Afterlife Department

Chapter 668  Infant

"I own this restaurant, so why can't I be here?" Hao Baiyun asked. Then, he glared at Gu Xingfeng's handsome back.

Jiang Xinduo and Xiao Xie were shocked. "Y – your restaurant?!" Jiang Xinduo exclaimed while Xiao Xie turned to look at the silent Song Mingfan.

How can Song Mingfan not know where his uncle is lazing around? So, Song Mingfan must already know that this restaurant is owned by Hao Baiyun before his uncle agreed where they would meet. Well, this is a nice choice for meet-ups since the atmosphere in this place is tranquil which makes their nerves be calm thus their tension when they came here was eased.

Uncle Song really is a considerate person! Xiao Xie thought and smiled while Jiang Xinduo who has the same opinion as him nodded in agreement as he looked around the ancient style building.

While Jiang Xinduo and Xiao Xie appreciate the restaurant now and Song Mingfan and his uncle silently drink their tea, Gu Xingfeng slowly turned to face Hao Baiyun who is frowning at him. "You're here." Gu Xingfeng spoke.

Hao Baiyun's brows quirked up while he raised his chin. "Why? Do I look like a talking statue?" he asked and sarcastically smiled. "On the other hand, you – " he looked at Gu Xingfeng from top to bottom. " – you look like a human today." He said and smirked.

Gu Xingfeng's expression didn't change while Jiang Xinduo's lip twitched. Does Hao Baiyun not see them as humans when they are in their uniform?! He thought. Xiao Xie lowered his head while Song Mingfan didn't speak as if he has nothing to do with this.

Uncle Song chuckled as he placed his tea down the table. "Looks like you two get along very well." He said and smiled at Gu Xingfeng and Hao Baiyun.

Jiang Xinduo and Xiao Xie. "…" are you actually blind, uncle Song?! Where do they get along well?! And 'very' well?! They thought with their faces covered in black lines. Meanwhile, Song Mingfan acted as a part of the background, denying that this 'blind' old man is his uncle.

Gu Xingfeng and Hao Baiyun also inwardly rage, but since it is not nice to refute an old person's words since it is disrespectful, they held their irritation in as they glared at each other.

Gu Xingfeng, as the one who has a favor to ask, broke the tense silence. "Have you found any lead?" he asked.

Hao Baiyun frowned at him but he still answered the question. "Not a lead…" he said as he turned to find a chair.

It just happened, or was it not, that there was an empty chair between Gu Xingfeng and uncle Song. When Gu Xingfeng and the others arrived, they found that there was one more seat. They didn't think much about it before. But now that Hao Baiyun arrived, they realized that uncle Song seemed to be expecting someone. And it is Hao Baiyun.

Although Hao Baiyun didn't want to be seated next to Gu Xingfeng, for the sake of uncle Song's face, he did.

"What do you mean?" Gu Xingfeng asked and filled the cup in front of Hao Baiyun.

Although this restaurant is owned by Hao Baiyun, he didn't come from here when he meet uncle Song today. So, Hao Baiyun feels very thirsty since he came from somewhere after completing a task. "Our department gained four temporary members today." He said.

Gu Xingfeng and the others silently listened. Although what Hao Baiyun said doesn't seem like it is related to their cases, they reminded themselves that Hao Baiyun's department is the Supernatural Department. So, they are working on supernatural cases, and they also have members who have supernatural abilities, including Hao Baiyun, their leader.

Gu Xingfeng immediately understood what Hao Baiyun wanted to say. "These four members… they have supernatural abilities?" he asked.

Hao Baiyun nodded. "En. The two brothers not related by blood have special eyes while the other two have telekinetic powers and teleportation power." He answered.

Jiang Xinduo sucked in a sharp breath. "Those are powerful abilities!" he exclaimed.

"And there are four of them." Xiao Xie muttered, feeling awed.

Hao Baiyun smiled. "En. We have earned a lot this time." he said. "But, this is not what I want to tell you." He said as his expression turned serious. "I have sent these four for an assessment, that is, for them to find supernatural beings in the city." He told them.

