Afterlife Department

Six in the evening is the time to watch news on television. Whether they are young or adult, most people would watch news in order to be updated in the current events in the society. Thus, half an hour past six, everyone in front of the television were dumbfounded when they heard the news of an official confessing his crimes inside his office.

His secretary who has found him thought that he had gone crazy, since his secretary was also mentioned in his 'confession' as a mistress of a married man, and thus he also sometimes touches her in return of him not exposing her to the legal wife of that man. Due to this, the secretary revealed all of the official's crime including bribery, tax evasion and smuggling, including illegal drug dealing.

This became a dog eat dog show, tearing each other's fa?ade. Of course, the official received more damage since his reputation was smeared. The older people naturally was disgusted about this but the young people naturally are enjoying the show, almost exploding the social media sites! After all, it is not every day that they would witness this kind of drama that can only be read in the novels!

Although Hao Baiyun's group was caught off-guard by this, they immediately understood that this official is the powerful person backing the monsters that are trying to pry on their land! This official is also a yao yet it was so easy for him to betray their land in exchange of power! Hao Baiyun naturally is furious and he immediately called the government to transfer this yao official to their committee since they will deal with him 'properly'.

Hao Baiyun pinched the space between his brows when he felt his head hurt. "Damn it… just how many spies are there left?" he asked and frowned.

Lan Tian pondered about it. "Aside from these two, I don't think there is anyone else." he answered.

They have caught that truck that carried the corpses of the Golden-Haired Monkeys and found out that they are trying to dispose of the corpses in the cemeteries again since they don't want to be caught between the two remaining powerful bosses in the black market overseas who are trying to seize the ownership of the corpses of the Golden-Haired Monkeys!

The driver and his colleague were caught off-guard and since they were actually small workers who thought that what they were disposing were animal corpses, they immediately confessed that they were paid handsomely by a powerful person to dispose of the corpses of the Golden-Haired Monkeys.

"This yao official should be in cahoots with that boss that Jie Yao killed." Zi Chen spoke. "Or else, why would this yao official immediately dispose of the corpses of the Golden-Haired Monkeys not long after the death of that boss?" he asked. "Obviously, he wanted to wash his hands off of this dirty business." He frowned in disdain.

Gu Xingfeng nodded in agreement. "He should be. He also seems timid since he didn't cooperate with the remaining bosses of the black market overseas, so he decisively disposed of the corpses of the Golden-Haired Monkeys." He said. f𝗿𝗲e𝒘e𝚋ｎ૦𝘃𝙚𝑙.com

Hao Baiyun sighed, feeling exhausted.

"But, what I am puzzled is why this yao official would confess his crimes himself?" Mu Li asked.

"Obviously, it wasn't out of his conscience." Zhuo Xia sneered.

"En. Lan Tian and I got the evidence later than his confession, so we had no chance to blackmail him to confess." Zi Chen said.

"Then… who did it?" they asked as they looked at each other.

Suddenly, Hao Baiyun sharply inhaled. "It shouldn't be… Jie Yao, right?" he asked and looked at them.

They fell silent. They understood what Hao Baiyun meant. Not only Jie Yao was working with that boss who were catching the Golden-Haired Monkeys like that yao official, Jie Yao can also hypnotize his target. And what could have made that yao official confess his own crimes aside from him being hypnotized to confess his crimes?

"Why… is he doing this? Isn't this helping us?" Mu Li asked, feeling confused. "But, weren't we his enemies?" he said.

"No." Hao Baiyun answered. "It was only us who declared as him being our enemy, not the other way around." He looked at them. "So, whether Jie Yao treats us his enemies, only he knows." He said and sighed.

They nodded in agreement. Indeed, although they were on opposing sides, Jie Yao killed the boss and the monsters before. And now, Jie Yao hypnotized this yao official to confess his crimes, letting Hao Baiyun and his group save their time from looking for this yao official and arrest him.

So, with these actions of Jie Yao, he is obviously helping them. But, if he wants to help them, why betray them and help the enemies capture the Golden-Haired Monkeys? They thought, feeling confused by Jie Yao's contradicting actions.

