Chapter 567: The House Of Lily of the Valley
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lily’s POV:
Yarin was quiet on the way back, which was very different from his usual loud personality. I believed it was partly because the police van was uncomfortable and partly because of the box of ‘goods’.
They were not dolls, even if everyone hoped it was. However, the smell of humans and antiseptic was so distinct that it made people feel nauseous. No wonder the two rookie policemen were so scared that their hands trembled.
Earlier, when Yarin and Heller were still sleeping in the early morning, I heard some gossip while patrolling. News of the underworld often circulated in the alleys exiled by the human world. Gang fights, gun smuggling, sex trade, cult rituals. Normally I would pretend I didn’t hear them. Don’t judge me yet, saints.
If an injured stray cat walked up to you, you would save it. However, if there were a hundred lions guarding the cat, would you pounce on it without hesitation?
Suppose you don’t know how to, then you have no right to judge me. If you can, hah, the lions are going to have a good meal.
Anyways, after hearing some rumors of smuggling, I immediately decided to take the two boys and return home.
‘The House of Lily of the Valley’ sounded like a soft name. It should belong to a greenhouse or a fashion boutique, right? Unfortunately, the cruel truth was that ‘the House of Lily of the Valley’ was a criminal organization in the border area. It was notorious, and even other underground forces avoided it as much as possible.
This organization had never abided by the rules of the underground world. The reason it was famous in the beginning was because it was a gang. ｂ𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎ｌ.ｎｅｔ
This caused dissatisfaction among the other underground forces. However, what was shocking was that the House of Lily of the Valley won a total victory in the joint encirclement of the underground world. It annexed several old mafia families and became the most powerful criminal organization in the border area.
The strong camouflage was a mystery. No one had ever seen the mastermind behind the House of Lily of the Valley. Many people hired assassins or private detectives to inquire about the person’s information, but in the end, they found nothing. Even those assassins and detectives never appeared again.
The House of Lily of the Valley became a mystery of the underground world. Its arrogance and mystery made people flinch.
People called the rotten alley where the boys and I lived temporarily ‘the House of the Homeless’. There were at least a dozen similar blocks on the edge of this human city bordering the werewolves, but it was special in that it was far away from the city. The one furthest from downtown, or rather, it was the one closest to the border.
If the House of Lily of the Valley wanted to do business in the city, many safer streets were closer to the city than the homeless home. However, it chose the one it should not have chosen, which meant that its trading partner was not in the city.
Or perhaps they were not human at all.
So I decided to bring the boys back immediately. The homeless shelter was no longer safe. The entire edge of the city could be affected. If there was a gang fight, I was unsure I could escape with these two burdens.
However, I didn’t expect to encounter a smuggling transaction by accident. I wondered if the House of Lily of the Valley was the mastermind behind it.
Eve’s call brought me back to reality. I found that we had arrived at the ‘interaction station. This was a station jointly operated by the werewolves and humans. It was built on the border. Half belonged to the werewolves, and the other half belonged to the humans. Its specific functions were complicated to explain. In short, it was enough to treat this place as a transit station temporarily.
Undoubtedly, the anti-smuggling operation jointly carried out by humans and wolves tonight was a complete success. However, no one could laugh. The box of ‘goods’ and the children who had been dead for a long time was still lying quietly in the evidence room.
Eve took us to the lounge and settled us down. She didn’t even have time to teach us a lesson. She left in a hurry under the shouts of her subordinates. There were tea bags and hot water in the lounge. I made hot tea for the restless boys. They took it and drank it without saying a word.
I knew that tonight must have been a huge psychological blow to them. All of this made me feel terrified.
It was close to dawn, and the sky began to turn slightly bright. Instead of letting my imagination run wild, I might as well nap first. Once I fell asleep, I wouldn’t think about anything else. This was one of the few useful experiences I’d had in my sixteen years.
The boys obediently laid out the blankets and hid under them. They closed their eyes, but their eyeballs rolled under their eyelids. I ignored them and stared blankly at the dark clouds in the sky.
The House of the Homeless, the House of Lily of the Valley, the case of smuggling.
The dead children.
And…
“… the Moonlight Festival.”
I couldn’t remember how old I was when I last celebrated the Moonlight Festival. Sometimes, some fragments of my childhood would suddenly come to mind. Sometimes, no matter how hard I tried to think about it, the past was like a bird in the sky that refused to respond to my call.
Tomorrow, the Queen and His Majesty would come to pick up Yarin and Heller. My mother would probably follow them. After all, the one who caused trouble was her redundant and an eyesore of a daughter.
Thinking of this, I only felt exhaustion deep in my bones. I didn’t want to think about those predictable gazes and words. I closed my eyes and allowed myself to sink into a dark sleep..
