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

Chapter 406: A Small Family Dispute

Qiong Xing understood that Narka was not at fault.

However—

"...To be honest, I was disappointed in Rohen. I even considered keeping my distance from all of you."

"..."

For now, setting everything else aside, Qiong Xing honestly told Narka what he had felt back then.

"But... after speaking with him properly, it seems he came to his own conclusion. So I decided not to do that. I would be happy if we could continue getting along."

At those words, Narka visibly relaxed and Qiong Xing gave a wry smile.

Qiong Xing did not know how they viewed him, but he did not think there was much benefit in being on good terms with him.

"However, I am not that generous, so please do not expect there to be a next time."

This time he had forgiven them.

But there would not be a second chance.

He warned them of that clearly and Narka nodded with a serious expression.

Above all, Qiong Xing prioritized his family.

It might sound harsh, but if he were ever told to choose, he would not hesitate to let go of Narka and the others.

"You said you were disappointed, but I did trust you all to some extent. I also liked you, Narka, for being so straightforward and sincere."

Narka was honest, sometimes to the point of saying things that did not need to be said.

But that was exactly why he did not seem like the type to lie and it made him trustworthy.

"...You praise an old man like me and I’ve got nothing to give you."

"If you could just continue getting along with us, that would be enough. I’ve also heard from Brat that you’ve been helping him, so I appreciate it."

Qiong Xing had heard from Brat that Narka and the others were helping him walk his own path.

"How old are you anyway? You’re making me feel like the kid here."

In terms of physical age, Narka was clearly older.

But with Qiong Xing’s past life memories and personality, it was not surprising that people sometimes saw him as older.

However, there was no need to explain that.

What mattered was that everyone liked the Qiong Xing he was now.

"If that’s how you feel, then please try a little harder not to get scolded by Rohen."

"Yeah, yeah."

Narka nodded with a bitter expression, so it should be fine.

After finishing their apology, Qiong Xing decided to stop by the barracks to see Rohen as well, where they were greeted with smiles.

"I came to collect on your promise to let me hold the baby."

Qiong Xing then held up Hui, fulfilling the promise Rohen had once made to hold her after she was born, and Rohen smiled and nodded.

"She’s so small. She’s really adorable."

It seemed to be his first time holding a baby, but Rohen held her more carefully than expected, and Qiong Xing smiled in relief and nodded as well.

...

"I didn’t do anything wrong!"

After finishing the dishes, Qiong Xing was about to go check on Lian when he heard children’s crying and Yue’s angry voice echoing down the hallway.

"You don’t get to say you didn’t do anything wrong. Lian is crying, so apologize."

"I don’t wanna! Yue didn’t do anything wrong!"

It sounded like Joa was scolding Yue, but from the content alone it was unclear what had happened.

Qiong Xing tilted his head and walked closer.

"Yue pushed Lian. It doesn’t look like she’s hurt, but it’s dangerous."

Now he understood why Lian was crying so loudly.

"I see. Then why is Rui crying?"

"Huh? Ah... maybe he just got caught up in Lian crying?"

"Maybe...?"

Why was he unsure?

Qiong Xing thought to himself.

Lian was crying while clinging to Elias and Rui being influenced by that seemed unlikely.

As for Yue, she was emotionally expressive, but she did not seem like the type to push Lian for no reason.

"Apologize to Lian properly."

"No! I hate Papa!"

Oh dear.

He had been told he was hated now.

It was important to scold children when they did something wrong, but if you only scolded them like that, they would not understand or reflect.

"Rui, come here."

Lian was being comforted by Elias, and Lian by Leander, but Joa was busy scolding Yue, leaving Rui unattended.

Qiong Xing picked Rui up as he came wobbling over while crying.

"Yue."

"..."

Yue flinched and lowered her head as if she expected Qiong Xing to scold her too.

Qiong Xing gave a small wry smile.

He was not someone who often got angry, but he was not completely without anger either.

Sometimes he did end up making the children cry, which probably made Yue afraid of him.

Yue clenched the hem of her clothes tightly.

She looked like she was holding back tears.

Even while clearly upset, her face remained expressionless.

"It’s okay. I’m not angry, so come here."

He called her name again gently, and only then did Yue slowly lift her head and approach.

Even so, unlike usual, she did not jump into his arms and stopped just one step away.

"...Yue didn’t do anything wrong."

"There was a reason, right? Mama knows that Yue and Rui love their Sister Lian very much."

"Yeah."

There might have been confusion about their physical differences or their different fathers, but their sibling relationship was not bad at all. In fact, it was quite good.

There was no way Yue would push Lian for no reason.

There had to be some explanation.

"...Sister stepped on Rui’s tail. Rui said it hurt... so Yue got mad."

It was now clear why Rui had been crying.

The mystery was solved.

From what had been said, Lian had accidentally stepped on Rui’s tail, and Rui who is crying from the pain, had been pushed by Yue, who was trying to protect him.

As a human, Qiong Xing did not have a tail, so he could not truly understand the pain, but judging from Rui’s crying, it must have hurt quite a lot.