Faced with this situation, the officers were also baffled.
Although the children said that a clown came down from the sky and used magic to make the criminal suspect disappear, the body hidden on the side proved that the situation definitely wasn’t that simple. Who in the world was that mister clown? And what did he do?
Looking at the confetti and gold powder scattered all over the roof and the excited children holding flowers, they decided to first bring these two kids to a safe place. After all, this place wasn’t only a murder scene, it also left the children with bad memories.
One police officer went forward to pick up the phone that had been tossed to the ground. Although the screen was cracked, it was currently still broadcasting conscientiously. The comments in the live stream had already exploded:
“What just happened?”
“I heard two bangs, then saw raining streamers…”
“I think there were voices, but the phone was too far away to hear them clearly ah.”
“Mr Policeman!! Look over here! Hurry up and tell us, how are the children???”
“Are they okay?”
The police officer looked at his captain, who nodded at him.
Thus, the police officer said, “The hostages are now safe; netizens, please be at ease.”
They didn’t explain the exact situation, and turned off the live stream after that. After all, even they themselves still weren’t clear as to what on earth happened.
At that moment, mister clown who had swiftly fled the scene had just climbed back down the external wall into the room below. Climbing down from a height of a few hundred meters was even harder than climbing up, and the vertical death experience was truly — stimulating.
Fortunately, they had moved quickly enough and managed to leave the scene before the cops broke down the door.
If they encountered the cops, they simply wouldn’t be able to explain where they had gotten their information, much less how they had specially driven from over half a city away ahead of time to save these hostages. This behaviour was clearly very suspicious no matter how one looked at it.
Not only that, they wouldn’t be able to give an answer for where in the world they managed to get such a large dosage of potassium cyanide.
After all, Xiao Lan couldn’t exactly say, “My knife is pre-installed with it. Don’t believe me, want a lick?”
If that happened, it would be a smooth transition from drinking tea in the police station to the police car as they were sent off to accommodations which came with complimentary limited edition silver bracelets.
Xiao Lan quickly changed while Luo found a bag on the other side and put away the clothes Xiao Lan had been wearing.
As he packed, Luo said, “Sir, I’ve already helped you tidy up the traces left behind just now, including fingerprints and footprints. However, the knife marks on the external wall cannot be dealt with, and I estimate that this room will be discovered soon. To avoid being found, it’s safer to take everything you’ve used with us.”
Saying that, he even took out cash and placed it on the table. “This is compensation for the items that we’re taking with us.”
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Several police cars were parked outside the building, and there were also many police officers waiting downstairs. Many reporters and passers-by who had heard the news were also gathered nearby. Leaving in a hurry while everyone was pushing forward might easily draw attention.
Shouldering the bag, the two of them simply went to a shopping center downstairs, then found a restaurant to have dinner.
Xiao Lan passed the menu to Luo and gestured for him to pick the dishes he was interested in.
Luo accepted the menu, which also had photos of the dishes. After looking for a while, he revealed a perplexed expression. “Why is the food here different from what sir cooks?”
Xiao Lan didn’t understand. “Of course the dishes here would be different from mine ah.”
“But why is it that all the original ingredients can be picked out?” Luo continued to explain, “I thought the dishes in the real world should be like your cooking, where you can’t make out the ingredients.”
Xiao Lan, gifted seeded player in the world of dark cuisine: “…”
I’m sorry for pulling down the cooking standards of all of humanity and causing us to lose face in front of a non-human.
Not long after, the dishes they ordered were served.
After his first bite of the true meaning of human food, Luo sank into deep contemplation. He finally felt that something wasn’t right about that goo where the ingredients couldn’t be made out.
Looking at Xiao Lan before him, whose expression was the same as usual, he considerately decided that it was better not to ask his question out loud, in order to protect the pride of his family’s sir.
