Afterlife Department

Chapter 335 - Confusion

Huo Ling watched the door closed after Qi Shan left. "… is he alright?" he asked as he turned to Yi Bing.

"He will." Yi Bing answered as he sliced the fruits.

'will'? Huo Ling thought, feeling that there is something wrong with Yi Bing's answer. Shouldn't he say 'he is', not 'he will'? He felt puzzled, but then he just shrugged it off and returned to the channel that is playing Lei Shan's movie.

"Here." Yi Bing spoke as he placed the platter of fruits on the coffee table.

"Thanks!" Huo Ling said as he picked a slice of fruit using the toothpick, and then took a bite. "Mmn~!" he exclaimed with widened eyes when he tasted the sweetness of the fruit juice spreading on his taste buds.

Yi Bing also ate a slice and nodded. A faint smile is hanging on his lips. "Good." He muttered, referring to the taste of the fruits.

Huo Ling smiled, his smile reaching his eyes. The two of them watched Lei Shan's movie together, the atmosphere surrounding them is so peaceful. On the other hand, the atmosphere surrounding Qi Shan, who, hasn't yet have gone far, heard Lei Shan's name!

Qi Shan's face immediately darkened and he turned, about to destroy whichever appliance was it that is uttering Lei Shan's name. But, when he turned, he didn't expect to see someone, who was all wrapped up, hiding behind the bushes. He couldn't be any more suspicious.

Qi Shan was taken aback. Right now, he is in the subdivision where Yi Bing created a subspace for him to hide Huo Ling – for the meantime, until Huo Ling's death day arrives.

"Lei Shan… Lei Shan… my male god… wuwuwu… look at me, look at me…!" the person whose even his eyes can't be seen muttered as he craned his neck out of the bushes to look for Lei Shan's figure around.

A vein popped in Qi Shan's forehead. Not only did he hear Lei Shan's name again, but he also has encountered Lei Shan's stalker fan!!! He felt his head ached and he was about to walk past the person who didn't see him since he has his invisibility power when he suddenly froze on his feet after he heard what the person said.

"My male god… male god! Just look at me! You only have to look at me!" the stalker fan said, his voice couldn't sound any more deranged. But, this isn't what made Qi Shan stop. It's – "Once you've fallen to my hands, I'll make sure we will be together! That you'll only see me! You will only be mine!" he said.

Qi Shan's body stiffened and he slowly turned, his eyes slowly widening when he saw a gun on the stalker fan's hand! The situation couldn't be any worse, both for him and Lei Shan, whom he saw is coming this way!

Qi Shan's face darkened. Not only he saw Lei Shan, but he saw Lei Shan is jogging! The f*ck is he doing jogging at night?! He screeched in his mind. In order to avoid Lei Shan, and also to save Lei Shan, he teleported behind the stalker fan who is about to jump out of his hiding to ambush Lei Shan. But, before the stalker fan could jump on Lei Shan, he grabbed the stalker fan on the back of his collar and knocked him out before he could react.

A thud can be heard when the gun on the hand of the stalker fan fell after the stalker fan was knocked out. It was a soft and almost inaudible sound, but to Qi Shan, it was like the sound of the thunder ringing on his ears.

"F*ck." Qi Shan uttered a low curse. He hurriedly knelt down, one hand holding the unconscious stalker fan and his other hand reaching for the gun that fell on the ground.

"Who's there?!" Lei Shan asked.

Qi Shan felt his whole body stiffening. Not only because Lei Shan noticed the sound with his incredible hearing, but also because Lei Shan is just on the other side of the bush! Qi Shan bit his tongue to hold back a curse that was on the tip of his tongue.

"Who's there?!" Lei Shan asked again and took a step closer.

Qi Shan looked at the gun lying on the ground. The tip of his middle finger about to reach it.

"Who - ?!" Lei Shan spoke when no one answered. He decided to sweep away the bush with his hand to see who is hiding.

At the same time, Qi Shan used telekinesis to grab the gun, before he teleported both himself and the stalker fan.

"Meow~" a cat jumped out from the tree, creating a thud after its paws landed on the ground. This is what Lei Shan saw.

Lei Shan sighed in relief. But, at the same time, he doesn't know why but he also felt disappointment. Like he had missed something… or someone.

Meanwhile, Qi Shan, along with the stalker fan, appeared near the police station. "Tch! Troublemaker!" he said before he thrown the stalker fan and his gun in the doorstep of the police station. Then, he walked away as he messed his hair in a frustrated manner.

What he meant troublemaker, is that the stalker fan almost made a trouble in ambushing Lei Shan. And also, it made Lei Shan almost catch Qi Shan.

Qi Shan stopped before he blew out a sigh. He raised his head and looked up at the sky. For a second, he doesn't know whether the decision he made earlier was right – not seeing Lei Shan. His feelings towards Lei Shan stemmed from sympathy, like how he did towards his assignments before he met Lei Shan. Each of his assignments has a tragic life. That was one qualification to become the protagonist of a world.

As for Lei Shan, in this world… Lei Shan is going to be abducted and tortured and will be gone for three whole months in the entertainment world. When he returns, he will become a completely new person. No one knew what happened during those three months, and what made Lei Shan change greatly – from a warm person to an emotionless one.

No one knew, except Lei Shan and his abductor. The one who will abduct Lei Shan is a psychopath, and Lei Shan, after enduring for three months, finally found a chance to overturn the tables with his abductor and kill his abductor. But, Lei Shan, at that time, has already snapped. He became another psychopath.

Qi Shan took a deep breath and lowered his head. He raised his hand and covered his eyes. "… damn it." He cursed. He thought that being a grim reaper is a noble thing. For the first time, he doubted it.

Why are the souls have a knot in their heart, making them unable to move on? It's because they have attachments. Why do they have attachments? It's because they felt regret, and sometimes, resentment. Why do they feel regret, or resentment? It's because of the dissatisfaction they felt when they died, or the hatred they felt after they were killed.

Why? Why should everyone undergo in these situations? Can't everyone live happily? Satisfactorily? He, the grim reaper assigned to the protagonists can see the injustice and abuse directed towards the protagonists, making them completely change to a whole new person, and then change the world – to become better, or to make it worse.

Countless souls have passed through his hands. But, this is the first time he has questioned life, as well as the world. It's because of this one soul whom he met, and suddenly made him abruptly stop, where he didn't even notice he is actually running all this time. As to why he is running, Qi Shan didn't know himself. He only noticed after he has made a stop, which caused by Lei Shan. And because of this, questions that he didn't notice – or maybe he did, and he just overlooked, popped in his mind, making him feel very confused.

And so, he ran again. But, this time, he is running because of Lei Shan – the cause of this all. But – "Where shall I go?" he asked.

Where is he supposed to go?

Stable World, Afterlife Department, R&D.

A beeping sound broke the silence in this white four-walled wide room.

"Hm?" Sha Jiu lifted his head from the device he is working on and he turned. But, the beeping sound suddenly stopped. "Huh?" he muttered before he rose from his seat and walked towards the computer. "Did it break?" he asked to himself as he clicked the buttons on the keyboard.

"Sha Jiu, what's wrong?" Hai Ba asked when he entered the room.

Sha Jiu turned. "I think this computer broke." He answered.

"Why? What happened?" Hai Ba asked as he stood beside Sha Jiu. "'Grim Reapers' Mental and Emotional Stability Monitoring Device'?" he asked when he saw the wavy lines on the screen.