Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 791 - 796 Old Demon

Chapter 791: Chapter 796 Old Demon

"Scum!"

After Anton had left, Xiao Ran finally expressed her opinion, and this time Kate didn’t stay silent. She said to Xiao Ran very seriously, "This time, I agree with you."

"You can’t say that either. Anton did it for work, after all."

Yang Yi felt compelled to speak up for Anton, as the boss and as a man, he had to stand up for Anton.

But Yang Yi found the fire turning towards him.

"Just for work? Look at him and you’ll know he takes pleasure in playing with women. Didn’t you hear what he said? Claiming emotional trauma, shameless!"

It was rare, but this time Xiao Ran didn’t say anything; instead, it was Kate who expressed her strong disapproval.

Xiao Ran just looked at Yang Yi with cold eyes and huffed, "Men are all the same. One look and you can tell you’re all no good. Are you all itching to take Anton’s place or what?"

In the Organization of Water, where men overwhelmingly outnumber women, no one could refute Xiao Ran’s words at this moment.

"Alright, alright. Anton should be back soon. If he really got the intelligence, then we’ll probably be off to Donetsk soon. The woman just now did mention Donetsk, right? So we better get ready to set out. Everyone, go about your business."

Xiao Ran snorted and then said to Kate, "Let’s go! Hmph, a bunch of shameless wretches!"

The two women left, and the bunch of men who talked about dispersing didn’t move. They waited for Xiao Ran and Kate to be completely gone before restrained laughter slowly filled the living room.

Finally, Zhang Yong said softly, "You have to admit, Anton has a way with women."

Yang Yi said with a face full of envy, "More than just a way, he’s got plenty of tricks up his sleeve. Impressive; I respect that. Why can’t I do the same!"

"All that wasted potential, you’ve got a pretty boy face! If I had what you have—" he snorted disdainfully and then Zhang Yong, looking like he was upset with Yang Yi for not living up to potential, pointed at him and said, "I’m not trying to criticize, but look at you, handsome and young, and what’s the result? You have two women by your side but can’t touch either. Tell me, aren’t you at a loss?"

Rodriguez added, "Our boss is also rich!"

Chris laughed and said, "Exactly. If I were you, I would definitely have more women than Anton. Boss, don’t give up a whole forest for two trees."

Hans cleared his throat and said, "That’s not quite right. Men should have some sense of responsibility."

Yang Yi immediately pointed at Hans and said, "At least Comrade Hans has the correct values!"

"But you can still have your fun outside. Of course, you have to treasure your beloved woman, but with your looks, why not enjoy your youth while you can? If there are no feelings involved, it doesn’t count as cheating. Plus, you don’t have a girlfriend. You should seize the moment for pleasure, or else you’ll regret it when you reach my age."

Looking at Hans, who seemed to be giving him a serious lesson, Yang Yi was dumbfounded and said, "You... I take back my compliment."

With the Organization of Water crowd, having skewed values was the norm. If they had normal moral standards, that would be abnormal.

Just then, the oldest among them, McDonald, said with a wistful expression, "Back in my younger days, I had no shortage of women. I didn’t want to marry, but there were too many women who wanted to marry me, way too many."

Glancing sideways at Yang Yi, McDonald shook his head and said, "Wasting resources, a crime most foul!"

With McDonald saying such things, Yang Yi was in despair. He simply fell silent. What could he say? It’s not like he could change their thoughts.

A group of people started to chat idly, but Yang Yi simply stayed silent. They were all boasting more than the next, and it made Yang Yi feel utterly embarrassed.

After a long chat, Zhang Yong suddenly noticed Yang Yi. He scrutinized Yang Yi curiously for a few moments, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "No way, something’s off!"

Yang Yi felt awkward under the gaze and curiously asked, "What’s off?"

Zhang Yong looked utterly astonished and said, "You can’t possibly be a virgin, can you?"

Yang Yi reflexively retorted, "What are you talking about? How could I still be a virgin? I haven’t been one for a long time, okay!"

Zhang Yong pointed at Yang Yi, turned his head to the others, and said, "Look! His face is turning red—he’s still a virgin!"

Chris was extremely shocked and blurted out, "Fuck! No way?"

Yang Yi, looking impatient, replied, "What kind of joke is this, think about it, could it be possible? In this day and age, could it?"

Zhang Yong scratched his head and said subconsciously, "Yeah, you’re right, how could that be possible these days."

That was close, Yang Yi thought, having narrowly escaped having his secret discovered. Feeling like he had dodged a bullet, he coughed twice and said, "I just remembered something. Anton doesn’t have a nickname, does he? Every time we take action, we call him by name, which isn’t good. How about we give him a nickname now?"

Zhang Yong slapped his thigh and suggested, "Let’s call him ’Bee,’ what do you guys think?"

Yang Yi asked, puzzled, "Bee? What’s the significance?"

"Duh, busy collecting nectar!"

Most of the group looked bewildered; they didn’t understand the implication of ’collecting nectar’ and couldn’t grasp why this extremely fitting nickname meant anything.

Yang Yi said, "It’s quite fitting, but they don’t understand."

Just then, Chris said with a look of admiration, "I think Anton is capable of anything; he’s like a Swiss Army knife. Why not call him just that?"

’Swiss Army knife’ was indeed apt, but giving someone such a grand nickname felt a bit odd. So, while everyone was still pondering whether it was suitable, Yang Yi said in a grave tone, "I have an idea—how about calling him ’Old Demon’?"

"Old Demon, Old Demon..."

After mulling it over for a moment, Zhang Yong nodded and said, "Anton’s quite cunning; he is truly like an Old Demon. ’Old Demon,’ this name isn’t bad."

The intricacies of Chinese language are profound. Words that Yang Yi and Zhang Yong could immediately comprehend were not so readily understood when translated into English for others.

Chris, looking confused, inquired, "What exactly does ’Old Demon’ mean?"

Yang Yi promptly replied, "You know, like vampires, elves, tooth fairies; all those cunning and cruel, clever and shrewd creatures that never do any good. Think of what such creatures might be like when they get old—that’s what Anton is like. So, we call him ’Old Demon,’ ’Old Demon’ for short."

Paul slapped his hand and said, "That’s right, ’Old Demon,’ this nickname is pretty good."

With Anton not present, Organization of Water unanimously approved Yang Yi’s suggestion. From now on, Anton would be called ’Old Demon.’ It was a nickname given by others, and whether he liked it or not, Anton wasn’t going to shake it off.

With Anton’s nickname settled without any dispute, Yang Yi, feeling rather pleased with himself, saw Zhang Yong and chuckled, "Brother Yong, I’ve noticed you’re quite accurate when giving others nicknames, but when it comes to giving yourself one, well... it seems a bit lacking in self-awareness, huh?"