City K, police station.

The atmosphere fell into a terrible stagnation, and several people present looked at each other without saying a word.

"What if no one is rescued after four days?"

"You're going to have a dismemberment case here."

The captain pouted, with a serious expression on his face.

"Any clues?"

"There's no clue that shit happened, just two words, 'clown.'"

Team Xing and the captain of the Criminal Police Team of K City are old classmates and old enemies.

"Oh, why are you yelling at me? I'm not a murderer. I'm too lazy to argue with you this time. I don't have enough time. Let's analyze it first."

Old Mo, the captain of the criminal police team in City K, sat down and began to analyze the situation.

"Our city heard that there is a circus that will come to perform, and there may be clowns in it. There is also a very famous attraction in our city called the House of Clowns."

It is a theme park. There are several theories about the identity of the builder. One is that the owner is a clown, so he wants to build a clown home. Another is that the owner likes to watch clown performances very much, so he specially built a park for himself. appreciate.

"First of all, it is useless for us to wait and see, because the murderer told me that he wanted to play a game with me, and this game has already started. The victim does not know where in this city, and is related to the 'clown' Tortured in the content, the murderer may not show up, or he may be watching nearby, and he has accomplices."

Su Xin organized his words and explained the situation clearly.

"Secondly, in this game, we are the passive side. This is not a capture operation, because we don't know the name of the murderer now, we don't know where he is, he may be a person without an ID card, and we can't search for it. He only gave four days for his information, and after four days, if we don't find that person, that person may be dead."

You can only move to find, not wait.

Liao Qingjie sat by the side silently. In this discussion, she was not the leader. Her responsibility was only to protect Su Xin from danger, and she did not need to participate in the analysis of the case.

"I'll go to that theme park first."

Su Xin stood up, and Liao Qingjie followed her.

"Don't worry about my safety. If you want to follow, just follow. He won't kill me at this time."

The captain sighed, not knowing whether to be happy or worried. If the witnesses were weak, the current phenomenon might not have happened. It would be nice if this person was smarter, but he had too many thoughts of his own, so he completely left them behind. On one side, he acted like he didn't want to act with them, fighting alone and making up his own mind.

Su Xin has already dragged Liao Qingjie away in a hurry. In short, start the investigation first, and if there is no investigation, the follow-up will be useless.

Su Xin didn't want to fight alone, leaving the police alone, but she was used to doing many things alone, and in Su Xin's view, Liao Qingjie was someone from the police, as long as she acted with If you go to Liao Qingjie, doesn't that mean you are working with the police? It's the same.

Su Xin is not familiar with the route here, but Fourteen is a mobile GPS navigation, but the things related to the case are blocked, and other things are still used as usual.

Su Xin took a taxi and reported the place name.

The clown theme park is very famous here, and many foreign tourists come here especially, and my buddies are very familiar with the route to get there.

"Are you foreigners?"

The elder brother seemed to like talking to people more. Not long after Su Xin and Liao Qingjie got into the car, he was talking with a smile while turning the steering wheel.

"Oh, yes."

"You can hear it with this accent. It's different from the people here. You two come out to play. You two girls should be careful, and they are so good-looking. There are many bad people in society, pay more attention Protect yourself."

The driver seems very enthusiastic, and words of concern will not make people feel uncomfortable.

"Yeah, master, I want to ask you something."

"Ask, ask, I will tell you what I can, there is no place in this city that I haven't been to, and the door is clear!"

The driver was smiling, and it felt different when the beauty asked her a question.

"Do you have any other places or things about clowns here?"

"Hey, you're asking the right person. Our city not only has a clown park, but also a circus. It's on the other side of the main square. The show will start tonight. The show will last for four or five days, right? , I suggest that you go there for a stroll first, after all, the circus can walk, but the park can’t run without long legs.”

"Okay, thank you."

Clown theme park.

There is a fee here, not free. Tickets are [-] for adults and half price for children. You can go in and play as long as you want. There are individual paid programs, and the price is very close to the people.

The main reason is that the city's economic level is not very high, and a small park cannot generate too much economy.

On the frame at the door is a huge clown head, with a smile, which makes people feel very cute.

Clown, clown, clown, what the hell!

Su Xin stood at the door, watching the people coming and going, a little dazed.

