Reset Life with Infinite Talents - Chapter 195

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Infinite Talent Reset Life Episode 195

‘He was American.’

Not Hong Kong English pronunciation, but American English pronunciation.

The White Man who had handed Johann his business card made assumptions about Johann from just their brief conversation.

‘His eyes are mysterious too.’

Topaz-colored eyes that reminded him of that Johann Jefferson. Though his appearance was ordinary, those mysterious eyes seemed like they could shake up Billboard quite a bit.

“Those two could become Diana Ross and Lionel Richie…”

Thud!

The Middle-aged Man who had been listening intently smiled warmly as he watched Johann and Camila begin to sing.

“They could become great duet singers like those two.”

A harmony that enchanted the ears even for someone like himself who was ignorant about music.

“I don’t drink coffee.”

“Wow!”

This was it.

A sexy voice that clung to the ears with melancholy contained within.

The fatigue of discrimination contained within composure.

“English man Hong Kong!”

“English man Hong Kong.”

‘Huh?’

The Middle-aged Man who had been singing along widened his eyes.

The Male Busker who had shouted something was running toward them. His body froze at the fierce look that seemed ready to tear him apart.

So he could only watch.

Johann’s body, which had been running toward him, lifted slightly and then split his legs wide upward before striking down.

That foot grazed his shoulder and struck the nose bridge of the person next to him.

Crack!

“Argh!”

Buzz buzz buzz

A wallet flying up into the sky and falling down.

A fist grazed under the chin and struck the man on the opposite side.

Thwack! Crash!

Thud!

“This is yours.”

“…My goodness.”

The Man had to admit it. Right now, he had fallen for this ordinary-looking man.

He urgently grabbed Johann’s hand.

“Let’s become actors!”

He had to become an actor. An action actor at that.

This magnificent kick and those mysterious eyes.

“You could become the second Jackie Chan!”

“Excuse me?”

Johann blinked his eyes.

Wee-oo wee-oo!

“We were just having headaches because of the damage these guys have been causing, and you’ve really done something great!”

The Hong Kong Police snorted as he watched the unconscious pickpocket duo being loaded into the ambulance.

‘These bastards finally met their match.’

These damn bastards who repeatedly pickpocketed tourists, mercilessly cutting into their performance evaluations and causing complaints to pour in from all over the country in foreign languages.

“Even if these guys wake up and start spouting nonsense, there won’t be any trouble for you, Teacher, so don’t worry.”

The surrounding CCTV had been malfunctioning since an hour ago anyway.

“…Oh my. That should be fixed quickly.”

“Haha. That’s how all the administrative Government Officials work. Well then!”

The Hong Kong Police who winked turned around.

“Ah, you should go, Teacher.”

The Netflix Representative who had to go to the Police Station for victim investigation.

“Definitely! Definitely contact me! I’ll somehow make you into Jackie Chan!”

Slam!

As the police car with closed doors drove away, Johann, Camila, Rick, and Anna looked at each other.

“…Puhahaha!”

“Hohohohoho! Congratulations on your Netflix actor debut!”

“Congratulations, Johann.”

“Thank you! I’m in a good mood! I’ll treat everyone to dinner tonight!”

“Ooooh!”

“Ah, you got it on video, right?”

“I filmed everything from when Camila started singing.”

They burst into laughter and started walking.

It seemed like what just happened would be remembered for quite a long time.

‘I should tell Emily!’

How much would she enjoy it and laugh.

Johann smiled at Emily’s laughter that seemed to already reach his ears.

* * *

Rustle!

Johann opened his eyes and sharpened his senses.

The quiet Outside World in the early dawn.

“…As expected, it leaked from Warner Music Hong Kong yesterday.”

While he could understand Fans gathering because arrival times were official business, the location of their Dormitory Hotel was something that couldn’t be known without insider information.

“Well, it could have leaked from the Hotel too.”

Whatever it was, after secretly moving hotels, he slept soundly without any disturbance. Though his body felt heavy due to about 4 months of schedule and jet lag, this wasn’t too bad.

“Ugh! I should go exercise.”

It seemed like a light swim would chase away all the remaining sleepiness.

Johann grabbed a towel and headed to the Hotel Swimming Pool.

-The wind of passion shakes the bell…!

“What are you doing?”

