No wonder it's the Hehuan stronghold, the demons are already casting spells silently, destroying their own mind.
Extremely dangerous indeed.
If not for his own strong resolve, he might have almost fallen for it.
Lin Li took a deep breath, clearing his mind of all distractions. Unless a 36D rich woman devoted to him appeared, he would never embarrass himself like this again.
Of course, this condition could be relaxed as needed, Lin Li's bottom line was quite flexible most of the time.
"Can I take a look at the technicians first?" Lin Li did not choose a price right away but inquired instead.
As a 'veteran', how could he not first inspect the merchandise's quality and grade?
"Of course, no problem, please wait a moment." The woman took out her phone, operated it for a while, then handed it to Lin Li and introduced:
"Today, the only three technicians who are currently working and available to serve you right away are these three individuals. The others are off today, but if you're interested, you can schedule an appointment in advance for later."
The madam smiled. Her business was rather special; although visitors were rare, the retention rate was high, with most becoming regulars.
Niche, but sticky.
In her eyes, the person in front of her was a new customer developing into a regular, something she rarely saw these days.
Lin Li looked at the phone, much like how models have specific introductions, the girls at this store also had corresponding "chicken certificates".
Stage names, height, weight, sizes, all this information was clearly written.
Furthermore, each one had videos where beauty filters weren't overused; some didn't even have any filters added.
Mainly because Lin Li was already in the shop, and he was going to see the merchandise offline shortly. If the goods didn't match the description, it would be troublesome for both sides to handle a refund.
They were all quite good-looking, all in their twenties, and none of those old broads who could sit and inhale dirt from the ground.
Holy shit!
— Not a verb, but an exclamation.
Lin Li was shocked as he scrolled down.
Because every girl actually had her own health certificate! And judging from the date on them, they were all issued within the last few weeks.
Wow, this is genuinely reassuring!
Could it be that every girl also gets regular check-ups to provide a safer, more reassuring experience for customers? This was surprisingly a conscientious establishment.
Expensive, but there's a reason for it.
Too bad, no matter how righteous you are, as someone from the righteous path, today I must carry out justice even against my relatives.
"Customer, how did you find the selection? Have you decided on the technician you would like to serve you?" The woman asked, seeing that Lin Li had almost finished the introductions of the technicians.
Lin Li pondered for a moment and then asked, "Can I order more than one at a time?"
Madam: "?"
The main task was to clear out the place, so perhaps he should gather evidence of each person's crime?
The woman's face turned somewhat serious: "Little brother, although we each have our own reasons for engaging in this not-so-glamorous industry, we also have our dignity that should not be trampled upon."
"I apologize, pretend I didn't say anything." Lin Li waved his hand.
He was overthinking it, the cleansing probably didn't require him to act. Once the officials from the Demon Suppression Bureau arrived, they would be responsible for uprooting this place; he didn't need to fight against many alone.
Leave it to the professionals.
"No, no, no, customer, that's not what I meant…" Now it was the woman's turn to wave her hand, she hurriedly added, "What I mean is, it's possible, but it'll cost extra."
Lin Li blinked his eyes.
Damn, he actually believed she was emphasizing the value and dignity of the profession and her colleagues.
Turns out it was all about negotiating the price.
At seventeen, he was still too naive.
"No need, I'll try out the single service this time." Lin Li rejected once more.
"So which technician do you wish to have serve you?"
"Let's go with Xiaojing." Lin Li picked one randomly since it wasn't too important.
"Which price range?"
"It's my first time here, let's go with the 399 and try it out first."
The woman showed no signs of disappointment over him choosing the lowest price range.
They had ways of getting customers to extend their time.
Love rises with the clock, and it's hard to quell when the clock stops.
This was the service requirement for all employees.
"Do you have any requests for the technician's outfit? We offer various uniforms, currently including JK, flight attendant, corporate..."
"Additionally, would you like to purchase some small tools to enhance the experience? Such as jelly, pop rocks, ice cream..."
"Our Xiaojing is best known for the dual cold and hot experience, so we highly recommend you buy..."
Damn, professional madam.
The introduction was comprehensive, leaving Lin Li, this fake know-it-all pretending to understand, genuinely stunned.
What kind of model enterprise were you, the top of the lawless brothel industry.
To be honest, Lin Li usually sneered at the sales pitches for other products outside, but for the introductions here, he even wanted to analyze frame by frame.
Illegal but informative knowledge increased.
Jelly sounds good, jelly needs to be learned.
However, Lin Li held himself back and bought nothing.
After all, he didn't know if the Demon Suppression Bureau would return his seized money afterwards, and if he couldn't recover the 399, Lin Li would be heartbroken for a long time, there's no way he'd spend more.
Hey? Lin Li suddenly became curious about one thing.
What would happen if he skipped out on paying after using the service?
But Lin Li quickly got the answer.
Because it was pay-first.
It's a direct transfer via Alipay, with no tax filing; evidently, this enterprise wasn't entirely conscientious.
After receiving the money, the woman nodded: "Sir, please wait a moment, Xiaojing will be over very soon."
"I need to use the bathroom, by the way, you guys should have robes available, right?" Lin Li stood up and asked.
"Yes, just go this way, head straight and turn right at the end, there's the bathroom and the changing room, but you can wait till Xiaojing comes to help you change, there's no extra charge for that." The woman led Lin Li out of the room, pointing in a direction.
"Alright, thank you."
Lin Li nodded, parted ways with the madam, and headed to the bathroom.
Entering the stall, he saw a man standing at the sink smoking, looking at himself in the mirror, mechanically washing his hands.
The man saw Lin Li enter, took the cigarette out of his mouth with his wet hand, with a weary and vague expression, sincerely asking:
"Little brother, what is the meaning of us being alive? Since we are destined to die, then what is the purpose of our living?"
If it was any other time, hearing this, Lin Li might consider the other person to be a depression patient, and say something nice.
But now he was at the brothel.
So this wasn't depression.
This damn guy was just dumbfounded by visiting prostitutes.
The return to gold leaf stimulates the brain, a high-level player controls thought; the little head controls the big head, the body obeys the urge.
"To get some fries at the dock." So Lin Li perfunctorily replied.
"Come to think of it, I am feeling a bit hungry, you reminded me, I'll have roast pigeon tonight." The man nodded.
"Want one?"
"Thanks." Lin Li didn't smoke, but after briefly contemplating, he accepted the cigarette but didn't light it.
The man was about to leave, but suddenly turned around, asking, "Little brother, want some oil, it can make you last longer, I still have some leftover, you can have it for free."
"... No, thanks." Lin Li couldn't hold it together this time.
"True, you look young, indeed you wouldn't need this stuff, okay, I'll head out first." The man waved and turned to leave.
Brother, I hope you really left.
Watching the man's back, Lin Li silently wished him well.
If you left, then you are lucky.
Because the Demon Suppression Bureau likely wouldn't pursue those who already left, even if this man just left moments ago.
But if you didn't leave, you can enjoy state-provided meals.