A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!

Chapter 187: The Annoying Stranger

"Ahh, that’s so good," the man said with a grin. "Talking back to me like that... I love it."

It was honestly disgusting.

Qiong Xing had no intention of judging other people’s preferences.

But that only applied when he wasn’t involved himself.

Why did he have to deal with someone who got happy just because he talked back rudely?

Because of the irritation, Albe started biting his nails.

"Hey, hey, tell me your name," the red haired man said.

"It’s Tutu," Qiong Xing replied calmly.

"Pfft!"

Albe who had just been full of anger suddenly burst out laughing at the obvious fake name.

The red-haired man also seemed to realize it was a lie and kept insisting that Qiong Xing tell him his real name.

"It’s Baobao."

"No way~"

"Goudan."

"Nope~"

"Then... Dandan."

"You just said ’then’!"

Even Qiong Xing thought he was being way too random, but seriously thinking about it felt like a waste of time.

"I simply don’t want to tell you," Qiong Xing said flatly. "You should be able to understand that."

"Eh~ impossible," the man replied casually. "People always tell me to read the room, but like... pfft, how do you even read air? Doesn’t that sound weird?"

"...."

Both of them fell silent.

This was exhausting.

Qiong Xing didn’t even want to deal with him anymore.

"Hey, hey, aren’t you hungry?" the man asked.

"Why don’t you make a mud ball somewhere and eat that?" Qiong Xing replied coldly.

"Eh~ is that tasty?"

Of course not!

"...Then I’ll give you something good," Qiong Xing said calmly. "So could you please leave for today?"

"Whoa, suddenly polite~ what is it? What are you giving me?"

"It’s something very suitable for you," Qiong Xing replied. "But I can’t give it to you unless you promise."

"I will, I will! Give it to me!"

"Alright then... go fetch!"

Qiong Xing took something out of his bag, pulled his arm back, and threw it high into the air.

The idiot chased after it eagerly, and Qiong Xing and Albe watched him go.

"...What did you throw?" Albe asked.

"A bone," Qiong Xing answered.

"...I see... wait, is he a dog?!"

"That’s rude to dogs," Qiong Xing replied calmly.

"Yeah... you’re right."

Comparing that idiot to a dog was wrong.

Dogs were cute and loyal to their owners.

That guy was just a nuisance.

Ten minutes with him was already the limit.

"I’m tired," Qiong Xing said. "Let’s stop somewhere for tea before going home."

"Yeah," Albe agreed. "By the way, what kind of bone was that?"

"...Deer, maybe? Or rabbit... or bird. Ah... but judging by the thickness, it was probably deer."

Qiong Xing remembered putting it in his bag, but he couldn’t clearly remember what kind of bone it was.

"Why were you even carrying something like that?" Albe asked.

"I planned to use it," Qiong Xing replied. "It’s good for making broth."

"Broth? What’s that?"

"It’s like... the flavor of meat... extracted into liquid."

"Can’t you just use meat?"

It wasn’t that he couldn’t.

But meat was something you ate, while broth was something you drank.

Still, Qiong Xing wasn’t skilled enough to explain it properly, so they decided he would just make it next time instead.

"That sounds good," Qiong Xing said. "If the meat is cooked until it’s soft, I might be able to eat more too."

"...Right."

Qiong Xing liked grilled meat, but as a human, his jaw wasn’t that strong.

Eating thick chewy meat in the same amount as everyone else was hard on both his stomach and his jaw.

Feeling like he had solved one of his problems, Qiong Xing smiled happily.

Albe gave a half-hearted "That’s great" in response.

"Then let’s go buy what we need," Qiong Xing said. "What do you like, Albe?"

"Hmm... meat?"

"Youth really is simple," Qiong Xing said. "Then let’s go to the forest. Please teach me how to hunt."

"...Didn’t you go before?" Albe asked.

"We got interrupted by those brothers, so there were no animals," Qiong Xing replied. "Well, I didn’t really know how to hunt anyway, so it worked out."

"And you still went!?"

Since Joa had been there, Qiong Xing had assumed he would teach him if needed.

What he didn’t know was that Joa had deliberately stayed silent because he didn’t want to teach him.

"Maybe I should prepare a bow," Qiong Xing said thoughtfully. "But using something unfamiliar might be troublesome. Magic could work too... or maybe traps?"

"...Please choose the safest method," Albe said with a sigh.

Qiong Xing asked with excitement, while Albe who is already giving up let out a long tired breath.

"Have you seen my younger brother!?"

"...."

"...."

The man rushed up to them shouting and both Qiong Xing and Albe silently looked in the direction where the red-haired man had run off chasing the bone earlier.

"That idiot! Just because he finally got to come to town, he got excited and ran off somewhere!"

"That sounds difficult," Qiong Xing said calmly. "Good luck finding your lost brother."

"And don’t show up in front of us again," Albe added coldly. "I don’t care if he’s your brother or not, he’s nothing but trouble."

Ah.

"I want to say the same thing!" the man snapped. "...Wait. You... did you meet my brother? When?"

Ah... there it was.

Qiong Xing had told Albe about what happened before, but today was the first time they had actually met that younger brother.

If they said they had met him, it could only be today.

Seeing Albe’s "I messed up" expression, Qiong Xing gave a small, helpless smile and briefly explained what had just happened.

"He kept calling people pets," Qiong Xing said calmly. "But I think he should realize that he is the one more suited to being a pet."

"...."

"...."

Albe and the man both fell silent.

Qiong Xing had no idea that, in their minds, they were thinking: This guy says the most brutal things with such a gentle smile...