At that moment, the store’s television suddenly broadcast breaking news:
“We have received news that the ‘child-kidnapping live stream incident’, which drew a great amount of attention from society today, has been smoothly resolved. The suspect was killed at the scene, and the two kidnapped children were successfully rescued. A medical examination has determined that both children are currently mentally and physically fine, and they did not sustain injuries during this incident.
“…During the incident, a zealous citizen who is unwilling to disclose their name — mister clown — disregarded their own safety and bravely stepped forward to provide important assistance in rescuing the hostages.”
The scene cut to the two children whose faces were pixelated. The children were holding paper flowers, which they waved at the camera. “Thank you, mister clown!”
Finally, the news added:
“At the same time, the police would like to remind citizens to contact the police for help first in a dangerous situation. Even if you wish to act righteously, please do not engage a criminal on your own as much as possible. This sort of behaviour is very dangerous. We hope that all citizens are mindful of their own safety.”
It looked like the police hadn’t divulged that it was mister clown who had taken care of the criminal suspect. Xiao Lan sighed in relief. Just let mister clown come to an end here ba. He didn’t want to become a dark knight like Batman or whatever; it was still better to leave the stability of society to the police.
But everything related to mister clown had to be dealt with. In the eyes of the police, this clown of unknown origins was similarly also a volatile element.
Unlike the two people leisurely having dinner, several people were being interrogated by the police on the other side.
“How did you guys pinpoint the suspect’s location?”
“Surveillance shows that you were headed here even before the live stream started. Can you explain?”
“Also, there are eyewitnesses who claim that they saw you carrying illegal blades. Where are these things?”
In front of the police’s questions, these players all had conflicted expressions.
How did they know? Naturally, it was because of the mission notification ah.
Could they say that? Obviously not.
Their weapons had automatically returned to the storage space the moment the mission concluded. The space was now locked again, and they couldn’t take their weapons out even if they wanted to.
Could they say that? Even if they could, they would probably be regarded as youngsters addicted to online games and would be sent off for electrotherapy ba.
And who knew which guy it was who moved so quickly and completed the mission. They started moving the very second they saw the live stream, but by the time they rushed to the rooftop, they ran into a group of cops.
Faced with this group of strange fellows who replied ‘don’t know’ to every question, the police found them extremely suspicious and decided to simply invite all of them over for tea.
As for how they were going to escape, they would have to rely on their own abilities.
After they finished dinner, Xiao Lan and Luo simply joined the crowd of people who were on their way home and drove off. They were like two friends who had specially arranged to have dinner together, and didn’t arouse any suspicions.
It was already dark by the time they got home. At that moment, there was a stillness in the villa district that was far from the hubbub; only a few people were out jogging at night or walking their dogs.
When the neighbours on the road saw a car drive to the house famous in this area for being haunted, all of them looked astonished.
A kind old man who was walking his husky pulled at the dog that was trying to run off as he did his best to approach the two of them. “Young men! Why are you going to that house ah?! You can’t! You mustn’t go there!”
After he said that, he was yet again dragged a couple of steps in the opposite direction by his family’s energetic husky.
Xiao Lan rolled down his window and smiled at the elderly man. “Hello, uncle. We just moved in and will be living here in the future, but we might not be here for long.”
The elderly man’s expression turned solemn when he heard this. He wrinkled his grizzled eyebrows and said, “Why did you buy this house ah? This place is very evil; not a single family who bought this house before left fully intact.”
Afraid that young people didn’t believe in demons, the old man also added, “The family that used to live in this house are all dead. The building company gave everything back to the homeowner’s younger brother. That person never once dared to come and live here. If he sold it cheaply, it was because he just wanted it off his hands as soon as possible.”
Xiao Lan gave the elderly man a mysterious smile. “I’m already so broke, how can I be scared of ghosts?”
There was pity in the elderly man’s eyes. “…”
Was the pressure for youths to buy a house nowadays this bad? Look, a child had been forced to go to this extent.
The elderly man still had something to say, but his grip relaxed in one moment of inattention, and he was suddenly dragged off who knew where by his family’s husky.
