Bodyguard

  On the evening of November 6th, accompanied by a sharp and loud whistle, an airplane slowly broke through the clouds, descending gently under the sunset, shining brightly as it landed at the airport, creating a whirlpool of high-pressure air.

  The airport's bright and spacious waiting hall is filled with a constant flow of people coming and going, crowded and bustling.

  A tall and sturdy figure with a pair of sunglasses on his face and a faint sly smile at the corner of his mouth emerged from the crowd, pulling a simple suitcase behind him.

  Outside the railing, near the exit, Ye Changhu, wearing a bright yellow police coat in the crowd, slightly tilted his head, with a helpless and playful smile on his thick and rigid face, and patted the chest of the man walking towards him who was wearing sunglasses.

  The man wearing sunglasses had a faintly warm and tired smirk at the corner of his mouth, slightly tilted his head, shrugged his shoulders, and raised his thick black eyebrows like a sword from under the glasses, saying: "Tiger brother, long time no see."

  "Alright, alright, don't flatter me anymore, I really can't take your compliments..."

  Ye Changhu smiled and shook his head, naturally taking the suitcase from the man's hand. The two burly men walked side by side towards the waiting hall outside.

  "I didn't expect it, but the higher-ups actually sent you to investigate."

  The man still smiled slyly, with a hint of playful eyes, and said, "You know, the incident you mentioned is too absurd, and the higher-ups don't believe it."

  Ye Changhu's footsteps paused slightly, and he raised an eyebrow with a sly smile: "Oh, don't tell me you've been missing me or something like that, that would... hurt our brotherly feelings."

  "Get out!"

  It seems that once the impure brotherly love between men is mentioned, the sunglasses man also can't take it, and with a flick of his hand, he laughs and scolds, then takes a deep breath, purses his lips and nods to himself, saying: "However, this time I came, was indeed my own application."

  Ye Changhu fell silent, his intuition telling him that this was not a simple matter. After a brief hesitation, he smiled and said, "Let's get in the car first, I'll take you to a restaurant to freshen up."

  They walked to the parking lot outside, came to Ye Changhu's police car, and didn't bother with each other. The man opened the small trunk at the back of the car with one hand and put the suitcase in. They got into the car one after another, opening the doors on both sides. The man wearing sunglasses in the passenger seat took out a pack of unknown chewing gum and started chewing it.

  Ye Changhu adjusted the engine, gave him a strange and helpless glance, started the vehicle and drove slowly, saying: "Still eating these ghostly things?"

  A deep, tired sigh escaped the man's lips as he closed his eyes and relaxed his body, slumping into the chair and slowly chewing on a piece of gum. He mumbled indistinctly, "Three days without sleep, can't hold out if I don't eat something."

  Ye Changhu shook his head and sighed. When they were in the same reconnaissance unit, he was very aware of the dangers of the thing that man had developed himself. Although it could greatly refresh one's mind, the potential harm to the body couldn't be ignored. In essence, it was achieved by overdrawn physical strength and extracting energy.

  At this time, the man with ink marks on his face sat up straight, gazing intently at Ye Changhu's profile, saying: "A few months ago, I was dispatched by my superiors to South Africa to investigate a bizarre incident."

  "Hmm?" Ye Changhu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had already vaguely sensed the implication of "bizarre".

  "The thing is, we have more than a dozen peacekeeping soldiers who mysteriously went missing and can't be found anywhere, with no leads whatsoever."

  "What kind of evil is the local anti-government organization brewing?" Ye Changhu guessed, then turned to a awkward smile and said: "I think it's not, shouldn't be."

  The man withdrew his contemptuous gaze, looking out the window at the street scene flowing backwards and receding into the distance. He recalled: "Later on, I carefully investigated the records of those missing persons and found that among them was a guy who wasn't quite right in the head."

  "Is he crazy?" For some reason, Ye Changhu thought of his seemingly silly but sentimental daughter, Ye Cai.

  "Uh, objectively speaking, it's a kind of apocalyptic mentality in my heart, very serious. I think it's probably the result of being exposed to the dark side of the world too much."

  Ye Changhu thought for a moment and then urged, "And then? Did he have any unusual actions?"

  "No...," The man with sunglasses sighed hesitantly, "It's just that the whole person suddenly becomes violent and decadent."

  "Hmm..." Ye Changhu thought of his daughter Ye Cai's dazed and confused days when she was infatuated with wine, feeling that there was some inexplicable connection between the two.

  "Then, the next morning, he was gone... More than a dozen UN peacekeeping soldiers who were close to him also disappeared. What bothers me most is that an insider revealed... That night, the main missing person came to ask if he wanted to join them in changing the world..."

  Ye Changhu smiled, but there was a hint of awkwardness and forced agreement. He turned his gaze to see the man in sunglasses frowning tightly, and suddenly realized that things were far from over.

  "At that time, they were all prepared to be treated as deserters, but after searching the local and surrounding areas, not even half a person's shadow was found." The man with sunglasses recalled, suddenly asking: "Hey, do you think there is really some kind of black technology that can completely change a man into a woman?"

  Ye Changhu's heart skipped a beat as he exclaimed, "What does it mean?"

  The man with sunglasses also let out a sigh of relief, as if attributing his own suspicions to absurd speculation, and said: "In the meantime, we found more than ten female corpses..."

  Under Ye Changhu's almost suffocating sidelong glance, he raised his index finger and said solemnly: "The appearance is almost identical to those more than ten missing soldiers..."

  He slumped down again, no longer so solemn, and said: "After a blood test, it was indeed the woman's gene, completely ruling out the possibility that they had completed gender reassignment surgery and escaped in a short period of time."

