Alpha's Rejected Mate Returns as Queen

Chapter 668: Candies

Chapter 668: Candies

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Yarin's POV:

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something shiny in the cabinet. I took it out and saw it was candy, 'Lily blooms in the morning glow.'

A candy of the same design, precisely the same as the one in my pocket.

My first thought was that it belonged to Lily, but I quickly brushed away the thought when I felt the light weight in my chest pocket.

There were so many werewolves in the station. Perhaps one of them had brought this back from the Moonlight Festival, right? Or perhaps it was a bonus the Silver Moon Pack gave the garrison members?

"What's wrong?" Aunt Eve asked.

I shook my head and put the candy in my pocket, indicating that it was nothing.

However, I almost tripped again before I could walk a few meters. This time, I held onto a decorative painting on the wall. A candy that looked the same fell out from behind the painting.

I picked it up and gradually felt that something was wrong.

It was fine if it was in the cabinet, but who would put candy behind a painting? Moreover, these two candies were precisely the same. It would be too superficial to say that it was a coincidence.

I continued to walk. This time, it was smooth sailing for the time being. Just as I reached the stairwell and thought everything was just my imagination, my foot slipped, and I almost fell. Fortunately, I held onto the handrail in time.

On the ordinary-looking iron square armrest, a candy I was extremely familiar with was lying quietly.

I picked it up, and the bad feeling in my heart gradually strengthened.

It was impossible for me to suddenly degenerate to the point where I was as weak as a baby, and the Silver Moon Pack would not give benefits to employees with the same candy. The only possibility was that someone was leading all of this.

The only person I could think of was Lily. I swore I never told anyone about my feelings for Lily, but at this moment, I had to suspect that someone was using Lily to threaten me.

Perhaps my loss of control in the gym has already attracted the attention of the Lily of the Valley.

My frequent falls caused the two aunties to worry. With their doubts, I took out the three candies I had collected.

"Heller once gifted Lily the same candy I picked up earlier. I suspect someone is using candy to send us a message, threatening us not to act rashly, or Lily will..."

Aunt Eve took the candy and scrutinized it. She peeled off the wrapper and carefully looked at the crystal candy under the light. Under the light, I saw a small black dot in the candy. Looking closely, it seemed to be a stone.

Aunt Eve crushed the candy, took out a pebble, and handed it to Aunt Dorothy. She said solemnly, "I don't think he's mistaken. Take a closer look."

The latter took it and carefully observed it for a few seconds. "I think you're right. This is a miniature version of the stones we found."

The grain-sized stone was engraved with fine patterns; if one looked closely, one could see a dark scarlet light.

It was a miniature version of the 'key', or the 'key' had been shrunk and stuffed into the candy. "These stones were supposed to be sealed in the conference room on the first floor," Aunt Dorothy said with a frown. "Now they've shrunk, and their original function has been destroyed. They've become ordinary stones."

She crushed the other two candies. There were indeed some inside.

"This is bait to lure us back to the conference room," Aunt Eve said. "Someone must be waiting for us there."

Aunt Dorothy arranged the candy crumbs to wrap the stone again and said helplessly, "But don't we have to choose? This is a bait and also an opportunity. If we continue to wander around like headless flies, we might never find the people from the Lily of the Valley."

"The fact that the enemy could cause trouble for Yarin and leave these candies behind without us knowing means that they can completely avoid our eyes and ears and travel between the two dimensions. I'm afraid that they already know our whereabouts."

How could Aunt Eve not know? She was just unwilling to be played like this, so she ordered coldly, "Everyone, head to the main conference room on the first floor immediately. There may be unknown enemies here. Be careful to hide and ensure your safety."

After a pause, she continued, "And... Warriors in the real space do not go to the main conference room on the first floor. Choose a safe place to hide temporarily and wait for further instructions."

We weren't sure if the radio could be transmitted to another dimension. Since we split up, the communication between some teams had been intermittent. It was obvious the signal had been disturbed by the unstable dimension.

We quickly headed to the first floor and met up with some warriors halfway. A few small teams formed a team of about twenty people. The corridor of the broadcast station was fine, and it was inevitable that more than twenty people would have to stretch the battle line and be restrained. If the enemy attacked us now, we would suffer.

At this moment, a white-haired old man suddenly appeared. We were all tensed up and subconsciously wanted to show our fangs and gun barrels, but when we looked carefully, we saw that it was just an old human with tears in his eyes and his entire body trembling. He wore tattered work clothes and looked like he belonged to the archives management room.

We wanted to go up and save him, but he stumbled back, shook his head, and stretched out his hand in fear. A candy was lying in his palm.