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"Kate Jones."

According to the date engraved on the video tape, Qin Chuhe found the name of the leading actress at that time in the list given by Jonathan.He scanned the short biography of this woman on the list at a glance, and sighed without any trace.

"You..." A girl's timid voice suddenly came from the door, Chloe was standing outside the door with a puzzled expression on her face, "How do you know my grandmother's name?"

"I think..." Qin Chuhe put down the roster, "I probably know what's going on."

The door was suddenly slammed open from the outside, and Jonathan stumbled in and ran in with horror still on his face:

"Phantom... Phantom sent a letter!"

With trembling hands, he handed the letter to Cheng Mo.Cheng Mo opened the letter sealed with black wax, and saw that it read:

【Dear theater folks——】

[Tonight at 12 o'clock, I ask the theater to stage "The Phantom of the Opera" again. The female lead will remain the same, and the Phantom will be played by me. 】

[Furthermore, since the outrageous villain who played Rolle was unavailable, I ask the theater to fill the role itself, with the rest of the supporting cast remaining the same. 】

【If you can't prepare according to my requirements, this theater will be reduced to ruins when the time comes. Please don't challenge my ability and patience. 】

[The last words to my dear Chloe - remember, I am waiting for you in the deepest darkness. 】

[Phantom comes on. 】

"What should I do..." The honest person in charge was about to cry in anxiety, "I can talk about everything else, but where can I find someone who can replace Leo in the role of Luo Er?"

Qin Chuhe glanced at Jonathan indifferently:

"I'm going to act."

Not only Jonathan and Chloe, but even Cheng Mo was really shocked this time. He secretly pulled Qin Chuhe and asked in a low voice, "Have you acted in this before?"

"Never acted before." Qin Chuhe also lowered his voice, but he was not afraid of being heard by others like Cheng Mo, but simply cooperated with him.The deep end sound rose slightly, and he seemed to be in a good mood.As if a little happy about Cheng Mo's nervousness, Qin Chuhe squeezed his hand quietly, "I have high-level props, don't worry."

"If you don't believe me, I'll sing you a short part." Qin Chuhe looked at Jonathan and Chloe, his dark eyes were unmoved, and he actually sang.

His voice is low and soft, like the midnight covered by black veil when it is soft, and like a trumpet blowing from the sky before dawn when it is high-pitched.This voice was quite different from his original voice, which surprised Cheng Mo for a moment.

After singing a section, Qin Chuhe looked amused at Cheng Mo who was in a daze, and couldn't help reaching out to touch his forehead.Qin Chuhe snapped his fingers lightly, and a warm yellow halo dissipated from his body in response.

[Advanced Items Cloning——Release. 】

"The props I got in the mysterious shop a long time ago, I didn't expect to be useful here." He explained softly, watching Jonathan flushed with excitement after waking up from a dream, as if he had discovered another unique treasure , "The function is to copy other people's voices. I copied Rolle's voice from the record just now."

Of course, Jonathan and Chloe didn't know the mystery. The honest person in charge held Qin Chuhe's hand hastily with tears in his eyes, as if he had seen the apparition of Jesus.

The plan for the night was on the right track, and there was almost a day before 12 midnight. Jonathan found a vacant room for Cheng Mo and Qin Chuhe to rest temporarily.From the starting point to the present, they have not rested, and the accumulated exhaustion reached its peak at the moment when they touched the long-lost soft mattress.Cheng Mo took a breath of satisfaction and fell asleep almost instantly.

He who was sleeping soundly didn't know that the silent Qin Chuhe stood beside his bed for a long time, as if he couldn't get enough of his sleeping face.After a long time, the thin and lonely young man with his back finally sighed softly, stretched out his hand cautiously, and tucked the open corner of the quilt for him gently and tenderly.

<<

It was close to evening when I woke up, but there was no fiery evening sun outside the window.The continuous rain in London makes people feel depressed. When Cheng Mo opened his eyes, Qin Chuhe was standing by the window, staring at the rain pattering on the window for an unknown amount of time, but when Cheng Mo woke up, it seemed that the back of his head had eyes Turning his head as if, he smiled vaguely in the dim light.

