Afterlife Department

Chapter 113 - Lead

Gu Xingfeng took the folder and read what\'s inside.

Hao Baiyun sat and poured him tea, totally ignoring what was happening outside the office. "I also remembered this incident. A decade ago, the X City made a train station. However, people often become confused." He started. "The X City train station\'s trains\' route doesn\'t help since their route is mostly secluded. Thus, public assault began." He said and handed Gu Xingfeng a cup of tea. "The train station received many complaints, and it was forced to shut down. However, there\'s someone who reported a girl was raped." He looked at Gu Xingfeng with a grave face. "But, nobody believed him and no one came out to testify his words. Thus, this was forgotten.." He finished.

"You\'re saying…" Gu Xingfeng said.

Hao Baiyun nodded. "It must be this." He said.

"Xiao Yun, good job!" Gu Xingfeng said and kissed his husband before he picked up the phone to contact the X City\'s police station.

"Hello? Gu Xingfeng?" Liu Xi, the chief of the X City\'s police station, answered.

"Liu Xi. Do you remember the train case in your city ten years ago?" Gu Xingfeng immediately asked.

"Yes. Why?" Liu Xi asked.

"I have a case that might be connected to that train case." Gu Xingfeng answered.

"Oh, right. I\'ve watched the recent happenings in your city earlier. You had your hands full." Liu Xi with sympathy. "What do you want to know about the train case?" he asked.

"About the rape report." Gu Xingfeng directly answered. "Who is the victim and who is her family?" he asked.

"There\'s a report, but that was shelved." Liu Xi honestly answered.

It\'s as Xiao Yun said. Gu Xingfeng thought and he glanced at Hao Baiyun. "Why was it shelved?" he asked. "I\'ve read from the report. There\'s no one to testify the witness\' words." He told him.

"You\'re right." Liu Xi said. "However, it\'s not only that." He told him. "The witness is a teenager with an eye problem. The people said he must have just been mistaking things." He explained.

"What?" Gu Xingfeng was shocked.

"Yes." Liu Xi said. "They have confirmed the teenager has an eye problem even he isn\'t aware. Thus, they invalidated his claim." He explained. "And, as you know, no one stood to testify his claim." He added.

Gu Xingfeng gritted his teeth. "Are there no cameras on the trains?" he asked.

"The X Station was just newly-built. There are no cameras." Liu Xi said and sighed. "But, their train station have one." He told him. "We found nothing strange though." He said.

Gu Xingfeng felt his head ached. "What about the witness? What happened to him? Can you give me his name?" he asked.

"Since he is a minor, we didn\'t ask his name." Liu Xi said. "However, when we contacted him again to confirm his claim, he denied it. Thus, we dropped the matter." He explained.

"You\'re too careless." Gu Xingfeng sighed. "Do you know where is this child now?" he asked.

"I\'ll try finding him again." Liu Xi said.

"Thanks." Gu Xingfeng said. "How about the CEO of the train station?" he asked.

"Him? Well, he… fck." Liu Xi suddenly cursed.

"Liu Xi? What happened?" Gu Xingfeng asked. He heard a loud noise from the background.

"Shit… Gu Xingfeng, what the hell is going on?!" Liu Xi asked in anger.

"Why? What happened?!" Gu Xingfeng asked. Hao Baiyun was startled.

"You just asked and the person\'s company building exploded! God!" Liu Xi exclaimed.

"What?!" Gu Xingfeng was shocked, too. "What the hell…" he muttered.

"Yes! It\'s really \'what the hell\'!" Liu Xi said as he ended the call. Then, he called Gu Xingfeng using his mobile phone. "Gu Xingfeng! What do you know?!" he asked in anger as he dashed out of his office and signed his subordinates to go to the explosion while he zipped his jacket.

"Liu Xi…" Gu Xingfeng glanced at Hao Baiyun. "The recent happenings in my city… I suspect it is connected to the train case." He told him.

Liu Xi paused in his steps. "What?!" he was shocked. "Tell me everything!" he said as he boarded the police car and they drove to the place where the explosion happened.

Gu Xingfeng started to explain in a helpless tone while Hao Baiyun listened. "So… these all… I suspect the mastermind is related to the train case in your city." He finished.

"… fck." Liu Xi suddenly cursed.

"What?" Gu Xingfeng asked.

"You just reminded me…" Liu Xi said. "Ten years ago, there\'s also a serial murder case." He said.

"What?"

"However, the deaths are diverse." Liu Xi said. "Thus, we thought the deaths aren\'t related to each other. But, now that I think about it…" he said.

