Afterlife Department

Chapter 381 – Influence

Luren's indifferent expression didn't change. "Oh." He muttered. 

Yi Bing and Huo Ling who heard his reaction as indifferent as his face. "…" why do you have so many questions?! Are you that bored? They thought. 

Yi Bing moved away from Huo Ling after he finished wearing the necklace on Huo Ling. "Student Luren. Shall we leave now?" he asked. 

Luren looked at him. 

"It's already 9:50 A.M.." Yi Bing said. 

"Oh." Luren muttered, then nodded. He then walked away from the mouth of the shelves' passageway. 

But, Yi Bing and Huo Ling didn't dare relax, since the ghost is still floating behind them. 

"Let's go." Yi Bing spoke and pushed Huo Ling's wheelchair. 

"En." Huo Ling nodded, and they followed Luren out after Huo Ling took his library card, and they logged out. 

Even if both Luren and Huo Ling are special classes students, but they don't dare to challenge the school's authority, precisely Iris'. Thus, they also have to follow Iris' summon. 

…

Fortunately, the gymnasium is just beside the Library and Clubs' building, so they weren't late when they arrived and still have five minutes left before the police arrived. 

"Luren!" it was Hierre who called when he saw Luren, together with Yi Bing and Huo Ling, appeared in the entrance. He, along with Mandy and Prille who was following behind him, was surprised to see Luren with Huo Ling and Yi Bing. 

Although Luren personally toured Huo Ling and Yi Bing around Fughlia yesterday, but to see them three together again… they felt something strange… but they can't say what it is. And they just can't easily ask Luren that. Not only were they afraid of Luren, but they can't also bluntly ask Luren about it in front of Yi Bing and Huo Ling. Because, after they heard yesterday that Huo Ling is a recipient of Iris Scholarship, they realized after that Huo Ling definitely belongs to the special classes. 

Such a bigshot… they felt their faces turned red from being slapped. Although the three of them belong to section A… Prille, although he also received a scholarship, making it as his ticket to Fughlia High, but he can only be placed in section A. Special classes are beyond them, that's why all the students worship Luren. And now, they met another student from special classes – albeit he just transferred. 

"En." Luren perfunctorily nodded at them. Then, as if he had forgotten them, he turned back to Yi Bing and Huo Ling who were about to go to the other side of the gym where the poor students and teachers have gathered. "Schoolmate Howee." He called to Huo Ling. 

Huo Ling immediately stiffened on his seat. 

"Where are you going? We're going to line up in the special classes' area." Luren said and turned his head. 

Huo Ling and Yi Bing followed his gaze and saw a group of students comprising mostly of poor students. If they aren't wearing thick eyeglasses, then they are wearing baggy uniforms. Some of them are even carrying their books and is sitting on the bleachers solving a science problem. So, to say the least, Luren is the crane in a flock of chicken. 

Some students have been staring at Luren, Yi Bing and Huo Ling as soon as Hierre called out Luren. Now, Yi Bing and Huo Ling realized that Huo Ling is the second crane in this flock of chicken… ehem, special classes, because of his good looks. Not to mention that Huo Ling is in a wheelchair, but he is definitely eye-catching. And because Yi Bing is together with Huo Ling, Yi Bing also caught their attention. This is when a man achieves Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to heaven.

Complicated emotions arose in Huo Ling's and Yi Bing's hearts. But, they don't have time to think about it because Luren spoke again, and this time to Yi Bing. 

"Teacher Evan… you won't mind us borrowing Schoolmate Howee?" Luren asked. 

Huo Ling and Yi Bing. "…" remembering what happened in the library earlier, they don't dare underestimate Luren this time. It's fortunate that the ghost didn't leave the library, or it can't leave the library. 

Yi Bing smiled. "It's alright." He answered before he leaned down to Huo Ling. He touched the pendant of the necklace he gave to Huo Ling earlier, then patted Huo Ling's head. "Take care of it." he told him. Then, he nodded to Luren, indicating he is giving him permission. 

