Gu Tie approached Terry, took off his top hat and threw it aside, and sat down on a magic prop box, "I also like the 'world' very much, but I haven't been back to see it for a long time."

The clown turned to look at him and stretched out his right hand, which was holding an orange soda in each of his hands, "Do you want soda? Eva gives me a bottle of orange soda before every play, and this time, I have two." ”

"Who would refuse soda?" the Chinese reached out to take the glass bottle, bit the cap with his teeth and poured two sips, and the Mongolian specialty "Grassland" brand soda tasted like orange powder with a lot of sugar and carbonated water, but it recalled some childhood memories.

"You're right. The clown took a sip of soda, then looked up at the incandescent light bulb, which had been slightly blackened and the red-hot tungsten flicker. "We're a lot alike, I thought that from the first time we met. But sometimes, you know, my memories and feelings are a little unreal, and I don't know how to deal with the onslaught of information from reality. He pointed to his temple with his funny large, white-gloved fingers.

Gu Tie secretly examined the soda bottle in his hand, Terry was a little too normal at this time, normal to the point of being a little abnormal, the best explanation was that in order to help the clown perform, Eva added sedative-type drugs to the soda. He set the bottle aside and moved his body to try to sit comfortably, the carved pattern on the wooden box made his ass a little uncomfortable, "Talk about yourself." You know me very well, but I know almost nothing about you. I remember you saying that you are from Estonia, a ...... The small town of Kuressaray, right?"

The clown nodded: "Yes, you have a good memory, Kuressaray is the most beautiful bay city in the world, I am twenty-nine years old this year, I have never taken a step out of Kuressaray before leaving Estonia, since there is no better scenery outside, why do you want to run around, you say yes, Mr. Gu Tie?"

"We're the same age. The Chinese made a gesture of equality, "I like to run around, perhaps because the concept of 'home' is not clear to me, although I always think of myself as a Chinese, but the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs does not have me as a foreign homeless in the database." ...... I'm guessing you left Estonia because of the Red Brotherhood. ”

Terry's body shuddered imperceptibly, but this time the Joker didn't hide back in the protective shell of the virtual world. After a long time, he replied, "Yes, the ghost's right hand rescued me from the Brotherhood's Temple of the Cross of Thorns, but my parents, brothers, and fiancée sleep forever in that turquoise bay. ”

This passage did not surprise Gu Tie, and the Chinese sighed slightly: "The important thing is that you are still alive, and you want to live better in place of them." You're one of the 'candidates' for the ghost's right hand, like me, right?"

"Yes. The clown replied, and fell into a brief silence. A small flying insect flew around the incandescent lamp, constantly hitting the white iron shade, making a thumping sound. The applause in front of him was more and more enthusiastic, and it should be that Eva's performance has reached the most essential stage, "I'm going to get ready to play." Terry looked down and straightened his clown suit and carefully set the red-nosed head, "There are still five minutes to go." ”

"Are you a native of Estonia, and so are your parents?" asked Gu Tie as soon as possible.

The clown looked at the person who asked the question in confusion, "My parents moved to Kuressaare from Switzerland a long time ago, why are they asking this?"

"Nothing. The most important thing is, where does your authority on the quantum network come from?" the Chinese jumped off the box and approached the clown, staring at each other aggressively. He saw that Terry's mental state was relatively stable, and this might be the best time to ask questions, and in five minutes Eva would jump out to protect the fragile groupmate, and the next time he drank the orange soda, I don't know how long it would be before.

“...... Permissions?what do you mean permission?" Terry looked overwhelmed again, "I don't know what you're talking about......"

"THINK BACK, WHEN DID YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU HAVE POWER ON THE NETWORK, THE POWER TO NOT BE DISTURBED BY OTHER FORCES, THE POWER TO BREAK THROUGH OTHER NETWORKED DEVICES, AND THE POWER TO MAKE WAVES IN THE IPV6 NETWORK?"

The clown made a thoughtful expression, "I—I don't know...... I don't know when I was able to do these things, I used to think everyone was like this, but then I found out that Eva and Keith can do as much as I do...... "His eyes first turn upwards and then to the left, which is the natural reaction of the brain when it recalls what really exists, and from the perspective of behavioral psychology, he is not lying.

Gu Tie shook his head with some distress, "At least tell me, before or after you were discovered by the Red Owl Brotherhood?"

"Before. Ever since Estonia joined the GTC, my fiancée gave me an LCD terminal, probably since then...... It was a Dell 22-inch terminal, with an ergonomic keyboard and a nice silver look, and although I was reluctant to give up my Apple PC, the quantum network was very good, very good...... Mom said that you shouldn't spend more than 12 hours a day on the Internet, but the first time I logged on to the quantum network, I didn't leave until 36 hours later, and my fiancée was terrified, haha! she's a timid woman, she ...... Her name is, the name is......" Cold sweat dripped from the clown's forehead, and the muscles on his body began to spasm involuntarily, apparently the memories irritated his brain again, and the strange illness began to torment the poor fellow again.

