Marvel: Unlimited Possession Chapter 4: Desperate

The next day.

The entire New York media was covered with news about the NYPD being tricked by the thief Kidd's April Fool's Day prank yesterday in Times Square.

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

"NYPD: Stupid day!" - Daily Bugle.

"The Times Square farce!" - City Daily.

"Bold thieves; stupid cops." - Manhattan District News.

…

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

Kate: "Why?"

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

Live audience: "Haha~"

——The Conan Show

…

[Famous from New York City +0.1]

[Famous from New York City +0.2]

[From George Stacy's reputation +3]

[The legend from the NYPD +0.3]

[From George Stacy's reputation +2]

[From New York... Legend...]

In the antique shop, Li Ran looked at the system prompts that kept flashing in front of him.

Even through the system, I can still feel the anger of the New York police. After all, this time they really lost face.

Coupled with the media coverage, the New York police became the laughing stock of the entire New York City for a while, and also brought a steady stream of fame to Li Ran.

"It would be nice if you could give more fame."

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

The statistical method of the system's reputation is quite unfriendly. Ordinary New York citizens can at most increase his reputation by about 0.1~0.5. To put it simply, the impression Li Ran left on the four New Yorkers was far less than the legend brought by the New York Police Commissioner George Stacy alone.

And the statistical method of the system is equivalent to forcing Li Ran in disguise to find people like New York Police Chief George Stacy who can bring high returns to earn fame.

For example, Jin Bing et al.

Having said that, Li Ran would not give up the possibility of gaining fame from New York citizens if he could. After all, although the fame obtained from American comics characters is high, not everyone is like the New York police. Bureau Chief George is as 'harmless', most superheroes or supervillains, whether directly or indirectly, are extremely dangerous.

At least, it's not something that Li Ran can get in touch with now.

In addition, although the legend brought by New York citizens is low, it cannot bear its own large base.

No, after repeatedly swiping the screen, it also brought Li Ran more than 100 popularity, plus he already had more than 800 popularity, just need a little more effort, a new treasure chest There you go.

You can't relax, but you can't think of Kim as a New York citizen or a New York police officer.

Li Ran secretly warned himself in his heart, and only then did he suppress the impetuous thoughts in his heart, and returned his attention to his antique shop.

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Jingle --

As the bell at the door of the antique shop rang.

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

"Welcome, do you need anything?"

The man's clearly Asian appearance made Li Ran take one more look, but then he turned his eyes away and opened his mouth to welcome him.

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

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

"Of course."

From the embarrassed gesture of the other party, Li Ran had actually sensed something, so he didn't say much, just nodded in response.

Also comes from the identification skill of Kaitou Kidd.

After receiving the answer, the man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then he took out a bag from his arms and carefully handed it to Li Ran.

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

This is a fake jade.

With the phantom thief's superb and firm skills, Li Ran had already identified the jade bracelet in the man's hand at first glance.

Just a crude imitation.

"Boss, how much is this bracelet worth?"

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

"Fifty?!"

Obviously, there is a big gap between the price that Li Ran gave and what the man expected, so he couldn't help but say, "Boss, can it be higher, I really need this money."

"Fifty is already the highest price."

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

"Fifty? Fifty! Fifty..."

In the antique shop, the man muttered and struggled for a long time before finally nodding his teeth: "Fifty, just fifty!"

He stretched out his hand and 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 lost look on his face.

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

In the laundry shop, Old Jack sighed as he watched the man leave.

As a Manhattan native and a lifelong resident of Manhattan, Old Jack has grown accustomed to seeing despairing people like men~IndoMTL.com~.

"Who in Hell's Kitchen doesn't despair."

As the most chaotic, dangerous and impoverished area in New York, ordinary people want to live peacefully here, it is an extravagant hope.

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

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

I picked it up and threw it into the grocery pile next to the antique store.

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"Mom, mom, dad, it's back!"

Hell's Kitchen, a damp, cramped ghetto.

The little girl with two small pigtails, who looked a little thin, shouted to her mother lying on the bed.

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

Strengthening his smile, he touched his daughter's head. The man looked at his wife lying on the hospital bed: "Sold it, but the money is not as much as I imagined."

"Cough, how much?"

"Only fifty."

“…”

In the room, after a long silence.

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

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

"However, we simply don't have that much money."

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

"You're crazy! Mrs. Gao's work is all about..."

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

"Dad, Mom."