"Hmm…" Gu Xingfeng hummed as he pondered. Suddenly, he noticed something. "Say… don't you think that it was only the Golden-Haired Monkeys and the Sunflower Clan were targeted and not the other yao clans?" he asked.

"What do you mean?" Zhuo Xia asked as his brows knitted.

Everyone understood. Gu Xingfeng's words are implying something.

Gu Xingfeng calmly sipped his drink before he faced Zhuo Xia. "I am thinking that why it only these two yao clans that were targeted. Was it really just for their powers?" he asked.

Zhuo Xia's expression turned ugly and he can't hide his frown now. "Chief Gu. Facts were placed before us. It was really for our clan's and the Golden-Haired Monkey clan's powers that these two clans were targeted." He said. "As for why it was these two that were only targeted, wasn't it because of director Hao's timely decision to make the yao clans in the city return to the mountains to hide and not also be targeted by the enemies?" he asked.

Gu Xingfeng nodded. "Indeed, your words are valid." He said.

Zhuo Xia sneered.

"But, as we have known, Jie Yao is xiao Yun's former subordinate." Gu Xingfeng said. "Xiao Yun said that Jie Yao is a loyal subordinate to the point of defying his family just to work for xiao Yun. Thus, xiao Yun didn't expect for Jie Yao betray him." he explained. "Now, we have discussed about Jie Yao's strange deeds and concluded that he, indeed, were helping us." he looked at Zhuo Xia. "Since he is helping us, and is on our side, then, why would he help the enemies catch the Golden-Haired Monkeys and the Sunflower Clan?" he asked. "If Jie Yao isn't the one in the wrong, then, it should be the Golden-Haired Monkeys and the Sunflower Clan." He finished.

Zhuo Xia gaped at him with his eyes wide in disbelief. Then, he abruptly rose from his seat. "Gu Xingfeng! I have had enough! How dare you defame my clan?!" he said through his gnashed teeth.

Mu Li worriedly looked at the fuming Zhuo Xia. "Calm down…" he said as he pulled Zhuo Xia's hand to make him sat back.

But, Gu Xingfeng ignored Zhuo Xia. "Xiao Yun, you said before that Jie Yao was called back by his family." He said.

Hao Baiyun nodded as he, Zi Chen and Lan Tian also pondered over what Gu Xingfeng said. "En." Hao Baiyun answered. "But, when he returned home, he inexplicably disappeared…" his brows knitted.

Gu Xingfeng already heard this. "Then, what about his family that called him?" he asked.

Hao Baiyun sharply turned. "What?" he asked and looked at Gu Xingfeng in a daze. "His… family?" he muttered.

Lan Tian's and Zi Chen's brows also knitted in confusion and puzzlement of this case.

Gu Xingfeng's eyes narrowed, seemingly having found the answer already. "Xiao Yun." He called. "Where was Jie Yao's hometown?" he asked.

Hao Baiyun answered a place.

"Then, how many members were there in his family?" Gu Xingfeng continued. "Are his parents still alive? Did he have siblings?" he asked as he looked at Hao Baiyun. "And… where are they now? Are they – " his voice lowered. " – still alive?" he asked.

Hao Baiyun's mind turn blank for a second before his eyes slowly widened. Lan Tian and Zi Chen also were shocked. Mu Li who saw their reactions felt that goosebumps appeared on his skin. What… does Gu Xingfeng meant by this? He thought, though he already actually had an idea.

"Xiao Yun." Gu Xingfeng lowered as he cupped Hao Baiyun's face to make him look at him in the eyes. "I had been wondering about this before, but didn't ask you this since things were very busy that time. So, I want to ask you this now." He said as he looked at Hao Baiyun's dazed eyes. "You said that you looked for Jie Yao, but didn't find him. If you didn't find him, nor even his family that called him to come back, then – " he said as he took a deep breath.. " – doesn't this mean that something happened to Jie Yao's family, including him?" he asked.