Afterlife Department

Chapter 112 - Commotion

Chapter 112 - Commotion

"It's like watching a trailer of a movie. But, the angels already finished watching the movie." Yi Bing added as he teleported them outside the police station and they saw a large group of reporters. "We only foreshadow. But the angels can foresee." He explained. "We are in the dark, while they're in the light." He added.

Huo Ling secretly rolled his eyes and ignored Yi Bing's explanation. He's still pissed he played him earlier. He just focused his attention on the commotion outside the police station. He's looking for Zhu Min's mother.

How can Yi Bing not understand Huo Ling's expression? He's very familiar with it since the Stable World.. He held back his smile to not piss Huo Ling more. "If I have told you about Zhu Min's mother going here, what will you do? Stop her?" he asked. "You still can't do anything – like now, since you're just a soul." He told him.

Huo Ling stopped what he was doing. "I can't do anything?" he stared at him, wide-eyed.

"You want to stop her from whatever she's going to do, but you can't." Yi Bing said. "I can, but I don't want to stop her." He told him.

Huo Ling gaped at him. "You can?!" he exclaimed.

"Yes. But I don't want to. It's not part of my tasks – " Yi Bing said and stared at Huo Ling. " – our actions are limited. There are restrictions." He told him. "And, even if I would, but – " he said and looked inside the police station when they heard a scream.

Huo Ling's pupils shrank and he immediately passed through the walls and flew to where the scream came from. Only for him to freeze when he saw a knife was stuck at Rong Zhe's shoulder and his shoulder was bleeding while the police officers who were dumbfounded finally reacted and subdued Zhu Min's mother.

"You bastard! If it weren't for you, my daughter wouldn't suffer like this!" Zhu Min's mother shrieked as she murderously glared at Rong Zhe. "If she hadn't met you… if you didn't force yourself into her!!!" she added as she struggled from the police officers' hold.

Meanwhile, the shocked and horrified Rong Zhe wailed in pain while some officers treated his wound with first air after they already contacted the doctors.

"Where the hell did she come from?!" the police officers were puzzled as they looked at each other.

"Ah Zhe!" Xu Ke and Lu Ming cried out from inside their cell while Su Lin was mortified. Rong Zhe asked a police officer to open his cell since he will go to the comfort room. However, Zhu Min's mother suddenly appeared and struck him with a knife!

"What was that?!" the reporters outside the station asked and tried to peer inside more. However, the police officers all pushed them back outside when they tried to step inside the station. Fortunately, the prison cells are at the back of the station so no one can hear clearly what Zhu Min's mother was yelling. They an only hear her and Rong Zhe's cries.

The ringing of the phones in the background is simultaneous as their station was contacted by different media companies to inquire about the incident with Ye Ting and Jack, and their death. Everything is too chaotic.

"Threaten the east and strike the west…" Huo Ling muttered. Zhu Min's mother used the commotion coming from the reporters that swarmed outside the station and other matters that diverted the police officers' attention to slip inside and attack Rong Zhe. "The question is – " he said and turned to Yi Bing who had appeared beside him.

"How did she enter?" Yi Bing said, continuing Huo Ling's sentence. "It's as if this was already planned to happen." He looked at Rong Zhe who fainted in pain. His blood mixed with his tears and snot.

"Now that I think about it, everything's happening in succession." Huo Ling was aghast. "My death… what happened to my friends…" he said before his brows knitted. "But, how about what happened to Zhu Min, then?" he asked. "If there's one person who are doing this, how can he predict what will happen… and – " he froze. " – it was him who killed me… and not my friends?" his eyes widened in shock. Everything had started when he died.

"Not prediction." Yi Bing said. "But, I think, he's very patient to plan all these for a long time." He told Huo Ling as they watched Rong Zhe be taken away by the ambulance while Zhu Min's mother had been injected by a sedative.

"So, I was intentionally killed?!" Huo Ling said with widened eyes. "I was killed…" he murmured.

Yi Bing stared at Huo Ling for a while before an idea struck in his mind. He opened his holographic watch and sent a message to Sha Jiu.

0001: Can you make a device that can measure a soul's emotion?

9999: What?!

0001: I am an obtuse grim reaper. I don't know how to understand a soul's emotion.

999: at least you're aware…

0001: so, can you?

