Chapter 418: A Momentary Infatuation
After getting what he wanted, Xiao Ye left immediately, not giving the so-called Grand Archangel a second thought.
As soon as he was back in the car, Xiao Ye activated a signal jammer and dialed a number. "Investigate a celebrity with a tattoo on his hand who likes to wear emeralds!"
The man's physique and features were striking; he was the type to be very photogenic.
Xiao Ye had also noticed that the man was meticulous about his appearance. On the shoulder of his suit jacket was a stray fleck of gold foil.
You'd usually only pick something like that up at a gala or party.
After taking care of everything, Xiao Ye returned to the house and found Zhu Chen. "We're going out together tomorrow. Someone needs your help."
Zhu Chen understood. "Alright, I got it."
「In the middle of the night.」
His phone suddenly vibrated.
Xiao Ye opened it to find a file. It contained several photos of the man from earlier today, even wearing the same clothes.
The only difference was the addition of a mask on his face.
Xiao Ye looked at the text below the photos. The man was Country A's youngest-ever Oscar-winning actor. It had only been three years since his debut, but he had already starred in many incredible productions.
Not only that, but his looks were also top-notch. His private life was remarkably simple; he dedicated everything to his female fans.
Xiao Ye did a quick search online and found that he was, indeed, very famous and had a massive female fanbase.
After looking through some of the man's social media posts and online news articles, Xiao Ye was certain: this so-called Grand Archangel was cultivating his fans.
He had molded himself into a nearly perfect man, and he didn't have a girlfriend.
This was a method to attract fans, and if used well, it could be terrifyingly effective.
'If I'm not mistaken, he plans to use his celebrity status to achieve some of his own goals—or rather, some of the Angel Association's internal goals.'
Xiao Ye put his phone away and went to sleep.
When he woke up again, it was seven in the morning the next day.
He first worked out with Zhu Chen, then went to the dining room for breakfast.
「At noon, they arrived at the meeting point.」
It was an extremely high-end club that catered exclusively to the wealthy.
They entered a private suite. It was enormous, even featuring a swimming pool, and was surrounded by glass walls that offered a beautiful view of the outside.
Inside, two men in swimming trunks were sitting and playing chess.
Hearing someone arrive, the two stood up. "Welcome, welcome, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Zhu."
"Let's hear it. What do you need our help with?" Xiao Ye got straight to the point. He had no intention of wasting time here.
Although these two weren't members of the Angel Association, they had always cooperated with it. They were, for all intents and purposes, wealthy businessmen from Country A.
This time, they had encountered a very strange problem that they were completely unable to solve, which was why they had reached out to the Angel Association.
One of them, a heavyset man, began to speak. "It's like this. A few days ago, we got back from a vacation in a country in Southeast Asia—Country T, to be specific."
Country T has a tropical rainforest climate, so it's warm year-round. It's also famous for its wide variety of fruits and beautiful scenery, making it a perennial tourist destination.
The tourism industry there accounts for eighty percent of the country's income, and all sorts of other industries have gradually sprung up around it.
For example, the hottest thing there right now—ladyboys.
It has become a twisted industry. To make money, many boys start imitating women and taking estrogen from a young age. Some don't even know what they truly think.
Do they want to be men, or do they want to be women?
The heavyset man continued, "We were having a great time, but we never expected... something happened later."
"The day before we came back, we went to a ladyboy show. You know how it is, these shows are often pretty risqué, and if you pay enough, you can even go up and touch them."
"We set our sights on one of them. She was absolutely gorgeous, you could say she was even more beautiful than a woman. I've lived this long and I've never seen a woman that beautiful!"
'Most Westerners can't appreciate Eastern beauty, but not only could these two appreciate it, they were clearly very fond of it. It seems the performer must have had more profound, Western-style features.'
"We offered to pay, as long as the ladyboy would spend the night with us."
Xiao Ye sneered. "You two really aren't picky, are you?"
"A lot of the ladyboys in Country T are sick from promiscuity. Weren't you afraid of catching something?"
"That... That was just a moment of weakness!" The heavyset man's face flushed. He knew, of course, how stupid his decision had been.
The other man added, "The atmosphere at the time was just so exhilarating. We had been drinking, and it all went to our heads."
"But the ladyboy refused, no matter what. So we couldn't help but say some nasty things, and... and we offered a huge sum of money."
"Did you force her?" Zhu Chen asked.
He was very knowledgeable about matters in Country T. If they had indeed used force, that would change the nature of the situation entirely.
Anyone in that position would surely want revenge.
The two men quickly shook their heads.
"No, we didn't force her! We just paid the money. It was her boss who insisted on sending her over!"
The ladyboys all have their own bosses, and those people will do anything for money.
"That's still forcing her." Zhu Chen wasn't interested in their excuses. "Just tell me what happened next."
"We... we did... you know... with the ladyboy."
Both men looked awkward. "We left some more money before we left and got ready to fly back the next day."
"But on the plane, we started feeling unwell. We went to the bathroom again and again, and each time we'd just pass gas, but nothing else would come out."
"At first, we thought we'd just eaten something bad, but we never expected that after we got back, the situation would get worse and worse."
"We can't excrete anything solid at all. We just pass gas, and it happens every day, getting smellier each time. One day, I even passed some yellow, incredibly foul-smelling water!"
"We went to the hospital for a check-up, but the results showed that our bodies were perfectly normal. Later, we found a 'master' and asked for his help. He managed to suppress it, but he couldn't get rid of it completely!"
The reason they had chosen to meet in a swimming pool was to avoid the problem of their constant, foul-smelling flatulence.
For the past few days, they had held all their client meetings in the water. Otherwise, if someone caught a whiff, it would be far too embarrassing.
"So that's what this is about..." An idea was already forming in Zhu Chen's mind. "Alright. Hold out your hands and let me see."