Afterlife Department

Chapter 382 – Renton

"Why didn't Iris tell us that someone is missing in his school?" Huo Ling asked as he and Yi Bing returned to his dormitory room to 'prepare' because Lin Ze will fetch them tomorrow to go to Zirope Town to check the power station and find out where it had gone wrong. 

Iris' people are also still investigating the cause of the fire in their power station. 

"Maybe he thinks it is unnecessary." Yi Bing answered. 

"Oh. You're right." Huo Ling muttered. "After all, what we are investigating about is the world energy." He said. 

"Mn." Yi Bing nodded in agreement.. 

Silence. 

"'mn', my ass!" Huo Ling cursed as his body shot up from his wheelchair. He grabbed the front of Yi Bing's collar. "Someone's missing! How can he, the principal, not investigate it? Or, is it that he already investigated it, but he didn't find anything?" he asked, then let go of Yi Bing as he pushed him. "This is impossible." He muttered and pinched his chin with his index finger and thumb as he contemplated. "The one who spoke about Renton earlier was a poor student, right?" he asked Yi Bing. 

"Yes." Yi Bing answered. 

"Then, this Renton could only be a poor student." Huo Ling said and paused when he remembered something. "Actually, anyone could have told the police Renton's name, since the police officers asked the same set of questions to the students, and one of the questions is, "who has a bad blood with Yule Portkin?". But, only that poor student answered, and the others who also spoke Renton's name were the poor students. So, the rich students are definitely on Yule Portkin's side, and is protecting Yule Portkin, added to the fact that Renton is poor… they would definitely be on Yule Portkin's side albeit Yule Portkin did a horrendous thing." He frowned. 

Yi Bing nodded in agreement. "The rich students are definitely hiding something." He said. 

"Could it be because of the rich students, Iris didn't deeply investigate about Renton's disappearance to make himself look pleasing to the rich people's eyes?" Huo Ling asked, upset. 

Yi Bing shook his head. "Although Iris is a businessman, but he is a businessman with integrity." He answered. "Or else, he wouldn't be chosen by the Stable World to be this world's representative." He explained. 

Huo Ling's anger dissipated. He also noticed this in Iris. "Then, why…" he was about to ask when Yi Bing's phone suddenly rang. 

The caller is Iris. 

…

"Internal problem in school… as well as your family?" Huo Ling asked after listening to Iris' story. 

"Yes." Iris nodded. "Lin Ze already told me that a student was missing more than a month ago. But, when we were about to investigate it, we noticed that this student's information – in database or in paper, disappeared. It was obviously intentional." He frowned. "Only my children can enter my office. I suspect it is their doing." He said. "Though, I don't know why would they do it, and what is their connection with this student." He sighed. 

Yi Bing and Huo Ling fell silent. After the police got Renton's name, they went to Iris to ask about the student. But, they found out that Renton's information was gone. Because it is the school's internal problems, the police have to temporarily stop investigating on the school's side, and to start looking for the missing Renton. 

"But, since he has gone missing a month ago – " Huo Ling said. 

"More than a month ago." Yi Bing corrected. 

Huo Ling rolled his eyes. " – more than a month ago, he doesn't have anything to do with Yule Portkin's case." He said. "… right?" he added. 

"We can't judge it like that." Yi Bing told him in a mild tone. "Because Renton's whereabouts are unknown, there's a possibility that he was biding his time to plan and finally snuck in the school to kill Yule and insert the fake video." He said. 

Iris' brow twitched. He looked at the two in annoyance. He can feel the sarcasm in their tones. "The Fughlia High has the best security, thank you." He told them. 

"So, Renton can't possibly kill Yule." Huo Ling said. 

"… the police also know that. They are only looking for Renton as another case for missing people." Iris explained. 

Huo Ling smiled. 

"What will you do about the Portkins' and Bullone's side?" Yi Bing asked Iris. 

