Chapter 626 Smiling Sun (Please Vote and Subscribe!!!)

"It has been 10 years and 9 months since Circus Sunshine was established."

In the RV, Xiaoqian, wearing gymnastics clothes, recounted everything she knew:

"In the beginning, Sunshine Circus had no reputation at all, and the performance skills of the troupe leader and others were not as sophisticated as they are now. They could only perform in some rural places in Nara, and the money they earned was just enough to survive."

"Even so, the leader and the others still did not give up and worked hard for their dreams."

"It wasn't until later, when Iwao grew up, that he began to perform on stage. More and more people paid attention to it, and the Sunshine Circus took off."

She looked at the people in the photo and said with some nostalgia:

"I joined Cirque du Soleil in its third year."

"At that time, we only had a dozen performances, and everyone performed their own duties, including magic, clowns, acrobatics, and animal taming."

"Because there are no replacements, if there is a physical problem, the program for that day can only be canceled."

"One time, the group leader sprained his ankle and didn't tell everyone. He gritted his teeth and persisted until the performance was over. Only then did everyone realize that his ankle had swollen to the size of a steamed bun."

"It scared everyone."

Speaking of this, Xiao Qian suddenly laughed, her eyes flashing with fluorescent light, as if she was riding in a time machine and returned to the past:

"In the past, the leader and the others would discuss it together no matter what problems or difficulties they had, and they would fight it out together. They had a very good relationship."

"Later, the circus became famous and more and more people came to watch the performance. It even appeared on TV, so the leader proposed to tour the show."

"For our first tour, our destinations are only the four regions of Nara, Osaka, Kyoto, and Uji. It's a brave attempt!"

"With the encouragement of the troupe leader, a total of 10 people from Sunshine Circus took a diesel truck and wandered to Osaka. However, we were inexperienced and set off with only enthusiasm. Even the performance location was unknown. Didn’t find it well.”

"After we arrived in Osaka, we had to live under the overpass. It was winter, it was snowing, and the cold wind blew in through the cracks in the door. It was so cold that we couldn't sleep at all, so the group leader used old newspapers to seal the cracks in the door. This allowed us to spend that unforgettable night. Alas.”

She suddenly sighed, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared:

"But on the second day, the acrobat did not take a good rest and made a mistake in the performance, which attracted boos from the audience. In the next few days, there were only a few guests watching the performance. But this is not his fault. It was originally Not many people!”

"The acrobat took all the blame on himself, and his condition became worse and worse. One morning, when we woke up and planned to go to Kyoto, we found that he was gone, leaving only a letter and leaving without saying goodbye."

"Everyone's morale was very low. With the encouragement of the group leader, we still completed the tour and also recruited several new members."

"Later"

Xiao Qian smiled:

"We received an invitation to perform from Tokyo. Everyone was very excited, packed up their things, and couldn't wait to embark on the journey."

"After arriving in Tokyo, we learned that due to financial reasons, the performance was temporarily canceled. We had nowhere to go. In order to earn some travel expenses to return home, we had to set up a temporary stage without even promoting it."

"There was only one customer that day, I remember it very clearly."

At this point, she looked away from the photo, raised her head, stared at Sakaki and said:

"That guest is dressed very much like you. He seems to be a gang member."

"The leader has always said that even if there are no guests, we still have to complete the performance, regardless of the identity of the guests."

"We performed very hard and perfectly. When we finished our performance, everyone came out and bowed together."

"The guest suddenly walked onto the stage and gave our group leader a sum of money, and..."

"A painting."

Raising his eyebrows, Sakaki asked:

"What painting?"

"Like a child's doodles, it's a smiling sun."

Xiao Qian said:

"Perhaps it was painted by his child. The customer was very strange. While talking a lot of chicken soup for the soul, telling us not to give up, and there will be results if we work hard, he funded us a large amount of money, but only asked us We use this painting as a circus symbol."

"The leader thought, after all, we are called Sunshine Circus and using the sun as our logo, of course there is no problem, so he agreed."

Sakaki thought of the smiling sun he saw on the tent.

The painting is quite good.

Or so he thought.

"Since that day, Cirque Sunshine seemed to have changed its fortunes, and the number of guests watching the performances suddenly increased."

Xiao Qian carefully put the photos back in the cabinet and sighed faintly:

"pity."

“As the circus gets bigger and bigger, everyone’s original intentions seem to have changed.”

"Although more and more people are joining the group, everyone is beginning to pursue fame and fortune."

Even if she didn't tell the story that followed, Sakaki could probably guess it.

Whether it is a black organization or a circus, cohesion and loyalty are the most important.

When an organization is divided and its members have different ideas.

Collapse is not far away.

"In the end, out of the seven people who founded Sunshine Circus, only Captain Haneda, Deputy Leader Saijo and the animal trainer remained."

"Um"

Rubbing his chin, Sakaki said thoughtfully:

"What is the reason why Deputy Commander Saijo is leaving?"

"What?"

Xiao Qian was stunned for a moment:

"Is Deputy Commander Saijo leaving too?!"

"He is one of the three backbones of the circus!"

"When such a big thing happened, he had no intention of leaving."

At first?

Sakaki narrowed his eyes and asked:

"What happened?"

Xiao Qian grabbed the hem of her gymnastics uniform, glanced at the team members behind her, took a deep breath, and said as if she had made up her mind:

"Not many people know about this. Most of the current members are new and they don't know what happened two years ago."

"Remember, that day happened to be the day when Chinatsu joined the group."

"In the eight years since Circus Sunshine was founded, most of the magicians and acrobats have found backup performers, and there will no longer be any inability to perform due to injury."

"but"

She turned around and closed the door of the RV, closed the curtains, and the surrounding area suddenly became dark.

The last trace of wind disappeared, and the temperature inside the car gradually increased, like a stuffy gourd.

But Sakaki Makoto, Miss Miyano, Conan, and the Megure Thirteen didn't have any objections.

Because they knew that what Xiao Qian said next might be involved in today's case.

"Everyone has found their own backup actors and is also cultivating the younger generations with heart."

Xiao Qian said slowly:

"But Deputy Captain Saijo has never found the disciple he likes. For this reason, he is very anxious."

“Until 2 years ago, Circus Sunshine toured Okinawa.”