Chapter 419: Jiang Tou
After a series of consultations that were very similar to traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Chen confirmed, "You've been afflicted by a type of Black Magic from that region. I can break it."
"However, this matter can only be resolved by finding the person responsible."
"The person responsible—we found him!" one of the men exclaimed. "The last master said the same thing, so we hired a team and had him brought back overnight."
"He's at our villa right now. I'll have someone bring him over immediately!"
Zhu Chen frowned at the two men. "You didn't get rough with him again, did you?"
"Of course not. After what happened last time, we wouldn't dare do anything to him. We've been providing him with good food and drink—aside from not letting him leave his room..."
"Alright, bring him over then."
An hour later, a person was brought over.
He was tall and slender, with deep-set features and long, black hair that made his skin seem even fairer.
To have such fair skin in a place like Country T was a truly rare gift.
If Xiao Ye hadn't known his identity in advance, he probably wouldn't have been able to guess that this person was actually a man.
Those long legs of his were slender and straight, even more beautiful than a woman's. No wonder these two brutes couldn't control themselves.
"What did you bring me here for? Are you going to hurt me?" the ladyboy sneered, not giving the two men a pleasant look.
Xiao Ye spoke in the fluent language of Country T, "We've come to ask you to resolve the Black Magic."
"I won't do it!" The ladyboy looked at Xiao Ye, speaking each word deliberately. "What they did to me was monstrous. Even if I die, I'll drag them both to hell with me!"
"I can see that you truly hate these two men, and I know you've been hurt."
"But sometimes, this method isn't the best way to get revenge. Even if they hadn't found us today, they would have found someone else who could also break your Black Magic."
Behind them, Zhu Chen nodded. "That's right. To be honest, your Black Magic isn't that sophisticated. So rather than letting them suffer just a little, you'd be better off fighting for something for yourself."
"You can demand money from them—enough to last the rest of your life. That way, you wouldn't have to be a ladyboy anymore. You could also choose to immigrate and leave your past behind completely."
The ladyboy fell silent.
'This does sound tempting.'
'The truth is, if he stayed in Country T and continued to be a ladyboy, even if he hadn't met these two men, he would eventually meet others like them.'
'And the outcome would be the same.'
"You're right." He quickly saw the logic. "Alright, you can help me negotiate the terms with them. But I won't immigrate to Country A. I need them to help me get somewhere else."
"As for the money... I want ten million, in Country A currency!"
When Xiao Ye relayed his demands, the two men immediately agreed.
"No problem! The money is easy. As for the immigration, that will take at least half a month to process..."
The alliance Country A belonged to included many other smaller nations, so getting them to provide an immigration slot was incredibly simple.
The ladyboy was silent for a moment before agreeing. "Have the money transferred first. We can talk about the rest later."
'He would use this money to plan his future carefully. If things didn't work out, he could even go back to Country T. He had money now, after all. At worst, he could just move to a different city and start over.'
With the caster's consent, the rest was simple.
Zhu Chen took action and helped them break the Black Magic.
The mission was completed successfully.
The Angel Association was very pleased with this and suggested they could return to their home country now.
'If Xiao Ye stayed in Country A, who knew what kind of trouble he'd stir up!'
But Xiao Ye didn't want to leave so soon. He had come to Country A not just because of their request, but also because he had a mission of his own.
He needed to find a way to visit one of their labs.
However, he didn't have the right connections here. He had been investigating for a long time but still had no leads. While he could find suitable people to help, doing so would most likely alert the enemy.
The people he knew were all highly capable, and some might have already become members of the Angel Association.
With this in mind, he refused the order to return home and directly requested a visit to one of the labs.
'Xiao Ye believed the Angel Association would not refuse.'
'They were probably also trying to find a way to extract some of his cells to create a clone.'
'For a ticking time bomb like him, having a clone was a mandatory precaution, a much better option for them.'
「One day later.」
Just as Xiao Ye had predicted, the Angel Association agreed.
"Xiao Ye, we have agreed to let you visit the lab. Since we allowed you to join the Angel Association, it means we trust you. We hope you won't let us down."
"I know you have your own agenda, but don't try anything against the Angel Association. Otherwise, you will definitely regret it."
Xiao Ye knew that his request would certainly arouse the Angel Association's suspicion. But their greatest weakness was their overconfidence, especially on their own turf.
So even though they knew Xiao Ye might have his own ulterior motives, they agreed without fear.
That afternoon, Xiao Ye got into a car alone and was blindfolded as he was taken to the lab's location.
He could feel that after getting out of the car, he entered something like an elevator, which then descended rapidly.
Judging by the speed and duration, they were at least three stories underground.
When he opened his eyes, he was, as expected, inside the laboratory.
Researchers bustled about, giving him only a passing glance before quickly looking away.
The person accompanying him was both a guide and a monitor. "Mr. Xiao, this is Lab One of the Angel Association. It is a very important place for us."
"Many great experiments were born here. It's also one of the Angel Association's oldest labs."
"You can stay here for three days. That's the absolute limit we can offer. Ordinary members don't have this privilege, not even the Angel Leaders."
Xiao Ye just nodded and began to look around.
He walked and looked, feigning great curiosity.
He would pause at the entrance of each laboratory to look inside for a while.
They had probably been notified in advance, as the labs seemed to have been sanitized. They weren't at all worried he would see something he shouldn't.
After walking for about half an hour, Xiao Ye stopped in front of one of the labs.
Inside were all sorts of test subjects. The most numerous among them were not white mice, not cats or dogs, but people!
Xiao Ye's gaze turned icy. "You people are truly something else!"
The man felt no guilt. Instead, he nodded. "These are our test subjects. It is their honor to contribute to our great experiments!"