Afterlife Department

Chapter 366 – Iris

Fughlia High School, Liyone. 

"Welcome, Mr. Yi, in Fughlia." The principal, Mr. Iris Hudgeson, spoke as he reached his hand out for a handshake. He looked at Yi Bing with a bright smile. "I'm glad you could make it." He said. 

Yi Bing nodded and shook Mr. Hudgeson's hand. "Nice to see you again." He said. 

He and Iris Hudgeson have met before during the UnION's Summit last year. It was only a brief meeting. They nodded at each other after exchanging a few words of courtesy before they went to talk to other people to build some connections under the banner of 'friendship' or 'cooperation'. Or, for some powerful people, they spread their influence. 

Because there are Normal Worlds and Special Worlds, there are naturally other beings like the beastmen from an interstellar Special World. But, mostly are humans, albeit they are ability users, or alpha or sentinels who have the best bodily constitution where their senses are enhanced, and their strength is exponentially increased than the other ordinary humans. 

However, even though some humans from the Normal Worlds that are present are just ordinary, but they aren't the least intimidated. Or else, they wouldn't be there present in the summit as a representative (leader) of their world if they would be easily intimidated by other beings. Instead, they are the ones who are intimidating the others because of their lofty aura like an emperor. 

So, there is no need to mention anything regarding the UnION with this meeting. Their gazes met before they withdrew their gazes. Then, they turned to Huo Ling who was sitting on a wheel chair, looking well-behaved. His whole left leg was in a cast. 

"This is?" Iris Hudgeson asked. 

"This is my partner, Huo Ling." Yi Bing answered. "Together with me, he will also be disguised as someone from this school. He is the one who will be disguising as a student." He explained. 

Before he arrived, he had already sent a message to Iris Hudgeson's email that he will be conducting an investigation and he needed two identities for him and Huo Ling for their investigation to become smoother. Iris Hudgeson is this world's representative in the UnION, so he cooperated with him. 

Don't look at Iris Hugdeson's position as a principal. Fughlia High School is the best high school in their country. Rich and poor students mixed. But, the school is dominated by the rich students. The poor students are just there to increase the popularity of the school, to not make it look like a snob. This is Iris Hudgeson's idea. 

Iris Hudgeson's real identity is the president of an energy company that has over a thousand chains scattered in the world. He came from a poor family and found a place of gas reserves. His career starting from there, and just continued to rise. But, ever since he was young, his dream was to become a teacher. 

So, while he left his companies to his trusted people, he studied education and then build a school in his hometown – Fughlia. He named the school after his hometown. Under his hands, the school developed really well, as well as the Liyone, the city where Fughlia is located. Because of Iris Hudgeson's fame and power, he influenced other powerful people to invest, and to also branch out in Liyone. He can be called the god of wealth. 

Don't judge Iris Hudgeson as a vegetarian. The reason why he can leave the managing of his companies to his subordinates is because of his hidden ruthlessness. There was a daring idiot who thought Iris Hudgeson is just a country bumpkin and a pushover. In short, he looks down on Iris Hudgeson because of his origin. 

This daring idiot is a manager in one of Iris Hudgeson's companies. He wanted to become rich overnight like Iris Hudgeson, so he sold the data of that company of Iris Hudgeson to Iris Hudgeson's rival company. Who knew that the rival company actually feared Iris Hudgeson more than him? The rival company obediently returned the data to Iris Hudgeson's hands and brought the traitor manager before Iris Hudgeson to show their loyalty to him. 

Others thought Iris Hudgeson is a magnanimous individual, given of his humble background. What they don't know is that he has already sent his parents to a nursing home. He can't forget, and forgive, that they have starved him for a month while imprisoning him inside their house with locked windows and doors. 

So, the manager was never heard of or seen again. Iris Hudgeson, on the contrary, settled that manager's unlucky family to another country. 