Johann, who had finished preparing and come down, approached Rick who was sitting in the Lobby Cafe looking at his laptop.

“I was watching the trending videos on Hong Kong YouTube.”

“Oh, that’s us?”

A video of them singing Music Chapel, their second single.

Though it wasn’t performing as well as “Letter Written in Heaven” which resonated with all age groups, it was still ranked within the Hot 100 top 10 for the 4th week now.

“3rd place is this video.”

Crack! Smack!

A video of Johann subduing the pickpockets.

The comment reactions were interesting too.

A new kung fu star has appeared!

Seems to sing better than Johann Jefferson.

What are you doing, agencies! He’s talent who could revive Cantopop and Hong Kong cinema!

This is Agency Bright Moon.

“Haha! You sing better than me.”

Rick Bottom also laughs.

“What’s so amusing?”

“Ah.”

Camila enters, pressing her scalp as her tightly pinned-up hair seems to hurt.

Johann explained the situation, and she also bursts into laughter.

Johann, who ordered coffee, looked at Rick.

“What time does filming start again?”

“About an hour left.”

They’re filming from the moment they leave the hotel, which serves as their dormitory. That’s why everyone had full makeup done.

“You said it was trekking, right?”

It’s a kind of talk show where they trek through a mountain called Dragon’s Back while having conversations.

“I understand that Hong Kong has long had a strong image of finance and shopping, so they’ve been working hard for a long time to develop tourism products like trekking.”

They judged that finance and shopping alone had limitations.

After such deliberation, Hong Kong turned its attention to the mountainous areas and natural parks that occupy more than 70 percent of its territory.

It began to shine as SNS and travel blogs developed in the 2010s.

“They want to promote the existence of such trekking courses through us.”

They’re using overseas stars to boost tourism. It was quite a clever plan.

“The Hong Kong Tourism Board is sponsoring it.”

“As expected…”

Johann nods and looks at Camila.

“Ah, no. Walking on a treadmill is enough exercise for me, so why…”

“You have to earn your pay.”

Camila is receiving a whopping $50,000 for today’s appearance.

Johann is getting $100,000.

It was money that would require doing more than just trekking.

“Ugh!”

“They seem to be here.”

People carrying cameras enter the hotel.

Johann and the others stood up.

“Hello! Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Camila! I’m Wang Hee, today’s MC! Please feel free to call me Wong!”

Wang Hee speaks fluent English.

“Wong?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Ah, my guardian’s surname is Wong.”

“Oh! There’s already a connection before we even start? Ah, these are Kitty and Philip, the assistant MCs who will be trekking with us today!”

“I’m Kitty!”

“I’m Philip!”

“I’m Johann Jefferson.”

“I’m Camila Cabello.”

After briefly exchanging greetings, they head to the subway. The Hong Kong Tourism Board also requested that they use public transportation as a condition for their sponsorship.

“How is Hong Kong’s subway, Mr. Jefferson!”

“It’s clean?”

Hong Kong’s subway seems cleaner than LA Metro.

The transportation card called Octopus also looks quite cute.

‘It’s incomparably better than New York.’

Johann shakes his head, recalling New York’s subway.

“Well, anywhere in the world would be cleaner than New York.”

“Pfft!”

Wang Hee and the others’ eyes light up at Camila, who burst into laughter and then looked surprised.

It was ordinary daily life they rarely heard from American stars visiting Hong Kong.

“Is New York’s subway very dirty?”

“So much so that you wonder where they spend those expensive fares.”

“Huh?”

Wang Hee, who asked the question, is rather flustered by Johann’s cynical answer.

“Is, is it okay to say that?”

“It’s fine. All New York citizens would agree with what I’m saying.”

“Oh, oh… You must have used public transportation a lot?”

“I rode it quite a bit. The curfew was a problem though.”

He used it quite often since he couldn’t bring Rick along when meeting friends. After Rocky’s scale grew larger, he always traveled with Rick Bottom.

“Why?”

“There are many crimes targeting children in America.”

“That’s right.”

Camila nods.

“So I also had to be home before sunset until I graduated high school.”

That’s why her friends were only school friends or neighborhood friends.

Wang Hee nods, saying Hong Kong is the same, and opens his mouth.

“Wasn’t it frustrating?”

