Afterlife Department

Chapter 271 - Stimulus

Liu Lin was about to collapse and Feng Er and Si Shui could only helplessly watch when Di San finally arrived through the window. Just as Liu Lin's barrier, preventing the pressure Yi Bing emitting that is weighing them down, disappeared, a green light shot the ice sculpture behind Yi Bing. Suddenly, Yi Bing's glowing eyes slowly dimmed until they returned to normal. The cold temperature was also alleviated, and the ice on the floor and the walls disappeared.

"Boss!" Feng Er exclaimed while Liu Lin finally collapsed. Si Shui immediately caught him and saw Liu Lin was heavily sweating and panting.

Di San nodded at them and walked towards Yi Bing to check Yi Bing's condition. Then, after a while, he sighed. "This isn't good." He said.

"Boss?" they called, puzzled by what he is trying to say.

Di San turned to them. "You all already know that a grim reaper can't fall in love. It was because of this kind of situation Yi Bing is in right now." He said and turned to Yi Bing. "Emotions heavily affects a grim reaper. Just now, Yi Bing lost control of his emotions and almost gone berserk. What would happen next?" he asked.

Nobody answered and they just remained silent. Suddenly, Di San's expression changed. He turned and saw Yi Bing grabbed his arm. "Don't… think I don't know… what you wanted to say." Yi Bing said with great difficulty as he tried to calm his turbulent power inside his body using his incomplete soul. "Di San… Huo Ling isn't a foil for me…" he said before he closed his eyes and fell on the sofa.

"Senior Yi!" Feng Er and Si Shui cried as they ran towards Yi Bing as if it wasn't Yi Bing who tried to kill them earlier.

Di San sighed in resignation. It seems that, no matter how many times Huo Ling and Yi Bing were separated, they are like two opposite poles of a magnet. They will definitely be attracted to each other, and will never part. "He'll be fine. Leave him be." he told Feng Er and Si Shui while he sat beside Liu Lin.

Liu Lin took deep breaths until the pain on his body subsided. "Thanks for the fast aid." He told him before he leaned his back on the backrest.

Di San heard the words and it seemed he has remembered something. "Right. That's why I was very fast to arrive is because I was on my way here." He said.

"Huh?" they looked at him.

"I was on my way here." Di San repeated. "Because something happened. Lao Xie received a call from Lu Si that Jonathan Baurne was attacked when he went out of the hospital." He told them.

"What?!" they were shocked.

"Yeah. Lao Xie let me return to call for Yi Bing." Di San said and pointed Yi Bing who was knocked out on the sofa. "Fortunately, Lu Si was secretly following Jonathan Baurne and he immediately saved Jonathan Baurne. However, there were many enemies and they were outnumbered. Although Jonathan Baurne was saved, but his injuries are very serious. And – " he said, ignoring the shocked expression on their face. " – Jason Baurne was kidnapped." He told them.

It was like they were struck by the lightning. How come the Baurne family is as unlucky as the Xi family? Enemies experiencing the same hardships together?! Of course, they know that's not it. "How come Jason Baurne was kidnapped?" Liu Lin asked. "Wasn't he on a house arrest by his uncle?"

Di San turned to him. "Wasn't Yi Bing loathing the Xi family because they are in cahoots with Jason Baurne in killing Huo Ling?" he asked back.

"So, it was the Xi family?" Liu Lin said before he paused as if he remembered something. "Xi Zhengteng?" he said in a low voice.

"Yes." Di San nodded. "He actually returned to the country three months ago. Yet, even Xi Zhengting has no knowledge of his return." He said.

Silence fell. Di San stood and walked towards Yi Bing. Then, he placed his hand on Yi Bing's nape. A second later and a green glow covered Di San's hand, before it went through Yi Bing's nape. Gu Shi was the first one in the Afterlife Department that has an earth ability. The second one is the demoted archangel Qi Shan. Then, the third one is Di San, whom got his name by being third. The fourth one is Liu Lin.

However, Di San's power is not aggressive compared to Gu Shi's, Qi Shan's and Liu Lin's. Di San's power is a special ability type, the healing type. This made him the assistant director of the Afterlife Department. His ability also won't affect their corpse body, so Di San's ability is truly special.

Just as he was healing Yi Bing, Di San's phone rang. Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui looked at each other and watched Di San pick it up. "Yes?" he answered.

"Xiao San. Lao Xie asked if you have found Yi Ling?" the voice of the man coming from the phone is very familiar to Feng Er, Liu Lin and Si Shui. After one second of recognizing it, they stared at Di San in shock. Why is it Gu Shi's voice?! However, no matter how curious they are, they didn't breathe a word to not disrupt Di San's conversation with Gu Shi.

Di San was calm when he answered. "Found him. But, he was too devastated of what he found out of the Xi family." He said.

Gu Shi fell silent. Then, he spoke. "Xi Ningxi became a part of the underworld twenty-four years ago. Yi Ling seeing her is inevitable, since Jonathan Baurne's faction and Lu Si's faction…" he didn't continue. He meant, Yi Bing, as 'Yi Ling', is part of Jonathan Baurne's faction and Xi Ningxi, who have becoming Qiu Xi, belong to Lu Si's faction after she married one of Lu Si's subordinates.

Di San didn't answer and just concentrated on healing Yi Bing.

Gu Shi helplessly sighed. "I won't ask what is your, and Yi Ling's, motive in approaching the underworld. Lao Xie knows you have an objective, but he knew it is harmless against him, as well as to Jonathan Baurne and Lu Si, thus he let you and Yi Ling in in the underworld." He said.

"Does this mean I can become free, as well as my friend?" Di San straightforwardly asked.

Gu Shi was left speechless again. He thought about it for a moment before he spoke. "Have you finished your task?" he asked.

"Yes." Di San honestly answered.

Gu Shi once again fell silent. "… it really is related to xiao Ling?" he said.

"Yes." Di San once again honestly answered.

Gu Shi chuckled. "That's why Lao Xie felt you are not an enemy." He said.

Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui who have been silently listening froze when they heard Gu Shi's words. 'not an enemy', but, not an ally, either. When did Gu Shi become this sly? They looked at Di San, and they saw Di San's expression remained calm. However, his hand on Yi Bing's nape twitched.

Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui secretly sighed. Di San isn't calm as what he seems. The only one who could break his calm is Gu Shi. And, they suspect the man talking to Di San right now is Gu Shi's reincarnation. However, it is impossible since a grim reaper can never have a reincarnation after they became a grim reaper. Unless –

Their eyes widened in shock from realization and they looked at each other, their gazes talking, before they turned to Di San who finally regained his calm and resumed talking to Gu Shi. Judging from Di San's action, it must be that Di San already have thought of the possibility.

"Then, tell Lao Xie that I and my friend can't apologize to him, and Jonathan Baurne, personally, since we won't have the chance to return." Di San said and saw that Yi Bing finally regained consciousness.

Gu Shi didn't answer.

Di San didn't think much of it. "We will also be looking for Jason Baurne." He generously said.

Gu Shi heaved a deep sigh. "Then, we still have a chance to meet again." He said.

Di San laughed. Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui who heard it feel that their hair stood up on its end. Di San is angry! "Let's see." He just said before ending up the call. "Got something to ask?" he asked when he saw Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui are looking at him.

Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui immediately shook their head like a rattle drum before looking away from him in different directions.

Di San ignored them and turned to Yi Bing. "Feel better?" he asked.

Yi Bing didn't answer and just rose from the sofa. "Find Jason Baurne. I don't care how he will end up, but I definitely can't let him affect my soul, and eventually harm it because of his emotional fluctuations!"