Chapter 15. Strange '
Chapter: 5569 Words
When we returned to school, Ember and I still wanted to find out the whereabouts of the mysterious person, but he never appeared again.
After school that afternoon, the eleven of us discussed the recent situation again. Jin, Fan, and Qian and I strolled along the street, against the flow of people, letting the neon lights shine on our faces. The music from the shops on both sides of the street intertwined and echoed in the crowd. The four of us walked like this, not knowing where we were going.
"I finally understand how helpless it is to lose one person. Many things can't be done well.”Qian sighed and said. He missed Yan again. " Back then, there were only five of us wherever we went, but now…"”Jin said with a bitter smile.
"I haven't played for a long time. Are you in the mood to go today?”Jin suggested. "What about you guys?" I looked at Qian Hefan. They looked at each other.”The four of us strode forward, ignoring the surprised gazes of the passers-by. We laughed like children and ran away.
I rushed out three miles in one breath and arrived at the door of the rehearsal room. I took out the key and opened the door. Jin pressed the light switch and light immediately filled the entire room. All the instruments were still quietly placed there, waiting for the sincere hand to touch them.
Qian caressed the black and white keyboard and looked at it quietly. The keys were still glowing with the luster of the past. Qian's hands moved gently on the keyboard, and the notes flowed out like flowing water.
Fan took out an electric guitar, connected it to the effects device and loudspeaker, and a heavy metal rhythm was played. Fan closed his eyes and played the strings to his heart's content. That wild and violent voice was venting some desire in his heart.
Although Fan was a well-known and outstanding guitar player in the underground music industry, he had always been low-key and never flamboyant. He was also extremely modest. Qian was also a famous keyboard player, but he was like Fan, very restrained. Many professional musicians had approached them to debut as singers or musicians, but they had all declined.
I remember that there was once when the five of us and some other underground bands organized a small performance. Right after the performance, a few producers approached us, but we declined. We made music purely because we wanted to express our emotions and love music. We didn't have any plans to become famous.
And this small rehearsal room was also prepared by the five of us together. From choosing a house to renovating, to purchasing many musical instruments, sound systems, equipment, etc., we did it all ourselves.
"Kaede, do you remember the song you wrote last time?”Li Qian asked. "Of course." I said into the microphone. "Didn't you say that we have to record it in its entirety? As a memento." Fan asked.
"Then let's begin." Jin chose a bass that he was used to and connected it to the loudspeaker. I turned on the computer in the rehearsal room and opened the recording software, preparing to record it on the spot.
Everyone connected their instruments to the sound card and the sound console. I also started to tune them on the computer.
Fan plucked the strings twice and adjusted the appropriate tone on the effects device while asking me,"What about the drums, lead singer?”I moved the microphone to the drum set and picked up a pair of sticks."Hehe, don't I know how to play drums?”I sat behind the drum set.
"Are you ready?" I asked, and everyone nodded. I raised my drumsticks and started to play a backup beat.“One、two、three、four……”
The music once again played in the night. There had been many nights where these close friends had accompanied me, using music to cover up my loneliness and sadness.
The four of us played and sang together. Tears flowed down along with the notes, wetting our hearts. Everyone started to take turns to Solo. Qian's gangster keyboard was jumping rapidly, as if he wanted to dance to the end of his life. Fan's guitar strings trembled under his fingers. Every time he trembled, it was the pain and growth of transformation. Ember's bass changed its mood in the full tone, as if its life had changed. I waved my drumsticks and used the rhythm of my soul to create sparks.
Just as the tempo reached the limit of my speed, my hand froze in mid-air. I silently recited a bar of pause before immediately starting Solo.
After the song, I edited the recording sample and mixed it out.
"When will the next time be here?”Ember said as he sat on the chair. "That's right, we might only have a chance after we defeat Gui Fu.”Qian sighed.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." I finished what I was doing and walked over to sit in the middle of everyone.
