Laughing Clown in Pirates

Chapter 49

"You're here to inquire about Bucky, right?" Reilly said with a smile, looking at the wine glass reflecting the light on the table.

"Ah, after all, he is my old friend. If possible, I hope I can help." The redhead nodded, and the rain fell from his shaking hair.Xia Qi brought a white towel and placed it in front of the red hair.

The redhead picked up the towel and wiped his head.

Xia Qi hugged her waist with one hand and held a cigarette in the other, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke: "I really didn't expect that funny boy to do such a big thing, to attack Tianlongren, tsk!"

"I really admire Roger's vision. None of the guys in this boat are fuel-efficient!"

"Speaking of which, you and Bucky both boarded Roger's boat when they were 9 years old. That's weird. That guy doesn't have the personality to take care of children."

"Ah..." The red-haired voice under the towel was vague, and the red-haired crew members around had pricked up their ears curiously.

"Did you find out the information, Xia Qi!" Lei Li beside him laughed.

Xia Qi glanced at Lei Li, charming and charming: "Now any information about Bucky the Clown can be sold for a good price on the black market. This tavern is small and profitable, and there is always someone to eat and drink!"

"I can't disclose why Shanks boarded the boat." Reilly smiled mysteriously: "I can talk about Bucky's."

For a moment, the eyes of all the crew members focused on Rayleigh.

"That's a story about a red nose and a treasure..."

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"The next one is... the happy clown Arthur!" After the joyful lights of the circus shook the cage a few times, the main light hit the clown who was stepping up the stairs.He has a big red nose, an exaggerated smiling face, and his movements are large and funny. Every time he swings his hands, he slams his hands to his chest. On his high kicked feet are fat and ill-fitting leather shoes, which sway side-to-side with every movement.

The clown proudly walked around the big cage of the circus, and his wobbly shoes finally flew high into a dark corner.

In the stands, the children laughed, and the adults were a little drowsy.A huge beast roar sounded from the darkness of the stage, and the adults raised their spirits and looked into the darkness.

A gray-black haired lion with hideous scars on its face was pacing out from a dark corner, and on its not thick, even ugly head, was drooping the clown's black shoes.

Roar... There was another lion roar, the clown nervously stuffed his hands into his mouth, jumped a little and ran back.And there are many obstacles on the way of his running, the first is the low pole, the clown bends over and runs, and the lion jumps over.Then there is the single-plank bridge, and the clown runs wobbly.

In the end he was trapped under the trapeze tower.

At this time, the atmosphere was heated up, and people applauded and cheered.

The clown pointed to the high tower and shook his hand again, signaling that he could not go up, but the lion in front of him took another step forward.

Crack, the clown threw another big shoe in the face of the lion.The lion leaped angrily, and the clown had already climbed onto the high platform of the trapeze with his hands and feet.

The roaring lion cruised under the high platform, and patted the crumbling trapeze high platform with its powerful front paw from time to time.On the shaky high platform, the clown crouched down, looking in fear at the terrifying lion below.

Finally, he mustered up his courage, stood up, grabbed the stick of the trapeze man in front of him, and jumped down.

His body drew an arc due to the pull of gravity, but it fell at the other end before reaching it.

The rope snapped, it was a terrible accident!

After jumping a few steps, the lion leaped high and caught the falling clown with its back.The clown and the lion screamed at the same time. They were injured, but the show had to go on.

The lion threw the clown down its back and bit the clown's waist, while the clown died with his limbs hanging down.With the clown in its mouth, the lion swaggered around the cage first, and then walked back to the dark corner where he first appeared.

With enthusiastic cheers and applause behind him, the lion who walked into the backstage opened his mouth wide and put the clown on the ground.

"Great job Arthur! You really are born to be a clown!" The circus owner in the background patted Arthur on the shoulder. "I think it's thrilling to add such a story to the script!"

"Damn! Don't touch me, my waist is about to break!" Arthur cursed angrily, and his red nose became even redder: "Will you pay for my family's settlement after my death? Standing and talking won't hurt your back."

"Okay, okay." Seeing that the clown was not fooled, the circus owner turned and left.

Beside him, the squatting ugly lion whimpered in grievance.About 10 minutes later, Arthur, who was clutching his waist, stood up from the ground, staggered to his dressing table and sat down.

The severe pain in his waist made him frown. He opened the drawer, took out vodka from it and took a sip for himself, then lifted his shirt and took out the ointment in the drawer to apply on his lower back.

His lower back was already black and black, and he grinned in pain.

