Chapter 526 - 314: The Magi’s Deal

Chapter 526: Chapter 314: The Magi’s Deal

As the men chatted and drank, the show below quickly began.

The first performance of the night.

Bathtub.

As soon as it started, Lin Chu noticed the atmosphere in the private room had fallen silent.

Everyone’s attention was captured by the light and shadow effects on stage, as well as the dancers’ graceful figures.

Lin Chu watched as well. It was hard to describe the feeling, but if he had to, it would be a single word—itch.

An inner itch.

His mind even started automatically supplying background music.

—Come on, let’s get wild, we’ve got all the time in the world.

The choreographer definitely had a great sense of aesthetics and a deep understanding of men.

Lin Chu lit a cigarette and watched with an appreciative eye through the curling smoke.

A sugar-coated bullet.

This truly was a sugar-coated bullet.

It sparked a primal desire from deep within.

Lin Chu had watched the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on live TV before, which felt more comfortable, more about appreciating beauty.

But this show was clearly far more risqué than anything by Victoria’s Secret.

And it was all happening in public, no less.

"Brother Chu, I... I need to use the restroom."

Before the first act was even halfway over, Gao Haitao stood up, mumbled an excuse, and quickly headed for the restroom.

The lighting was a bit dim.

So it was hard to see that his face was already bright red.

But he could feel it himself—his face was burning hot!

He’d been exposed to all sorts of "art films" growing up. He was a married man with a child, and he’d seen his fair share of debauchery. But right now, Gao Haitao still felt... this was toxic!

He couldn’t take it.

He really couldn’t take it.

It was too damn depraved!

After a glance at him, Liu Chenhui immediately stood up as well. "Me too."

The kid felt like he was about to explode.

He’d never even had a first love, how was he supposed to handle this?

He hunched his tall frame, trying to be discreet as he hurried toward the door, even managing to get out before Gao Haitao.

Watching the two of them, Lin Chu couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle.

’Is it really that tempting?’

Although he could feel his own heart beating a little faster, the sensory overload clearly wasn’t affecting him as strongly as it was them.

"You going too?"

After both men had left, Lin Chu looked at Tang Qiang and asked with a teasing smile.

"I’m fine... heh heh. I don’t see any women, just explosions. I was just thinking, if the stage blew up right now, how explosive would that be!"

Tang Qiang took a large gulp from his glass, his breathing slightly ragged as he licked his lips.

Lin Chu was speechless.

He gave him a wry look and nodded. "You... you’re pretty twisted. You’ve definitely got the right vibe for it."

In his mind, Tang Qiang had always resembled one of those triad toughs from the old Hong Kong movies—the kind who would fight to the death.

Now, he seemed even more radical.

Tang Qiang chuckled and sniffed. "This stuff is just too depraved. It’s hard to believe these old bastards in high society have taken things this far. Brother Chu, just give the word. When do we move?"

"Tomorrow, then. No sense in delaying."

Lin Chu exhaled a long plume of smoke, a slight smile on his face as he looked at him.

’I was originally planning to bring Brother Fei here to experience this, to broaden his horizons a bit.’

’But now that I’ve seen it for myself, this isn’t something Brother Fei should see. He’s still just a kid. Never mind.’

’Time to tear it all down.’

’He can just watch Victoria’s Secret later.’

"Alright, I’ll go get ready then. I’m heading out."

"Enjoy the rest of the show."

"I can’t promise anything else, but I can promise you this: if someone needs to take the fall for this, it’ll be me."

Tang Qiang lit a cigarette, took a long drag that burned through half of it, then immediately picked up his glass and downed it in one go.

Lin Chu glanced at him, smiling as he nodded.

"Go on. Be safe."

Tang Qiang’s prominent Adam’s apple bobbed. He gave a nervous chuckle. "Um, I... I need some funds. About five million USD. What do you think, Brother Chu?"

"No problem. Give me an account, and it’ll be there within the hour."

Lin Chu agreed with a casual smile.

"Great. Bitcoin would be best. This is my wallet address. When it’s ready, just have someone transfer it to this wallet. It would be best to do it in installments."

Tang Qiang took a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Lin Chu. He gave a slight bow, then stood up and left.

Watching his retreating back, Lin Chu shook his head with a small smile, savored a sip of his drink, and went back to watching the show.

「Not long after.」

After Gao Haitao and Liu Chenhui returned, they watched two more performances. They forced themselves to finish their drinks, but seeing that his two friends clearly couldn’t take any more, Lin Chu led them up to leave.

’Even I’m starting to have trouble handling this!’

’This kind of thing takes a toll on a man!’

Once they were out of the private room, the cold night air hit their faces. The three of them felt an instant sense of relief, and as they exchanged glances, they couldn’t help but chuckle.

"Transfer five million USD in Bitcoin to Tang Qiang. You handle the details. I gave him a job to do."

Once they were in the car, Lin Chu handed the piece of paper to Gao Haitao and gave the casual instruction.

"Okay."

"I’ll make the transfer right away."

Gao Haitao didn’t ask what it was for; he simply agreed.

The card Lin Chu had given him that day had five hundred million USD on it.

It was impossible to spend it all.

There was simply no way to spend it all.

Even if he bought houses for all their brothers, he wouldn’t spend a tenth of it.

He had even asked Lin Chu if there were any other major expenses planned.

Lin Chu had said no, just telling him to spend it as he saw fit, and adding that the plan to "adopt war orphans" should be put on the agenda.

Although Gao Haitao had hesitated for a couple of days over this, he had since made up his mind and was preparing to take action.

There was just one word for it: Act!