" Let's do another impromptu solo." Fan handed me the electric guitar in his hand. I took it and my fingers flew across the fingerboard. I closed my eyes and let the notes bloom between my fingers. This melody enveloped my thoughts. I felt as if there was a strong collision between notes, like some kind of contradiction in the depths of my heart.
There was a faint music score playing in my mind. It seemed to be hinting at something, but every time I thought about it, this thought would disappear somewhere. So I could only play the rapid, intermittent pain between my fingers in a daze…
"Kaede, do you know why your music can move others?”Qian asked seriously," That's because every note and every word is the most sincere confession from the depths of your heart.”
I smiled and held the zither. "Perhaps only a lonely person can create such a beautiful melody and lyrics.”Fan said. "Loneliness is actually asking, who in this world isn't lonely?”I said. "It's just that there are too few people who understand loneliness. Right?" Ember looked at me. His clear eyes revealed some emotion. He wanted to say something to me. This was the tacit understanding between us. I nodded.
I picked up an wooden guitar and said,"Let's sing those childhood ballads."”I plucked the strings gently, and the clean broken chords echoed in the room. We sang the familiar melodies together. Just like that, we sang and talked about the loneliness in our hearts until dawn.
Every corner of the campus was occupied by noise. I sat on the bench under the tree and watched the teenagers running and shouting on the field not far away. My heart was eroded by a trace of coldness that I didn't notice.
"Hey!" Suddenly, someone patted my shoulder from behind. I turned around and saw Jin He Hao. "Why are you sitting here in a daze?”Jin asked. "Nothing, I just want to be alone.”I said.
"Come play basketball with us." Hao pulled me up. I shook my head." You guys go play. I'll watch you guys play."”
"Let's go play together." A powerful hand patted my shoulder. It was Chi Ze. I looked at him and he smiled at me. I got up and took the basketball from Howe. The four of us ran to the court.
I dribbled the ball with my left hand and started playing freestyle basketball. Chi Ze, Jin, and Hao couldn't help but clap and cheer. I stood outside the three-point line and made a jump shot. The ball fell into the basket. Jin snatched the ball from under the rebound and rushed in from outside the three-point line. Chi Ze went to stop him. Before Jin could recover, the ball had already fallen into his hands. Then, Chi Ze did a beautiful layup, and the surrounding onlookers cheered.
We played like this, without any rules, until it was dark.
She wiped the sweat off her body." I haven't played like this in a long time.”I said to Chi Ze as I got on my bike. He put the ball in the basket behind the car and said to me,"Yeah, let's go eat something.”I nodded.
We arrived at a fast food restaurant. Chi Ze ordered some food and we sat down to chat while eating. "Kaede, don't you feel that all of us have changed a lot since we got involved in this matter?”
I nodded." That's right. There have been many changes. Everyone is more nervous and comprehensive towards the outside world. They have also gradually matured.”
Chi Ze smiled." That's just one point. There's another point. We're closer and more united now.”When I heard his words, it was as if something had touched me. There was a warm current in my heart.
He took a sip of Coke, and the cold feeling calmed down a lot of his restlessness. He shook the glass and watched the ice cubes hit the black liquid, making a squeaking sound. "Chi Ze, do you think Ziqing and Jing Muyan will become our true friends?”I asked him because I was not sure if he could completely trust and accept them, especially for Ziqing.
" This..." Chi Ze smiled faintly." It doesn't matter if they can become our true friends. What's important is that we're all treating each other sincerely and going through the difficulties together. It is now, and I hope it will be in the future.”
The stone hanging in his heart was finally put down. Chewing on the ice in the cola and listening to the music playing in the fast food restaurant, he felt much better. While eating, he chatted with Chi Ze. Suddenly, she noticed something shiny hanging on his chest. Upon closer inspection, it was a silver cross, tied with a thick silver chain. She had never seen him wearing jewelry before.
