Although the Ultimate Warrior and others sent all Saito Entertainment executives to the police station, the riots in the central area did not stop there.
Except for some die-hard fans of the end of the war, few people would leave. On the contrary, the bustling streets were filled with groups of demonstrators, and the buzzing of curses came one after another.
Multiple municipal agencies in Spread City are holding press conferences one after another to announce various developments to the public.
A large number of relevant personnel of Saito Group have been controlled, summoned, and arrested, and all office buildings, factories, bases, etc. located throughout the city have also been sealed by the police.
How the situation will develop, and whether these scum will really be tried by law, people say they have to continue to see, but many people have no confidence in this at all:
"That gang will somehow get away with it and laugh at us!"
"Even if we shoot them all, I dare say they are not dead. They are still enjoying their vacation in a beach villa in some other world."
"Those who are in jail and those who die will just be scapegoats."
"If there is a nest of snakes and rats, who will uphold justice? If it is true today, what will happen if it is your turn tomorrow?"
It is precisely because of this doubt and anger that people finally made a trip to the central area. How could people just walk around and do something?
Under the cover of night, gunshots rang out everywhere. Many shops along the street were attacked, and many vehicles were burned. Many of them were police cars. The policemen retreated for a while.
The noisy crowd sang songs and shouted the names of the actors:
"What we gain is exactly what we lost!"
"This city needs to burn!"
"Give those bastards a good show!" "If you catch one good showman, there will be thousands more good showmen!" "Come on!"
At the same time, Dongzhou was both lively and peaceful. Lei Yue left the teapot, causing another wave of excitement among the crowd outside the bar.
He didn't pay much attention and walked along. People naturally parted ways, and some people continued to chase after him.
With the new additions and overlapping expansions, Fulong Village has become very unfamiliar to locals like Lei Yue. The streets are full of neon lights at night, and various specialty shops that can only be found in sprawling cities can be seen everywhere, selling goods.
Among peripheral products for alien stars, there are simulated X-area game arcades, alien divination predictions...
Lei Yue saw many posters with his appearance on them along the way, graffiti appeared everywhere, and 1:1 life-size cardboard signboards were placed in front of some stores.
Some are legitimately authorized, and some are pirated. These are all the company affairs of Birdman Entertainment. Let Sister Hua worry about it.
At this time, he saw a fat owner of a small stall selling figurines, pillows, etc., holding a body-length pillow for a showman and yelling to a group of male and female customers:
"Of course it's genuine, and it has the actor's autograph on it. If you buy it, you can hug the actor to bed tonight!"
The fat boss suddenly saw him walking by and was stunned. He didn't dare to say anything more to guarantee the authenticity...
"Boss, can you give me a 10% discount?" "We're all theater fans, take care of it!" "We don't know if it's genuine or not? Just because your workmanship is good!"
Those customers were still haggling, and because they were carrying their backs, they didn't notice the figures behind them.
"It's strange that there are still people who want to sleep with a rotten face." Lei Yue muttered silently, shaking his head mockingly, "Even my girlfriend ran away."
The road was crowded with people, and not far from the stall, he was recognized by passers-by, and many people immediately gathered around him.
Lei Yue simply flew away, and the front of the old small apartment building was also crowded with people. The neighbors probably had a lot of opinions.
Not long after, Lei Yue returned to his home on the eighth floor. He didn't go back for a few days and found no signs of being broken into. This was largely due to the FBI agents.
Ignoring all that, he went to the mahogany cabinet and lit electronic incense candles for his mother-in-law, father and mother.
Then, he quietly looked at the three photos of smiling faces on the sacred cabinet, without moving away or speaking for a long time.
It was the first time since the night of alien resonance that Lei Yue looked at his family members quietly like this.
After another long while, he slowly and softly said:
"Dad, Mom, I know everything about that fire, thank you...
"Mother-in-law, thank you too. I think you know that I don't blame you for lying to me for so many years. Xiao Yue will always love you. I really hope that you haven't left yet and can use the resonance fruit to cure diseases, like my old mother.
"We Dongtu people don't say so many disgusting things as a family. I know I can't reunite with you while I'm still alive.
"Although, I seem to have really become a star now, I even have a life-size pillow."
Lei Yue laughed, the louder he spoke, the more relaxed he became.
Talking to his family always gave him a strength that nothing else could give him:
"A lot of things have happened these days, but this night seems to have lasted several lifetimes.
"Now there is another person named Ultimate Warrior who is eyeing me. Sister Hua said he wants to kill me, so don't worry.
"Kill me? Sometimes I wonder if 'Lei Yue' was actually killed on that resonance night, and will only be good actors from now on?"
Lei Yue paused for a while, then suddenly let out a breath:
"Before tonight, I felt that a part of me did die forever that night, but because of that, it was destroyed and then reborn.
"But tonight, when I performed the brown bear puppet show for those children, I felt something real... that feeling that I was still alive.
"I was a little happy after rescuing everyone. I didn't do it reluctantly, and it wasn't just for the SSS clearance rating.
“I thought I was calm about everything, that part of me was dead, but it turned out that it was just hidden deeper...
"The white clown uses splashing to disguise himself, but I... sometimes I hide behind the stage of the show, not wanting the audience to see the actor's full face.
"However, I think Ayasha had already figured it out when she asked me why I wanted to rob the bank that day."
Lei Yue shook his head and chuckled. It was the first time since the resonance that he looked at himself and got to know himself like this.
He thought that the core characteristics of the clown series were not murder, blood, fear... all the unique behaviors were precisely because of this kind of disguise and catharsis.
"Am I dead or alive? Am I a good person or a bad person? It's all there, like everyone is.
"I still want some good things to happen, but I don't believe that it can be done by following the rules... sometimes it requires destruction.
"The night is gone and it's day, and tomorrow is a new day, so screw it.
"That's all for today, good night, family."
After Lei Yue said it, maybe some things made sense and were figured out. Suddenly, the feeling of alien growth emerged again, and this time it was a little different.
He closed his eyes in confusion and saw the huge alien card suspended above the darkness.
On the back is the ghost sign symbol, and on the front is a black figure in a dark alley, holding a black and silver pistol, surrounded by crows, with various psychedelic shadows overlapping.
The text on the card reads:
【Good Showman】
【THE SHOWMAN】
"This?" Lei Yue looked at the column of English names. As he stared, he discovered that "THE SHOWMAN" would also change and display names in other major languages of Spread City.
He suddenly understood that whether it was the image or the name, some new Hundred Monkeys effect had formed regarding the urban legend of "The Showman".
People's understanding of him and his self-understanding... have become clearer and more stable than before.
This also made his alien body stronger.
"Family members, is this the blessing you gave me?"
Lei Yue opened his eyes and couldn't help laughing at the three photos on the cabinet, "You must be laughing too."
Breaking through to S level may only require one night of sleep to catch up on sleep. Sister Hua will be happy to know this news. The probability of Xingbao successfully living to the age of six is high.
“THE SHOWMAN, it’s okay!”
After Lei Yue went to wash up, he put out the electronic incense candle, went back to the bedroom and lay on the bed, exchanged a few messages with Ayasha and said good night, then fell asleep.
Although there was no pillow, maybe it was because the day was really long, or maybe it was because I had been chatting with my family, and no one from the crow friends or the weirdo came out to make a fuss.
He had a very sweet and sound sleep, while Spread City was noisy from night to day.
I can’t make up for the missed update today, so I’ll try to make up for it tomorrow.