Blue Ant
On the other side, Qu Li came out of the villa.
Qu Licong's room was still dark, and the projection was ready to go. She specifically asked Shang Jingyan to publish it on Starnet at the same time, because this way she could get comments from netizens to dispel her fear.
At this moment, Qu Li leaned against Sister Xi tightly, and said with a nervous and excited mood: "Let's get started!"
As the projection screen lit up, a young woman fiddling with the equipment appeared in the camera.
"Hello~ I'm currently at the construction site of a building. My mom asked me to be in charge of recording and supervising the work..."
The beginning is the same as in the trailer, with a rich second-generation introducing himself, but it is a little more detailed than in the trailer.
She was wearing a pink coat and a hard hat that didn't match her outfit, and she was strolling around the construction site.
The videos switch, the days change, and each opening is from a similar angle.
Qu Licong felt a little uncomfortable. The monotonous and repetitive images and the dull protagonist with missing pixels all created a sense of inhumanity.
If this was a real video, she might not be interested. But the video shot by Director Shang had a strange attraction that made her focus on the details.
"...When the time comes, this side will be the mall lobby, and this side will be the elevator..."
These videos are cut very quickly, and from what the woman says, we can tell that a shopping mall will be built on this land, and her family's group has made detailed plans for it.
Then, the scene in the trailer appeared: "Something strange seemed to have happened on the construction site." The woman said that the scaffolding suddenly collapsed today and a worker fell from it.
Qu Li changed her posture and relaxed a little, but suddenly her eyes widened——
As the woman spoke, a dark shadow flashed behind her!
【What just happened? ? 】
[Am I dazzled? ... I'm scared. I'm the first to watch it now. There are no spoilers or warnings. I'm trembling with fear QAQ]
[Was it that shadow that caused the scaffolding to collapse? ]
This is something that was not in the trailer. The woman in the camera was completely unaware and was still talking worriedly.
Then comes the part where the woman is running in the night, being chased by something.
The camera in her hand fell to the ground, and the woman screamed, "Beware of clowns!" and then fell silent.
All the construction site videos added up to only a few minutes, and then the screen switched to bright colors, and the vlogger who appeared in the trailer jumped into the camera:
"Hey! Hello everyone, was that video just now scary?"
"I'm your super handsome travel blogger Xiao Shuai. We're going to the place in the video this time!"
[Oh my god, the ghost didn’t scare me just now, but the sudden appearance of this blogger scared me. ]
[Donor, I see that your forehead is black, there may be something unexpected on this trip! ]
[It is well known that people named Xiao Shuai will not have a good ending in the horror flow. ]
Unlike the trailer, this clip seemed to be a live broadcast rather than a pre-filmed vlog, which instantly made Qu Li feel more real. She even wanted to log into the live broadcast website to see if there really was such a live broadcast room.
Following Xiao Shuai's introduction, five other companions also appeared in the camera, one of whom was his girlfriend. Their nicknames were all popular and easy to remember, such as "Xiao Mei", which made Qu Li suspect that Director Shang was really bad at naming.
These actors were introduced by Sister Xi, and Qu Li also recognized a few familiar faces. Now that she looked at them, she didn't feel out of place, but instead felt more chilled by them - it was precisely because it was so close to reality, and because it was shot in this way, that they had the illusion that someone they knew had entered a horror movie.
From the six people's introduction, we know that the video just now is an urban legend that has been circulating in some niche supernatural forums for a long time and is called the "Clown Paradise Video."
There are many different opinions about what happened to the woman in the end. Some say she died, some say she was assimilated into a clown, and some say she did not die but became mentally stimulated and went crazy.
Xiao Shuai is a travel blogger whose traffic has declined recently. He accidentally saw this legend and had an idea. He decided to go explore the construction site in the video with his friends.
After comparing the landmarks, they finally determined the location of the video. It was a remote small county town. The original construction site now seemed to be an amusement park. It couldn't even be located on the satellite map. I don't know why the shopping mall mentioned in the video was not built.
The six of them set off laughing. Xiao Shuai looked down at his phone and said, "Hey? A fan sent me a lot of private messages."
He put his phone close to the camera, and messages popped up one by one under the audience's noses:
- Don't go to Clownland! I'm a local and I know how weird it is. Everyone who has been there is either dead or crazy!
——There were more than a dozen suicide cases there in five years alone.
