After meeting Luo Yu Sen again\nand obtaining his contact information, Qi Mu didn\u2019t contact him even once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partly because Akkad gave Qi Mu a\ntask: to visit some famous maestros. And partly because Qi Mu knew if he was\ntoo enthusiastic, Luo Yu Sen would know something was wrong. He wasn\u2019t that\nstupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he left a famous violinist\u2019s\nhouse with his violin case, Qi Mu looked down at the path and walked toward his\nhotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At noon, the bright sunshine lit\nup the land, painting the red-brick lane with a layer of gold. Qi Mu recalled\nthe phone call he received the other day. His eyebrows creased as he was lost\nin thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He secretly hired a private\ndetective on the first day of his arrival to see if he could find the person\nbehind Luo Yu Sen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From his point of view, since the\nother person could make Luo Yu Sen take the risk of drugging him, they had to\nhave a high status. And they must have promised some kind of benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As long as there was money\nexchanged, it left a paper trail. Being caught was just a matter of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, when Qi Mu thought he\ncould easily catch the person behind the scenes, the private detective he hired\nreturned in distress, \u201cLuo Yu Sen\u2019s bank account didn\u2019t receive any large\namount of money in the last 10 months. Would you like to look for other\ninformation, sir?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It shocked Qi Mu. He thought for\na moment before replying, \u201cLook for other things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After receiving another sum of\nmoney, the private detective began searching for other things involving Luo Yu\nSen over the past 10 months. Qi Mu hung up the phone, puzzled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it wasn\u2019t a deal with money,\nthen. . . What was in\nit for Luo Yu Sen?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu knew that in the months\nafter his death, Luo Yu Sen wasn\u2019t promoted to the deputy of the second group\nviolin. The seat remained empty. And from what he saw that night outside the\nconcert hall\u2019s building, the other members had alienated Luo Yu Sen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If Jacques was the one Luo Yu Sen\nwas helping, then. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why was he so miserable now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu first thought the truth had\nalready emerged on the surface, waiting for him to scoop it out. Only now did\nhe understand the whole matter was wrapped in layers of thick silk webs like\nlooking at the reflection of the moon in water, unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now, after three days, Qi Mu\nwas planning to contact Luo Yu Sen again to see if he could find any anomalies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before he could, his mobile phone\nvibrated. Qi Mu saw the familiar name on the screen and was surprised. He\npressed the answer button and whispered, \u201cMin Chen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A low \u201cUm\u201d came from the other\nend of the line. Min Chen continued in the same low tone, \u201cLong time no see, Qi\nMu.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu was still surprised but\nchuckled. \u201cWell, it\u2019s been a while since I last saw you. Is Bai Ai busy with\nrehearsals nowadays? If you have some time, let\u2019s go have a meal together or\nsomething. I\u2019ve been somewhat idle lately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen came to Vienna as early\nas ten days ago. He had sent Qi Mu a text informing him of his arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At that time, Akkad was still\nglued to Qi Mu\u2019s side, and he was unable to escape. When Akkad finally left\nVienna, Bai Ai was getting busy with their rehearsals, leaving Min Chen with no\ntime to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere are you now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu looked around and answered\nbluntly, \u201cI just visited Master Anton near Gaul Street.\u201d After a pause, he\nnearly cried, \u201cWhat a coincidence, you\u2019re nearby?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu thought it was too\ncoincidental. The corner of his lips curled upward, and he couldn\u2019t help but\nchuckle. \u201cOkay, how can there be such a coincidence. . . Vienna is so big, how\nlucky we are for this to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other end of the line was\nsilent for a while. The handsome man\u2019s thin lips curled even higher, and he\nthought, Well, it\u2019s really fate. . . It had already happened twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you get the ticket for Bai\nAi\u2019s concert tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu continued to walk forward,\nnodding, \u201cYes, I got it this morning. I didn\u2019t expect Daniel to personally send\nit to me. Thank you very much, Min Chen. You know Bai Ai\u2019s ticket is tough to\nget. I heard that on the black market, the price shot up to 500 euros for one\nticket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, it\u2019s good you got it.\u201d The\nman\u2019s mellow and magnetic voice came through the speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu laughed. \u201cBut it seemed a\nlittle bit too much for you to send Daniel in person. . . I was surprised when\nI opened the door this morning. I thought you would either courier it or pass\nit to me along the way. It was quite over the top.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen: \u201c. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n So. . . Between he delivering the ticket in\nperson and Daniel delivering it, the latter was more serious?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The two chatted for a bit and,\nafter saying \u201cSee you tonight\u201d to each other, they hung up the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the call, Qi Mu somehow\nfelt his complex mood clear. Taking advantage of his good mood, he cast the\nthought of the disturbing scum aside and wondered what was for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the concert hall no. 3 of\nMusikverein, the members of Bai Ai were horrified to find out\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their conductor smiled!