Chapter 43 How Should We Pay You? (1/2)
Chapter 43: How Should We Pay You?
Translator: Vicky_Editor: Vicky_
The very first thing he saw was a large bed in the center of the bedroom. A golden-haired youth lay in it, playing with his phone.
The youth was naked and there were hickies all over his neck and chest, but that wasn’t all. What actually startled Li Du were the strange items placed on the bedside cabinet.
There were Durex condoms, pink lubricant, scattered leather whips and some other tools which he did not recognize (but were definitely sex toys by the looks of them).
Looking beyond to the bedrooms walls, he saw that they were plastered with posters, most of which were pictures of half-naked hunks!
In a flash, he knew which way Felix swung. He recalled how Felix had held his hand tightly during the handshake and the way he had clasped the two of them when they had walked into the house. He had thought that Felix was just a warm person, but now, it seemed as if that might not have been the case!
The bug flew into the closet. Within it were more strange tools and lubricants. And hidden in the cabinet next to it were photos of Felix and other men, naked and in compromising positions…
Li Du quickly summoned the bug. The situation was quite clear. There was no need to continue exploring.
Just then, Felix walked to his side and moved to put a hand on his shoulder.
Li Du pretended to tie his shoelace to avoid his touch. At the same time, he asked, ”Hey mate, is there anyone else here? I mean right now.”
Felix instantly turned his guard on. ”Of course not. I’m the only one home. Why do you ask?”
Li Du shrugged. ”I thought I heard something, so I thought that there was someone else was here. Maybe it was a mouse.”
Felix sighed in relief and laughed. ”Haha. It probably was a mouse. There are some little mice in this house. As you know, Flagstaff has quite a lot of mice.”
Li Du laughed with him. He gave Hans a look. Hans said he had a phone call and stepped out to answer it.
Coming back in, he said, ”Li, we’ve got to go to the hospital right now. Your girlfriend was in an accident. She needs you.”
Li Du glared at him angrily but could only go along with it. ”What!? F*ck, how is she? How did it happen? I’m sorry, Felix, I need to go now. Is it alright if we talk about the house later?”
Felix nodded in agreement. The two of them rushed out and sped away in the car.
”What was it?” Hans asked lazily while driving. ”What was the matter with that house?”
Li Du mumbled, ”There wasn’t anything wrong. When did I say that there was?”
Hans humphed. ”Don’t give me that, mate. We’re so damn familiar with each other. Do you think you can fool me?”
”No, I don’t think I could. But go ahead and ask my girlfriend at the hospital,” Li Du snapped.
Hans laughed heartily. ”You minded that?”
Just as the car was about to leave the housing area, Li Du looked out and said, ”Stop the car!”
”What is it?”
At the main gate was a notice board. American community notice-boards had a separate part for advertisements. Li Du quickly found what he was looking for: ‘Middle bedroom to let. Rental to be discussed.’
”Block 2, Unit A, Number 0502,” He said after looking at the map of the housing estate. ”Yup, other than being a bit too close to the street, this place seems alright.”
Pine Tree Tops was quite to his liking. He liked peaceful places such as this, and the community was gated. The security was bound to be better than that of a non-gated one.
While he was in China, the media had claimed that all American housing estates were non-gated, without fences enclosing them. Only after he came to Flagstaff did he realize that this wasn’t the case.
Most non-gated communities in America were comprised of self-built homes. These were houses that someone built on a piece of land which they had bought. Typically, villa estates were non-gated, while apartments were in gated communities.
In the past few years, general public safety had been deteriorating throughout the country. Gated communities were becoming more popular in America these days.