"Actually, you are Mr. Charlie Jojo, right?"
Mr. Rum was moving the pipe in his mouth, but after hearing Sean's words, his movements stopped, and his whole person seemed to be still.
His blue eyes suddenly froze, staring in Sean's direction.
Sean frowned, moved closer, and found that Mr. Rum stopped moving not because of surprise...
He was really still.
Then, Sean saw that Mr. Rum's blue eyes were tinged with black, and those blacks gradually swept over his body, completely changing his appearance, clothing and temperament.
"Charlie Jojo..." "Mr. Rum's" voice also changed, and there was no longer an Apennine accent in his words, "My name is, Charlie Jojo."
That signature mustache is back on top of Charlie Jojo's upper lip.
Her long hair turned into black curly hair just past her ears.
Charlie Jojo's affectionate eyes with obvious dark circles looked at Sean in slight surprise.
At this time, Sean's brows stretched, and he was as surprised as the person in front of him - a big Hollywood star, a master of the silent film era was standing in front of him, which made Sean feel a little unreal.
"Mr. Dickinson..." Charlie Jojo looked at his transformed body and murmured, "If you hadn't told me my real name, I would have continued to be lost in this dream...
"How do you know my true identity?"
In fact, Sean only had a guess about this last puzzle.
However, seeing the return of Charlie Jojo's true personality, Sean suddenly felt that everything was so logical.
"City Lights," Sean said. "I loved that movie."
Charlie raised his brows understandingly and listened to Sean continue: "In that movie, the character you played fell in love with a flower girl..."
Charlie seemed to have remembered something, and looked at the door leading to the room from the flower garden with some disappointment.
"But, unfortunately," Sean whispered, "you didn't end up with the flower girl in the movie...
"In order to give her a happier life, as a poor boy, you withdrew from the competition with another high-quality candidate from a well-off family..."
Charlie turned to look at Sean, his eyes full of affection: "Thank you for liking that movie, Mr. Dickinson.
“It was actually a little autobiographical film.
"Bringing the silly things I did when I was young to the screen and making everyone laugh."
On his mustache, the corners of his mouth were grinning upward, but tears seemed to be welling up in his eyes: "Perhaps too much self-esteem made me miss the most precious love in my life..."
At this time, Sean discovered that some flowers in the surrounding flower beds were gradually becoming transparent and slowly floating away.
Charlie Jojo sighed: “As an explorer, my performance on this mission was unqualified.
“I planned to lurk in Ocean City to investigate the Judas Ring’s plan, but they discovered it instead.
"In my conflict with Joseph Milton, I fell into the dream he gave me..."
Only then did Sean realize that Milton's weapons were more than just nightmares.
"In this 'sweet dream'..." Qiao Qiao looked at the slowly fading flower garden, "I became Rum, a painter from Apennines, and finally got what I wanted, and was with the flower girl I loved so much. .
"It is obviously a terrible trap that will always be in effect, but I still linger in it.
"Perhaps, this dream made up for my biggest regret and allowed me to experience another possibility in life."
As if waking up from a big dream, Qiao Qiao looked a little disappointed.
That innate melancholy temperament reappeared in him.
Compared with standing at a loss in the middle of the disappearing dream, from a perceptual point of view, Sean hopes that he has the satisfaction of being in happiness like Mr. Rum.
Keeping looking at the direction from the flower garden to the room, the owner of the footsteps finally walked to the door.
Mrs. Rum, if you look carefully, she is almost exactly the same as the heroine of "City Lights", except for some traces of weathering.
"Foggy..." Qiaoqiao walked over.
Mrs. Rum's figure slowly faded along with the flower garden and the entire flower shop that was embodied by the power of dreams.
"Qiao Qiao," she, who was part of the dream, looked at the great mime actor with complex eyes, "it would be great if this dream could last forever..."
Slender, slightly wrinkled fingers caressed Qiaoqiao's face.
"I hope so too..." He looked at her affectionately, held the hand that was slowly fading, and said softly, "Life is a dream, isn't it?
"I am very satisfied to be able to meet you again."
The hand disappeared in the air, leaving Mrs. Rum with a smile without regrets.
The flower garden and flower shop disappeared, and all they stood on was an empty backyard.
Charlie Jojo sighed deeply.
After a moment, he turned to Sean with a slightly tired smile on his face: "If it weren't for you, this dream might have lasted until Fergie and I died of old age together..."
Sean took a step closer, his expression a little complicated.
He didn't know what Charlie meant by this - was he blaming himself for losing the opportunity to grow old together with the one he loved?
Charlie saw Sean’s embarrassment and quickly shook his head: “No, no, Mr. Dickinson, I didn’t mean that.
“Although I really want to grow old in a dream like that.
"But, after all, I am also a explorer. In addition to the regrets of the past, I also have my own pursuits."
Sean relaxed slightly.
Qiaoqiao smiled, as if she was still recalling this big dream.
As an "enemy", did Milton give himself a "trap" or a "gift"?
He doesn't know the answer.
What he knows is that no matter what happened before, no matter how different their positions are, he is somewhat grateful to Milton for being able to shape the "big dream".
Looking at the smile on the mime's face, Sean knew that he was not in a dream - his heart and soul had transcended.
He only cherishes and is grateful for his previous memories.
He took out a bamboo cane from somewhere, and the great mime skillfully shook it, returning to his weightless demeanor.
"Sweet dreams are good, but waking up feels good too."
Suddenly there was shouting in the room.
The four children in the Dingo Park rushed into the empty backyard in horror: "Mr. Dickinson...Uncle Rum..."
Before they finished shouting, the four children were dumbfounded when they saw Charlie Jojo standing in front of them.
Although they are street children, they have also seen Charlie Jojo on the big screen.
The mime squatted down and said in Mr. Rum's manner and tone: "Children, don't be afraid, I am Uncle Rum..."
Seeing the shocked looks of the four children, including Kate, Sean smiled and said: "Kate, don't be afraid, this is indeed Uncle Rum - I will tell you what happened later, now let me Let me chat with Qiaoqiao for a while first."
The four children nodded dully and went back to the room obediently.
