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Zhou Yunsheng didn’t let Xue Yan help him bandage his wounds, anyway, the forensic pathologist had to remove the bandages again to take pictures for evidence, which was also a waste of effort. Besides, the more distressed he looked, the more sympathetic he would be to the judge when the photos were taken in court. When the police found Xue Jingyi limp in the garage, they thought that Xue Zixuan, who was guarding her side, was the murderer, and immediately put handcuffs on her, and then let the paramedics carry Xue Jingyi out, comforting her gently, and then when they went out of Xue’s house and saw another blood-stained ‘Xue Jingyi,’ their eyes were going to bulge out.

“Officer, she’s a murderer, she wants to kill me.” Zhou Yunsheng hid in Xue Yan’s arms and pointed at Xue Jingyi on the stretcher.

Xue Zixuan was being held by two police officers, and when he saw that the teenager was agitated, he immediately wanted to break away from the jurisdiction and run to see him, and when he met his hateful gaze, it was as if he had been cast a spell, and he couldn’t move his body. He understood that the worst had already happened, and nothing could be undone.

The police in charge of the case found that this case is not simple, first sent a few people to the hospital to make sure that there is no serious harm and then separate interrogation. Who is the perpetrator and who is the victim, they are not clear for a while, of course, they are more interested in knowing when the famous piano prodigy has a twin brother. There must be a lot of stories here.

Xue Rui and Xue Li Danyi were still at the banquet when they received the call from the police, and since the police were not clear about the original story, they did not speak to them very clearly, and only told them to hurry to the police station. When they arrived at the police station, they heard that one of the twins wanted to dig out the other’s heart, they immediately guessed the general idea, and if it wasn’t for helping each other, they almost both fainted.

Due to Zhou Yunsheng’s previous performance is too high-profile, in the country of China counted as the hottest characters, the police department on this matter is very important, and because it involves the performance of the ten countries summit, even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also inserted a hand, and repeatedly explained to hurry up to investigate the case, and even more squatting in the vicinity of Longquan Mountain, want to film the daily life of the piano prodigy of the paparazzi heard the wind, the first to publish the news to the Internet.

“Piano prodigy Xue Jingyi suspected to be arrested by police!”

“Xue Jingyi is suspected to be involved in a murder case and is now under police investigation.”

“Victim or murderer, luxury family feud or relationship dispute, hot piano prodigy Xue Jingyi is suspected to be in a fix.”

A variety of sensational headlines attracted the public eye, Zhou Yunsheng global fans of hundreds of millions of people, the vast majority of them are highly educated social elites and heavyweights in the music industry, have paid great attention to this. It’s too late for the police to block the news, things are already well known, the only way is to speed up the progress of the investigation, to give a reasonable explanation to the people who are waiting for it. Both the police and the Foreign Ministry are sweating, not wanting Xue Jingyi to be involved in any scandal.

Now Xue Jingyi is undoubtedly the most recognizable figure in China, and it is not an exaggeration to even say that she is the benchmark representing the image of China, and if this benchmark falls, it will certainly cause worldwide concern, and China is the host country of this ten-nation summit, and Xue Jingyi is going to perform at the summit, so this matter will have an impact on the international image of China to a greater or lesser extent.

If it did not meet the change of national leaders, this kind of thing may be quietly erased by the top, but the newly appointed leaders attach great importance to public opinion, the following people will not dare to fool around, declared open to investigate, hard to find out, otherwise the people make a scene, everyone’s official hat do not need to wear.

In the process of handling the case, the mood of the police officers was like a roller coaster ride up and down. As Xue Jingyi stimulated, without being asked, he told his plan to kill and dig out the heart, and repeatedly emphasized that he was a real piano prodigy. Her expression was twisted and crazy, her hands were full of blood, she pressed around on the interrogation table as if she was playing the piano, her head bobbing a little bit and very mesmerized, and after she pressed it, she asked others if the song “My Empire” was good. Could it be comparable to Huang Yi and Ivanov.

The police officers’ hearts were cold, knowing that the piano prodigy was ruined. What had provoked her to kill? Who was that person? Why did she call herself Xue Jingyi when she reported the case? Why does he look exactly like Xue Jingyi? What is their relationship?

The officer in charge of interrogating Xue Jingyi was confused and full of fear, while the officer in charge of interrogating Zhou Yunsheng was filled with righteous indignation and happiness. It turns out that this person is the real piano prodigy, he does not know anything, was Xue’s family picked up and has been under house arrest in Longquan Mountain, Xue Jingyi found out that he is more than ordinary musical talent, so they took advantage of his mind, let him instead of his own to participate in the competition, the competition is over, then unloaded to kill to dig out his heart.

