Extraordinary North America: Where are the magical partners?

Chapter 144 Damn Fake Michael Jackson!
new York.

Although she had told Rango about it, Cindy was still filled with uneasiness.

In fact, her life has been going very smoothly in the past period of time.

Since the last incident at Kane Villa, although the professor who organized the outdoor experiment became a vegetable because a piece of his brain was eaten, Cindy and others turned a disaster into a blessing because of this experience and obtained extra GPA, and successfully crossed the threshold of graduation.

After a difficult period of job hunting, Cindy finally found her home at a local news station as a program announcer.

Although the salary is average, and because of the boss's bad taste, there are all kinds of messy parties in the studio almost every day after work, but fortunately, this job has all the insurance and benefits, and most importantly, you can be on TV.
So Cindy was very satisfied with her first job. She even cared a lot about her nephew Cody, whom she usually cared least about and treated like a puppy to pass the time.

However, the incident a week ago completely broke this tranquility.

That day, when Cindy went to pick up Cody from his interest class, she happened to meet her college friend Brenda who was a teacher there.

Needless to say, the two people who had not been in touch since graduation were very happy to meet each other. That night, Cindy was invited to visit Brenda's home.

While preparing dinner, Brenda shared a chilling experience she had:

A week ago, she watched a death tape at the instigation of her friend, and then received a phone call predicting that she would die suddenly at home seven days later.

At first Cindy thought that the black girl was joking with her, but what happened next was completely beyond her expectations, because Brenda actually died that night, and her death was very miserable. She was scared to death!
Out of professional sensitivity as a journalist, Cindy secretly searched for the death tape in Brenda's bedroom after her funeral and took it away, intending to uncover the secret behind it and dig up a big news!

But tragically, as soon as she brought the videotape home, her nephew Cody somehow inserted it into the VCR, causing them both to watch the entire few minutes of the video involuntarily.

Cindy remembered it very clearly. The content of the videotape was very simple. First, there was a Nordic woman with a big nose putting on makeup in front of the mirror. Then there was a light circle similar to a wellhead. Then there came out a big-butt man who used the wellhead as a toilet. But fortunately, the man had just taken off his pants and had not had time to defecate when the video stopped abruptly.

What happened next was exactly as Brenda described. A phone call came in the middle of the night telling her that a week later, she and Cody would be killed at home!
With Brenda's experience as a lesson, Cindy did not treat this as an ordinary prank call. She and Cody hid at home in fear for several days, and finally remembered Rango whom they had met before.

That cool guy who dealt with all the ghosts in Kane's house with ease!

She hurriedly found the cell phone number that Rango had left for her and called it.

Fortunately, the man still remembered her and promised her that he would come as soon as possible.

"call"

Cindy took a deep breath, stood up and looked around the apartment nervously:

Sharp thumbtacks were scattered all over the floor, the copper wires were exposed on the old extension board, the shaky ceiling fan made a shrill sound, the bathroom was flooded with sewage, and the kettle on the gas stove in the kitchen was boiling, and the smell of gas was everywhere.
"It's okay." Cindy patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "My home is relatively safe."

She then suddenly thought of something and shouted towards the bedroom, "Cody, I have to go out for something. You must stay at home and don't go anywhere! It's dangerous outside!"

Before she finished her words, she hurriedly put on her high heels, grabbed her handbag, and almost without waiting for a response from the bedroom, she hurriedly opened the door and left the house.

"Wait, where are you going? Ouch."

Cody hurried out of the bedroom and stepped on the scattered thumbtacks in a panic. He lost his balance in pain and fell heavily to the ground. When he tried to support himself with his arms, he accidentally touched the puddle of water that was electrified due to a short circuit. His whole body convulsed instantly, and the lights in the apartment suddenly went out, plunging into darkness.

Cody struggled, his hair stood up due to the electric shock, his skin was burnt black, and just as he was about to call the firefighters, a screw suddenly fell from his head.
He looked up blankly: "oh no"

Texas, outside the [log house] base.

