Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 1680 The performance begins

"Since from the beginning, the target you wanted to investigate was Akira Asabuki, and now Akira Asabuki chose to stay alone before the performance, no one can disturb him...

"Don't you think this is suspicious?

"It's a pity. I always feel that we know this news a little late."

At this moment, Gao Yuan focused on what Osuga Hidehei said just now, and what he said about Asabuki Akira resting alone before the performance, and told Shirozuka Hisui about his thoughts on this.

  As a result, upon hearing this, Shirozuka Hisui couldn't help but pout and said in a slightly angry tone:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, whose fault do you think this is? If it wasn't for waiting for you... humph!"

At the end, Shirozuka Hisui snorted in anger, as if blaming Gao Yuan for coming late. Otherwise, he might have known about this earlier, but now, when she found out, the performance had already begun.

but--

"It has come to this. Regardless of what happened or not, at least the performance has begun now, and Asabuki Akira must appear as the conductor. Let's go and take a look at the situation first!"

Gao Yuan replied.

Hearing this, Shirozuka Hisui nodded. It was true that at this point, normally Asabuki Akira would also have to go on stage to perform. If he didn't go on stage, it would be another matter, but if everything was normal, now they could only wait until the performance was over, because it was basically impossible to go backstage to check the situation in the lounge.

Just like that, not long after Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui walked around the concert hall's door, they found a seat and sat down.

At this point, Gao Yuan, who was visiting the concert hall for the first time, also began to observe the appearance of this concert hall which was supposedly built specifically for classical music.

The entire concert hall is a long and narrow rectangle, with the stage occupying one short side. It is a very traditional design.

The ceiling is very high, with a huge crystal chandelier hanging from it, and the side walls are covered with very intricate wood carvings, which seem to serve as a decoration as well as enhancing the sound effects.

Secondly, Gao Yuan noticed that there was another layer above the two sides, with small private rooms with balconies on the left and right.

This structure reminded Gao Yuan of the concert hall in the original work "The Trembling Score", but he didn't know what the difference would be between that concert hall and the one he was in now in reality.

But at this moment, the second bell rang——

At seven o'clock sharp.

It's the ringing sound that announces the start of the show.

When the doors on both sides of the hall were all closed, all the members of the symphony orchestra appeared one after another on the left and right sides of the stage.

Like violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, clarinet...

The performers holding various musical instruments sat down in their respective seats, and then all looked towards the left side of the stage as if waiting for something.

In response to this, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui...

Of course, everyone present was also influenced by this and looked over there, because everyone seemed to know that the person who was about to appear was the real protagonist of this stage -

Then, a little later, a violinist appeared on the stage. She was a great beauty in an elegant floor-length dress.

Immediately, the applause at the scene rang out like a tide——

"Osuga Yui, here we go."

Seeing this, Gao Yuan knew who was coming on stage because he had seen the poster.

Under the spotlight, the concertmaster truly shines and looks unique.

It's just a pity that Gao Yuan is really concerned about the real protagonist who has not yet appeared. At this time, as Osuga Yui appeared on the stage, she raised her violin, and at the same time, the music of the oboe sounded. In line with the melody, Osuga Yui also played a sound that spread throughout the entire band——

Gao Yuan was somewhat puzzled by this scene.

"The sacred ritual before playing is considered tuning."

At the right moment, Cheng Zuka Hisui beside him whispered an explanation to Gao Yuan who didn't understand classical music.

Then, both of them looked towards the right side of the stage at the same time, and saw that it was Osuga Shuhei who appeared there.

“People other than the performers went on stage?”

It seemed that Shirozuka Hisui was a little surprised by Osuga Shuhei's appearance, but considering the special nature of tonight's performance, it did not seem incomprehensible.

But no matter what, up to this point, Asabuki Akira still showed no signs of taking the stage—

Is there really something wrong, or is he just deliberately appearing late?

At this point, while Takato and Shirozuka Hisui were confused, the person in charge of the new theater, Osuga Shuhei, came on stage and began to give a speech as a celebration performance for the completion of the new theater.

Then, as the applause began and ended, after a brief speech, Osuga Shuhei walked off the stage, and then the real protagonist was about to appear -

However, no one showed up for a long time.

The audience began to riot.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui's thoughts were slightly moved -

  Asabuki Xian hasn't appeared yet?

Was this done intentionally to appeal to the audience's emotions, or...

Just as he was thinking this, as the audience's agitation had reached an emotional point and was about to explode, Asabuki Akira appeared on the stage, wearing a black tuxedo and a black bow tie.

Suddenly, there was silence in the audience.

Chaobuki Xian brushed his bangs with his hand, glanced at the audience, and then slowly walked towards the central podium.

Following his movements, thunderous applause broke out from the previously silent audience.

Then, he stepped onto the podium, turned to the audience and saluted. When the applause became more enthusiastic and then quieted, Asobuki Ken looked at Osuga Yui. After seeing Osuga Yui smiling back, Asobuki Ken turned around with a serious expression, slightly raised the baton in his right hand, and then put it down.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the concert hall was extremely tense. Then, when the baton was raised again, stopped in the air, and fell again, Mahler's Ninth Symphony in D major, the last symphony completed by Mahler before his death, began to sound in the concert hall.

It was somewhat different from Gao Yuan's impression of a symphony. The opening was unusually quiet, and the melody of the first movement sounded somewhat relaxing, which made Gao Yuan, who didn't understand classical music, not feel it was too noisy.

But soon, all the instruments joined in, increasing the tension and waving more and more fiercely at the baton of the conductor, various strings and chords, the low hum of wind instruments, timpani and then cymbals -

Almost all the audience were immersed in the wonderful music.

But at this moment, Hisui Shirozuka gently shook her head——

Gao Yuan, who was not very interested in classical music, noticed this, but did not ask any more questions at this time. He just made a note of it and continued watching the performance on the stage.

With the end of the first movement, the concert entered a short break, which seemed to be a time specially prepared to allow guests who missed the opening to enter. Gao Yuan noticed that at this time, there were about twenty late guests coming in through the gap in the door.

After these people sat down and quieted down, Chao Chuxian closed his eyes and raised the baton again...

(End of this chapter)