Liao Qingjie took Su Xin's hand and stood there with Su Xin. She turned her body to avoid blocking others.

"what happened?"

"I'm a little confused."

Su Xin tilted her head, she glanced at Liao Qingjie, and then looked at the scene of people coming and going, those colorful scenes, and the laughter and laughter hidden unknown darkness and danger.

"Don't think so much, and don't add psychological burden to yourself, come on, we will definitely find it."

It is an extremely heavy thing to carry the lives of others on your own.

Liao Qingjie shook her and Su Xin's clasped hands, the corners of her mouth raised.

A clown noticed the two beautiful girls standing by the door. One was frowning and looked unhappy, while the other seemed to be comforting her. The scene was very harmonious.

Coming here, of course, is to be happy.

This is a very happy and happy place, and everyone should be smiling.

The clown decided to go up to them and make them happy.

Su Xin watched the clown perform magic tricks in front of her, twisting and bouncing around, very lively.

He acts, falls, and is funny.

Su Xin tilted her head and still didn't smile, but her mood did improve.

"What does clown mean?"

The clown in front of him scratched his wig, his every move was amused.

"The clowns are us, poor and great people."

The clown's voice was clear, and it could be heard that it was a teenager. He made a face and laughed.

Poor and great.

Making people happy is indeed a great thing.

"Come on, let's look around."

If you were a murderer, where would you hide people?

Su Xin and Liao Qingjie walked for two full hours, visited the entire theme park, took photos with every clown, and felt nothing strange.

Su Xin and Liao Qingjie left the park, Su Xin sat on the bench and rubbed her legs, Liao Qingjie pinched half of her shoulder.

"Do you want a cone? I'll buy it for you."

Liao Qingjie saw that the girls who came and went were holding ice cream or cones, which made this sweltering summer a bit cooler.

Living together for many days, Liao Qingjie has fully grasped Su Xin's taste, what he likes to eat and what he doesn't like to eat, what style of clothes and shoes he likes, what animals he hates, and the most important time of menstrual period .

Now that I am not in my menstrual period, I can eat ice cream.

"Okay, you can buy me one, I want the matcha flavor, double color is also fine."

Matcha high!The mix of matcha and milk flavors is also excellent.

Liao Qingjie went to line up at the drink shop, while Su Xin sat on the bench and looked around.

This is the rest area at the entrance of the park. Some children are led in by their parents, and some come to play by themselves.

There is a clown statue in the center of this open space, standing there vividly, there are many people taking pictures there, and there are peddlers selling things around.

Su Xin noticed the clown, stood up and walked over there.

They were queuing up to take a group photo there, and she couldn't get close for a while, so she could only wait in line outside.

Although there were many people queuing up to buy ice cream in the beverage store, the speed was very fast. When Liao Qingjie came back with the ice cream, she found that there were no people sitting on the chairs, and she panicked.

But soon she found that person among the crowd, and her heart instantly settled down. It turned out that the statement was true.

When you like someone, no matter how inconspicuous she is in the crowd, you can tell it at a glance, she seems to be shining.

Liao Qingjie walked over with a cone and handed one to Su Xin.

"Here, your bicolor."

"Thank you."

"Think there's a problem there?"

"I just don't want to let go of any clowns."

"it is good."

In fact, this location should be impossible, because the flow of people is too large. If someone is locked inside, it will be difficult not to be found. More importantly, this thing is not necessarily hollow, it may be solid. , although the possibility of being solid is relatively small, you will know it after careful observation.

When Su Xin was in the queue, Su Xin didn't go up to pose for people to take pictures, but knocked on it with his hand, and touched its gap with his hands.The clown is not tall, and the base seems to be only 1.8 meters.

It's not hollow, you can't see what it looks like inside, but it should be hollow.

Su Xin's behavior made the people behind a little anxious and urged them.

"Hurry up, what are you doing? If you take pictures, then hurry up, and if you don't take pictures, hurry up, don't block the people behind, okay?"

Su Xin left the clown statue while licking the cone, thinking in her heart.

The murderer still used the old method. The number she called was from City K. When she called back, no one answered.

The number was found to belong to City K. It may be someone else's mobile phone, it may be an accomplice's, and it is more likely that it is someone else's.

