Song Ci paused for a moment before guessing what was going to happen next. "Idris wanted the position of chief pianist, so he betrayed you and set you up, accusing you of plagiarism and thievery..."
Song Ci stared at her uncle's hands, which were covered with scars, and said sadly, "It also ruined your hands."
"Is it right?"
Jiang Shifeng nodded slowly under Song Ci's gaze. "That's roughly it."
"Uncle, would you like to tell me the details?"
Having his hands destroyed and being framed for plagiarism and theft was the biggest pain in Jiang Shifeng's heart. He was silent for a long time, constantly instilling courage in himself, and finally took a brave step and spoke about the past.
"When the orchestra selects its principal pianist, they look not only at our playing ability but also at our creative ability. The orchestra gave us two months to compose a piano concerto and invited famous piano figures from Country Y to judge the selection for me."
"It took me a month to create my work, 'Wind and Rain Piano Concerto.' This work was inspired by your mother, my sister. I created this work to commemorate my lively and lovely sister."
"At that time, Idris and I were close friends, soul mates, and I had complete trust in him. One day, he came to my house and snuck into my practice room, quietly memorizing my piece. Two months later, the appointment arrived as planned. When I took my piece to the orchestra's director and showed it to him, he gave me a strange and disappointed look and asked if I had written it myself."
"I said yes."
Jiang Shifeng's ten fingers trembled slightly, and he subconsciously clenched his fists, which made him appear calmer. He stared at his fists, saying with sadness and anger, "The competition went on as planned, but when I heard Idris's work live, I was struck by lightning. I understood everything at that moment and guessed that Idris had stolen my work!"
"After Idris finished his performance, he smiled and invited me to go on stage. I was standing in the audience, my head was buzzing, and I didn't have the energy to go on stage. I saw the disappointed and angry look in the director's eyes when he looked at me, and then I understood why."
"I was furious. I went to the director and told him that I was the owner of the work and that Idris had stolen it. But the director said that Idris had shown him the work 20 days earlier, and after seeing it, he called me to inquire about my progress. At that time, I felt that my work was missing something, so I told Idris that it wasn't complete yet."
Jiang Shifeng looked at Song Ci, and Song Ci also looked at him.
Song Ci said, "Because of your answer at that time, the band director concluded that you were incapable of creating excellent works, so he stole Idris's work?"
Jiang Shifeng nodded helplessly.
"Yes, I can't wash it off even if I jump into the Yellow River!"
Song Ci didn't know how to comfort Jiang Shifeng.
"I clearly remember that when Idris came to visit me, he asked about the progress of my work. I told him that my work was finished, but there were still some parts that needed to be revised. Idris knew me too well. He knew that I would not go to the supervisor before the work was completed, so he boldly gave the things he had stolen from me to the supervisor early on."
"In one day, I was labeled a plagiarist and a thief. I was abused and even kidnapped by Idris's fanatical fans. I had all ten of my fingers broken."
"They think that thieves and plagiarists don't deserve to play the piano!"
Song Ci was shocked. "Your hand was broken by Idris's fans?"
Jiang Shifeng nodded, "Yes."
Song Ci speculated maliciously: "Is that really a fan of Idris? Could it be that Idris is afraid that you will retaliate against him, so he deliberately hired someone to destroy you?" If Idris can steal Jiang Shifeng's works, why can't he completely destroy Jiang Shifeng?
Jiang Shifeng had considered this possibility, but he couldn't find the evidence. "I called the police back then, and they questioned that extreme fan. He admitted it was his own doing and had nothing to do with Idris."
Song Ci knew that there was a type of fan who treated their idols like gods, obediently doing whatever their idols said. That extremely fanatical fan might have been deliberately incited by Idris to harm Jiang Shifeng.
But this happened too long ago, and it is impossible to find out what the truth is.
"Eliza and I made a bet," Song Ci said.
Jiang Shifeng showed a confused and puzzled look.
"What bet?"
Song Ci said, "I made a bet with Eliza. If I win, she has to kneel down and apologize to me, admitting that she is trash. Otherwise..." Song Ci showed an embarrassed expression and said, "I have to admit that my uncle is a scum and I am trash."
Song Ci felt good when he made the harsh words, but after that, he felt like a fool.
How can she compare with a stupid thing like Eliza!
Doesn't that lower her status?
Jiang Shifeng was shocked by the content of the bet between Song Ci and Eliza. "You really are..." Really stupid? Really confused?
But young people, who doesn't act impulsively sometimes? "No wonder Eliza invited Idris this time. It seems she knows you're a formidable opponent, otherwise she wouldn't have invited her father."
When Song Ci heard about this, she also felt a sense of crisis, "Elisa invited Idris?"
"Well, I guess they, father and daughter, will work together in the finals."
Idris is a piano virtuoso, and the fact that he and his daughter would collaborate in the finals was a highlight in itself. Add to that Elisa's own exceptional talent, and her chances of winning would be even greater.
Song Ci looked at Kleman, moved closer to him, and asked, "Kleman, what do you think of the concerto I gave you?"
When Coleman heard Song Ci's question, he slowly chewed the sausage in his mouth, put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, and gave his evaluation: "Pretty perfect!"
Song Ci felt relieved when she heard Coleman's answer.
"Don't worry, uncle. She has the current chief pianist accompanying her, and I have the former chief pianist accompanying me. It's not certain who will win or lose."
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