I looked at the cross and found it familiar. Didn't the cross pendant belong to the mysterious person? However, Chi Ze's model was slightly bigger. I lowered my head and looked at the cross on my chest. It was actually very similar! My cross was designed by myself a few years ago. How could it be?
"What's wrong?" Chi Ze asked me. "It's…It's nothing." I lowered my head and continued eating.
After eating, we went home separately.
When I got home, I threw down my heavy backpack, turned on my computer, and flipped through the things in my mailbox. An anonymous email appeared on it. I clicked on it and saw the address of a website."This is Black Sun's internal website. I've sent you a software. Find a way to crack the password and enter the website.”This should have been sent by Gui Fu. I continued to check my email. Sure enough, there was a software. After installing the software and checking for viruses, I entered the website and began to use the software to crack the password.
The information on the website was very hidden. According to my logic, it should be some internal code. I memorized some information. I exited the website. After all, I wasn't good at cracking passwords. Gui Fu told me to figure out their movements and then plan my next move.
This is only a preliminary guess. I don't know much about the Black Sun's situation. I'll have to discuss the specifics later.
Suddenly, a new email arrived. I quickly opened it to check. It's from Mom. She said that she has a new business to do and needs to go abroad for at least half a year. Dad also has something to do and is busy with business overseas, so he'll transfer the living expenses to my card first.
I smiled bitterly. They had been away for more than a month. They were often not at home in the past and would only stay at home for a few days a year. However, they had never cared about their son. Was he happy? Is it lonely? Although I never worry about my life and have a lot of money every month, what I need is not that. I would rather have an ordinary family and live a happy life with my family.
She turned off the lights and fell heavily onto the bed…
When he woke up in the morning, he felt sore all over his body, as if his muscles and bones had been drained. After fighting for so long, his body naturally couldn't take it. She forced herself to get up, put on her clothes, and ate something before going to school.
I sat in my seat and leaned against the pile of books. I allowed the students in the classroom to play around and read books. I didn't have any strength at all. It seemed that I had to constantly strengthen my physical fitness. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to defeat the members of Ghost Seal.
" Kaede…Kaede." Suddenly, I heard someone calling me. I looked up and saw that it was the girl sitting on my right, Aka Yuuko. "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" she asked with concern. "It's not just that. I'll just adjust it myself.”I forced myself to smile.
She took out an exquisitely wrapped box from her backpack and handed it to me."When I came to school just now, I met a boy at the school gate. He said that he was your brother and asked me to pass this to you.”
I was puzzled. I didn't have a brother at all. Could this be a ghost talisman? Or Yi Yun and the others? But it doesn't seem like it. They could have handed it over to me directly. Why did they have to let a girl hand it over? I took it from him." Thank you…" Then, he stuffed the things into the drawer.
I had been puzzled by this thing the entire morning, but I knew that I absolutely could not open it now.
After having lunch at school, I strolled through the floors alone. Sunlight seeped into his eyes, accompanied by a faint stinging pain. Unknowingly, he found that his steps were set into a path, and he naturally walked along a path without a trace. What was it?
The sound of the piano rang out in his ears. It was so natural that the air in the notes was trapped between the notes. All of my thoughts and logic were restricted at this moment.
I followed the direction of the music. It should be the music classroom. I walked gently on the top floor of the complex and headed towards the music classroom. As expected, the sound came from there. I listened to the music that was full of ups and downs. The difficulty of this piece of music was very high. To be able to perform it to such a level, he was definitely not an ordinary person. At the very least, this person's level would not lose to Steve's…
The music notes strongly stimulated my curiosity, but there was also an uneasy fear in my heart. According to what I knew, although there were some people in the school who had good piano skills, they were not at this level. Who could they be?
I carefully turned the door lock." Squeak…" The door opened. In the middle of the room was a pitch-black grand piano. Around it were neatly placed violins, violas, cellos, harmonios, oboes, saxes, trumpets, flutes, snare drums, drums, and other orchestras. Looking around, the room was empty! The music had disappeared.
