Sunday.
night.
Daniel carried a satchel on his back and walked through the busy streets of Mong Kok, following the number plate all the way to the downstairs of No. 45 Portland Street.
This is an old-fashioned private house with only a rusty iron gate at the entrance and many red light signs placed next to it.
Massage, health care, white-collar workers, students...
Different items on the light board are marked with different prices, and the background image still uses this year's photo of Miss Hong Kong Island...
"Oh, this is such a nice place."
Daniel slapped the cards in his hand and suddenly saw a familiar figure: "Hey, Henry."
Henry stood opposite, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, shrugging his shoulders and smiling: "Danny, it's obvious that you also received the card, right?"
"yes."
Henry raised his eyebrows, walked into the iron gate first, followed the narrow stairs, and walked up to the building step by step.
She used to be Daniel's performance assistant, and she was also a couple who accompanied each other. However, Daniel is too controlling and cannot give Henry a chance to realize herself. Now she has established herself as an independent magician.
"Hey, it might be dangerous inside, you should let me go up first." Daniel shouted from behind, while carrying his backpack, he quickly chased after Henry.
Along the way, the two of them kept arguing as before, and while bickering, they walked through the buildings one by one, and finally stopped in front of a wooden door on the sixth floor.
It seems that Daniel still has not controlled his desire for control, and at the same time he has not given up his love for Henry. He has been paying attention to Henry's personal website and recent performance schedule.
But they will choose to park in front of the sixth floor for three very important reasons.
First, there is a Sky Eye symbol on the door.
Secondly, there is a famous mind-reading master standing in front of the door.
Finally, the five floors below are full of massage parlors with red lights and girls sitting there.
No matter how I look at it, I think the sixth floor is more reliable.
"The Great Hermit is hidden in the city. I think this party will be fun." The mind-reading master "Merrit" wore a hat and looked at the two newcomers. He sighed softly and quickly walked to Henry again. Want to use mind reading on him.
Daniel and Henry recognized Merritt's identity at a glance.
Daniel shook his head, walked to the door and began to look at the keyhole, hoping to open the wooden door.
After all, if the wooden door was unlocked, the mind-reading master in front of him might have gone in with his legs crossed and drank ice cream. .
While he was fiddling with the door lock, Merritt sighed to Henry with a smile on his face: "Unfortunately, it seems that I am not the only one chosen."
"Let me guess the identity of my new friend."
Henry held the coffee and looked at the other party with a smile.
Soon, Merritt thought for a while and guessed: "Helen? No, it's Henry."
Henry tilted his head and put on a puzzled expression.
Daniel in front kicked the door, turned around and said to her: "It says it on the coffee cup."
Henry's paper coffee cup had the English name signed by the waiter. She raised the coffee cup, took a sip of coffee, and shook it towards Merritt in front of her. Merritt held his forehead and sighed: "Daniel, you are not interesting at all. No wonder you were dumped."
"Depend on."
"I know who you are, please put away those boring mind-reading tricks."
"We still don't know what the mysterious man's plan was for calling us here. We need to keep cooperating."
"I am Daniel Atlas! The only protagonist on the magic stage!"
Daniel stood next to Henry. After introducing himself, he took the initiative to extend his hand to Merritt in front of him. Unexpectedly, Merritt waved his hand to make a handshake, but before the two shook hands, he raised his hand and raised his middle finger.
Although the three of them have never met each other, they are all well-known masters in the American magic world. They have always heard each other's names and understand some basic etiquette in the magic world.
I saw that Daniel raised his middle finger to Merritt unceremoniously, and the two of them had said hello.
Just as the three of them were about to end their chat, a young man in a leather jacket suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs, looked at the three of them with an excited expression and shouted: "Wow, Daniel Atlas! I've seen everything about you. Performance!"
"I admire you very much. I am your fan. I don't know how to describe it. My name is Jack."
Jack spread his hands and walked step by step in front of the three of them, looking very excited.
"Well, it does seem like you're a fan of mine, nice to meet you."
Daniel took two steps forward and shook hands with Jack enthusiastically. Merritt, who was standing behind him, took out a card and asked, "Excuse me, did you get this card too?"
The three people present are all well-known, but Jack is unknown. Out of caution, his identity needs to be verified.
I believe Jack understood this very well. He bent down and took out a card. After showing it, he nodded and said, "yes."
"I am this card, mine is Death!"
"Priestess."
Henry then conjured a card from his hand and held it up for the three of them to see.
"Aphrodisiac!"
Daniel took out the card from behind his butt and showed it to the three people next to him.
