Afterlife Department

Not only life is unfair, but it is also cruel. These words, Yi Bing knows and is familiar with since who knows when. But, it was the first time this hit him hard since Huo Ling became a victim of it. He can only look at the brighter side of Huo Ling's death as Huo Ling was now released from the cruelty and unfairness of life.

"Do you…" he said. He wanted to ask Huo Ling if he wanted to go outside to take a breather.

Huo Ling noticed the concern in Yi Bing's eyes and he just gave him a small smile as he shook his head. "I wanted to listen." He told him.

"Okay." Yi Bing nodded. He could only acquiesce to Huo Ling's request even if he wanted to take him out from the suffocating atmosphere in the interrogation room..

He glanced at Huo Meiying. His eyes narrowed when he saw a black gas emitted from her body. It's barely noticeable thus Huo Ling didn't see it. But, he is a grim reaper and a grim reaper is sensitive to Foul.

He opened his palm before he curled each of his fingers until he formed a fist and watched as the Foul gathered into a ball. Then, he clenched his fist tight. The Foul struggled, and Yi Bing's hand slightly shook before the Foul, finally lost its strength, dissipated. As soon as the Foul disappeared, Huo Meiying's complexion turned better.

Yi Bing furrowed his brows as he observed Huo Meiying. Then, after a while, he removed his gaze and turned to Jiang Xinduo and Lei Shan's mother as the interrogation continued. When it reached 11:50 A.M., the interrogation finally ended.

Gu Xingfeng rose from his seat. He crossed his arms on his chest while one of his hands played with his pencil. "Shall we have lunch together?" he asked as he flashed a smile. "It's an honor to eat with the Film Emperor, Her Royal Highness the Second Princess, and Madame Lei." He said as he looked at Lei Shan, Huo Meiying, and Lei Shan's mother who was assisting Huo Meiying.

Hearing the word 'lunch', Lei Shan's eyes became clouded. If Huo Ling didn't meet an accident, they would be eating their lunch already this time with their mothers. "Alright." He gloomily answered.

Gu Xingfeng had long noticed Lei Shan who was low in spirit. "My treat, my treat." He told them as he opened the door for them.

Yi Bing and Huo Ling took the opportunity when Gu Xingfeng called Jiang Xinduo to go out of the room before it closed.

"Xiao Jiang."

"Boss." Jiang Xinduo nodded.

"Get xiao Xie and Song Mingfan to tail Su Heng." He said.

"Su Heng?" Jiang Xinduo was surprised. From what he had seen of Su Heng, the small agent is a simpleton and doesn't know how to scheme. In short, he's an honest and straightforward but also a little timid person. He didn't know whether to sympathize with Su Heng for him to mix in the entertainment world with these traits.

Gu Xingfeng could guess his subordinate's thoughts just by looking at Jiang Xinduo's expression. "The more simpleton he is, the easier for him to be controlled." He said.

Jiang Xinduo's face turned serious. "You think there's someone spying on Huo Ling through the agent?" he asked.

"I don't believe in coincidences." Gu Xingfeng said.

Huo Ling is a new artist, and so is Su Heng a new agent. Lei Shan was the one who brought Huo Ling to the entertainment world, and he was the one who also arranged Su Heng to be Huo Ling's agent. Lei Shan might have done it to protect Huo Ling and not be tainted by anything in their world, yet with a crime now involved, Gu Xingfeng doesn't think this arrangement is simple as how it looks. 

Jiang Xinduo saluted. "I'll notify xiao Xie and xiao Song to tail Su Heng." He said.

"En." Gu Xingfeng nodded and finally left.

Jiang Xinduo who was left behind. "…" boss, you forgot to tell me what to do if the royal family would call! He cried in his mind as he dejectedly left the interrogation room.

…

Since Gu Xingfeng would naturally book a private room in the restaurant for their group, Yi Bing and Huo Ling cannot follow them inside. Thus, they sat on the plant box near the restaurant as they waited for the group to finish their lunch and leave.

Yi Bing looked at Huo Ling who was staring at the restaurant across the road before he spoke. "It might take long for them to have lunch. Why don't you use this time to visit your other family members?" he asked. "The royal family naturally are across the sea. How about your father and your grandparents?" he suggested. "Do you have aunts and cousins?" he added.

