Chapter 99

The large performance tent was still under construction, but a row of small sheds and tents for the circus members to live in had already been set up.

Xu Dong held the hand of his "son" Liang Liang and walked to a white-roofed shed in the middle.

The shed was wrapped in thick plastic sheets and a blanket curtain was hung at the door.

It was still summer and the sun was high in the sky. Just looking at this kind of residence made people feel hot and stuffy.

Xu Dong lifted his collar and urged, "Can you be quicker? Don't waste my time!"

The young woman glanced at him and said, "You have to feel and inspect a mule or a cow before you buy them in, let alone a person."

Xu Dong glared at her and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, we have to see if the child is sick or disabled, otherwise it will be difficult to find a buyer even if we accept him."

"My son has rarely been sick since he was young and is very healthy."

"Haha." The young woman covered her mouth and laughed, "Your words don't count. Come in and sit down. It's hot outside, but it's cool inside."

As she spoke, the woman lifted the blanket curtain, and immediately a cool air came out, which not only dispelled the summer heat, but also made people shiver uncontrollably.

Xu Dong suspected that there might be ice cubes in it.

"Are you going to come in?" the woman urged again.

Xu Dong took a deep breath, held Liang Liang’s hand and walked in.

The space inside the shed is not big, with a chair and a bed on both sides.

In the middle area is a water tank, on which stands a statue wearing a white robe, a tall hat and holding a lantern in both hands.

At first glance, I thought it was a living person, but Xu Dong was startled when he came in.

Liang Liang shrank back, hiding behind his father, grabbing Xu Dong's trouser legs with both hands.

"What is this?" Xu Dong asked.

The woman said as a matter of course: "How rare it is, how can one not have something to worship?"

The old woman sat down on the chair, holding an old-fashioned porcelain bowl in her hand. The bowl had several holes on it and was filled with clear water.

The woman bent down and grabbed Liangliang.

"No, I don't, I don't." Liang Liang looked at his father pleadingly.

There was a struggle in Xu Dong's eyes, but he didn't look down and just stood there without moving.

The woman pulled the boy away from the man and brought him to the old woman.

The old woman reached out and touched Liangliang's cheek.

After being touched, the little boy immediately stopped making noise and his eyelids drooped, but beneath his quiet appearance, his body was shaking constantly.

The old woman first touched the boy's forehead with her index finger, then put her index finger into the clear water in the bowl. Then, the water in the bowl turned a light black.

The woman looked at the color and frowned slightly, obviously very dissatisfied with the quality.

However, she still took out the money from her pocket, counted it, and handed it to Xu Dong: "This is all, take it or not."

Xu Dong took the money, put it into his pocket without counting it, turned around and left quickly.

Liangliang's body was shaking more violently.

The old woman continued to hold the bowl, motionless.

At this time, a corner of the blanket curtain was lifted, and a man poked his head out and asked, "Sister Rou, the food has been bought, and everyone is waiting for you to eat."

The woman called “Sister Rou” turned her head abruptly and yelled at the man, “Eat, eat, eat! The offerings aren’t even ready yet, and all you do is eat!”

"Didn't I just receive one..."

Sister Rou pushed Liangliang and snorted, "The quality is too poor, a child that no one wants."

Xu Dong walked all the way out to a small shop on the side of the road, went in and asked for a pack of cigarettes, stood at the door of the shop, took out a cigarette and lit it, choked on the first puff, then squatted down and began to dry heave.

The pleasure of revenge that I imagined did not appear. Instead, my heart suddenly became empty and my eyes became moist.

"Crack! Crack!"

He slapped himself hard twice, turning his face red.

"Xu Dong, ah Xu Dong, why are you so cheap? It's not your own child, why are you reluctant to give it up?"

He originally had an enviable and wonderful life.

After graduation, he was assigned to a very profitable unit with good welfare benefits. He married an intellectual and beautiful wife, and later they had a lovely son.