"I am a hermit!"
Merritt took out his card and after telling each other their identities, the God of Love, the God of Death, the Hermit, and the Priestess were all present.
Jack put away the cards and asked curiously: "Why don't you go in?"
"Because the door won't open."
Daniel smiled, took a step sideways, and made way for an aisle in front of the door.
Sure enough, Jack wiped his hands, slapped the card and stepped forward and responded: "NO, there is no door in this world that cannot be opened."
Then Jack stepped forward and took out a piece of iron wire. After gently prying it, he opened the lock cylinder inside. Then, when he pushed the door leaf, the wooden door opened.
Just as he expected, this sealed door was not only to prevent unrelated people from entering, but also to allow the four of them to come together and walk through the door together.
"Let's go in and have a look."
Daniel turned on a small flashlight and led the three of them into the room one after another.
This room is classically decorated, and there is a magical symbol on the wooden floor, recessed in the floor.
In front of the logo is a white rose and a postcard.
"You can't see him..."
Daniel picked up the postcard, shined a flashlight on the card, and read the English words on it. Henry, as the only lady, bent down to pick up the white rose from the ground, threw it into a glass bottle in front of him, and read out a folk song. : “A rose is not fragrant by its name.”
"Ding Dong."
The moment the rose was inserted into the vase, the water in the vase began to slowly decrease, flowed out from the bottom of the vase, and entered the grooves on the ground little by little.
Sizzling, when the water filled the groove, a white smoke emerged from the floor, instantly filling the entire room.
"Wow, there's gas coming out."
"Don't worry, it's just dry ice."
"That's cool, what do you think?"
The four people stood in four directions, watching the reactions in the room, and they all became very excited.
"Let me think about it..."
Maitri tilted his head, pretending to be thinking, but soon he returned to normal and laughed out loud: "Sorry, I didn't think of anything."
"Haha, thank you for wasting five seconds of our time." Daniel scoffed, and everyone began to fumble around for items in the room.
Because they have already guessed how many exquisite mechanisms there are in this room, or when the mechanisms are opened, the answer to the mystery will be revealed.
"NO, I just want to give everyone more time to think."
Merritt turned back to look at the window and suddenly reached out his hand to close the curtains.
Daniel stood by the wall, swinging the light switch up and down and asking, "Why is there no electricity in here?"
"Maybe there is!"
Henry stepped on the chair and reached out to move the chandelier on the ceiling... After tightening the light bulb, it seemed as if a switch was turned on, and beams of light were emitted from the four corners of the room.
These rays of light hit the dry ice in the room, immediately showing a three-dimensional projection...
Swish, swish, swish!
Scenes of precise pictures flashed in the room. Four people stood in the room, looking at the pictures with inexplicable expressions, and suddenly said in unison: "This is a show!"
"This is also the assessment for us to join the Sky Eye!"
Eyes of Heaven!
A legendary organization in the magic world!
It is said to have originated in the Middle Ages. It was originally a circus for the Roman royal family, responsible for the banquet performances of the palace. Later it developed into a secret society and successfully assassinated many tyrants in history. It has an ancient history of thousands of years.
Only the best and most thoughtful magicians are invited to join the Sky Eye Magic Club.
"Common people first" is Tianyan's philosophy.
Almost every newcomer who has just entered the magic world will have heard the legend of the Sky Eye from the master's mouth.
Just like every young and Dangerous boy who joins the Triads, he will have heard the story of the Patriarch's uprising.
Because of this, after the four of them received the Sky Eye card, they crossed the ocean from the United States to Hong Kong Island without hesitation.
Although I have been holding expectations in my heart, I really didn't expect... There is a very righteous Heavenly Eye in the world!
This grand magic show is undoubtedly their test for joining the Sky Eye.
justice!
The truth in falsehood!
The seriousness behind the absurdity!
After the scene in the room stopped, Daniel reached out and touched an icon in the center and got their names - the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!
"Hi? Friends!"
"What gift did the audience give us?" Daniel suddenly stopped his hand and turned to ask the three of them a question.
“Is seeing really believing?”
“The more you see, the more likely you are to be fooled.”
“The greatest gift an audience can give us…is their attention!”
Merritt, Henry, and Jack each spoke one of the most famous quotes in the magic world.
Bang! The lights in the room suddenly went out, and Daniel threw the cards in his hand into the sky...
This meticulously designed performance and the resources used behind it are definitely not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Not only is there huge financial support behind it, but it also requires at least several years of design in advance.
(End of chapter)
