Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Especially the male lead's host—the one who said he envied Kasuga Kaito and wanted to kill his client at the izakaya.

He asked Hideyuki Hoshino:

"I understand. I'm playing a down-on-his-luck young master from a wealthy family who becomes a gigolo to pay off his debts, and then he runs into the rich heiress he once pursued..."

"Yeah, that's right."

"But... but why did Miss want him to play the role?!"

The host pointed to the two hairy legs peeking out from the side, indicating that Rikishi-chan was about to change into women's clothing.

"Is such that."

Hoshino Hideyuki patiently explained, "According to the setting of the subsequent plot, this chaebol family's daughter is actually a futa, and she will awaken the male protagonist's inner femininity in the ending."

"?"

"When making short dramas, of course you want to surprise the audience!"

Hoshino Hideyuki said in a serious tone:

"Besides, these days everyone has to be politically correct. Don't you think my setup is correct? What, are you discriminating against Futa?"

me……

The Cowherd was speechless.

This isn't the treatment he imagined for the male lead!

Chapter 38 The Fox Isn't So Satisfied with the Deception (Please Read On)

"No! Don't do that!"

The cowherd flipped through the script, letting out a wail.

Hoshino Hideyuki waved his hand: "Young man, for the sake of art, you have to make sacrifices! Besides, we signed a contract, and if you don't comply, you won't get paid."

Upon hearing this, Jiucheng Yima glared at the male escort and said, "Just keep acting, what's there to be afraid of when you're all men!"

The cowherd thought to himself, "I usually frolic among the flowers, how come I'm about to be chewed up by an old ox?"

Maybe I shouldn't play the male lead...

He turned his head, looking for a scapegoat...

Unfortunately, thanks to his loud shouting, the other male prostitutes realized what had happened and took a step back with forced smiles.

This is a great thing where you sacrifice yourself for the happiness of everyone else! Just go for it!

All brotherhood is fake. At times like this, you should just gloat!

Hoshino Hideyuki witnessed this scene and was quite pleased with himself.

You used that mouth of yours to pollute Old Master Fox's ears back then.

You'll get your comeuppance!

But don't worry, you're the first one, your brothers will be here to join you soon~

The first day of filming passed quickly.

After all, it can't affect the normal operation of the host club, and the venue has just been set up, so it can only be tried out.

The next day, Hideyuki Hoshino came again, and filming officially began.

Short films are not movies, so the requirements are much lower. He finished filming the first scene in about three hours—which included a kissing scene. Moreover, the fox made the strongman eat garlic before filming.

So when the male lead's gigolo finished filming, he ran to the toilet to vomit.

Hideyuki Hoshino took out his phone to check the location and suggested that they have lunch first and then come back to film the second scene in the afternoon.

Then, surrounded by a group of male escorts, he brought out a top-of-the-line sushi platter, complete with lobster, foie gras, caviar, tuna, and more...

As male escorts who are used to seeing rich women, they have eaten this kind of sushi before.

But seeing how young Hoshino Hideyuki was, yet how extravagantly he spent money, they couldn't help but be curious.

Where did this kid get the money?

Is he a rich second-generation heir? Or is he being kept by a wealthy woman?

Finally, as lunchtime was drawing to a close, one of the male escorts couldn't help but ask.

"It's just a small business I do casually, nothing special."

Hideyuki Hoshino brushed the issue off with a visibly dismissive attitude.

This fueled the male prostitutes' curiosity even more.

The third day arrived.

Most of the filming has been completed; the rest will have to wait for a rainy day.

To celebrate, Kazuma Kyushu and Hideyuki Hoshino went out for dinner at a restaurant.

During the banquet, the male escorts kept offering toasts, and after Hoshino Hideyuki had a few drinks, his face turned red and he started slurring his words.

Seeing this, a male prostitute, remembering his previous doubts, couldn't help but ask again:

"Mr. Kiyono, what exactly did you do to start your business?"

"Hiccup~"

Hoshino Hideyuki let out a burp, squinted at the male escort for several seconds, then slapped his stomach and said with great pride, "I'm only telling you guys this, so don't tell anyone else!"

