Yes. If that means Cari won’t get hurt anymore, I would be very happy."

"I’ll do it."

Qiong Xing asked if he was really sure, since he seemed to be doing it for him. But Cari did not waver at all and firmly said he would do it.

When Qiong Xing looked at Albe for confirmation, Albe immediately agreed.

He was probably happy to be relied on.

"If it’s alright, may I learn together as well?"

If Cari was going to work hard, then Qiong Xing thought he should try too, whether he could do it or not.

After that, the three of them (plus Mayo) gathered medicinal herbs and then headed to the guild.

At first, Qiong Xing had planned to have Albe wait outside the town.

However, Albe refused to stay behind, so there was no choice.

After putting a fake collar on him as a precaution, the three of them went to the guild together.

When Qiong Xing greeted them with a smile after such a long time, a man suddenly ran toward him in tears.

"Qiong Xing! Where have you been all this time?!"

"Eh?"

The familiar staff member rushed right up to him.

Just as he seemed about to grab him, as if saying "Got you!"

Bang!

"...Eh?"

"...Eh?"

"...Eh?"

"...Eh?"

He reacted without thinking and threw the man over his shoulder.

It happened so fast that no one around them could respond.

Cari and Albe both stared with their eyes wide open.

It was a perfect shoulder throw.

"......."

The entire guild immediately fell silent.

Only Qiong Xing looked calm as if nothing unusual had happened.

"I’m sorry. Are you hurt?"

He reached out a hand to the man who is currently lying on the floor and helped him to stand up. He then checked him to see if he had any injuries.

"...N-no... I’m not."

"That’s good."

As Qiong Xing brushed the dust off the man’s back, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps approaching.

"You stupid fool!"

"Gah!"

Oh dear.

Just after Qiong Xing had cleaned him up, an older woman rushed in and punched the man, which sending him flying back onto the floor.

"Don’t shout so loudly! How am I supposed to sleep peacefully like that?!"

"You shouldn’t be sleeping during work. Also, your voice is louder than his."

"Be quiet, Sarin!"

"......."

What exactly was going on?

There was the male staff member lying on the floor after being punched.

There was the older woman who had clearly caused it.

And behind her stood another older man wearing a monocle who is currently smiling as he calmly made comments.

Qiong Xing could not make sense of it.

"I’m sorry about that. I’m sure you were surprised. Are you alright? She may look like that, but she’s actually kind. Oh, would you like some candy?"

"...No, thank you."

Candy?

Was this man some kind of auntie handing out sweets, or a kidnapper?

Qiong Xing might look young, but inside he was like an old man.

He politely refused and looked at the man as if asking for an explanation.

"Ah, I suppose this is all too confusing. Please, come this way. Let’s talk for a bit."

The man gave him a gentle smile, though it seemed slightly suspicious and tried to pull him along.

However, Qiong Xing remembered the most basic rule: do not follow strangers.

He stopped himself and took a small step back, creating some distance.

"I’m sorry, but I cannot go with someone I do not know. I only came today to accept a request. If there is nothing else, we will leave now. That is all."

"...Oh?"

"......."

The room fell silent once again.

Qiong Xing did not understand what was happening, but he felt there was nothing more he could do here.

Cari had been clinging to his leg in fear for a while now, so Qiong Xing picked him up and turned around to leave.

"Ahahahahahahahaha! You’re amazing! To talk back to this Sarin guy and call him some unknown old man! Ahahahaha! I’m impressed. I like you!"

Old man...

He had not said it that directly, but in a way it was close enough to what he meant, so he decided to stay quiet.

The woman who had been in a bad mood earlier was now laughing loudly.

She happily slapped the back of the man called Sarin again and again with great force.

Didn’t that hurt?

"It hurts, so stop. And sorry for not introducing ourselves first. I suppose we did look like a suspicious old man and old woman. Let me start again. I am Sarin, the vice-guild master here. And this loud old lady is the guild master, Katarina. The name doesn’t suit her, right?"

The moment he called her an old lady again, Katarina punched him hard in the stomach.

"That’s a lovely name. It suits your beautiful bright hair and eyes very well."

"......."

What was wrong?

Everyone was staring at Qiong Xing with their mouths slightly open.

Katarina’s hair was carefully braided and tied up.

It was too bright to simply call brown, it was closer to a vivid orange.

Even at her age, she was full of energy and loud laughter.

To him, the bright color suited her very well.

He had simply said what he thought.

But seeing everyone fall silent again, Qiong Xing decided it was better to leave.

"Where are you going?"

He was caught.

A hand landed on his shoulder from behind.

It was much stronger than he expected from a woman.

When he tried to step forward, she held him firmly in place and clearly not letting him escape.

"Um—guh!"

"From today on, you are my grandson!"

He had been about to ask her to let go, but suddenly she hugged him tightly from behind.

His neck was squeezed and a strange sound came out of his throat.