At that time, he truly felt that God had been kind to him.

But later, he found that he had become a joke.

First, my wife divorced me due to emotional discord. Although I didn't understand and tried hard to keep her, I finally had no choice but to accept it.

Fortunately, he won the custody of his son.

For this, he still feels some gratitude towards his ex-wife.

Until one day, he heard rumors about his ex-wife. He didn't believe it at first, but later he found out that his wife had been dating someone else when she was in school. Strictly speaking, he became the third party.

He had been to that school and met the retired old professor Chen Deliang. At first glance, he confirmed that Liangliang was the other's son.

He didn't think his son looked like him before. Perhaps his son looked more like his mother. But when the suspect appeared, he couldn't help but believe the comparison.

It turns out that over the years, I have not only been helping others support their wives, but also helping them raise their sons.

The son who was originally loved felt that every time he looked at her, she was being mocked and her self-esteem was trampled upon.

Especially, there is a character "Liang" in his son's name, and his nickname is "Liang Liang", which was given by his wife. It is a character in the old man's name.

His world collapsed.

However, after selling the child, he felt very sad again. He could vaguely hear his son calling him "Dad" in his ears.

He was squatting on the ground, and when he turned his head, he saw a red car among the toys on the table outside the shop.

At this moment, there are countless voices in my heart that despise and abuse me, scolding me for being incompetent, scolding me for being a coward, scolding me for deserved it, scolding me for being a waste.

But he still stood up, picked up the toy car, walked to the counter, asked the boss how much it was, took out his wallet and paid.

Then, he took the toy and started walking back.

He kept taking deep breaths, his expression very painful, and could only keep repeating "Even if I raise a dog, I have feelings for it after raising it for so long."

You can leave the child with his mother, with the old man, or even to an orphanage, but you should not sell him.

As soon as he thought of this, he started running, and ran faster and faster.

Meanwhile, inside the white shed.

The bowl in the old woman's hand originally contained only light black water, but it was gradually becoming thicker.

Sister Rou noticed it and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that although the quality is only half of the normal one, it is still acceptable."

The old woman stood up with the bowl in her hand, walked to the water tank and poured the black water in the bowl into it.

The statue seemed to be more alive.

A smile appeared on the old woman's face, and the wrinkles on both sides of her mouth were barely lifted up.

Sister Rou clasped her hands together and bowed three times to the statue.

Then she walked out of the shed and outside and saw the man running towards her with a toy in his hand.

"I'll give you the money back, and give me the child. You count the money, I haven't touched it!"

Xu Dong took out all the money he had put in his pocket.

Sister Rou shook her head.

"Give me the child, and I'll give you some extra money. I won't sell it anymore, just give me the child!"

Sister Rou continued to shake her head.

"I'm not selling it anymore!"

Xu Dong wanted to break in.

The next moment, Sister Rou grabbed his neck with one hand and lifted his knees.

"boom!"

Xu Dong covered his lower abdomen, knelt on the ground, and opened his mouth wide. He didn't expect that this young girl could be so harsh.

"Give me the child... I'll pay you extra money... You take in children... isn't it also for the purpose of... for making money..."

"Making money? Haha."

Sister Rou smiled, then slashed Xu Dong on the back of his neck with her hand.

Xu Dong's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Two people from the acrobatic troupe came over and pointed at Xu Dong on the ground: "Sister Rou, there is a reservoir ahead. Can we take care of it tonight?"

"Deal with him, what the hell? Lock him up in a cage, and when you leave Jinling and head north, sell him to a black coal mine. He must be alive, otherwise the child you just adopted will be useless.

From now on, we have to take care of this child ourselves, otherwise he will always come for unknown reasons.

During the performance tomorrow, you guys should keep a close eye on them and look for those children who are accompanied by their parents to watch the show.

By the way, has the publicity vehicle been dispatched yet? "

"Not yet, I'm eating."

"Let them eat in the car. Now go spread the word. Go to the residential areas near the kindergarten and turn up the horn!"

