Afterlife Department

Chapter 66 - Query

Yi Bing suddenly turned his head and looked outside the window. He can only see the blue sky and the sea of clouds. "What's wrong?" he heard Hai Ba asked.

Yi Bing turned back. "It's nothing." He answered. "How long will fixing my wristwatch take?" he asked. Earlier, his wristwatch was scratched by the Soul Eater zombie. Thus, its battery malfunctioned.

"It's time and space function malfunctioned, thus I had to fix it, too." Sha Jiu said. "The time and space are already unstable. Our device serves as our protection.. Fortunately for you, you safely returned here. Else, who knows where will you reach?" he said as he resumed fixing his watch.

"Please finish it as soon as possible." Yi Bing said and left before Sha Jiu could answer.

Sha Jiu frowned, but nonetheless continued his job. "What's he so hurried for?" he asked.

"I heard from San Di that Yi Bing's current assignment is… too unique." Hai Ba said. "He said he's Yi Bing's boyfriend." He added.

Sha Jiu almost added another scratch on Yi Bing's wristwatch. "Damn it – " he cursed. "That block of ice has a lover? He can feel emotion?!" he asked, shocked.

"Well, we know San Di's words aren't credible…" Hai Ba scratched his cheek.

"Achoo!" Di San sneezed in front of his computer. "Ah, damn it. Did I catch a cold?" he muttered.

"I will give you one if you won't answer my question honestly." A voice Di San is too familiar with spoke behind him.

"Poof!" Di San immediately turned to a ball of soul.

"If you want to become a snow ball, then run." Yi Bing said and raised his hand.

"AAAH! Stop! Stop!" Di San screamed. "Don't thrash our office and turn it into a snowfield!" he told him. He knows the extent of Yi Bing's power. "Let's talk nicely. We can talk this out. What do you want to know?" he asked.

"Why is there a Soul Eater in the Special World #301?" Yi Bing asked, referring to the Special World he and Qi Shan are in.

"WHAT?!" Di San immediately turned back to his human form and walked towards Yi Bing. "A Soul Eater appeared there?! How - ?" he was stunned.

Yi Bing's brows knit. "You don't know?" he asked.

"If I did, I would have already warned you!" Di San said as he paced back and forth. "I have to tell Gu Shi!" he said and immediately wrote a mail to Gu Shi.

Yi Bing watched him finish what he's doing before he asked again. "What is happening to my current assignment – Huo Ling?" he asked.

"Hii!" Di San was surprised and he slowly turned to Yi Bing. "W-what do you mean?" he asked.

Yi Bing clicked his tongue. "He seemed to remember his past life." He said.

"… please be specific."

"He remembered what a Soul Eater is." Yi Bing said. Di San fell silent. "You know something." He said.

Di San looked at him then scratched his head. "I'm at a loss here." He said and sat on his seat. "First, Soul Eaters reappeared in our world. Then, it also appeared in your world." He sighed as he opened the minutes of their latest meeting. "I have told you before, right?" he turned to Yi Bing. "The world you're in is a Special World. We don't know what exactly would happen in it. That's why things might go strange in there. Just take the Soul Eater as an example." He sighed. "So, about your assignment… there must be something in that world that affects him." He explained.

Yi Bing fell silent. "He shouldn't remember." He said.

Di San nodded. "Old lady Meng's soup is potent. Each soul bathed in the Rain of Forgetfulness. Your assignment, indeed, should have no recollections of his past life." He said.

Yi Bing didn't feel relieved in the slightest. Instead, he worried more of Huo Ling's condition. "I'm leaving." He told Di San.

"Okay." Di San watched Yi Bing disappeared and he sighed in relief.

Yi Bing went to the R&D and picked up his watch. "This should be stable now?" he asked.

"Of course!" Sha Jiu crossed his arms.

"Then, I'll be going." He said and tapped on his wristwatch. He closed his eyes, before he opened them again. However, when he saw what's before him, he felt like his eyes failed him. "What… are you doing?" he asked when he saw Qi Shan. A statue was in front of him. He could feel it was Huo Ling. "What… did you do to him?" he asked, his voice low and his ice scythe appeared in his hand.

"0001?!" Qi Shan exclaimed in shock when he turned and saw Yi Bing arrived. "Wait, 0001! I can explain - !" he said. However, Yi Bing already moved to attack him.

Lei Shan immediately blocked Yi Bing. "Out of the way." Yi Bing said and kicked Lei Shan.

"Lei Shan!" Qi Shan called when he saw Lei Shan's body hit the wall and the wall collapsed on him. He immediately ran towards Lei Shan, only to stop when the blade of Yi Bing's scythe appeared before him.

"Release him." Yi Bing said, his eyes are glowing deep blue.

"Can't you listen to me first?" Qi Shan turned to Yi Bing after he felt Lei Shan was fine. He just broke some boned from Yi Bing's kick. Yi Bing is really ruthless.

"Your life will depend according to your answer." Yi Bing said.

Qi Shan stared at Yi Bing. "When you left, I asked him some questions to test his memories. At first, he acted normal. Then, he became confused until his body suddenly was aflame." He explained. "The fire spread, thus I had to wrap him up to prevent the fire from spreading." He finished.

Yi Bing looked at Qi Shan to see if he was lying. Then, he retracted his scythe and released Qi Shan's leg he froze. Qi Shan immediate ran towards Lei Shan despite his cold and stiff legs. He may have forgotten his memories of his lover, but his affection remained. It was engraved in his soul. He thought and walked towards Huo Ling. "Release him. I'll deal with his fire." He told Qi Shan.

Qi Shan's brow twitched. If he doesn't know Yi Bing's abstinent persona, he would think something entirely different from Yi Bing's words. He snapped his fingers and the soil covering Huo Ling started to disappear.

However, who would have guessed that only the soil on the surface was fine. The soil underneath had melted – turning into mud! "Huo Ling!" Yi Bing called when he saw the familiar flames of Huo Ling. They were burning fiercely! He took out his scythe. However, he was surprised to see the ice blade of his scythe melted when it touched Huo Ling's flame! "Huo Ling!" he called.

"0001!" Qi Shan cried out in shock when he saw Yi Bing directly touched Huo Ling! Yi Bing… he was surprisingly burned!