Chapter 44: The Real Poker Face

Chu Ming smiled in confusion, making Mi Lu and Shu Xiaoran unable to figure out his way, they had already targeted Zuo Yi, the magician with a thousand faces, but the embarrassment was that there was no way to find Zuo Yi now, let alone make him admit what he had done before.

But when Mi Lu and Shu Xiaoran were distressed, Chu Ming told the two that he had a way to let Zuo Yi take the initiative to find him.

"What can you do?"

Mi Lu watched Chu Ming keep tapping on the keyboard on her computer, ignoring herself, maybe she didn't hear it, she tried to call Chu Ming again:

"Chu..."

Nai knew that as soon as a word popped out of his mouth, Chu Ming immediately turned around and responded to him.

"This is it!"

With curiosity, Mi Lu and Xiao Ran stepped forward to look at the contents on Chu Ming's computer. I already knew that he had entered Zuo Yi's account before, although I didn't know where the others were, but as long as his account information was in his hands, he would definitely appear.

The two saw on Chu Ming's computer that Chu Ming sent him a letter in the mailbox of Zuo Yi's personal account:

Magician Zuo Yi with a Thousand Faces:

If you don't want the true face behind your mask to be exposed to the media, you can come to the scene of the Deer Bell Magic Troupe's performance three days later, and settle it with the old accounts from two years ago!

Elk!

After reading the email sent by Chu Ming to Zuo Yi, Mi Lu turned around and looked at Chu Ming:

"You are giving Zuo Yi a war letter in my name."

"Isn't that what you want?" Chu Ming replied.

"Although that's the case, how can you be sure that Zuo Yi will definitely come."

"Don't worry, he will definitely come, a person who can kill people one after another for the benefit of the casino, will not let go of this opportunity to get rid of you." Chu Ming looked at Mi Lu and said.

But what are we going to do? Three days later, the Deer Bell Magic Troupe has no plans to perform. ”

"You can rest assured that with the reputation of the Deer Bell Magic Troupe in Las Vegas now, as long as we start planning the show now, and then I spread the news through the Internet, the tickets for the show will definitely be sold out quickly, and then it will be performed according to your routine!" Chu Ming deliberately emphasized the last word "convention".

Mi Lu knew what Chu Ming was referring to.

After deciding on this plan, Milou immediately instructed the magic troupe to prepare for the magic show in three days. After she finished the phone call, she was in an unusually heavy mood. Although there is still a distance between Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran, the depressed mood that permeates her body can clearly be felt.

Mi Lu knew in her heart that this might be the last performance of the Deer Bell Magic Troupe, so it was a problem that she might not be able to spend it after the performance, or whether she would have her life or not.

Outside the window, the sun was obscured by white clouds, blocking the light shining on Milu's face, and she stood alone in front of the window, looking at the streets of Las Vegas. I don't know what I'm thinking.

Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran looked at Mi Lu at the same time, and the news that the Luling Magic Troupe was about to perform in three days had already spread. By tonight, tickets for the show will be almost available. Three days later, this show will definitely be able to take place, but I don't know what kind of ending Mi Lu and Zuo Yi will end up with.

Unconsciously, Xiao Ran's hand with the ring grabbed Chu Ming and held it tightly, unwilling to let go.

[Three days later, the Deer Bell Magic Troupe performed live]

At seven o'clock in the evening, an hour before the show, the audience was already full, and after the lights in the performance area dimmed, the glow sticks held by the audience shone prominently in the dark performance hall, and the elk horns they wore on their foreheads were the best expression of their love for Milou.

There was a lot of chaos in the audience's position, and people came and went, almost squeezing each other's heads. It can indeed be seen from the influence of the Deer Bell Magic Group in Las Vegas,

However, after all, it was suddenly decided to put on a show three days ago, and the audience here is only a few thousand, most of them are local tourists, otherwise there are all kinds of people who have come from out of town to see this magic show.

As time passed, the audience gradually quieted down, waiting for the start of the magic show, Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran were in a certain position in the audience, observing the suspicious characters around them, to see if they could find Zuo Yi in advance, the thousand-faced magician who took people's lives as child's play.