Huo Ling hummed and nodded as a response. "My father is currently in America." he answered. "Grandpa and Grandma went to travel in the province. My aunts and uncles are all busy with their own businesses. As for my cousins, I am not close to them aside from Kale." He explained.

Kale… was it that Kale from the previous world? Yi Bing thought. Kale is one of Huo Ling's – and his, as Liu Lingling, neighbors in the 6th floor of an apartment building in the Caribbean in the previous world. Kale is a vibrant friendly man. When Huo Ling died in that world as Howee Jackson, he arranged for Huo Ling's funeral, only for it to be wasted since Hao Baiyun's group of three took back Huo Ling's corpse.

Aside from being vibrant and friendly, Kale is also mysterious. Even though he's close with their neighbors, but he doesn't talk about his family and homeland. Everyone has their own matters to hide, too, so no one asked him about it. But now that Kale appeared again, Yi Bing can't suspect if Kale is also a royalty in the previous world like he is here in this world. The chances are high.

It is a pity Yi Bing can't look up a living person's information in the Afterlife Department's system. However, there is also called an 'internet' in this world, so it'd be easy to look up for Kale's information. Of course, Yi Bing can also ask Huo Ling. But Huo Ling in this world, although somewhat naïve, but his indifferent from his second world appeared again here.

Yi Bing pursed his lips before he secretly used his communicator to connect in the internet of this world and searched Kale. Since 'Jackson' is the current royal family's surname, he searched 'Kale Jackson'. When he saw Kale's picture, he confirmed that it is indeed Kale from the previous world.

Such a coincidence. He thought as he closed his communicator before he glanced at Huo Ling. This is the first time to meet someone in two worlds successively. Huo Ling had already met Lei Shan before, but it was in Huo Ling's second world. This is Huo Ling's fifth world. Even Luo Ying and Jing Li who also appeared in Huo Ling's second world together with Lei Shan has only appeared in the previous world – Huo Ling's fourth world.

But Kale, he appeared successively. Yi Bing can't help but think of what Lei Shan had said earlier about 'spiritual confidant' with Huo Ling. Could it be, not only Lei Shan, but Huo Ling also has a spiritual connection with Kale?

His eyebrows couldn't help but twitch when he felt that sour and irritating feeling again in his chest. Spiritual Connection is known as 'fate'. That means, Lei Shan and Kale are fated with Huo Ling. With this thought, he felt even more irritated.

He admits he felt an affection with Huo Ling. But, it was like an affection of an owner towards his pet! Yes. That's right. Huo Ling is a pet. He is my pet. That is why he felt mad towards Lei Shan and Kale, who he still hasn't met yet in this world, since he feels that these two wanted to steal Huo Ling… ehem, correction, his pet!

Yi Bing's face darkened. He knows he is just in denial.

"Ah." Huo Ling, who didn't notice Yi Bing on his side was covered in dark clouds, muttered when he spotted a familiar person. "Young master Hao." He spoke when he saw Hao Baiyun.

The Hao family is relatives with Huo family. Hao Baiyun is his distant cousin. Since he grew up in China, aside from Lei Shan, it was Hao Baiyun he's most contacted with. This distant cousin is closer to him than his first and second cousins, not to mention Lei Shan who isn't blood-related to him.

"'young master Hao'?" Yi Bing muttered when he heard Huo Ling's voice. He turned and followed Huo Ling's gaze, only to see a man who wore white from head to feet he almost was blinded.

Right. He thought as his eyes sharpened. Why did I miss this person? If there's anyone, it's Hao Baiyun, and also Gu Xingfeng, who has 'spiritual connection' with Huo Ling the most! Not only did Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng are in the Stable World, but they also appeared in the third world and fourth world. Now, it's the fifth world! If he just isn't completely sure Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng weren't in the second world, he'd think he had missed the two in that world!

What's with these people? He thought as his lip twitched in annoyance. Out of five worlds, they appeared four times! He'd definitely check Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng's connection to Huo Ling when he goes back to Afterlife Department!