"I have already arranged for your identities while you stay in Fughlia, as well as in Liyone." Iris Hudgeson spoke. 

Yi Bing nodded and gave him a grateful look. 

"By the way, about his leg…" Iris Hudgeson looked at Huo Ling's leg in a cast. 

Yi Bing looked at Iris Hudgeson in surprise. "You didn't… the news…?" he asked.

Iris Hudgeson blinked in confusion as he stared at Yi Bing. "… what news?" he asked. 

"The car accident this morning." Yi Bing spoke. 

Hearing this, Iris Hudgeson froze. His face darkened in a second before he immediately recovered his calm. "I just returned to the country this afternoon to receive you." He spoke. In short, he was on the plane, and he had no time to know about this since Yi Bing and Huo Ling have already arrived. 

Or… they just deliberately didn't inform him. 

Yi Bing indeed saw a suitcase behind his table. He nodded in understanding. "Then, we're going to the dormitories." He said. 

Iris Hudgeson's eyes darkened like a storm because of his suppressed anger. There is something wrong with their management. Yi Bing's arrival woke him up with that fact. "En. I'll email you the details later." He said. "And check and follow up on the news." He added and glanced at Huo Ling's leg before he looked away. 

"Thank you." Yi Bing said as he pushed Huo Ling's wheelchair. 

"The uniforms…" Iris Hudgeson spoke when he finally noticed their clothes. 

"We won't take up more of your resources, Mr. Hudgeson." Yi Bing said and nodded at him before they left. 

Iris Hudgeson's lip twitched. The door closed and his gaze lowered. "Tch." He clicked his tongue and clenched his fists before he dialed the number of his personal assistant. "Come here within twenty minutes." He said before he ended the call. He pinched the space between his brows before he heaved a tired sigh. 

He fell on his seat as he contemplated on what happened today. It seemed like he has been very busy on his work, and he took a long time to negotiate in the shares for the energy resource's monopolization. This perspective client is a tough nut to crack. He really gave him a hard time. 

Or was it, it was intentional? Given today's events… 

A knock on the door roused him from his thoughts. "Come in." he spoke. 

The door opened and revealed his assistant, Lin Ze. "Sir." He greeted and bowed. 

"Why didn't I hear anything about the news this morning?" he directly asked. 

Lin Ze froze and his expression changed. But, it wasn't of a panic or unease. Instead, his face darkened. "It is this subordinate's incompetence. Please punish me, sir." He spoke and deeply bowed. 

Iris Hudgeson didn't immediately give him an answer. "Was it them?" he asked. When he didn't hear Lin Ze answered, he chuckled. But, it was without mirth. "Seems like a dog is better than them." He said. "Instead, I am raising a bunch of wolves!" he gnashed his teeth before he threw a penholder to the glass wall near his table.

CRASH! The glass wall immediately shattered and the shards fell on the floor, creating a loud noise. 

"Sir!" Lin Ze moved and immediately covered Iris Hudgeson from the shards that flew his way. 

iris Hudgeson's eyes narrowed into slits as he pushed Lin Ze away from him. "Tell me what happened!" he said. 

Lin Ze immediately knelt even though there were glass shards on the floor. He didn't even flinch even when his knees bled. "This morning, a car accident happened in Highway 12. There were casualties, and the last victim was actually a student of the school." He immediately spoke. "Fortunately, no one died. The driver is actually a teacher of our school. In his statement, he said that when he saw a student, instead of avoiding him, he actually wanted to kill him!" he reported. "The public and the netizens were enraged. It was young master Harris was the one who suppressed the news. It was young mistress Rene who said that they shouldn't let you worry more since you were busy with your work." He finished. 

From Lin Ze's words alone, there didn't seem to be anything wrong. Instead, Harris Hudgeson and Rene Hudgeson were to be said thoughtful and caring towards their father. But, how can Iris Hudgeson, the one who raised them, not know their evil intentions for doing this?