Afterlife Department

"Tüller Eavon." The student said. "He's in class 3-A." he told them. "His classmates call him 'Eavon', since his surname sounds like a first name. He also seemed not fond of his name." he explained.

"How is he related to Student Renton?" Yi Bing asked.

The student turned to him. "He's from the same hometown as him." He answered.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing were shocked.. But, they immediately recovered their expressions.

However, the student's eyes were sharp. "Could you have… heard it, too?" he asked. "The deletion of Renton's information." He told them.

Huo Ling's and Yi Bing's expressions changed. This student… is an insider? They thought.

"It seems you have." The student smiled. "Principal Iris seemed to regard you very much." He told them, easing the atmosphere that suddenly tensed between them.

Huo Ling 'cutely' nodded, maintaining his act. "If school senior Eavon is from the same hometown as school senior Renton, then why didn't…" he said.

"Why didn't the police ask him, right?" the student asked. "The police actually asked him, but he denied it." He answered.

Huo Ling's eyes widened.

"He already denied it, so what can the police do? Force him to answer? How can we, his fellow students, tell him to admit it, either?" the student bitterly laughed. "The police, of course, tried to look for Renton in Eavon's hometown. But, they didn't find anything." He wryly smiled.

"But, he…" Huo Ling said.

"The other students who are sympathetic to Renton, like me, called him 'traitor' for betraying Renton." The student said. "But, what did he betray Renton of? Was it Renton he betrayed and not the police?" he asked and smiled. "If it was the former, then in which did he betray Renton? Or where? If it was the latter… then, isn't he protecting Renton?" he told them.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing fell silent. This student… he's actually not that simple! They thought as their expressions changed.

The student laughed. "I don't know what your purpose is, but since Principal Iris regards you this much…" he smiled.

Yi Bing's brow twitched while Huo Ling's face wore a complicated expression. "You… your name is?" Huo Ling asked with much difficulty.

"Oh. I was impolite." The student said. "I am Moon Lexon." He answered.

"… 'Moon'?" Huo Ling stared at his silvery-white hair.

"You've guessed the cause of my name." Moon laughed.

What a happy guy. Huo Ling thought. Suddenly, he froze when he noticed something. "'Lexon'?" he asked.

Moon's face brightened. "You must have met my elder brother Mandy?" he asked.

Huo Ling nodded. Before he could register an expression, Moon continued.

"That good-for-nothing guy." Moon said as he smiled. "So stupid. Luren doesn't put him in his eyes." He spoke to himself.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing. "…" we seem to encounter a neurotic. They thought. They were about to leave when Moon noticed them.

"Wait, wait!" Moon held Huo Ling's wheelchair to stop them from leaving. "Are you my elder brother's friends? Surely not. He wouldn't befriend you since he's an idiot." He told them.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing. "…" is he praising us? They thought. But, they don't feel flattered.

Moon actually doesn't care flattering people. "I don't know what business do you have with Eavon, but I'll take you to him." He said.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing were taken aback. They plan to find this Eavon by themselves. But since someone already offered, then they'll take it. "Thanks." Huo Ling said.

"No problem!" Moon answered as he led the way.

"You… are close with Eavon?" Huo Ling asked.

"Yes." Moon answered. Without waiting for Huo Ling to ask, he spoke. "As I've said earlier, the latter one… I realized this only later." He said.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing remembered the 'latter' he meant was Eavon 'betraying' the police.

"You are also friends with Renton." Yi Bing realized.

Moon nodded.

"But, you're…" Huo Ling said and looked at the expensive watch on Moon's wrist.

Moon understood. "It's better to sleep in the street than sleep in a mansion filled with snakes." He said. His voice became cold.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing naturally know what he meant. Moon would rather be poor and beg for food, than be rich but surrounded with unkind people. He disdains the rich and favors the poor.

"I only got to know Renton through Eavon, who's my classmate." Moon spoke who has confirmed Huo Ling's and Yi Bing's objective. "And seatmate. Eavon told me about him every time we finished a test, saying that Renton would've finished the test half an hour earlier, or Renton would've easily solved this problem, etc." he continued as they walked down a hallway.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing didn't speak and just silently listened. Hearing his latter words, they suddenly felt something was off. But, since they can't find out what it was, they just brushed it off.