——We locals won’t let children get close to it. Two years ago, a student went missing and his body was found in the Clown Park. His face was gnawed by wild dogs. It was even reported in the local news. [Picture]
"Wow, that sounds scary." Xiao Shuai rubbed his arms exaggeratedly, but his attitude was obviously not concerned. "But suicide is actually very easy to explain. If too many people commit suicide in a place, they will imitate others and it will become a 'suicide sanctuary'..."
His girlfriend Xiaomei beside him nodded in agreement and also seriously explained the copycat effect of suicide.
【After hearing this, I also feel that everything is very scientific. 】
[If this weren't a horror movie...]
[It’s this kind of “it seems to make sense but turns out to be weird” that’s scary! This work is more realistic than Director Shang’s previous films SOS]
Qu Li couldn't help but shudder: "Sister Xi, if it were you, would you believe the private chat or the blogger's explanation?"
Sister Xi was silent and said, "I would think that the person who chatted privately is talking nonsense."
On the screen, six people were driving a rented car along the way, and there was a beautiful spring scene outside the car window.
Lianmengda, villa.
A major characteristic of horror film protagonists is "knowingly going there is a tiger", and Shang Jingyan perfectly implemented this tradition, opening the eyes of the Star Interstellar audience.
After sending the document, she found a sofa and lay down peacefully. At the appointed time, her consciousness was pulled into the spiritual space.
The long conference table was the same as before. Shang Jingyan looked around and raised his eyebrows.
oh?
She found that her seat was moved forward, no longer isolated from the crowd, but next to the long table.
"Pan."
The head of the group nodded and greeted her, and the other members around them also greeted her. No matter what they thought in their hearts, at least now it seemed that they were friendly to Shang Jingyan's change of seat.
This is the change brought about by strength.
Shang Jingyan's growth in the outside world was so rapid that everyone was watching her every move. Shang Jingyan guessed that before her, this realistic organization had never seen a dream builder as famous as her, so the members subconsciously respected her.
The regular meeting was still a bunch of nonsense reporting on recent developments. Shang Jingyan just said, "There is no need to explain my current situation, everyone can see it," and then began to slack off openly. Others dared not to be angry or say anything.
Wei Yu introduced three members in the main galaxy to Shang Jingyan. One of them was the short and fat man that Shang Jingyan met last time, code-named "Magician".
The magician said that his current job is to be an NPC in the Capital Star Horror Theme Park, and after he settles down, he will secretly promote the concept of the Zhenwu Group to tourists.
Shang Jingyan: “…”
When I get back, I will propose to General Manager Su that she issue a regulation to prohibit employees from preaching to tourists.
When the regular meeting reached the free discussion session at the end, Shang Jingyan cleared his throat and said, "I have something that I need help with. The reward is 30,000 star coins."
According to her observations over the past few times, members can ask each other for help, and there will usually be compensation.
The price of 30,000 offered by Shang Jingyan was quite high, far exceeding the average price, fully demonstrating the extravagance of a successful dream builder. For a moment, everyone at the conference table fell silent and looked at her sideways.
"I need a hacker who's proficient in StarNet technology," she continued, "someone who can tamper with the cameras."
After Shang Jingyan finished speaking, a woman spoke up: "What exactly do you want to do? Let me make it clear first, the work of hacking into the alliance government website will require a premium."
Shang Jingyan grasped the key point: if she wanted to invade the government network, it was not impossible for this person to do so, but she would have to pay a higher price.
"It's a secret for now." She said, "The difficulty is a little lower than you said. I want someone to help me modify Lianmeng's surveillance."
Shang Jingyan decided to make preparations for both situations. If all else fails, he would enable the permissions of X71.
You Yao was startled and said, "Wow, Pan, are you going to do something big?"
Shang Jingyan: "People who can only crawl should not talk."
You Yao: “…”
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Sure. Any time requirements?"
Shang Jingyan: “Within a month.”
The woman said simply: "Deal."
After about ten minutes, the regular meeting was adjourned.
The woman deliberately stayed for a while. She was one of the members in the main galaxy who had just been introduced by Wei Yu, but after the deal was done, she introduced herself again.
"My code name is 'Blue Ant', Pan, it's our first meeting, please advise me." Blue Ant extended his hand and said, "I will contact you privately to set a time and place for the meeting."
