Chapter 248 - Si Shui

Since Di San and Liu Lin didn't want to try Yi Bing's temper, they did as what Yi Bing told. Liu Lin returned to the hotel while Di San stayed and resumed looking for Yi Bing's soul with Yi Bing. His face is dark and he kept glaring at Liu Lin's back, making Liu Lin fear Di San would trip him while he escaped. 

"You don't know how scary it is earlier!" Liu Lin said with a pale face the moment he closed the door of Si Shui's room where Si Shui and Feng Er are. "Yi Bing's eerily scary earlier. It's because he is jealous!" he said before he told them about what happened earlier. He also told them about what Yi Bing said. After that, he turned to Si Shui who is eating snacks. 

Si Shui who was stared at froze in his actions. 

"The earlier we could find Yi Bing's soul, the better." Liu Lin said before he removed his gaze on the young man. "Maybe Yi Bing doesn't want to tell us to not alarm us, but separation of the soul is a grave matter.." He said as he sat on the sofa. "Separation of the soul is the dividing of the soul mainly due to contradiction of the consciousness and the subconsciousness. In short, it is denial, uncertainties, etc.. Of course, there is Yi Bing's case where his soul was split into two by an external force." He said. "Generally, weak souls do not experience this, and only those stronger souls whose thoughts are in disarray. However, in some cases, if those weak souls would experience this, then it is equal to their absolute death." He said. 

Feng Er sighed, full of emotion. Although her soul is strong, but her mind isn't, thus she is easily swayed by her emotions and others' opinions. "Yi Bing is strong, there is no doubt that. But, his soul that was separated from him is stronger." she shook her head in pity. "We have to help him the best way we can. He had helped us for so many times without asking in return." She said before she looked at Si Shui.

Si Shui. "…" you two are staring at me for so many times. Just say it, will you?! "I'll do my best (ganbarimasu)." He spoke in Japanese as he ate another pastry, but his voice and expression lack enthusiasm. "Technology is my best friend. How far do you want me to take advantage of him?" he asked before he sat on the chair in front of the computer and faced the computer. 

"All the information regarding the government, the aristocrats, as well as anything related to Gu Xingfeng and Hao Baiyun." Liu Lin answered as he and Feng Er sat very far from Si Shui. 

"Yes (hai)." Si Shui answered with a blank expression as he placed his fingers on the keys of keyboard. "Cohesion." He spoke. 

Liu Lin and Feng Er are watching very closely, and so they saw some strands of blue lights like electric currents appeared at the tip of Si Shui's fingers and travelled through the keyboard before infiltrating the cables. Then, they saw the computer screen turned on even if the plug of the computer wasn't connected to the electrical socket. 

Cohesion is a property of water, which is Si Shui's power. However, in Cohesion, water isn't used by Si Shui. Si Shui uses his spiritual energy to use Cohesion to gather some things, like for example, right now, information. He also uses Cohesion in gathering food. This skill is the result of him living in a Special World where an apocalypse broke out. 

Si Shui is a reclusive child and it became apparent during his high school and college days. His life revolved in his home, school, and grocery stores and convenience stores. He doesn't even come to fast food chains or restaurants, unless some invited him, but he rarely accepts their invitation. 

He has a habit: hoarding foods. He is an only child, and his parents are always busy with their work they rarely go home. There was only the cleaning aunt that comes early in the morning and leaves early in the evening. Si Shui knew how to cook, and so he cooks his own food and wash the dishes by himself during the night where the cleaning aunt already left. 

The apocalypse happened during one of his parents' business trips. His parents are colleagues at work, and so their relationship lasted longer until they decided to get married and have a child: Si Shui. That day, his parents are supposed to come home, but he only received a call from them, saying they can't come home. Si Shui was already used with this arrangement, but what he didn't expect is for his mother to cry while speaking to him and his father was sobbing. It wasn't a video call, so he couldn't see their face. But, Si Shui, despite a reclusive child, could guess something is wrong with his parents. 

His father's heavily panting and there were loud growls and harsh scratching sounds of nails against the walls in the background. His mother is crying loudly, but her cries are intermittent. He couldn't ask anything, since he needed to hear his parents' last words for him. 

Yes. They are dying. He knew it. Thus, he silently listened to his parents as they told him to be vigilant and always take care of himself, never go out of their house and be wary of strangers, or anyone. If he would see someone bitten, or has a poor complexion, immediately run away from them most especially if they have high fever. 

Si Shui carefully listed his parents' words of caution before tearfully bidding them goodbye. Who knew his last meeting with them would be that one warm dinner? Fortunately, they left him good memories, and he hasn't seen their monstrous appearance before their death. 

That day, the cleaning aunt didn't return for work. It was only after two days that she did, and she knocked on their door very loudly she was almost banging it. Si Shui had already seen the news about the biting monsters running on the streets with a monstrous appearance and have gone insane. He had locked the doors and the windows, and anywhere where could some crazy strong people could invade their house. All the furniture were moved to block the doors and windows. 

The cleaning aunt, after she didn't hear anyone answering her, tried to tear open the windows, only to fail. She then left. Si Shui didn't encounter any mishaps after that until he had run out of his food. He thoughtfully looked outside the window and saw the wandering zombies. He knew his strengths and witnesses and didn't dare try to be careless. He hacked the military's database and sent an SOS message. 

Who knew he would be the only one left alive in their community? The military didn't know, if not for him sending them a message. They immediately arrived after half a day, but their helicopter drew too much noise and attracted many zombies. Si Shui was forced to climb to their roof with the help of a soldier, but the zombies actually have evolved and leapt into the air, then clung to the roof! The soldier was forced to let go of Si Shui. Si Shui immediately ran to the waiting helicopter, but a zombie appeared behind and pulled him down! 

Fortunately, there was a swimming pool in their neighbor's house and he fell. However, what he didn't expect is for the electrical cables in the post be cut by the helicopter's blades after the helicopter rocked. The electrical cables bounced in the air, then fell in the swimming pool. He died after he was electrocuted. 

When he woke up as a soul, he feared water. However, it was like the fate was playing with him and his power was water, with relation to the electricity. Because of the nature of his soul power, the Afterlife Department recruited him as a junior grim reaper. It was also convenient for him, since he doesn't want to live again bothering his parents in their next life. 

"Adhesion." Si Shui spoke and slowly opened his eyes as the information he gathered entered his mind as balls of light. He produced a small figure of him and pressed each ball of light. The moment he touched those balls of light, they turn to specks of light and entered his small figure. 

Liu Lin and Feng Er saw Si Shui's pupils flash with different lights. "Almost there." Feng Er muttered in a low voice. 

"En." Liu Lin nodded as they anxiously waited until Si Shi was finished.

"Terminate." Si Shui spoke after all the balls of light disappeared along with his small figure in his mind. He blinked, and his pupils returned to normal. He then shook his head when he felt dizzy. Then, he turned to Liu Lin and Feng Er who are waiting. "I got it." He told them.