"I want to ask you about Kate Jones." Cheng Mo hesitated for a while, but decided to solve the lingering questions in his mind before the midnight show.

Qin Chuhe was not surprised at all, and looked at him very frankly: "Say it."

"According to what Chloe said before, Kate who appeared in "The Phantom of the Opera" in this theater seems to be her grandmother. Reminiscent of the series of actions of the Phantom before, we have reason to infer that he once lived in the same era as Kate, Since then, it has been lurking in this theater until Chloe, who looks very similar to Kate, arrives." Cheng Mo said his inference, "But I didn't understand the motive of the Phantom. What he did to Chloe...is Did he transfer his hatred of Kate to Chloe, who is similar to him? If so, why did he not retaliate when Kate was alive? Chloe told us that her grandmother and grandfather were also 'An enviable couple', which means that before her grandmother married and retired, life was very happy."

"You don't get all the information." Qin Chuhe looked at him, very patiently, "If I tell you, Kate's husband, the grandfather who changed his temperament after marriage in Chloe's mouth, is exactly the one in the "Phantom of the Opera" record. What about Douglas? He and Kate used to belong to this opera house."

Qin Chuhe's words were like a thin thread, connecting all the scattered clues in Cheng Mo's heart.He looked at Qin Chuhe in surprise: "Then Phantom..."

Qin Chuhe nodded:

"He's the Phantom on that record."

<<

At that moment, the scattered jigsaw puzzles were automatically put together, and a clear and complete picture finally appeared in front of Cheng Mo's eyes.

"Combining the roster and the clues given by Chloe before, Kate fell in love with Douglas, the actor who played Rolle when she starred in "The Phantom of the Opera", but their lives were not happy after marriage." Qin Chuhe poured Cheng Mo a steaming cup of good luck Ling [Note 1], a special fragrance rippling in the air, "We can't infer anything more from here alone, but Chloe's mother's words gave an important hint."

"'Many people regard the falsehood inside the play as the truth outside the play'. Chloe's mother doesn't so much hate musical actors as she hates her parents who can't distinguish between inside and outside the play." Cheng Mo picked up Qin Chuhe's words, and he took a sip Hot tea, slightly bitter and astringent spread on the tip of the tongue, "Kate mistakenly mistook Christine's love for Rolle in the play for her own love for Douglas in reality. They falsely fell in love in the aftertaste of emotion in the play '."

"At the same time, Phantom knows that Douglas is just a hypocrite. He tried his best to prevent Kate and Douglas' love, but failed." Qin Chuhe looked at the seemingly endless rain outside the window, "This is why he happened to be in Chloe. The reason for the sudden rage after falling in love with Leo, remember the letter he sent this morning? It described Leo as a 'shameless villain' - he regarded Leo as the shadow of Douglas."

"The roster says that Eric Williams, who played this version of the Phantom, went against Douglas after he failed to propose to Kate, and was finally expelled from the theater cast. Since then, Eric Eric disappeared, and no one knew where he went. "The Phantom of the Opera" was still performed day after day, and the theater actors were replaced one after another. Gradually, the name Eric was forgotten by everyone, but he himself With obsession, I became a lonely soul wandering in this theater until Chloe came."

<<

The bell struck 12 o'clock, and the curtain of the theater opened on time.This time, there were no audience in the viewing seats of the four-story theater, only Cheng Mo and Jonathan in suits were sitting in the front row with serious expressions.

The band in the pool in front of the stage played the movement slowly with the conductor, and the plot progressed. The girl in a fancy dress went from being unknown to becoming famous.Her running is as light as a bird, and her voice is as beautiful as a nightingale.The girl slowly sang "Think of Me" on the stage.

Qin Chuhe, who was dressed in formal attire, appeared at the top of the stage, his eyes were as deep as ink, his expression was as plain as water, but his whole body shone like a star.He opened his mouth, and Douglas's voice, borrowed from the record, was soft and soulful, and he sang Roll and Christine's reunion:

[A long time ago, a long time ago, our childhood sweetheart]

【Maybe she has forgotten me, but I have never forgotten her】

I don't know if the sudden appearance of Douglas' voice angered the Phantom, Cheng Mo suddenly and keenly felt a disturbing restlessness in the air.

