After removing his makeup, Beiping’s celebrated opera star Shen Zhiqiu revealed a conspicuous scar across his throat.
Three years ago, Commander Huo slaughtered his enemies’ entire family for him, never knowing that
this beloved dan-role performer, who could make all of the capital weep, was a man.
Tonight, a bayonet suddenly lifted the curtain of the stage. Commander Huo, drunk and holding his new lover, sneered:
“An actor is just an actor. You’ll never belong in decent society.”
Shen Zhiqiu lowered his head and flattered him obsequiously. Then he turned and pulled a Browning pistol from the bottom of his makeup case.
When the gunshot rang out, Commander Huo stared in shock:
That was the very gun he had personally given “her” for protection three years ago.