Rango's face was full of regret and pity. He had just declined the alternative farewell party that Quagma had carefully planned for him, with female dark creatures and aliens as the background. He just wanted to seize every opportunity to rush back to New York.

On this return trip, they did not foolishly drive for several days like they did on the way here, but chose a more convenient means of transportation.

Above the clouds, in the private transport plane of the [Wooden House] organization, the car they drove here was placed in the middle of the cabin. McQueen was looking out the window contentedly, smugly thinking about how he would show off to the girls in New York when he returned that he had taken a plane.

Rango was sandwiched between the two women, his eyes a little empty, as if he was immersed in his own thoughts.

Clare's eyes kept glancing at Heather, who was clinging to Rango, with a look of displeasure; but Heather seemed to be oblivious to the matter, closing her eyes and resting naturally on Rango's shoulder.

She took the initiative to ask to go back to New York with Rango.

After learning that she was born into a murderous family and that her cousin had killed all her classmates, she could no longer look at Sawyer Manor left by her grandmother calmly. Every second she stayed there, she would think of the various tragedies that had taken place here, and the classmates who had been dismembered like pigs in the cellar.

Of course, the most important point is that after Rango knocked her cousin "Leatherface" away, they both thought that the guy had been hit to death and ignored him. But after some tenderness, when they were about to deal with the scene, they found that except for the bodies of their friends, Leatherface had disappeared without a trace and no one knew where he was hiding.

Heather was filled with fear of this murderous cousin who appeared out of nowhere, which made her desperately want to escape from this place of trouble.

It was at this time that Rango told her that if he was interested, he might need a smart secretary in the future.

Although Heather is currently working part-time in a butcher shop to supplement her living expenses, she majored in secretarial studies in college.

Therefore, when Rango extended an olive branch to her, she seized the opportunity without any hesitation.

The next day, she acted quickly, contacted a lawyer, and sold the villa that carried too many painful memories at a low price. Then she followed Rango to the cabin base, and together they boarded a private plane and rushed towards a new life in New York.

As for Rango
He chose to ignore Clare's dissatisfaction and anger, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and just looked out the window quietly.

Although he accepted Heather more because of his stamp collecting hobby, more importantly, he really needed a capable assistant who could help him deal with complicated affairs.

The director had called him earlier to inform him that the board had begun voting for the candidates for the museum director, and reminded him to remember to attend the meeting after returning to New York and to make more appearances at high-end cocktail parties.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the new director of the New York Museum of Natural History in a month. Unlike Rango, the current director McPhee not only comes from a wealthy family, but also majored in history in college. He has been immersed in this industry for most of his life, and can easily solve almost all professional and administrative issues.

But what McPhee is good at is extremely difficult for Rango, so finding a secretary who is both smart and capable becomes his top priority.

During the in-depth communication that night, he accidentally learned about the girl's university major, which happened to be related to his own field. In line with the principle of keeping the benefits within the family, Rango directly invited her.

Of course, it doesn't matter if she can't do it well. At most, he can ask the director to introduce him to a more capable secretary. It would also be nice to let Heather stay in the office to please him.

And it's not just the museum. When he returns to New York, he will also have to prepare for site selection and setting up the [Wood House] branch.

But for now, these are secondary to Rango. The most urgent thing standing in his way is the videotape that Cindy mentioned on the phone before.

You will die seven days after watching that death tape.
Cindy said that her good friend Brenda had died, and not only had she died tragically, the scene at her funeral was even more tragic.

Plus her nephew Cody, who has the ability to predict the future
"OK"

After connecting this series of things, Rango shook his head with emotion.

He could already directly predict how the story would develop next.

As night fell, the plane landed smoothly in New York.

After waving goodbye to everyone, Rango first called home to report that he was safe, and then took Teddy to Cindy's house.

He had to verify first whether everything was the same as he expected.

