Afterlife Department

Chapter 38 - Insanity

S City Police Station, interrogation room.

"What?!" Su Rong said as he rose from his seat. His face pale but he hardened his heart. "You're lying! You're lying to me! Huo Ling…" he said, his loud voice slowly fading and his face became paler.

"If you can't believe us, then you might believe your parents?" Gu Xingfeng said and turned to Jiang Xinduo, his adjutant.

Jiang Xinduo nodded and opened the door. Outside, they saw Su Rong's parents. "Mom… dad…" Su Rong called, his tears falling.

However, Su Rong's parents clearly weren't here for a reunion. Mrs. Su immediately slapped Su Rong, making his face turned to the side.. "You…! You!" she said as her shaking hand pointed at her son. "How have we raised you wrongly?" she asked, a tired look was on her face.

"Mom – " Su Rong called, a red handprint on his face.

"Rong-er." Mr Su called. "We didn't expect…" he sighed as he placed his palm on his forehead. "It was Huo Ling who cleared your name to your teachers." They said. "After we learned that bullying is rampant in your school, and you were targeted the first place, we got scared and we had you home-schooled." He explained. "We didn't expect for you to – " he said and looked at his son with mixed emotions in his eyes.

Mrs. Su lowered her head in shame. They were both out in their business trip when they received a call from the police station saying that their son has killed someone. They immediately dropped everything and went to S City where their son ran away. Her tears fell as she looked at him. "I only said it out of anger that you leave before. Mom regretted it, but you already left." She said as she cried. "If only I knew… if I had only known – " she said and cried in her hands. Mr. Su immediately comforted her.

Su Rong weakly fell on his chair, his tears falling non-stop. How can he kill Huo Ling? He even thought it was Huo Ling's idea before to prank him and then he was kicked out of the school the first day. "I… I – " he said and choked. Guilt and regret can be seen on his face as he cried. "I'm guilty." He said.

Gu Xingfeng didn't say anything and had Jiang Xinduo escort them out of the room. Then, Li Lingling came in. "Are you now willing to tell me the truth?" he asked as Li Lingling sat on the chair.

"Yes." Li Lingling answered, a bandage around her arm. "3 years ago…" she started.

One hour later.

Gu Xingfeng sighed as he looked at Su Rong and Li Lingling's information. Then, he took out his phone and opened his message inbox, reading his messages sent to Hao Baiyun. He typed a new message: Awake?

It's already ten in the morning, yet after half an hour passed, there was still no reply from Hao Baiyun. Gu Xingfeng's forehead furrowed. "Old Jiang." He called.

"Yes, chief?" Jiang Xinduo answered.

"Send someone to Supernatural Department." Gu Xingfeng said. "Tell them I have something to ask their director." He said.

Jiang Xinduo didn't ask further and just followed Gu Xingfeng's order. Gu Xingfeng was left in the interrogation room, reading Su Rong and Li Lingling's statements. Then, he turned to He Furong's. "Old Jiang – " he called and paused when he remembered he had sent Jiang Xinduo outside. He sighed and picked up the telephone to his side, then dialed the hospital's number. "Hello? S City Police Station." He said when the other line answered. "I wanted to check Miss Zhang Furong's condition." He said.

"Miss Zhang is awake right now. Her vital conditions are stable. She's available for visit." The nurse on the other line answered.

"Does she have a visitor right now?" Gu Xingfeng asked.

"None at the moment." The nurse answered.

"Thank you." Gu Xingfeng said and placed the phone on its cradle. He arranged the documents and rose from his seat.

The door opened and Jiang Xinduo came in. "Chief." He called. "You're going somewhere?" he asked.

Gu Xingfeng nodded. "I'm going to He Furong." He answered as he wore his jacket. It's still raining outside. "How was the thing I asked to you?" he said as he walked to the door.

"The Supernatural Department said young master Hao didn't report today since he is sick." Jiang Xinduo answered.

Gu Xingfeng paused. "Got it." He said and then left to go to the hospital. He didn't expect to see the person he's looking for in the hospital.

S City Hospital.

"Chief inspector Gu." Fei Xuli greeted when they met at the entrance. He had just bought food for Hao Baiyun.

"How is your director?" Gu Xingfeng asked as they entered the hospital together.

"He's still on his bed." Fei Xuli answered and opened the door, only to see Hao Baiyun was not on his bed.

"…" Gu Xingfeng coughed. "Maybe he's still in the bathroom. I'll drop by him later – " he said and left.

Fei Xuli stiffly nodded. "Yes." he answered. He's been with Hao Baiyun for more than a decade. How can he not know that Hao Baiyun would escape? He sighed and placed the food on the bedside table. Then, he neatly fixed the bed. He sat on the chair, and waited for Hao Baiyun to go back.

Gu Xingfeng walked towards He Furong's room. However, just as he reached it he saw the missing Hao Baiyun standing outside, holding his IV stand. "Young master Hao – " he called when he saw Hao Baiyun gestured to him to be silent.

Gu Xingfeng looked at He Furong's door and heard some voices coming from inside. The door is slightly open and he saw there was another person inside aside from He Furong. It was a woman – He Tianyu's current wife, Bai Wu.

Gu Xingfeng stood outside on the other side and listened to the conversation inside. "Have you really gone crazy?" they heard Bai Wu asked He Furong.

"Ghost… ghost…" He Furong said, a dazed look on her face. She was looking outside the window.

Bai Wu laughed. "Really, Zhang Furong?" she called. Seeing He Furong slightly reacted, she continued. "Have you forgotten He Xiaozhu?" she asked.

Hearing the name, He Furong blinked. "He Xiaozhu… Xiaozhu…" she muttered and seemed to wake up from her daze. Then, she turned when she heard Bai Wu laughed. Suddenly, her eyes turned to slits and she reached for Bai Wu. "Whore!" she said. "It wasn't me who killed Xiaozhu! You dumped his body on my doorstep!" she shrieked.

Bai Wu immediately stepped away from He Furong so He Furong lost her balance and she fell on the floor. Bai Wu laughed at her. "So what?" she said. "Even if you say that, nobody would believe you. They will only think those are words of a crazy person!" she told her, her smile victorious.

"You whore! Who's crazy!" He Furong said as she reached out her hand and scratched Bai Wu's leg!

"AH!" Bai Wu cried and took a step back. She didn't expect for He Furong to have the strength to move. After all, she drugged her drink! She looked at the scratch on her leg that's bleeding. "Old bitch!" she cursed and kicked He Furong's face. "After I'll kill Yiyong, see where you'll end up to!" she said and kicked He Furong's back.

"AH!" He Furong cried. "You whore! Whose son is it now you're going to kill?!" she asked.

"Hah!" Bai Wu snickered. "You don't need to know." She said. "I only have to scare that old man and I will be free!" she evilly grinned. "Since you're so obsessed with him, why don't you two join in your misery?" she asked. "You only need to kill He Yiyong, and I'll divorce He Tianyu!" After He Furong killed He Yiyong out of her insanity, she will use her fear to divorce He Tianyu, saying that He Furong will also kill her. After that and she can climb onto her new patron's arms!

Her plans are beautiful, only if there are no two people eavesdropping outside the room!