Chapter 99 - Sin
"Ah Ming!" Hao Baiyun yelled as he murderously glared at Lu Ming.
"OW!" Lu Ming cried when Hao Baiyun's phone hit his cheek and it fell on the floor with a loud thud. "Gu Xingfeng, you bastard!" he shouted.
"Ah Ming!" Hao Baiyun called. His tone is harsh and authoritative.
Subconsciously, Lu Ming stood in attention and he turned to Hao Baiyun with a pale face. "B-Baiyun-ge…" he called, his voice and body is shaking in fright. He knew Hao Baiyun is mad. "W-what… what did I – " he said and glanced at Hao Baiyun's phone at his feet, only for his face to pale. "Wha… what the… B-Baiyun-ge. I – " he said as his lips trembled when he tried to speak. However, he lost his voice when he saw Hao Baiyun's betrayed expression..
"Ah Ming… why?" Hao Baiyun asked as his tears fell. He felt disgusted when he glanced at his phone that fell on Lu Ming's feet.
"Baiyun-ge. I just…" Lu Ming said before he bit his lip and he lowered his head. He knows he's wrong. "I just like you." He finally confessed.
"You like me you bought an inflatable doll with my face?!" Hao Baiyun's voice raised in his rage. He took the hardbound book on the table and threw it to Lu Ming. "You disgust me!" he cried.
"Xiao Yun." Gu Xingfeng called and hugged Hao Baiyun.
Hao Baiyun buried his face in his husband's chest to cry. Just the thought of someone touching him… even if it's only a doll, but it has his face… he felt retching. "Gu Xingfeng…" he called as he breathed in Gu Xingfeng's scent to calm himself.
"Xiao Yun, it's fine. It'll be fine. I'm here." Gu Xingfeng told Hao Baiyun whose breathing became ragged in suppressed anger and disgust.
"Gu Xingfeng. I didn't… I didn't - !" Hao Baiyun said as he looked at Gu Xingfeng. He looked like a child trying to explain himself after he was framed. "I didn't do it with him. You know it's you! I only like you - !" he told Gu Xingfeng and hugged him tight.
Gu Xingfeng softly smiled and he hugged him back. "I know. I only like Xiao Yun." He told him.
Lu Ming watched them two and felt a pang of envy. He and Gu Xingfeng knew Hao Baiyun's insecurity thus he acted like that just know. However, on the other hand, he felt happy for Hao Baiyun since he has someone like Gu Xingfeng for everything.
I already threw that inflatable doll. Why would it reappear… he thought before his eyes slowly widened upon realization. "Gu Xingfeng, you framed me!" he yelled at Gu Xingfeng. "Bastard! You already know I don't like Baiyun-ge anymore. How can you still frame me?!" he shrieked. He's about to rush towards Gu Xingfeng when Zhang Bao immediately stopped him.
"Ah Ming!" Hao Baiyun called and shot him a glare. "Framed or not, but how can you humiliate me like this?!" he asked as he felt a bellyful of anger. "And I believe in Gu Xingfeng. He's a police office. How can he frame you? He knows you're also my family!" he said, giving stress on the word 'family'.
Lu Ming's face reddened in shame. "Baiyun-ge…" he called and lowered his head. "I admit. I'm wrong." He said. "I only did it because I like you so much…" he said and bitterly smiled as he closed his eyes. His tears fell.
"'like'?" Hao Baiyun said. "Enough to f*ck my inflatable doll?!" he said.
Lu Ming's brows twitched in guilt. He lowered his head and he didn't answer. Gu Xingfeng's face darkened. He wanted to beat up Lu Ming but he held himself back. "Xiao Zhang. Take him away!" he told Zhang Bao. "Don't let him show up his face before me nor Xiao Yun." He said.
"Yes, chief!" Zhang Bao said as he pulled Lu Ming out of the room.
Gu Xingfeng sighed and suppressed his anger while Hao Baiyun cried. Xu Ke gaped at them and suddenly felt cold. First, it's Rong Zhe. Next is Ye Ting. Then, Su Lin. Now, it's Lu Ming. He's the only one left.
He held his head as he crouched in the corner because of fear. No… no – he thought as his body trembled. It's as Hao Baiyun said earlier. If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear. I haven't done wrong – he thought as he grinned. I didn't do anything wrong! He thought. He doesn't know he thought wrongly.
Huo Ling stared at Xu Ke whose expression is crazed. "Ah Ke…" he called and his tears fell.