By the time there were about ten minutes left to leave, all the audience who had bought tickets had already entered the venue, and the host took the stage and signaled to let the audience be as quiet as possible. He told the audience that the show would start soon.

The scene has entered the countdown stage, Mi Lu is behind the stage to prepare the magic she brought to the audience tonight, and at the same time she is also very nervous, if it weren't for the ghost one, Mi Lu will not use her magic performance to deal with her enemies in her life, this is a blasphemy against magic.

Countdown to the last ten counts!

10.9...... Five, four, three, two, one!

As the countdown ended, the stage was filled with fireworks, and with the magic fireworks as the backdrop, the show officially began.

The streets outside the hotel are still bustling with people, and although the noise on the streets is loud, the cheers of the Deer Bell Magic Troupe are no less than the noise outside.

The magic show was going on normally, and Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran were not in the mood to watch the magic trick at this time, they had been observing their surroundings, but there was still no suspicious character.

It's no wonder that whoever makes his current opponent a magician with a thousand faces, he casually disguises himself as a different person.

The performance lasted for about two hours, and the shouts of the audience did not stop, and the performance of the Deer Bell Magic Troupe also ushered in the last program. The finale is still the leader of the Deer Bell Magic Troupe, Elk Milu!

Under the cover of fireworks, Mi Lu took the opportunity to go on stage, perfectly displayed directly in front of the audience, still the familiar magic dress, white top hat, shining brooch on her chest, and the most conspicuous thing was the metal pattern magic wand in her hand.

And after Mi Lu came on stage, looking at the audience below, I don't know if Zuo Yi will come to the scene as Chu Ming thought before. Although she is now presented to the audience with a smile on her face, she is still nervous in her heart, and what worries her the most is that if the magician with a thousand faces really comes to the scene, will it hurt the crowd at the scene for a while.

But no matter what happens next, don't panic in the first place, know that the first rule of magicians is to keep a poker face at all times!

After performing a few simple magic tricks, amid the repeated shouts of the audience, Mi Lu also came to her last session and invited a magician to play! This is the "routine" that Chu Ming told himself that day.

As soon as she stepped on stage, she felt the magic wand in her hand tremble slightly, and at this time, in a corner of the audience, a figure with a blurred face under the light was playing with the metal bicycle license plate in her hand.

The magician with a thousand faces really came to the scene, but will he really go on stage?

"Now, I need a magician to come on stage and perform with me! Is there any magician in the scene who wants to? ”

Mi Lu in a dress looked even more charming in the light, and the angelic face was something that everyone present wanted to see up close for themselves, so after Mi Lu said this, the audience raised their hands, regardless of whether they were magicians or not. Many magicians even got up and started their own little magic tricks in their seats, trying to attract Milu's attention.

Milu's eyes were still wandering, as if none of these people who raised their hands wanted to be invited to the stage. Isn't the magician with a thousand faces going on stage this time? So why did he come to the scene?

At this time, Mi Lu's expression was a little anxious, if the thousand-faced magician Zuo Yi hadn't shown up, he would have to invite someone casually!

Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran in the audience were also anxious, but they couldn't do anything at all, just when they were at a loss, a black-clothed audience behind Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran suddenly got up,

He walked over the auditorium to the middle of the audience, surrounded by magicians who were still raising their hands to perform with Milu, but the people who raised their hands seemed to be non-existent to the man.

He paid no attention to the noise of their raised hands, and it seemed to him that there was silence around him, except for the sound of his own footsteps moving forward, and the breathing of himself and the magician on the stage in front of him. The whole world seems to be the only two of them that have color in this position.

Time was still flowing, and it seemed to them that the surroundings were so quiet, the distance between the two people was getting closer and closer, and the magic wand in Milu's hand was vibrating faster and faster. They had looked at each other before, smiling at each other with their hostility.

The man in black finally walked up to the stage and stood face to face with Mi Lu.

Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran have been watching this scene, and they have to admit the ability of the Thousand-Faced Magician, he has been sitting behind him, but he has never found each other!

