Chapter 38: The Unexpected Truth

Seeing the old man so excited, Zhao Yu was also very curious. From this point of view, something must have happened to the child prodigy back then.

So, Zhao Yu began to persuade the other party kindly, saying that what he needs to know now is very important, and he hoped that the old man could cooperate with the investigation. He also threatened her indirectly, saying that if you don't cooperate now, then when your daughter comes, I can only ask her personally!

The old man was very worried that her daughter heard the word "piano", so after some weighing, he had to tell Zhao Yu the truth.

Regarding the sudden withdrawal of the child prodigy back then, Zhao Yu had had many speculations. However, it wasn't until after listening to the old man's narration that he realized that things were far more complicated than he imagined!

"That's right, my daughter Li Dan once played the piano, and she is also a famous piano prodigy in Fengling County!" When the old man told the story, his expression looked very heavy, "We only have such a precious daughter. For the sake of the child, I and her father We also put all our wealth on her. We even sold the house in our hometown in order to allow her to learn piano in the capital!

"My daughter is very sensible. She knows that her father and I have worked hard, and she has worked harder than anyone else in learning the piano. Whether it is county-level competitions, city-level competitions, or even provincial-level competitions, she has won awards in all of them.

"At that time, although our family was living in poverty, we could see hope in Dandan, and our life was quite happy. Her father was full of confidence, thinking that our family Dandan had a bright future, and would definitely be able to glorify our ancestors in the future. , much better than those who have sons! But..."

Unexpectedly, at this point, the old man's hands suddenly trembled, and she said in great pain: "But, at that Qinshan Piano Competition, our family's dreams were all shattered!"

"Auntie, are you talking about the 10th Qinshan City Piano Competition? It was held in No. 2 Middle School?" Zhao Yu asked to confirm the information.

"Yes! Yes! To be precise, it is the 10th Qinshan City High School Students Piano Competition! That competition, I... I will never forget it in my life!" The eyes of the old man were already full of wet marks, probably because he was too excited. Covering his stomach with his hands, he waited for a long time before continuing, "Although it's just a city-level piano competition, this competition is very important, and it's even more meaningful to our Dandan!

"All those who can participate in this competition are fresh high school graduates. If the contestants can get a good ranking in the competition, they may be selected by some art universities and provincial normal colleges in advance. These piano students are one of them. Excellent platform!

"If our family Dandan can enter the finals, it will definitely save our family a lot of money in going to college in the future. Therefore, during that competition, the child was very nervous and wanted to get a good ranking. , Fight for me and her father!

"Originally, the competition went very smoothly. Dandan passed all the way through the finals, preliminary rounds, and preliminaries, showing her extraordinary strength early. At that time, some teachers even thought that Dandan's strength, let alone reaching the finals, It is not impossible to win the final championship!

"Soon, my family Dandan steadily entered the final with the third place in the preliminaries. At that time, our family was very happy. If Dandan performed at a normal level in the final, then it would be a great opportunity to be admitted to the University of Arts. It's a sure thing!

"However, my family Dandan is not satisfied, she thinks that the gap between herself and the top two in the preliminaries is not too big, so she wants to increase the difficulty of the optional repertoire in the final, so as to surpass them!

"The result... Alas!" The old man lowered his head weakly, tears already dripping down on her old cheeks.

At this time, Zhao Yu said it was useless, so he waited patiently. It wasn't until the old man calmed down a little that he continued to say:

"For the sake of fairness in the competition, all the contestants used the same piano in the final. In order to let the contestants get familiar with that piano, the organizing committee arranged a piano practice time for each contestant in advance.

"Alas..." The old man sighed again, and said, "The other contestants are all from the city. They have something to do with the organizing committee, and they all chose a good time to practice. It doesn't matter if there is no one in our family." , was squeezed to the last place, and had to wait until 8 o'clock in the evening to start practicing the piano.

"We thought, 8 o'clock in the evening is 8 o'clock. Anyway, it's not too late, and there is no time limit for the last place, so you can practice as long as you want. The song Dandan chose still has some shortcomings, so you can practice more practice.

"But who knows, something went wrong during the day, and our piano practice time was squeezed to more than 9 o'clock in the evening. Although Dandan's father talked to the leader for a while, the finals were about to start the next day. His theory no longer makes sense.

"There is no way, we can only choose to wait, and finally waited until nearly 9:30, and the child finally practiced the piano.

"At that time, everyone was gone, and there were only three of us in the auditorium. The child Dandan's mental quality is very good, and he was not affected at all, and he was very devoted to practicing the piano!

"But...but..." the old man trembled violently, and said with great difficulty, "At that time, her father and I were listening to the audience, and the child was talking about the song very nicely, and we were both intoxicated, but ...But suddenly I heard Dandan yelling 'ah'!

"After her father and I rushed onto the stage in a hurry, we saw the child clutching his right hand vigorously, and the blood couldn't stop pouring out, staining the child's clothes red! There were blood everywhere on the piano and on the ground. is blood!"

What! ?

Zhao Yu was extremely absorbed in hearing this, and immediately exclaimed, he had never expected that such a thing would happen back then!

"The child was terrified and looked at us in horror. Her father and I were even more frightened," the old man continued with difficulty, "I don't know what happened to the child? Seeing that the child's hand was bleeding, we hurried to Take Dandan to the hospital!

"That day, there was no one inside or outside the auditorium, and we couldn't even find a helper. Moreover, we couldn't find a taxi on the road, and finally a kind truck driver took us to the hospital.

"After the doctor examined my child, he said that the child's middle finger was cut by a sharp object, which not only injured the tendon and some joints, but also cut off half of the finger! It is best to find the little finger and connect it, otherwise the child Fingers may fall and be disabled for life!

"Where did her father and I encounter such a thing? We are all stupid! Hearing the doctor's order to find half a finger, her father hurried back to the auditorium of No. 2 Middle School to look for it.

"However... when her father went back... all the blood on the piano was gone, the piano was wiped clean, and Dandan's finger was gone!" Here, the old man couldn't bear the tears in his eyes any longer, and burst into tears immediately.