[The Phantom of the Opera] Redemption

Echoing throughout the space, this is more beautiful music than any, and he has put his all into this music.Finally, he returned to calm, leaving only one last question: "When will I be able to really take off the mask and get the real face you mentioned?"

The same is true of his love for Christina, it is not true love, he has not reached that stage yet, Christina is just an incarnation of his sustenance for music, she is not real.Mitchell smiled with satisfaction, and made a promise, "Soon, very soon."

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☆、Subtle encounter

Once again appeared in Box 7 of the Paris Opera House, Mitchell was not in a happy mood, who knew that his wife was going to meet his beloved lover, and even seduced her, even though you knew they couldn't Develop any out-of-the-ordinary friendships, and by the time the moment comes, you'll still be in an uncontrollable bad mood.

Mitchell is in such a mood now. He has clearly heard Eric's pleasant voice singing softly in the next box. Eric is in a very bright mood now, and he almost broke his cane.He was full of malice in his heart. If Christina suddenly saw Eric's real appearance, that poor little girl would be scared to death. If so, Eric could only fall into my arms.

He relied on great willpower to restrain this beautiful thought, no, Mitchell, you can't let his soul go to hell forever, he deserves better, you still need to leave him with a little hope.

Listen, Christina's singing has started. This girl was not in the right shape when she first started. Even the parts that don't require skills are sung by her in a mess.What a disaster. Suddenly, she seemed to have gained some strength, her voice began to jump, and she returned to the previous water quality, no, it was even better than before, and her passion had been fully stimulated.She's in a place she's never been before, and it's not a skill Eric taught her.

Mitchell glanced around and understood.He has already heard the excited cry of the young gentleman he really loves. It must be extremely joyful to see the person he likes, and he hopes that they can continue to be so happy.Mitchell bent his lips, and was satisfied to see Earl Shany's livid face. In the eyes of your brother, getting involved with a showgirl seems intolerable.

Love is really a fascinating and mysterious thing, it can change a person's temperament and mood, and completely change his destiny.It's amazing.

The singing ended soon, and Raoulchani wanted to squeeze into Christina's side with a different kind of enthusiasm, and then, in a place where no one was there, he deeply sniffed her black hair, piously Kiss her pink lips.However, just when he wanted to give up the past, a pair of hands clamped him tightly, like a shackle, locking the future of him and Christina, he wants to break free from this fate, my poor Christina!

Raoul turned his head, wanting to see who that person was and who was hindering his life. That person was——Dr. Bartley!how come!Mitchell walked to Raoulchani very freely, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a pleasure to see someone I know here again, Viscount Chani, you also feel that the air here is not very good. Do you want to go outside to catch your breath?" Dr. Bartley's hand ruthlessly pulled him back to the right.

Raoul turned his head stiffly, and with just one glance, he felt extremely grateful to Dr. Bartley in his heart. Behind him, his brother, Earl of Chaney, was staring at him with a strange look. If he did something that did not qualify as a viscount, he would definitely fall into an extremely difficult situation.

Mitchell comfortably pulled him aside and waited for Earl Shany, smiling. "Sure enough, he is a young man with fast legs and feet. I saw the Viscount, but I couldn't catch up for a while. After the age of 30, I feel that everything has started to go downhill. Once the show is over, the place is really crowded. I don't even want to Stay here for a second."

Raoul's back was already drenched in cold sweat. If Brother-Brother saw him looking for Christina and seeing the scene of them being together, don't say that he was with her, Ke Christine will be expelled immediately from Paris, no, France, I will never meet her again in my life, such a beautiful girl.

Thinking of this, he showed a smile, pretending nothing happened, and said very naturally: "Oh, I seemed to see a friend I knew before, and I took the same course with him in school. However, when I caught up, I found that I seemed to be wrong."

"So that's how it is." Earl Chaney nodded, with Raoul Chaney's cold invitation, "Doctor Bartley, if you have time, you can come to the Chaney mansion, I think Raoul will be very happy." Nice to see you."

"If I have time, I will definitely. However, my clinic has been a bit busy recently. Although I have no intention of formally practicing medicine when I come here, some patients I have treated are always actively introducing new ones to me. patients, I probably won’t be able to get out of it recently.”

