Memory inheritor

Chapter 106 Tracking

When Tang Jinxia received Ji Cheng's call, she had already taken a shower and changed into her pajamas.

If it were a day ago, even if Ji Cheng had said all the right things, she wouldn't have wanted to go out.

For the past week, Shen Qing has locked herself in her room to create, determined to write songs that are destined to be niche and never become popular, no matter what anyone says.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. Even famous songwriters don't have every hit song; they also have plenty of bad ones. If Shen Qing could just write some more pop-style songs, the company might be willing to negotiate.

The problem is that Shen Qing seems to be possessed, constantly struggling with herself, and her mental state is getting worse and worse, which makes Tang Jinxia extremely worried.

Shen Qing wouldn't let her stay with her, saying it would interfere with her creative process. So she could only go twice a day to bring Shen Qing some food and tidy up her room.

But for some reason, things suddenly felt different today.

When Tang Jinxia went to Shen Qing's place in the morning, she noticed that although Shen Qing's dark circles were still quite severe, her spirits were excellent, even somewhat overly excited. She had also finished all the food she had brought Shen Qing the previous night.

Shen Qing played the revised piece for her. Tang Jinxia, ​​who also studied music, could tell at a glance that the revised piece sounded much better than before, and could probably be submitted to the company without any problems.

This surprised and delighted Tang Jinxia.

When she went to Shen Qing's place again that evening, she found her niece engrossed in creating music, so she didn't disturb her too much. However, after listening for a while, she noticed that the style of the music had changed again, giving her an indescribable feeling.

After many days of seclusion, has he finally broken through his bottleneck?

Tang Jinxia even had such thoughts. It was precisely because of this that she was in an exceptionally good mood, and so after receiving Ji Cheng's invitation, she hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

She redid her makeup, changed her clothes, and drove to Ji Cheng's destination.

It was a members-only karaoke bar, which offered good privacy and had few outsiders, which was one of the reasons she was willing to come.

Once inside the private room, she found six people seated there. Besides Ji Cheng, there was another acquaintance among them, which made her feel more relaxed.

Ji Cheng introduced the others to her, one of whom was a police officer, which surprised Tang Jinxia slightly. However, Ji Cheng was known for his wide circle of friends, so it wasn't surprising that he had a police officer friend.

Everyone was quite polite to Tang Jinxia, ​​asking her to sing the opening song, and then everyone sang and chatted.

Wei Hongbo had been observing Tang Jinxia discreetly ever since she entered. He hadn't been outdone by the initial pleasantries or her singing; his reactions had been perfectly normal.

Zhang Shengyong was doing the same thing. Ji Cheng hadn't mentioned his true identity when he introduced him.

The two exchanged a glance, both agreeing that they could now have a substantive conversation.

Wei Hongbo approached Tang Jinxia and said, "Teacher Tang, it's a pleasure to meet you for the first time. I apologize for being so forward, but I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Tang Jinxia smiled and said, "Officer Wei, you're too kind."

Wei Hongbo said, "We've learned that someone claims to have a close relationship with Shen Qing. Are you aware of this?"

Tang Jinxia was taken aback for a moment, then looked wary: "Officer Wei, you shouldn't talk nonsense. Shen Qing would never date anyone."

Seeing her reaction, Wei Hongbo felt even more relieved: "Teacher Tang, don't be nervous. We just didn't want this kind of thing to affect Shen Qing's reputation, which is why we asked you privately."

He took out his phone and opened a photo of Mu Jie that he had prepared beforehand: "Teacher Tang, take a look, do you remember this person?"

Tang Jinxia took it, looked at it, then handed it back to Wei Hongbo, shaking her head and saying, "No, who is this?"

Wei Hongbo noticed that she was being somewhat perfunctory, and he suspected that she was trying to use this to curry favor and ask for something in return.

Then he added, "Teacher Tang, we don't joke about things without evidence. This person has already been arrested; he's involved in a criminal offense."

"You...you're a criminal police officer?" Tang Jinxia asked in surprise.

Wei Hongbo nodded and handed the phone forward again: "Take another look."

Tang Jinxia took the phone and looked at it carefully, a thoughtful expression on her face.

Wei Hongbo pointed out, "This person is the owner of Jess Bar, and he also owns a music store on Sha Street."

"Oh!" Tang Jinxia suddenly looked up. "I remember now, Shen Qing sang at that bar before she graduated. Well, she only went two or three times, which was two years ago."

Wei Hongbo nodded: "That's right."

"Officer Wei, what else did this person say to you?" Tang Jinxia asked.

Shen Qing hadn't debuted yet when she went to sing at Jess Bar. Tang Jinxia didn't know at first, but later, when she heard about it, she wouldn't let Shen Qing go. She was also a little worried; her niece was young and naive back then, and she didn't want her to be taken advantage of.

Wei Hongbo said, "This person said that there is another person surnamed Zhou who is also very close to Shen Qing and also has bad intentions towards her."

"The one surnamed Zhou?" Tang Jinxia asked, frowning.

"Does such a person exist?" Wei Hongbo asked, suppressing his excitement.

"Shen Qing only has frequent contact with two people surnamed Zhou," Tang Jinxia said incredulously. "One is her classmate, a girl. The other is practically her teacher. It couldn't possibly be this person, could it?"

Wei Hongbo quickly asked, "Is he considered a teacher? Who is he?"

"He's a doctoral student at the music academy named Zhou Huai. He writes lyrics very well. When Shen Qing first started writing songs, she often consulted him, so he's kind of her teacher."

Do you have a photo of him?

Tang Jinxia took out her phone, unfolded the screen, and scrolled through the pictures for a while before finding one: "Look, this is the person."

Wei Hongbo took it and examined it closely. He saw that the man was fairly decent-looking, but without any particular distinguishing features. He looked to be about thirty years old, so he asked, "How old is he?"

Tang Jinxia said, "He's thirty-one, right? He's a late graduate."

Thirty-one? Although not that old, he's about the same age as Mu Jie. Could he be one of the young people in his dream narrative?

Wei Hongbo temporarily set aside his doubts and asked, "Why do you think this person wouldn't have bad intentions towards Shen Qing?"

Tang Jinxia said, "They almost never meet in person; they just communicate online, mostly about music. I know that very well."

Wei Hongbo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Teacher Tang, could you send me a photo of this person?"

"Okay." Tang Jinxia took back her phone, opened Zhixin (a messaging app), and then suddenly looked up and asked, "Officer Wei, are you really a criminal investigator?"

Wei Hongbo took out his police ID and showed it to Tang Jinxia.

"Oh." Tang Jinxia took a picture of her police ID first, then opened the QR code. "Add me."

Wei Hongbo didn't think much of it and said after adding him as a friend, "Teacher Tang, if you have any other photos, please send them to me as well."