Screenwriter Mystery

Inside the circus.

Barnum's laughter was like a sharp knife stabbing in the hearts of everyone.

[General Thumb] looked at the half-dead [bearded girl] whose body was wrapped in hair on the head of the siren, and looked down at his palm, which was becoming more and more pocket-sized. The ugly big head showed a sad expression of a rabbit dead and a fox.

"It turns out that the appearance behind the circus is far less joyful than on the stage?"

However, at this time.

A slightly mocking voice interrupted Barnum's laughter.

"..."

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Barnum turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, and saw a man with slightly drooping eyes looking at the scene in the circus, putting on a nonchalant expression and saying to the circus head. : "How do I remember, you looked a lot fatter on the stage before than you are now."

Listening to Spike's ridicule, Barnum's eyes swept across the detectives Zhou and Amanda beside him, the corners of his mouth under the top hat twitched into a mocking smile, and he turned to look at Jenny Lind and smiled. : "It looks like everything you've done is in vain, Jenny, you've worked so hard to help them escape from the circus, but they've come to the door themselves."

"..."

Amidst Barnum's sarcasm, Jenny Lind looked at Amanda beside Spike, and the expression on her face did not change in the slightest.

In fact, just like what she said to the [bearded girl].

None of them could escape the circus, Mary Shaw, and Amanda too.

"Sorry, I have to interrupt your long speech, although I can feel your pride at the moment..."

Interrupting Barnum's words, Spike looked at the head of the circus who had changed drastically, and said: "Of course, this is not difficult to understand, after all, according to the introduction of your life history, you are an extreme Selfish, self-righteous and greedy guy."

"Life history?"

Hearing this description from Spike's mouth, Agent Zhou, who was beside him, frowned subconsciously and cast a puzzled look at him.

"Didn't you notice?"

In the suspicious eyes of Detective Zhou, Spike looked at the silent Barnum and explained: "Whether it's [Lobster Man], [General Thumb] or the freak show after that, it's all recorded in history. The circus is exactly the same, and the name of the circus is called Barnum's largest circus in the world..."

"I was right, Barnum."

"He's Barnum? That circus head!"

Hearing Spike's explanation, Detective Zhou couldn't help but turn his head to look at the circus head in front of him with a surprised look on his face.

Being able to make Detective Zhou, who has very few expressions, show such an expression, naturally represents the impact on his heart at this moment.

After all, Barnum isn't a nobody.

On the contrary, as a representative of the darkest period in the history of public relations, Barnum is also the object of great controversy in history.

In the first half of the 19th century, a massive press campaign arose in the United States. At the initial stage, it mainly pursued the creed of "everything is good for publicity", and did not hesitate to deceive the public in order to attract readers to become employers. Among them, Barnum was the most typical example. . By artificially creating social sensations and making a fortune, this disgraceful period of "the public being fooled" was completely disregarded of the public interest, also known as the "Barnum period".

Even Barnum commented on his performance that he was popular because the show contained elements that everyone loved, so he made "every minute someone cheated."

Based on this history, there is still a Barnum effect named after it in psychology today.

It's just that the historical Barnum was born in the 19th century. If he lived to this day, it would have been more than 100 years and nearly 200 years, but the appearance of Barnum in the circus in front of him doesn't look like 200 years old. The way it should be.

"Looks like you've done some research on my past."

Barnum neither admitted nor denied the name Spike said.

He stretched out his hand to support the top hat on his head, and grinned to reveal his sharp teeth: "Unfortunately, all this can't change your next ending. In the circus, I am the only owner, and everyone must To obey my orders, are you ready!"

...

The edge of Bandera town.

Detective Phil, who was left alone, glanced nervously at the direction of the town circus.

In the town, all kinds of animals that have been transformed by the curse of distortion are destroying all the nearby facilities, and frequent gunshots continue to sound.

The inhabitants of these towns obviously did not know that these deformed animals were also transformed by the same inhabitants as them, but regarded them as terrifying monsters.

In this regard, Detective Phil is a little helpless.

After all, with his current appearance, if he rushed to tell the residents the truth, he might have been killed by the residents who shot him as monsters like distorted animals before he could finish speaking.

"Where is Spike?"

Just when Agent Phil was uneasy, a vague voice suddenly sounded from his side.

Detective Phil turned his head, only to find a tall and straight figure in a red suit standing beside him at some point, and the other party appeared silently. If he hadn't asked questions, Detective Phil would not have noticed this figure at all. .

The appearance of the figure looks extremely young, but the temperament exuding from the body is very mature and elusive.

In the doubts of the other party, Agent Phil subconsciously said what Spike had explained before: "The circus."

"thanks."

Hearing Agent Phil's answer, the figure in the red suit nodded slightly to him.

The next second ~www.readwn.com~ disappeared like a blurry image.

With the disappearance of the man, it took a few seconds for Agent Phil to regain his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.

He shook his head and looked at the empty scene before him, recalling the words that Spike left before his strength.

"Is this what Spike was talking about as a guest."

He frowned and thought for a while, before Detective Phil figured it all out.

From the road connecting the town, the vibrations accompanied by a large amount of dust interrupted his thinking.

The army has arrived.

Looking at the endless line of tanks and armored vehicles in the distance, Agent Phil immediately restrained his thoughts and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

He didn't forget his current appearance, and he was also affected by the curse of distortion, but he didn't want to be dealt with directly by the army that rushed over as the target of elimination.

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