Afterlife Department

Chapter 110 - Common

"Ah Ting\'s… dead." Huo Ling muttered as he weakly fell on the ground when he felt he lost all his strength. "Ah Ting… is dead…" he said. His eyes are wide in shock.

Yi Bing looked at Huo Ling before he glanced at the newspaper and scanned its contents using his watch. "It was Jack who killed him." He told Huo Ling as he read the details about Ye Ting\'s death. "Jack escaped from his jail cell at midnight, drugged the people near Ye Ting\'s cell, before he…" he said and paused. He looked at Huo Ling. Seeing Huo Ling\'s stunned expression, he knew Huo Ling could guess. Not to mention they heard what the female students earlier said…

"Ah Ting was also raped." Huo Ling said as he watched his tears fell on the ground, but they are in the form of air so they cannot wet the ground. He bitterly smiled.. I am grieving for my friends who wanted for my death, yet now I cannot even properly cry for them. He thought as he clenched his fists.

For the first time, Yi Bing hated his inability to comfort others. "Huo Ling." He called. He can only call his name. "I…" he said as he thought of his next words.

"Ah Ting… even though he\'s like that but he is a fragile person." Huo Ling said. "He surrounded himself by women because he wanted attention." He said. "You see, his parents are both busy with work. They don\'t have time to look after him when he was young. Now, he grew up where he didn\'t need them to look after him. Then, comes a younger brother." He wiped his tears. "Ah Ting just lacks attention from his parents, that\'s why he became a crooked person. I can understand why he hated me – one who has all the love of his parents and grew up in a beautiful family." He said.

"Huo Ling…" Yi Bing sighed in anger. Why can\'t he comfort him? He thought as he clenched his fists.

"That can\'t erase Ah Ting\'s crimes, since a crime is a crime. However, I can understand him. I can understand Ah Ting." Huo Ling said. "He must have done this just to get attention from his parents, but he done this in the worst way." He said.

Yi Bing doesn\'t know what to answer. Each one has to make his own decisions in life. They have their own story. What matters is the way they live, and how it affects the others. Thus, one can blame Ye Ting for what he has done as a person, but they can\'t blame him as a son. "Huo Ling." He called. "Ye Ting had just died. His soul must be somewhere." He said.

Huo Ling\'s eyes widened and he turned to Yi Bing. "Really?!" he exclaimed.

Yi Bing nodded. "You might be able to talk to him." He said.

Huo Ling\'s face brightened. "Take me to Ah Ting!" he told him.

S City Police Station.

"Is Jack still not confessing where did he get the female clothes and the key?" Gu Xingfeng asked Xue Liping.

Xue Liping shook his head. He had just come from the interrogation room where Jack is currently is. He and Gu Xingfeng are now on their way to Jack\'s accomplices in kidnapping Zhu Min to ask them about last night\'s case. "No, chief." He answered. "Jack is remained silent." He explained.

Gu Xingfeng frowned as they stopped outside the cell of Jack and his accomplices. "Tell me. What did you see last night?" he asked in English. Jack\'s accomplices are all foreign people.

None of them answered. Xue Liping\'s forehead furrowed. "Don\'t they understand English?" he asked. "Shall we hire a translator specific for their native language?" he told Gu Xingfeng.

"No need. We can understand and speak in English." One of them said.

"Then, where did Jack get the clothes and the key?" Xue Liping asked in English. He\'s the best in English among them in their station.

"A man appeared outside of our cell." They answered.

"Who is it?" Xue Liping asked.

"We can\'t see his face since it\'s dark."

"Since he freed Jack, you can also leave. Why didn\'t you leave?" Xue Liping was puzzled.

"We\'re already done with our purpose." They said.

"\'purpose\'?" Gu Xingfeng said.

As an answer, they saw a smoke come out of the ceiling and instantly covered their area. "A sleeping gas?!" Xue Liping exclaimed as he and Gu Xingfeng covered their nose and mouth and retreated.

"The ceiling!" Gu Xingfeng said as he immediately climbed up before he opened the access panel and peered inside, only to be met by more sleeping gas. He immediately held his breath and pulled himself before he closed the access panel to prevent more gas from leaking out. Then, he took out his handkerchief and wrapped his nose and mouth with it. However, he saw the fire extinguisher not far and his pupils shrank. "Not good!" he muttered as he immediately removed his handkerchief off his face and he kicked the access panel open before he jumped down. "Xiao Xue!" he called. However, he was stunned when he saw Xue Liping standing frozen and was staring in shock inside the cell. He moved his gaze and saw Jack\'s accomplices had stabbed themselves.

