America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 226 Hotel "Cleanup"

"What did you say?"

Victoria paused in her actions and blinked.

"nothing……"

Shaking his head, Li Xiaoen frowned slightly and turned to look behind Victoria, only to find an open window where the sunlight outside was suddenly becoming bright.

Sure enough, aside from the props in his system, there is nothing in this world that can be materialized from fantasy.

Li Xiaoen thought to himself, then sat up straight and continued to work on the food in front of him. He restrained his movements a little, but the knife still occasionally hit the plate with a hoarse sound when cutting the steak, which drew a helpless look from the girl.

Fortunately, Victoria didn't say anything more, and the two of them finally managed to soothe their stomachs, which had been empty all morning.

“Much profit… … ”

After putting the last bite of toast with jam into his mouth, Li Xiaoen took a sip of coffee, reached down to his pocket, his whole body slowed down, and he softly called out to Victoria.

Victoria narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the young man, and hesitated for a moment.

"what happened?"

"We might have to stay at the restaurant and wash dishes."

Li Xiaoen tentatively began, "You were in such a hurry to escape that you didn't bring any money, right? Neither did I..."

"..."

"fine."

Victoria snorted and gestured towards the parking lot. "You can pawn your luxury car for ten thousand dollars, which will be just enough for our trip to Bitmore Estate."

After saying that, she raised her hand and called out to the busy waiter not far away.

"what……"

Li Xiaoen pulled a bank card from his pocket and quickly handed it to the waiter, "Found it, found it, so we don't need to pawn the car anymore..."

It's often said that in America, a car is like a person's legs. Public transportation isn't very developed outside of major cities. While there is interstate public transportation, it's far inferior to driving a car in terms of both frequency and comfort, let alone his luxury car.

Avoiding the girl's expected, amused gaze, Li Xiaoen lowered his head and took another sip of coffee.

Of course, the underdeveloped public transportation and outdated highways are long-standing problems, and they are also quite common at American airports. People tend to prefer flying if the distance is a little further.

It's over 600 miles from Princeton to Bitmore Estate, and he chose to drive there partly because Victoria didn't have any identification and he was afraid of being discovered by her bodyguards, and partly because he wanted to spend more time with Victoria.

"They actually found the car as soon as they mentioned it was mortgaged?"

Victoria feigned surprise, her emerald green eyes widening in mock laughter as she spoke up, "Sean, are you sure you won't mysteriously disappear again when we go shopping later?"

"No, I promise."

Li Xiaoen gave a helpless reply, which made the girl burst into laughter again.

With a blank expression, Li Xiaoen silently watched Victoria, who was grinning from ear to ear. He quickly picked up his phone, and a series of rapid clicks followed.

Victoria's smile quickly faded, and it was Sean Lee's turn to laugh out loud.

"Delete it!"

Gritting her teeth, Victoria glared at him...

“Standing properly and posing is for a staged photo. Candid shots capture the unintentional moments of life, and that’s what life is all about.”

After paying the bill, the two walked towards a nearby clothing brand store. Faced with Victoria's persistent actions, Li Xiaoen smiled and explained, then locked his phone in front of her.

"you……"

Seeing this, Victoria immediately calmed down and was about to reach out to punish the young man when she saw him turn around and step into a clothing store on the side of the road. She quickly followed him.

However, when she saw a smiling shop assistant walking towards her, she reluctantly withdrew her hand.

as expected.

Li Xiaoen found it amusing and greeted the approaching shop assistant.

The photo shoot was just a side story and didn't affect Victoria's ability to help Sean Lee choose clothes and get into shopping mode. Victoria seemed to have forgotten about the embarrassing "ugly photos" of her on the young man's phone.

Spring is approaching and the temperature is gradually rising. On this sunny day, Li Xiaoen even took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves.

Aside from buying an extra set of thick coats, the two wore light and loose casual clothes. Victoria even bought a large bowler hat, which she wore on her head as she walked ahead with light steps, looking every bit like a beautiful young lady who rarely goes out for a spring outing.

"Sean, is it good?"

Victoria stopped at a wall covered in colorful graffiti, turned around with a smile, and said, "Come on, take a picture of me."

"..."