……

"The Yu Family Acrobatic Troupe will soon present you with wonderful performances, including cute dwarfs and beautiful mermaids... Children, quickly ask your parents to bring you to Xijiao Square to watch tomorrow!"

Tan Wenbin rolled down the taxi window and looked at the oncoming van. There was a large loudspeaker on the roof of the van and various performance posters on both sides.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, is this the one? It's also called the Yu Family Acrobatic Troupe."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "That should be it."

Tan Wenbin asked the taxi driver in front of him: "Master, do you know Xijiao Square?"

"I know them. I live nearby. Are you guys here to watch the acrobatics? It starts tomorrow. When I left this morning, I saw they were still setting up the tent."

“Are there many people in that circus?”

"It looks like a lot. There are several trucks alone. Haha. Tomorrow is the weekend and the kindergarten is closed. I plan to take my child to watch the show."

"Master, it's better not to go there. There are too many people there and accidents are likely to happen." After a pause, Tan Wenbin added, "It's not safe for children."

"My child is smart and clever. He's fine. He doesn't talk to strangers. You can't fool him."

Li Zhuiyuan said calmly: "There is no child that cannot be tricked."

The driver immediately retorted: “My child is really different. We taught him since he was young not to talk to strangers and not to take things from strangers. He is not like other children who are stupid.”

Li Zhuiyuan didn't say anything else. He thought the driver was the stupid one.

Li Zhuiyuan once studied and understood many children, and came to the conclusion that there are basically no children in this world who cannot be deceived.

Parents who like to be complacent and praise their children for being smart and not being fooled by strangers are often really ridiculous and stupid.

The most important thing is that many times human traffickers don’t even need to lie.

It is very easy for an adult to control a child. Just hold the child's body with one arm, cover the child's mouth with the other hand, pick up the child and walk away. The child cannot resist or make any sound, and the posture looks almost the same as holding a child normally.

Even if some children struggled hard and cried, the traffickers would respond with a few words like “Be good and don’t make trouble. I’ll buy you toys next time”, and passers-by would not think that they were kidnapping children.

We arrived at the destination, the so-called West Suburb Square, which is actually a small piece of hardened land with a large piece of wasteland nearby. There should have been a plan for this place, but for some reason it was stalled.

Therefore, any large events, such as temple fairs, performance troupes, etc., are usually held here.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, it's right there."

There is a place ahead where a shed is being built, and a door number made of large newspaper has already been put up.

"Brother Binbin, let's go eat."

"Okay, let's eat first, and by the way..." Before Tan Wenbin finished speaking, he heard a quarrel coming from the taxi behind him, "Hey, why hasn't Ah You gotten off the car yet?"

Li Zhuiyuan had good hearing and answered, "He didn't bring enough money when he went out."

Tong'an Town is located in the suburbs of Jinling. It is quite a long distance to get here by taxi from the school, so the fare is naturally not low.

When Lin Shuyou went out, he was so careful that he took his face paint and costume with him, but he forgot to put more money in his pocket. He didn't expect that he would have to sit in the car for so long.

"Brother Xiaoyuan?"

"Go ahead."

Tan Wenbin walked over to the taxi and interrupted the driver's angry voice: "How much more money do you need? Are these enough?"

"That's enough. I'll find it for you."

"Don't look for it anymore. Calm down."

"Thank you, young man. Is he your friend?"

"Yeah, we came out together."

Hearing this, the master turned around and looked at Lin Shuyou, and his tone softened a little: "If you had asked your friend to come over earlier, it would have been over."

Tan Wenbin said: "My friend is thin-skinned."

Lin Shuyou got out of the car, and when he faced Tan Wenbin, his face showed both relief and embarrassment.

"Thank you, brother..."

"Okay, it's no big deal."

Tan Wenbin was very satisfied with Lin Shuyou's expression. He didn't ask the driver for the change not because he was pretending to be generous. In fact, the tip was for Lin Shuyou.