"Huo Ling." Yi Bing called.
"Why?" Huo Ling asked. "Why did Ah Zhe and Ah Ting did it? Why did Ah Lin… and Ah Ming…" he sobbed.
Yi Bing sighed. "The humans' actions color their life." He said. "What matters if it's dark or bright." He told Huo Ling.
"Yi Bing…" Huo Ling called before he laid his head on Yi Bing's shoulder. "You're so nice, and also very handsome." he said. "The person you'll end up with will definitely be lucky." He told him.
"Grim reapers can't fall in love." Yi Bing said.
"Really?" Huo Ling asked. Yi Bing nodded. Huo Ling sighed. "What a waste." He said.
Yi Bing suddenly chuckled. "Aren't you, too?" he said. "You're also nice… and handsome." He told Huo Ling.
Huo Ling's eyes widened before he blushed. Then, he giggled.
Afterlife Department.
"San Di." Gu Shi called Di San.
"Yes?" Di San answered.
"Have you chosen the people for your team?" he asked.
Di San nodded. "I'll bring Feng Er, Si Shui and Liu Lin with me." he answered. "I'll leave Jin Wu to watch over the junior grim reapers. Mo Shi learns fast, and it'll only be a matter of time before he'd be promoted to a senior grim reaper." He told Gu Shi.
Gu Shi nodded. "Good." He said. "We need more help than we can." He sighed and patted Di San's shoulder. "Gather them around later. I'm going to Shen Taizi to report." he told him.
"Shen Taizi…" Di San muttered.
"He's our direct superior. No matter what happens, we must report to him first under any circumstance." Gu Shi explained.
"I understand." Di San answered.
Gu Shi smiled and patted his head. "What's the most important is we'd do our task. Without any doubt." He told him before he picked up his coat and left.
"Gu Shi…" Di San muttered and sighed. "You forgot your file." He said and saw Gu Shi came rushing back and picked up the file before he hurriedly left.
Normal World, S City Waterpark.
"Wow…!" Huo Ling exclaimed as he looked at the fishes inside the aquarium with his eyes widened in awe.
"You haven't been here before?" Yi Bing asked.
Huo Ling shook his head and smiled. "I do not go to places like this. I have to study." He explained.
Oh, right. He's a straight A student. Yi Bing thought as he looked at Huo Ling. "Let me bring you all around, then." He told him.
Huo Ling's eyes lit up and he turned to Yi Bing. "Really?!" he said.
Yi Bing nodded. "Yeah… ah." he said when he remembered something. I also haven't gone around this world yet. He thought before he messaged Di San.
0001: let me borrow Mu Shi.
3257: why? You're cheating now? Jin Wu will kill you for touching what's his –
0001: that junior grim reaper isn't his. I just want to borrow 4626 to tour my assignment around.
3257: ohohoho~ a date, huh~?
A vein popped in Yi Bing's forehead. "Yi Bing?" he heard Huo Ling called.
0001: faster!
3257: alright. Alright!
Yi Bing blew out an irritated sigh. "Senior!" he heard Mo Shi's voice after a while.
"Mo Shi?" Huo Ling was surprised to see the youth appear. "Yi Bing?" he turned to Yi Bing. His gaze is asking.
Yi Bing embarrassedly cleared his throat. "I… surmised young people would know more about places to hang out." he explained and meaningfully looked at Mo Shi.
"Oh!" Mo Shi immediately got Yi Bing's meaning. He turned and smiled brightly at Huo Ling. "That's right! I went around the city before. Let me be your tour guide!" he told him.
"Oh. Okay!" Huo Ling answered and smiled back. "Where do go first?" he asked.
Seeing Huo Ling's face brightened, Yi Bing sighed in relief. If he were to choose places, he would definitely choose boring ones. It's better to leave it to someone young.
"Hmm… how about the shooting range?" Mo Shi asked and pointed the lined-up stalls on the street.
"Good!" Huo Ling exclaimed as he and Mo Shi left.
"Ah." Yi Bing muttered when he remembered something. Huo Ling is a ghost and would definitely not get a prize, thus he left to buy some stuffed toys. However, he still hasn't left when he felt his phone vibrated. He took it out and saw a video posted in the internet. He opened the video before his phone slipped down from his hand. His phone fell on the ground with a loud clank.
In the video is Zhu Mei with Huo Ling beneath her. She raped Huo Ling.
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