Afterlife Department

Chapter 85 - Lu Ming

S City Police Station.

"We're just in time for the first person to be interrogated." Yi Bing said when they saw Xu Ke, Rong Zhe, Su Lin and Ye Ting sitting on the bench outside of the interrogation room while being watched by the police officers.

They saw Lu Ming was escorted inside, and Yi Bing immediately followed after him and the police officer before the door could close, pulling Huo Ling who was drifting as a soul behind him.

"Tattletale." Gu Xingfeng frowned as he glared at Lu Ming when Lu Ming entered with his escorting police officer.

Lu Ming grinned as he sat across Gu Xingfeng. "Still sour because Yun-ge cares for me?" he asked, then flinched when Gu Xingfeng punched the table in front of him. "Hahahaha. What did he tell you this time? Hm? That he only chose to marry you because of his grandfather – " he said. The Lu family, like the Gu family, are also close friends with the Hao family..

"Shut up." Gu Xingfeng said. "If I punch you now, even if you'll tell him I deliberately punch you, but it won't change the fact your face has already broken." He coldly looked at him.

"Yun-ge will hate you more." Lu Ming said as he tauntingly looked at Gu Xingfeng. Hao Baiyun treats him as his younger brother, since Hao Baiyun has no siblings like Gu Xingfeng.

However, that can't be said the same for Gu Xingfeng. Even if the Lu family is also friends with the Gu family, but Gu Xingfeng had been a lone wolf. He never lets anyone gets close to him, especially the children of the Lu family and Hao family - which are Hao Baiyun and Lu Ming. What Gu Xingfeng is the disgusted the most is his family. They want him to be friends with the children of their business partners. Thus, when Hao Baiyun was born, he already hated him before they could even meet in person.

"He already hates me. More or less doesn't change it." Gu Xingfeng smirked at Lu Ming. "What crime did you do this time?" he asked, his eyes are filled with ridicule.

"I didn't do anything!" Lu Ming answered as he glared at Gu Xingfeng. His eyes are full of loathing. Since Gu Xingfeng hated Hao Baiyun, Hao Baiyun is closer with him. Hao Baiyun really treats him like a sibling, which Lu Ming is dissatisfied with. Lu Ming thought, with Gu Xingfeng out of his way to possess Hao Baiyun, he thought Hao Baiyun would be fully his. He beautifully thought this. Unfortunately, he was thoroughly wrong.

Not only Hao Baiyun sees him as just a younger brother, but Hao Baiyun even married Gu Xingfeng. Lu Ming hated Gu Xingfeng for stealing Hao Baiyun from him. However, he was pacified when he learned that it was just more of an agreement between Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng than marriage since they only married each other with a common goal - to leave their family.

"Oh? Really?" Gu Xingfeng said. "But, last time, you've hit a pregnant woman… who was it? Ah, yes. Your stalker, isn't it? She drugged you then forced herself on you, getting herself pregnant… ah, yes, yes." He nodded, ignoring the ugly expression on Lu Ming's face. "How many days were you sick again after that? 10?" he laughed when he saw Lu Ming's expression is close to exploding. "How was it, a woman's body? Did you know? After you hit her, she lost her baby. If it wasn't for your family's connections, you would have already been jailed – " he told him.

"Just because you hate me, you're taunting me?" Lu Ming said. He hates him since he's Hao Baiyun's friend. Everything of and about Hai Baiyun, Gu Xingfeng hates. However, that's not only it.

Lu Ming looked at Gu Xingfeng grinning at him. His face is full of malice. Gu Xingfeng hated him because he found out Gu Xingfeng's secret: he actually liked Hao Baiyun. He felt it was absurd when he learned of it. However, he couldn't mistake what he saw. Gu Xingfeng had kissed the sleeping Hao Baiyun in the garden. When Gu Xingfeng noticed him, not only he did not get mad, but he even grinned at him. He knows, even if he'd told Hao Baiyun that Gu Xingfeng likes him, Hao Baiyun wouldn't believe him no matter how close they are. Because it was impossible. However, that was a fact: Gu Xingfeng really likes Hao Baiyun. And because of it, Gu Xingfeng hated him for being close to Hao Baiyun. He also provokes Gu Xingfeng because of it.