"Brother, you guys are now..."

"We're going to eat now, let's go, together."

"Together?"

"Why are you hiding? My brother Xiaoyuan has seen you."

"Then he won't let me go?"

"Do you have money for a taxi back home?"

"No, no..."

"The taxi fare is quite expensive. It's not cost-effective to go in a separate car. Then you can wait and go back with us."

"Really, big brother?"

"Let me correct you. From now on, it's fine to call me Big Brother in private. Just call me Binbin in front of my brother Xiaoyuan. As for Xiaoyuan, just call him the same as me."

"Okay, Brother Binbin."

Tan Wenbin put his arm around Lin Shuyou's shoulders and led him towards Li Zhuiyuan.

"Brother Xiaoyuan..." When they were still some distance apart, Lin Shuyou raised his hand to greet him.

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at him, didn't respond, and turned to walk towards a noodle shop on the side of the road.

Sat down and ordered three bowls of noodles.

Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou also walked into the store and sat in front of Li Zhuiyuan.

Lin Shuyou said awkwardly: "Brother Xiaoyuan, it is also my responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the way."

Li Zhuiyuan took out three pairs of chopsticks from the chopstick holder and found that some of them were dirty, so he handed them to Lin Shuyou: "Go wash them."

"Okay!" Lin Shuyou breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the chopsticks and walked towards the sink. When he came back, a smile appeared on his face.

Three bowls of noodles were served.

Li Zhuiyuan said: "This time the evil spirit is quite powerful. The three of us need to unite and work together to return to school alive."

"I understand." Lin Shuyou nodded vigorously, his eyes showing excitement, "We, the chief officers, will not be afraid of the evil spirits."

The "White Crane Boy" that Lin Shuyou had invited down before should be the disciple of the Nan Ji Xian Weng in the mythological narrative. As for the two generals of increase and loss, they are the two ghost kings subdued by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Theoretically speaking, no matter how powerful Granny Yu is, she is not good enough in front of them, and is not even qualified to be on the table.

But the problem is, God is God, and man is man. How powerful the god you invite down is still depends on you as a person.

Li Zhuiyuan: "We must learn to cherish our bodies in order to sustainably eliminate evil and defend the Way."

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Xiaoyuan is right."

Tan Wenbin poked Lin Shuyou's arm and said to Li Zhuiyuan, "Don't worry, Brother Xiaoyuan, Ah You understands. We will both listen to your instructions."

"Yes, yes, I will follow your instructions."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Let's eat noodles."

After eating the noodles, the three returned to the West Suburb Square.

More than half of the performance tent has been built and should be completed by the evening. At this moment, outside the performance tent, there is a row of small tents, and some small performances that can be listed separately have already begun.

For example, "smashing the cans", "hooping", "hitting the balloons", "vase girl", "beauty and python in love"...

These programs are all provided by the acrobatic troupe. Each shed requires a separate entrance fee, but it is not expensive and ordinary children can afford it with their pocket money.

Some local vendors also gathered together at this time and set up their stalls along the acrobatic troupe's show tent. It now feels like a small temple fair.

"Have fun, blend in, and pay attention."

After saying this, Li Zhuiyuan's face showed the innocence and liveliness that a child of his age should have.

The three of them first came to the can smashing stall, where a row of beverage cans were stacked. They used basketballs to smash them. There was a poster with the rules next to it, which stated which prizes corresponded to the number of cans smashed.

Generally speaking, the bottom layer of cans should be filled with sand, but may also be filled with cement.

Tan Wenbin spent money and bought three chances.

The first time it was Li Zhuiyuan, who threw the basketball casually and only knocked down two cans. When it was Tan Wenbin's turn, he threw very hard, but there were still a few cans on the bottom layer that had not fallen.

The last one was Lin Shuyou. His basketball was spinning when it was thrown out. It landed in front of the pile of cans and turned over all the cans.