Luren wasn't reserved. He pushed Huo Ling's wheelchair away from Yi Bing, and to the direction of where the special classes students are located. It was just then did Huo Ling, as well as Yi Bing who is following them with his gaze, notice that this area is near where the pool area is, which is actually just behind this bleachers and is separated by a wall. 

Huo Ling suddenly shuddered when he felt a cold gust of wind blew. He didn't know why he felt a chill as Luren pushed his wheelchair. Luren wouldn't push him to the ground, right? He wouldn't kill him, right? He didn't do anything to piss him, right? 

0000: I'm scared… 

0001: I found out something that would make you feel more scared. 

0000: … 

0000: is it about the bleachers just beside the pool area with a wall between them? 

0001: no. 

0000: … I don't like to hear it, then. 

But, Yi Bing still said it. 

0001: the Library and Clubs Building is just beside the Recreational Building. 

0000: I'd be honest. I really don't like where this is going. I want to go back now to the Stable World and return to being just a soul…

Yi Bing chuckled. 

0001: the pool area can be seen from the window of the library. 

Huo Ling froze on his seat like a statue. As if he didn't receive enough scare, Luren spoke behind him. 

"Schoolmate Howee, is there something wrong?" Luren asked as they stopped in front of the special classes' students. 

"… no. An ant bit me." Huo Ling stiffly answered. 

Luren just hummed a response and then sat on the bleachers. Fortunately, Luren didn't go overboard and carried him to sit on the bleachers and instead just left him on his wheelchair. If Luren did, despite it would look a shoujo manga-ish scene, but Huo Ling would see it as a horrifying scene because he'd think Luren would drop him to the ground to kill him. 

There is suddenly an uproar when the police entered the gym together with Lin Ze. Although they have already expected for the police to come, but students, as long as they see or experience something novel – like what they are currently in now, they would still overreact to it. 

The police are experienced and immediately started their interrogation as soon as they saw the organized students. 

"Hey." Hierre, an outgoing person, called Luren as he, Mandy and Prille approached them. The section A students were prioritized by the system of the school. 

Luren glanced at them. 

"Weren't the police already identified the suspects as Eram and that female teacher? Why are they still investigating us?" Hierre asked as they sat beside Luren. 

"There's the possibility of the video being a fake." A special classes student spoke. 

Hierre turned to him. 

"But, didn't Eram and that female teacher reacted…" Prille spoke. 

"As long as they would deny it, the police would still reinvestigate it." the special classes student said. "And even if they would admit it, but as long as Eram's parents would insist that Eram didn't do the crime, the police have to reinvestigate." He added. 

Prille shut up. He knows the most how influence works. Wasn't he admitted to the Fughlia High because of influence? So, he didn't speak again. 

"In the video, only the female teacher killed Yule. Eram just helped her dispose of Yule's corpse." Another special classes student said. 

"Yes. Eram and Yule are the best of friends. Eram wouldn't kill Yule. He must have been frightened so he helped that female teacher to dispose Yule's corpse, making him her accomplice." Another student said. 

Luren, Huo Ling, Hierre, Mandy and Prille just silently listened to them. 

Suddenly, there was another uproar. 

"'Renton'?" they heard the police officer asking a student spoke. 

The student with a silvery-white hair nodded. "Yes. Renton is hostile towards Yule because Yule knocked up Renton's friend, Emily. Emily committed suicide because Yule, not only denied him being the father of Emily's child, he also humiliated her." He said, then paused. "You know… 'that'…" he looked at the police officer. 

"'that'?" the police officer looked skeptical. 

The student's face flushed. "Yule hired some people to…" he then whispered to the police officer. 

As expected, the police officer's face twisted in disgust and anger. "Why didn't he…" his voice trailed off. 

He was about to ask why didn't Renton report Yule to the police. But, weren't the police reinvestigating right now because some influential people ordered them to reinvestigate? 

He cleared his throat to cover up his embarrassment. "Where is this Renton now?" he asked. 

A student near them heard what he asked. "Sir. He is missing for a month now." He told him.