Perhaps there are differences between Eastern and Western aesthetics, but with looks nearly perfect, Brian Carter, no matter how different, could never be classified as unattractive by Western tourists. Plus, his fluent American TV and Hollywood accent gave him an air of nobility that made people take him seriously.
Girl B immediately burst out laughing, “A professional tour guide? No, I feel like you’re a rich young master from a big family. It’s my luck to have someone like you as my guide.”
Over an hour later, as they walked and chatted, still in some luxury cosmetics brand stores, Brian Carter quickly made Girl B’s exclamations grow louder and louder, even some shop assistants were left dumbfounded.
After removing her makeup and getting a new look here, Girl B, with a few easy touches and just the right tweaks or cover-ups, quickly turned her sixty-point face into one that was catching up to Girl A.
As they were having fun, Peter Clark suddenly showed up outside the store with his people, and Inspector Clark charged in at the front, “Brian Carter, you can’t run anymore!”
Brian Carter looked at him calmly, “Officer, you’ve got the wrong person. My surname is Wang, I’m American. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my friends here, they can vouch for me.”
It wasn’t that he wanted to pull rank or use a few white people to intimidate the police. He simply thought that rich, handsome white men and beautiful white women might be carrying US dollars, which are worth more than Hong Kong dollars.
Girl A stood up excitedly, “What do you want? I am…”
When Girl A reported the name of some group and even claimed she’d contact the US embassy, Peter Clark was completely stunned.
Brian Carter stepped forward with a smile, patting Peter Clark on the shoulder, “You really have the wrong person. To avoid making a scene, let’s not be impulsive. Get an arrest or search warrant first.”
“Ding, congratulations on checking in with Peter Clark successfully. Reward: double base physical fitness. The host can choose to claim it freely.”
Chapter 006: So Satisfying!
Moments later, Peter Clark led a team of police out of the luxury boutique, looking frustrated. The two foreign girls were already completely captivated by the power of makeup and would never let the Hong Kong police take Brian Carter away so easily.
Even a certain rich, handsome guy kept casting strange glances at Brian Carter, including Girl B, who was becoming more and more beautiful, even starting to surpass Girl A.
Master-level makeup skills are really something.
He even thought, if he worked on his own looks, maybe he could be so handsome he’d shine, and win girls with his face. And what if everything goes back to normal after removing the makeup? That’s a joke—once you’ve got the girl, who cares if you go back to your original look?
He was rich, but you have to admit, compared to just money, being both handsome and rich is even sharper!
Glancing outside the store again, as the two girls marveled at the power of makeup, the white guy sidled up to Brian Carter, “I want to be even more handsome.”
As he spoke, he pulled out a US hundred-dollar bill.
Brian Carter just smiled and said nothing.
The white guy pointed outside the store, “I can get someone from the embassy to help you out of trouble.”
Brian Carter still didn’t react. He really wasn’t trying to rely on white people to scare anyone. The white guy, speechless, swapped the hundred-dollar bill for a small roll of cash.
Taking the roll, Brian Carter smiled and said, “Makeup alone isn’t enough. You also need the right hairstyle.”
……
Outside a certain beauty salon, Peter Clark was waiting impatiently for something, when a brash young man arrived with his team.
“Where is he? Where’s the major criminal Brian Carter?”
Peter Clark rolled his eyes, “He’s inside, but the salon won’t let us in. Damn it, he can’t possibly escape!”
The young man laughed, “I got a search warrant. Let’s go in.”
Moments later, after almost turning the whole salon upside down, even blocking three white people, but Brian Carter? He was already gone.
“Damn it, how could someone just disappear? Where’s your back door? I’m Inspector Michael Bolton from the Mong Kok Major Crimes Unit. You’re obstructing police business and harboring a major criminal. Believe it or not, I’ll haul you all back to the station!”
The salon manager was on the verge of collapse. There really was no back door here. There was a fire escape, but it was locked. The rest were just windows, but this was the ninth floor.
Brian Carter had disappeared, and they truly had no idea how he’d left.
……
A few more hours passed.
When Brian Carter walked out of a Mahjong parlor in Mong Kok, his nearly perfect looks had dropped to about sixty points, his tall body now hunched, his aura that of an ordinary small-time gambler.
But he’d gained a lot.
Thanks to his NZT-48 cheat mode, the three thousand US dollars he’d gotten from a few white guys had already turned into over eighty thousand Hong Kong dollars.
NZT-48 is addictive. He couldn’t help but sigh—so satisfying!
No wonder in the story of Limitless, so many people couldn’t resist the temptation of NZT-48.
As night fell in Mong Kok, the streets were bustling with people. He decisively headed to the subway station and took the train back to Sham Shui Ding.
The police already thought he was hiding somewhere in Mong Kok, so doubling back was much safer.
……
A new day arrived.
After waking up in his hotel room, Brian Carter recalled the almost omnipotent state he’d been in yesterday… and soon could only smile wryly.