He won a big rabbit doll, and he handed it to Li Zhuiyuan as if he was presenting a treasure.

Li Zhuiyuan took the bunny doll with joy on his face and held it in his arms.

At the same time, he whispered: "If you stand out again, get the hell back to school."

Lin Shuyou was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

The next step was tossing the rings. Li Zhuiyuan threw the balls randomly again and missed any of them.

Tan Wenbin performed well and used the money from five bottles of drinks to win one bottle of drink.

As for Lin Shuyou, this time he also followed Li Zhuiyuan's example and deliberately lost the ball.

This is the stall set up by the circus troupe. It is easy to attract attention when you meet a real master, and at this time, the most unnecessary thing is to be conspicuous.

Li Zhuiyuan also noticed that these stall owners have a characteristic: they would be particularly enthusiastic when they encounter children coming to play... Of course, children are the main consumers, so it is normal for them to be enthusiastic, but their attention is not on the children. Instead, they are more concerned about the adults around the children, as if they are judging something.

They are especially attentive to those parents who come with their children.

It was definitely not that Li Zhuiyuan was overthinking, but that their stratification was too obvious.

This made Li Zhuiyuan curious. Even if your entire circus was a human trafficking organization, shouldn't you focus on the "quality" of the child?

Moreover, the more children run around alone, and the more children are taken care of by only one grandpa, grandmother or mother, the more they should be your best targets.

There is an obvious illogicality here.

Li Zhuiyuan felt that he should re-examine their purpose of trafficking children.

After everyone outside had a look around, the three of them bought tickets and walked into the "Vase Girl" tent.

On a platform, there was a square wooden board with a vase standing in the middle of the board. On the vase was a woman, and in front of the woman was a microphone.

It looks like this woman is just a head, placed on the vase for nothing.

There were quite a few people who bought tickets to come in and watch. The vase girl sang a song and chatted for a while.

Just buy a ticket and come in, there is no time limit, and you can leave when you get tired of it.

Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou were looking in very intently. Although they knew they had a mission and that this was the "enemy's" territory, it still couldn't stop their curiosity.

After coming out, Tan Wenbin coughed twice, while Lin Shuyou rubbed his face. They both pretended that their appreciation and concentration just now were just for the sake of better integration into the performance.

However, after a brief eye contact, curiosity got the better of them and Tan Wenbin lowered his head to ask Li Zhuiyuan:
"Brother Xiaoyuan, how did you do this?"

"That's nice of you not to ask me if it's true."

"Oh, I'm not stupid." Tan Wenbin smiled awkwardly. Most people would die even if they lost their heads, let alone humans?

"There are two mirrors placed at an angle under the wooden grid. The person is actually standing underneath, with only the upper part of the neck positioned properly. In order to avoid being exposed, a fence rope must be set up to prevent people from looking too closely, and the height of the table must be raised to allow her to look down as much as possible."

"Oh~"

"Oh~"

Both of them showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

This made Li Zhuiyuan feel a little confused. After all, these two people were admitted to the university through formal examinations. How could they not even see through this?
However, at this moment, Li Zhuiyuan stopped. He felt something strange. There seemed to be a faint black color in his sight.

Turning back, I looked at Lin Shuyou. Sure enough, Lin Shuyou also stopped and closed his eyes.

If it opens again, it will most likely become a vertical pupil.

Li Zhuiyuan was not sure whether this was the characteristic of the official general or because Lin Shuyou himself was unable to control his spirit-demon ability well.

"Brother Binbin."

"clear."

Tan Wenbin had a Qingxin Talisman hidden in his hand. He reached into Lin Shuyou's clothes and stuck the Talisman on Lin Shuyou's back.

The Qingxin Talisman can remove evil spirits. Although Guan Jiangshou has turned over a new leaf, his predecessor is still the Ghost King, so it can naturally be effective.

Lin Shuyou's body trembled slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, he regained clarity.

