Afterlife Department

Chapter 397 – Portkins

"Why are you all fighting?" a familiar voice asked. 

They all turned and saw it was Luris. 

"Luris…" Harris froze. His ears became suspiciously red as he stared at Luris. His hands holding Rene almost pushed her had his reason not returned in time. 

Luris kindly smiled at them. He's holding food containers and drinks. He has already told by Harris earlier what happened to Iris and Quinn, and about the crime of the Portkins. "You all fighting… wouldn't the Portkins rejoice if they heard about this?" he asked them. 

Rene and Rhyan felt like they were poured by a bucket of cold water and they immediately calmed down. 

"Thank you." Harris spoke as he walked towards Luris. 

Luris helplessly smiled. "My son was also schemed against. We're all in the same boat. It's just right to help each other." He said and handed them the food containers and drinks he's carrying. 

"Why are you carrying them? They're heavy." Harris said as he received the foods and drinks after uttering 'thanks'. 

"I'm afraid the Portkins have planted a spy on my side, so, just to be safe…" Luris sighed. 

They all nodded in understanding. Although Prille wasn't planted on their side, but he succeeded in harming them through Rhyan. With this thought, they looked at Rhyan and Rene glared at him, as if wanting to bite off a large chunk of flesh from him. 

Rhyan shuddered in fright while Odrey took hers and Lin Ze's share and entered Iris' room to deliver food. 

Fughlia High School, Liyone. 

"Hahahahaha… look at how the school forum blows up!" Cody laughed as he showed the screen of his phone to Moon and Eavon. 

Eavon grinned. "That Prille has always been an attention-seeker. He wants fame by publicly confessing to Luren… now, here's the fame that he always seeks!" he said. 

Moon nodded in agreement as he read the comments under the post about Prille being arrested by the police last Saturday. 

Eavon looked at him. "How did Mandy react to this?" he asked. After all, Mandy secretly likes Prille. 

"He didn't say anything." Moon answered. "But, I guess he already knew that Prille is working for the Portkins." He said. 

"Your brother is really nasty." Cody told Moon. He knows Moon detest Mandy, so he knows Moon wouldn't get mad about him badmouthing his elder brother. 

Moon nodded. "Yes. He cares more about making connections with Luren, so he definitely would cut ties with Prille after this." he said. "But, he doesn't know that Luren is already aware of him helping Prille many times, so Luren is just toying with him. With him cutting his ties with Prille, Prille would lose a wing and wouldn't dare raise his head again after this matter of him involved in a crime was exposed in Fughlia." He explained. "Not only would Luren cut off Prille, he would also cut off Mandy with this." he grinned. 

Eavon and Cody looked at each other and laughed in schadenfreude. They don't care about Hierre, since they know Hierre will be lectured by his family for hanging out with Prille after they found out Prille's matter. 

"What will happen to Luren in the team competition in swimming this Decathlon?" Cody asked. 

"It seems that Luren has found another team behind Hierre's and Mandy's back so that the two won't prattle on Prille and Prille won't screw up Luren again…" Moon answered when his voice trailed off. He looked at Eavon. 

Eavon sadly smiled. In fact, the reason why Yule knew about Elliese is because of Prille, who hated Renton and sees him as a rival in regards to Luren's affection, and the swimming club. Yule wasn't interested in men so he didn't touch Prille, and neither Renton. It just happened that Prille saw Renton talked with Elliese and he mindlessly told Yule about it during his complaints. 

Thus, Elliese's tragedy occurred because of one person's jealousy. When Prille found out about what happened to Elliese and her committing suicide after, he suggested to the Portkins to deal with Renton since Renton saw Yule abducted Elliese. It was a lie, of course. Renton was just suspicious of Prille since it was Prille who called Elliese and they left, which was Renton saw. Renton never saw Yule. But, it was easy to connect Prille with Yule since Prille, although covertly, has some interactions with Yule. Prille only wanted to punish Renton for stealing Luren's affection.

