"What?
Challenge the Devil Clown?
Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Yes, I want to be number one on the Black List!"
Scorpion chuckled and said, "Mr. Zhang Wei, I'm afraid that won't happen. Members of the Black List are trained from childhood or selected through layers of vetting by the organization, and there are strict requirements for their activities!"
"If you're not a member of the Black List, you can't initiate a ranking challenge!"
Zhang Wei took out a letter from his embrace.
He handed it to Scorpion, who was standing nearby.
"This... this is actually the handwriting of Heavenly Punishment!"
"That's right. Two years ago, Heavenly Punishment asked me to protect the Black List."
It was written with many words, the gist of which was: I am an incompetent leader, Zhang Wei, I have seen you are reliable, I want the Black List to improve day by day, entrusting it to you would be fulfilling the last wish of the previous number one.
Two years later, Zhang Wei finally took out this letter.
In essence, Zhang Wei found it troublesome and did not want to merge with the Black List, as it would affect the purity of the Gourmet Bank.
However, looking at the current situation, to obtain the ingredients he longed for, he really couldn't do without these people.
Haru, standing beside him, burst into laughter and patted Zhang Wei's shoulder, "I never imagined you'd want to be the head of the Black List. I'm the first to support you!"
The Skin Doll also firmly stood by Zhang Wei's side. Qingcheng was somewhat flustered but chose the Horror Clown.
With the introduction letter from the previous number one, Zhang Wei naturally had the qualification.
Scorpion, as an admirer of the Horror Clown, said directly, "Um... are you planning to take over the Black List without paying for missions... that's why you're here?"
Zhang Wei: ...
It seemed there was indeed such a benefit.
Enough talk!
When have I ever cared about money?
Only by becoming the number one can he set the development strategy and action plan as he pleases.
Although the previous cooperation was also very in-depth, it was still a long way from complete control.
Just then, the highest seat moved, and the sofa fabric began to slowly inflate, outlining a... figure sewn together with threads.
Fiery red hair, a round ball nose, and a face covered in white paint like peeling plaster.
The Horror Clown!
"It's been a long time, Mr. Horror Clown's strength has improved a lot."
The Horror Clown let out a strange laugh, "I've improved a bit... but I'm still no match for you."
The Horror Clown now possessed strength above level eighty-five, but...
He might not even be a match for Wu Yong.
The delicacies of the Gourmet Bank were too abundant, with unlimited supply for everyone. After two years, even ordinary laborers had a combat power of level twenty.
The Horror Clown suppressed his strange laughter and uttered with difficulty and bitterness, "If you take over the Black List, I can rest assured. I am willing to step down!"
"Don't you want to try?"
The Horror Clown shook his head, "There's no need. I don't want to get beaten. Every prop in my Horror Amusement Park is my life's work. I don't want your rough fists smashing them."
"There's no need to step down. According to the rules, you will sequentially fall to number two..."
The Horror Clown said, "I grew up in the Black List. I just don't want to see it decline. If there wasn't a reliable person, I would have retired long ago."
The Black List, a place that gathered all sorts of problem children, with everyone having a rebellious streak. Finding a leader who was responsible, intelligent, and capable was actually very difficult.
Originally planning...
Thinking of this, the Horror Clown glanced at Scorpion, then said to Zhang Wei, "Actually, I've wanted to leave the Black List and form a normal circus for a long time... If it weren't for the needs of the Black List, there would be no need to be so terrifying."
"I'm a clown, after all. I want to try to become a true clown who brings joy to children in my remaining years!"
Although this clown had killed countless people before.
As he spoke, the Devil Clown stood up and removed the exaggerated makeup from his face, revealing...
Under the expectant gazes of everyone, behind the clown mask was actually...
another clown mask.
Everyone: ...
"Are you sick?"
"Sir, you shouldn't stop taking your medicine."
The Clown was taken aback and said, "Don't you see the difference between the two? The makeup is so exquisite, so beautiful, so funny!"
"I just want to tell you that my normal clown makeup is always on my face. It's only when it's late at night and no one is around that I dare to show it!"
The Horror Clown believed that only in this way could he maintain the image of a dark and powerful force.
He couldn't purely become a comedic character.
Even though he really wanted to.
"In short, it's happily decided!"
Saying that, the Horror Clown grabbed Zhang Wei's hand and pressed him onto the number one's grand chair, saying with a hint of happiness, "Finally, I can live a free and unfettered life!"
"I still have some private savings from these years, as well as unclaimed mission fees from the past. I think this money is enough to form a very, very large circus."
With the strange makeup removed, the Horror Clown's face seemed to reveal a look of longing, as if he were envisioning a beautiful future life.
Within the Black List, there was actually no option to withdraw. Traitors were permanently hunted.
But there was one exception: the number one who set the rules!
And currently, the Horror Clown was still the number one, and he could still issue orders!
Zhang Wei coughed lightly, "Um, speaking of which, Gourmet City also needs a circus. I wasn't very satisfied with the two opera troupes I hired before. They sing opera every day, and I can't really appreciate it!"