9999: I'll try. Hai Ba and I are still busy making babies.

0001: … you're serious?

9999: we are mass producing Anji!

0001: oh.

He really was shocked for a second. He forgot that Sha Jiu values his creations as his children, thus calling them his 'babies'. Grim reapers can't reproduce, of course. Because they were specifically born.

Huo Ling saw Yi Bing was staring at him with a profound gaze. "… what?" he asked. "Your gaze… it's creepy." He told him and frowned.

Yi Bing's brows raised. This is familiar… he thought. He's pissed, right? He remembered Huo Ling's expression during their first meeting. "You've finally shown your true colors." He told him.

"What?"

"You've lived as a perfect person, but your life isn't perfect." He said.

"What are you talking about?!" Huo Ling asked. He began to get mad at Yi Bing now. I didn't know he's this irritating! He thought as he glared at him.

"You wanted to please others to also please yourself, since the happiness of others is also your happiness. But, that's not true." Yi Bing said as he looked at Huo Ling's friends inside their cell. "What you actually wanted is for someone to truly understand you." He said before he turned to Huo Ling who had a stupefied expression. "You were never pleased yourself. Huo Ling, you're also a superficial person." He told him.

S City General Hospital.

"We've been attacked at our blind spot. Zhu Min's mother wasn't a threat before, but now became the biggest threat in Rong Zhe's life. You and Xiao Xie closely watch Ye Tong and Zhu Min. Have another officer to watch Zhu Min's younger brother, just in case."

"Yes, chief." Song Mingfan answered before he ended the call. "Xiao Xie." He called when Xiao Xie answered.

"I heard. Ke-ge had just called me the station is bombarded by the media." Xiao Xie said. He's referring to Ke Congyi. "Jiang-ge is holding against them. Xue-ge is closely watching Su Lin, Xu Ke and Lu Ming in the interrogation room while Zhang-ge accompanied Rong Zhe to the hospital." He explained. "Mingfan… do you think someone hates our station thus they're attacking us?" he asked.

"You're thinking too much." Song Mingfan told Xiao Xie. "Just closely watch Ye Tong. She might escape like Zhu Min's mother." He told him.

"Yes." Xiao Xie answered and ended the call.

Song Mingfan had just lowered his phone when he heard footsteps. He turned and saw Zheng Dongming. "Sir." He called.

Zheng Dongming smiled and raised the basket filled with fruits he's holding. "I came to visit Zhu Min and want to talk with her mother." He explained.

Song Mingfan remembered this good-natured old man. He tried to visit before. "Sorry, sir. But, Mrs. Zhu isn't around." He told him.

"Is that so…" Zheng Dongming sighed. "How is Zhu Min?" he asked.

"Her vital signs finally stabilized." Song Mingfan answered.

"That's good to hear." Zheng Dongming smiled in relief. "May I ask when can Mrs. Zhu come back?" he asked.

Song Mingfan shook his head. "I don't know." He answered.

Zheng Dongming's shoulder fell. "That's a pity." He said then gave the fruits basket to Song Mingfan. "Can you give this to Zhu Min? I am hoping for her recovery." He said.

Song Mingfan nodded and took the basket. "Yes." He answered.

"Thank you." Zheng Dongming told him. "I'll be taking my leave first." He said before he left.

Song Mingfan looked at Zheng Dongming as he left. His hands on his back. Then, Song Mingfan went inside Zhu Min's room and placed the fruits basket on the bedside table before he went back outside.

S City Police Station.

Gu Xingfeng watched Jiang Xinduo from the monitor as his adjutant calmly faced the reporters while smartly dodging their questions. Then, he turned to the monitor which shows Xue Liping with Xu Ke, Lu Ming and Su Lin. Ke Congyi has been checking their CCTV videos and looking for the areas where could Zhu Min's mother have entered the station. Zhang Bao has sent him a message that Rong Zhe's condition isn't fatal since their fellow officers had reacted in time.

"Who is it…?" he muttered through his gritted teeth. "Who the hell is messing with us?!" he asked.

Just then, Hao Baiyun exclaimed. "Xing-ge!" he called. "I've found something!" he said. "There's one case that was strange!" he told him.

Gu Xingfeng turned and saw Hao Baiyun raised a folder. The name of the folder is 'X City's Train Case'.