Afterlife Department

Chapter 198 - Meeting

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city.

"They said that 'thrice is a charm'. It indeed is." Xiao Xie said as he beamed at the 'fish' they had caught in their net.

He and Song Mingfan looked at the little white face they caught sneaking around outside the staff dormitory of the staff of Tianxing Entertainment where Su Heng is living. It has been three days since they were staking out the said place, and on the third day they finally caught a suspicious person.

"You claim you're innocent. However, someone acting as suspicious as you, even if you say so, but your actions say otherwise." Xiao Xie told him.

"I – I… I did nothing wrong!" the little white face said. "I – I am a trainee… believe me! I am really an idol trainee!" he said and showed them his ID.. Indeed, it was of Tianxing Entertainment's.

"'Rong Yi'?" Xiao Xie said as he looked at Rong Yi. "What are you sneaking around outside the apartment complex?" he asked.

Rong Yi felt wronged. Earlier, when he was caught by the two people, he thought that one is a bodyguard and the shorter one is a rich second-generation that had his eyes caught by him. How wrong he was. These two are policemen! At first, he didn't believe them since the two were very handsome to the point he thought they might be idol trainees like him if they are not a bodyguard and its master. However, when the shorter one handed a badge at him along with a gun that couldn't be any authentic, his face paled and he finally believed them.

"I…" he said. "Don't you recognize me?" he asked.

"Should we?" Xiao Xie said as his brows raised.

Rong Yi bitterly smiled. "Indeed, you shouldn't. I still haven't debuted…" he said as he lowered his head.

"No. He's familiar." Song Mingfan spoke.

Xiao Xie turned to him. "How?" he asked.

Song Mingfan thought for a while before he looked at Rong Yi again. "I didn't make a mistake. He should be dead." He told Xiao Xie.

Xiao Xie's eyes widened while Rong Yi self-deprecatingly smiled. "Indeed. I should be dead." He said.

"Two days ago, on the national news, he is one of those in the list that was reported that died." Song Mingfan said as he turned to Xiao Xie. "It was in M City. He fell on the river because of drunkenness." He explained.

"I didn't. I never drink. I have an alcohol allergy." Rong Yi said. "You can check my medical report." he added.

Song Mingfan turned to him. "You are telling the truth. You are allergic to alcohol, that is why your mother ran to the M City's police station to file a complaint. That you can't be drunk so you can't fall. And that you are an idol trainee in S City, so you can't be in M City." He said.

Rong Yi's lips quivered and he really looked pitiful. "My mother… I saw her. However, I can't appear." He said.

"Why?" Xiao Xie asked. "Is this related to your sneaking around outside?" he asked and pointed the apartment complex with his thumb.

"Yes." Rong Yi nodded. "Police officers. You know that my death notice was broadcasted nationwide. But as you can see, I am alive." He said. "That's because someone killed me, but I survived. I am looking for Su Heng." He told them.

…

The Huo family is chaotic. Everyone haven't slept since Li Fei was kidnapped. Huo Zhansan and his people are still looking for her, using all of their connections just to find her. Their son Huo Boyi was forced to go home because of what happened to his mother.

Huo Luan is still in the hospital. She is still unconscious since her internal organ was punctured. Huo Xuaner and Xiao Lianhua didn't go home and continued to stay in the hospital, but they aren't speaking to each other. Huo Xuaner already had secretly requested to conduct a paternity test between him and Huo Luan.

Since Huo Chengyi's car was finally found, but his body still hasn't, the Huo family left half of their people to continue searching for Huo Chengyi's body while the other half went to look for Li Fei. It was obvious that the living should be more prioritized than the dead, added to the fact that the heir was already determined to be Huo Jinghua and not Huo Chengyi.

Meanwhile, his wife Wang Yan went to their house in R City, screeching in anger after her face was deformed and she didn't dare go out because of shame. She doesn't have a time to grieve for her 'confirmed' dead husband since she's more worried to be seen by anyone with her current face.

