Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 183 Behind the Scenes
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It’s about half an hour before the performance is scheduled to start.

"Are we really going to do this?" Backstage, a woman sat on the sofa, looking down at a photo in her hands. There were four people in the photo, two men and two women, and it was a group photo of the band members.

That was a photo taken when they first formed the band, after performing at a music festival shortly after releasing their first album.

Everyone in the photo had just finished a performance and was still covered in sweat. Their emotions were still hot and they subconsciously showed their most sincere expressions and laughed together.

But since then, apart from the forced smiles on stage, in her impression, the smiles people showed on daily basis have become less and less...

"What are you talking about now, Ash? After this show is over, we can leave this place. Isn't this what we have been looking forward to for a long time?" said the man strumming the guitar in the corner.

"Yes, we can finally leave. We've delayed for too long." said another woman as she fixed her makeup.

Ash: "...but the people in the audience are all our fans and supporters."

The other two could not help but fall silent.

"No matter what, you can't just not do it? Then we'll be really dead." The guitarist man continued.

"I want to go home. Even if the Red World is a mess, I at least want to see my family." The woman who had finished putting on makeup turned to look at Ash.

"There has been no contact for two years. I don't even know how they are doing. Ash, it's the same for you. We are just ordinary people. We can't have it all."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open and the last member of the band walked in.

"Are you ready? Ash, Bilwa, Holly."

Guitarist Pierreva and bassist Holly both responded.

"Ash?" The man looked at Ash.

"Bailey..." Ash looked at him helplessly.

Bailey was unable to say what he wanted to say for a moment, but he finally said, "Cheer up, Ash. Because of the timing of the event, we have received a lot of attention. If we reveal any flaws, the outcome will be just as bad."

"Where are those people?" asked Bilwa unhappily.

"them……"

Bailey was about to speak when he was suddenly pushed aside by someone coming from behind.

"Don't block the door. That's why people in the violent world have no manners." A short man with a pair of very small eyes walked to the door. His voice was a little shrill, which made people feel uncomfortable.

He was wearing a well-dressed suit. After pushing Bailey away, he pretended to tidy up a bit and said, "I'm glad that our cooperation can come to an end here. Among all the partners provided by Blood Strings, your band is the most useless."

"What did you say!?" Bilawa stood up with a guitar in his hand, and he looked like he was going to chop someone with the guitar.

But the man on the other side was not afraid at all: "Do you really think you are playing in a band? Your own work is a mess. Other teams can bring dozens of lives a month, but you can only provide some scraps after a long time, either homeless people or some troubled gang members!"

"That is……"

"Fortunately you are not under my jurisdiction, but I don't know how the Blood Strings will deal with you. You are quite popular, and there are many people present. I can make up for it by completing this order today."

After the man finished speaking, he glanced at the people with unhappy expressions and smiled sharply: "Why are you guys from the violent world pretending to be so hypocritical? Can't you use your stupid brains to do what you are good at? Okay, I'm here to inform you that our arrangements are complete. When the time comes, we will send a signal and take action."

After saying this, he didn't wait for anyone else to reply, but walked away with his head held high and his nose looking down at everyone.

"Fuck that bastard! Who does he think he is!" Bilawa sat back in his chair and said angrily.

"...Okay, we don't have to see him again after today... huh?" Bailey was about to ease the atmosphere, but his expression suddenly changed. He suddenly came to the corridor outside the door and caught a glimpse of a figure quickly disappearing at the end of the corridor.

"What's wrong?" Ash asked.

"Walls have ears!" Bailey's face darkened completely this time.

If their plan was exposed so easily, then the choice would no longer be theirs. Everyone's expression changed.

Bilawa and Holly rushed out quickly: "Catch that man!"

Ash followed a little slower.

When passing by Bailey, he was stunned for a moment when he saw Bailey's look. Bailey also looked up, and they looked at each other and nodded, and then they chased after him together.

……

At the same time, the audience who were waiting for the performance to begin had basically arrived. The center and front of the venue were full of people. Doris didn't want to be crowded so she sat further back in the corner, but it didn't matter to her.

Countless glow sticks and glow bracelets on the scene are eager to try it out.

At this time, the staff suddenly apologized: "We are very sorry to all the fans here. There are some problems with the equipment on site and we need to make some technical adjustments. Please be patient and wait."

Everyone expressed regret.

Doris was a little curious: "Is it really just a problem with the equipment?"

Because of what Zheng Fan told her, she is now a little suspicious.

Zheng Fan suddenly said, "This performance is getting more and more interesting."

"Mr. Music?"

"In addition to the firm members who came to investigate, there is another group of people mixed in the crowd who seem to be monitoring something. They are in frequent contact and close communication with each other, and it seems that they are preparing something here." Zheng Fan's eyes swept through the darkness and accurately captured the suspicious points.

As he was watching, he suddenly uttered "Oh?"

Doris followed his gaze and saw a man in a staff uniform moving among the crowd, with a lot of white papers sticking out of his bag.

Paper?
A familiar smell of hallucination and fantasy that I had just seen this morning.

"what is that?"

"Interesting stuff. Now people are really paying more and more attention to the story behind this performance." Zheng Si answered thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Doris thought for a moment and said, "Since the performance seems to be delayed, let's go backstage and see what went wrong."

"good idea."

Doris walked straight towards the staff passage.

Qian Lin, who had been keeping an eye on Doris, also let out a strange cry: "She's moving! She's moving!"

"Damn it, I'm not a doll. I'm a human and I can move. So what?" His friend couldn't stand it anymore. How could the usually cold and merciless Mr. Qian become so cowardly?
It's as unreasonable as the King of Super Illusion being fussy about a group of sparrows.

"No, no, I mean she left. She just left because the show was postponed. Is she so irritable? No, she walked into the staff passage? Is she a staff member here?"

"Have some shame and be reserved. Stop peeping at others. Luckily there's no one else here. Otherwise, if others knew about this, you wouldn't be able to go racing when you're no longer in danger. Everyone would definitely laugh at you! You look so eager, do you want to catch up and follow them?"

"good idea!

"Fuck, I was just kidding. If you want to go, don't push me! My family runs a legitimate business. It would be bad if I was caught doing something like this!"

"No problem, my family is good at both black and white, let's go together!"

Qian Lin pulled his friend and followed happily.

And seeing Qian Lin following, in a place he didn't notice, a tall woman who was wrapped tightly in the hot summer was following Qian Lin silently.

When the woman moved, the men behind her followed suit.

(End of this chapter)