Chapter 648 – Confounding

“… are you sure that you wanted us to tail them?” Mo Shi asked Huo Ling as he looked at Hao Baiyun’s car with an uncertain gaze in his eyes.

After all, he now know that Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng aren’t ordinary mortals. They are actually from exorcist families! Although their families were now no more and there are only two of them left, their abilities are real deal. That is why the two of them sensed Huo Ling’s and Mo Shi’s presences earlier in Gu Xingfeng’s office after Huo Ling and Mo Shi went there, wanting to check Li Fengxin’s case that the police investigated.

But, who could have expected for their presences to be sensed by Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng? Huo Ling already apologized after he admitted his carelessness. Mo Shi told him that he doesn’t blame him. After all, this case is too confounding. Not only did the direct reincarnation was interrupted, they also learned that the deceased was actually a victim of exchanging fates!

This case is really way beyond their expectations, especially Huo Ling who felt like he has been pitted again! This made Huo Ling’s teeth itch in frustration, and Mo Shi feel pity for him. Fortunately, Mo Shi is working in the Disciplinary Committee, and his task is to subdue unruly souls, unlike Huo Ling who has to ferry souls.

One of the reasons why Yi Bing chose Mo Shi to assist Huo Ling, aside from the fact that Mo Shi’s family when he was still alive owns the entertainment company of where Huo Ling’s assignment was a trainee before, Mo Shi’s performance as a junior grim reaper is also very good like Huo Ling. It is just that the Disciplinary Committee members are low-profiled.

But, even if they are, Jin Wu is extremely scary. Many grim reapers feel intimidated by him, especially those who have once tasted his extremely ruthless and painful punches and kicks.

“Or else?” Huo Ling looked at Mo Shi. “Do you know someone else from the supernatural world for us to ask them about how to conduct an exchange of fate?” he said as they glided in the air after they turned to their grim reaper form.

Since Huo Ling has done his first transformation to his original form, a grim reaper of skeleton in a hooded black cloak, his second transformation was easier. Meanwhile, Mo Shi was also already taught by Jin Wu since their task as Disciplinary Committee made them interact with more kinds of souls.

Their original form is more intimidating to souls than their human form. Not to mention that these souls’ impression of grim reapers is really of a skeleton in a hooded black cloak while carrying a scythe. Thus, Mo Shi is proficient in transforming to their original form.

“… no.” Mo Shi answered with a dejected look on his face. How can he know someone? He was imprisoned for six years, alright? He thought and sighed, feeling depressed. “Let’s choose Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng, then.” He said. “But, how will you ‘ask’ them?” he curiously asked as he looked at Huo Ling.

After all, one of the rules in the Afterlife Department is that the grim reapers can’t have any interaction with the mortals, only towards the souls. Another rule is that the grim reapers can’t let the mortals know of their existence, much less their presence. The existence part can be forgotten since there are many mysterious things in this world the mortals now have discovered, including the existence of the supernatural beings, which they are included in.

But the presence… yep. Huo Ling has broken this earlier back in Gu Xingfeng’s office. However, who could have expected for Hao Baiyun and Gu Xingfeng, although exorcists, they are still mortals, be very sharp and found them out earlier? Fortunately, these mortals still behave like mortals. That is, they still fear the unknown… well, actually they already know what they are.

It is just that this is actually scarier, since you already know that it is there, and also what it is. And instead of feeling relieved, it scared you more instead since you know how fearsome it is. So, it was really fortunate that these mortals were intimidated by them earlier, which made Huo Ling and Mo Shi feel relieved since it is really bothersome if these mortals would pester them just because of their curiosity.

Of course, it wouldn’t end well for these mortals since they will be dealing with grim reapers, which are very fearsome beings since even just looking at it, or being stared by it, can make you die. But, well, there are also those who are seeking their deaths in the name of ‘thrill’. These are either mentally disabled, or mentally disturbed. Anyway, both are not good.

“I… am still thinking about it.” Huo Ling answered and grimaced when he seemed to have heard a ‘screech’.

It was Mo Shi who suddenly halted in gliding and froze as he stared at him in disbelief. Well, it actually looks creepy since right now, Mo Shi’s head is just a skull and where his eyeballs should be were replaced by two small orbs of sparking electricity in the eye sockets. But, it is not as if Huo Ling is any better since he is also right now just a skeleton under a black cloak and where his eyeballs should be are two flames that are brightly burning.

“What… you…!” Mo Shi ‘looked’ at Huo Ling in disbelief.

How Huo Ling knows that Mo Shi is looking at him in disbelief? Intuition… yeah, right. It is actually that grim reapers can choose whether they would see their fellow grim reapers in their human form or grim reaper form when their fellow grim reaper is in his original form. They were given a choice like this because… who would always want to see skeletons in black cloaks, when they themselves already have become skeletons in black cloaks, too? They can just turn themselves into their original forms and look at themselves in the mirror.

As for them in their human forms, naturally, they would see each other in their human form. So, Huo Ling right now chose to see Mo Shi in Mo Shi’s human form, thus he can see Mo Shi’s disbelieving expression as he looked at him.

Huo Ling coughed in embarrassment. “Come on. Everything has happened so fast and we have to keep up, or else we will be left behind!” he told him. “This is called ‘improvisation’. ‘improvisation’, okay? I will immediately tell you all the details of the plan later when I have finalized it in my brain.” He said. “For now, let’s continue to follow Hao Baiyun’s car.” He said and pointed the car that is about to disappear from their sight.

Mo Shi sighed in defeat as he followed behind Huo Ling. “Let me just remind you that you, as well as I, don’t have a brain right now.” He told him.

Huo Ling almost did a spit take. Fortunately, he didn’t. He turned and looked at Mo Shi in disbelief as he gaped at him. Mo Shi just grinned at him. Obviously, he is getting back at him for earlier! Huo Ling rolled his eyes… well, he doesn’t have eyeballs right now but whatever!

They resumed following Hao Baiyun’s car.

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S City Police Station.

“Boss…” Jiang Xinduo called Gu Xingfeng.

Gu Xingfeng didn’t answer nor he raised his head from the documents.

“That… thing… ah, no, no!” Jiang Xinduo shook his head. “That… earlier… was it really…?” he said as a bead of cold sweat slid down the side of his face.

“What do you think?” Gu Xingfeng asked back.

Jiang Xinduo nervously gulped. “I believe in the Supernatural Department’s abilities.” He answered.

“So?” Gu Xingfeng said.

Jiang Xinduo bit his lips. So, that grim reaper… ah, no. There are even two of them! he thought and gulped down his saliva. They really exist?! He thought and fearfully looked at the door. This is the reason why he didn’t leave Gu Xingfeng’s office yet. It is because of the door, which Gu Xingfeng, Hao Baiyun, Fei Xuli and Jing Yu looked at earlier after they sensed the presences of the grim reapers!

Jiang Xinduo could still feel the goosebumps on his skin and his hairs standing on their ends. What he felt earlier, that warm feeling, is real despite the air condition working properly. That flickering of the lights earlier… Jiang Xinduo has only seen it in the movies! It has never happened in his life until just earlier!

He immediately wiped the cold sweat off his face. Fortunately, Gu Xingfeng hasn’t kicked him out of his office yet. He must know that he still feels scared. Fortunately, Gu Xingfeng didn’t get mad at him for being scared of grim reapers. After all, Gu Xingfeng knows how dangerous the grim reapers are.

One look at them, or one look from them, and you can die.