Age of Clowns

"Okay, then please tell me why you were fired by your boss?" Detective Garrity looked at Arthur and asked in confusion.

Arthur took a deep drag on his cigarette and said with regret, "They said I wasn't funny enough, you know? Can you imagine?"

"If you don't mind, I'm going to take care of my mother now..." Arthur held the unextinguished cigarette in his left hand, stood up and said to the two detectives with a smile, his eyes revealing Sarcasm and confidence.

"Your boss gave us a card of yours. It seems to be a disease of yours. When you say you are nervous and frightened, you will burst into laughter. Is this true? Or is this just a clown's trick? Is this part of the performance?" Detective Garrity held Arthur's medical card in his hand and shouted at Arthur's back.

"A clown's trick? Haha, what do you think? Two police detectives?" Arthur took the last puff of his cigarette and flicked the cigarette butt at the feet of the two police detectives with his left hand.Looking at Detective Garrity with a smile on his face….….….….….….….….

In the early morning, a weak light shone in the ward, giving the dim ward some faint light. Arthur and Taylor Swift were sitting on the sofa in the ward, looking at Penny on the bed, with a look of desolation and fatigue on their faces. , after Taylor Swift heard about Arthur's mother, she hurriedly came from home to stay with Arthur.

"She will be fine, don't worry, Arthur." Taylor Swift gently stroked Arthur's back, bringing some comfort to Arthur's tired body and spirit.

"Hey..." Taylor Swift looked at Arthur who was still silent, sighed and asked, "I'm going to buy some coffee and food, Arthur, you are already very tired."

"Okay..." Arthur just nodded blankly. Taylor Swift stood up, kissed Arthur's forehead gently, and walked out of the ward.

"That night I was talking to my little boy, Billy, the youngest, the less bright one, and I told him that the garbage disposals were still on strike, and I wasn't kidding, this was serious.

"Similarly, Billy was also very anxious. He looked at me and asked: Where should we buy garbage in the future?"

"hahahahahahahahahahaha"

"Pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah, pah.

Applause and cheers slowly came from the TV. This was a replay of Murray's talk show, and it was tonight's performance. Arthur usually watched it at home with his mother. Arthur sat over and stroked Penny's Quilt, chuckled, as if Penny was watching.

"Finally here, I want to show you a video. It seems that everyone feels that they are very talented and can do my job."

"Someone filmed the video below at the local Bogo Comedy Club in Gotham City."

"There is a person who thinks that as long as he doesn't stop laughing, he will become funny."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

A video of Arthur suddenly appeared on the TV. It was the video of the last time he performed at the Bogo Comedy Club. Arthur had prepared a talk show for a long time.

"Oh, no..." Arthur stood up suddenly, as if jumping excitement surged into his heart.

"I hated school when I was little."

"But my mother always said that to me."

"You should go enjoy campus life."

"Because sooner or later you have to run for your livelihood!"

"No way, mom, I want to be a comedian when I grow up hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..."

This video started playing on the TV.

"Hahahaha!" Arthur in the ward felt great joy and laughed happily.

"You should really listen to your mother." The camera turned and Murray said to the audience with a suppressed smile.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha" the audience began to laugh, but the stunned Arthur in the ward began to look more and more livid...

"Play one more, play one more, Bobby!"

"Play another part, I love this guy so much."

Murray on the TV began to call the people next to him to call up another video.

This was the last thing Arthur said. It was precisely because of this sentence that the audience said he was a good comedian. Arthur softened his expression and looked at himself on the TV.

"Let's have something funny."

"That day, I happened to be thinking about one thing. I was walking on the road that day, thinking about why rich people are so happy."

"This is really funny. When I was a kid, people told me I wanted to be a comedian. Everyone laughed at me, but no one laughs now!" Arthur on the TV opened his arms as if he was hugging something.

"That's right, man, it's the only joke that can be heard..." Murray said with a suppressed smile.

"Hahaha, yes, I was also there for that guy. I praised him and he thanked me. It's really interesting."

"Hahaha, it's so funny. I just like his crazy confidence, you know."

"Poke my eyes out, I want to save money to buy dish soap for this uncle, go and remove the oil, brother..."

"okok, tonight's show is very exciting. Guests include Chuck Combe, actress Joan Mulligan, and new songs by May Muben and Nertz..."

Laughter, teasing, and insults were constantly introduced into Arthur's mind, like a pair of scissors, constantly cutting into pieces the dream in Arthur's heart, a dream that had been inexplicably misinterpreted...

"Why, this world is different from what I thought...?"