"However, Doctor Bartlet, you really know how to joke. Aren't you in the same grade as me, and you keep saying that your physical strength is not good enough. Could it be that you lack exercise?" Raoul said a little lightly, half-jokingly. .

"That's right. A person will never forget his age no matter what. It is Viscount Shani, you have misunderstood me. After graduating from Cambridge University School of Medicine, I have been practicing medicine in London for ten years. With a little bit of fame, no matter how I calculate, I'm over 30 years old." Mitchell blinked playfully.

Raoul looked at him in shock, and was taken away by the Earl of Chaney. He always thought that Dr. Bartley was his peer, but he didn't expect that the difference was more than ten years old.Mitchell watched the Shani family leave, then turned and walked back to a hidden passage in the theater. There are some places that you can't see no matter how careful you are.

As soon as Mitchell entered the secret passage, he heard an extremely beautiful singing voice. The voice was like weeping, and it was like a lover whispering in your ear. The voice was so beautiful that Christina couldn't help but get closer to him. a little closer.It's almost here, they're going to be intimate.

There was a "click", which was very obvious in the dark night. Mitchell walked in leisurely from the side, and Christina immediately woke up from the dream. She looked flustered and hurriedly said: "Teacher, I I think I'm going to go first, I'm so tired tonight, I don't think I can continue..."

The poor girl backed away as she spoke, she was already frightened half to death by the sudden act of being brought into the darkness, after all, she is a soft, soft girl who likes the sun.

Eric's voice sounded again, "Christina, get ready and have a good rest. Tomorrow night's "Faust" I hope you can perform perfectly, as a protagonist." The poor girl was shaky, What is the panic in her heart? Only she knows.

Seeing her like this, Mitchell stepped forward to help her and let her pass through completely. Clark followed behind him faithfully, picked up the unconscious girl, and waited for her tomorrow morning When she wakes up, she will find that she has been lying on her bed for a long time, and that old woman will not notice when she returned to her room.

"What the hell are you doing, is your mind clear?" Seeing Mitchell's figure, Eric complained like a storm.

He was not angry. For a person who is younger and does not have much art in life, you need more patience. He has no intention of hurting others. "I just want to make it easier for you. Hasn't Lixia obediently paid the money he owed, and he is not...willing to sit in box 5."

"Didn't Moncharmin change his mind? They are obviously ready for the tragedy tomorrow night." Eric was completely a lone wolf in the wilderness at this time, and he had been hungry for several days.His determination is clearly unmatched and no one can change his decision now.

"I didn't mean to stop you, I just saw the text message you wanted to send to Carlota just now. You really need to get in touch. The words are the initial impression of a person , having a good handwriting really adds a lot of points." Mitchell Chen Ken said.

In his hand he held a sheet of paper with crooked and hesitant handwriting written in red ink. "If you participate in the performance tonight, I am afraid that while you are singing, you will suffer great misfortune... and death is even more terrifying." If you look carefully, this font and the theater regulations added above The words are exactly the same.Against the gloomy background, such fonts reveal a kind of comicality.

Mitchell read the letter a lot, and finally picked up the red ink, and started to write it by himself. It was done in one fell swoop, and the gorgeous cursive characters appeared vividly on the paper. "If you really let you send this crappy letter, I really can't bear it, so I wrote it myself. Don't worry, it will definitely be delivered to Ms. Carlotta."

Eric glanced at the words on the envelope, which was completely different from the font on the prescription that Mitchell usually wrote. "Shouldn't this be a basic skill, to be able to leave handwriting with different styles. I'll tell you in a whisper, it doesn't matter. As an orphan, it's almost impossible to pay the tuition fees of the university and afford the cost of running your own clinic, so , I practiced a small skill, helping others to forge documents, and my initial funds came from this kind of work, which is really very useful.”

Clark appeared again, and Mitchell suddenly asked: "Do you want to give Ms. Carlota a small surprise? For example, the crow sent this letter?"

☆, chaotic night

Carlotta, who lived in a small hotel in the rue Saint-Honoré in the Faubre, rang the bell for the maid to bring the day's letters to her bed.Just when the maid had just put down the tray, the old crow slammed open the window of the room and flew in, dripping with blood, and there was a letter under its claws, with a black seal and an ominous blood-colored envelope.