"Yes...I'm sorry." Lin Shuyou knew that he almost got into big trouble again.

"Is your master or your grandfather like you?"

If this is the traditional characteristic of their sect, then if they encounter evil spirits on the road, they will start fighting without saying a word.

But think about it, it's not likely. An absolutely radical sect would find it difficult to survive, especially during a period of declining heritage.

"My master and my grandfather are not like this. I am the only one who is like this."

"Did they say why?"

"They said that I was too gifted and too easily possessed."

"Good talent? So you can only ask the White Crane Boy for help now?"

"It is very rare for me to be able to invite the White Crane Boy down on my own without the help of a temple or support at my age. Of course, Brother Xiaoyuan, I can't compare with you. You can even invite General Sun down."

"Didn't I tell you last time that I was lying to you?"

"That's you being modest."

"Who told you that?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Wenbin looked away and carefully examined the poster in front of him which read "Beauty and Python in Love".

Lin Shuyou: "No one told me, I heard it by myself."

"Brother Binbin."

"I didn't say that."

"Go buy a ticket."

"Oh, oh, okay, hey."

Tan Wenbin went to buy tickets.

The three of them walked into the tent.

On the poster outside, the beauty has a hot body, wearing a swimsuit, and a python is wrapped around her body.

This advertisement is really genuine and even modest.

Because inside the mosquito net bed, there was really a very young and beautiful woman lying there, scantily clad.

Beside her, there was a thick python, and under her, there were many thin snakes.

The number of spectators in this tent was twice as many as that in the previous Vase Girl tent.

The children's eyes were all on the snake, while the adults' eyes were all on the woman.

Li Zhuiyuan held a big rabbit doll and looked at the woman.

There were wisps of black energy surrounding her that were invisible to ordinary people. It didn't seem like she was possessed by an evil spirit, but more like she was being infected.

"Keep an eye on it."

Sister Rou, who was lying on the mosquito net bed, gave a reminder, then reached out and grabbed a small snake beside her, letting it enter through her nostrils. After a while, the small snake came out of her mouth again.

The crowd immediately cried out in surprise, feeling terrified and frightened.

Immediately afterwards, the python, which had been lying there lazily and not moving much, began to wriggle on the woman's body. After the snake's head swam to the top of the woman's head, it slowly stood up and spit out its tongue.

The woman's eyes and the snake's eyes moved almost simultaneously, scanning everyone present.

Li Zhuiyuan noticed that they would pause slightly when scanning children.

But what Li Zhuiyuan didn't expect was that in the end, the woman and the python actually turned towards him.

Li Zhuiyuan pretended to be afraid and raised the bunny doll in his arms to block his view.

In fact, the woman did not notice anything unusual about Li Zhuiyuan. She just simply thought that the child was very good-looking.

This child is probably in his early teens and is not a very good candidate for trafficking.

For human traffickers, boys under the age of five are good targets. They are priced high, in short supply in the market, and easy to sell.

Before they can remember anything, Yang Yang will forget everything that happened in the past and treat the buyers as their own biological parents.

"Little brother, don't be afraid, hehe." Sister Rou spoke.

The others also turned their eyes to him.

Li Zhuiyuan quietly peeked out from the bunny doll, and after confirming that the other party didn't notice his specialness, he raised the bunny doll again, then backed away while shaking his head, and finally simply left the performance tent.

Before he found out Grandma Yu's location, he didn't want to have direct contact with her.

Because his target was Granny Yu, if he didn't kill her, even if he killed many of her subordinates, under the influence of the river water, she would still continue to fight him to the death.

Tan Wenbin: "Hahaha, Xiaoyuan, why are you so scared?"

Tan Wenbin chased after him with a smile.

Lin Shuyou didn’t have that kind of acting talent, so he could only pretend to be helpless, shook his head, and followed him out.

There was a burst of laughter in the tent, and everyone thought it was normal. Not to mention the children, many adults would also be scared when faced with a scene full of snakes.

