Red dust kills beauty

[-]. What about the promised Yangchun Baixue④

A week later, in a livehouse.

"Are you ready for today's audition?"

A person pushed the door into the dressing room, clapped his hands, and asked.His name is Ajan, he is the lead singer and the leader of the band we are talking about now, with mid-length shawl hair and ears full of studs.

There were three people sitting in the dressing room, namely me, Fu Baixue, and a young bass player named Ah Cheng.

Fu Baixue drew his eyeliner neatly: "1 minute."

I:"……"

Resisting the desire to complain in my heart, I dabbed a little eyeshadow unskillfully, trying to paste it on my eyelids.

Fu Baixue, who had already finished her makeup quickly, looked over and said calmly, "This color is not suitable for you, it's too dark."

"...?" I was confused, "Don't rock bands all have smoky makeup?"

Beth Acheng, who was sitting on my right, sneered, his eyebrows were crooked, and his drawing was slanted: "What kind of stereotype is this."

Fu Baixue shook his head, and directly touched my eyelids with a little golden orange: "Your skin color, hair color and eye color are too light. If you choose too dark eye shadow, it will make the whites of your eyes disappear. Choose a lighter color." It’s the same color, just add a little more powder.”

"..." I wanted to speak but stopped, and I stopped talking and wanted to.

The lead singer A-Zhan was getting impatient, he clapped his hands: "There is still half a minute."

Fu Baixue said "immediately", quickly put on my makeup, and then put on her guitar: "Let's go."

I picked up the balalaika next to me: "Here we come!"

How things came to be like this, we have to start with our mission.

I was rejected by Fu Baixue as a way to complete the task violently, so I can only rely on my brain.Fortunately, since Fu Baixue formed a team, the witch merchants have been much more relaxed in distributing information. I have successfully obtained the general information on the stimulants currently on the black market, including their models and places of origin, and how they will pass through the sea. The private boats are transported to Gukou first, and then dispersed and circulated, but where the owner is is a mystery.

After checking and checking, the last clue was the CPA of an accounting firm in Yanbei.

This person is a loner with a very proud personality. He has a mediocre relationship with his colleagues and doesn’t see any close clients. He is still a Beta himself. It’s hard to imagine that he has any connection with the gender differentiation stimulant.

"It's a bit difficult to approach, and he's very defensive."

Fu Baixue said distressedly: "I'm really not good at socializing."

I opened the personal information attached at the back and saw the item of interest, which clearly stated that he is the lead singer of an underground band, and he will rehearse with the band once or twice a week, and will also participate in various activities. The underground show, and has been going on for more than eight years.Judging from intelligence, he is a serious enthusiast.

Coincidentally, his current band just left a guitarist.

I just thought about it, but I was pushed back by myself: "Forget it, I can only play balalaika."

Fu Baixue leaned over and murmured: "Guitar, I can."

I:"……?"

He took me directly to his residence, made a few phone calls halfway, then skillfully changed his outfit, picked up the guitar and left: "Let's go, I just asked my friend, my friend and the underground band My bass is a friend of a friend, and they're hiring, and we can get in."

I couldn't believe it: "You don't usually dress the same as Mr. Wu, did you hang it from the Republic of China? Why are you so proficient in playing the guitar!"

Fu Baixue didn't understand the point of my madness, and blinked a little blankly: "Because I like it?"

He looked at me again: "Balalaika? Is it the Russian grand piano? That's fine. The band is in a classical style, and there is also a violin player. Maybe you will be hired."

The other party proposed to meet, we stopped a car, and now we are on the way.

Just now, he took me to the piano store to buy a balalaika, and explained to me his "like" by the way.

In Yanbei, the rock culture is relatively developed compared to other regions.Especially after this kind of war, many people will go to the livehouse to listen to the scene regularly.There are a lot of underground bands here that generate electricity for love, and the guy we're looking for—let's call him Ajan—has formed such a band, and the themes of the songs are mostly related to death and war.

As for Fu Baixue, he also loves to listen to bands, but he is used to it. He only listens to music and does not chase after it. He practices guitar and arrange music in private. friend.The band is an extremely niche circle, and the recruiting of members basically depends on introductions. If it weren't for the phone call made by Fu Baixue just now, we would never have been able to make it to the interview anyway.

I couldn't help but said: "I thought that even if you play a musical instrument, you would play the qin and zither, or something like the erhu. I feel that this is more in line with your temperament."

At this time, Fu Baixue had already changed out of his retro gown, wearing a black printed T-shirt, and loosened his meticulously combed black hair, dyed it into grandma gray with disposable hair dye.

...It's very different from Yu Jingchunli's appearance.

When I observed him before, I did see that he had a long-lasting hobby, which should be playing with musical instruments, but I never expected it to be a rock band.It's just...it really doesn't fit.