Carlota's heart was full of alarm bells, and a bad premonition came to her heart. At this moment, the crow exhausted all its strength and flew to her bed. It took a last look at her, with Resentment.died.

Ah——Carlota jumped up from the bed suddenly, terrified. She ignored the shattered glass and stepped on the ground next to her barefoot, but she was unwilling to go back to the bed. The dead body of the crow was still there. looked straight at her.She pushed the trembling maid, "Hurry up and get the letter, I want to see what's going on, is someone trying to mess with me, can I, Carlotta, make the little girl People beat and fell."

Although the maid was a little scared, she still took the letter.Under Carlota's gaze, she opened the letter, and there was a pungent fishy smell inside, like fresh blood. Thinking of this, the maid felt stiff all over, and was unwilling to touch the letter again.

Carlotta, however, did not know where the courage came from, pushed the maid away, and opened it by himself to read.Some black and brown traces are solidified on it, and it is a smooth cursive font, "If you participate in the performance tonight, I am afraid that while you are singing, you will suffer great misfortune...and even more terrible misfortune of death. "Turn it over, there is another sentence, "A small warning is not a respect, I wonder if you have imagined the scene of your own death?"

Suddenly, she thought of something, ran to the window, and a hearse stopped under her window!At this moment, the driver of the hearse raised his head, revealing his skeleton-like face, which is absolutely impossible in the world. He showed a sinister smile, and drove away slowly in the hearse.

He is looking at me, Carlotta shouted in his heart, he is a devil, this is definitely a devil who has entangled himself, if it is really a trick played by that Christina da Aie, she bet. The weight is a bit too big.No, she will never surpass me, and I will make her pay the price!

She immediately summoned her relatives and friends, told them that she was intimidated by Christina, and threatened to give this villain a little color.At that time, the theater will be full of Carlotta's admirers.She has a lot of admirers, doesn't she?If things didn't go as planned and there were real disturbances, Carlota expected them to be able to deal with all kinds of mishaps and prevent the troublemakers from sabotaging them.

Soon, when "Faust" was about to open, Mr. Risha's full-time secretary came to inquire about the heroine's physical condition, and got her absolute guarantee.Even if only her last breath is left, she will definitely play Margaret tonight.In response to the manager's instructions, the secretary also told Carlota to be very careful, not to go out before the performance, and to be careful not to catch a cold and so on.After the secretary left, Carlotta could not help linking this strange and unexpected entrustment with the threatening letter.However, who knew that Lixia had been desperately hoping that something unexpected would happen to the singer in his heart, and what happened before was like a harbinger of tragedy!

At five o'clock she received another anonymous letter in the same handwriting. It was very short and simply said: "You have caught a cold. If you are sensible, you should understand that tonight's performance on stage is simply self-inflicted. Destruction!" Carlota read the letter, shrugged her soft shoulders, and let out a sneer.Then, he sang two or three notes loudly to stabilize his emotions.

Clark is very much looking forward to tonight's wonderful performance, which can be seen from his initiative to act as the driver of the hearse. At this time, he has been wandering outside Ms. Carlotta's box, monitoring every person in the box. people.Dr. Mitchell Bartley needs to appear in Box No. 7 on the second floor, but who would notice where his servants have gone at this time, they always ignore these people subconsciously.

The fun has begun.Christina da Ai is so beautiful, her youthful face reveals melancholy and elegance.Carlotta's friends thought that Cristina's companions would give her the warmest applause, and demonstrated to Carlotta.However, there were only sparse applause in the arena.Instead, when Margaret walked across the stage, singing the only two lines she had in this scene: "No, gentlemen, I am neither lady nor beautiful, I don't need anybody's love." help."

At this time, there was a burst of warm applause in the arena, which seemed abrupt and redundant.Those who didn't know were facing each other face to face, unable to figure out what was going on.The second act also ended without incident.People in the know are talking to themselves: "Obviously, the next scene will be." Those who think they are more well-informed conclude that the good show will be staged at the beginning of the scene of "King Dürer's Cup".So they hurried to the VIP entrance to inform Carlotta.