"We're here." Moon said and stopped in front of a door. He knocked on the door.

"Come in." a voice muffled because of the sound insulation of the door spoke from inside.

Moon opened the door. Huo Ling craned his neck to look inside and saw a student on the other end of the classroom. The student has a chocolate brown hair and green pupils. He is sitting on the fourth row, two seats away from the window.

The student raised his head from the book he is reading when the door opened. "Moon." He called. "They are?" he asked when he saw Huo Ling craning his neck. He kindly smiled at him.

Huo Ling blushed in embarrassment and he pulled back his neck. Yi Bing helplessly sighed and pushed the wheelchair into the room. Moon followed them and closed the door.

The student was surprised when he saw a third person – Yi Bing. "A teacher." He muttered and rose from his seat. "Hello, sir." He greeted and bowed.

Moon chuckled. "No need to be overly polite. They are friends." He told the student.

"Oh." The student muttered and smiled at Yi Bing before he turned to Huo Ling. And stared at him.

Huo Ling suddenly became conscious. "W-what's wrong?" he asked.

The student didn't immediately answer him. He turned to Moon. "They are friends?" he asked.

Yi Bing's brows raised while Huo Ling was surprised. Didn't Moon already tell him?

"They are. They are the principal's people." Moon explained before he turned to Yi Bing and Huo Ling. "This is Tüller Eavon you're looking for." He told them.

Eavon gasped in surprise. "They're looking for me?!" he asked Moon. Then, his eyes fell on Huo Ling again.

Huo Ling's face turned redder, but this time, not out of embarrassment, but out of annoyance. "This… school senior, do you have a problem with me?" he asked.

Eavon stared at him for a while. Huo Ling was about to finally explode when he saw Eavon broke into a smile.

"Good. I thought I was mistaking things earlier." Eavon spoke, a response to what Moon said. Obviously, he's talking to Moon.

Moon chuckled.

Huo Ling and Yi Bing. "…" are we air?

"I apologize for my rude behavior." Eavon said. "I am Tüller Eavon. You can call me 'Eavon'." He introduced himself. Then, his gaze fell on Huo Ling again. "I saw you acting coy earlier. Although you don't look like him, but I hate Prille. So, anyone acting coquettish, I hate." He explained.

Huo Ling choked on his saliva and his face turned red like a tomato. Yi Bing broke into a laughter.

"Shut up!" Huo Ling snapped at Yi Bing. He can't be angry to Eavon since they have a favor to ask him, so he can only hit Yi Bing.

"Hahahaha." Yi Bing laughed. He didn't mind Huo Ling hitting him. He turned to Eavon and Moon. "He's really not coquettish, as what you have seen. He's just acting like that to irritate Prille." He explained.

Hearing Yi Bing's explanation. Eavon's expression eased. His gaze on Huo Ling became kinder. "Respect!" he took Huo Ling's hand and shook it.

Moon and Yi Bing laughed while Huo Ling felt suffocated in annoyance. He withdrew his hand from Eavon. "Stop it!" he told Eavon.

Eavon grinned. His shoulder relaxed. "We have a common enemy – Prille. You're my friend now." He decided.

"I didn't agree!" Huo Ling said, like a kid in tantrum.

Yi Bing smiled as he patted Huo Ling's head. Then, he turned to Eavon and Moon. "You antagonize Prille… is it because of Renton?" he asked.

Eavon and Moon were caught off-guard. Not only because of the sudden change in topic, but also because of the topic.

"You… how much do you know?" Eavon nervously asked. He immediately raised his guard as he looked at Yi Bing. The smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by a frown.

"Not much." Yi Bing spoke.

Huo Ling nodded. He was about to speak when he heard Yi Bing continued.

"Just that, Luren liked Renton." Yi Bing said.

"… WHAT?!" Moon and Eavon… and Huo Ling reacted.

Wait, Huo Ling. Why are you shocked, too?! Weren't you teammates?!