On the stage, the man in black was now wearing a black coat. But in the moments after he took the stage, he pressed the bow on his chest, and in an instant smoke rose around him, and when the smoke cleared, everyone saw that he was already wearing a black cloak and a black top hat, and appeared in front of the audience and Milou.

And for this image, the audience is both unfamiliar and familiar.

"Magician with a Thousand Faces!"

Someone in the audience seemed to recognize Zuo Yi, and there was a lot of discussion in the audience. But none of this matters, the important thing is that he and Milou are now face to face.

From a distance, the opposition of the black and white cloaks on the stage is like a duel between an angel and a demon. The showdown between the elk and the magician with a thousand faces is about to kick off in this show.

"You've finally appeared, Magician with a Thousand Faces, Zuo Yi!" Mi Lu looked at Zuo Yi in front of her, with anger in her eyes.

"If it weren't for the necessity, you wouldn't have seen me today, and you wouldn't have known how you died!" A heavy voice came out of Zuo Yi's mouth, this tone seemed to show Mi Lu that he was the king of the magic world.

"What? Do you want to kill me too? It's like killing Oniichi two years ago. ”

"Hehe, ghost one, that's his own fault, who made him see something he shouldn't see!"

"Then you can kill him! Don't you know you're a magician! ”

"That was before, I used to always pursue something, but then I found out that dreams and everything are, and the eternal thing is only money, do you know money!"

Zuo Yi continued:

"So, no matter who dares to touch my interests and threaten me, there is only one end, which is death, the ghost was like this two years ago, and Li Qing was like this three days ago, and you will be like this too!"

"Li Qing really killed you by setting up a situation!"

"Hehe, that guy, as long as he threatens him a little bit with his family, he will obediently listen to me and gamble for his life!"

"Why kill him when you're threatening him with his family!"

"Shhhhhh Zuo Yi put his finger in front of his mouth: "You don't understand, there is only one kind of human mouth with the tightest mouth in the world, and that is the dead man!" ”

"Zuo Yi, you're really crazy!"

"Don't talk so much nonsense, since the audience is here now, and you and I are on the stage, why not give them a spectacular visual feast?"

"Hmph, that's what I mean!"

When Mi Lu's words fell, Zuo Yi flew out several cards from his hand one after another, and Mi Lu dodged them one by one. The audience applauded again and again, in their opinion, this was just a performance, but as everyone knows, the two people on the stage are desperate!

When the cards in Zuo Yi's hand flew out, Mi Lu began to fight back, she held a magic wand, and went up to entangle with Zuo Yi, from a distance it looked like a dance rehearsed by the two of them.

While the two were scuffling, Zuo Yi suddenly flew out of a metal bicycle plate, which crossed Mi Lu's face and swirled into Zuo Yi's hand again, and a trace of blood seeped out on the angelic face.

"How? These metal pattern bicycle plates are familiar! Zuo Yi's face was full of smugness and ridicule for Mi Lu.

Mi Lu wiped the blood on her face, did not speak, looked at Zuo Yi, and then Zuo Yi showed all the eleven metal cards in his hand, and fired them at Mi Lu one after another. Mi Lu suddenly raised the magic wand in his hand, relying on the internal device, to have an effect with the flying metal card.

With the swing of Milu's magic wand, eleven metal cards swirled in the air. I saw Mi Lu instantly throw the magic wand in his hand towards the eleven cards. Suddenly, the eleven cards floated in the air, naturally forming a heart shape, and then the magic wand passed through the heart shape of the eleven cards, and hung in the air among the eleven cards. Like an arrow piercing a heart.

The famous magic trick "Bit's Arrow", which disappeared two years ago, is being staged again in Las Vegas two years later.

Miru hadn't seen this spectacular sight for two years, and she stared blankly at the "Bit Arrow" hanging in the air, and it seemed that the figure of the ghost suddenly flashed in her mind. But suddenly, a pain came from his shoulder.

It turned out that when he was looking at the "Bit Arrow", Zuo Yi took the opportunity to send out a card and shoot Mi Lu in the shoulder, and the sudden pain made Mi Lu fall directly to the ground, and suddenly the audience who saw this scene also began to panic, they didn't know how such a thing could happen at the scene!