During the intermission, as soon as the two managers went out, Eric stepped out and put a small jar of British sweets on the armrest, and Clark thoughtfully put a small telescope beside it.How surprised the two managers will be when they return is none of their business.Mrs. Gilly's words suddenly rushed into their hearts, and Lixia trembled even more. He had already decided to wait until next month, and he would not continue to appear here no matter what.Whether it is twenty thousand or forty thousand francs, as long as he can spend these two months safely, he will be satisfied.

The climax part is finally coming.Carlotta finished singing the song of jewels. From now on, Carlotta has full confidence in her friends present, in her own voice, and in her successful performance tonight, without any fear.She was completely devoted to singing, with enthusiasm, frenzy and even a little bit of drunkenness.Her role is no longer the shy Marguerite, but Carmen.However, the applause from the audience was even more enthusiastic.Her duet with Faust is sure to earn another hit.Suddenly... the terrible thing finally happened:

Carlota's face was extremely painful, his eyes were fixed like crazy.The poor woman tried to pull herself together, and just finished "That lonely voice sings in the depths of my heart" with her half-open mouth, and couldn't sing anymore...

This mouth, born for harmonious music, this perfect machine that has never failed, this masterpiece of the world lacks only the fiery passion to reach the extraordinary realm.Only this passion can generate real emotion and sublimate the soul.Now, jump out of this mouth... a toad. Toad!

ah!Scary, ugly, bumpy, foaming at the mouth, squirting venom everywhere.Screaming, piercing toad! Toad!

There was a lot of noise in the field, and for Carlota, this was another blow.She had never had such an experience that the audience in the audience would boo her.In fact, for such a well-known singer as her, what the audience showed was not anger at all, but consternation and fear.Just like those who witnessed the goddess Venus having her arms removed, they suffered from great terror.And those people at least came to the tragedy and knew the whole story.

Chaos, but only for a few seconds.Mitchell couldn't help but stood up, he never thought that Eric would punish Carlotta, the singing machine, in such a way, popping a toad out of his mouth, this is the cruelest thing for a singer For the rest of her life, when she opened her mouth to sing, this ugly toad would remain in her memory.

Carlotta did not continue... She sang the fatal line again with heroic courage.The venue immediately fell into a deathly silence, only Carlotta's high-pitched and loud singing echoed in the air.What's more deadly is that the toad also started to sing again, echoing her voice, as if a person cursed with the most vicious language, you are the same, your so-called music is such rubbish !

The arena was chaotic again.The two managers slumped on their chairs, not even daring to look back.They are exhausted.At this time, they actually heard the ghost sneering on their shoulders. Suddenly, his voice came clearly from the right, a voice out of nothing, without even a mouth, saying to them: " Tonight, she will sing down the chandeliers!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the radiant giant fell to the ground with a slam and shattered in the middle of the orchestra along with their shouts.The chandelier happened to break on a woman's head.This night was the first time in her life that she visited the Paris Opera House.She is the middle-aged woman appointed by Monchamin to replace Mrs. Geary as the usher of the ghost box.

What a wonderful scene, if it wasn't too inappropriate at this time, Mitchell would have stood up and applauded. This is the most exciting performance he has ever seen, and it is impressive.Suddenly, he saw that the poor woman's soul was already crumbling. If she really died here, it would be a crime for Eric.

He glanced back at Clark, knowing that he would drag the woman out from under the chandelier. Yes, her life would definitely be saved, but her body itself was completely shattered. In this era, For a family like hers, it would be a much better result if she simply died in this accident.

The author has something to say: some overwhelmed female singers try to use the superficial talent bestowed by God to reach an extraordinary level, and sing timbres that are beyond their ability, making a big mistake.It is well known that God punished them by putting a croaking toad in their mouths without them knowing.

Guess who has a kind of toad ready to go?

Recently, I feel that my forgetfulness has increased. I actually forgot to indicate Gong Shou, Mitchell Gong, and Eric Shou in the copy.

☆、The villa by the lake

In the chaos, who would care about what happened to others, but just to protect themselves.Christina suddenly panicked, ah, Raoul, Eric, where are they?She saw Raoul at a glance, he was with his brother, looking so safe.But, where is Eric? Could it be that he was hit by the ceiling.

