Ever since the “Pink Accident” at the Pet Beauty Pageant, Barbie City seemed to have returned to a surface-level calm. But Lin Xiaoqiang couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off—an indescribable... eeriness lingered in the air.
Lately, a string of strange phenomena had begun to plague the city. It started with reports of a massive pink glow appearing in the sky during the late hours of the night, only to vanish without a trace by morning. Then, statues in public parks mysteriously took on a faint pink hue—without any sign of human interference. Most unsettling of all were the residents claiming to hear a deep, muffled buzzing in their dreams, only to wake up with no memory of what they'd dreamt.
These scattered incidents felt like undercurrents beneath a seemingly calm surface, making Lin Xiaoqiang suspect that something unusual was brewing in the heart of the city.
“Xiaoqiang, don’t you think Barbie City’s been feeling a little... weird lately?” Wang Meili had noticed the change too. She frowned as she gazed out the window at the vividly colored pink streets, a strange sense of unease lingering in her eyes.
Meanwhile, Ah Zhai remained fully immersed in his "Paranormal Phenomena Research," lugging his camera everywhere to document the ongoing “pink anomalies.” He was unusually excited by the developments.
“This is amazing! A brand new wave of supernatural events! Giant pink auras! Color-changing statues! Mysterious buzzing sounds! This is a golden age for paranormal research!” Ah Zhai's eyes sparkled as if these bizarre occurrences were the dream dataset he’d been waiting for.
But Lin Xiaoqiang didn’t share his enthusiasm. He couldn’t shake the feeling that these seemingly unrelated events were somehow interconnected—and that hidden behind them was a secret yet to be revealed.
He began paying closer attention to the voices of animals, hoping to glean clues from their reactions.
Some cats spoke in hushed tones about the pink glow in the night sky, their voices tinged with unease: “That light... it makes my fur crawl…”
A few dogs were baffled by the color-changing statues: “What’s with those rocks? They smell like nothing, but look... weird.”
Most disturbing of all were the birds—usually silent at night—who let out low, sigh-like calls filled with fear and confusion. Their eerie cries deepened the pit of dread in Lin Xiaoqiang’s heart.
These subtle signals from the animal world only reinforced his suspicion: Barbie City’s fragile “peace” might be on the verge of collapse.
As the Paranormal Research Club’s three members each observed the pink anomalies in their own way, an unexpected figure quietly emerged.
Dressed in a black trench coat and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a mysterious man approached Lin Xiaoqiang with a knowing smile. Calm and collected, he spoke in a deep, magnetic voice:
“Mr. Lin Xiaoqiang, I know you can hear the voices of animals. There are certain matters... that only you might be able to help us with.”
Who was this mysterious man? Who did he mean by “us”? And would the message he brought reveal the astonishing truth hidden beneath Barbie City’s pink facade?
The curtain on “The Conspiracy Emerges?” was slowly rising—
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