Demon King – Chapter 456 – When Scoundrels Run Into a Cop…

“Stupid Yuki, what if they insist on staying for dinner?”

The two people in the room were pressed against the wall in an extremely ridiculous posture, eavesdropping on the conversation coming from the living room outside.

“Then I will rush out and kick them out. Anyone can go hungry except you…”

Yuki glanced at the girl beside him with a strange look.

“But speaking of which, cannot you hear what is going on outside through my dad? Why are you lying against the wall eavesdropping with me?”

“Emmmmm… going through the motions? It would be awkward if only you were lying here, so I will lie here with you?

She spouted nonsense while talking. In truth, even the Demon Lord herself did not know why she was lying here. Acting stupid had long since become instinct for her.

“Then why… do you not just relay it directly to me? Why make me lie here listening?”

“Because I forgot!”

The little Demon Lord put her hands on her hips, looking completely righteous.

Just like how she clearly could fly yet still climbed walls, Eiru often forgot her own special nature. She was easily influenced by the people around her and dragged off track.

“Then right now… can you relay it? Lying on the wall is tiring, I want to lie on you…”

Yuki sighed. He was indeed tired. Mentally exhausted by the silly girl.

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“Oh~ okay… wait, what did you say you want to lie on?”

“Lie on you. Stupid girl!”

As he spoke, Yuki opened his arms and hugged the silver-haired girl, falling back onto the bed together…

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With Officer Li’s professional identity there, Yuki’s so-called grandparents did not dare to go too far.

And compared to Yuki and his mom constantly playing dumb and circling around the issue, the more upright Officer Li spoke much more directly.

If you are born unable to raise a child, then do not expect the child to repay you. Only with giving comes return. If you directly abandon a child, then do not expect them to feel grateful toward you.

Since you did not fulfill your duties as parents, the child naturally has no duty to support you. Officer Li laid it out plainly, not bothering to beat around the bush with the two old scoundrels.

On top of that, with his professional habits, Officer Li’s presence alone was oppressive enough. The two old scoundrels were clearly being crushed by it, speaking timidly. Every excuse they found was countered one by one with evidence by Officer Li.

Just like dealing with a suspect who argues sophistry, Officer Li was not afraid of these flashy tricks. One professional identity, one aura of suppression, and then he slapped counterarguments straight in their faces.

The two old scoundrels claimed they abandoned their daughter because conditions were difficult and they could not afford to raise her. Officer Li directly pointed out that they had two more sons after abandoning her. And both daughters were thrown away, not a single son.

Then the two old scoundrels said it was to give their daughters a better life, that they had handed them to other families. Officer Li then pointed out that the orphanage found his wife in the wilderness.

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And the orphanage director had said they only found one child back then. Whether Yuki’s mother’s unknown older sister was alive or dead was still unclear. At that point, Officer Li also took the opportunity to fiercely scold the two of them.

If this were an ordinary person, the two old scoundrels might have already flown into a rage from shame and started throwing a tantrum. But this time they could not, because the person in front of them was a genuine police officer.

Officer Li would have loved for them to start making a scene right now. He had long wanted to settle this mess once and for all. But he was always busy with work, and these two old scoundrels were rather clever. They only danced on the edge of the minefield, never actually stepping on the line.

So if they caused trouble now, he would have a perfectly valid reason to turn around and send both of them off for tea.

So this situation was truly a case of one thing restraining another. Reasonable people had to back off three steps when meeting scoundrels, but when scoundrels ran into a police uncle, it was genuinely hard for them to act shamelessly.

“But we are her biological parents. Blood is thicker than water.”

“Precisely because of that, our family has already been very polite to you.”

Officer Li spoke unhurriedly. He did not even know how many times he had heard that line today.

All of the scoundrels’ words were directly refuted one by one. Left speechless, they became like broken recorders, stammering over and over, unable to say anything except that one sentence.

“Her mother has been giving you face by avoiding you all this time. All the resentment she has built up over the years is kept in her heart. She is afraid that if she sees you face to face, she will lose control, do you understand?”

As a strong woman, Yuki’s mother naturally had a fierce temperament. Parents who abandoned her in childhood, then years later shamelessly came to demand benefits from her… She was truly afraid that she would not be able to control herself and would explode and hit people on the spot.

To avoid her own impulse causing bad consequences, her only attitude toward the two old scoundrels was to avoid them whenever possible. As for dealing with them, though it was somewhat inappropriate, she could only leave it to her husband and son, who carried relatively less resentment.

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“But we are her biological parents. Blood is thicker than water.”

“Are your grandparents broken recorders or what? Why does it never end?”

In the room, the little Demon Lord suddenly turned her head and said this to Yuki.

“I think my dad is too fierce and made them skip.”

Yuki could not help wanting to laugh. Seeing those two old scoundrels getting shut down outside made him feel extremely satisfied.

He did not have his dad’s professional aura. In front of those two old scoundrels, he really was somewhat timid, only able to play dumb and muddle through. At its core, this was his mom’s issue. Without a clear solution or stance from his parents, he could not just decide things on his own behalf.

Dad really is amazing. The head of the household is different after all… Yuki could not help but feel a bit of longing. One day, could he also support the whole family like his dad?

Just like how his father helped his mother, Yuki looked at Eiru beside him, who was still whispering complaints nonstop. He thought about one day standing in front of the girl at his side, supporting everything for her, becoming her shelter, solving all her problems…

“But we are her biological parents. Blood is thicker than water.”

“There it is again, there it is again. I have heard that at least ten times already… Do your grandparents say this every single time they come? Damn.”

Counting on her fingers, Her Majesty the Demon Lord was getting impatient. She almost wanted to go out and tape the mouths of the two broken recorders shut.

“Pretty much… But today the frequency is higher because they have nothing left to say after getting crushed by my dad.”

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Yuki smiled and once again lifted Eiru into his arms, pulling her close and indulging himself in her scent again.

“And also, they are not my grandparents. Calling them that is just basic politeness… They are just two old scoundrels. Nothing more.”

“Oh oh… sorry, my bad~”

The little Demon Lord stuck out her tongue playfully, letting the person behind her mess around on her body while she kept her attention on what was happening outside.

“Lu Brat, tell me… If one day you ran into a problem like this, would you want me to stand out in front and shield you?”

Translator Note

I’d say… although Eiru’s mother is annoying, she still loves her son. No matter how harsh her treatment towards Eiru, it doesn’t change the fact that she loves her kids.

Compared to Yuki’s grandparents, Eiru’s mother is far better than them, isn’t she?