Shang Jingyan also extended his hand: "Please give me more advice."
With two translucent palms clasped together, she sighed in her heart: This is the downside of running naked without a vest, if the members want to find me, they can find me directly.
"Wow, this place is really remote."
The journey process was edited and skipped, and Qu Li watched the six people park the car in front of the Clown Park.
The asphalt road had been repaired many years ago, and now it was cracked, with weeds growing in the cracks. There was wilderness on both sides of the road, with grass blades as tall as half a person. There was no sign of a city, and the only building in sight was the amusement park.
Its door was made to look like a giant clown, with its open mouth as the door, and various unknown stains and damages made it look particularly creepy. The iron gate of the park had long been rusted, and the iron chain was not locked, so you could just push it open and enter.
[Whose park door is made like this?! ]
[To be honest, if it’s brand new, it’s pretty common and cute…]
[But it's too old, it's a total horror theme park!!]
Xiao Shuai and his six companions took a 360-degree photo and squeezed together to take a group photo. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind the six people and squeezed into the camera!
“Oh my god!!”
This was a relatively common jump scare, but the person filming and the audience in front of the screen were still startled. Xiao Shuai almost dropped the equipment in his hand, and the six people turned around in horror, only to see that the person who came was actually a clown.
"What the hell... I was scared to death, it turned out to be a human."
The clown's face and hands were covered with a thick layer of white paint, with stars and tears painted under his eyes, bright red lips, an exaggerated smile painted with paint, a red ball on his nose, a colorful wig, and a four-cornered clown hat on his head.
The tight clown costume he was wearing was of the crudest kind, torn and stained in places, and had an earthy color.
After all, Qu Li had seen more than one horror movie, and thought: Those are probably not mud spots, but dried blood.
"Uh, hello? What do you want from us? Do you want to buy a ticket?" Xiao Shuai bravely started a conversation, and saw the clown take a few steps forward and stretched out his hand.
He held many hydrogen balloons in his hands, which were colorful and full of childlike fun.
The clown himself should be a thin and short middle-aged man. Even with makeup covering it, the wrinkles on his face and hands are clearly visible.
"Are you going to give it to us?" Xiaomei tried hard to understand.
The clown seemed unable to speak, but he made a few gestures and smiled as he was about to give them the balloons. No one at the scene knew sign language, so they all made some random gestures, speaking incoherently, and took the handful of balloons.
[…I have learned the Alliance’s universal sign language. The clown’s gesture means: I will remember you.]
[Hiss, being remembered by something that seems to be inhuman in such a weird place is not a good thing! ]
[Ahhh, when will these people realize that something is wrong? I am so nervous! ]
After delivering the balloons, the clown walked away, heading towards the rest area on the left side of the park.
"Wow, why are there other people here?" Xiao Shuai patted his chest with lingering fear, "I didn't expect that there are employees in the abandoned amusement park."
The curly-haired man among the six pouted and complained, "Didn't that comment say that the locals wouldn't come near? But even the clown staff is here, it doesn't look like no one will come."
The others echoed: "That's right."
There were too many balloons, so the six people had to take a few each. Xiaomei took the most, five, and she happily asked Xiaoshuai to take several photos of her with his mobile phone.
After taking the photo, Xiao Shuai muttered, "What's going on? The signal here is so bad, I can't send the photo. I'll send it to you when I get back."
【According to my experience, the signal is gone in this park. 】
[The Snowstorm Villa mode is really classic. Help! People are about to start dying, right?]
[The sky is getting dark... Is it going to rain? ]
Judging from the map on the sign at the entrance, this park is much larger than the six people imagined, so they decided to visit and take photos in the order of the tour.
There was nothing to see in the shabby roller coaster that couldn't be operated, so they just skipped it and went to the next one, the "Rapids Ride".
The river downstream of the original artificial waterfall has long been dry, and the weeds block people's sight. Xiao Shuai walks in the front, holding the equipment forward, and the audience seems to follow his steps and shuttle through the weeds.
When she pushed aside the last bit of weeds and saw the artificial river, Qu Li couldn't help but shiver violently.
Clowns, there are so many clowns there!
They were either suspended or pierced, distributed vertically and horizontally in the basin of the artificial waterfall, turning the river into a river of blood!
When I was writing it, I thought of "Cursed Paradise", hehe.
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