According to the address, they found a slightly old apartment building. When Rango was about to knock on the door, he suddenly smelled gas. His face changed, and after looking at Teddy, he immediately kicked the door open.

After seeing the scene inside clearly, Rango and Teddy could not help but stand there in a daze.

A curly-haired man wearing a white shirt, black trousers, black leather shoes and white socks was playing some kind of game with Cody with his back to them. The atmosphere was weird.

"Cindy?"

Rango slowly approached and called out tentatively, but the figure remained silent. Cody looked at Rango for help.

Rango gave him a soothing look, and at the same time, he quickly turned the man around at lightning speed, and shouted angrily: "I'm talking to you, and you Walter?!"

"Goddamn!!! It's Michael Jackson!" Teddy exclaimed in disbelief after seeing the man's face clearly.

As they stared in shock, the man who looked strikingly like MJ, with unusually pale skin, thin cheeks and a sharp nose, responded in a soft voice: "Hey, I'm MJ, don't worry. I would never hurt a cute little boy."

Rango was stunned at first, then he stretched out his hand in surprise and joy, "Wow, I didn't expect to see you here, Michael. I'm your biggest fan. Hehe——"

As he spoke, he imitated the other person's iconic voice.

However, this "MJ" leaned close to Rango's ear and whispered, "How about we make a deal? Let this kid go to Neverland (MJ's mansion) to stay with me for a week, and I can perform a zombie dance from "Thriller" for you live!"

"Oh?"

Rango raised his eyebrows, looked at the man in front of him who looked exactly like MJ, and then kicked him out!
"You're such a jerk! How dare you pretend to be my idol!"

However, this sure-hit kick was easily avoided by the opponent with a light moonwalk. With a strange laugh and a signature hip-thrusting movement, Rango was actually gently pushed out.

But this also successfully aroused his anger. With a flash of lightning, Rango had already grabbed the guy's neck and raised his arm, throwing him directly out of the window!
Rango then jumped out of the window, ready to capture the fake MJ and interrogate him, but he found that only a MJ human-shaped suit had fallen to the ground, and the guy inside had completely disappeared.

"Fuck, what kind of monster is running so fast?"

Rango cursed, picked up the holster and returned to the house, where Teddy was asking Cody about the whole story.

It turned out that after Cindy went out this morning and left Cody alone at home, although Cody suffered a series of unexpected tortures, he still survived tenaciously. After cleaning the house, he was about to take a nap smelling the strange smell of gas when suddenly someone knocked on the window and the fake MJ climbed into the house from outside.

This guy first played some games with Cody very intimately, then asked him if he had watched a video tape a few days ago, and asked him where the video tape was placed. His behavior was very kind, but his hands were a little unruly.
After listening to this, Rango thought of what MIB had said before, that in addition to them, the alien race that was about to be wiped out because of the horrible plague was also looking for the whereabouts of the source of the plague.

He looked at the lifelike MJ leather case in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said to Teddy: "Teddy, do you think it is possible that this MJ is real?"

"Walter? Are you saying that MJ is a copper-smelting bastard?" Teddy said excitedly, "Those are all rumors spread by the record company to fight for profits. Damn capitalists."

Rango shook his head slightly and explained, "No, what I want to say is that the real MJ may have passed away long ago, but someone found an alien to impersonate MJ in this suit in order to gain influence and wealth. And this alien is likely from the planet that was hit hard by the plague. The reason he approached Cindy is because he was looking for clues to the plague, which happens to coincide with our situation."

Teddy shrugged after hearing this. "Oh, that does make sense, but what does that have to do with what we're doing?"

"That means the alien plague that Lao K and his team are investigating is the same thing that Cindy encountered."

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and prepared to contact Agent K, but the pungent smell of gas in the air forced him to pause.

"Shit, Teddy, go turn off the gas, or it will explode when I call you."

"gas?"

Cody's already weak body felt like it was hit hard after hearing this word. He tried hard to breathe, but ultimately couldn't hold on. His eyes rolled back and he completely lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)