"Listen here, kid. I've already told your cousin earlier. We're following legal procedures." Gu Xingfeng coolly said, interrupting Lu Ming's thoughts. "So, spit it out. Did you kill someone again this time?" he smiled. He emphasized the word 'again', as a reference to his biological child that died.

Lu Ming rose from his seat. "Gu Xingfeng! Don't think I won't tell Yun-ge about this!" he said as he glared at him.

Gu Xingfeng's smile disappeared. "Too bad, isn't it? That his grandfather chose me as his partner. As for you? You're just a child rebelling even though you're already late at this age." he said.

Lu Ming's sore spot was hit. Just because he's younger than Hao Baiyun, he wasn't chosen to be Hao Baiyun's partner. Thus, he turned his affection to Huo Ling, who resembles Hao Baiyun. However, Huo Ling is straight. Thus, he hated him. Why choose a woman over a man? Men are better in sex. They're stronger and lasts longer than women during sex. They're also not as capricious as women. "I like him. How can I like him if I kill him?" he said.

"Huh? You like him?" Gu Xingfeng said, acting surprised when there's mocking in his eyes. "Come on. Where's your proof you like him? There's not even a picture of him in your room?" he said. The police officer already searched their dormitory earlier. "Or is it, you really like him? But, I've heard this Huo Ling is straight. It couldn't be you killed him out of jealousy-?"

"Enough!" Lu Ming snapped. "He doesn't even know I like him!" he said. He couldn't help but finally cried. The second man he loved… he died just like that.

"Tch." Gu Xingfeng clicked his tongue. "If you tell me your relationship with Huo Ling, I'll release you." He said.

Lu Ming gritted his teeth in anger. "As you already know, I met Huo Ling during our college." He said. "We met in one of our subject courses. We became friends… because he's like Yun-ge." He looked at Gu Xingfeng.

"You're sick." Gu Xingfeng looked at him in disgust.

Lu Ming ignored him and continued. "It's as you said. I disliked him since he's straight." He frowned. If I can't have him, then no one should have him! He thought as his eyes narrowed. However, he didn't tell Gu Xingfeng what he's thinking, of course.

"Oh…?" Gu Xingfeng said as he observed Lu Ming's expression. "He was found alone in your dormitory, while your group are in the canteen. You said you're still friends with him… so why didn't you invite him to eat with you?" he asked. He didn't wait for Lu Ming to answer. "You all hate him?" he said. Seeing the change in Lu Ming's face, he smiled. "Oh. So you all hate him." He said, his tone meaningful.

"That doesn't mean we killed him!" Lu Ming said. "If one of us died, the five of us will be suspected. So why would we kill him?" he said.

Gu Xingfeng grinned. "It's precisely you know you'll be suspected, that's why you killed him." He said.

"What?"

"Then, you'll use this excuse. Reverse psychology, ne?" Gu Xingfeng added.

Lu Ming's face turned green. He's itching to tear Gu Xingfeng apart. "Bastard!" he slapped the table. "I didn't kill anybody!" he said.

"You did. Your child." Gu Xingfeng reminded him as he picked up the documents on the table. "However, since it was judged an accident, of course it wasn't classified as a murder – "

"YOU! You just want to detain me!" Lu Ming said and reached Gu Xingfeng, but the police officers who had been watching since earlier are faster than him. They immediately pulled Lu Ming away.

"Right." Gu Xingfeng said as he remembered something. "I wonder what your innocent and pure Yun-ge would think if he knew you killed your child – "

"That was an accident - !" Lu Ming said.

Gu Xingfeng ignored him as he continued. " – and now that you're suspected of another murder… will your Yun-ge finally open his eyes and see the real you?" he smiled at him.

"You're sick! You're the one who's sick! You bastard - !" Lu Ming cursed.

Gu Xingfeng just waved his hand. "Prepare a cell for him. I don't want my husband to think I'm too merciless for his distant cousin." He said, emphasizing the words 'husband' and 'distant cousin'.

"GU XINGFENG!" Lu Ming screamed, but he was already taken out of the interrogation room.

"Oh…" Huo Ling, who had been quietly listening with Yi Bing, had a blank look on his face.

"Huo Ling – " Yi Bing called.

"… I already knew." Huo Ling said.

"Huh?"

"I just wanted to confirm it." Huo Ling added.