Aoba Office

"Hey, old Taoist, is now the time to talk about this?"

"What else can I say besides this?"

"you--"

"I can only destroy people violently and bring evil thoughts, but I can't save people."

"But you can keep him alive until the one who can save him comes along."

"I hope you're right. Give me two brats."

"...Oh...Okay, Xiaohong and Xiaolu will lend them to you temporarily. Don't mess around."

"I try my best."

On January 17, 2013, Christina’s former agent N·S was contacted. Audio file 07520130117.wav.

"Okay, Mr. Sterling, we can continue talking."

“Do you have a friend who doesn’t understand English and needs to hear our conversation?”

"Yes."

"Okay. Let's continue. What do you want to ask?"

"The matter of Christiana Farin, her death, her records and a series of recent disappearances. We have contacted you before. You refused."

"Then you used this method to force me to submit."

"I'm sorry. But something happened to my friend, and I had to take some measures to speed up the investigation."

"Heh...then I'll tell you what you want to know. Christiana died in an accident. Her death is regrettable, but that's the fact. The record is an agreement between Planet and BM, which is Chris' agency and this production A company that also distributes records. Chris has no heirs, and her management company has the right to handle her works, so there is... the name used by Huaxia is "Heavenly Song", right?"

"yes."

"This is a good translation. I like this name. Chris...in heaven..."

"Mr. Sterling, please get to the point."

"I've said it all, this is all I know. I'm a retired old man, and this time I just attended some promotional events as Chris' manager. The specific matters of the record are not under my control, and no one asked me for my opinion. , even what I said during the promotion was determined by the planet. I think you must have asked about it. I am of mixed race, and my maternal grandmother is Chinese. I now live in the East for half of the year. He is half Chinese. With such an identity, he has no right to speak in a company that is all Caucasian."

"Christiana really died in an accident?"

"……yes."

"Do you have photos of the scene? There are no photos in the news, but I saw photos of the stage appearing in the report. There should be a reporter taking photos of Christiana being injured or even dead, right?"

"..."

"Mr. Sterling, your grandson's life is still in our hands. According to the Eastern concept of ghosts and gods, if a person is in contact with ghosts for too long, his life span will be shortened even if he does not die."

"Huh...Okay, I'll find it for you."

Ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta...shu-soo-soo...knock, swish, swish...

"……that's it."

rustle……

"You call this an accident? Even people who don't understand criminal investigation can tell that the fracture of this wooden bar was not natural."

"This is an accident. In that era, resistance to racial discrimination was not a crime, but the arrest, suppression, and special provisions for people of color were crimes. Haha, of course, this was said in public. In fact, implicit discrimination It still exists to this day.”

"You mean..."

"Chris...she is just a little girl who can sing. When I first met her, she was only fifteen years old and had a very cute smile. She had never done anything racist. She didn't understand it at all. He just sang every song attentively, cooperated with the company's publicity work, and participated in activities. Before Christmas in 1982, the company rejected an offer from a black society and chose to let Chris sing for a white company for free. We I didn't expect such a situation to happen. Before this, no one took this seriously. I didn't know about it, Chris didn't know about it, and few people in the company knew about it. The police caught the criminal on the spot, a dozen or so people A 20-year-old kid, he was hired to set up the stage and got to know the people in that club. If he didn't tell, no one would know that this was a premeditated incident. The police released him and everything was treated as an accident. This is a company, The decision was made jointly by Planet and the company that held the party, the two companies, and the police. I am not qualified to participate in the decision. Chris’s parents did not know the inside story from beginning to end. They cannot afford to be the trigger of a racist incident. It’s my responsibility to make that decision... me, Chris’s parents, those fans...”

"Mr. Sterling."

"Oh... I still remember Chris' singing. She was singing 'And I will always love the world' when the stage collapsed, as if the player pressed the stop button, and her voice stopped. When the ruins were dug up, she still She was breathing and vomiting blood, but she could no longer make a sound. The child was so frightened that he screamed and cried. He just wanted something to happen on stage, to embarrass Chris and ruin the show. He didn't think it would harm him. Damn Chris...Chris must have heard it. I don’t know if Chris could still love the world at that moment..."

"So, she died with resentment."

"Chris is just a little girl who likes to sing. She..."

"I want to see her belongings and the master tapes she recorded at that time. Is there a video tape of the performance? There are also those photos taken by reporters. Apart from these, how much else can you find? Can you find the negatives?"

"...I will find a way. I hope you will keep your promise and release my grandson when the time comes."

"If things go well."

On January 19, 2013, I received a call from N·S. Telephone recording 201301192323.mp3.

"I got what you asked for. Come to my house now. I want this matter resolved as quickly as possible."

"good."

On January 20, 2013, I went to N·S’s residence. Audio file 07520130110.wav.

"These are the ones, these are the only songs included in "Heavenly Songs"."

"I need to play something. You have a playback device, right?"

"This is impossible! I know this is dangerous, how can I allow you to play it?"

"Then I can only take them back and play them to confirm that the incident is resolved, and then I will let your grandson go."

"This is different from what was promised! I have fulfilled your request, you should let my grandson go! He has just grown up..."

"What I'm saying is, if things go well, I will let your grandson go. Where are Chris's belongings? Where are the videos, photos, and negatives from that time?"

"No. When her parents died, those things were all auctioned off, and I don't know where the remaining things went. Where can I find them for you? The video was destroyed on the spot. They will not let the evidence leak out. I The photos I gave you last time were secretly hidden by a reporter who wanted to blackmail the company. There are no other photos or negatives."

"Then there's no way."

"You...you can't do this..."

"I can do it because I have the ability."

"Huh-huh-"