Chapter 344 Something went wrong with the instrument

What's with the "I'm just asking a few more questions out of kindness"? We're all adults; can't we tell if someone has good intentions or not?

Xue Jifeng's words were clearly very targeted, and something didn't sound right.

This makes one wonder if Xue Jifeng was truly unaware of Ye Wanxi's educational background, as he claimed.

It's even highly likely that it was premeditated to bring it up in front of so many people, making Ye Wanxi lose face.

If that's the case...

Zheng Baihong narrowed his eyes and consciously took a step back to create distance between them.

On the other side, as soon as Ye Wanxi and Gao Min walked out of the studio, Ye Wanxi immediately took off her right glove and threw it into the trash can.

"I remember there's another pair of the same gloves in the car. Could you grab them for me when we go to eat?"

Gao Min was stunned, nodded subconsciously, and then, as if she had thought of something, suddenly turned to look at Ye Wanxi.

"Your gloves...did you just shake hands with Mr. Xue?" And it seems like you only shook hands with him.

"Angry?"

"Not really."

"Then you still..."

“It’s dirty.”

"Dirty?" Gao Min glanced at the white gloves that had been thrown into the trash can and couldn't see what was dirty about them.

So, you were really angry because of the issue of your educational background, weren't you?

Ye Wanxi saw through her thoughts and said calmly, "He has a bloody aura on him."

"Bloodshed?" Gao Min was startled. "Does that mean he's going to be in trouble?"

Ye Wanxi shook her head: "When a person's body is covered in blood, there are only two possibilities. One is that the area between their eyebrows is dark, indicating that they are about to face a bloody disaster."

"What about the other possibility?"

"He caused someone to suffer a bloody disaster. Simply put, he killed someone."

Gao Min's expression changed slightly. She had thought Xue Jifeng looked refined and gentle, but she hadn't expected him to stab people in the back like that. He was probably a hypocrite and a treacherous old man.

Unexpectedly, he was not only a hypocrite but also a ruthless killer who had murdered people!

"You mean, that guy is a murderer? Should we... call the police?"

Do you have any evidence? Do you know who he harmed?

Gao Min choked. Her trust in Ye Wanxi made her believe Ye Wanxi's words without a doubt, but she forgot that everything requires evidence.

Calling the police based solely on Ye Wanxi's empty words might not bring the culprit to justice, and could even land you in trouble yourself.

"Furthermore, the red light on his body wasn't particularly strong, so he probably didn't do it himself."

"You didn't do it yourself?"

"Whether he used someone else to do the dirty work or he orchestrated a clever scheme, the one who actually killed him was not him."

"So...he had accomplices?"

"Um."

"Then we..."

"Let's talk about it after the show is finished."

When Ye Wanxi first entered, she noticed the red light emanating from Xue Jifeng and felt wary and instinctively disgusted by him. However, she didn't expect that he would take the initiative to target her so soon.

What Ye Wanxi is more concerned about now is when she had a falling out with him, and what kind of trouble he plans to cause her on the show next.

"By the way, besides him, there was another young girl among the guests who seemed quite hostile towards you. Could it be that she also..."

"That little girl." Ye Wanxi had actually noticed Zhao Xiaoqin as well. It was just that when she first entered the room, Zhao Xiaoqin's gaze on her was so blatant that it was hard for her to ignore it.

"She's just a spoiled little girl. She has good karma, probably because her parents often helped her when they did good deeds."

Gao Min was somewhat surprised to hear this. She had originally thought that the young girl was the dangerous one, while Mr. Xue looked respectable and had come to show goodwill to their artist the moment he saw her, so he should be a good person.

Unexpectedly, the truth was quite the opposite. Indeed, one cannot judge a book by its cover, and one cannot judge things solely by appearances.

After the rehearsal, it was still early, so Ye Wanxi and her companion did not choose to eat the staff meal at the TV station. Instead, they went to a nearby Chinese restaurant and had a hearty meal before returning.

When I entered the TV station, there was less than half an hour before the program was scheduled to start.

Just as we reached the entrance to the guest lounges, we heard the girl scream in despair: "After all that talk, isn't all this just nonsense? I left my perfectly good violin in the lounge you arranged for me. I was only gone for less than ten minutes, and now my violin is in this state. You're telling me it's my fault, it's my violin's fault? How can you shirk responsibility like this?"

Ye Wanxi and her companion were startled and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. Unsurprisingly, they saw Zhao Xiaoqin with a flushed face and an angry expression.

The production crew was also embarrassed. Everything was fine during the afternoon rehearsal, but just after lunch, the guest's instrument malfunctioned.

Most importantly, during the time of the incident, the corridor's surveillance camera was also malfunctioning and malfunctioning. Isn't this clearly telling everyone that someone was deliberately causing trouble here?

When something like this happens at a TV station, an investigation is definitely necessary, but what's more important now is...

"Miss Zhao, please don't get agitated. This was indeed our oversight, and we admit it. We will definitely give you an explanation. Right now, the most important thing is to quickly find a way to get another instrument. How about this? I'll have someone go to a nearby music store right now to find you a new one."

"Your duet with Mr. Zheng was originally scheduled to be the third performance, but we've made an emergency adjustment so you can be the last one to perform. That way... you should be able to make it."

Zhao Xiaoqin understood this principle perfectly well, but the key point was...

"This violin was a gift from my grandmother three years ago; it's a family heirloom. Any violin you buy anywhere can't compare. Besides, I've been playing this violin for three years, and I know exactly what tone each string can produce. Now, if you just pick up any violin, it takes a long time to tune it, and you're forced to put it on stage to perform." I simply can't give my best performance.

At this point, Zhao Xiaoqin's eyes reddened.

Not only was the person who destroyed the zither extremely despicable, but Zheng Baihong also regretted that he had dragged Zheng Baihong down.

The piece they prepared for today is "High Mountains and Flowing Water," with Zhao Xiaoqin playing the zither and Zheng Baihong playing the flute.

Now that the piano is broken, are we supposed to let Zheng Baihong go on stage alone? That would definitely diminish the effect.

But if they don't let him go on stage, wouldn't all their preparations and efforts over the past few days be in vain?

Zhao Xiaoqin felt increasingly wronged as she thought about it, and tears were about to fall.

Ye Wanxi overheard the conversation and glanced at the guests who came out of the lounge. Her gaze finally settled on the guqin with several broken strings in front of Zhao Xiaoqin. Her eyes flickered, and she walked over.

"What are you arguing about?"

(End of this chapter)