As soon as she thought of this, she began to panic. Panic, anxious, she ran to the injured crowd to find him.But then she thought that if he was not injured, he would definitely rush to the dressing room immediately, so she rushed to the dressing room in a hurry.

Seeing Eric's surprised eyes, Mitchell clenched her fists silently, and couldn't help saying a word, "Do you think she only has you in her heart? Take a closer look, the first thing she saw was Raoul Ershani's box, in that girl's heart, you will never be able to surpass that man, give up, she is just a greedy woman."

Christina found nothing, she returned to her room disappointed, lying on the bed, suddenly a voice began to sing, so beautiful, so familiar.

I have never heard such a wonderful singing voice, every note, every breath is perfectly grasped.The range is wide, the timbre is rich and graceful, the high pitch is magnificent and graceful, the passionate parts are delicate, and the delicate parts are also passionate.It is like a quiet and pure source of music, the saints of music can drink it, suck the inspiration of music, and then their singing is also endowed with the power of gods, reaching an extraordinary realm.Those ordinary ditties, after he sang them, turned out to be so moving.He seems to have the ability to sing straw into gold bars.The bland lyrics, the simple, vulgar and monotonous melody were blown into the sky by his breath, with the wings of passion inserted.

For some reason, Christina followed the voice in a daze and walked forward. The room was infinitely extended, and a mirror suddenly appeared. Just for a moment, the mirror in front of her disappeared suddenly, and she suddenly woke up. I wanted to look back, but the mirror and the room were gone... She was standing in a dark corridor.

At this moment, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed her and covered her mouth. She smelled a strange fragrance. Soon, she passed out, fell into a drowsy dream, and fell asleep all the time. a long time.This strange fragrance was mixed with a familiar smell, like blooming violets. It was a long time before she finally discussed the source of this smell, but what was the use of it.

Christina felt a strong light hit her eyes, she opened them, stood up abruptly, looked around, and found herself in a living room full of flowers.The beautiful flowers, tied awkwardly in ribbons, were as worldly as those sold in street shops.

The masked man in black stood among the Parisian flowers, with his arms folded, and said to her, "Don't worry, Christina, you're in no danger." It was the voice that spoke to her. say!In a mixture of extreme astonishment, she was terribly angry.Christina rushed over, trying to tear off the mask and see his true face.

At this time, he said again: "If you don't touch this mask, I promise you will not be in any danger!" As he said, he gently held my wrist and asked her to sit down, and then he sat on the side, Never spoke again.His humble attitude made her regain some courage. The room was well lit and everything could be seen clearly. She seemed to have returned to the real world.Tapestries, furniture, candlesticks, vases, and flowers, these visible and tangible worldly things do not have the weird atmosphere just now.

Mitchell hid behind the furniture and couldn't help sighing, alas, Eric put himself in a humble position again, and what he did would only fuel Christina's arrogance, the more he cherished , Christina will be less concerned about him.Only by widening the gap between them and looking down at this woman, will she cherish this love a little bit, at least she won't hurt his heart so unscrupulously.

If it is said that the person who falls in love first is doomed to lose first, then I have already suffered a crushing defeat, Mitchell shook his head and smiled, look, what are you doing now, secretly hiding in other people's homes to eavesdrop on them The most intimate conversation.Even counting back 300 years, nothing like this has ever been done.

Tonight, they didn't say anything else.He picked up a harp and began to sing "The Romance of Desidro" to him in that angelic male voice.His music seems to contain a tension that makes the listener forget everything and completely immerse himself in the gripping notes.The girl forgot her extraordinary situation, and followed him happily in the world of harmonious music.Then she fell asleep, again.

Eric supported the girl who was completely asleep, and suddenly looked back to the corner over there, his eyes were full of angry flames, and he gritted his teeth: "I never thought that you would be a person who can do such a thing." What the hell are you here for?"

"For you to be happier." Mitchell came out frankly, "Eric, you came back too slowly. I set off after you, but I arrived here earlier than you. I only hid myself when you were alone with this girl, and you can't deny that everything I do is beneficial to you."