Then he prostrated himself on the ground again, exposing his back. The lion stepped forward and pressed the clown's waist with its huge front paw, gently pressing it.Half an hour later, the man and the lion switched positions. The lion was lying on the ground while Arthur massaged it.

"Hey, how is Arthur? Is the injury serious?" The performance had ended, and Norris, the knife thrower who had a good relationship with Arthur, patted Arthur on the shoulder.

"It's nothing serious, Nosley."

"Then go and get your salary."

The salary of the circus is only available when performing, and it is in the form of an equal share of ticket revenue, which evenly shares the risks of the circus.It's just that the head of the circus took 5% of the points, and the publicity fee was deducted in advance.In this way, the number of performances gradually increased, but the income was basically the same as before. The other angry members could not unite to put pressure on the head, because the head's nephew was a captain of the nearby naval branch.At any time, he can summon a team of marines to beat up disobedient members, or arrest them and put them in jail.

When Arthur and Norris came to collect their salaries, the fat and bald ringmaster just gave Arthur a sideways look and handed him a thin stack of Baileys.

The audience in this game was a little more than the previous game, but the money Arthur got was one-third less than the previous game.

"Hey, Robbie, you're underpaid!"

"You didn't participate in the small theater and the curtain call!"

"You bastard!" Arthur pulled Robbie's collar, and Gao Li, the strong man protecting Robbie behind Robbie, clenched his fist.Since he became Robbie's part-time bodyguard, his income and meals have increased a lot.

"Forget it... Arthur, forget it..." Norris broke Arthur's hand.But Gao Li, the Hercules who had already come, had already punched Arthur.

Arthur fell to the ground.The teeth were crumbling, and bright red blood flowed from the big red nose.

"What are you! Look at your ridiculous red nose, besides being a clown in the circus, is there any other job for you!" Robbie mocked sharply from his fat neck.

"Damn... don't laugh at my nose!" Arthur jumped up, but was hugged by the more agile Norris.

"You're fired!" Robbie pointed at Arthur's red nose, turned and left arrogantly.

At night, on the cool street, Norris helped the drunk Arthur, and walked to Arthur's house step by step, while the lion followed behind them.The active circus generally does not stay in one town for more than a month, but the range of activities is also fixed on those islands.This time, it was the town where Arthur's family was staying.

"Norris, let's go to sea and find the treasure on the treasure map!" said the drunk Arthur.He once picked up a treasure map from the body of a dead pirate after a circus performance, and he has always believed that the treasure on it exists.

"I've already made an agreement with Old Will that he can sell his boat to us at a discount!"

"My money is already enough to buy, and when the time comes to find the treasure, I will share [-]/[-]."

Although Arthur has a bad temper, he has always been generous to his friends.To be honest, Norris really didn't have much confidence in the treasure that Arthur said, and the work of the circus was delayed by going to sea. He was worried that Fat Robbie would find someone to replace him.

However, as a man, he also dreamed of going to sea, and even practiced this flying knife stunt to be recruited to join the pirates, but various concerns made him give up.

Arthur's home was not far away, and soon Norris knocked on Arthur's door.The door was opened by a cute little guy, about 9 years old, with Arthur's red nose and blue hair tied back in a ponytail.

"Hello, little Bucky." Norris waved to little Bucky.

"Hi Uncle Norris!"

Norris carried Arthur back into the room, while the lion stayed in Arthur's yard obediently.

Throwing the heavy Arthur on the bed, Norris lit a cigarette and smoked quietly, thinking about Arthur's suggestion.When he came back to his senses, he found that little Bucky was staring straight at him.

"You want to smoke?" Norris gestured, holding up his cigarette.

Little Bucky shook his head: "Uncle Norris, I don't want to be an apprentice boatman anymore. Can you tell my dad for me, he will beat me up before I say a word!"

"What's the matter, are you too tired?"

"No, other apprentices laughed at me and bullied me. They said I was a clown! I shouldn't be staying in the shipyard. My nose is the evidence!"

Norris was silent for a moment, and he took out a small dagger from his pocket, with a blade about the length of a pinky finger.

"Little Bucky, next time they bully you, use this to deal with them." Norris took out the dagger and shook it in front of Little Bucky: "But don't stab your face or neck."

"Uncle Norris, can I use a throwing knife to swipe like you! Swipe! Swipe!"

"Hahaha, little Bucky can't do that, because you only have one knife." Norris smiled and patted Little Bucky's head.

In the room, Arthur's snoring sounded like thunder.

"Don't laugh at my red nose!" he shouted in his sleep.

(End of this chapter)