Sister Rou didn't care and picked up another thin snake and continued her performance.

After Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou came out and met up, the three of them started walking towards the performance tent that was being built.

Li Zhuiyuan: "There is something wrong with this woman. She is the only one who can clearly see it. The other employees in the circus seem to be ordinary people. When they really start fighting, we have to pay attention to her movements."

Lin Shuyou said seriously: "I remember it."

"No, you don't have to remember her. Brother Binbin, you should focus on that woman. If she shows up when we're about to take action, you'll have to hold her back."

Because Runsheng and Yin Meng were not here this time, Tan Wenbin was very excited to receive such a task for the first time. He raised his hand to his forehead and swung it forward, then stomped his feet:

"loyalty!"

At this time, many people stopped here to watch the construction of the performance shed.

Li Zhuiyuan discovered the problem as soon as he arrived: the temporary foundation of the performance shed was a bit too solid.

Those stakes wrapped in oil paper were obviously special and judging from their specific positions, they were clearly the preliminary layout of a hallucinogenic formation.

But the construction workers of these acrobatic troupes obviously did not understand the formation and seemed to be copying others. In the middle, there was a person holding a blueprint and constantly directing others to adjust the position of the wooden stakes.

While they were arranging the arrangements, Li Zhuiyuan was thinking about how to modify them.

It is a good thing that no one understands the formation. Then I don’t have to worry about concealment. I can directly set up a small miniature formation in the center of the large formation and control it.

If you meet someone who knows what's going on, this action would be as obvious as holding a bright light bulb at night, but in the eyes of someone who doesn't know what's going on, it's just an ordinary light bulb in the garbage dump during the day.

While observing the row of small sheds and tents behind the performance shed, Li Zhuiyuan's attention was drawn to the white-roofed shed in the center that was insulated.

It's almost like putting a banner on the shed saying: There's something wrong with this one!
Daytime is not suitable for taking action, let alone for arrangement, so we have to wait until late at night when everyone is asleep.

In the following time, the three of them had to choose a place where they could rest and discuss.

Unfortunately, there is no hotel nearby where I can get a room, but there is a building across the street with a massage sign on the second-floor balcony, from which I can observe the entire circus from a high vantage point.

I crossed the street and arrived at the store entrance. There was a lonely massage bed inside, and five heavily made-up women were sitting on the sofa next to it.

Tan Wenbin slapped his forehead and said, "Oh no, it's vulgar."

The implication is that Brother Xiaoyuan is suggesting that he should change his place of residence.

But this building is surrounded by bungalows and shops, and the viewing angle is very poor.

Seeing that Li Zhuiyuan didn't say anything, Tan Wenbin had no choice but to walk in. After some negotiations, he motioned Li Zhuiyuan and Lin Shuyou to come in.

The three men walked up the stairs, followed by the two technicians.

The second floor is composed of small compartments.

Tan Wenbin: "Brother, sit here and wait for the brothers to finish."

Li Zhuiyuan sat down on a chair outside.

After Tan Wenbin whispered to Lin Shuyou twice, he and he went into a separate room. The two technicians also entered carrying small plastic baskets.

At first, it was a fairly standard massage, although a bit careless and sloppy.

When the technician was about to gradually tease the key parts, Tan Wenbin said helplessly:
"Forget it. I'm too tired and not interested. I'll give you the money and I'll take a nap."

Next door, Lin Shuyou, who encountered the same situation, shook his head and said:
"I can not."

"I do not believe."

"I really can't."

"You believe me."

"No, no, no."

"Give yourself some confidence. Boys of your age usually just have psychological problems. It's okay."

"No, it's really not necessary."

"It's okay, I'll help you."

"No, I really don't want it anymore."

"Don't be afraid, I understand you."

"You do not understand."

"Are you still a chick?"

"I……"

"I'll give you a discount, just think of it as a red envelope for you."

