{"id":10841,"date":"2020-03-02T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=10841"},"modified":"2020-03-29T19:12:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T23:12:13","slug":"kocm141","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/kocm141\/","title":{"rendered":"King of Classical Music 141"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Soon after Min Chen flew to Vienna, S City was addled with heavy rainstorms and lightning strikes. Numerous flights were delayed, leaving countless passengers groaning at the airport.<\/span><\/p>

The members of Bai Ai were among them,\u00a0 stranded in the S City<\/span><\/p>

Daniel made a phone call to learn about the situation in Vienna. He knew they probably had to stay at the <\/span>HongQiao Airport<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for another four to five hours, so he comforted the members of the orchestra. Unlike their chief conductor, he let the members move freely.<\/span><\/p>

His headache saw no end.<\/span><\/p>

Eyes glued to his phone, Christole exclaimed, \u201cWei Ai\u2026 Hah?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Running over, Daniel asked, \u201cWhat is it, Christole? What happened to Wei Ai?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Christole showed his phone\u2019s screen to Daniel, displaying the \u300aSound of Vienna\u300b\u2019s app interface. At the top, a bold, red headline read\u2014\u2014<\/span><\/p>

\u300aThe Concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is suspected of murder and has pending charges against him in the Vienna court.\u300b<\/span><\/p>

Looking at the headline, Daniel was somewhat at ease. Recalling the letter he sent a few months ago, he expected a harsh outcome. He just didn\u2019t think it would be <\/span>this<\/span><\/i>, and just a month before Wei Ai\u2019s tour at that.<\/span><\/p>

He was pretty sure it was Dorenza\u2019s doing, as it was tricky to handle it all so quickly.<\/span><\/p>

But…<\/span><\/p>

\u201cZayev is a murderer?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHe\u2019s only suspected of it,\u201d Christole explained, reading the article. \u201cIt is said that he instructed someone to drug a young violinist,<\/span> but I don\u2019t know how that would cause the violinist to die.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

After a brief discussion, they shifted their attention elsewhere. The case was still under investigation. It wasn\u2019t like they could do anything about it.<\/span><\/p>

Both Leon Zayev and Luo Yu Sen\u2019s reputations had been completely destroyed. Even Zayev, who had been running one of the world\u2019s best orchestras, would have no chance to turn a new leaf. He couldn\u2019t, not after being involved in a drugging and murder case.<\/span><\/p>

The classical music world was a world of strength. It had some muddy waters, but it wasn\u2019t dirty and rotten enough to tolerate such filthy villains.<\/span><\/p>

No matter the circle, every group had to have a bottom line. Zayev and Luo Yu Sen had gone well past it.<\/span><\/p>

Clustering at the windows, the Bai Ai members watched the dark clouds and raging winds.<\/span><\/p>

While the Bai Ai members lamented their bad luck, Zayev and Luo Yu Sen were being held in police custody. They had endured dozens of hours of questioning and were starting to show signs of mental collapse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Suffice to say, the police didn\u2019t normally interrogate suspects so aggressively, but\u2026 it depended on the target.<\/span><\/p>

After learning that his deputy chief\u2019s seat had been sold for 5 millions, Dorenza was enraged. He used all the connections he had to teach the two scums a lesson.<\/span><\/p>

Luo Yu Sen, after basking in the interrogation room\u2019s lamp for more than 20 hours, was about to collapse.<\/span><\/p>

He hadn\u2019t gotten a wink of sleep. Everytime he tried, the officer in charge reprimanded him. But, that was when he could try to sleep. The bright white light kept him up, making his thoughts fuzzy.<\/span><\/p>

The officers kept repeating the same things.<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u201cDid you kill him?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHow did you kill him?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSay it now and you might have a chance to reduce your sentence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u201cYou took his medicine, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

When the last question was thrown to him, Luo Yu Sen rose from his stupor.<\/span> Shaking his head vehemently, he said, \u201cNo, no, no, I didn\u2019t take his medicine! I never did that! He died just like that, it wasn\u2019t me! It had nothing to do with me!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The policemen in the interrogation room looked at each other, then nodded.<\/span><\/p>

Zayev, in another interrogation room, wasn\u2019t any better. At first, he insisted, \u201cI\u2019m waiting for my lawyer. I\u2019m not saying anything until my lawyer arrives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The pathetic Zayev didn\u2019t realize that under Dorenza\u2019s influence, his lawyer had long since resigned from his position as Zayev\u2019s personal lawyer in a cold sweat. He didn\u2019t dare to meddle in the case, even at the risk of paying the penalty for breaching the contract.<\/span><\/p>

At first, the officer ignored Zayev, but finally said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, no lawyer sent us a notice.\u201d After that, the officer proceeded to interrogate Zayev according to the method they used against Luo Yu Sen.<\/span><\/p>

Zayev was more than two decades older than Luo Yu Sen, so he didn\u2019t have the same kind of energy. Zayev\u2019s legs had already turned soft by the time he first entered the interrogation room.<\/span><\/p>