They immediately fell silent. They know how important this matter is.

"And they found an infant." Hao Baiyun spoke. "A resentful spirit of an infant." He added.

The atmosphere instantly dropped when they heard the latter sentence. They clenched their fists in anger. That is an infant! How can they kill an infant! They thought. Their chests are bubbling in anger. Even uncle Song frowned in displeasure when he heard this.

"Tell me the coordinates of where they found the infant spirit." Uncle Song said.

Hao Baiyun nodded and told him the coordinates. Uncle Song immediately counted with his fingers.

Meanwhile, Gu Xingfeng, Jiang Xinduo, Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan were stunned when they recognized that this is a high-class community! "This…" they all looked at each other with their gazes talking.

Hao Baiyun looked at them. "Resentful spirits stay either the place where they died or the place where their murderer is, or the place which is memorable to them." he told them.

They all fell silent since Hao Baiyun's words don't look good at all since this house where the infant spirit was found might be the house of its murderer and where it died, but it is also memorable to it at the same time since it must be the place where its parent lived. Then, that must mean that either its parent is its murderer or its parent is living with its murderer.

"This…" they suddenly heard uncle Song said.

They turned. "What's wrong?" Song Mingfan asked.

Uncle Song looked at Hao Baiyun. "I tried to locate the infant spirit where you told me to know how strong it is and whether it might harm the people around it." He said. "But, I found that it wasn't there anymore." He told Hao Baiyun.

They were stunned. "What?!" they exclaimed.

"Did it move somewhere else?" Jiang Xinduo guessed.

"No." Hao Baiyun answered. "It already reincarnated." He said as he looked at uncle Song who nodded in affirmation.

Jiang Xinduo, Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan were surprised.

Meanwhile, Gu Xingfeng's expression is solemn. "This is already good." He said.

Jiang Xinduo and Xiao Xie are puzzled of what he mean while Song Mingfan is just silent.

Hao Baiyun picked up his cup and took a sip. "Resentful spirits can turn into resentful ghosts if they harmed a human. But, that infant remained a spirit, showing that it hasn't harmed any human." He said. "If it has turned into a ghost, then it would have a lesser chance in reincarnating, unless a powerful master helped it solve its grievances. The worse that could happen is the resentful ghosts being killed, resulting to their souls dissipating." He explained.

Jiang Xinduo and Xiao Xie now understood. "Fortunately, the infant spirit has reincarnated…" they sighed in relief.

"This matter is related to what I am going to tell you, and uncle Song." Hao Baiyun said as he looked at Gu Xingfeng, then turned to uncle Song.

Their faces immediately changed.

"I have found out that the owner of this house where the infant spirit was found… it was owned by Su Xin." Hao Baiyun said.

Jiang Xinduo felt his mind turned blank. "… WHAT?!" he exclaimed in shock.

Meanwhile, Gu Xingfeng's expression changed. Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan knows that Li Fengxin's case is related to the entertainment world, and Su Xin is one of the big personalities there.

"Uncle Song." Hao Baiyun called as he gave a folder to uncle Song.

Uncle Song nodded. "So, this is what you wanted to ask me today. Alright." he said as he looked at Su Xin's information. Then, he pinched his fingers.

Gu Xingfeng's expression is serious. He glanced at Hao Baiyun. He can guess what Hao Baiyun wanted to do. Not only he wanted uncle Song to divine whether Su Xin had a child before, with this, he also is thinking whether Su Xin is involved in something supernatural. That would mean that Su Xin might have something to do with Li Fengxin's case. After all, there are just lots of evil practices in the supernatural world that involves infants, including killing them.

"Right… Su Xin also has the same 'Xin' in Li Fengxin's name." Jiang Xinduo said in a whisper while uncle Song divines Su Xin's life. "Although Su Xin's birthday doesn't coincide with Li Fengxin's for the exchanging of fate to work, Su Xin could fake her birthday. Who knows when is her real birthday?" he asked as he looked at Gu Xingfeng. "So, do you think that Su Xin…?" he said as his expression turned serious.