Afterlife Department

Chapter 90 – Threat

Normal World, S City Police Station, interrogation room.

Gu Xingfeng looked at Rong Zhe who is avoiding his gaze. He is a bad liar in front of him, but he can fool the perfect person Huo Ling. "Should I beat the truth out of you?" Gu Xingfeng asked after a while.

Rong Zhe was startled, and was frightened that he almost jumped out of his seat. Because of his action, he almost fell off his chair. Had it not for the police officer standing beside him and caught his chair, he would've kissed the dusty floor of the interrogation room. "N-no… no – " Rong Zhe answered as he vigorously shook his head like a rattle drum.

"Then, you tell me what I want to know." Gu Xingfeng patiently said.

"W-what do you want to know?" Rong Zhe nervously asked..

"Did you kill Huo Ling?" Gu Xingfeng straightforwardly asked. 

"No." Rong Zhe timidly answered. 

"Then, do you want to kill him?" Gu Xingfeng asked. 

Rong Zhe stiffened in his chair before he lowered his head. "… yes." he honestly answered. 

"For what reason?" Gu Xingfeng asked again. 

Rong Zhe gritted his teeth before he bit the bullet. "… my girlfriend likes to sleep with him." He said. 

"Such a petty reason?" Gu Xingfeng said. He looked at Rong Zhe in surprised. 

"… yes." Rong Zhe answered and lowered his head in shame. 

Gu Xingfeng stared at him. "You're someone pure when it comes to love." he said. "You really liked that girl?" he asked again.

Rong Zhe's face reddened. "Yes." he shyly answered.

Gu Xingfeng rested his elbows on the table. "Then, you could have possibly killed Huo Ling." He said.

Rong Zhe's eyes widened in horror. "I – I didn't!" he said. "It's not me!" he told him.

"Then, who is it?" Gu Xingfeng stared at him. 

"I don't know!" Rong Zhe answered.

"Then what do you know?" Gu Xingfeng asked him. 

"I – " Rong Zhe said before he paused.

Gu Xingfeng wasn't in a rush, either. "Is she pretty?" he suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Rong Zhe was puzzled by the change in topic. 

Gu Xingfeng leaned his back on his chair and crossed his arms on his chest. He crossed his legs and looked at Rong Zhe. "I'm asking if she's pretty… your girl." he said. "I wonder if I can have a go with her – " he said as he provocatively looked at Rong Zhe whose face immediately distorted in anger.

"You bastard – !" Rong Zhe said and was about to punch Gu Xingfeng when he was pulled back by the police officer beside him. "How dare you – !" Rong Zhe murderously glared at Gu Xingfeng as he stretched out his arms, trying to reach Gu Xingfeng. .

"Oh. So she's also important to you." Gu Xingfeng indifferently said. "You choose. Either your friends, or your woman." he told him.

"WHA – !" Rong Zhe stared at Gu Xingfeng in disbelief. "You sick bastard – !" he yelled. 

"I won't be if your woman would willingly give herself to me." Gu Xingfeng said. "Didn't you say she wants to sleep with Huo Ling? I'm handsome, too, and has a stable job. Maybe she'd also like men older than her – " he said.

"DAMN YOU – !" Rong Zhe cursed, itching to hit Gu Xingfeng. "Don't you dare touch her – !" he told him. 

"But wasn't she already touched by others even before you could have your hands on her?" Gu Xingfeng said as he added oil to the fire.

"FUCK Y – mmph!" Rong Zhe struggled when the police officer finally covered his mouth. "ARNGH!" he screamed as he kicked the police officer, but they expertly dodged. They have dealt with more troublesome people than Rong Zhe.

"Her chastity… ah, no. She already lost it." Gu Xingfeng said and smirked as he mockingly looked at Rong Zhe whose eyes are bloodshot. "It's on you what happens to her. I already have given you a choice." He told him.

"ARGH!" Rong Zhe kicked the chair and the chair fell on the floor with a loud bang. "Itsh Xsu Khe!" he said, his voice muffled because of the handkerchief stuffed inside his mouth.

"Let him speak." Gu Xingfeng said and the police officer removed the handkerchief off Rong Zhe's mouth. "Go on." He urged Rong Zhe.

