Afterlife Department

Chapter 494 – Wei Shi

"What's wrong?" they asked when they saw that Shou Ji was looking at something. They turned and followed his gaze but they didn't see anything. "What is it?" they asked as they turned back to him.

"No… I thought I saw someone." Shou Ji answered as he stared for a while in a certain direction before he finally retracted his gaze.

They are currently in a restaurant not far from the Chel Military Academy. Since their goal right now is to enter the Chel Military Academy, they don't have anywhere else to go but near it. The villa that they bought is also near the Chel Military Academy, just a few kilometers far.

"Who is it? Someone you know?" Shi Jiu asked.

Shou Ji nodded. He didn't intend to hide it from them.. "Wallace Moone… no. Wei Shi." He answered.

"'Wei Shi'?" they muttered and then realized it. "Someone from your maternal family?" they asked when they remembered that Shou Ji's maternal family's surname is 'Wei'.

"Yes… well, no." Shou Ji answered and then heaved a sigh.

"Which is it?" they asked him.

"He is from my maternal family… but he is a servant." Shou Ji answered.

"A servant?!" they were surprised.

"Well, for me, he isn't a servant but a childhood friend." Shou Ji smiled. "But, some people in my maternal family treat him as such, because he was adopted by my mother." He frowned. He fell silent for a while before he continued. "So, I brought him with me to enlist in the military and fortunately, he has the talent. Now – " he looked outside the window as if seeing the man named 'Wei Shi'. "He must have been promoted as a major." He smiled, feeling happy for the other person.

"'Wallace Moone'…" Huo Ling muttered as he searched the military's database. "Hm? There is no 'Wallace Moone' in the military." He said when the result came out.

Shou Ji's eyes widened. "What?!" he sharply turned to Huo Ling. Seeing that Huo Ling's face is serious and that the other has no reason to lie to him, he searched on his own. "There's none…" he muttered and immediately searched for the name 'Wei Shi', but nothing still came out. His pupils shrank. "How can this be…?" he muttered in shock.

'Wallace Moone' is the name Wei Shi is using when he joined the military.

"He was my adjutant…" Shou Ji spoke. "The name 'Wei Shi', only I call him by that name after he left the Wei family." He said. "Yet, why is his name 'Wallace Moone' isn't there…?" he asked as he looked at the empty result in the web.

"Did he change to a new name?" Yi Bing asked after seeing the shocked expression on Shou Ji's face.

Shou Ji shook his head. "That can't be!" he said. "He won't forsake the fruits of his labor… he should have become a major." He told them.

Yi Bing fell silent. Even he felt that his question was preposterous after he blurted it out. Who would forsake his position just to change his name?

"Could this be a product of Yu Yan's rebirth?" Huo Ling asked.

They looked at him.

"That's right!" Shi Jiu exclaimed. "Yu Yan can change everything now that he is reborn, right?" he asked.

"That shouldn't be…" Shou Ji muttered. "Yu Yan has no reason to use his connections to erase Wei Shi's existence." He said. "They have no animosity between them." He told them.

They fell silent as they pondered.

"Then… maybe Wei Shi erased his information himself?" Huo Ling asked.

They turned to him.

"This… might be possible?" Shi Jiu scratched his cheek. "It was about himself, after all…" he muttered.

"But why would he erase his own information?" Yi Bing asked.

Shou Ji lowered his head. "After I died, he and Yu Yan should both be promoted." He spoke. "But, we only saw Yu Yan was promoted. I didn't check about Wei Shi since I am confident that he should be living comfortable now. But…" his lips were pulled into a frown.

They didn't speak and just let Shou Ji continue.

"I really can't think of any reason why should Wei Shi erase any information regarding himself as 'Wallace Moone'." Shou Ji heaved a sigh as he held his head with both his hands because of frustration, as well as helplessness. "He shouldn't have given up his position. Yet…" he closed his eyes and slumped on his chair in defeat.