Miru fell to the ground with a thud, blood flowing from her shoulders staining her clothes red.

The audience who saw the blood became no longer calm, and they began to leave their seats one after another, wanting to leave the scene, and at this time, Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran also arrived at the door of the hotel and began to evacuate the crowd. On the stage, because the cards issued by Zuo Yi were too sharp, even if Mi Lu was separated by a layer of clothes, the sharp cards entered the body a lot.

Looking at Mi Lu who fell to the ground, holding his bleeding shoulder with his palm, Zuo Yi approached Mi Lu step by step, and then looked at the audience who fled in panic under the stand. He stood in front of Milou, as if announcing that he was the best magician in the world!

Mi Lu raised her head, and the beads of sweat on her forehead showed that she was in sharp pain in her body at this time. I don't know why, Zuo Yi's card hurts a lot to play on himself. She looked at Zuo Yi standing in front of her, and the "Bit Arrows" behind her had all been scattered to the ground.

The crackling sound made Zuo Yi also look back, but he didn't care about these now, the most interesting thing at the moment was Mi Lu in front of him, this Mi Lu, who was famous in Las Vegas, was now falling in front of him.

"How's it going, is this show exciting?"

"Tell me why you violated the Eight Rules of the Magician! You know, it's a magician's taboo! Milu's breath was a little unsteady.

"Are these useful? The Eight Rules, Are the Three Principles of Suston useful? Magic itself is a deceptive thing, and I'm just using your deceptive stuff to deceive more people. ”

"With the magician's method to have something to do with the casino, and manipulate the operating rules of the casino behind your back, you are worthy of the title of magician with a thousand faces!"

"Do you know what a magician with a thousand faces is! Let me tell you. Zuo Yi continued: "The magician with a thousand faces is to survive with a mask!" That's right, the survival of hypocrisy! And the face behind the mask is the real thing! The faces behind the mask yearn for only profit! Only interests are eternal! Do you understand? ”

"How many people have you killed for your benefit."

"You're right, you know that from the beginning of the ghost two years ago, he saw me in the casino, and also found out about my relationship with the casino, since he threatened me, I have to get rid of him, Li Qing too, and many people you don't know are like this!"

After Zuo Yi finished speaking, Mi Lu didn't speak, just stared at Zuo Yi fiercely, the anger on his face almost burned Zuo Yi, looking at the vicious expression on Mi Lu's face, Zuo Yi stepped forward and squatted down in front of Mi Lu:

"Since you just asked me about the rules of magicians, then you should know that the first cultivation of magicians is poker face, no matter when the expression on the face can not be revealed to the enemy, but look at you now, your face is full of sadness and pity! What qualifications do you have to say that you are a magician! ”

Zuo Yi's voice fell, he thought that he would see Mi Lu's uncomfortable and sad face, but on the contrary, what he didn't expect to see was Mi Lu's sneer at him, or disdain:

"Huh, really? Poker face? ”

"You..." Zuo Yi didn't know what was going on, he had a sense of foreboding.

Then, before he could react, a metal pattern bicycle plate was inserted in the center of his left shoulder. That card is the tip of hearts from the previous twelve metal pattern single plates!

For two years, Mi Lu has been taking him with him, which can be regarded as an explanation to Onichi.

Being suddenly struck by the pain, Zuo Yi took a few steps back, Mi Lu got up instantly, picked up the magic wand on the ground, and then the remaining eleven cards also came to his hand, Mi Lu looked at Zuo Yi, one after another and shot at him fiercely!

"Two! Three! Four! ...”

was inserted by the metal card, Zuo Yi was already covered in blood and fell to the ground. Milou has one card left in his hand.

She walked in front of Zuo Yi, just like Zuo Yi walked in front of her just now:

"You're right, the magician's first cultivation is the poker face, but what you are talking about is only the surface of the poker face, the real poker face comes from the inner calm, when the expression of the enemy's face changes from hearts to spades, you have to pay attention to whether it is just a magic trick of the other party!"