The young man didn't react, silently watching her as she carried the shopping bags in both hands. Her smile slowly faded, and she took a deep breath.

"Mr. Cowboy, could you take a picture for me?"

"Oh, beautiful lady..."

As if a switch had been flipped, Li Xiaoen reacted immediately, nodding as he moved the shopping bag from his right hand to his left, took off his cowboy hat and placed it in front of his chest, and bowed slightly, saying, "It is my honor."

"Humph……"

With a soft snort, Victoria rolled her eyes, then suppressed her smile and quickly struck a demure and graceful pose as the young man took out his phone and pointed it at her.

After walking around for a while, the two put their shopping bags in the car and drove to a hotel in town called Hampton Inn Hagerstown, which had the best online reviews, and went to the front desk.

After completing the formalities, as he and Victoria walked toward the elevator, a sudden, sharp pain shot through Li Xiaoen's lower back, startling him so much that his body tensed up and he shuddered.

Turning around, he followed the shape of the fair hand and saw Victoria, who had been by his side the whole time. The girl's rosy cheeks made his heart skip a beat.

"Victoria, why are you pinching me?"

Li Xiaoen shrugged, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Why……"

Through gritted teeth, Victoria's voice was tinged with suppressed embarrassment, "Why did you only book one room?"

"Mainly, it's convenient and reassuring."

Raising an eyebrow, Li Xiaoen awkwardly smiled and explained, but as the girl's face instantly turned horrified, he quickly added, "This is an unfamiliar place. If we book two rooms and leave you alone in one, I won't feel comfortable..."

"It's not some chaotic place, and it's such a big hotel, what are you worried about?"

With a slight frown, Victoria retorted, but gradually relaxed the pressure on her hand.

"Don't worry, there are two beds, you don't need to worry."

Looking around and finding no one else, even though Victoria had heard him book a room at the front desk, she only questioned him when they were alone. Li Xiaoen felt warm inside at the girl's gentleness and thoughtfulness, and couldn't help but smile and comfort her.

"This is in a room!"

She pursed her lips and glared at the young man as he brought up the matter again. Even so, she didn't stop walking when the elevator stopped at the corresponding high floor.

“Victoria, please sit down.”

As soon as they entered the hallway, Li Xiaoen took a silk scarf from his shopping bag and covered the girl's face, then covered his own face as well, before carrying the shopping bag inside. "What's wrong?"

Victoria, who had been looking around to check out the room's furnishings, widened her eyes at the sight before her. She didn't even dare to sit on the bed, standing there blankly staring at the young man.

Giving the girl a reassuring look, Li Xiaoen opened the Eye of Insight again, and the entire situation inside and outside the room appeared in his mind.

[The limited-time Eye of Insight has been activated. Upon examining yourself, the host is currently being watched by three gazes.]

Are surveillance cameras considered to be under surveillance?
Li Xiaoen thought to himself, then moved to the opposite side of the two beds, to a power outlet under the television, and reached into his pocket to take out a high-powered laser pointer from his [Containment Space].

"Sean, is there... a camera here?"

Seeing the young man's actions, Victoria quickly realized what was happening, her heart skipped a beat, and she moved quickly to his side.

"um, yes."

Li Xiaoen nodded, turned on the laser pointer in his hand, and precisely shone it into one of the sockets. "This is supposed to be a three-star hotel, how could something like this happen?"

"How could this hotel... do this?"

Victoria's expression turned indignant. She raised her hand to tighten the silk scarf on her face and pursed her lips. "Sean, let's call the police and find another hotel."

"This hotel is the most expensive in town and has the best online reviews. Other hotels probably aren't much better."

Li Xiaoen shook his head. "Anyway, we can find the hidden camera in this room, so let's rule it out for now and get some rest."

What he didn't mention was that when he drove past one or two hotels before, he saw through the "Insight" feature that there were at least five cameras in the rooms.

"As for calling the police, for our safety on this trip, we can wait until we leave before taking any action..."

Li Xiaoen added another sentence.

He had no intention of doing anything extraordinary to punish evil and promote good on this trip. His only thought was to ensure Victoria had a good time while guaranteeing their safety and undisturbed travel.

It was also seen through the "Eye of Insight" that the three cameras in the room were designed to record videos and save them to storage chips. The suspect in the sabotage was unaware of this, which is why he did it.