Fu Baixue took off the wrench, carefully tied it around his neck with a red string, and hid it with a T-shirt. After doing all this, he asked: "Except the inherent impression, what if you saw it for the first time?" It’s me in this outfit, do you think it doesn’t match?”

Not really.Fu Baixue in front of him had grandma's gray hair, was wearing dark jeans, was carrying a guitar on his back, and wore eyeliner.If you don't know what kind of person he is, at first glance, others will only think that this person is engaged in music at first glance.

"Oh, I understand." I suddenly said, "Did you do the styling specifically to distinguish the two identities? Including the long gown, in fact, with your personality, you don't deliberately dress yourself up, and dress differently from others. It just adds to unnecessary socializing, which you wouldn't normally do. It's just that dressing up like that is a signal—right?"

He purposely puts on clothes that are completely opposite to his work status, dyes his hair, and makes up... These are all simple means of disguise. With these exaggerated elements, it is difficult for ordinary people to have a specific concept of his facial features. Handsome" this vague impression.

This is the protection of his identity.

Fu Baixue nodded: "That's right. But you still missed one point."

I thought of this too, but I didn't say it on purpose.

"It's the same situation as Mr. Wu." I said, worried about the driver in front, I made a gesture of raising my sleeves, implying the peach red coat that the businessman was wearing.

"Yes."

I squinted at him, thinking he was being too honest with me.

Regardless of the attitude of answering all questions, whether it is intentional or unintentional, suggesting that I investigate their past, or revealing to me his preferences that have been kept secret for many years... Why did he do this?If it's just "can't leave it alone", I don't think it's necessary to go to this level.

He allowed me to observe with a calm expression on his face.

"... Forget it." I thought sullenly, "Sooner or later, I will find out about your plan."

The meeting went smoothly, and the interviewer was the Ajan we wanted to check.Fu Baixue is not a slick person, but his professional skills are passable, and his taciturn appearance seems to have stabilized A Zhan's heart to a certain extent.In a band, there can't be two overly strong people. He said one thing in his band, and the previous guitarist left because his personality didn't fit.

As for me, after listening to the balalaika I played on the spot, and knowing that I don’t want to participate in the share, I just want to follow the training, and I want to join the band to chase idols at a close distance, so I also agreed to accept this gift from me.

After a week of running in, today is the day of the audition.This band is well-known in the circle, and a performance can sell more than 200 tickets. After the war, it is already quite outstanding.

The response to the audition was good. In addition to being the host, Ah Zhan was also responsible for the arrangement. He also added a little Russian element to the new piece, so I was able to show my face and be in charge of the interlude.After the performance, I saw Ah Zhan's face in high spirits, and gently poked Fu Baixue's abdomen with his elbow: "He really likes this."

Fu Baixue nodded: "I like it too."

Me: "..." Who asked you!

We've had a few more rehearsals and shows since then, and the response has been pretty good, and it seems like we've become part of the band.

After a certain practice session, Ah Zhan took the initiative to invite people in the band to have dinner, saying that he had recently made a lot of money and was in a good mood.

Fu Baixue and I looked at each other, knowing each other.

The band is a hobby that costs a lot of money. The record market is in a mess. Tickets are almost equivalent to free prostitution. Now, playing in a band is basically generating electricity for love, and everyone has their own livelihood.For example, Ah Zhan, the status of cpa can make him live a more decent life, but if you do the calculations carefully, you will find that what he invested in the band is far more than the amount he earns on the surface.

We first went to eat hot pot (actually, I am not used to this kind of cooking method where everyone takes used chopsticks and stirs in a pot to rinse their saliva), drank a lot of wine during the period, and went to sing again. Also had supper.

In the middle of the night, after the energy is almost vented, alcohol is triggered again, and the mood begins to be naturally depressed.

Bass named Ah Cheng was so drunk that he suddenly put his hand around his mouth as a megaphone and shouted: "Beta is shit—!"

I also pretended to be drunk: "Beta is also pretty good, although not as good as Alpha, but at least not as bad as Omega."

Ah Zhan glanced at me, and snorted drunkenly: "Sure enough, he is a young master who has never suffered."

The person I set up for myself is a music enthusiast, a young foreign businessman who doesn't know the sufferings of the world.

The drummer also came over, he was also a Beta: "Come on, let me calculate for you, how miserable Beta is."

