[Zhongyingmei] The clown is actually me

a month ago.

"As far as the ghosts I have come into contact with, ghosts don't have special power." In the dim cafeteria, Isabella sat on a stool at a long table and said to Norman and the others, "They are just huge,? The strength is amazing,? The appearance is very scary,? I have never seen them show the ability to change shape."

"But mom, you are dealing with low-level ghosts on the farm. Jack is not an ordinary ghost. He may be a royal family. We don't know if there is anything special about the royal family."

Lei crossed his arms: "Do you want me to ask him?"

"No, this might scare the snake away. We don't have much chips in our hands, so we must be cautious." Norman made a "no" gesture.

Lei said: "Although it is frustrating to say such things, but with us women and children, it may be difficult to control him. We need his cooperation."

"Do you cooperate..."

"'We already know that you are a prince of ghosts', this secret is our only trump card,? It should be feasible to use it as a bargaining chip in exchange for Jack's cooperation, but once this secret is revealed,? We don't have any cards to use anymore "Norman said, "And there is another possibility,? That is, the ghosts think that we cannot pose a threat to Jack,? They will not spend time and energy to rescue Jack, but will come directly to us. We must adventure."

Lei was silent for a while: "As long as we do it, it means that the deal between me and Jack will be terminated, and we will lose his asylum. If the plan fails, all the children in the orphanage will be shipped out, it would be too... "

"Ray,? I've talked to all the talking children. Even if we risk death, we shouldn't submit to ghosts and watch you die." Norman patted him on the shoulder, "Especially It was Emma, ​​she said to us at the time, 'If Ray can't come with us, then I'd rather stay here with him'. This is Emma's wish, you don't isolate yourself anymore, sacrifice yourself is indeed great, But we're going to live together. All of us are going to live."

Lei lowered his head and said after a long time, "Fire can be used."

"fire?"

"Yes, Mom submitted an application to ask the ghost to park the car there one day in advance. There should be 55 to 95 liters of gasoline in the fuel tank of the large and medium-sized truck. As long as he is still a mortal body, it is enough to pose a threat to him." Lei turned his head, In the scale-like light cut by barbed wire, Jack sitting in front of the studio window looks like a pitch-black swallow, "Also, I have a vague premonition that Jack's identity is not as simple as we thought."

Time pulls back to the present.

Isabella picked up the box-type communicator and skillfully pressed the communication button to contact the farm headquarters.She is 32 years old this year, and has worked as a breeder on the farm for exactly 20 years. Now, her white fingers are trembling in this ordinary morning, and there is a rustling sound of electricity coming from the communicator, and she is quickly connected.A drizzle fell before dawn, and the moist rain washed away the dust of autumn, and the scent of watery flowers floated in the air.It was such an ordinary day, amidst the lingering clouds and the rustling wind, the edible children who had been silent for thousands of years uttered their first cry: "On behalf of all the edible children on the Grace Field farm, I would like to extend my condolences to all the food children on the farm. Ghosts and the nobles and princes of the upper classes."

From the other end of the communicator came the grandmother's voice, pretending to be calm: "Number 73584, what are you doing?"

"I'm not going crazy, Master Breeder, from today onwards, the children on Grace Field Farm are no longer food for your ghosts." Isabella cleared her throat, "Mr. Jack Latorrie is in our hands , as long as you act recklessly, he will be burned to death. Sarah (breeding superintendent, which is the real name of the grandmother), you are not qualified, and I want to talk directly to the ghost of the royal family."

The grandmother was silent for a while: "Isabella, you have always been the breeder with the best grades. I can give you a chance. I will pretend that I didn't hear what I said today."

"No, Grandmother, I tell you clearly: I am going to start a rebellion. Go tell the adults above you, don't try to stop the chip in my heart, unless you want to watch Mr. Jack burn to death. "

"I asked to speak to Mr. Jack."

"No. I told you—you're not qualified."

The grandmother stopped answering, and the communicator was again occupied by the rustling electric sound. They didn't know how much shock they had caused in the society of ghosts. Iviruku was pulled from the bed by the servant in his sleep. Queen Lima canceled the trip plan to the eastern palace, and the five royal families of Nome, Docha, Baiyong, and Popper gathered in the capital.After a simple but intense discussion, Iviruku took over the small communicator: "I am Iviruku, tell me your conditions."

Isabella took a deep breath. Although she had never been out of the farm, she had heard about the big shots and knew that Iviruku was one of the five royal families: "Cancel the chip bomb on my heart. "

"I have done what you said. In exchange, let me talk to that adult."

"I refuse. The second condition is that we need a tool that can neutralize the transmitters in batches. If not, then give us enough scalpels, bandages and antibiotics. We also need a lot of supplies, including but not limited to 40 people Money, food, clothing, identification that can be used in human society, and preferably transportation and real estate, and something to remove the digital tattoo on our neck.”

"It takes time to prepare."

"I'll give you four and ten minutes."

"I want to speak to the lord."