With a slight frown, Victoria pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Next, Li Xiaoen tried to completely destroy the camera by using lasers on the picture frame decorations in the bathroom and the smoke detector on the ceiling of the room.

"Sean..."

The bathroom went smoothly, but when it came to the smoke detector, Victoria couldn't help but chuckle as she saw the young man standing on the bed, tiptoeing and pointing a laser pointer at the smoke detector. "You really are like a little kid," she said.

"I had no other choice."

Li Xiaoen shrugged helplessly, "Those people really will stop at nothing, they can even install cameras this high up."

"Perhaps they used a ladder or some other tool that was very convenient?"

She gave the young man a helpless look, and after watching his actions for a while, Victoria thought of something and her heart began to heat up.

"Sean..."

After carefully choosing her words, she slowly spoke, "How about I help you?"

"Help me? How can you help me?"

Stopping what he was doing, Li Xiaoen looked down in confusion, "Should I hold you and prop myself up?"

"bring it on……"

In the end, Li Xiaoen squatted down, and two long legs stretched out from behind his head on both sides. A considerable weight sat on his shoulders, and a sweet and cloying fragrance immediately entered his nose.

"Sean, that's enough."

Victoria looked down and patted the young man's head between her thighs. She felt both nervous and excited, and gripped the laser pointer tightly in her hand.

"Be careful to keep your balance..."

With a soft prompt, Li Xiaoen gripped the girl's two slender legs that were hanging down in front of him, took a deep breath, straightened his back, and slowly stood up.

"call……"

The center of gravity suddenly rose, and Victoria let out a gasp. Startled, she quickly squeezed the young man's head between her legs, and only after regaining her balance did she shyly let go.

"Sean, which direction should I shine the light in?"

Holding the laser pointer, Victoria raised her hand and looked down to ask a question.

"The camera is very sensitive to strong lasers. Just point it inside and shine it in all directions for about ten seconds."

Li Xiaoen saw it clearly with his [Eye of Insight], but still said it this way.

"I didn't expect you to know so much..."

Nodding somewhat surprised, Victoria turned on the laser pointer and did as instructed. After about half a minute, she asked, "Sean, how can I be sure the camera hasn't been damaged?"

"Camera damage occurs when the high temperature generated instantly on the sensor surface directly burns out the internal circuitry or pixel units."

Li Xiaoen nodded and explained, the silky smooth and elastic texture on his hands making him unconsciously rub it up and down a few times. "You've succeeded as long as you can smell a faint burnt smell."

"Don't touch me like that..."

Victoria shuddered involuntarily and tapped the young man on the head before continuing the conversation, "A subtle scent... I'm not sure if I can detect it..."

"Then...why don't you support me as I climb up?"

"No! I'd rather die than!"

"Ok."

Amused, Li Xiaoen, whose Eye of Insight had already seen the camera destroyed, raised one hand and patted the girl's plump thigh. "Get down, I can smell it."

"You can smell it even from down there?"

Ignoring the young man's groping actions, Victoria looked down in surprise. Before she could finish speaking, the young man placed her on the bed, her eyes following him intently. "Sean, is your sense of smell that good?"

"It's a little better than normal."

Li Xiaoen smiled smugly and raised his chin at the girl, earning her an eye roll.

Putting aside the Eye of Insight, he did indeed smell a faint burnt smell, something he had only used briefly when eating, another superpower related to his nose: Superhuman Sense of Smell.

After checking every corner of the room again and finding no surveillance, Li Xiaoen finally breathed a sigh of relief. She took off the silk scarf covering her face, turned around, and noticed Victoria sitting on the bed, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

The girl's fair face was covered with a veil, revealing only her large emerald green eyes and smooth forehead. Her long golden hair was loose, giving her the appearance of an exotic beauty who had stepped out of a painting.

“Much profit… … ”

Li Xiaoen swallowed unconsciously because his mouth and throat were so dry. He called out softly and moved his feet to sit down next to the girl.

"what happened?"

Under the young man's intense gaze, Victoria's heart couldn't help but race.

"You are so beautiful..."

Seemingly having forgotten to breathe, Li Xiaoen raised his hand and touched the girl's cheek.

(End of this chapter)