"Out of the 6 million in the entire eight districts, Beta accounted for 100 million. But with so many people, do we Beta occupy the leadership? No! If you look at the tops in various fields, they are all A! A! A! Fuck Fucking Alpha, Yu Jingchun and the Self-Defense Forces, at any rate, Yu Jingchun also hypocritically said that "everyone is a brother", they also have Minister Beta, the Self-Defense Forces are fucking funny, they are obviously a group for maintaining law and order, But superpowers who slip from top to bottom, where do these people come from, they are not Alpha and Omega! I work hard every day to get 25 yuan, and the Self-Defense Force will get [-] yuan. Yu Jingchun is even more outrageous. I need to get [-]! I work hard all day long, and I get less than half of the money I got, and what’s even more funny is that those Alphas who are much stronger than us don’t even need to pay, if it’s an Omega, they’ll give you back money!”

"Fucking war, fucking world, fucking pay, fucking shit Beta!"

Fu Baixue drank quietly. As a king who had been on the battlefield, served as the captain of the Self-Defense Force, and served as a minister in Yujingchun, he behaved very low-key, almost writing the word "innocent" on his face.

I cheered at the right time: "No matter what, Beta is stronger than Omega. I'm about to split, and now I pray every day that I don't split into Omega. What's the use of high allowances? I heard that Yu Jingchun will force you to You marry Alpha to have a baby, and the Self-Defense Forces won’t care at all—just thinking about it makes me want to die!”

"The Self-Defense Forces don't care! I think they say it nicely, but they are actually with Yu Jingchun. I saw with my own eyes that day that Yu Jingchun's warehouse was taken over by the Self-Defense Forces. Both sides beat you to death for weapons. It's over. On the way, Yu Jingchun, the wolf breeder, came, and the Self-Defense Force withered, not only returned the things in the warehouse, but also made an appointment for a meal—the grass mud horses are playing us!"

I have the impression that Yu Jingchun imported a batch of munitions from Europe last month, and the Self-Defense Force found out about it. A small leader of the other party got a wrong idea, but was taught to be a man by Zhaoyao.But at that time I was under the hands of the witch merchant, so I didn't participate in this matter.

I asked him, "How do you know so clearly?"

The little brother with a drum set slapped the table: "I'm the one who looks at the warehouse. I watched it for half a month, and the Self-Defense Forces suddenly came over and said that the warehouse was full of prohibited guns, and they wanted to confiscate them—fuck!"

I was in awe: "It's not easy for you to survive."

Brother Kit Drum touched his face and said sadly, "Yes, I survived."

Seeing that the topic went off track, the bass player who scolded Beta for shit at the beginning was not happy.He tugged at my words: "That's why I said you are a young master. If you are not rich, Beta's tax is so heavy that it can kill you! I am not bad, at least I can make ends meet, and I can also earn some extra money from the band , do you know that a low-income Beta may only be able to eat a meal for himself if he works for a day? If he has a family to support, he really wants to sell his kidney—”

A Zhan mocked: "Now that the world is so chaotic, organs can no longer be sold for a price. I heard that Yujingchunli kills people, dismembers corpses and sells organs. Isn't he a good prostitute?"

Bess spread his hands: "So, this life is really not human. It's fucking outrageous, even if it's a chicken, the price of the most common Omega is one zero more than the best Beta! If there is an Alpha willing to raise me , What is it to have a child, I am willing to lie on the bed with my legs open for the rest of my life."

"Get out, don't talk about a lifetime, according to the size of Alpha, it will loosen after three years?"

Someone laughed and scolded, the topic gradually turned to color, A-Zhan didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something.After a while, when everyone had already talked about which nightclub's Beta was good-looking and cheap, he suddenly asked, "Ah Cheng, do you really want to be an Omega?"

This sentence was like a secret signal, and everyone stopped joking, showing a tacit expression.

Brother Beisi's expression moved slightly: "Could it be..."

A Zhan rubbed his fingers: "I have connections."

Next chapter: Cruel Angel ①

"People are divided into three, six, or nine classes at birth. Regardless of whether the other half is Alpha or not, [-]% of Beta children are Betas. Only Omega can guarantee the genes of children. If they are Betas, they will be Betas for generations. There is no super Ability, no room for improvement, working until death can only be the middle level, be a worker ants for a lifetime, to raise Alpha and Omega. I don't want to be Beta, it's really too hard."

The author says:

This chapter can be regarded as a feeling. I don’t talk about ABO articles that only take away the kidneys and focus on sugar and love. I think a long ABO article must have a description of social contradictions.

It is not just at the level of A/O opposition, because in the ABO world view, the cornerstone of the population is always Beta, and Alpha is always the elite and privileged class. In this case, the contradiction between B and AO should actually be greater than the contradiction within AO. Deeper.

It’s just that the Betas in many ABO articles have disappeared, or simply acted as the role of complaining, which always makes me feel strange... It’s not that it’s not good, but I want to see something better.But this is also the impression I had many years ago. I hardly look at ABO, because I think such a ridiculous worldview, if you don’t make detailed settings, the article will be full of bugs.

This is also my original intention for writing this article, because I couldn't find the genre I wanted to watch, so I had to cut my legs.