Chapter Four: The Driver in the Mirror

"You weren't concerned with secrecy when you tried to abduct her at gunpoint," Minglan replied. Xingyao tapped twice on the mirror frame, then three times. Shen Yan recognized the rests Shen Qinghe had circled on the first page of *The Returning Tide*. There was something behind the mirror. They removed it and uncovered a shallow recess. Inside lay half a sheet of water-damaged music and an old cassette. Along the paper's edge, Shen Qinghe had written: THE SECOND MOVEMENT MUST NEVER BE PLAYED ALONE. IF THE QUESTIONER HEARS ONLY THE ANSWER, THE NIGHTINGALE WILL MISTAKE FEAR FOR DESIRE. "Her handwriting?" Minglan asked. Shen Yan nodded. The fragment continued his manuscript but lacked the lower part.