Chapter 287: Best at Disguise
Xiao Ye nodded. "Go ahead."
'The place is covered in surveillance cameras anyway. I can find out whatever I need to.'
This was also for the children's safety. They were so young and had no parents around; the slightest carelessness could lead to an accident, or even a fire.
Li Zhu walked in. The dean still remembered her. "Young lady, you're back."
"I came to have a look. I just found out you moved to this new place. It looks pretty nice. How are the children doing here?"
The dean immediately lit up. She had a million things she wanted to say, but she had to restrain her excitement. Now that an outsider had finally come, she could let it all out!
"It's all thanks to a kind benefactor. Not only did they move us to a bigger place, but they also gave us more supplies."
"The children are eating and living so well now. Even if I were to die, I could finally rest in peace!"
Hearing this, Li Zhu quickly said, "Dean, please don't say such unlucky things. A good person like you will surely live to be a hundred!"
The dean held her hand and chattered on and on.
Nearly two full hours passed before Li Zhu finally came out.
Her expression was a bit dazed. Although she knew Xiao Ye hadn't harmed anyone, she never expected he would go to such lengths.
Not only had he moved them to a better place, but he had even hired teachers from a specialized school to come and teach for three days every week.
In addition, he had also found a dedicated chef and a cleaning service.
Li Zhu had also seen the children's bedrooms. They had new beds, new blankets, new toys, and even lots of books.
Once they were in the car, she finally spoke. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it. Since I came across the situation, it was only right for me to do something."
"I want to go to the nightclub with you and see it for myself. After that, I'll consider whether or not to tell you what I know."
Xiao Ye naturally agreed. "Alright. But you'll have to hide your identity this time, or you won't be able to see anything."
"I will. Disguise is what I do best."
「That evening, at the entrance of the nightclub.」
Xiao Ye led Li Zhu through the main doors.
Although this was only Xiao Ye's third visit, the women who worked as greeters were all very sharp. They had a talent for remembering faces and recognized him at a glance.
"Mr. Yuan, you're back."
Xiao Ye nodded. "This is my friend. We're here together today."
Seeing it was a woman, the greeter's expression didn't change.
All sorts of people came here to have fun; a woman was nothing out of the ordinary.
Besides, women who liked other women... weren't exactly rare!
Wealthy women always knew how to have more fun than ordinary people. Others had simply been hurt by men and changed their sexual orientation altogether.
"This way, please."
The two went up to the third floor together.
Each member could bring a friend, so Li Zhu didn't need to get her own membership card.
She and Xiao Ye went into the same room.
The beautiful woman from before didn't think much of it. It wasn't uncommon for men and women to come together; even married couples frequently came to have fun.
"Miss, this must be your first time here. Would you like to see the men, or the women?"
"Let's see both." Li Zhu's hand at her side was already clenched into a fist. What she feared most was seeing something she didn't want to see.
Xiao Ye nodded. "Bring over everyone who's available right now, men and women."
"Of course. I'll arrange it right away."
A short while later, rows of men and women arrived.
There wasn't enough space in the room for so many people, so they came in by batches.
With each group that entered, Xiao Ye would point subtly, indicating to Li Zhu which ones were from their orphanage.
Among the women alone, there were three or four.
And there were two men as well!
Without exception, they were all good-looking, had good figures, or were the type who could look great with makeup.
These men and women had all undergone professional training and knew exactly how to please clients.
Looking at their faces, Li Zhu could faintly make out what they looked like as children.
"So, what do you think? Should we have the ones I pointed out stay behind so you can talk to them?"
Li Zhu nodded. She still needed to confirm.
To avoid suspicion, Xiao Ye picked a few others as well.
However, he took the ones who weren't from the orphanage to another room in the suite.
The ones left for Li Zhu were all from the orphanage.
Li Zhu deliberately fished for information—this was her specialty. She quickly confirmed their true identities from their own mouths.
Those events happened twenty years ago. No one besides the people themselves could possibly know the details, so there was no way Xiao Ye could have set this up in advance.
Li Zhu couldn't bear it any longer and sent them away, but not before giving them a tip.
An hour later, the two walked out of the nightclub.
Sitting in the car, Li Zhu was silent.
It wasn't until they arrived back at the villa that she finally spoke. "What do you want to know?"
Xiao Ye knew she had made up her mind. "I want to know everything."
"Alright then. I'll tell you from the beginning."
Li Zhu didn't want to betray her organization, but she couldn't accept that the organization she served was actually like this.
'I was just lucky. Otherwise, I would have ended up just like the others, using my body to serve men and reap benefits!'
"The organization I serve... I don't know what it's called, because none of our departments communicate with each other."
"I don't even know how many people are in my own department. The branch I'm in is responsible for disguise."
"It's just as you investigated. People from my branch travel all over the country, taking on disguises to complete our missions, which might involve impersonating other people."
Li Zhu gave a bitter smile. "I've played so many people, so many identities. Sometimes, I can't even tell who I'm supposed to be anymore."
She had become so immersed in one role after another that she was on the verge of losing herself.
"I always thought everyone in the organization was like this. Although I never knew if what I was doing was good or bad, at least I never killed anyone with my own hands."
"But... you've shown me something different. Maybe I was just lucky, but the others might not have been."
Xiao Ye nodded. "You were indeed lucky. I've met some professionally trained women, and they weren't as kind-hearted as you."
"No, it's just that... because I needed to act, the organization didn't treat me too harshly. That was the only way I could perform well, otherwise my acting would have been too fake."
Li Zhu continued, "I really don't know much about the organization. I only found out about this nightclub branch after I arrived in Shanghai."
"We have branches in many major cities, involved in all sorts of industries. The boss of our organization... is the Bloody Queen."