 Alcazar tells them he saw Jolyon Wagg in his bar, but he has gone north to Chiang Mai with a kathoey (transsexual).Calculus and Haddock both pick up prostitutes in the bar, but Tintin prefers the company of a young boy instead (This is a reference to questions by fans regarding Tintin's sexuality in the original books).The next day the adventurers fly north and soon run into Thomson and Thompson.