How could this be! The zither music just now was clearly…
"That student! Why did you enter the music room without permission?”A middle-aged woman's voice came from outside the door. Before I could recover from my panic, I was shocked by the voice.
I turned around and saw that it was a teacher. She quickly said," I just came in to take a look..."" Get out quickly. You're not allowed to enter the music room without permission in the future. Remember that."”She berated…
I walked out. The scene just now was still replaying in my mind. That casual moment was so terrifying…
After school in the afternoon, he rode his bike and strolled around. When he reached the entrance of the park, he stopped his bike unknowingly. He often came here with his friends to relax. I got out of the car and walked into the park alone. There weren't many people, only some old people were still strolling in the evening wind, reflecting the golden sunset.
The flowers that swayed gently in the wind were half-closed and half-open in the evening. My fingers gently stroked the petals as I walked along a familiar path. There were still some mottled shadows under the shade of the trees, which gradually dimmed with the footsteps of the pedestrians.
Why was there a familiar figure in the corridor ahead? It was dry, I quickly walked up: ”
He turned around and said,"Kaede!" Why are you here?" "I'm not in a good mood, so I came out for a walk.”Qian said to me. We walked along the peaceful shore. A gentle breeze blew past, and the surface of the lake rippled like a mirror.
"Qian, do you still remember the situation when we met that year?”I looked up and said, letting the wind blow my long hair into the air. Qian stroked the small ring on his slender finger and said,""Of course. We were so innocent back then, just like this ring. I smiled faintly and extended my right hand. There was a similar ring on my index finger. This was proof of our friendship.
They sat on the bench by the lake and watched the afterglow shine on the lake. "Kaede, do you still remember the song I played when we met?”Li Qian asked. "That song you composed yourself, right? Of course, it was that song that came from the depths of my heart that moved me.”I said.
Nian Qian's song echoed in his ears for a long time. Qian raised his hands and started playing in the air. He closed his eyes and quietly felt the endless music and the endless resonance.
Qian Jin's long fingers danced in the air like a fairy dancing…
He stopped and opened his eyes.”"Play what?" I wondered. Qian shook his head. Even without a zither, she could still play moving notes.”
I was shocked. What Qian meant was that he could play moving music in the air without a piano! How was this possible?
"I once heard from a musician with superb piano skills that I wanted to reach this realm. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a way to enter it.”I listened to Qian.
" That master said that in order to reach this level, one must enter a state of selflessness." Qian looked into the distance and said lightly.
The state of selflessness! Qian was also thinking about this problem!
"Feng, I remember when the band was just formed, you said that one day we would bring our own music to travel the world and bring comfort and encouragement to those who are suffering. I wonder when this dream will come true?”Qian picked up a stone and threw it into the lake. Ripples spread out. "Who knows? Perhaps we are all suffering.”I sighed and smiled bitterly.
After chatting for a long time, it was completely dark before we went home.
As he was doing his homework, his phone suddenly rang. It was Jin. He said that King had looked for him this afternoon and told us to be prepared. We would soon be in contact with the Black Sun.
I suddenly remembered the box and quickly came out of my backpack. I looked at it for a while but couldn't see anything. He carefully removed the paper tape and opened the box. There was a book inside, and under the book was a bronze ring.
This ring was engraved with ancient symbols that I didn't recognize at all. It was worn on the middle finger of my left hand, and it matched the shape of my hand. Suddenly, the ring seemed to tighten. I tried to pull it out, but I couldn't pull it out no matter how hard I tried. It was as if the ring was connected to my finger.
I opened the book and found that it was filled with the translation of ancient characters and symbols. In other words, the book that the old man gave me could be translated.
But who could have given it to him? Obviously, it couldn't be a ghost talisman…
Could it be Yi Yun and the others?
It was also unlikely…
Old man? There was no such possibility…
Who could it be? I caressed the ring. The bronze luster was a great contrast to the silver ring on my ring finger, and the steel ring on my right index finger was also extremely out of place.
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