The technician in Tan Wenbin's room had already come out, and Li Zhuiyuan entered this compartment.

There is a window inside, facing the circus.

Li Zhuiyuan took out the battle formation blueprint he had drawn in advance from Tan Wenbin's mountaineering bag, and looking down from a high vantage point, he instructed Tan Wenbin and others on the specific arrangements and precautions to take after dark.

Tan Wenbin nodded continuously. These formations were arranged on the periphery to attract opponents to come in and deal with them. If the situation changed and got out of control, they could also use their delay to evacuate.

There were quite a lot of formations, so Tan Wenbin began to plan the time he needed, while Li Zhuiyuan began to draw a miniature formation diagram for the performance studio on the spot.

After everything was planned, Lin Shuyou pushed the door and walked in.

Tan Wenbin laughed and said, "Oh, it's been a long time."

Lin Shuyou blushed and said, "I didn't do anything. It was just that Auntie was too enthusiastic and I finally persuaded her to leave."

Tan Wenbin: "Auntie has professional ethics."

It was right next door, separated by a wooden board, and I could hear the conversation clearly.

That means she is busy with work. If it were any other time, Tan Wenbin would really start a fight: "Ayou, just obey your sister."

Li Zhuiyuan handed another set of formation diagrams to Lin Shuyou and asked, "Can you understand it?"

Lin Shuyou nodded, then shook his head: "I know it, but I don't know how to use it."

There is a foundation, but only a foundation.

"It's enough to know each other. Follow the instructions above and plant the flag after nightfall."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Zhuiyuan arranged Tan Wenbin to arrange the periphery, while Lin Shuyou needed to arrange the inner circle. After all, Lin Shuyou was skilled and would not easily alert others.

As it got darker, the performance tent had been set up and the number of people on the road gradually thinned out.

Tan Wenbin couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the business of this store is not good. No one has asked us to vacate the room for such a long time."

We waited until late at night, when it was basically quiet outside and the people in the acrobatic troupe went back to their tents or cars to rest.

The time is right to take action.

The three of them left the cubicle and went downstairs, only to find that it was pitch black downstairs, the glass door was locked, and the rolling door was down.

It turned out that they had already left work.

I completely forgot or didn't expect that there would be a guest resting in the compartment on the second floor so late and still not leaving, and I didn't even check.

Breaking the door would make a noise, so the three had to go back to the second floor and climb out through the window.

Tan Wenbin needed to use both his hands and feet carefully. Lin Shuyou first jumped up, put down his schoolbag and Tan Wenbin's mountaineering bag, and then jumped to the second floor to pick up Li Zhuiyuan.

After going up and down twice, Tan Wenbin was still using his feet to test whether the frame on the electric pole was solid.

After he came down, the three of them split up.

Li Zhuiyuan hid under a slope close to the acrobatic troupe, responsible for observing the movements inside, but he did not need to look up, he only needed to listen with his ears.

Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou each brought a bag of formation flags of different sizes and styles and began to set up the formations.

Lin Shuyou, who arranged the inner circle with a more difficult task, and Tan Wenbin completed the task almost at the same time and returned to the bottom of the slope.

Both of them were slightly out of breath, so Li Zhuiyuan gave them some time to rest.

Just when he thought the time was almost right and he could take action, Li Zhuiyuan heard a rustling sound in his ears.

The boy slowly raised his head and looked forward.

In the distance, an old woman, holding two white lanterns in her hands, was walking towards here step by step.

Her shoes were a bit like clogs, her steps were very stiff, and they made quite a lot of noise when she walked.

Moreover, as the distance got closer, the height of her legs seemed to be gradually lengthening. Although she was not walking on stilts, she showed a strange height-increasing effect.

The light from the white lantern made the old woman's face appear pale.

"Hehehehehe..."

A sinister smile emanated from her, and then she began to call out:
"You are so naughty. You don't go to bed peacefully at night and you have to ask grandma to come to you."

(End of this chapter)

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