At those words, Johann shrugs.

“It was less heavy than the responsibility of freedom.”

Ignoring Larry and Ada’s worries, and the trust with those two people that would be lost by breaking the house rules.

That wasn’t more valuable than a moment of freedom.

Following the curfew was more comfortable for his mind.

“Oh…”

‘What a proper young man!’

Wang Hee’s eyes light up as he asks various questions, and before they know it, they arrive at the entrance to Dragon’s Back.

A gently sloped uphill road.

Johann pushes the back of Camila, who has turned pale, and takes a step forward.

* * *

“Huff! Huff!”

At some point, words disappear from everyone’s mouths.

Even Wang Hee, who prided himself on his physical fitness as a former Royal Police officer before Hong Kong was incorporated into China, had no choice but to keep his mouth shut at the continuing parade of stairs.

So he was worried.

‘The Billboard stars shouldn’t have bad memories of Hong Kong… huh?’

“Hiiik! Hik!”

While Camila looks like she might pass out from breathlessness, Wang Hee momentarily doubts his own eyes at Johann’s appearance – his face only slightly flushed without a single drop of sweat.

“Are, are you okay, Mr. Jefferson?”

“This much is nothing…”

It’s lighter than the exercise he does every morning.

“Wow! That’s why your body is! Our Kitty could also lose weight if she exercised!”

At those words, Kitty, a 20s woman, straightens her shoulders.

“Ha! It would be disappointing to compare me, a former athlete, to ordinary people! I’ve even been to the jungle several times!”

“The jungle?”

‘She doesn’t seem like a survival expert or explorer?’

Her walking posture, sounds, and even how she handles her gaze are far from that field.

“Ah! There’s a program called ‘Our Rules’ that airs on Anhui Province Broadcasting Station…”

It’s a program that films people going to remote jungles and surviving.

“That’s why she’s currently called a female warrior!”

“Ahem!”

“Ah, broadcasting…”

‘I thought.’

It was just a broadcaster getting a slight taste of the wilderness.

Seeing Johann’s disappointed expression, Kitty’s face hardens then relaxes.

“Huh? Are you looking down on the jungle right now? You shouldn’t do that. Nature is scary.”

‘Wouldn’t I know that better than you?’

Though it was a lecturing tone, Johann decided to just keep his mouth shut. Since they were people he’d see today and never again, he didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble.

‘It’s a bit concerning that they didn’t properly research the participants…’

It was more understandable that they were acting this way out of ignorance rather than knowing and still acting like this. Unless they crossed the line, there was no need to react sensitively.

“I understand. Thank you for the advice.”

“Y, yes.”

‘This isn’t right…’

Usually people with good physiques have strong pride, so when you provoke them like this, they easily show themselves getting angry, and such unexpected moments naturally affect viewership ratings.

Johann was even a Billboard star.

Since a Billboard star getting angry would be rare, Kitty and Wang Hee, who had built up the scenario to capture that moment, looked at each other and clicked their tongues.

That’s when it happened.

Murmur murmur!

‘Huh?’

“What do we do!”

“They said 999 is still far away?!”

Outside the wooden View Point railing, people stamping their feet while looking at the cliff, and a woman who had turned pale, calling out someone’s name.

Johann and all the trekking talk show production staff instinctively moved their steps.

And…

‘Gasp!’

‘Oh my!’

Below the 5-meter cliff, a small Young Girl lay unconscious.

Seeing that sight, Johann’s complexion hardened.

‘That is?’

Blood pooled beneath the small head and trembling hands.

The memories of the people he had accessed so far cried out.

‘There’s a high probability of brain or cervical injury…’

No matter how long it had been since the fall, emergency first aid needed to be administered quickly.

“Lingling! Lingling-! Please, someone save my Daughter! Please!”

At the Mother’s heartbreaking plea, everyone turned their heads, not knowing what to do.

“D, do something, Kitty!”

“What am I supposed to do, Philip!”

“You’ve been to the jungle!”

“What does that have to do with anything! There’s no way to get down here!”

A View Point made by driving trees into at least a 70-degree slope. One wrong step and you’d roll down even further than that Young Girl.

Johann turned his gaze from the two and looked at the slope.

“Hmm.”

‘I could get down there?’