Later, the police force was used here, and a mobile phone was located by IP, but the owner of the mobile phone and the murderer were completely out of touch.

"When does the circus start?"

"Six pm."

It was three o'clock in the afternoon, and the flames were burning.

"Can I buy a ticket now?"

"It is estimated that the venue is still being built, let's go and have a look first?"

"go."

The two took a taxi and headed to the next location.

The venue is still under construction, many people are busy, and some people are standing and watching.

Su Xin walked over and found someone who was busy inside directing.

"Well, hello."

"Sorry, wait a minute, our show will start at night, it's too early now."

"Ah, so, I would like to ask what time can I buy tickets?"

"05:30 is fine."

The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled kindly.

"Then is there any clown performance in your group?"

"Of course, his performance will definitely make you laugh out loud."

That person wasn't impatient either, because circuses are very difficult to deal with now, and many circuses have disappeared. Once there is any animal cruelty involved, they can't be provoked.

"Then what time does he perform?"

"He's hot, you'll see it the first time."

"Has he performed with you for a long time?"

"Of course, we have rich experience and will never hurt any animals."

"OK, thanks."

"You're welcome, you are welcome to come and see."

After the exchange, Su Xin walked back to Liao Qingjie's side.

"How about it?"

"There is a clown who was the first to appear during the performance. He has been with this troupe for a long time. If the murderer wants to disguise himself as him, it should be more difficult, and it is even more impossible to disguise the hostage as him."

"Let's see again tonight."

"Row."

It looks like it's getting nothing.

This game of hide-and-seek is really foolish. Although the city is not too big, it is not small either. There is only one key word of clown.

Su Xin, calm down.

If you were going to kill, where would you be doing it?

The most secret, the most convenient and the easiest place to approach the target.

"Have any thoughts?"

"One thing, I suspect it's still a park, let's go back and have a look."

The most secretive thing is that clowns are the most common in the clown park, and they are the easiest to hide. The thick oil paint covers the original appearance, but it is concealed openly, without any reason.

The most convenient thing is that clowns are of course convenient in the clown park. It is very convenient to go wherever you want to go here.

The easiest to approach the target, the clown.

According to her own thinking, Su Xin felt that the clown theme park was the strangest place. If her murderer won't let herself be alone in a certain place after she succeeds, it will be too conspicuous, and she will disappear in the crowd and become ordinary. fatal.

Hide yourself and be a normal person.

"it is good."

They're back again, the Joker thought to himself.

The two beautiful girls he saw before went out after playing here for a long time, and they came back before evening.

The clown stood there watching them silently, thinking that the two girls were very strange.

They didn't seem to come here because they were in a bad mood, or because they wanted to be better. They walked so hurriedly, what were they looking for?

What are you looking for?

Su Xin felt that someone was staring at her, and she immediately looked towards the source of her gaze. Liao Qingjie was equally sensitive and locked on to a place.

People were walking around, blocking the view.

"Did you feel it?"

"I felt it from the moment I walked in."

"Go and see?"

"Ah."

Su Xin and Liao Qingjie walked in that direction, but they didn't see any strange people, only the clown they met last time.

That young boy with a very young voice.

The clown was startled when he saw them standing in front of him, but he quickly calmed down and posed for them.

The clown is not very idle, and there are some people around him, but he only performs some small magic tricks, and then motions for the tourists to go inside.

He waited until there were no one around before saying hello.

"Miss, we meet again."

"You were looking at us just now?"

"Yes, I'm a little curious, did you drop something? Or are you looking for someone?"

"Ah, so it is."

Su Xin squeezed Liao Qingjie's hand behind her back, thinking about it.

"We were playing hide-and-seek with a friend. He only told me that he was a clown. I didn't know where he was hiding. We couldn't recognize the clown even after he put on makeup. Do you know all the clowns in this garden?"

"It turned out to be like this. Of course, I know them all, but I only know them when they take off their makeup. Because although the staff in our park is not fixed, there are very few new people who come in. Basically, everyone is familiar with them. , but they still can’t be recognized after putting on the clothes, because the makeup can be changed, but some people’s specific habits, movements, height and figure, etc., we still know each other.”

The clown said that he looked naughty when he laughed.

"Is your staff not fixed?"

