A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 99: A Strange Conversation

"To think something like this would happen right in the middle of town..."

From what he overheard of their conversation, it seemed that Elias being a slave had been released immediately, but for some reason these men had misunderstood and seemed to think Qiong Xing was a noble or something, so he was being kept because he would fetch money.

In truth, he was just a commoner.

"Well, Elias and the others will probably come to rescue him, so it’s just a matter of enduring until then."

There was no way they would remain still.

The men probably thought that because they were slaves they couldn’t do anything, but before that, Elias and the others were Qiong Xing’s mates.

If they learned he had been taken, they would surely defeat the men without mercy.

"If possible, he’d rather not have anyone kill them..."

Part of it was that Qiong Xing didn’t want to see corpses, but more than anything, he didn’t want Elias and the others to have to do such things.

Unlike when he was in his previous life, robbery and kidnapping didn’t seem to be rare here, but even so, he didn’t want them to commit murder.

"There aren’t any windows, so he can’t even tell where he is... well, even if he could see outside, he doubts he’d understand anyway."

Once he acknowledged that he had no sense of direction, it became easier.

It would probably be better if he could fix it, but it wasn’t something that could be corrected so easily, and if that were the case, he thought it would be quicker to go out with someone else.

If he went somewhere many times, he would surely remember eventually, and there was no need to strain himself trying to memorize it.

"More importantly, it’s so cold. Since it’s underground it can’t be helped, but he wonders if someone could lend him a coat?"

Not that he expected such kindness from kidnappers.

Although he was locked in, he wasn’t bound, so he wandered freely around the room.

"It would be wiser not to waste unnecessary energy, but..."

"Looks like you’ve woken up."

"No, I wasn’t woken up yet."

So he would like to be left alone a little longer.

Ignoring the man who spoke to him, he searched for an escape route.

"......."

The door the man must have come through was open, but...

"I feels like I might be able to get out now... actually, no, I don’t."

"You’re not even going to try to escape?! At least give it a shot!"

For some reason, he was being cheered on.

"No, that’s impossible. I wasn’t have much that stamina to do that."

"...Don’t just accept it like that."

In truth, Qiong Xing didn’t feel he could win against the man in front of him physically.

"You... don’t you realize you’ve been kidnapped?"

Wasn’t that underestimating Qiong Xing a bit too much?

Even someone as easygoing as Qiong Xing understood at least that much.

He understood it, though he couldn’t give the reaction they probably expected.

"Of course I understands. So... are you the bandit leader?"

"Well, sure. Yeah, I’m the leader. Though it’s not like we’re anything grand enough to be called bandits."

"You’re not bandits? Then... what are you?"

"Who knows? Don’t ask me. More importantly, maybe you should worry about yourself. We won’t kill you, but on the flip side, that means we’ll do anything else."

That meant that as long as he didn’t die, even having his limbs torn off was possible.

"That would be unpleasant. My child is still young, and there are my mates who might do who knows what if left alone."

"Huh? A child? How old are you anyway? And mates... don’t tell me you’re mates are beastmen?"

"What’s my age have something to do with you? Just to be clear, my child is mine, although we aren’t related by blood. Still, he’s precious and adorable, so I would make sure to return alive."

"......."

He didn’t expect to be released so easily, but he conveyed his hope anyway.

The man who called himself the leader spoke lightly and even smiled, but his eyes were vacant and carrying a cold detached look.

His black hair that reaching his shoulders was tied carelessly and the red eyes that was looking at him seemed somehow familiar.

"Hm? Oh? Is the boss a demon?"

Seeing those familiar eyes, Qiong Xing suddenly realized.

"You’re only noticing now? No wonder your reaction’s been weird. So? Are you going to cry and scream that it’s disgusting? Or shout at me to stay away? Either way you’d be noisy, so it’d make me want to crush your throat."

?

Why would he do that?

The man tilted his head as well when Qiong Xing only tilted his own without reacting.

"......."

Um...?

Should he scream as expected here?

But then his throat would be ruined.

That would be a problem.

They stared at each other for several minutes.

"Um, more importantly than that..."

"More importantly than that?! You’re making me look like an idiot for waiting!"

It seemed, after all, that this wasn’t the reaction he had expected.

But Qiong Xing also valued his own throat, so he couldn’t do something so unreasonable.

"Sorry for not meeting your expectations. But there’s something I would like to ask."

"What?"

Well, even if he made such a displeased face...

The throat was important, after all.

He wanted to chat with his family and he wanted to eat delicious food too.

"Do demons have any foods they’re bad with?"

"......."

Ah, he wasn’t even trying to hide his exasperated expression anymore.

Well, perhaps he hadn’t been hiding it from the start.

Since coming here, Qiong Xing had become quite used to seeing that expression and he was aware that his own common sense was lacking.

"...What are you going to do asking that? Planning to make me eat something? That’s impossible in a place like this."

That was true.

If he were planning something like that, Qiong Xing would have asked about weaknesses instead of food.

Though he doubted anyone would answer honestly anyway.