Beauty Man: Infinite Possession

Chapter 4 Desperate

the next day.

The entire New York media reported that the New York police were played by Kidd's prank on April Fool's Day in Times Square yesterday.

"Happy April Fool's Day! New York Police!" - New York Times.

"NYPD: Stupid Day!" - The Daily Bugle.

"Times Square Farce!" - City Daily.

"Bold Phantom Thief; Stupid Cop."—Manhattan District Paper.

……

Conan: "Kate, if I were you, I wouldn't call the police."

Kate: "Why?"

Conan: "Because they're still in Times Square..."

The audience: "Haha~"

—— "Conan Show"

……

[Fame degree from New York citizens +0.01]

[Fame degree from New York citizens +0.02]

[Fame from George Stacey +3]

[Fame from the New York Police +0.03]

[Fame from George Stacey +2]

【From New York... Legendary...】

In the antique shop, Li Ran looked at the system prompts that kept flashing before his eyes.

Even through the system, the anger of the New York police could still be felt. After all, this time they were really ashamed.

Coupled with the reports fueled by the media, the New York police became the laughing stock of the entire New York City for a while, and at the same time gave Li Ran a steady stream of fame.

"It would be great if I could give more fame."

Under such circumstances, if there is anything that makes Li Ran dissatisfied, it is the system itself.

The statistical method of the system's popularity is quite unfriendly. Ordinary New York citizens can increase his popularity by about 0.01~0.05 at most, and the indirect reports from the media or TV are even less, and even in some cases, simply No, maybe because I didn't see it with my own eyes, I couldn't leave a deep impression.To put it simply, Li Ran's impression of several hundred New Yorkers is far less than the fame brought by New York Police Commissioner George Stacey alone.

And the statistical method of the system is tantamount to forcing Li Ran in a disguised form to look for someone like New York Police Commissioner George Stacey who can bring high returns to earn fame.

For example, Jin Bin and others.

Having said that, if possible, Li Ran would not give up the possibility of gaining popularity from New York citizens. After all, although the popularity of American comic characters is high, not everyone is like NYPD Commissioner George That's 'harmless', most superheroes or super villains are extremely dangerous no matter directly or indirectly.

At least, not what Li Ran can touch now.

In addition, although the popularity brought by New York citizens is low, it cannot bear the large base itself.

No, after repeatedly swiping the screen, it also brought more than 100 reputation points to Li Ran. In addition to his original 800 reputation points, he only needs a little more effort, and the new treasure chest will be in hand.

You can't relax, and you can't treat Jin Bin as a New York citizen or a New York policeman.

Li Ran warned himself secretly in his heart, and then suppressed the eager thoughts in his heart, and returned his attention to his antique shop.

……

jingle--

With the sound of the bell at the entrance of the antique shop.

Opening the door, a middle-aged man in shabby clothes walked in.

"Welcome, do you need anything?"

The man's obvious Asian appearance made Li Ran take a second look, but then he turned his eyes away and greeted him.

As the largest immigrant city in the United States, although there are not many Asians living in New York City, there are definitely many.

The man's eyes swept over everything in the antique shop. The various antique goods in the shop made him a little cautious, and he asked tentatively, "Boss, do you accept antiques here?"

"of course."

From the embarrassment of the other party's posture, Li Ran had actually noticed something, so he didn't say much, and nodded directly.

Also from Kaitou Kidd's identification skills.

When he got the answer, the man couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, then he took out a tightly packed bracelet from his pocket and carefully handed it to Li Ran.

"This bracelet is a family heirloom that my wife has passed down from her ancestors. Boss, can you help me identify it, and how much is it worth?"

This is a piece of fake jade.

With the superb firm skills of the strange thief, Li Ran had already identified the jade bracelet in the man's hand just by looking at it.

Just a rough imitation.

"Boss, how much is this bracelet worth?"

Li Ran looked away from the man's hopeful eyes, looked down at the rough bracelet in front of him, and said after a long silence, "Fifty."

"Fifty?!"

Obviously, there was a big gap between the quotation Li Ran gave and the man's expectations, which made him involuntarily say, "Boss, can it be higher, I need this money very much."

"Fifty is already the highest price."

In fact, if the man's bracelet was exchanged in other stores, let alone fifty dollars, even five dollars would be too much.

"Fifty? Fifty! Fifty..."

In the antique shop, the man murmured to himself and struggled for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Fifty, just fifty!"

Reaching out his hand, he took the fifty dollars from Li Ran's hand. The man carefully hid it on his body, and finally walked out of the store with a look of despair.

"Another, hopeless man from Hell's Kitchen..."

In the laundry shop, Old Jack couldn't help sighing as he watched the man leave.

As a native man who lived in Manhattan all his life, Old Jack was used to seeing such down-and-out and desperate people like men.

"In Hell's Kitchen, who doesn't despair."

As the most chaotic, dangerous and poor area in New York, it is a luxury for ordinary people to live peacefully here.

Even Li Ran himself had to spend a lot of effort to gain a firm foothold here.

After chatting casually with the old Jack from the laundry shop, Li Ran returned to the shop and glanced at the jade bracelet still on the table.

He casually put it away and threw it into the pile of groceries beside the antique shop.

……

"Mom, Mom, Dad, you're back!"

Hell's Kitchen, a dank, cramped ghetto.

The thin little girl with two pigtails yelled at her mother lying on the bed.

"How is it? Has the bracelet been sold?" asked the woman with a withered face on the bed.

Holding up a smile and touching his daughter's head, the man looked at his wife lying on the hospital bed: "It's sold, but the money is not as much as expected."

"Ahem, how much?"

"Only fifty."

"..."

In the room, after a long silence.

The woman said with difficulty: "If not, don't treat the disease..."

"How can it be!" The man interrupted his wife's next words decisively, and the man couldn't help but said excitedly: "I will never give up on you."

"But we simply don't have that much money."

"I will find a way to solve the money matter. If it doesn't work, I will go to Mrs. Gao..."

"You're crazy! All the people working at Mrs. Gao's are..."

"No matter what, it's better than watching you die from illness!"

"Dad, Mom."

(End of this chapter)