"Of course, as for us, there are professional clowns and amateurs. For example, some students or working parties like to play clowns to make others happy and make themselves happy, but the usual time is not enough, so it is only when you are free. Come for a few hours, some will be there all day long. As for the professional, just treat it as a serious job, of course you have to report every day, or go to some places to do performances.”

Professional clowns have long been uncommon. Some have been trained by professional institutions, and some have been monks halfway through their studies.

"It's an amateur like me. I like to be a clown, do magic tricks, and bring smiles to everyone. Children will surround me and pull me to tie balloons for them and do magic tricks."

The clown's smile is sincere from the heart, which makes people feel very happy.

"But my parents don't let me play, they think it's not serious, and think clowns are weird people, funny clowns, so I had to secretly run out to play without telling them."

The clown spread his hands, looking helpless.

"You deserve to be respected. How easy it is to make people feel uncomfortable, but not to make people happy."

Su Xin boasted that every profession deserves to be respected.

Logically speaking, a killer is not considered a profession and is not recognized by the law, but it is a convention and everyone acquiesces.

"Then can you pay attention to me, after you rest."

The park closes at eight o'clock.

"Of course, but you have to tell me the characteristics of your friend, otherwise how can I find it?"

Su Xin originally wanted to say that there was a scar on her face, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was impossible. The murderer was a thoughtful person and would never let herself be exposed like this.

If it was an accomplice inside, it would be even more difficult to recognize, who knows what that accomplice looks like.

"I don't know, and he didn't tell me, just please tell me if there are any strangers, have you been standing at this door all the time?"

"Yes, I usually come on Saturdays. When I come, I like to stand at the door and see many people."

"Then as long as there are clowns who don't take off their makeup, you can also know?"

"of course."

"Then please, please tell me if you observe it. This is my contact information. Do you have a mobile phone?"

"some."

After exchanging contact information, the clown took out a balloon and made a cute animal figure by flying his fingers.

"Actually, you're not playing hide-and-seek with your friends, are you?"

"Huh? It's indeed playing hide and seek, but that person is not my friend. He took away one of my very important things, and told me that I can only get back my things if I find him."

"Wow, kind of cool."

The clown gave Su Xin the balloon in his hand.

"Thank you, let's continue to have a look."

Su Xin took the balloon in her hand.

Liao Qingjie didn't know why she was in a bad mood, but she still controlled her paralyzed expression.

They searched carefully again, and made sure that there was no place where people could hide.

It was almost six o'clock.

"Let's go to that circus."

Liao Qingjie picked up her phone and checked the time, it started at six o'clock.

"it is good."

When Su Xin and Liao Qingjie went out, they said goodbye to the clown.

After taking a taxi to the circus show, Su Xin and Liao Qingjie bought tickets and walked in.

At this moment, the clown has already started to perform acrobatics, his movements are flexible and funny.

Su Xin and Liao Qingjie only stared at the clown. After the clown left the stage, they did not continue to watch the performance below, left their seats, and headed backstage.

"What are you doing? You can't just enter the backstage."

Someone stopped them both.

"We like that clown, can we get an autograph if we want to take a photo together?"

Su Xin said wittily, her eyes turned inward, as if she was following her idol.

Liao Qingjie wanted to laugh when she teased her, but in order not to collapse, she nodded calmly, but she couldn't stop her joy.

"Just take a picture and ask for an autograph and leave. It's also okay to go outside and take pictures."

"Ok."

The man looked at the two of them up and down before nodding hesitantly.

"Brother Porridge, someone asked you to take a photo."

The man shouted towards the inside. Su Xin and Liao Qingjie stood at the door and saw the figure of the clown running over.

That clown is not too tall and looks less than 1.7 meters, a little worse than Liao Qingjie.

Liao Qingjie is 170, and Su Xin's body is 164.

This is absolutely impossible to be the murderer, and his demeanor does not look like a kidnapped hostage.

"Wow, really? Did you take a photo with me?"

Brother Porridge is a little excited. He has been in this industry for seven or eight years, and few people ask to take a photo with her. If they do, they are all children, because most of the people who like those performances are Those innocent children will feel very happy because of novel things, and adults will certainly have it, but the proportion is relatively small.

"Uh-huh."

The next thing was to take a group photo, and nothing happened.

They left the square and returned to the hotel they had booked.

