Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 618: Chapter 512: Crazy Circus_3

However, they had not come up empty-handed. The expressions on the faces of several security guards made it clear that they knew something had happened here. In other words, this matter was not entirely secretive. Aside from the few security guards, a considerable portion of the staff within the park likely knew about it too, and they could inquire further with others.

As for the target, Yang Xiao quickly found one. Not far from here, there was a public restroom, and next to it a small room visible through a window that served as a resting area, where an old lady wearing reading glasses was sitting cross-legged on a chair, knitting a sweater.

The old woman was dressed in white, wearing the uniform of the park’s janitors, which Yang Xiao had seen on the way here; she even had a name badge on her chest.

Since this location was relatively secluded, with few people coming by, Yang Xiao thought the old woman was an excellent target. After approaching the restroom, he had Lu Chenzhou keep watch at the door while he advanced, knocked on the glass, and the old woman looked up at him with slightly cloudy eyes beneath her glasses.

When the door opened, the old woman, without a word, handed Yang Xiao some roughly torn tissue paper and then tried to close the door.

"Hold on, ma’am." Yang Xiao blocked the door with his body.

The old woman turned around, hunched over, and looked up at Yang Xiao with a hint of surprise, "Is there... something you need?"

"Ma’am, my child wants to visit the Crazy Circus. We came here a few years ago, but we can’t seem to find it this time. Can you tell us where it is?"

Sure enough, upon hearing the words "Crazy Circus," the old woman’s complexion instantly changed; she shook her head repeatedly, "Don’t go there, they’ve... closed down."

"We’re not going to play, we just want to take some photos. My daughter loves clowns, the kind you often see abroad. She wanted to find a clown statue to take a picture with." Yang Xiao intentionally threw out key elements like circus and clowns, and judging by the old woman’s reaction, his guess was right; she definitely knew something.

The old woman’s demeanor grew tense, and she spoke faster, "No, don’t look any further, there are no clowns in Kongling Mountain Amusement Park, nor any statues. It’s getting late, you should take your daughter home."

"That’s strange, I remember a few years ago, we came here as a family, and the Crazy Circus was nearby. There were clowns there, interacting with my daughter."

While speaking, Yang Xiao kept an eye on the old woman’s reaction. Suddenly, he pointed in the direction they had come from, feigning realization, "Right, I remember now, it’s in that direction, thank you. I’ll take my wife, who suffers from depression, and my daughter, who has leukemia, there now."

He paused, his eyes reddening and his voice choking up, "Honestly, my daughter’s condition is very dangerous. I want to take her to see it before her surgery. If anything happens, at least there will be no regrets. This is the only thing I can do as a father."

With sincere emotions and smooth emotional delivery, coupled with targeted rhetoric and a well-laid foundation, Yang Xiao’s impeccable acting easily broke through the old woman’s fragile defenses. The old woman, trembling, grabbed Yang Xiao’s hand, preventing him from leaving, "Child, listen to my advice, don’t go, please don’t go!!"

"Why?" Yang Xiao insisted, "This is my daughter’s wish!"

Unable to persuade Yang Xiao, the old woman, risking her job, finally confided, sobbing, "Don’t go, good child, that place... that place is haunted!"

"Haunted?"

"Yes, that’s what they all secretly say." The old woman pulled Yang Xiao into the house and shut the door, seemingly very worried about him leaving and taking his depressed wife and leukemia-stricken daughter down a path of no return, "I’m telling you the truth, the Crazy Circus is real and was exactly where you mentioned, but it was abandoned three years ago. Now, nobody dares enter, and it’s surrounded by a large vacant lot guarded by security."

"Why is that?" Yang Xiao appeared very curious. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

The old woman sat down, took off her reading glasses, and sighed slowly, "There used to be an employee there, very young, he was... he was the clown, handing out small gifts, entertaining the visitors. But then... then he disappeared."

"Well, not exactly disappeared, he died by suicide, but his body was never found again. He sneaked into the concrete mixer at night, while the circus was still under construction, and when someone noticed, it was too late. His... his flesh had already fused with the Crazy Circus."

As she spoke, the eyes of the old woman, wrinkled with age, also grew moist. She reached out, wiping away her tears, "It’s sad, that child. He was born a little off, his IQ was about the same as an eight- or nine-year-old. Normally, he seemed very simple and foolish, and you could tell when he spoke, but he was very serious about his work. He liked interacting with children and loved the job that brought joy to others."

"But the kid was stubborn, single-minded. One night, three years ago, near the circus, he was handing out candies, and it happened to be raining, and few visitors were around. Suddenly, he heard someone yelling for help, a girl, shouting very loudly. He ran over and found a man pinning her down behind the Mushroom House."

"Even though he wasn’t bright, he knew this was not good, so he charged up and pulled the man off. He chased him and finally cornered him at a wall. He was strong; three people couldn’t hold him down, and the man was no match for him. A few punches later, the man was down, severely injured, with several ribs broken."