Clown Game
Chapter 116 - 116 102 Hospital Suspicions End

Chapter 116: Chapter 102 Hospital Suspicions End Chapter 116: Chapter 102 Hospital Suspicions End Chen Xiao pursed his lips, a grave expression on his face as he pushed open the hospital’s main door.

He was furious inside. Fairy tales really do lie.

“Since I look like a demon, I might as well do what a demon should do, huh? What about the deal we had, just giving it to me for free isn’t right! No cost involved? And not even asking if I agree, what kind of ridiculous power is this? Instead of saying you gave me power, it’s more like making me clean up your mess,” Chen Xiao muttered to himself, fuming.

Just moments ago, the old man who claimed to be Boss Zhou, unable to stand Chen Xiao’s unending questions, finally lost his temper and knocked Chen Xiao to the ground with his cane.

“When the gates of the underworld open,

Please listen to everything I have to say,

I have engraved your name in my heart,

Offering all joys and sorrows,

Body and soul,

I am your servant,

I implore you to accept the humble being before you,

Bestow upon him strength,

￥%&#*

After Chen Xiao fell, Boss Zhou jabbed him in the chest with the cane and quickly muttered the above words with an indifferent tone.

At the end of this phrase, he uttered a strange word, a language Chen Xiao had never heard before and couldn’t even repeat a single sound of, but from Boss Zhou’s tone, it seemed to be a “name,” albeit without a hint of reverence.

The cane seemed magical; Chen Xiao couldn’t break free no matter what he did, and could only listen helplessly as the other man recited what was obviously a spell.

Afterward, Boss Zhou hurriedly turned and shuffled towards the elevator, cursing as he walked: “These young people nowadays…all have a screw loose.”

And when the elevator door closed, the team leader, who had been standing motionless beside them, fell to the ground with a “clang,” like a puppet with its strings cut. At the time, Chen Xiao thought he was dead, and, curious… no, rather worried, went to check on him only to find that he had merely fainted.

Right afterward… a bright light flashed.

After that, Chen Xiao found that he couldn’t concern himself with the team leader anymore.

Because he had encountered a big problem.

….

…

Around 10 PM, there weren’t too many people on the streets, and in the night, Chen Xiao hurried along.

“Ah, what should I do now?” His face clouded with worry, his expression graver than ever before.

Suddenly, someone tugged at the hem of his coat.

Chen Xiao’s expression became panicked, and he quickened his pace even more.

After a while, his coat hem was tugged again.

A fierce look flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes, and in a swift move, he pulled his coat hem back and spun around, baring his teeth and bellowing, “What do you want!”

In front of him… stood a little girl.

13 or 14 years old, still chubby from baby fat, now without the murderous look in her eyes, she looked even cuter.

Ah yes, it was that “Girl in the Mirror.”

Honestly, with Chen Xiao’s looks and his fearsome expression, he could easily be classified as a “childhood nightmare” for anyone under the age of 15.

However, the little girl just quietly looked at him and showed not the slightest hint of fear.

Of course, even though she had moved past her chaotic, murderous phase, she had been a boss in a game for a while, so naturally, she wouldn’t be scared by Chen Xiao.

Seeing her unafraid, Chen Xiao immediately changed his approach. Force wasn’t working, so he’d have to outsmart her.

“Do I look like a good person to you?”

The little girl looked at Chen Xiao’s grimace, and firmly shook her head.

“You don’t think I’m a good person and yet you follow me?”

Without a moment’s hesitation, the girl nodded again,

Chen Xiao’s face fell.

“Do you have any family?”

The little girl’s eyes dimmed as she shook her head.

Chen Xiao suddenly made a scared face and pointed behind the little girl, “Pigs are flying!”

…

A cold wind blew past.

The girl stayed motionless, watching Chen Xiao. Then, feeling embarrassed for him, her gaze drifted off to the side.

Seeing her unresponsive, Chen Xiao didn’t feel embarrassed at all. Taking advantage of the moment her gaze wandered, he turned his head and ran without a second word.

Just kidding, if this little girl stuck to him, the story would surely take a silly turn.

…

….

Now you can see, the “taboo” binding her was erased, and she could leave the “Mirror World,” but at the same time, she lost her “Infinite Strength” ability.

And this was the power Mr. Zhou had given Chen Xiao.

Pretty words would call it, negating special abilities, but it only worked on those who dealt with Mr. Zhou.

To put it bluntly, it meant cleaning up after Mr. Zhou.

The specific method of negating abilities was for these “dealers” to accept you, basically through sweet talk.

So the question came, the girl had come out of the mirror, then what?

Keep her close by? Definitely not possible, even Chen Xiao couldn’t accept that.

Report to the Foundation and contain her? That was even less doable. Otherwise, if she blabbed about Chen Xiao’s ability to cancel out “special superpowers, wouldn’t he end up being contained as well?

What about just offing her? Stop joking, then the book would definitely face deletion the next day.

So for the moment, Chen Xiao truly couldn’t deal with this chick. And the decision-making wheel in his mind kept spinning… Eventually, Chen Xiao didn’t care anymore; he just wanted to shake off the little girl first. As for whether she’d be discovered by other field agents or whether Mr. Zhou would trouble him about it, those were problems for later.

…

The night wind howled. A few minutes later, Chen Xiao reached a corner of an alley and swiftly ducked in, pressing himself against the wall and peeking out. The little girl was nowhere to be seen.

“Ah, I have a bad feeling about this…” Chen Xiao cautiously exhaled and muttered to himself.

No sooner had he spoken…

His coat was tugged again.

Chen Xiao’s serious expression immediately crumbled.

He slowly turned his head… only to see the little girl standing behind him, watching him quietly.

Chen Xiao looked at the nearby puddle that was still rippling

“Just as I thought, no power left, but free to come and go from the ‘Mirror World,’ huh,” he sighed resignedly.

Suddenly, a spark appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes, as if he had just thought of something.

He crouched down desperately, bringing his eyes level with the little girl.

“What’s your name, little sister?” he asked in a… umm… “gentle” voice.

The little girl looked at Chen Xiao, giving a standard “creepy old man” expression.

“Jingjing,” she replied calmly.

Chen Xiao tried to make his smile even brighter and asked, “So Jingjing, do you like eating cake…?”

…

Jingjing thought for a moment.

…

Then,

she quietly nodded her head.

(Wrote this in a hurry, I’ll revise it when I have time, at least there’s no break in the chapter this time.)