As soon as these words were spoken, the already terrified Big D broke out in a sweat again. Even Big D's underlings turned pale. Although following Big D had its perks, mobilizing all the police in Tsuen Wan to catch one person? What kind of monstrous criminal was this?

The scene fell silent for a moment. Brian Carter thought for a bit before speaking, “If I surrender, how much will my sentence be increased?”

He still had one NZT-48 in his hand. If he took it, he’d be overpowered for twelve hours. With only Helen Reed, the female inspector, present, even if all the other police rushed in, with a hostage in hand, invisibility, and triple physical abilities, he was still fully confident he could escape the encirclement.

His only hesitation was that taking one NZT-48 didn’t have much of a downside, but the second one would be problematic. Once you’ve taken it a second time, would you go for a third? All addictions accumulate step by step, leading you down a slippery slope.

He was also glad that he had stored eighty thousand Hong Kong dollars and forty-eight NZTs in a bank safe, with the key well hidden.

Otherwise, if he surrendered now and the police found the NZT-48, it would be a huge problem. As for the one in his hand? If he didn’t take it, he could just crush it with his strength and let it scatter in the wind.

Helen Reed’s face remained calm and emotionless. “Probably more than three years, but I still advise you to surrender. You’re still young.”

There was no way around it—prison break, multiple assaults on police, gun robbery, arrest, hostage-taking… Even if Brian Carter was wrongly accused in the gold shop robbery, he’d committed too many wild acts after escaping prison.

Big D grew anxious too. “Brother, it’s just three years. You’re still young, not even twenty, right? Just tough it out and it’ll be over. Don’t do anything stupid. The death penalty hasn’t been abolished in Hong Kong yet. I, Big D, promise, no matter where you go, our brothers and those from Liansheng will protect you.”

“This is my word as Big D. If a few of my underlings and Inspector Reed hear it, it’s as good as a nail hammered in!”

Brian Carter looked annoyed. “I really hate people pointing guns at me, especially at my head.”

Helen Reed immediately lowered her gun. “Surrender. There are plenty of prison escapees in Hong Kong, but very few last more than seven days without being caught.”

Brian Carter was still hesitating—should he take the second NZT? This stuff really was addictive!

Thinking back to yesterday’s godlike performance, making easy money, and even going up against the police…

Woo-woo~

The sound of police sirens quickly approached from afar. Within seconds, a tactical vehicle arrived at the scene. Helen Reed still didn’t give Brian Carter a chance to escape.

It wasn’t that this female officer was tougher than the others, but that she played dirty. Brian Carter had a hostage, but she didn’t care at all—no sense of honor!

Little Brian really couldn’t bring himself to kill anyone. At close range, he couldn’t fully counter the threat of a gun.

He still had his bottom line and conscience.

Of course, more importantly, he had the sign-in system. Whenever he met a main or supporting character, a handshake would grant him a new ability… Sometimes playing it safe was better than being a martyr.

When he saw the police officers pouring out of the tactical vehicle, armed with both long and short guns, Brian Carter decisively raised his hands and gave up resisting.

Forget it, let’s just treat this as gaining some experience for the great prison break.

Breaking out of prison wasn’t hard; the real challenge was surviving the massive manhunt by the Hong Kong police and learning how to evade surveillance and blend in.

“Pa~”

Helen Reed quickly stepped forward and cuffed Brian Carter’s hands. “Maybe you were wronged. I’ll ask someone to pull some strings and have your case reviewed.”

“Ding, congratulations on signing in with Helen Reed. Reward: Lockpicking Divine Power. The host can claim it at any time.”

With Helen Reed’s words, Brian Carter felt a subtle shift in his mood.

Lockpicking Divine Power, as the name suggests, whether it’s handcuffs, metal locks, electronic locks, or any lock that requires a password—once Brian Carter activates the power, as long as his hand touches the lock and gives it a shake, it’ll open.

This ability was a bit of a cheat.

As he was feeling a bit speechless, Helen Reed pressed him toward the tactical vehicle. “Don’t worry, I’ll visit you in prison.”

Brian Carter rolled his eyes. “Young people these days have no sense of honor. If you hadn’t ignored the hostage’s life and kept firing, I would’ve escaped long ago.”

At this, he looked over at Big D not far away. “Big D, you’re useless. You can’t even handle being a hostage. Remember to file a complaint against this shameless female inspector.”

Big D stood not far away, at a loss for words.

Especially as time passed, just as Brian Carter got into the car and Helen Reed returned to her seat, three or four more police cars of various sizes came rushing over, all guarding the car Brian Carter was in?

“Damn, I should’ve checked the almanac before going out today. I’ll have to go to Wong Tai Sin Temple and burn some incense another day. Quick, find out when such a fierce character appeared in the underworld.”

As a triad boss, a decision-maker, ever since rising to power in Tsuen Wan, he’d beaten even Uncle Hing, the leader of Hongxing, the most powerful triad in Hong Kong, into repeated retreat, often forcing him to raise the white flag. Yet, after just a few steps outside, he was taken hostage by a ruthless criminal and almost killed?

Chapter 010: Why Are You the Only One Who Stands Out?

A few hours later, in the detention room at the New Territories South Headquarters, Brian Carter sat around bored, though not exactly spacing out—he was silently recalling all the story clues he’d managed to remember yesterday thanks to the NZT.

A young man suddenly walked in carrying a lunchbox, signaling the uniformed officer outside the detention room to open the door.