He was still a bit unable to accept the reality even now, his face was white with fear, his body shivered, and he would nervously hide and curl up into a ball once someone approached, thus showing what kind of life he had lived in the Xue family. They didn’t treat him as a human being at all, not only did they want to rip out his heart, but they also used him thoroughly. He thought he was fulfilling the dying wish for his twin sisters, giving away the glory and achievements he had achieved with his own hands, but he didn’t know that the family members he had treated with sincerity were all evil spirits, treating him gently and lovingly on the surface, but behind his back, they wanted to kill him in every possible way.

The housekeeper is still in a coma, can not be interrogated, Xue Zixuan is very cooperative, originally explain things clearly. The task force to get three confessions, placed on the table to synthesize a look, immediately for the teenager’s encounter heartbreaking. From the remote countryside to this bustling metropolis, he was embracing what good hope? But it turns out that this is just a killing trap, he longed for affection never existed.

In the interrogation room, Zhou Yunsheng clutched his knees and shrunk in the chair, his cheeks, hands, jacket, jeans, all stained with blood, set off by his pale color, he looked more and more pitiful. He murmured in fear and anxiety, “I killed someone, I killed Bok Bo, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it.” Saying this, he buried his head in his knees and cried.

The police had already extracted enough physical evidence from the garage, including the CCTV footage, to have a good idea of what happened. Seeing the teenager so frightened and self-conscious, they felt both heartbroken for his simple kindness and angry at the Xue family’s cold-bloodedness.

“Don’t worry, Uncle Fu isn’t dead, he’s passed the life-threatening stage and can wake up tonight. Even if he dies, you’re not considered a murderer, you’re just acting in self-defense. Don’t be afraid, no one here is going to hurt you.” A female police officer tried to pat the teenager’s spine and almost shed tears when she saw him dodge away in terror. God damn Xue Jingyi, how could she lay her hands on such a nice kid? He was still her fellow brother, willing to give anything for her, didn’t she have a long heart?

By the way, she didn’t grow a heart in the first place, otherwise why would she cut out someone else’s heart in order to renew her life? She’s not human, she’s an animal.

The police officers took turns to come over to comfort are not effective, after the investigation found that he no longer have any relatives living, more and more pity for him, each person put together a share of money to help him find a place to live. Xue Rui and Xue Li Danni was also controlled for interrogation, Xue family that the devil’s cave can not go back, a go in will have a psychological shadow.

Zhou Yunsheng’s ears turned red when he received the donations from the police officers, and one of the older men even planned to take him home to take care of him.

“Thank you all for your love and care for Xiao Yi, don’t worry, I can take care of him.” Xue Yan maneuvered his wheelchair and drove over, after he had been waiting in the parlor, waiting from past nine in the morning until six in the afternoon, without taking a single step, during which he had not taken in a drop of water.

“Mr. Xue, you are?” The police chief looked hesitant. He was now wary of the surname Xue.

“Uncle.” Zhou Yunsheng walked over to him and stood beside him, explaining to the crowd, “He is my uncle and has always taken care of me. I want to go back with my uncle, thank you for your kindness.” He pushed back the donations and looked at the man with dependence in his gaze.

Unable to do so, the officers had to send him away and told him he could always call for help if he needed it.

“It’s finally done, so I can go back and get a good night’s sleep.” Sitting in the car, Zhou Yunsheng sighed as he slumped in his chair.

“Does the wound still hurt? Let me take a look.” Xue Yan unbuttoned his buttons and saw that his chest was wrapped in a circle of gauze and was very cleanly taken care of, and his tightly furrowed brows loosened.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore, it will scab over in a few days and won’t even leave a scar. I’m going to sue the Xue family for intentional murder, you help me contact the best lawyers in China.”

“Good, leave the rest to me, you rest well.” Xue Yan carried him onto his lap and heartbreakingly kissed his pale lip-palm.

———–

As the case had attracted widespread attention from all walks of life, the police were very quick in handling the case, and that evening presented the evidence and statements to the leaders above, who in turn reported it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After learning that the murderer was indeed Xue Jingyi, but not the one they were looking for, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs breathed a huge sigh of relief and immediately asked the police to hold a press conference to clarify the truth. The young man’s amazing talent, handsome appearance, kind nature, and difficult life, all of which combined added a bit of legendary color to his life. After the case was exposed, not only would it not affect his reputation, but it would also make the public feel more pity and love for him.