Though the slope was steep, it seemed like he could definitely get down if it were him.

‘Still, just in case…’

Johann closed his eyes and entered the Library.

“Search. Mountain goat.”

An animal with the best physique and sense of balance for climbing such cliffs.

Johann stabbed one of the flying orbs into his chest, opened his eyes, and took off his shoes.

‘Uncomfortable.’

“J, Johann. What are you trying to do right now…”

“I’ll be back.”

“Crazy! Johann!”

Glancing at Camila urgently trying to stop him and Rick running over with wide eyes from afar, Johann stepped onto the dirt of the slope beside the railing.

And he was startled.

‘It’s slippery!’

Goosebumps rising up his back.

His foot barely stopped when he urgently applied force, and Johann licked his lips while calming his pounding heart.

‘I’m glad I absorbed the mountain goat!’

Otherwise, he might have fallen disgracefully.

If both feet had stepped down, he would have fallen. Johann swallowed dry saliva at the close call and concentrated all his senses on the soles of his feet.

Then a mysterious sensation took control of Johann.

The condition of the ground transmitted to his brain through his entire soles.

His bones and muscles found balance on their own, and his eyes found and indicated where to step.

‘That place is a safe spot.’

Johann’s eyes lit up as he left the screams behind and went down the slope without hesitation, quickly arriving where the Young Girl was.

‘She’s breathing!’

A blessing in disguise.

“Kid, try to come to your senses.”

“Ugh.”

“Are you conscious? How many is this?”

“Two… Who… are you?”

She was conscious too. This meant the worst situation was avoided.

“How about here? Do you have sensation?”

Johann pinched the Young Girl’s forearm and legs.

“Ow…”

‘She has sensation too.’

It didn’t seem like her cervical spine was injured.

‘Then what’s left is the brain… It doesn’t seem like veins or arteries were injured.’

The amount of blood that flowed outside was small.

That made it more serious. The fact that she couldn’t control her body despite the external injuries not being serious meant there was a problem in places that couldn’t be seen.

“This makes it difficult to move her.”

Because sudden movement could cause unknown situations.

“How…”

Thudududududu!

“Ah!”

A medical helicopter was flying over from the distance.

Johann’s face brightened completely.

“You really worked hard.”

If Johann hadn’t guided them on where to step from below, it would have taken quite a long time to get the Young Girl on the stretcher.

Moreover, Johann had informed them about the Patient’s physical reactions, allowing them to better understand the Patient’s condition. Of course, they’d have to examine her again, but this was really a great help.

“Please leave it to us from now on!”

“I’m counting on you.”

“The rescue team will arrive on the ground soon, so stay right here and don’t move. Lift off!”

Thudududu!

The helicopter carrying the Young Girl and Rescue Worker immediately flew toward the City Center, and Johann watched that sight before turning around and stepping toward the slope.

‘There’s no need to wait…’

Flap!

A bundle of rope suddenly drops in front of his eyes.

“Teacher! Grab this rope and climb up!”

‘Tsk.’

Johann reluctantly grabbed the rope and applied force.

While avoiding Rick’s glaring, bulging eyes.

* * *

Except for assistant MC Kitty not saying a word, Johann safely finishes filming and immediately heads to the hospital where the young girl is.

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

The Mother of the Young Girl grips Johann’s hand tightly and sheds tears.

“How is Lingling doing?”

“Thanks to you, Teacher, fortunately we weren’t too late!”

According to the test results, her dura mater was slightly torn.

Because Johann had informed them of the physical symptoms, they were able to discover it early, and thanks to that, they could treat it before blood clots formed.

“If something had happened to Lingling, I would have…!”

Lingling is her only child. A daughter she raised with difficulty without a husband, so she might have lost the will to live.

“Don’t say such things. Everything turned out fine.”

“Sob!”

Johann comforted her as she shed tears of relief, and she repeatedly bowed before turning away.

Then she suddenly hesitates.

‘…No. This is right.’

She feels she should tell this to the savior of her daughter’s life.

“If you ever have business going to mainland China, don’t go to the inland areas, Teacher. Never. Absolutely never.”

“Excuse me?”

It was an unexpected statement, but her eyes were extremely serious.

“Well then.”

‘What was that about?’

Johann furrowed his brow as he watched her enter the Emergency Room.

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