Gu Tie hurriedly pulled Terry's left hand, pressed the Neiguan acupoint above his wrist with his thumb to help him calm down, and raised his hand holding the soda bottle: "It's okay, it's okay." The problem is over, cheer up, get ready to play, clown! ”

The clown nodded obediently, drank the orange soda from the bottle, and let out a long breath, looking much better. At this time, there was a warm applause from the previous time, and Eva, who was wearing a white tights, retreated backstage with a sweat on her head, wiped her sweat and shouted: "Joker, come on the stage in ten seconds, Bote, are you ready for the music?"

Outside the curtain came the magician's reply: "No problem, Eva. ”

After a pause in applause, a flirtatious trumpet sounded, and the applause slowly became regular, and the audience began to applaud to the beat, led by Hubot. Little Lori turned around and saw Gu Tie and Terry standing side by side, and immediately said angrily: "Gu Tie, what are you doing? Stay away from Terry!"

The clown kindly took the initiative to explain: "No, it's nothing, Eva, we're just talking......"

"Go, it's your turn. As soon as her eyes looked at the clown, Eva's eyes softened, and she commanded gently and unquestionably. Terry nodded, waved at Gu Tie, and walked slowly to the front desk.

The curtain fell, applause rang out, and the show began. From the gap in the curtain, Gu Tie could see the thin and helpless figure, the clown in a funny colorful shirt and bloomers standing in the sight of the two hundred and eighty spectators, but he looked more and more lonely.

The Chinese grabbed a towel and threw it to the little loli: "Wipe the sweat." I didn't expect your performance to be really professional. Could it be that the ghost right hand is just a side hustle, and the Circus of Glory is your main job?"

Eva didn't appreciate it, took the towel and threw it aside: "What can you do is only in your heart to identify your identity, who you feel you are, what you should do, and facing your own choices is the only correct way." We are the right hand of the ghost and the Circus of Glory, just as you are both Gu Tie and Adam, this is not contradictory, nor is it in any way in conflict. ”

Gu Tie looked a little surprised: "Did you prepare this statement earlier?" Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to Terry, in fact, I'm very close to him, and maybe a good friend. ”

"Where's Keith!" Little Lori shouted at the back door of the tent, and after a few seconds, the half-faced guy hurried in, "I'm here, Eva, it's not my show time, is it?"

'John Terry isn't in great shape and if he goes down, you've got to save the game in time. Eva gestured to the front desk. Dressed in a red costume and dressed as a vaudeville, Guise nodded knowingly and stood behind the curtain to observe the situation ahead. The music decreased, the applause stopped, the clown should be performing in the center of the stage, Gu Tie didn't know what kind of performance the lonely clown would accomplish, but what was certain was that the world was moving away from Terry's vision little by little, he was escaping from the indifferent spectators in the alienated reality, turning the helpless struggle into a silent comedy.

"Eva. Gu Tie suddenly said, "What is the reason why we are doing this? Leaving the tavern, flying to Mongolia, performing a circus, the ghost right hand If it is a large and tight institution as you said, I believe we have more and better options, instead of wandering around like this." ”

Eva looked at him in surprise, "You've finally found out." I said when we first met that we don't have any right to interfere with any of the candidates' choices, and if you insist on not performing a circus or simply flying to Japan, it can be enforced. But it's all about security, and most importantly, security. After a moment's hesitation, Lori said as if she had made up her mind: "Belusai Babu is one of the seven departments of the Brotherhood, responsible for the screening, monitoring and round-up of candidates, according to the instructions of the listeners, they judge the probability of the candidate's behavior according to some mysterious method, the more regular the behavior, the easier it is to be grasped by the other party." So, whether it's the circus itself, or respecting your free will, it's essentially a disorderly act against the detection system of Berushabab, you see?"

The Chinese was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly: "So that's the case." Berusai Babu, who hunts down the candidates, Asmontis who wields the power of the network, at least I now understand the functions of the two demons of the Brotherhood. He shook his head again and walked outside excitedly: "Thinking that I have become the target of a mysterious organization, I don't know why, I suddenly get a little tired of Liulang." I'll go and rest in the car for a while, and you guys play slowly. ”

"You ......" Little Lori stopped talking, standing there quietly, watching Chinese slowly walk out the back door of the tent.

The autumn night in Mongolia was cold, Gu Tie wrapped his green coat tightly, and a white mist was exhaled in the cold air: "Yes, what am I, what kind of identity do I think I am in my heart? Where is my path?...... It's been a long time since I've been back to see it, so tonight, I'll go back to the 'world' to find some comfort. ”