"That's exactly what I can't accept. Do you just want me to build you an incomparable palace? However, I just want to continue writing my "Don Juan of Victory", and then I will take it Satisfied and fell into a long sleep, this is what I want, you completely disrupted..." Eric's tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Mitchell sighed deeply, "Are you really willing, deep down in your heart, do you really only want to die here alone, Eric, I hope you can open your eyes and take a good look at me, All I want is that you belong to me completely, and there is only one way to achieve this? A fragile girl like Christina will only be a passer-by in your life, and she can't bear anything. Please remember , I will always be by your side, don't panic."

Eric hastily withdrew his hand, picked up Christina, and put her in the room that had been prepared for her.He has been waiting for this day for too long, and he can't wait.

Mitchell reached out to take a small petal from Christina, smiled, and explained very naturally: "I think the future of secrecy is better not to let this girl know too much about your underground world, Because, you can't deny that the girl's memory will become a guidepost for Raoulchani to save his princess with a sword, and I really don't want this to happen. Therefore, putting her in a coma is a once-and-for-all solution. "

Eric pursed his lips, but still didn't refute. How could he not feel it? He's just not good at interacting with others. However, when you meet that person in your life, all her behaviors are in your eyes Incomparably clear.The girl's heart was not with me, and he felt it all the time.He hasn't given up yet, he still wants to keep working hard.

Mitchell can only stand aside and watch him not hit the south wall and not look back. When his head is broken and bleeding, he will understand the rules of this world and he will truly grow. , he is suitable.Now his physical condition is not good, this is not the key, once the ceremony is completed, he will have the most perfect body in the world.By that time, they still have a long time, a very long time.And Christina is just a passing passerby in this long life, he will not even be able to remember her appearance or name.

The hoarse crow sounded again, and a crow landed on his shoulder obediently, without even scratching his clothes.Mitchell teased: "Come on, Xiaoqi, I have seen your other future master." The crow also immediately called a few times, as if in response, Eric's face suddenly darkened.

Mitchell couldn't continue to say anything, he was a little worried, "I'm going to leave Paris temporarily and go back to London for about a week. Don't let that girl control you. Women can do anything for the man they like. A lot of horrible things. Remember, Eric, don't make yourself humble. You are handsome and talented, but you like to live underground. The rest, Christina is not good enough for you. And , This is a little psychedelic drug, you can use it when necessary." He threw a small bottle over.

Mitchell turned around, and the crows kept gathering around him, "Eric, don't do unnecessary things, you can punish anyone as much as you like, but don't take their lives easily, crows and bats will become my eyes and ears , they will watch you instead of me."

The figure who answered him was Eric who turned and left without hesitation, and he still had expectations for this girl in his heart.Mitchell snorted coldly. When necessary, it is very necessary to tear away the appearance and let him see the bloody facts. "Eric, remember, if you cross the line, I can let that girl tear off the mask I gave you at any time, and by then, she will never come back. Because, she can never fall in love you!"

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☆, the last chapter

When Christina woke up, she was in a closed room with no way out. She painfully blamed her own stupidity and superstition, laughed at her ignorance and childishness, and even regarded this madman as The music angel... really deserved it, and deserved it!She even wanted to slap herself, crying and laughing at her end.Just then, Eric came back.He knocked lightly on the wall three times, and then walked in quietly through the door. It was strange that she hadn't noticed there was a door at all just now.

He watched her very calmly cursing himself with the most vicious words, just wanting to take off the mask and reveal his true self.The way she cursed was hysterical and, frankly, not pretty.Eric suddenly thought of Mitchell, even if he was satirizing others, he would use extremely artistic words instead of saying it outright.Suddenly, he felt a little tired, is it really okay for me to continue doing this?

Just like waking up suddenly from a big dream, people will always wonder what they were doing before.He said a little coldly: "Do you only care about my face? If I am handsome, will you fall in love with me with all your heart? It doesn't matter if I look like a devil. Will you leave immediately?"

Christina's movements stagnated, and she stood there, not knowing how to answer. Eric was a little disappointed, just like you are holding a big red apple with joy, and when you cut it open, you find that the inside has been covered. The bugs have bitten out several holes, although only a few parts, but you just feel uncomfortable all over, and you no longer have an appetite.

Her heart has fallen to Raoulchani, completely, that is