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Chapter 623 Making Moves

Harvey frowned from the judges' panel at the front.

Casey leaned over and asked, "Mr. Herty, what's wrong?"

Harvey sipped from his thermos and replied, "Don't you think the 49th piece sounds a little familiar?"

Having just listened to the 50th piece, Casey had already forgotten the melody of the 49th.

He had someone replay the 49th track and listen to it twice. It did sound somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he'd heard it before.

Casey pulled out his phone and checked the livestream to see what people were saying.

The comments were flooding in quickly, and sure enough, some sharp-eared viewers had noticed something.

[Doesn't the 49th piece sound very similar to that melody trending on Twitter a few days ago? Just slightly modified.]

[Wasn't that piece accused of plagiarism?]

[So, the composer of the 49th piece is plagiarizing too?]

The 49th contestant had cleverly modified the piece, but experts

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could still instantly recognize that it was the same melody.

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Casey whispered to Harvey, "The rule is that compositions must be completed within 48 hours. If someone uses an old piece to compete, does that count as breaking the rules?" Harvey nodded.

Casey asked, "What if it's plagiarism?"

Harvey's face turned cold. "That's simple, disqualify them immediately!"

Casey handed him his phone. "Take a look at this."

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Christine sneaked out of the makeup room.

She had heard from Rachel that the 50th piece had been composed by Meryl, and that made her uneasy.

If Meryl won or ranked higher than her in the competition, Christine, as the principal cellist, would become a laughingstock in the orchestra.

Christine couldn't take that risk.

She went to the instrument storage area, where there was a staff member guarding the instruments.

Since she was the 49th contestant, and the 50th was coming up

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right after her, Christine pretended to get her instrument. But as she passed Meryl's cello, she secretly used a blade to cut the strings of Meryl's cello.

Everything appeared normal on the surface, but as soon as Meryl played, the string would snap.

Even if the string didn't break immediately, it would cause the instrument to be out of tune, ruining the performance.

After carrying out the sabotage, Christine couldn't help but smile wickedly.

She imagined Meryl making a fool of herself on stage, with all the judges watching, and it would be live-streamed for everyone

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Just thinking about it made Christine excited. She felt like she was eliminating a strong competitor.

Earlier, when Meryl had called the police, Christine had been locked in a holding cell for over half a month, becoming a joke o everyone. This, she thought, was payback. Christine hummed as she walked back to the makeup room with her cello.

Rachel watched her curiously and asked, "What's got you in such a good mood?"

There were no cameras in the makeup room, so they could talk freely.

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Christine kept her guard up. "Nothing much. I just took care of something important. The goth piece you were worried about? It's no longer a threat"

Rachel pretended not to understand, giving her a knowing look. "It's almost time for you to go on stage. Let's rehearse first."

"The venue allowed half an hour for preparation; then, the performers took the stage in order.

After changing into her performance attire, Meryl went to the instrument area to collect her cello.

She had a habit of checking her instrument before performing to make sure everything was in order.

But as soon as she returned to the makeup room and placed the cello down, one of the strings suddenly snapped without warning. The broken string struck her cheek.

Meryl's face changed, and she instinctively covered her face.

"Ouch..."

It hurt terribly.

She looked at herself in the mirror, and there was a noticeable blood mark on the right side of her face, a scratch made by a string.

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She held her face for a while, the searing pain slowly subsiding.

She hesitated to apply foundation on the wound, knowing it would slow the healing process. Instead, she let her hair down and brushed it to one side, covering the injury. After that, Meryl turned her attention to the cello.

She had replaced all the strings just a week before the competition, so it wasn't due to old strings snapping.

She carefully examined the break in the string.

The cut wasn't from the bow's friction; it was a clean, even slice.

In other words, someone tampered with her cello! They used something to cut her strings!

Meryl furrowed her brow. By now, the 49th contestant had already taken the stage.

She had no time to think about who might have done this.

A staff member came over to remind her to prepare for her performance.

Meryl's expression grew serious.

Even if her composition was perfect, without the string, she couldn't perform.

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For a moment, she didn't know what to do.

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There were other cellists nearby, but since they were all competitors, it was unlikely anyone would lend her their instrument at this point.

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Meryl bit her lip and suddenly remembered that Casey always carried his own cello.

But they had never officially met.

She thought, "Will it be inappropriate to approach him?"

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Christine and Rachel finished their performances and walked offstage, both confident they would win.

The voting system had opened, and they could see the live vote counts on the big screen.

Christine was thrilled to see that, despite just finishing their performance, their votes had already pushed them into the top three!

She felt she might actually win the championship.

Rachel was equally determined.

At that moment, it was time for the 50th performance.

Under the spotlight, Meryl walked onto the stage.

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She wore a long, elegant gown made of high-quality satin fabric, her long hair flowing to one side, looking graceful and composed.

Rachel looked at her with jealousy.

Though pregnant, Meryl's figure remained perfect.

Christine, sharp-eyed, noticed Meryl still had the same cello from earlier. A smug smile tugged at her lips.

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She even began imagining Meryl's string snapping halfway through her performance, causing her to embarrass herself in front of everyone.

But to Christine's surprise, the string held up. Even halfway through the performance, there was no sign of it breaking.

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