Renton has received the Iris Scholarship and is also good in swimming. Prille was extremely jealous not only because of the scholarship, but also because Renton is classmates with Luren and Luren admired Renton's swimming skills. If Renton would also join the swimming club, Renton's interactions with Luren would also increase, as well as Luren's affection with him. So, he lied to the Portkins. He knows the Portkins, although disappointed with Yule, but he was their heir, after all. Thus, they would definitely save Yule's reputation. 

And so, Renton's tragedy occurred following Elliese's. Prille, although hated Renton, but didn't expect that the Portkins would kill him – and brutally at that by dismembering him, crushing all of his limbs and chest (since the lungs are inside the chest). He panicked, but the Portkins ordered him to lead their subordinates to the area where the swimming pool of the Fughlia High will be built. That time, the Fughlia High was using the Liyone Public Swimming Pool. Prille, out of his wits, led the person carrying a sack where Renton's remains are inside, to the location, along with an old man wearing outrageous clothes who threw an object on the pit after the person carrying the sack threw the sack on the pit. 

Prille felt unresovled with what happened. If Renton's death would be discovered, he would definitely be implicated. Knowing that the Portkins would suppress the news of Elliese's suicide as well as Renton being 'missing', he asked Rhyan to bring him to Iris' office, making up an excuse that is curious what would a successful man's office would be like. When Rhyan left to buy themselves a drink, he went to Iris' computer. He was lucky since Iris has saved his username and password, so he deleted Renton's information in the database. After that day, he then went to the library to destroy Renton's paper documents. The last thing he failed to destroy is Renton's club membership registration form, which Renton is about to submit to Luren. 

He went to Renton's dormitory room, only to fail to find it. Then, he heard from Renton's roommate that Renton has already submitted the form to Luren. Prille, along with Mandy and Hierre, went to the library where they know Luren frequently stayed in. Mandy has already a guess of Prille's objective, while Hierre only thought of helping Prille find it. But, they were doomed to fail since, if it's not Luren, then it would be other students arriving, interrupting their search. 

Prille continued to get closer to Luren. He sincerely likes him, and since Luren falling for him would also help the Portkins, it is a win-win situation for Prille. When Luren falls in love with him, he will ask him of that missing form and then destroy it, so that Luren could completely forget Renton, like what the other students did! But, Prille didn't expect for Yi Bing and Huo Ling to appear. And Huo Ling looks similar to Renton. Fortunately for Prille, Huo Ling got into an accident and his legs were injured. Or else, Prille would see him as a threat, since Huo Ling might know how to swim like Renton, becoming his second rival. 

But, it was still inevitable. Prille saw that Luren is affectionate to Huo Ling. Prille knows Luren has 'fallen in love' with Huo Ling at first sight, like what he did to Renton. Prille felt unresolved, but then Yule died, interrupting him in pursuing Luren. Then, was ordered to let Eram enter Fughlia High, and then after that… 

In the end, he was also screwed by the Portkins. So, he decided to sell them out to Lin Ze. He knows Iris isn't a vegetarian, so the Portkins will definitely end up miserable, more miserable than him, since he, in the end, chose to confess everything to Lin Ze. And since he's also a student of Fughlia High, Iris might punish him with a lighter sentence. 

Hospital. 

Harris reluctantly left to resume his, and Iris', work. He doesn't want to leave yet since Luris is there, but Luris persuaded him to leave since he has to take care of Iris' businesses, too, aside from the Decathlon event that is happening in Wednesday. 

"Why does the Portkins target Iris?" Luris spoke after he heard what Rhyan asked. "… at least you're smart enough to finally figure this out." He said. 

Rhyan flushed in shame while Rene snickered. 

Luris smiled. "It can be said to be related, but also not related, to Lin Ze." He answered. 

"Huh?" they were both surprised and puzzled. 

"You also know that Lin Ze's origin is… questionable." Luris changed the last word. "It is related to the Portkins." He told them.