After such a busy day, I didn't find anything particularly big. I only knew that the clown in the circus was neither a hostage nor a murderer.

The captain hasn't come back yet, so he should still be checking other things at the police station.

They ordered a dinner, and Liao Qingjie ordered a double bed, and she was very scheming not to order a room.

Liao Qingjie has basically figured out what kind of personality her sweetheart has. In fact, she is very easy to understand, very direct and simple. In her world, good is good or bad, and she likes to put relationship The division is clear.

She has different standards of measurement in her heart, and she will have different attitudes towards different people, and she is not at all contrived or artificial.

Very charismatic, very brave, very firm, will be stubborn to do a thing, never let go, can work tirelessly for it, such a person is hard but soft, soft and strong.

It is absolutely impossible to force her to do anything, because once she is forced to respond, she will reveal her sharp armor, just like a hedgehog, shrinking herself, and treating anyone with a sharp side.

It is absolutely not allowed to make her feel forced. Sometimes she may be willing to do something in her heart, and she will take the initiative to do it without anyone urging her.But if someone made a coercive order to him at this time, then all the things that made her happy would not make her so happy.

To deal with this kind of person, you should simmer her over the fire slowly, let her get used to you just like she gets used to breathing, if one day you are not by her side, she will feel very uncomfortable.

Liao Qingjie told Lao Liu this, but this view of love was not approved by Lao Liu. As a straight man, Lao Liu sneered.

L: I didn't see that you are such a scheming Lao Liao, but this way of treating it is difficult for that girl to recognize her feelings. Maybe what she feels about you is just a feeling of dependence, not love .

J: Ah...you said it as if you understood it very well.

L: I know a little more than you.

J: Then you said that I, as a suitor, made her feel dependent on me, isn't it right?

L: Yes, but...don't you think your causal relationship is a bit wrong?

J: Is there a mistake?

The single young female looked confused.

There was no reply yet, but it showed that it was typing, so Liao Qingjie waited, and after a while, Lao Liu sent a voice.

Liao Qingjie didn't bring earphones, so she could only walk from the bed to the bathroom, and listen to what he was saying in the bathroom.

L: I made a big mistake, Brother Ting will tell you, the two of them liked each other and became a couple.Just like you and her, for example, you have caught up with her now, and you have become a girlfriend with her. Because she likes you, she has a feeling of dependence on you, and she likes to cling to you and treat you like a baby Wow.Seeing that you have been away from her for too long, I will miss you and feel sad. Not seeing you every day is like three autumns.However, if you haven't caught up with her yet, and you are still in a friendship stage with her, and you make her feel dependent on you, it's just a dependence between good friends, and she will feel very uncomfortable if she doesn't contact you. But what is that discomfort?It's because she can't eat the food you cook anymore, without you talking to her by her side.This kind of you may be unique and irreplaceable in her heart, even though you are not together.

After listening to this passage, because of the last sentence, Liao Qingjie felt inexplicably in a good mood, and the corners of her mouth lifted.

Unique, irreplaceable, what a wonderful idiom.

L: So have you figured out the relationship between this?

J: I would like to ask you to speak more clearly.

Another long voice.

L: To put it more simply and rudely, even if you let her rely on you so deeply that she has no way to leave you, she may still refuse you if you confess, because that is not love.Of course, this still varies from person to person, maybe the girl you chase after, she will agree.But you have to think about whether she promised you because she didn't want to lose you as a friend, so she kept it, or did she have true feelings for you in terms of true love.

J: Well...it's a little bit heartbreaking.

L: The more worrying thing is yet to come. No one in this world can’t live without someone. No matter how much she relies on you, she can’t say that she can’t eat, sleep, or talk. right?So what did she do before she met you?Doesn't she know how to order takeaway?

J: Before she met me, she did order takeaway.

L: Is this the fucking point I want to say?Don't be sloppy, please, please face this issue squarely, and don't run away, Comrade Liao.

J: Well, I was actually quite confident, but after you said that, I feel that my self-confidence is about to collapse.

L: What do you admire about this girl?Is she brave, is she not confident, is she independent, is she very willful?

J: Brave, confident, independent, straightforward, radiant, has his own mind and opinions, sometimes thinks of strange things, very attractive, can fight, can climb mountains, and can dive deep.