Their blood was soaked the floor and reached their feet. As if not enough, they heard a scream. "AAAAAAH!!! BLOOODDD!!!" Rong Zhe screamed when he, Su Lin, Xu Ke and Lu Ming passed by the other interrogation room while they were escorted by Jiang Xinduo. They were met with the gas, but when the gas dissipated, they saw a puddle of blood at the feet of the door of the other interrogation room.

Jiang Xinduo\'s eyes narrowed and he kicked the door open, only to be met by Jack who was lifelessly lying on the table. His blood dripping from the table and onto the floor, going towards them.

"AAAAAAH!!!" Lu Ming screamed as he immediately covered his eyes. Su Lin\'s face is deathly pale while Rong Zhe finally fainted.

The whole station immediately was in uproar. "Search the vicinity immediately! Find that bastard daring to mess with us!" Gu Xingfeng told Xue Liping as his eyes looked like they\'re about to spit fire.

"Yes!" Xue Liping answered and immediately ran outside to look for suspicious person.

Ke Congyi arrived while coughing. "Chief… I already had the technical team operate the vents faster." He said. "Dang it…" he cursed when he saw the corpses of Jack\'s accomplices. "How about Jack – " he said and turned, only to see Gu Xingfeng\'s dark expression.

At the same time, Jiang Xinduo appeared with Xu Ke, Lu Ming, Su Lin while carrying the unconscious Rong Zhe. "Chief." He called.

"What the… what happened?!" Zhang Bao who had just arrived asked. He had already finished instructing Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan.

Gu Xingfeng didn\'t answer while Jiang Xinduo turned to Zhang Bao. "Perfect timing. Send them back to their cell. And watch them very closely." He told Zhang Bao as he passed the unconscious Rong Zhe to him.

Zhang Bao who had just arrived and still hasn\'t rested yet. "…" fine. He carried Rong Zhe like a sack and Xu Ke, Su Lin and Lu Ming followed him obediently. They were still shaken of what had just happened. Everything was too fast. Ye Ting just died, yet there\'s Jack and his accomplices just now.

"Xiao Ke." Gu Xingfeng called. "Check the whole station and tighten the security at the entrances and the exits." He said. "Huo Ling\'s case… Zhu Min\'s case… now there\'s Eunice\'s case." He frowned. "Tell Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan to be more alert. We only have Zhu Min, Lu Ming, Xu Ke and Su Lin left from these three cases." He said and sighed.

"Yes, sir!" Ke Congyi answered and then left.

"Who do you think that could do this?" Jiang Xinduo asked after he contacted the forensic team to clean up the corpses of Jack and his accomplices. Then, he looked at Gu Xingfeng.

Gu Xingfeng understood his gaze. "Do you think it\'s Huo Zichu?" he said.

"She\'s been with the secret service." Jiang Xinduo said.

"She\'s already old to do this." Gu Xingfeng said.

"What if she contacted the secret service to do the dirty work for her?" Jiang Xinduo asked.

"The secret service won\'t move for just a small case like this." Gu Xingfeng said. "And, if she did, then it\'s tarnishing the honor of the secret service." He explained.

Jiang Xinduo sighed and didn\'t speak more. He\'s just speculating, anyway. "Then, who could it be?" he asked.

"Huo Ling, Zhu Min and Eunice." Gu Xingfeng said. "Huo Ling\'s death implicated Zhu Min. Zhu Min\'s case is related to Eunice\'s case. These three cases are connected." He explained. "However, it seems that this more complicated than we think this as a series of revenge." He said.

"Huo Ling… Zhu Min… Eunice." Jiang Xinduo said. "Huo Ling was raped then died through poison. Zhu Min was kidnapped and then raped. Eunice died after she was raped." He said before his eyes widened. He turned to Gu Xingfeng who seemed to also realize it. "They were all raped…" he muttered under his breath. "Could it be someone who loathes rapists?!" he asked.

Gu Xingfeng\'s face darkened. "Immediately search all the rape cases all over the country!" he told him.

"Yes!" Jiang Xinduo said and left in a hurry.