"Good good!"

"Me? I handle patent litigation!"

"Uh, what lawsuit?"

“Buy Japanese technology patents, then find overseas companies that use similar technology and sue them for plagiarism… This is a common practice in Western countries. If successful, they can obtain hundreds of millions or even billions of yen in compensation…”

The male escort, who had a lower level of education, exclaimed on the spot, "Really?! That's so cool!"

The more educated male escort couldn't help but ask, "Those kinds of cases are hard to win, aren't they?"

"Indeed, that's why I don't make money by winning."

Hideyuki Hoshino, still half-asleep, began to boast:

“When I was studying abroad, I had a close roommate who was the son of a prosecutor in California, a state in the Western Hemisphere… That’s a country where the plea bargaining rate is over 90%, and prosecutors have a lot of tricks up their sleeves…”

"So I don't need to win the case at all. On the contrary, my goal is to use my roommate's connections to get a settlement—and those defendant companies don't want to go to court for the sake of their reputation and prefer to settle privately..."

Then, Hoshino Hideyuki started spouting all sorts of legal terms from the West, all directly transliterated into katakana, which even a native West undergraduate student wouldn't understand.

Even the more cultured male prostitutes were all wiped out here.

Finally, Hoshino Hideyuki clapped his hands and said, "After a few back and forths, the money is here!"

The cowherds nodded in agreement, and cries of "the country is doomed!" filled the air.

After the praise, someone sighed, "What a pity. I thought it was some kind of investment. Only someone as important as Mr. Kiyono could play this kind of game. We can't learn it..."

"Hiccup, not necessarily..."

"what do you mean……"

"Patents can be shared. Since many patents are quite expensive, and I want to cast a wide net, it's not easy for one person to handle everything. So I look for partners. Usually, I contribute half the capital, and the others chip in the other half. After receiving compensation, we split the profits. If you're interested..."

As he was talking, Hoshino Hideyuki slumped onto the table and fell asleep on the spot.

"Mr. Qingye? Mr. Qingye?"

Seeing this, Jiucheng Yima and the male prostitutes could only suppress their itch and wait until the next day.

"Please give us a chance to work with you..."

When Hoshino Hideyuki came again, they immediately brought up what happened yesterday.

"Did I... tell you guys about these things yesterday? Tsk... Alright then, I've recently come across a patent related to intelligent driving, so I'll let you guys participate!"

"Thank you so much, Mr. Kiyono!"

Ever since.

After filming this video, Hideyuki Hoshino not only didn't spend a single penny, but he also collected nearly 20 million yen from various sources, some giving him one million and others two million.

As he was leaving, he sat alone in his rented car, counting his money and sighing:

These male escorts are really rich...

No wonder he made such sarcastic remarks about Inuyama at the police station...

All that has happened in the past few days has been a hoax orchestrated by the fox.

The car and equipment were rented, while his outfit and three henchmen were magically created.

As for joint ventures to buy patents and suing overseas companies for profit... If it were an ordinary fraudster, he could just get away with it by taking the money and then disappearing after a few years. But as for the fox, he doesn't even have an identity, and he can disappear on the spot after achieving his goal.

Of course, he wouldn't do that.

He might even return double the 20 million he received.

Let's set the date for next month. We'll pretend to return the money as profit, and then casually mention a patent with even greater profits. After some maneuvering, we can easily get back double the money we paid.

After all, 20 million is nothing to these gigolos. To achieve the goal of punishment, they need to make even more money!

That sounds great.

There was only one thing that displeased the fox.

The target of this trip is that Kasuga Kaito, who only invested 500,000 yen.

Moreover, he wasn't very proactive during the video recording, appearing slippery and unhelpful. Fox didn't have a chance to extract any clues about the three dead women, and there was no evidence to use to solve the case.

Is this guy the type who's very wary?

Why not just look at the flowers through a mirror?

Although hypnosis wouldn't be considered fraud in the system's eyes, and the reward would be significantly reduced, it's not out of the question to advance the investigation...

Just as the fox was thinking this.

dong dong dong.