He took the place of Xue Jingyi to participate in the competition was completely coaxed by Xue Jingyi, in order to complete the other party’s last wish, this matter to be spread on anyone’s head is a stain, but he was Xue family house arrest without personal freedom, had to follow Xue Jingyi’s instructions to do, and the starting point is good, can be said to be no fault.

So there is no need to hide this matter, rather, the public must be informed of the truth as soon as possible, so as not to create more sensationalized rumors.

The next day, the police reported the results of the investigation in the limelight, and the world was shocked by the news. The world was shocked that there could be such a black-hearted family in the world, killing people whenever they wanted to, digging out hearts whenever they wanted to, bringing an innocent teenager back to their home under house arrest, and treating him like livestock to be slaughtered, were they still human beings? Do they still have the law in their eyes? Is there any morality in their eyes?

How much prestige Xue Li Danni and Xue Zixuan had in the country before, how much abuse they had now. Because of the special orders from above, the process of taking evidence and sending it for examination was very fast, and half a month later, the Xue family was brought to court on the charge of intentional murder. The judge, in order to show justice and at the request of the general public, made this trial open to the public, with four cameras filming the Xue family’s expressions from all directions, focusing on the very clean and neatly dressed Xue Jing Yi. She and the talented teenager simply looked too much alike, especially when she pursed her lips and didn’t speak, it was impossible to tell who was who. Yet, as long as one met her eyes, one could quickly distinguish them.

The teenager sat in the plaintiff’s seat, his dark eyes as clear as spring water and as sparkling as the starry sky, one look made one fall deeply into it, only to feel that his heart was quiet and clear. His candor contrasted sharply with Xue Jingyi’s violence.

As the accused, the four members of the Xue family sat in a row, and the moment Xue Rui saw Xue Jingyi, he wanted to pounce on her and bite her to death. If it wasn’t for her sudden madness, why would the Xue family be in this situation? His company had already been annexed by Xue Yan, and his reputation had been stigmatized, and he would be reduced to a prisoner in the future. He didn’t doubt for a second that Xue Yan’s determination to screw the Xue family, much less his superior’s regard for Huang Yi. He is the person who is scheduled to perform at the Ten Countries Summit, whitewashing his reputation is also whitewashing the image of China, in order to achieve the purpose will naturally blacken the Xue family to death.

Even if the Xue family had hired the best lawyers in the world, it wouldn’t have helped, because the accusations were true and the evidence was overwhelming.

Xue Li Dani stared at her son’s bandaged hands, her face ashen. She knew that these hands were more important than life to her son. Now that they were destroyed, her son was destroyed, and he would never be able to play his favorite music again. She couldn’t imagine how her son would survive. If she had known this day would come, she shouldn’t have adopted Xue Jingyi in the first place. The Xue family had given her the best of everything, and even though they couldn’t give her a healthy heart, they did their best, so why was she still bent on having her own way? Didn’t she know that it would put everyone in the Xue family in a situation of no return?

In the end, they were the ones who gave her the illusion that she was innocent of murder, they were the ones who made her think that Huang Yi was just a container for her heart, and that her death was not worth it. She would raise the scalpel without hesitation, how was it not them who gave her the bottom line? In fact, it was they who had harmed her, and in turn, themselves.

Xue Li Danni has never been so sober, she looked back to the past, could not help but cover her face and cried bitterly, saying sorry with a cry, sorry for her son, sorry for her daughter, and even more sorry for Huang Yi. But everything is too late, the once glorious Xue family became the most infamous existence in China.

Xue Zixuan stared intently at the teenager at the plaintiff’s table, his expression agonized, his thin lips trembling slightly as if he had a lot to say, Xue Jingyi went over to ask him about his injuries, but he pushed her away in disgust. If not for the prosecutor arranging for them to sit in one place, he would never want to see her again.

“Don’t touch me, you make me sick!” He spoke word for word.

Xue Jingyi seemed to have been struck by lightning, no longer able to maintain the appearance of calmness and composure, her face twisted up.

In order to clarify the vein, the plaintiff’s defense attorney first elaborated on the relationship between the two and their backgrounds, speaking of Huang Yi to participate in the paragraph, Xue Jingyi slapped the desktop and roared, “Nonsense! I’m the one who participated in the competition, and I’m the one who won the championship. Huang Yi is just a bastard from the countryside who hasn’t even seen what a piano looks like, so how can he participate in an international competition? He’s lying! I, Xue Jingyi, am the piano prodigy, and I got all those honors with my own hands!” She had dreamed that this was true, and over time she had come to believe that it was.

