Bite!

A crisp text message prompt sounded like rain in the cool breeze, which lifted the heart of the man who was spitting smoke rings out the window. He didn't check his phone immediately, just paused, snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, and then turned and walked into the corridor.

In one of the rooms on the porch, there was the sound of drums, the tune tinged with extravagance and decadence, as if the band was rehearsing.

It was already dark outside, and it seemed like it was getting late.

The man hesitated in front of the door for a moment, and finally made up his mind and shook his fist and pushed open the hidden door.

…

On the bustling bar street, a black sports car slammed into a halt in front of a nondescript bar.

The man got out of the car, he was wearing a black mask and a hoodie, and he looked very low-key in the brightly dressed crowd.

He looked up at the inconspicuous sign, and then slowly walked into the bar.

In the corner of the cold bar, sure enough, there was a man in a dark green trench coat.

As he reached the bar, the man in the trench coat shook his right index finger at the bartender, and a glass of Jack Dennis was placed in front of him.

He didn't say anything, tilted his head and drank the wine, then slammed the glass on the table.

"Let's talk about whatever we want!" He said to the man, "I can't be out for too long, or they'll be suspicious." And the paparazzi follow closely, if I am discovered, I will be miserable. ”

"You're not Brutus at all," Luo Zhen turned his head, "I'm right?" ”

"You!" Brutus' eyes widened and his face turned pale, "What did you say?" ”

Luo Zhen patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to sit down, "You are not an artist in the 43rd issue, you are in the 44th issue, you are just a substitute." You tell me, where did the real Brutus go? ”

"I—" Brutus looked down at the bar, "I don't understand what you mean. ”

Luo Zhen sneered, "Of course you understand. I've found someone to check it very clearly, and the band profile was updated on the Internet the day before Hepai's debut, in which your information is almost no different from before, except for the photo and the date of birth. ”

Brutus was stunned.

"Why are there temporary substitutions?" Luo Zhen's eyes were sharp, and he didn't give him a chance to breathe.

"This is the company's arrangement, how would I know?" Brutus calmed down a little and replied, "It's not impossible, maybe the person who was originally arranged couldn't make his debut due to personal reasons." ”

Luo Zhen took a sip of his wine glass and paused, "No matter what personal reasons it is, it is impossible to suddenly change people in one day, everything is planned, isn't it?" This is about the image and interests of the company, and it would never be the case if it wasn't for an accident. ”

Brutus was silent.

"I think you may not be the main participant in this matter, but you must be the one in the know." Luo Zhen continued, "After all, you have been with Daniel and Engels for so long, aren't you curious and never asked them?" Since you came to the appointment, you show that you are willing to cooperate with our police, so what are you hesitating about now? What's more, we have already started to fully investigate this matter, even if you don't say it today, sooner or later the police will definitely find out, and then you will be completely ...

"Do you know what you say? If I tell you the truth, I will be able to make a meritorious contribution and get leniency? Perhaps it was these words that irritated Brutus, and he interrupted Luo Zhen's words with some eagerness.

Luo Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief almost immediately, he didn't expect this Brutus to break through so easily, it seems that things have been holding back in his heart for a long time.

"Of course, that's what I meant when I approached you, and you can see it as a deal." Luo Zhen replied, "A deal that is beneficial to both you and me. ”

Brutus grabbed the glass and patted it on the bar, motioning for the bartender to refill it.

Luo Zhen didn't urge, and patiently watched him drink two glasses in a row, and his cheeks began to flush.

"My real name is Huang Zhen, and I really am not a real Brutus." Huang Zhendao, "Actually, I was particularly flattered when I learned that I was going to replace the original Brutus debut, after all, it is very difficult for artists to debut now. "And Brutus is a very talented man, he is very good, not only a well-known keyboardist in the circle, but also a lyricist and composer, and he speaks English very well." ”

"I also asked the agent, and the agent said that Brutus had something at home and went back to the United States. But as you just said, Hepai is a band that the company has invested a lot of energy, manpower and material resources to support, and the chance of becoming popular is quite large, this opportunity is very rare, the original three members are all thousands of choices, after more than a year of preparation, how could they suddenly return to the United States? ”

Luo Zhen nodded.

"So," Huang Zhen said, "I knew that this matter was not simple, and that Brutus was probably in trouble." I think that in addition to the possibility of sudden illness, it can only be caught in drug use and the like. ”

"Did you ask Engels about them later?" Luo Zhen asked.

Huang Zhen nodded, "Of course, it's only after we are already very familiar with each other that I dare to ask tactfully." And I really found out because something very strange happened. ”

"What's the matter?" Luo Zhen hurriedly asked.

"That song," Huang Zhen's eyes began to exude fear, "it's eternal youth, it's the beginning of Hepai's popularity, but, but..."

"They didn't write this song, did they?" Luo Zhen said.

Huang Zhen was surprised, "You know? ”

"It's easy to find out, and it doesn't match your itinerary at all." Luo Zhen replied.

"It was true that the song was not written by us, nor was it written by someone from the company." Huang Zhen replied, "Someone sent me the score of this song to my mailbox, as well as a sample of the audition." ”

Luo Zhen was shocked when he heard this, "Who sent it?" ”

Huang Zhen shook his head, "Anonymous email." I thought it was great after listening to it, so I gave it to Engels and Daniel, but as soon as they heard this song, their faces changed completely, as if they had heard something terrible. ”

Huang Zhen asked for another glass of wine, and it seemed that what he was going to say next would take a lot of courage.

"At that time, Engels pointed to the screen and shouted to Daniel, isn't this his voice?" Huang Zhen eagerly recounted, "Daniel almost broke down, and immediately ripped off his headphones, and then the two of them asked me how I got the song, and I felt strange when I saw that situation, so I naturally asked them what was going on." But they wouldn't tell me anything, and they forced me to delete the song immediately. I had no choice but to delete it, but after I came down, I thought it was a pity, maybe this song would be popular, and Hepai was not famous at the time, so I restored the recycle bin and sent the song to our music director. ”

Huang Zhen said this with a look of regret, "If I were given another chance, I don't think I would do it." ”

Luo Zhen listened carefully.

"As a result, the director really took a fancy and immediately organized the production of the album." Huang Zhen sighed, "Engels and Daniel immediately asked me for the guilt, and the three of us had a big fight, and Daniel said that the voice in the audition tape was actually the real Brutus." ”

Luo Zhen nodded, as if he had expected it.

"But Brutus was probably dead by then!"

After Huang Zhen said this, the whole person began to tremble slightly.