【Music Angel, Guide, Guardian, Give Me Your Glory】

[Music angels don't hide anymore]

【Come on strange angel】

Just at this time, Chloe sang to the end of the song "Angel of Music" that summons the phantom.Like a repeat of the rehearsal in the dressing room, the phantom's distorted face with a white mask appeared in the huge long mirror that ran through the stage.

【I am your music angel】

【Come on Music Angel】

The ominous background sound made the heart tremble with fear, and the phantom that had been dormant for many years walked onto the stage from the mirror.He was dark, he was silent, and his eyes were filled with vengeful anger.However, as he requested, the play must go on.

Command continues.The music continues.The violin bow slid harshly on the strings, Chloe's eyes were full of tears.The performance with Phantom was too difficult for this weak girl, her own fear almost tore herself apart, and the trembling girl at this moment was like an indestructible flower in the rain.

Command continues.The music continues.The furious phantom lures Christine to her dark underground lair, but this time, Luo Er, played by Qin Chuhe, who comes to rescue him, successfully escapes the deadly Punjabi lasso[Note 2].

The gloomy phantom holds a white veil, and holds the ring that proposed to Christine tightly in his palm.He stared at Qin Chuhe, looking at this spoiler who broke the established script, and the previous fight with Chloe made him panting oppressively.

"Stop, Kate is gone." Qin Chuhe watched him calmly.

Phantom hurriedly covered her ears, as if Qin Chuhe's words were poison, but the face under the mask was still twisted in pain.

"You want to protect her, right? You want to protect the only girl in the world who still has contact with Kate." Qin Chuhe walked down the steps step by step, "But Leo is not Douglas, he and Chloe really love each other."

"No! Crazy! The ones who play Luo Er are all devils! Only Luo Er and Christine in the play, there is no love outside the play!" The deformed face, "It's all to blame for this face!"

The long years made him forget that he was just the actor of the Phantom, not himself.He is more and more like the real Phantom, the original upright appearance is gradually destroyed by the poisoned hatred in his heart, at this moment, his face is as distorted as his heart.

【The tragic fate that caused me to fall into the sea of ​​blood also deprived me of the joy of enjoying sex】

【Become the virus that infects our love】

[This crippled face caused the disgust of the biological mother]

【The mask is my first cold clothing[Note 3]】

Qin Chuhe looked at the howling phantom with pity, he was crying so sadly, holding the white wedding dress like a child with nothing but a toy.

"Eric." Qin Chuhe called him by his real name for the first time, which was the same name as the phantom in the play, extremely coincidental and extremely ironic, but Qin Chuhe's expression was as calm as ever, and there was even a hint of softness hidden in his eyes.

【What kind of life have you experienced, poor creature in the dark】

【The Lord give me the courage to tell you that you are not alone】

"You know what? When they voted you out of the theatre, Kate voted the only one no."

Phantom's crying stopped abruptly, and he froze.

"Rest in peace, go where you should go." Qin Chuhe said softly.

The movement reached the climax of the whole play, and all the orchestral music in the orchestra pit played together.Eric held up the wedding dress tremblingly, and put the ring on his empty ring finger like a treasure.He kissed the wedding ring he had put on for himself, carefully bowed his waist and walked to Chloe, hugging her with some fear and some hope.Tears rolled down his broken face and onto Chloe's neck.

The phantom disappeared.The last white mask he tore off fell to the floor with a "click".

The author has something to say: [Note 1] Darjeeling Tea, produced in the Darjeeling Plateau of India, was originally introduced by the Scottish doctor Archibald Campbell. It tastes rich and fruity and is called "champagne in black tea".

[Note 2] PunjapLasso, the lasso used by the phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera" to strangle others, looks like a gallows.

[Note 3] The track from "The Phantom of the Opera", DownOnceMore.The following verses are also from this song.

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As an aside, if you are interested, you can listen to the high-quality version of "The Phantom of the Opera", which can be found on the spot or at station B. All the tracks in it are very pleasant. It is a very classic musical that is worthy of repeated appreciation.

2020/3/15 update

Fixed wording "opera" mixed with "musical".