There was a clamor in the gallery, the public was curious about who the real piano prodigy was, even more so than about the case itself. I heard that Huang Yi was received by the Xue family before and after only a few months, in other words, his contact with the piano time is only a few months, but the pure – skilled technique and strong and powerful musical expression is far more than many top masters. Is there really such a talent in the world? It sounds unreal.

However, the plaintiff’s attorney was quick to produce convincing evidence. He first released the results of the teenager’s IQ test, which was a shockingly high 180, then had him demonstrate in court an unforgettable memory, showing that he possessed the ability to master a highly sophisticated skill in a short period of time, and then showed a video.

“The video was seized from the defendant Xue Zixuan’s cell phone, the source is in line with the formal legal channels and can be used as evidence in court.” After a slight explanation, the lawyer clicked the play button. The image of Xue Jingyi sitting at the piano stuttering and playing “My Empire” appeared on the screen, her gritted teeth expression mixed with the noisy sound of the piano was disgusting like stinking sewage. Playing to the second bar, she realized that she was simply incapable of continuing, and had to stop to self-hypnotize, “Huang Yi can do it and so can you, Xue Jing Yi, don’t be intimidated by him. Come on!”

There were many people from the music industry sitting in the gallery, and after learning that the teenager was truly gifted, they felt very excited and full of expectations for his future. After listening to Xue Jingyi’s unpleasant sound and seeing her self-deluding behavior, the strong contrast made them more and more disgusted. Obviously flowing with the same blood and having the same face, why is one as sparkling as diamonds and the other as stinky as feces, in the final analysis, it is the Xue family’s education that has gone wrong. To be able to put someone else’s child under house arrest without a care in the world as a donor for their own adopted daughter, their hearts and livers have long been rotten to the core, and Xue Jingyi, who was raised by them, naturally isn’t any better.

Xue Jingyi collapsed as soon as she heard the sound of her own piano, no longer able to do self-deception, holding her head and crying, saying one after another that it was not me, and then rolling her eyes and fainting. The paramedics immediately carried her out for treatment. As there are still three defendants on the court, the judge hit the hammer and said the trial continues.

Xue Rui didn’t want to care about Xue Jingyi’s death, and put all the charges on her head, saying that he got Huang Yi to come back for the purpose of adoption, not for the purpose of changing her heart, and also said that it was Xue Jingyi’s own thought that led to the tragic accident. However, Dr. Zhang’s confession quickly punctures his lies, and by the time Xue Zixuan makes his statement, he is completely desperate.

His son had gone so far as to accuse him on the side of the prosecution, telling him all about how they had discussed finding Huang Yi and how they had tricked him into coming back, dressing him up as Xue Jingyi’s shadow, and restricting his freedom so that he could compete in Xue Jingyi’s place, word for word.

“I’m guilty.” Xue Zixuan’s voice was hoarse, and the moment he bowed his head to confess, he looked deeply at the plaintiff’s table.

“I’m guilty too.” Following her son, Dani Xue Li also confessed in a heartbeat. She had spent her entire life revolving around her son and daughter, and now that both were ruined, she no longer had the courage to persevere.

Xue Rui looked at his son and then at his wife, and was suddenly paralyzed in the defendant’s seat. It’s over, everything is over, Xue Jingyi, look what you did!

The plaintiffs quickly produced a few more photos of the operating room that was set up in the underground garage of the Xue home. Where would an ordinary family need such a thing? If it was a medical family, it would make sense, but no one in the Xue family has anything to do with medicine, so it shows that Xue Rui has long been preparing for his daughter’s heart replacement surgery. If he said he didn’t know about it, who would believe him?

The defendant’s lawyer had already lost his will to fight under one piece of hard evidence after another, and since two of his four clients had already pleaded guilty in court, there was no point for him to say anything else. He abandoned his original defense plan and tried to seek a reduced sentence for his clients.

There is no doubt that this is also delusional. The case has had an extremely bad social impact and aroused widespread concern from all walks of life, so in order to comply with public opinion, the judge must hand down a harsh sentence. The Xue family treated the teenagers as livestock that could be slaughtered at will, treating human rights, the law, and morality as if they were nothing, and if the sentence was lighter, they were afraid that it would cause an uproar.

Finally, the judge declared that the four Xue family members were convicted of intentional murder, Xue Jingyi was sentenced to ten years in prison, Xue Rui was sentenced to eight years in prison, Xue Li Danyi had a self-surrendered circumstance, which could be appropriately reduced, and was sentenced to five years in prison, and Xue Zixuan had a saving grace and self-surrendered circumstance, and was actively cooperating with the police in the investigation, and was sentenced to three years in prison and two years of probation.

