It was probably the first time anyone had asked the clown puppet for its boss, because it froze on the spot.
The Mechanical Parrot screeched, "Squawk! Squawk! Looking for the boss! Looking for the boss!"
Qin Luo and the others looked utterly baffled.
After an awkward pause, the clown puppet asked politely, "May I ask what you need to see the boss about?"
"There's something we need to discuss," Qin Luo said. "If we can't speak face-to-face, a phone call will do."
He had barely finished when a sudden crash came from behind the little door at the back of the counter, followed by a clatter as though something had been knocked over.
Wang Weihu, Bai Shu, and the others immediately went on guard. "What was that?"
The Mechanical Parrot was still screeching at the top of its lungs, "He's done for! Xiao Lin is done for! Xiao Lin is done for!"
The clown puppet covered its face and cried out, wriggled on the spot, then bounded behind the counter and opened the door with a click.
A shout immediately came from inside. "Bubu, don't come in!!!"
Well, well?
Everyone in Team 3A heard that young boy's voice, so they lined up, tilted their heads, and peered inside.
Xu Duoduo leaned forward to look through the little doorway and saw things scattered all over the floor, along with a boy of about eleven or twelve.
The clown puppet scrambled to scoop him up, only for its "boss" to smack it on the head. "You idiot, you idiot! I told you not to open the door and come in! Aaaah! How did I ever make something as stupid as you?!"
The Mechanical Parrot kept squawking, "OMG! OMG!"
The boy's face flushed as he shouted from inside, "**Shut up, you birdbrain! I'll