"Why don't you check if he is still in his current residence and ask him?" Huo Ling asked. "Didn't you say that you saw him just now?" he added.

Shou Ji's eyes opened. "That's right… it must be him!" he said as he sat straight up. "I can't be mistaken. It is him that I saw!" he said as he rose from his seat. "I'll go check on him right now!" he said.

"Should we accompany you?" they asked.

"No need." Shou Ji answered as he went out of the restaurant and then hailed a car.

They watched the car flew away.

"… can't he just teleport in this Wei Shi's residence?" Shi Jiu asked. "No need for this trouble of hailing a car and pay the fare, right?" he asked.

Yi Bing and Huo Ling. "… well…" they muttered and retracted their gaze after the maglev car disappeared in the distance. As long as they know the place where they wanted to go, they can teleport there in a blink.

But Shou Ji didn't… obviously, his emotions have been shaken up earlier that he didn't think deeply about it and just left.

"The grim reapers now have developed emotions…" Yi Bing spoke.

Huo Ling didn't speak while Shi Jiu suddenly fell silent.

After a while, he spoke. "It isn't a bad thing, is it?" Shi Jiu asked and smiled as he drank from his cup.

Huo Ling remained silent and continued to listen to them.

"Yes." Yi Bing answered after a while. "Emotions… are both mysterious and wonderful feelings." He said.

…

Shou Ji alighted from the car after he paid the fare. He stood on the side of the road and… crouched down as he reflected on his actions earlier. "I got carried away…" he muttered as his face flushed from embarrassment. He just hopes that Yi Bing, Huo Ling and Shi Jiu won't think too much about it. "Ai…" he sighed as he lowered his head because of shame.

"Excuse me, you are…?" a voice spoke behind him.

Shou Ji's eyes widened and he turned, only to feel disappointment when he saw that it was a young woman standing behind him. He thought that it would be Wei Shi, but then realized that it was a woman's voice who spoke.

"Oh, uhm… I'm Shawn James." He answered as he stood upright.

"Oh… I'm Emily." She answered and smiled. "May I help you?" she asked.

"Yes. I want to ask if where is the owner of this residence?" Shou Ji asked and pointed the two-story house behind him.

"That would be me." The young woman answered.

"Huh? You?" Shou Ji was surprised. "But…" he muttered and then suddenly thought of something. "Did you buy this house?" he asked and looked at the house.

"Huh? I didn't." Emily was surprised.

"What?" Shou Ji is now shocked. "But, this…" he pressed his lips tight. This is clearly Wei Shi's address! He thought. Why is the woman claiming that this is her house? He frowned. Suddenly, he realized that he hasn't been to Wei Shi's house once. "Fck…" he uttered a low curse.

"Uh…" Emily muttered and suddenly showed an awkward expression when she heard him cursed. "Do you have a problem? Maybe I can help?" she asked and forced a smile.

Shou Ji also knows that he was wrong here. He shouldn't have cursed. He took a deep breath to calm his emotions. "Yes. Actually, I wanted to ask something." He spoke as he turned to her.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Do you know a man named 'Wallace Moone'?" Shou Ji asked.

"'Wallace Moone'?" Emily muttered as she contemplated. "No. I haven't heard of him." She answered as she shook her head.

Shou Ji heaved a sigh. Well, although he, as the general, is famous, but his adjutant is transparent. No one even knows that Wei Shi is his adjutant. "How about a man named 'Wei Shi'?" he asked, holding on to a small hope.

"'Wei Shi'? No." the young woman answered.

Shou Ji's heart sank. So, Wei Shi lied to me? He faked his address? He thought as he clenched his fists. He took a deep breath to suppress his anger and forced a smile as he faced her. "Thank you for your time." He told her and then immediately left.

The young woman nodded and watched him walk away before she took out her phone and dialed a number. "Hello? Brother Wallace. Someone has been here and is asking for you." She spoke as she opened the door.

The name on her phone's screen is 'Wallace Daune', who is her elder brother. She is Emily Daune.