Demon King – Chapter 482 – Orphanage

Eiru? Hearing this familiar name, Officer Li raised an eyebrow. His lover’s remarks had indeed caught his attention.

“What’s wrong with that Eiru?”

“You don’t even know what kind of wild brat that Eiru is. Skips classes all the time, never studies, fights and brawls, drinks and smokes, collects protection money everywhere and harasses girls. Completely a second-rate thug.”

(Little Demon Lord: I… I… [Crying on the spot from anger])

“That bad? He’s my friend’s child… surely he’s not as awful as you’re saying?”

Officer Li frowned. The Eiru Ning Xin was describing didn’t sound like the same person he knew at all.

“Your friend’s child? Then pass the word along and tell them to discipline that little bastard properly. I don’t care about anything else, at the very least don’t let them affect other people’s kids.”

When it came to Eiru, Ning Xin really couldn’t put on a pleasant expression. But that couldn’t really be blamed on her either, because that certain girl’s reputation outside really was rather…

She had no interest in caring about other people’s kids. Normally she would only give a cursory look into the people around Yuki. But clearly, without digging deeper and only skimming the surface for information about Eiru, what she got were nothing but those bizarre tales of unknown origin and propagation, so absurd that even Eiru herself would be completely dumbfounded by them.

As for why Officer Li hadn’t heard of Eiru’s so-called glorious deeds, it was mainly because his work post had only been transferred back to the Huanghai area recently. At this stage, with his job still in the adjustment period, he neither had the mindset nor the need to specifically look into the affairs of a high school student.

No matter how bad her impression of Eiru was, at the end of the day she was still someone else’s child, so Ning Xin wouldn’t say too much. But if someone like that came to associate with her precious son, then the nature of the matter changed entirely.

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This career woman who doted fiercely on her child usually treated Yuki like the apple of her eye. Naturally, she wouldn’t allow such a bad kid to come and influence and corrupt her precious son.

“If you think it’s awkward, worried about hurting your relationship so you’re embarrassed to say it, then I’ll go talk to them myself.”

Ning Xin’s face was filled with indignation.

“Can’t even manage their own kid and still let him affect others. What kind of parents are they supposed to be?”

“I think there’s been some misunderstanding here…”

Unable to keep listening, Officer Li felt that he shouldn’t stay silent any longer.

Leaving aside the fact that she was his good friend’s daughter, Officer Li actually quite liked that little girl Eiru. Even if it was just for her reputation and image, and not wanting to upset his own son or cause him trouble, Officer Li felt it was necessary to step in and say a few words.

“You’re actually speaking up for a thug? Go ask around about that Eiru. What kind of person do you think he is? Would you feel at ease letting Little Ki stay with someone like that?”

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While the atmosphere at Yuki’s home was thick with gunpowder, the protagonist being discussed by his parents was wandering through the corridor of a building elsewhere.

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“Emmmmm… It looks pretty creepy outside, but inside there’s nothing special at all?”

Floating forward, the Little Demon Lord looked around. In her eyes, this orphanage didn’t seem to have anything particularly unusual about it.

Since she was trespassing, Eiru naturally wasn’t shameless enough to stroll around openly. Invisibility plus flight, avoiding everyone inside, was still very necessary.

This was also Her Majesty the Demon Lord’s first time visiting a place like an orphanage. After making several rounds, the overall feeling it gave her was more like a boarding kindergarten.

At this hour, the children had all been placed in various rooms for study activities. It looked like preparations for dinner were underway. Eiru even saw quite a few adults busy preparing the evening meal, which made her a bit hungry just watching.

She hadn’t forgotten the purpose of her infiltration. But after circling the building several times and searching carefully, she still didn’t find any silver-haired girls.

When she first saw the photos outside, she thought this might be a place where a group of suspected Daughters of Amber Crystal with silver hair were gathered, and that she might find some clues here.

But judging from this, it seemed this orphanage had only taken in the group of girls from the photos, who were suspected to no longer be alive. While thinking and organizing the clues, Eiru still summed up quite a few suspicious points.

After one full round, just judging from the food alone, she found that this orphanage treated the children very well. There was fish and meat, and all the children lived together like one big family, with no signs of differential treatment.

After that, she secretly tailed several of the adults here to observe them for a while, but didn’t find anything like in the movies, no hidden rooms or secret chambers for imprisoning people. Not to mention that the group of silver-haired girls in the photos were also shown playing together and taking group pictures in the courtyard.

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Daughters of Amber Crystal only appeared once every five years. From that point alone, the possibility that this large group of silver-haired girls of the same age were all Daughters of Amber Crystal was basically zero.

But under circumstances where there was no abuse or differential treatment, for girls who weren’t Daughters of Amber Crystal to all leave the world during the prime of their youth… the Little Demon Lord absolutely did not believe there was nothing wrong there.

Not to mention that ever since she entered, although there were no problems on the surface, the entire building had been permeated with an indescribable eerie atmosphere. A kind of atmosphere that only Eiru could sense.

Arriving at a room that looked like a classroom, the Little Demon Lord watched the children in front of her singing and playing, when her gaze was suddenly drawn to a figure.

It was a white-haired old grandpa. Well, Her Majesty the Demon Lord admitted that she was a bit overly sensitive to silver hair now. Her eyes were immediately hooked by that silvery-white head of hair.

Although the old grandpa looked quite advanced in age, Eiru could still see the glimmer of wisdom in his eyes. That scholarly, intellectual aura was something that didn’t fade much with age.

The way the old man looked at the children was filled with affection, or rather, with a hint of indulgent fondness. From this alone, he seemed to be an elderly person who truly loved children.

“Dean, it’s almost time to eat. Are you here to check on everyone?”

The teacher on the platform noticed the aged figure at the door, immediately stopped what they were doing, and went up to greet him respectfully.

“Hello, Grandpa~”

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The children also greeted the old man at the door in unison.

“Mm, very good…”

The old man nodded, seemingly very satisfied with the children’s lively figures.

“We’ll arrange for everyone to go eat in a bit, once the food over there is ready. We’ve got these things all arranged, Dean, you don’t need to worry about them.”

“Oh, so this is the dean… such a kind-looking old grandpa.”

Remaining transparent, the Little Demon Lord circled around him while observing.

From the teacher’s heartfelt respect and the children warmly calling him Grandpa, this seemed to be a very well-loved elder. And someone who ran an orphanage to benefit children couldn’t possibly be a bad person.

Just as Eiru was thinking this and planning to give up today’s investigation and leave, a voice suddenly came from somewhere, extremely abruptly…

“Help me… please…”