Among their children, Huo Dong remained to look after their mother and to look for the updates of the investigation about their father's disappearance. Huo Xi continued to study harder to make up for his younger twin brother, Huo Dong's studies, and also to replace their father's position in the company. Huo Ping, on the other hand, got her mother's self-centered attitude so she is more worried about their family's future and where that will put her in the end. Huo Xi and Huo Dong are really disappointed with her so he didn't care about her anymore.

Everything is chaotic, except for the main house. Huo Ling felt speechless as he looked around the Huo family's main house that has a peaceful atmosphere, completely opposite of what should be tense atmosphere after all that happened to the Huo family last night.

How ironic. It should be the main house that should be very tense, yet it can't be any calmer than the deep sea. In contrast, it was outside the main house that is chaotic.

"This…" he said as he watched the servants passed by them with a bright smile on their face.

"Fourth young master is in a good mood again!" he heard a servant said as she giggled.

The fourth young master they are referring to is Huo Jinghua. Huo Ling, as the first grandson of Huo Dakuan, is the fifth young master. Huo Xi is the sixth young master. Huo Dong is the seventh, and Huo Boyi is the eighth.

"Yes. It definitely must be the first young mistress the princess." Another one said. She is referring to Huo Meiying.

Huo Ling sighed, full of emotions. Huo Jinghua acted as a sheep but actually a wolf inside. Even though he was 'attacked', as one of the misfortunes that happened in the Huo family last night, and he was really injured, but, in truth, his 'misfortune' was staged.

It was Huo Jinghua. It was him who orchestrated the Huo family's misfortunes, and to not raise anyone's suspicion, he acted to be one of the misfortunes of the family. He has long since been planning. However, his plans didn't stop to seizing the CEO position from Huo Dakuan. What his goal is to annihilate the Huo family.

He's really… Huo Ling smiled as he looked at the second floor where Huo Jinghua's room was located, just next to Huo Meiying's room. "I want to see her." he told Yi Bing.

Yi Bing nodded. The next second, they appeared inside Huo Jinghua's room. It was even more peaceful. Huo Jinghua was lying on the bed while Huo Meiying sat on the side. She is feeding Huo Jinghua.

Huo Ling. "…" even though he had already prepared himself after realizing Huo Jinghua's feelings towards Huo Meiying, yet it was still different when you see it in personal. "Shameless!" he exclaimed. Huo Jinghua is clearly fine, yet he still wants Huo Meiying to feed him?! Doesn't he have his hands?!

Also, Gerard Jackson isn't dead yet! Huo Meiying is still married to him! How can Huo Jinghua take advantage of Huo Meiying's special condition to flirt with her?!

Yi Bing who understood the full situation. "…" Huo Ling, did you already forgot what you told me before? Huo Jinghua doesn't know that he isn't Huo Dakuan's son, likewise Huo Dakuan also doesn't know this thus he can pass his CEO position to Huo Jinghua when he definitely not would be if he had known, so how can Huo Jinghua flirt with Huo Meiying when he only knows she is his half-sister?

Huo Ling is too prude. If this is already flirting for him, how will he react when Huo Jinghua started to flirt with Huo Meiying? Yi Bing didn't think that far, since he doesn't know if he and Huo Ling will still be around that time when that happened.

He looked at Huo Ling whose lips now twitching after he saw Huo Jinghua acting spoiled again to Huo Meiying. Huo Ling had hinted to him that Huo Meiying is his attachment. However, to which extent is his attachment? Will it be resolved after Huo Meiying finally get together with Huo Jinghua after having a clean break-up with Gerard Jackson? Was it when Huo Jinghua and Huo Meiying finally get married?

Yi Bing wanted to know, yet he is also afraid to find out. Because, after Huo Ling leaves this world with his death, the time he would see him again 1is, again2, triggered by his death. If he could, he doesn't want for Huo Ling to die. Yet, only when Huo Ling is dead could he see him in the afterlife.