Iris tiredly sighed. "The video is definitely not fake. The result of it will come out, so the Bullone has to give up. Also – " he said. " – Eram's elder brother, Ely, has long been dissatisfied of him and will seize this chance to kick him out of their family for him to inherit their family and their assets." He grimaced. 

Huo Ling's expression turned blank. "Ah… rich family drama." He said. 

Iris shrugged. He's also facing it. "The problem with the power plant must have got something to do with my children, too." He said. 

Yi Bing nodded in understanding. "We'll do what we have to do." He told him. 

"Thank you." Iris said. "I'll have Lin Ze pick you up tomorrow at ten in the morning." He told him. 

"Yes." They answered. 

…

"So, Iris can't strike his children, thus he will be leaving it to us on how to deal with his children?" Huo Ling asked as they left. 

"Yes." Yi Bing answered. 

"How horrible they are! They were adopted by Iris, raised by him alone, give them all that they want… yet they want to harm him?!" Huo Ling's eyes widened in disbelief. 

"That's how it is in rich families." Yi Bing told him. 

Huo Ling pouted, feeling upset for Iris. 

Yi Bing decided to change the topic. "You've done a good job acting there earlier." He told him. 

Hearing this, Huo Ling grinned. "I know you want Iris to avoid pursuing Renton's matter." He said. 

Yi Bing nodded. 

"… he's that ghost, right?" Huo Ling asked. 

"I think." Yi Bing said. 

Both of them fell silent, mourning for Renton's fate. 

"He was intentionally killed." Huo Ling gnashed his teeth in anger. How can it not be intentional? Renton's information was deleted! 

"The other poor students definitely won't both themselves about Renton's matter, since they are afraid to be retaliated by the rich people." Yi Bing said. 

Look how Renton disappeared after angering Yule Portkin! 

Huo Ling sneered. "You really won't know the hearts of the people." He said. 

The Portkins are said to be altruistic. But, look what their son has done! And look what they did – killing a student to cover up their son's crime! 

"One who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions', right?" Yi Bing said. 

Huo Ling scoffed. "They are being kind to make up for their crime! So disgusting!" he frowned. 

Yi Bing nodded in agreement. "That's a wrong way to love your children." He said. 

Huo Ling sighed with emotion. It can also be said to Iris. Because Iris doesn't want to punish his children, so he will borrow them to do it. Although Huo Ling can't understand them because he isn't a parent like them, but he both admire and criticize them. He admires them for swallowing their children's mistake, and criticize them for spoiling them. This has always been the case in rich families. If they just don't spoil their children, then, wouldn't the world become a better place or gain more peace? 

"Should we go to the library and tell Renton, the ghost, about this?" Huo Ling asked. 

"Yes, and no." Yi Bing answered. "We are going to the library to investigate about that book. Since this has turned to a supernatural world because of the existence of the ghost, then, I think that book also got something to do with the depletion of this world's energy." He said. "But, no. We won't tell that ghost that we have already knew something about him." he told him. 

Huo Ling nodded in understanding. "I get it." he said. 

"Good." Yi Bing patted his head before they went to the Library and Clubs Building. 

But, just as they were about to turn to go out of the East Wing of the lecture building, they saw Hierre, Mandy and Prille going to the same place as them. 

Yi Bing and Huo Ling immediately hid behind the wall. 

"I seem to forgot to tell you something because I forgot it, but then remembered it after I saw them." Yi Bing said. 

"What a coincidence. I also forgot to tell you something that I forgot, but actually remembered because I saw them." Huo Ling said. 

They looked at each other, then grinned. 

"These trio's faces turned green when they heard Renton's name was mentioned earlier." Yi Bing spoke first. They may have hid it fast, but they can't be faster than a grim reaper.

"Oh? You saw it from that distance?" Huo Ling asked. "Prille's face looked ugliest the most… well, he's really ugly, but became uglier because of his twisted expression." He grinned and looked at Prille following behind Hierre and Mandy like a tail.