Liao Qingjie leaned against the door of the bathroom, with an unconscious smirk on her face, this blow was quite powerful.

L: Yes, so if she really has these qualities, do you think she might depend on you so much that she can't leave you?

Lao Liu actually doesn't quite understand what his good friend thinks. Since this girl is so independent and brave, how can she be a dodder flower that was born dependent on others.

Liao Qingjie suddenly didn't know how to reply to her friend. This just hit her heart, and it was what she was most afraid of.

In the past 20 years, Liao Qingjie has no experience in love, and she doesn't know why she fell in love with this girl at first glance. The many advantages she said are indeed the reasons for her to fall in love with that girl, but she really loves her. The reasons for going to that girl were none of those, but because of the girl's smile and the throbbing of her soul, she couldn't control her whole body.

It seems that there is a villain in my heart who keeps shouting: That's right!That's her!Did not run away!

As soon as she saw her, she knew that this person would be her daughter-in-law.

J: So what should I do?

L: That depends on you. In fact, your own love does not need others to point fingers, because different people have different personalities, and different sparks will burst out when they get along with each other. Lao Liao, if you are really special Like this girl, how do you want to protect her?Do you take the position next to her as a matter of course, tell everyone that you are a couple, tell anyone who misses her that she has a master, and your rivals will be blown away by you, or silently guard by her side, just look at her Is it enough for her to be happy?

Liao Qingjie walked to the sink and looked at herself in the mirror. The person inside had a gloomy expression.

Liao Qingjie is a very selfish person, she never denies this, she can even be said to be cold-blooded, she will do whatever it takes to achieve her goal.Although she hadn't done those things yet, just passed them in her mind, she never felt that she was a very tolerant person.

As long as it is hers, it should be held in her hands, and she will never escape for the rest of her life. She will spoil the person in her heart to the sky, to the point of lawlessness, and then isolate her circle of friends, so that she only has her in her eyes and heart, normal Of course, she can socialize, but she is the only one in her heart who can accommodate her.

Liao Qingjie thought about it carefully, and told her good friend over there her answer.

J: Of course I choose the former?Do you think silent guarding will be my style?I want her to be happy, but only if she can't be with anyone.She is happy alone, and I will be happy with her!If someone else appears by her side, this is absolutely intolerable to me.

L: I knew you would say that.The former is the route of the heroine, and the latter is the route of the second female lead.So Lao Liao, don't gossiping so much, let's show your cards after you are familiar enough, maybe the answer will be unexpected to you?

J: Great idea, but I don't think we know each other well enough yet.

L: Huh? ? ?Then you take him around and accompany her to do what she likes, and treat it as a date.

J: The two of us are doing things in one place now.

L: Such a red chicken!whats the matter?

J: There was a perverted killer who was after her and made a deal with her. If she couldn't find a hostage within four days, that Renzhi would be killed, and then continue to the next game, the hostage There are six candidates on the list, and it should be five now. We have to spend time with him. This person is too smart to catch him.

L: You are really special...then you should wait until the incident is over before confessing your love to her, maybe now is not a good time to confess.He is still busy saving others, he is also busy figuring out some clues, how can he have time to fall in love with you.

J: Well.

Liao Qingjie pretended to flush the toilet, then washed her hands at the sink, and walked out of the bathroom.

Su Xin was still playing with her mobile phone with her head down, busy with her own affairs, completely indifferent to the people around her.

Su Xin is consulting an old expert, an old man who has studied ancient characters very well. She found such an expert after many twists and turns, and got in touch with him.

The old man is not very good at using such smart things, and his grandson is still helping him, and it will take some time to study.

Su Xin told the old man not to worry too much. It is of course good if he can understand the meaning. If he can’t understand it, it’s okay, because she has never seen this kind of writing before, and she has never found such a large area in the underground palace. A recorded symbol, just see these four.

This phenomenon is actually quite strange. How could a tribe only have four symbols when recording things? It is possible to say that the underground palace is just one of their large buildings. After all, although there are many rooms there, it is not like A tribe that can live well.

Those people should have other places to live, but besides the small town, there are no other villages around the mountain, let alone ancient ruins.

In fact, the strangest thing is that there are no symbols that have not been circulated.As long as there are traces of life, as long as you can communicate, you should be able to use language.

So, what about their language?

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