Chapter 565: Smuggling
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yarin’s POV:
During the day, the border was always very lively. Cargo trucks were coming and going, customs officers were rushing, and werewolves and humans were everywhere, creating a noisy atmosphere.
However, it was a different scene at night. The border was still not open, and a strict curfew system was implemented. Therefore, this long road was as quiet as a frozen pudding, as if the air could not flow.
I listened to the sounds outside the warehouse but didn’t hear anything.
“I’m a little hungry.” Heller rubbed his belly as he rummaged through his backpack.
Lily pulled out a bag of colorful chocolates from her bag. She picked out a few pieces of the caramel flavor and threw the rest of the bag to us.
Heller never refused any food, but I had no resistance to sweet food. Soon, the bag of chocolates was empty in our hands.
Heller gave the last piece of strawberry-flavored one to Lily, who was in a daze. Lily pushed it back in disgust.
“I hate strawberries. They’re sour and disgusting.”
Therefore, the pink and tender chocolate finally entered Heller’s stomach.
We were almost done resting. We must set off immediately and reach the werewolf pack’s border before dawn. Otherwise, with so many people walking on this road during the day, a sixteen-ycar-old girl with two twelve-year-old boys would easily be noticed.
However, before we left the warehouse, Lily suddenly pulled Heller and me behind her and gestured to us.
Heller and I were squeezed between Lily and the abandoned wooden box. We couldn’t see anything. Lily carefully peeked through the crack of the door to observe something. Not long after, I also heard some movement.
The crunching sound of snow was not concealed at all, so it could not escape the werewolf’s sharp hearing.
“Damn it, what kind of weather is this!” The rough male voice complained loudly, “How f*cking unlucky. I came out in the middle of the night to buy goods. I’m going to freeze to death!”
A slightly high-pitched male voice sounded, “Stop whining and get to work. Gosh, this trunk is damn heavy!”
Something seemed to be being moved outside. I could hear the sleigh skidding across the snow.
Lily suddenly nudged us and said, “Go back to the warehouse and find a hiding place. Hurry up!”
We quietly hid in the shadows. The messy, abandoned wooden boxes provided us with a place to hide.
The warehouse door was roughly opened, and the men panted heavily as they carried half the height of a person in a box. The big guy wiped his sweat and kicked the box. He scolded, “Damn it, what a sh*tty luck!”
His accomplice ignored him and found a place to sit and light a cigarette.
“What time is it?” he asked.
“1:03,” the big guy replied.
I sniffed lightly, but I didn’t smell anything. The two had sweated so much but did not reveal any scent. They were most likely humans.
“There are still seven minutes left. Just stop and wait for someone to come and pick up the goods.” The skinny man said, “Damn it, this is the last time I will do it this year. I’ve been through a lot along the way. Whoever wants to make money can go.” ????????????????????????????????.????????????
The big guy also echoed and complained endlessly. “What’s in this box?” he asked after a cigarette. Do you have any idea?”
“Don’t f*cking ask questions that you shouldn’t. Just do your job.” The thin man scolded. The tall man seemed indignant but did not say anything in the end.
Seven minutes later, just as the skinny man said, “Someone’s coming.”
Someone knocked on the warehouse door, and they immediately became alert. After seeing who it was, the big guy asked, “Password?”
It was a man who spoke in a language I didn’t understand.
The tall and thin man moved the cargo box five meters away from the person, then retreated five meters away. The person lifted the box he had brought and opened it.
Whoa, they were genuine gold bars. There weren’t many, but every one of them shone with an ‘I’m very valuable’ luster.
This scene reminded me of some of Cynthia’s favorite television dramas. I stole a glance at Lily, who looked solemn.
Could it be that we bumped into a… Smuggling activity?
There were always such cases at the border. Although my mother spared no effort in investing manpower and material resources to maintain order, and it was said that the humans also attached great importance to this, there would still be fish that slipped through the net.
The luster of the gold bars made the two suspected smugglers relax a little. The person slid the suitcase containing the gold bars before the smugglers. After they verified the authenticity, they nodded at the person.
So the man walked to the box and was about to lift it.
“Freeze! Raise your hands!”
Suddenly, a deafening siren sounded in the dark snow. Many police officers seemed to have been born from the darkness and surrounded the warehouse instantly.
The smuggler and the man looked panicked. One picked up the gold, and the other picked up the box, trying to escape. However, this warehouse only had one exit. If they went out, they would be walking into a trap. Therefore, they could only choose to run into the warehouse.
But if they did that, we’d be in danger!