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was in a good mood!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n They saw the cold man in the\nmiddle of the auditorium with the corner of his lips raising while he gazed at\nhis mobile phone. Something happened, and it made him happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This scene was so shocking for\nthe members of Bai Ai they had suspicions. Their conductor with such a\npoisonous tongue that could make them cry for their mothers. . . Did he blow a\nfuse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daniel, the representative\nwarrior, tiptoed over. After hesitating, again and again, he asked, \u201cMin. . .\nHave you been upset lately? Our concert starts tonight. If you have something\non your mind, don\u2019t bury it in your heart. Daniel\u2019s ears are always open to\nyou, my friend!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen lifted his gaze to look\nat Daniel. Disdainfully, he repeated, \u201cI\u2019m upset?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a long while, Daniel\ngloomily said, \u201cYou call this not upset? You scolded all the members the other\nday! Whenever they saw you, they would walk the long way around to avoid you,\ndid you know that? Although you seem to be in a better mood today, you\u2019re still\nterrible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen raised his eyebrows in\nprotest and stated, \u201cDaniel, my mood is as good as my temper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daniel: \u201c. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a long while and a loss of\nrestraint, Daniel spat out, \u201cWell, you strange fellow, you\u2019ve had a cold face\nall day long. You looked like everyone owed you millions. And suddenly, you\u2019re\nhappy. Min, I\u2019ve known you for more than a decade. I always knew you have a\nstrange temper, but I didn\u2019t know you were this weird.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the rehearsal stage, Christole\nbegan leading the orchestra in a new round of tuning their pitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the stage, Min Chen was\ndeep in thought. After a while, he parted his lips and asked, \u201cDaniel, if. . .\nif you\u2019re 99% sure of something and only missing that remaining 1% so you can\nnever be sure it\u2019s the total truth, what would you do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the hell is with this\nproblem?\u201d Daniel silently muttered. After thinking about it for a bit, he\nreplied, \u201cNow that you got 99%, how important can that 1% be? It\u2019s only 1%,\nright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen was apparently satisfied\nwith his answer. His grim face softened. After a gentle \u201cHmm,\u201d he stopped\ntalking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daniel\u2019s curiosity was thoroughly\nprovoked. He asked, \u201cHey Min, what on Earth is going on with you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen: \u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daniel: \u201c. . .There must be\nsomething!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Min Chen looked at him and said,\n\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c. . .There absolutely must be\nsomething!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not bothering to listen to the\nweirdo any longer, Min Chen stood and walked up to the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Behind him, Daniel kept repeating\nthings like, \u201cYou damn fellow, say it, ah,\u201d \u201cHey, Min, you have to take\nresponsibility for piquing my curiosity,\u201d and \u201cDamn, you devil!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n As for. . . What was going on\nwith Min Chen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, it didn\u2019t seem like a big\ndeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why was Qi Mu, who had never studied\nGerman, suddenly fluent in German? Why was he familiar with the Vienna Symphony\nOrchestra? Why did his \u300aLa Campanella\u300b sound exactly the same as Lu Zi\nWen\u2019s? Why did he stand under Lu Zi Wen\u2019s apartment and look at it for so long?\nWhy did he suddenly go to Luo Yu Sen, someone whom he should have never known?<\/p>\n\n\n\n All these questions pointed at\nonly one answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The answer was so fantastical and\nunbelievable that he couldn\u2019t accept it at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three days later, as Daniel said,\nsince you\u2019ve affirmed it 99%, even if you were missing the remaining 1%, it. .\n. didn\u2019t matter much either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You see, bold\nconjecture, careful investigation, and confirmation was a very scientific means\nfor research, ah.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a 24-hour convenience store\nhalf a city away, a young man, who didn\u2019t know he\u2019d exposed his secret\nscrutinized, two bok choys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe left one is a little\nthicker, and the leaf on the right one is a little dry. Hmm. . . which one is\nthe best choice?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having spent nearly half a year\nin Huaxia, this was a great change. He now had. . . very critical eyes toward\nfood. He wasn\u2019t this picky in his previous life, he even bravely tried\nBritain\u2019s dark cuisine. But. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who wouldn\u2019t cry eating bread,\npizza, spaghetti, and pasta after rich and colorful Chinese cuisine for half a\nyear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n A week after arriving in Vienna,\nQi Mu asked the staff of his hotel for permission to borrow their kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if his cooking was regarded\nmedium-level in Huaxia, it was better than eating bread, pizza, spaghetti, and\nmacaroni every day. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n After half an hour spent tangled\nin the convenience store, Qi Mu finally walked back to the hotel with two bags\nof food in tow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking out at the lovely blue\nsky and the smooth clouds, Qi Mu couldn\u2019t help but stare. He smiled then\nsighed, \u201cToday\u2019s weather is good. The sun is bright, and the sky is clear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, yes. . . 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