Old-time musicians

In the lecture theater with clean wooden floors, the lecturer is teaching "History of National Opera" to the senior students of the Conservatory of Music. The school time is coming to an end. This is one of the few elective courses for the next semester.

"Cecil, please come out." A calm and soft voice sounded.

The normal voice sounded abrupt in this situation, and the lecturer turned his head in surprise.

Some people in the audience were writing something of their own, and some people had been looking at the podium, but their thoughts had already drifted away. At this time, their attention was finally focused as never before, and they all looked at Fan Ning at the door.

And many people immediately thought of the incident at the end of last year.

"What's going on? This is how I feel. I've seen this scene before."

"Just two people changing places?"

Cecil was sitting to the right and forward, very close to Fan Ning. He was holding a pen and thinking hard. Suddenly faced with such a provocative way of calling his name, his first reaction was to be shocked and angry, but he quickly stopped. After controlling his emotions, he stood up slowly.

"Fan Ning, you can tell me what happened, but I suggest you explain to everyone why you were rude after you finish speaking."

"Sorry to disturb everyone." Fan Ning smiled gently, "The things that need to be verified are a bit urgent, and the person who wants to find Cecil is not me."

Some people who were closer to the door stretched their necks and leaned out, and then they saw three scholar-like gentlemen standing by the window in the corridor.

Cecil breathed a sigh of relief. He was originally nervous because of Fan Ning's status as a knowledgeable person, but now he saw Dean Fabian of the School of Literature and History.

There are also Dean Graham of the Polytechnic Institute and Vice-President Schütz of the School of Music.

The students who recognized the two professors from the outer college were a little confused as to why they appeared here.

"It turned out that several professors have an appointment, and I will come out immediately."

Cecil packed his bag quickly to avoid talking more in the classroom.

He was not nervous at all, but was a little confused as to why it was Fan Ning who called him out.

Several people walked through the corridor of another connecting building. The music of the piano was floating in the rooms here. Some people were playing "Barcarolle", some were playing "Rondo in A minor", and some were practicing "Fantasy Impromptu" slowly with one hand.

Since Fan Ning published 1, no matter where you are, as long as you feel it carefully, you can notice the resonance and growth of the spiritual body. The only difference is between strong and weak.

After a few minutes of silent walking, Fan Ning once again arrived at the office area of ​​the Bologna School branch.

In the small room, five people were seated, four to one, with Fabian at the head of the table.

"I'll ask Ram Cecil first, can you guys take a look?"

Fabian suggested this, the other two professors nodded, and Fan Ning remained silent.

"You know Spencer Cecil, right?"

"My uncle."

"Do you know Red Agate Culture Media Company?"

"Know the name and business scope."

"Have you been there?"

"It's been almost a year since the last time."

"Do you know that many classmates work part-time in this company?"

"...I know that the statistics task just received has been handed over to the second group leader Adair."

"Three people in the school died unexpectedly during the winter vacation. Did you not know before?"

"Maybe it's because I'm not a classmate of the Music Academy."

"Then some of the statistics you have collected now, do you think there are any abnormalities?"

"After looking at it, the income is relatively high, but it doesn't interest me."

Fan Ning said coldly: "I didn't originally intend to ask this question, but since I'm here to ask, why not ask some core questions?"

"The above is just a confirmation of basic information." Dean Fabian's voice was low, but no emotion could be heard. "Student Fan Ning, you and the school's investigation team have equal rights to ask questions."

"Okay." Fan Ning nodded and looked at Cecil, "You know about the Yin Lie Fragments, right."

"The sound series fragments?" Cecil showed a puzzled expression.

"On August 11 last year, Professor Anton was recommended by Spencer Cecil and sold at Prudence Auction House." Fan Ning gave the details.

"What is this?..." Vice Dean Xu Ci muttered to himself after listening, but the other two professors did not speak.

"The matter you mentioned is too small." Cecil frowned, "Spen Cecil is my uncle, not myself. Maybe there is such a thing, but I really can't remember it for the moment. ”

"It's okay, I'll help you recall your memories." Fan Ning smiled, "Your "Piano Trio in B flat major", the Andante of the second movement, the transition to the theme reproduction section in the third interlude, the 16-bar harmony The vocal progression...I kind of forgot the specific number of measures, but the reminder should be enough, right?”

"I am honored that you have analyzed my work. It is a passage before reappearance. In order to enrich the color, I tried some avant-garde techniques that simulate tonality." Cecil explained.

Fan Ning said calmly: "I have many copies of the fragments of the sound sequence. You did not use the mysterious chords directly, but the four-part harmony skeleton has traces of its transpositions and increasing and decreasing intervals, and the bass progression is more It’s similar, do you need to check the consistency?”

There was a look of thought on Cecil's face, and he suddenly realized after a few seconds: "Oh, it turns out you were just talking about the high-rise chords on the chord note... The different naming caused me to not recall it at the first time, but you should be able to understand. , composing music really requires collecting some musical materials.”

really…

Although Cecil said that he was not aware of the current situation of "Red Agate Culture Media Company" and his answer did not show any connection with the "Pleasant Listening Club", Fanning's inquiry forced him to admit that he knew the mysterious chord.

This fact further increased Fanning's suspicion, and his previous guess about the conditions of the "Spiritual Capture Mystery" was also confirmed here.

"Common and reasonable needs." Fanning agreed, "But what I am interested in is how you know the material? The fact that Spencer Cecil recommended Professor Anton to bid for the music series fragments has been confirmed, so don't say that the mysterious chord was collected from other places. I think it is difficult for professors to believe in the coincidence of the two places."

"Cecil, explain it." At this time, Fabian spoke again in a low voice, "Why did the music series fragments later sell to Anton, and how did you get it originally?"

Cecil immediately answered: "Because after copying the music material above, we didn't find it again. What other uses does it have ..."

He said jokingly, "100 pounds. My uncle bought it for 100 pounds. When he decided to sell it, he introduced a lot of people who might be interested in this antique, including Professor Anton... But in the end, the only person who actually attended the auction was Professor Anton, and he was the only one who bid. Professors, guess how much it was sold for? 5 pounds! Hahaha..."

"I sympathize with your failed antique investment experience." Fanning said, "Then can you tell me who you originally bought the Yin Lie Fragment from?

The other party was silent for a while.

Fanning said, "Do you want to say that you don't know? As far as I know, the seller can indeed choose to hide his identity information from the buyer, but you can tell us the date and we can go to Prudence Auction House to investigate."

Cecil smiled and shook his head, "That's not the case. In fact, it's no big deal to tell it, because the original seller is not anonymous to the auction house. It's just that I just felt that you might not believe it if I told you."

"Say it. "Fanning stared at him.

"Before us, the chord notes... the fragments of the musical series were put into the auction house by the Special Patrol Office."