Rong Zhe hatefully glared at Gu Xingfeng. "I wish you'd die – ugh!" one of the police officers pinched his mouth. It's a warning not to curse at Gu Xingfeng. "It's Xu Ke." He finally said. "Huo Ling already died when we saw him. It was Xu Ke who's with him. Xu Ke's even laughing beside Huo Ling's corpse!" he confessed.

"Oh." Gu Xingfeng said as he placed his cheek on his palm while he leaned on the table. "Xu Ke, huh?" he muttered as he looked at Xu Ke's student profile and report card. "Okay. You can send him to the others." He told his subordinate.

"Yes!" the police offcer answered as he escorted Rong Zhe out. 

"WAIT!" Rong Zhe said. "What about Ah Min?" he asked. He's probably referring to his girlfriend.

"Don't worry. I don't have any interest in women." Gu Xingfeng said as he raised his hand and showed to Rong Zhe his ring. "I'm already married." He told him. "To a man." he added. 

Rong Zhe's face paled in shock. The police officers dragged him out while he had a dumbfounded look on his face. He passed by Xu Ke, but it's as if he didn't see Xu Ke. Xu Ke didn't raise his head, either, to look at him. Only did he raise his head when the police officer escorting him called him and they went inside. 

"Ah Zhe's girlfriend… I remember her." Huo Ling said after Rong Zhe was taken out of the interrogation room by his escorting police officer. "She really tried to hit on me." He said. "However, I politely rejected her." he explained.

"What happened then?" Yi Bing asked. He really can't understand human emotions. It's normal for him, since he is a grim reaper who shouldn't feel emotion since emotions will just interfere with their work. Thus, their memories of their death was erased, including their ties with the people when they are still alive. The moment they become a grim reaper, their existence will be erased. Thus, the people who had met them when they're alive, or the people they met, won't remember them anymore. It's for them to not be entangled with those people, and vice versa. It's for the best of both parties. 

"I don't know. Maybe she broke up with Ah Zhe after that." Huo Ling shrugged as he looked at Xu Ke who was escorted inside.

"So that's why Rong Zhe hates you…" Yi Bing paused, then looked at Huo Ling. Seeing his calm expression, he secretly sighed in relief.

Xu Ke warily looked around the interrogation room before he sat on the chair across Gu Xingfeng. "What do you want?" he asked as he looked at Gu Xingfeng.

Gu Xingfeng smiled. What an attitude. He thought. "Nothing. I just want you to reminisce your time with Huo Ling." He told him.

"Are you trying to make me feel guilty? It's useless." Xu Ke smirked. "I don't have any memories to reminisce of that guy." He told him.

"You're not afraid I'll charge you with the crime? Your hostility can be used against you." Gu Xingfeng said.

"Which side are you on?" Xu Ke frowned as he glared at Gu Xingfeng. "Are you planning to make me waver?" he said as he stared at Gu Xingfeng.

"Ah. I'm found out." Gu Xingfeng said and smiled. "Ai. Don't be like this. I really just want to hear your side. You can tell me anything. You don't need to hold back." He wriggled his brows at him, urging him to speak.

Xu Ke pressed his lips tight. "Hmph! I've got nothing to say to you!" he told him.

"Eh? So you're prepared to be jailed?" Gu Xingfeng said as he stared at Xu Ke. He's testing him if he's lying or not. He doesn't believe 100% in his friends' words. Anything can be said in the face of danger or crisis. "Why? Because you've got no family, thus there's no one who would be bothered if you're jailed?" he said. "That's indeed a good decision. You can have a free bed and food, as well as clothes in prison." He told him. "However, don't you think you're a bit reckless?" he asked.

"Why?" Xu Ke asked. 

"Because in prison, all kinds of things happen~" Gu Xingfeng smiled at him. "For example, torturing someone to death that even their relatives can't recognize them." he said as he counted on his fingers. "There's also some wardens who liked to play with his prisoners~" he said and looked at Xu Ke's face that had become pale. "Oh, right. There's also some prisoners who'd like to play tricks to the newbies in the prison. For instance, placing nails or insects on their food – "

"I CONFESS!" Xu Ke looked at Gu Xingfeng in horror. He's a devil!