Dressed in all black, boss, her vest can’t cover it up

The time came to six thirty.

The opening Russian dance has been performed, and after the curtain call, the lights dimmed and stopped flickering.

When the one-minute show change time came, most of the audience were waiting under the stage. Only a small number of audience members left the auditorium and went to the self-service area to get drinks or desserts.

The self-service area is right next to the auditorium, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to come back.

Lin Qingqing also stood up.

During the scene change, the audience will observe the things around them more carefully, and may even notice the fake lion in the corner.

Lin Qingqing looked towards the corner. The cushion was still there, but there was nothing on it. The lion had left.

Not only the lion, but also the masked clown who had led the way was missing.

Next to the self-service area, a "real" clown appeared.

The real clown stood in front of a transparent counter next to the self-service area. The counter was filled with buckets of popcorn and had a "Ten Yuan Bucket" sign.

Lin Qingqing walked to the popcorn clown.

The popcorn clown's costume was very natural, and even though Lin Qingqing was face to face with him, she didn't feel uncomfortable.

Rule 7 of the program rules also mentions popcorn and the clown selling it.

[7. The price of a popcorn is ten yuan. You can buy popcorn, but do not talk to the clown selling popcorn, and do not accept any gifts from the clown. 】

Lin Qingqing's intuition told her that if she wanted to know more about the circus, she must have a good relationship with the clown in front of her.

There was a huge crowd in front of the clown. Everyone went to eat the free snacks. No one came to buy the clown's popcorn.

Even so, the trademark smile on the Joker's face never fades.

Lin Qingqing walked up to the clown.

[What is Lin Qingqing doing again? Doesn’t the rule say you can’t talk to clowns? 】

[Maybe there are too many rules and she forgot them]

[It is possible that Lin Qingqing’s learning ability was not very strong when she was in school, and it is normal for her to be unable to remember the rules]

[I believe Sister Qing, she must have discovered a pattern that we didn’t discover, so she dared to do this]

Not only the audience in front of the screen, but also the few people sitting in the audience did not understand Lin Qingqing's operation.

Especially Jiang Yining, after being frightened once by a clown mask, she never dared to break the rules again.

Although it was written in the rules that the one-minute change time allowed for free movement, Jiang Yining was afraid of exceeding the time limit and did not dare to leave his seat.

The camera was focused on Lin Qingqing and the clown selling popcorn.

Finally someone came. The clown jumped twice happily at Lin Qingqing and pointed at the popcorn bucket.

That gesture is like asking: "Do you want to buy popcorn?"

Lin Qingqing nodded and stretched out a finger, meaning she wanted a bucket.

Although the rules say you can't talk to clowns, they don't say you can't communicate with clowns.

The clown pointed to his head in an exaggerated manner and quickly produced a bucket of popcorn.

Lin Qingqing touched her pocket and found it was empty. Only then did she remember that she didn't bring any cash.

At this moment, a twenty-yuan piece of cash was handed over from the side.

Fu Shiqing said nothing and stretched out a finger.

The clown made a surprised expression, then jumped up happily, and finally filled a bucket of popcorn and handed it to Fu Shiqing. There is a free gift with the purchase of Joker's popcorn.

The clown knocked on the table and took a large purple square box from behind.

This box is like a lottery box, with five sides that are opaque, and only the top side has a hole as thick as an arm. There is a piece of A4 paper attached to the box with the word "gift" written on it.

The clown pointed at the hole, then pointed at Lin Qingqing, indicating to Lin Qingqing to take out the gift from the box.

Lin Qingqing looked at the clown's smile, and after a moment, she put her hand into the box.

In the audience, Jiang Yining was shaking with anger.

"The rules say that you can't take gifts from the clown when buying popcorn. Can't Lin Qingqing see that?"

Probably because of Lin Qingqing's foul play, two staff members wearing security uniforms and clown masks walked in from the entrance.

The two staff members first stared at Lin Qingqing for a while, and then turned their attention to Jiang Yining who was looking at Lin Qingqing.

Jiang Yining herself was very afraid of breaking the rules. She was happy to see Lin Qingqing break the rules, but she didn't know whether the punishment for breaking the rules would affect her.

What if Lin Qingqing commits a foul and the whole team is punished?

Seeing these two staff members, Jiang Yining trembled with fright. She gritted her teeth and stared at Lin Qingqing with extremely malicious eyes.

According to the rules, gifts from clowns cannot be accepted. Lin Qingqing remembered this very clearly.

But Lin Qingqing just touched it and had no intention of taking it away.

Under the threatening gazes of the two staff members, Lin Qingqing's hands groped from the box unhurriedly.

Sure enough, what was in the box surprised her.

But judging from the shapes that can be touched, there are two shapes in the box, one is a sphere and the other is a five-pointed star.

These two shapes can easily be associated with the clown's gifts at the ticket office.

It’s the same gift, the same sphere and five-pointed star. Why can I accept the gift given by the clown at the ticket office, but not the one given by the popcorn clown?

Is it because the clown at the ticket office is a "fake" clown wearing a mask and therefore safe, while the clown selling popcorn is a "real" clown and therefore dangerous?

Or is it that, although the gifts given by the clown at the ticket office and the gifts given by the popcorn clown have the same shape, they are different in color?

Because she couldn't accept the clown's gift, Lin Qingqing didn't dare to take out the contents of the box and look at it. There was no way to confirm whether there was any difference in color.

One more thing, the second rule of the performance order:

[Clowns hate spherical objects the most. Please do not display any spherical objects in the viewing area, especially do not hand spherical objects to the clown, he will be angry. 】

The clown obviously hates spherical objects, so why does he include spherical objects in his gifts?

In an instant, many thoughts passed through Lin Qingqing's mind.

The intermission was only one minute, and Lin Qingqing didn't have time to think too much. She took her hand back and waved to the clown, indicating that she didn't want any gifts.

The expression on the clown's face did not change, and his smile was still bright, but at that moment, there was a look of disappointment in his eyes.

The minute was about to end, and at the last second, Lin Qingqing pulled Fu Shiqing back to his seat.

The second show begins.

To be precise, the show has reached its second part.

The three shows in this part are all circuses, and the animals mentioned include horses, bears and monkeys.

As Lin Qingqing guessed, in the circus equestrian part, there was not a horse on the stage, but two people.

One of them was wearing normal performance clothes and was a circus performer; the other one was on all fours, with the circus performer riding on his back, and walked slowly and hard to the center of the stage.