"There are still some requirements. When you do it, I will let you talk."

"Go ahead."

Isabella said like a cannonball: "There are broadcasting equipment on the farm, I ask you to use the broadcasting equipment to broadcast the truth of the farm, so that all food children on the farm know."

There was a mess of noise from the communicator, and there seemed to be a heated argument, mixed with various high or low shouts.It’s no wonder that the farms that produce high-level human flesh are the private property of the five royal families. Once the truth about the farms is revealed, they will face the situation of eating children and escaping. Eating children is also very likely to cause brain underdevelopment due to fear, no matter where Both of these situations represent huge property losses, and of course they are unwilling to cut their flesh.

After a while, Iviruku got through to Isabella: "Excuse me, we have an agreement with 'Him' to dedicate the most delicious human meat to 'Him' every year. If there is a problem with the farm, the agreement cannot be resolved. If you fulfill it, the balance between humans and ghosts will be broken, and then you will become a sinner in the two worlds!"

"Neither of the two worlds has treated me kindly, I don't care about that. The current peace is based on eating children's bones. This evil balance should be broken." Isabella took a deep breath, "If you If you are unwilling to reveal the truth about the farm, then I will burn your lord to death!"

This time the silence on the other side was unprecedentedly long: "We agreed, but I asked to talk to Mr. Jack first."

"it is good."

Isabella put the communicator next to Jack's ear, and Jack, who was nestled in the truck, looked up. His eyes were tightly covered by a black cloth, his hands were cut behind his back, and the wet luxurious dress was heavy against his body. fell down.He looked like a cat that had been forcibly stuffed into a cat bag, and his whole body was completely wet. Fortunately, the dress was black, so it would not see through when wet.He smiled and licked the kerosene dripping from his mouth, and coughed a few times: "Good morning, Iviruku."

"What the hell did you do to get kidnapped by a bunch of kids and women?"

"It's just a momentary negligence. Now I've been doused in kerosene, and there are more than 50 liters of gasoline beside me. If there is a spark, I will be burned to nothing. Hurry up and think of a way, Iviruku, I Dresses are expensive."

"You remember that you promised me that the name 'Jack Latorrie' will be used for at least ten years." Iviruku let out a long sigh, and Isabella felt that she belonged to humans in this ghost's tone Helpless: "We have paid for your waywardness countless times, and this time is the same. Of course, I don't want you to be responsible for the losses you caused, but as a middleman between ghosts and humans, the time you spend with humans It’s too long, and it’s bound to make people feel chilling.”

The conversation ended temporarily, and Isabella put down the communicator and let out a long breath.At this time, Jack curled his lips and said to her: "Isabella, you don't want to take the children away from the farm headquarters, do you? You know that's impossible, there are only countless ghosts outside."

"There are no outsiders here, and you don't have to pretend. Fire can't pose a threat to you at all, and we can't tie you up. You are lying on the truck because I exposed the secret of your status as a prince and nobleman, and you are willing to cooperate with us." Ray's voice came from the side.

"You're maddeningly smart."

Norman was not so nervous at that time, and there was still a smile in his voice: "Although you are a ghost, you are very gentlemanly. Maybe after this incident, we can be friends."

Emma also said: "Jack, you haven't eaten people, have you?"

"I told you, I neither kill nor cannibal, but..." Jack licked his lips, "Your voices are all coming from one direction, and each of you is talking differently. Logically, this is really not in line with your usual style, so you are not here, and what I put next to me is just a communicator, or a tape recorder. Right, Isabella?"

He laughed and got up from the car, shaking off the ropes around his wrists, the kind of ropes made of sheets were useless to him.The kerosene wet his hair, and the watery strands stuck to his pale forehead. The black curly hair revealed a deep dark green, like moss growing in the shadows.The color contrast was too strong, and Isabella even had the illusion of eleven corpses sitting up for a moment.He took off the blindfold and looked around, but he did not find the condor of Emma and the others. The only person sitting beside him was Isabella. She held the communicator tightly and turned back into the iron wall look.

From the very beginning, he noticed that the children were wearing boots that facilitated movement.

Notifying the headquarters of the message of "shipping one day in advance" was actually delivered by Jack to Isabella on behalf of Isabella. Looking at it today, I am afraid that this message has not been communicated at all.This is really surprising. In Jack's impression, she has always been a character who values ​​herself more than these children, and can sell everything in order to survive.So when exactly was Isabella turned against by the children?

"You didn't even think about kidnapping me in exchange for a chance to go to human society. Let me guess, your plan is this: kidnap me, notify the headquarters, create as much chaos as possible, and they take the opportunity to escape from the fence. "Jack stood on the flat ground, walked a few steps, raised his hands, the rising sun elongated his figure, like a dark cross, facing the morning wind, he roared with ecstasy: "Great, Very clever, genius-like idea! You can really escape without sacrificing anyone! The only flaw is..."

He raised his head and looked at Isabella: "Isabella, you stayed here to buy time, and there is only one final outcome—replace them and be served on the table."