"You, you, it turns out that you are all pretending to be injured!" Zuo Yi was speechless, angry and painful. He was a little out of energy.

I saw Mi Lu take off the prop bag on her shoulder and wipe the sweat on her forehead:

"You don't even see this kind of magic, and you're embarrassed to say that you're a magician with a thousand faces? If you don't play some plays, how can you let your guard down, you are the one who really doesn't have a poker face! ”

"Just now you said that this performance is not exciting, then I will tell you now, with a gorgeous ending, this performance is wonderful!"

After Mi Lu finished speaking, he raised the last card in his hand and was about to fly in the direction of Zuo Yi's neck! As soon as he raised his right arm, a large and powerful hand grabbed his arm at once.

"Your magic is for the audience, not for killing."

Mi Lu turned her head and saw that it was Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran.

"I've notified the local police, and you've avenged the ghost one, so just leave the rest to the police."

After Chu Ming finished speaking, Mi Lu slowly lowered his arm, indeed, even if he was desperate to take revenge, he was still responsible for the Luling Magic Troupe, and he couldn't implicate them.

Subsequently, the local police soon came to the scene, and Chu Ming gave the police all the records of Zuo Yi's private transactions with the casino. The Magician with a Thousand Faces finally removed all of his masks this time.

After the police took Zuo Yi away, Mi Lushu Xiaoran and Chu Ming were left at the scene. And, of course, the members of the Deer Bell Magic Regiment behind the scenes.

Mi Lu held the magic wand and the twelve metal pattern bicycle plates of the ghost one in his hand, and looked at Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran in front of him: "Thank you." ”

Her angelic face looks particularly moving in the spotlight, even if there is a small amount of blood on her face, but against the backdrop of her hair, white uniform, white top hat, and metallic pattern magic wand, this magician with a captivating face is the most dazzling person in the audience.

Chu Ming took Shu Xiaoran's hand and said to her: "If you can make a real poker face and make spades become hearts, you are the most dazzling star tonight, I believe that the Deer Bell Magic Troupe will get better development in Las Vegas, and we will pay attention to you after returning to China, not to mention," Chu Ming said Looking at Shu Xiaoran here, both of them blushed a little and lowered their heads: "What's more, if it weren't for you, we might have to be together for a long time!" ”

Mi Lu showed a national smile: "Haha, cherish each other, if you have the opportunity to come to Las Vegas again, remember to come to our magic show, it's free!" ”

After Milou finished speaking, she turned and walked in the direction behind the scenes, where her group members were waiting for her.

Before leaving, Chu Ming happened to remember something, and he shouted to Mi Lu, who was far away from him: "Hey! Still can't tell me how you managed to know my name in advance? ”

Mi Lu, who was facing away from him in front, did not turn around, but turned slightly to reveal half of his face:

"I saw your name when you went to buy a ticket and show your passport and ID card."

After that, she turned her head and kept walking forward, never looking back, Chu Ming smiled in place, and then took Shu Xiaoran's hand and walked in the other direction...

Tomorrow is the day when they return to China, Chu Ming and Shu Xiaoran packed their things in the hotel room, this trip to Las Vegas can be said to have gained a lot of things, the world-famous magician Elk, the magician with a thousand faces, etc., the most important thing is to harvest love.

Xiao Ran looked at the ring on his hand when he was cleaning up, and it happened that at this time, the card that Mi Lu gave them fell out, Xiao Ran picked it up, looked at Chu Ming and asked him:

"Do you think magicians are really that amazing?"

After hearing this, Chu Ming stopped what he was doing, sat down next to Shu Xiaoran, and put one hand around her:

"In fact, everyone can be a magician in life, the key depends on how you use the real poker face in your heart!"

"Also, I think my biggest magic trick is to conjure up the love between the two of us." Chu Ming said with a wicked smile.

Xiao Ran was also a little shy, and then the two hugged each other tightly, enjoying their last night in Las Vegas under the moonlight......

Presumably Liu Xuan will get a good theme again this time, after Chu Ming told Liu Xuan everything that happened here, he immediately gave the new work a name - "The Great Magician"!