"Aren’t you quite the romantic?"
Through her sunglasses, Angelica smiled at Lin Xian:
"So why are you still always so slow on the uptake?"
"I’m just making a rational analysis," Lin Xian said as she flicked on the left turn signal, merging the car onto the freeway and heading into the city:
"So tonight, my identity is your male companion, a wealthy member of royalty from some unknown country, rich and only that, a sucker you’ve hooked."
"Exactly," Angelica nodded:
"That fits my persona. I’m always hooking suckers; of course, sometimes they’re directors, politicians, senators, sports stars, businessmen... You’d better play it a bit dumber, not so wooden."
"Mi Country is much more open-minded than China, so when the time comes, whoever you like, just boldly ask her to dance. Only if you blend in will Jask’s female secretary have a chance to come talk to me. I can’t possibly approach her first, can I? I have to wait for her to come to me, otherwise it’ll look too fake. And as long as she actively shows up... I’ll have her, take her down easily, using such a girl smitten with you is simpler than spreading butter on bread."
Ahem, ahem.
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Lin Xian cleared his throat softly.
While waiting for the red light and turning his head:
"At the end of the day, it’s really a question of the female secretary’s sexual orientation, right?"
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Angelica tilted her head and raised an eyebrow at Lin Xian:
"Just a reminder, boy, in Mi Country, don’t assume anyone’s gender, even if that female secretary is physiologically female, it doesn’t prevent her from identifying as male; nor does it prevent me from identifying as male, and her recognition of me as male... That’s something you really need to pay extra attention to while living in Mi Country, otherwise, you’ll get into trouble."
"Quite a magical setup,"
Lin Xian laughed:
"So, can I physically be a Walmart plastic bag but identify as an armed helicopter?"
"Of course, that’s possible~"
Angelica spread her hands and chuckled:
"That’s your freedom, this is the land of the free Mi Country."
"Cool, long live freedom."
Lin Xian exclaimed in admiration and stepped on the gas, speeding through the intersection at the green light.
Angelica took out her lipstick and touched up in the rear-view mirror, pursed her lips, making them even, then continued:
"Let me continue with the plan."
"You just play your role well. I will naturally wait for an opportunity to connect with Jask’s female secretary and then... ditch you and be with her. I might disappear with her for a while, but don’t worry, it’s all part of the plan."
"In any case, play it by ear. If there’s any problem or need, I’ll text you. You have that Mi Country mobile phone with you, right? During your time in Mi Country, just use that phone, it’s also relatively safer."
"Also, did you write up the things I asked you to write yesterday? You know, the directions I should steer the conversation and the intelligence I’m trying to gather, and the keywords I should pay attention to?"
"I did."
Lin Xian answered, steering with one hand on the wheel and reaching into the inner pocket of his suit with the other, pinching out a folded white note and handing it to Angelica.
Angelica took it, unfolded it, then pushed up her black sunglasses and read the words written on the paper— Genius Club, Kevin Walker, Super Artificial Intelligence, Girl Killer, Blue Eyes, Copernicus, Space-Time Particles.
"When you’re gathering intelligence, if you hear these keywords, lead the conversation toward these topics. If the other party never mentions these keywords, then you find an opportunity to subtly guide the conversation in that direction."
Lin Xian explained to Angelica:
"Like, for that Girl Killer issue, you could jokingly inquire whether Jask is a Lolicon or something, to see in his social circle if there’s any conspicuously abnormal presence, like very young girls."
"For Copernicus, you could start with which scientist Jask admires the most or which great person he praises in his regular life. Then casually probe to see if you can uncover any clues about Genius Club."
Angelica read the contents of the paper again and then handed it back to Lin Xian:
"Don’t worry, gathering intelligence is my forte, I’m better at this than you, leave it to me."
"There, turn right ahead, go straight to the door, don’t go to the parking lot. We’ll have valets take care of it."
As she spoke, she pulled out a stack of US dollars from her handbag and stuffed them into Lin Xian’s pocket:
"Tipping culture in Mi Country is serious and quite nasty. But anyway, greasing palms with tips is never wrong, don’t feel bad... just tip generously. After all, your identity now is a wealthy Prince, and to you, money might as well be scraps of paper."
"Then we should bring more scraps of paper," Lin Xian glanced at Angelica’s handbag:
"You’re only giving me this much, how am I supposed to scatter it? I can’t even get into character."
"..."
Angelica looked speechless at Lin Xian but still stuffed all the green US dollar bills from her handbag into his pocket:
"I should remind you that the way they tip in Hollywood movies... like Batman, for example, is an exaggerated portrayal. In reality, there’s no one that foolish or that tacky in their actions. Even the world’s richest man, Jask, would tip a valet with a folded 100-dollar bill. Do you know why it’s folded? Because it looks like more... Who would really be so naive to scatter money like a Playboy in a movie when entering a doorway?"