When Xue Zixuan was taken away by the prosecution, he gazed back at the teenager and spoke silently with his mouth, his eyes filled with deep despair and a love so intense that it seemed to burn out.

“I’m sorry, I love you? He’s also worthy?” Xue Yan mocked in a cold voice as he boarded the seat.

“I didn’t think he would go this far for me. He valued his hands more than his life.” Thinking about how that man had once earnestly told him to stay away from all sharp edges, but in order to save him, he did not hesitate to hold the scalpel that Xue Jingyi had stabbed at him, the only word remaining in Zhou Yunsheng’s outlook on him was the word ‘sigh’.

“What, touched?” Xue Yan squeezed these words out from between his teeth.

“The only person who can make my heart soften is you in the world, it doesn’t beat for anyone but you, don’t believe me, touch – touch.” Zhou Yunsheng bloomed a smile as brilliant as the sun on one side, and on the other side, he lowered his head to kiss his lover’s thin lips, and led his rough and warm palm to probe into his lapel.

The two immediately embraced and kissed each other, and the car echoed with the slurping sound of lips and tongues intertwining, and a few muffled grunts from time to time.

Xue Lao Si twisted his head with a vegetable face, it was enough to be blinded by this couple-to-be every day.

————–

Xue Jingyi did not go to jail, due to rapid heart failure, her life is coming to an end, every day she has lived is earned, she has been inquiring about Xue Zixuan’s situation, wanting to know if there is anything wrong with his hand, wanting to see him one last time. Doctors uphold the humanitarian spirit to Xue Zixuan called, the other party silently listened to, silently hung up the phone, but has not shown up, until Xue Jingyi near death day only expressionless into the ward.

Xue Jing Yi reveals her love to him and asks him for the first and last kiss of this life.

“No, kissing a devil will dirty my mouth, from now on we will never see each other again on the Yellow Springs earth.” Xue Zixuan looked straight into her cloudy eyes and said word by word, at the end of which he turned around and left, without a moment’s hesitation in his footsteps.

It wasn’t long before Xue Jing Yi’s heartbreaking cries came from the hospital room, she cried out ”I was wrong”, her red and swollen eyes, and thinning cheeks made her look wretched. But no one sympathized with her, Xue Zixuan was right, digging out her twin brother’s heart in order to keep herself alive, she was indeed a devil.

The housekeeper who lives in the ward next to hers heard the cries and wanted to go out to take a look, but was stopped by the police guarding the door. He is Xue Jingyi’s accessory, once the injury is healed will also have to sit in jail for eight years, this age into, can live out is a problem, now there is still mind to care about the originator, but also is old and confused.

Tired of crying, Xue Jing Yi slowly leaned back on her pillow and fell asleep. Under the blow of ‘being hated by her beloved’, she left this world with eternal regret and remorse.

Zhou Yunsheng didn’t even blink when he heard the news that he was now suing the family that killed his parents. The lawsuit was going well, and he was sure that soon he would be able to take the judgment to his parents’ grave and burn it. Although they did not give him much care, but every time the money sent back home is full of their strong love of father and mother, they deserve justice.

———–

Two months later, the teenager who had been officially renamed Huang Yi sat down to play on the stage of the Congress Hall, and with him was the greatest musician of the last century, Ivanov, whose image was synthesized by the organizers with the most advanced 3D technology, which truly reproduced his wonderful performance on the eve of the Patriotic War back then. This performance greatly boosted the fighting spirit of the soldiers and allowed the Union Army, which was far outnumbered by the enemy, to achieve one of the most crucial victories, thus completely turning the tide of the war.

This performance has been recorded in the history books, known as a classic that can never be surpassed, however, the teenager sat next to Ivanov, after he played the first bar, quickly into the second bar, there is not the slightest flicker in the middle, nor half a bit inferior, steel and lava poured into the magnificent sound of the piano to make the whole audience’s blood boil, the second bar has just been completed, smiling and gazing at the teenager’s Ivanov also followed by the third bar. One is a colorful young man, the other is a black-and-white silhouette of the past, the two meet in such a strange way in the intertwined space and time, letting the people of the past foresee the future, letting the people of the future remember the past, and letting all people see clearly – after the fire of the war burns out, there is the rebirth of hope.

As the last note of the piano fell, the full audience stood up in unison and applauded the great martyrs and the outstanding descendants. There is no doubt that this performance has transcended the classics, and the intertwining of war and peace, old times and new times has given it an extraordinary significance.

Zhou Yunsheng stood up and walked to the front of the stage to pay his respects, finding his lover looking at him with tears streaming down his face, and was instantly amused by his extremely rare sentimental look.