  Ye Chang was deep in thought, but he didn't dare to drive with a divided mind, so he stopped the car at the entrance of a shop and locked his brows, thinking repeatedly. He looked sideways and said, "You suspect...?"

  The man in sunglasses sitting in the chair laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "I suspect nothing, it's all beyond logical range, what else can I suspect..."

  He said, his face gradually darkening, after a moment of silence: "But I couldn't forget, my rationality told me to give up, but my intuition kept making me suspect... I came back just a few months ago and heard the conversation between Old Tan and the leader, it was about your thing, I thought about it and became interested, how could I not investigate this matter clearly? Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to feel at ease."

  Ye Changhu nodded reluctantly and said: "How much time did I give you?"

  The man with sunglasses spread his hands and said, "It doesn't matter. For someone like me who does detective work, there's no shortage of manpower now. The higher-ups think I'm too nitpicky and cause too much trouble..."

  With a sly smile, as if recalling that passionate and bold yet reckless period of time.

  The man with sunglasses slanted his eyes and said, "In your report, it was lost a box of cigarettes that can turn men into women? Are there any examples? Have you interrogated?"

  Ye Changhu's face turned sour, he hesitated for a moment, then said: "What the hell is there to interrogate? He hasn't committed any crime. You'll see when the time comes, it's so obvious, damn it, even more feminine than a woman..."

  The man with sunglasses sneered and stared at Ye Changhu's profile, saying: "You've been in contact? Why not take the opportunity to conduct an in-depth investigation?"

  "Get out of my hair!"

  Ye Changhu slapped the steering wheel, shook his head and sighed, saying: "The first one to change was my son... uh... now I should call her my daughter."

  The man in sunglasses was stunned, and after reacting, he smiled and said, "Then how do you want to... carry out the investigation?"

  Ye Changhu let out another sigh, this time with a tone of resignation and despair, saying: "Actually, my daughter also has a destructive mentality in her heart. Even if I don't think about it, I will still suspect her..."

  "Hmm, heh heh..." The man sneered, his evil and lustful intentions evident.

  Ye Changhu awkwardly rubbed his forehead, speaking in a pleading tone: "Actually, my daughter is not a bad person, really not bad. You'll know when you see her. I couldn't bear to be tough on her, and now, what I hate most is seeing her cry. So, I have an idea, do you think it's okay?"

  "Hmm? Tell me about it." The man finally managed to put on a serious face.

  Ye Changhu cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Comrade Xiao Dong, the party organization has officially appointed you as Ye Changhu's eldest daughter's personal bodyguard and secret investigator. The purpose is to gently... cough, gently dig out her secrets. Do you understand?"

  The man named Xiao Dong seemed a bit stunned, sat up straight after twisting his waist a few times, and asked as if to confirm that he hadn't misheard: "Personal bodyguard? Secret investigator?"

  Instead, he laughed and said: "Hey, old tiger, you bastard, are you thinking of letting me, a young and beautiful guy like a flower, pursue your daughter? Grandpa, don't forget that your daughter used to be a man, what the hell do you want me to do?"

  Ye Changhu was unhappy, he gave him a white eye, used his coarse index finger to heavily poke the driving platform several times, saying: "This is the task!"

  The man in sunglasses, Xiao Dong, also rolled his eyes in annoyance, clearly indicating that he was unwilling to obey this embarrassing task.

  Yechang Hu said solemnly: "Since the top sent you to me, from the moment you got off the plane, you are my subordinate and must obey orders."

  He pulled out a few photos from his inside pocket and threw them on the dashboard, saying: "This is my daughter, take a look yourself."

  Xiao Dong was initially hesitant due to his pride, but eventually couldn't resist his curiosity and sneaked a few glances. He was immediately stunned along with his friends, picked it up and held it close to examine the sweet smile of the girl in the photo, muttering: "This... this is actually just a little girl! Look, look, she's so white, so tender, so cute..."

  Ye Changhu had seen enough, with many whites, many tenderness, and many cuteness. As soon as someone mentioned it, there was a picture in his mind, so he didn't need to look at all to know how lovely his daughter was. He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, alright, in short, I'll take you to the bureau later to go through the formalities, and borrow a car to play with. You, when you get to my house, give me some respect, huh?"

  Xiao Dong fell silent, his eyes gleaming with embarrassment, as if he was too ashamed to suddenly change his stance.

  Ye Changhu suddenly accelerated the car and continued driving, swaying slightly. He glanced sideways and saw Xiao Dong's thumb rubbing against Ye Cai's face in the photo. His eyes widened in anger, and he cursed: "What the hell are you doing?! Are you that perverted?!"

  He hastily dropped the photo in his hand, and Xiao Dong saluted with a stern face: "Yes, sir! I am willing to become an honorable bodyguard!"

  Instead, he smiled wickedly and shrugged his shoulders, picked up the photo and pretended to examine it seriously. Seeing this, Ye Changhu rolled his eyes and shook his head in disdain, muttering to himself: "Damn, I'm really worried, my family has four women but not a single man, now that he's going... it's simply too dangerous..."

  He was extremely worried and his eyes became disordered, only to see Xiao Dong smiling sweetly in front of the photo as if he had been infected. "Ah!" He shouted angrily, scaring the other person so much that his hand trembled. He scolded: "You bastard, remember, I'm doing this for the mission, and I don't want a loser like you to be my descendant."

  What's with the great-grandson and all that, seems a bit off topic huh?

  Xiao Dong forced a smile and nodded repeatedly, saying "Understood, understood, don't worry, sir."

  But the implication of mischief and evil in his eyes, behind the awkwardness, was only understood by himself.