“Tie Hanhan! Stop! Do you hear me?!
“Wait, wait, there’s a puddle in front —”
“Boom —”
“Ow, damn! You fool!”
Looking at the elderly man’s energetic back, Xiao Lan added, “Thank you, but we have a way to resolve this. There won’t be any problems, so don’t worry.”
Who knew whether the old man rushing off with his husky had heard him or not.
When they returned home, the spacious and tidy living room was brightly lit, and the decorations were extremely tasteful; Xiao Lan didn’t know if this was the original owner’s style or if Luo had decorated it especially.
Sitting on the soft and comfortable sofa, Xiao Lan thought about the past and suddenly felt that he wasn’t used to what happened today. The ordinary acts of walking around and eating conversely made him feel completely disconnected from his surroundings.
Even killing that player hadn’t caused that many waves in his heart.
After all, he had somewhat expected it after entering the Advent World. Whether it was for survival or revenge, this day would have come sooner or later; it was just that he hadn’t expected it to happen during a real-world mission.
To tell the truth, when he had learned that his first target was a guy like that who deserved to die, he conversely secretly sighed in relief.
It had only been three instances; was he already no longer fit to live in the real world?
And on the other side of the villa district, a black Maybach was silently parked on the side of the road like a giant creature hibernating in the dark. A young man rolled down the window and raised a lit cigarette. The smoke curling up from the cigarette in his mouth blocked his view of Xiao Lan’s lit house; the expression on his face was unreadable.
After a while, he turned to the person next to him and said, “Doesn’t that person look very familiar?”
The person beside him said, “Cheng shao is referring to…”
The young man called Cheng shao stretched out one hand to point at Xiao Lan’s location. “Xiao Chengyan.”
Without waiting for his subordinate’s response, Cheng shao said, “Investigate him. Perhaps there will be unexpected gains.”
Who?
Thank you for the chapter~
Ooohhh~ a new person~
xiao chengyan who? is he referring to xiao lan? wonder what’s his relationship with xiao lan? one of his debt collector perhaps? hahaha
El papa
Jajajajaja
Well, as long as this person isn’t in tge advent world, then it doesn’t matter how much they investigate
“My knife is pre-installed with it. Don’t believe me, want a lick?”
Me: Hahahhahhahhahahahhahahha really imagine Mc saying this in clown costume 🙂
Xiao Chengyan is Mc father or Mc’s other identity as a lost child or smth ?
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Thank you for translating! <3
Is he referring to xiao lan or luo? If it’s lanlan then he must have a connection with his father and if it’s luo then… IDK but I feel like if he was originally a human then he must have a relationship with the family that lived there ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I think he’s referring to XL, they even have the same surname
Maybe…
Rip old man with the husky
Who’s that? Some relative?
Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️
I bet he’s a debt collector…..or perhaps…..a L-LO-LOVE RIVAL?!?!?!
Thanks for the chapter~
Luo is basically an upgraded batmobile, so honestly, batman isn’t that far off….
Thanks for the chapter!!
“Unexpected gains” UGH!! Leave Xiao Lan alone. It wasn’t enough that he had to incur the debt from his mother’s illness, he also had to incur the debt from his scumbag father. Now this young master Cheng is gonna be a ass too?! Like get in your expensive ass Maybach and leave.
Thankfully he has Luo by his side!Thanks for the chapter <3
No unexpected “gains” for you, mysterious villain! Only losses! Go ahead, try our family’s Luo!
Thanks for the chapter 🙂
Thanks for the update
Thanks for the chapter! Perhaps his mysterious scummy dad? Based on what Luo pointed, there is something weird about his father and this debt that was accumulated.
Supero interesante.
Gracia por tu trabajo
Me in 2020: 🙂
His father
has their been description of mcs appearance yet? like eye or hair color? i remember reading that he’s rlly pretty but I can’t remember anything other than that T∆T
i feel the sense of foreboding ba!