"Liu Xi…" Gu Xingfeng called.

"I really have to find this witness again!" Liu Xi frowned. "Gu Xingfeng." He called.

"What?"

"Ten years ago, I was just a helpless police officer. I can\'t do anything with what\'s happening around me since I was walking on a thin ice." Liu Xi said. "Now, I\'ve become a chief. The cases I find suspicious before, like the train case and the serial murder case…" he sighed. "You take care, buddy. Don\'t die, or your Xiao Yun will be sad." He told him before he ended the call.

Gu Xingfeng fell silent as he stared at his phone. "Liu Xi…"

"What did he say?" Hao Baiyun asked.

Gu Xingfeng looked at his husband and smiled before he hugged him tight. "He told me to always tell you that I love you." He answered.

X City.

"Geez… this is…" Liu Xi muttered as he clicked his tongue while shaking his head. The whole building is on fire.

"NOOOO!!!" a woman screamed. The onlookers were also panicking.

Liu Xi immediately turned and was shocked to see the employees of the burning building are all outside! "What…" he said.

"Chief!" a police officer called and he was holding a women\'s phone. "We\'ve found something strange…" he said and gave Liu Xi the phone. "The CEO all sent his employees a message saying that there\'ll be a fire drill, thus, everyone is outside." He explained.

Liu Xi read the message. "Where\'s their CEO?" he asked.

"That… we still haven\'t found him…" the officer answered.

Liu Xi\'s eyes widened. "It couldn\'t be - ?!" he said and they immediately looked up.

"AAAAH!!! BOSS!!!" the employees screamed when they saw on the rooftop, the CEO was frantically waving his hands and shouting.

"This is…!" the police office exclaimed.

"Call for the helicopters!" Liu Xi ordered.

"Yes!"

Liu Xi pulled an employee. "Is your boss committing suicide or what?!" he asked.

The employee was scared. "No… no! I don\'t know!" he said.

"Chief! I\'ve already called for helicopters. Also, I found the secretary." The police officer said and pushed the woman crying.

"What is your CEO planning?!" Liu Xi asked her.

"O-our… our boss wouldn\'t dare commit suicide…" she said.

"Then, what\'s with this message?!" Liu Xi asked.

"I don\'t know!" she answered. "Boss is about to sign a big deal. How can he commit suicide?!" she asked.

Liu Xi was shocked. "Then… he – " he said and turned, only to see the CEO was finally caught by fire. He was asking for help? He thought.

"AAAAAAH!!!" the people screamed and looked away when the CEO\'s body in flames fell from the building. "AAAAAAAAAH!" they cried when they saw the body hit the ground and blood splattered all over while the body is still burning.

Liu Xi stared in shock when, suddenly, his eyes caught someone. Using the chance everyone was still in shock, he pushed through the crowd and followed the person that\'s about to leave. "Wait!" he called and grabbed his arm. Fortunately, the person is slow. Or, was he not escaping at all? He thought as he suspiciously looked at the young man who slowly turned to him. "Who are you?" he asked. "What are you doing here? Why are you leaving now?" he suspiciously looked at him. "Do you know something about the incident just now?" he added.

"Will you bring me to the police station?" the young man asked.

Liu Xi was taken aback. "… you want to get caught?" he asked. Was he the culprit? He thought. "You really know something?!" he said.

The young man stared at him before he lowered his gaze. "Inspector Liu really can\'t remember me." he said and pulled his arm.

"What?" Liu Xi was confused.

"I am that child whose words you discredited." The young man told him.

Liu Xi stared at him for a long while until he finally realized it. His eyes widened. "You survived?!" he exclaimed in shock.

Now, it was the young man\'s turn to be confused. "What do you mean?" he asked.

Liu Xi looked at the young man from head to feet. Then, he sighed in relief when he saw he looked well. "Thank god you were safe. How is your elder brother?" he asked.

"What are you…"

Liu Xi smiled and patted the young man\'s head. "Don\'t worry." He told him. "I\'ve already arrested those traffickers who tried to sold you and your elder brother after you escaped from them." He said.

The young man\'s eyes slowly widened as he stared at Liu Xi in disbelief.

Liu was still feeling elated after he finally found him, thus, he didn\'t see the young man\'s eyes reddened and were filled with tears. "Oh, right." He said when he remembered something. He reached for his gun\'s case on his belt. "I wonder why I always feel I have to carry these glasses… now, I know. I was about to give this to you." He said and took out the glass case and handed it to the young man.

However, the young man suddenly pulled him down and kissed him.