"Young Man, we've arrived at the destination."
The passenger didn't say anything, just handed the driver 500 yuan.
"Wait a moment, let me get your change."
The passenger patted the driver's shoulder.
"Y-Young man?"
The driver looked at the passenger in surprise.
When the passenger got into the car, he was wearing a clown mask and had written the destination on a piece of paper.
The driver assumed the passenger couldn't speak and didn't engage in any conversation.
As soon as the car started, the clown passenger fell asleep inside, and the driver focused on driving, not paying much attention to him.
To the driver's surprise, after arriving at the destination, the passenger's appearance changed drastically. The clown mask seemed like it was now part of his face, and his clothes transformed into colorful clown attire, making him look extremely peculiar.
"You... you..."
The clown turned his face, revealing a smile, and took out a rose from his pocket, handing it to the driver.
"Huh?"
The driver received the flower, looking utterly puzzled.
Gu Yi walked on the street, his face always wearing a smile.
The clown mask completely fused with him overnight, and no matter what he did, he couldn't take the mask off again.
Last night, he spent the whole night deducing in the taxi, but he always failed at the crucial moment.
With the power of the clown, Gu Yi could almost ignore Miss Cat and all the weird creatures, successfully destroying the giant tree. However, when confronting his sister in the end, the deduction always failed to progress.
Gu Yi have to find a method to resolve his sister's inner conflict by himself; there was no way to skip it with deductions.
Gu Yi took out his phone.
[12 hours and 34 minutes.]
The countdown had only twelve hours left.
His sister's final diary entry was also successfully unlocked.
[May 17, 2021, Windy]
[After waking up, I found a red mass by my bedside. It kept twisting and deforming like a terrifying monster.]
[It rushed towards me, and I screamed in fear.]
[Mom came into my room, and I told her there was a monster on my bed.]
[Mom told me that it was all fake, and I just needed to sleep well.]
[I'm really scared.]
[What is that thing?]
[Could that thing be my brother?]
This diary entry probably describes the process of the sister creating her elder brother.
This diary entry roughly describes the process of the younger sister creating her older brother. The twisted mass of flesh became her brother on the next day, that is May 18, which is why she is so afraid of him and asks him what "he" was.
Gu Yi took out a selfie stick, set up his phone, and connected to a live streaming website.
The third rule to use the clown mask: Always have an audience.
He decided to live stream the whole process. The viewers were surprised to see a clown-themed broadcast.
"Wow, a clown live stream?"
"Which circus does the streamer belong to?"
"Why isn't the streamer talking?"
Gu Yi smiled mysteriously at the phone camera, putting his index finger to his lips to indicate silence. He then exaggeratedly put his hand into his pants, drawing attention from the audience.
"Is this something I can see?"
"Showing a big treasure"
"What's he doing?"
Gu Yi took out a two-meter-high mahagony door from his pants, and with a loud crash, he placed the door on the ground. He comically ran around and struggled for a while before finally stabilizing the door.
The live chat was filled with question marks.
"Special effects?"
"Is he a clown or a magician?"
"Is this really live? It's not edited footage?"
"It's live! I saw it with my own eyes. Hey guys, can you see me in the stream?"
A viewer rushed into the frame, waving at everyone.
Gu Yi noticed and waved like him, smiling at the camera.
The live chat was filled with disbelief.
"Nah, this must be staged, right?"
"I've never seen such a script before, it's really interesting."
"It's definitely edited footage!"
Squeak—
Gu Yi didn't bother to explain anything to the live chat. He held up his phone, aimed the camera at the mahagony door, and smiled as he opened it.
Outside the door was a scorched earth.
Upon closer inspection, it was clearly the city's southern dock, where a big fire broke out two nights ago, and the firefighters had been battled it for a day and night.
At this moment, TV reporters were still on-site, conducting interviews.
Gu Yi moved to the back of their camera while holding up his phone, making exaggerated funny faces.
"Fuck? Isn't that a TV reporter?"
"The clown is really at the scene, on live TV!"
"Is this guy really a magician?"
Gu Yi's live stream was suddenly flooded with a large number of viewers, and the barrage completely covered his face.
Gu Yi burst into laughter.
The admiration of the viewers filled him with power.
No wonder the rules of the clown mentioned that he must have an audience. The more people admired and liked him, the more weird powers he could use.
The cameraman and the reporters obviously noticed Gu Yi causing trouble, and they all turned their heads away.
Gu Yi once again reached into his pants, and after some exaggerated fumbling, he pulled out a hemp rope as thick as an arm.
The reporter, holding the microphone, forgot about the interview and just stared blankly at Gu Yi.
"Why can he pull out such a big thing from his pants?"
"I have no idea."
Gu Yi kept an exaggerated smile on his face, squatting on the ground and tying the hemp rope into a lasso. He swung the rope like a cowboy, creating a whirlwind.
"Wow!"
The female reporter lost her footing and was blown away by the whirlwind.
The cameraman, being larger in size, quickly reached out and pulled the female reporter behind the adjacent shipping container as the whirlwind continued.
The container shook vigorously from the impact of the whirlwind.
The reporter and the cameraman exchanged glances.
"It's a monster! Let's get out of here!"
"Run? Run where? This is such a great news story! We'll be famous if we report this!"
"You can't even stand steadily, what can you report?!"
"Well, you can stand, right? Film it for me first, we're live now, what a great opportunity!"
The reporter promptly pushed the cameraman out.
Stabilizing himself, the cameraman aimed the camera at Gu Yi.
Gu Yi's exaggerated laughter echoed throughout the dock as he forcefully threw the hemp rope towards the largest shipping container in the middle of the dock.
Clank!
The lasso caught the container.
Gu Yi gave it a strong tug.
The massive container was lifted off the ground and casually thrown into the sea.
The waves surged, splashing onto the dock like pouring rain.
The reporter's hair and clothes were drenched, but she excitedly stood in front of the camera, holding the microphone, and explained the situation to all the viewers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm currently at the city's southern dock, and we've encountered a superhuman here! He's incredibly strong, possessing all sorts of magical abilities, just like a character from a movie. He's like—ah!"
The reporter's words were cut short as she suddenly felt her feet leaving the ground.
She turned her head and saw that Gu Yi was holding her with one hand and the cameraman with the other, and they were now standing where the shipping container had been before.
There was a straight downward staircase.
Even though it was daytime, the bottom was pitch-black, sending shivers down their spines.
"You..."
Gu Yi grinned and handed his selfie stick to the reporter, nodding gently.
The reporter looked down and realized that Gu Yi was live-streaming with his phone.
At this moment, the barrage had become a chaotic mess, with a dense array of messages making it hard to distinguish what everyone was saying.
"Are you asking me to film for you?"
Gu Yi nodded and gave a brilliant smile.