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Chapter 399 - 394, Forcibly Staying at the Security Checkpoint (Third Update)_1

Chapter 399: 394, Forcibly Staying at the Security Checkpoint (Third Update)_1

Ren He had considered many possibilities to complete the task, but none of them were quite appropriate.

He had thought about standing at the security checkpoint and suddenly playing his violin for ten minutes to move everyone with music, but this was reality, not a movie; security personnel aren’t so easily swayed. Although his violin skills were at Master Level, they weren’t magical enough to mesmerize people instantly.

He had thought about simply standing still, as if to say, "Speak all you want, but I’m not moving from this spot at the checkpoint." However, without a valid reason to linger, it was very likely they would summon the airport police to take him away.

Ten minutes was an awkward amount of time, neither long nor short.

So he had no choice but to take a more original approach to stall for time...

When he passed through the security gate with an air of calm, the detector beeped twice. The security officer watching the monitor muttered something, and the handsome American guy inside the checkpoint froze for a moment before asking Ren He, "Do you have any containers of liquid on you?"

Ren He pretended to think deeply for twenty seconds before suddenly digging out a lighter from his pocket and handing it to him.

The handsome American politely said, "Please go back and walk through the security gate again."

Ren He walked back to the entrance of the security gate with a smile and slowly re-entered, moving at a painstakingly slow pace, making those unaware think he had a disability...

Just as he walked through the gate, it beeped again!

The American guy turned to ask his colleague watching the monitor what was going on, then turned back to Ren He and asked politely, "Do you have any other containers of liquid on you?"

Ren He again pretended to contemplate deeply for twenty seconds before digging another lighter out of his pocket and handing it over...

The American guy was baffled. Are you messing with me?! Couldn’t you have just taken out both lighters at once? Do you really need to go through a complex process of introspection and sudden realization?!

The American guy was visibly annoyed, but still maintained a smile and asked, "Do you have any more lighters on you?"

"No, that’s it," Ren He said confidently. He had been considering this issue all along. He was there to stall for time, but he couldn’t let the other person distinctly feel that was his purpose. So, the lighter trick had been played twice and couldn’t be repeated; it would no longer work, and they’d just proceed to a manual search.

"In that case, please walk through the security gate again so I can do a manual full-body scan and then check you over," the handsome American said with a courteous smile.

"Okay," Ren He responded, cheerfully taking his time walking through the security gate again. This time, the gate didn’t beep, and the American guy let out a sigh of relief.

Luckily, it wasn’t the peak time for boarding, so many security gates wouldn’t affect other travelers’ screening procedures. Ren He was helpless too. What else could he do!?

He had to hold out for ten minutes, right, but he had only been at it for five minutes so far. Even with the subsequent full-body manual check and luggage inspection, it would take at most one minute to complete, so how would he endure the remaining four minutes? That was the big question!

Ren He faced no issues during the full-body check since he didn’t have a single piece of metal on him – keys and such were all packed in his luggage. The security officer, the handsome American, finally relaxed at this point, convinced that Ren He wasn’t looking for trouble...

However, a big problem arose when Ren He’s luggage went through the screening. The officer watching the monitor appeared doubtful, as if he had discovered something shocking...

He signaled the American guy and pulled Ren He’s luggage aside to the table by the security gate, opening it while asking Ren He, "Do you have a large number of liquid containers in your suitcase?"

And when they opened it, they were dumbfounded!

Aside from some odds and ends like keys, there was only a huge bottle of mineral water in the suitcase!

It was truly massive! Very, very large!

The two security officers inspected it carefully and, uh, the seal on the bottle was intact, but that didn’t mean it was without issues, and regardless of whether there was a problem, it couldn’t be taken on the plane.

The looks they gave Ren He turned strange... others bring special local products, and you bring a huge bottle of mineral water?! Completely incomprehensible, right? To drink on the plane? There are beverages on the plane – you’re not boarding a bus!

The handsome American calmly said to Ren He, "Sir, your bottle of mineral water can’t be taken on the plane."

Ren He shyly smiled and said, "No problem, I can finish it here."

The two security officers at the checkpoint were completely flabbergasted. Yes, if a drink couldn’t pass security, it was acceptable for the traveler to finish it there, but they never considered suggesting Ren He finish it right there.

Because it was just too much, damn it, there’s no way he could finish that! Are you out of your mind, buying a plane ticket just to come here and drink mineral water?

In fact, Ren He had spent a long time in the supermarket looking for this bottle of mineral water, which was even a bit larger than the biggest bottles of Nongfu Spring available in China...

He planned to use the rule that allowed travelers to finish their drinks at the security checkpoint as a means to stall for time. Ren He couldn’t cause trouble at the airport or provoke incidents – he would really be taken away by the police, especially since causing trouble at the airport or on the plane could easily put someone on a visa blacklist. So every method he could use had to stay within the rules. He discovered this method with his excellent memory from a movie "Lost on Journey" starring Wang Baoqiang. At that time, Wang Baoqiang was just reluctant to waste, but to Ren He, it sparkled as a great way to delay time...

The American guy numbly handed over the bottle of water to Ren He, who proceeded to twist off the cap and began drinking with big gulps.

The security officers inhaled sharply, watching his determination to actually finish it. Are you a water tank or what?

Ren He continued to drink while watching the electronic clock in the airport lobby. He didn’t actually have to finish; he just had to last the ten minutes.

Watching Ren He drink almost half the bottle, the handsome American finally voiced his concern, "Maybe you should stop. Drinking like that isn’t good for your health."

At ten minutes, Ren He heeded the American guy’s words and immediately put the bottle down, "All right, I’ll listen to you and stop."

The American guy’s face turned green... Was his word that effective?

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Bonus Chapter delivered, and one more to come.