After being interrogated for more than 10 hours, Zayev finally collapsed and told them everything he knew. And in his testimony, he pushed all the blame onto Luo Yu Sen. It was only after the officer questioned him about the bribes he took that he realized that his career was completely over.<\/span><\/p>

They should be thankful that Austria was a benevolent country. There was no death sentence, the worst punishment was life imprisonment. They would be locked up for the rest of their lives.<\/span><\/p>

When Luo Yu Sen walked out of the interrogation room with sweat dripping down his back, he felt lucky that he changed his nationality to an Austrian. If he hadn\u2019t, he would face a death penalty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

But, Luo Yu Sen\u2026.<\/span><\/p>

Sometimes, living is far more tortuous than dying!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Qi Mu cleared up the dishes and began to wash them, the man who\u2019d been eating like a freeloader finally found his conscience and rose to help.<\/span><\/p>

Looking at the long, slender fingers gently rubbing oil stains on the dishes, Qi Mu felt funny. Leaning against the cupboard, he said, \u201cSo from now on, I will cook and you will do the dishes?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Min Chen scrubbed some particularly sticky grains of rice and nodded. \u201cI\u2019m very good at washing dishes.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

His tone was faintly proud, as if wanting some praise from the young man.<\/span><\/p>

But, Qi Mu didn\u2019t know how to praise. He started helping his adoptive parents with household chores when he was around six in his past life, and even then, he did more than this.<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu directly ignored the \u201cPraise me\u201d messages the man was giving off and began to tidy the room. As he was straightening up the room, Min Chen rinsed the last bowl with water and rested it on the disinfection rack.<\/span><\/p>

The apartment was equipped with a dishwasher, but\u2026 Min Chen felt a little empty doing nothing.<\/span><\/p>

When Min Chen left the kitchen in search of Qi Mu, he found the young man wiping the piano in the piano room.<\/span><\/p>

The piano was actually very clean. Bright moonlight shone from the window, casting a metallic lustre on the piano board.<\/span><\/p>

Seeing the man entering the room, Qi Mu wiped the center of the board and said, \u201cActually, I was planning to rest tonight and clean the room tomorrow, because you were supposed to come back tomorrow night. I didn\u2019t expect you to return early.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu was relatively independent. He didn\u2019t like people coming in and out of his house. Min Chen noticed, so he dismissed his maid early on.<\/span><\/p>

But now that he saw the effort it took the young man to wipe the piano board, he regretted the decision a bit, thinking:\u00a0 <\/span>Isn\u2019t this piano\u2026 too big? Well, I should\u2019ve bought a smaller one.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Looking at the young man wiping down the 9 foot Steinway, Min Chen wanted to cry.<\/span><\/p>

Min Chen stopped Qi Mu from continuing. He took the cloth from the young man\u2019s hand and put it aside. Under Qi Mu\u2019s surprised gaze, he led the youth to sit on the piano stool with him, holding his hands.<\/span><\/p>

The black and white keys shone brightly under the moonlight. Qi Mu still stared at Min Chen, his eyes wide in surprise.<\/span><\/p>

Anyone who sat in front of such a grand piano couldn\u2019t help but hold their breath.<\/span><\/p>

Min Chen brought his hands to the keys, then covered them with Qi Mu\u2019s. Qi Mu\u2019s palms were a little smaller than Min Chen\u2019s, but their fingers were almost the same length.<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu frowned, then asked, \u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou told me to hold a separate recital for you, in this room.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Because of the tight space and their posture, Min Chen\u2019s deep and magnetic voice reverberated in Qi Mu\u2019s ear. The warm exhalation brushed his ear, tingling Qi Mu\u2019s senses.<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu finally remembered the words he impulsively uttered in his apartment in Paris. After thinking about it, he smiled helplessly. \u201cYour recital goes on for more than two hours. Are you sure you can play them all right now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo\u2026 Not all of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Surprised, Qi Mu looked at the man, only to see Min Chen staring at him with a focused gaze. \u201cRecently, there\u2019s a melody that\u2019s been stuck in my head. It\u2019s short, but it\u2019s the most beautiful sound I\u2019ve ever heard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu\u2019s eyes widened, \u201cYou have a new piece?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Min Chen gently nodded. \u201cYes. I\u2019m a little busy right now, but I will finish it once I\u2019m free.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu nodded. Looking at his hands on Min Chen\u2019s, he didn\u2019t know whether to laugh or cry. \u201cYes, it\u2019s good that you have a new piece, but I can\u2019t play the piano. Even if you put my hands on yours, I couldn\u2019t keep up with your speed, Min Chen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. The piece is an adagio, a very slow adagio.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cReally?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

There were two lamps in the room. One was a crystal chandelier at the center of the room. It shone brightly, lighting up the entire space once it was switched on. The other was on the wall, still bright, but dim in comparison.<\/span><\/p>

Qi Mu didn\u2019t turn on the chandelier when he entered. Looking at the man\u2019s deep eyes under the dim glow, he was bewitched into agreeing to the ensemble.<\/span><\/p>

The next moment, his fingers followed Min Chen\u2019s, gently pressing the keys.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Translator(s): Kuro
TL Check: Teo
Editor(s): Empress
Proofer(s): Ayn<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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