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"It turns out that mystery can still be written like this!"

Dezhi guessed the murderer while reading the novel. He suspected one by one and eliminated one by one. He almost guessed the motives and modus operandi of everyone he felt suspected...

In the end, Chu Kuang put one another!

So when he watched Poirot utter the name of the murderer, he would have a straight hair and a long cold sweat.

While shocked, he exploded again, thinking it was an act of fooling readers——

This is also true.

Chu Kuang is fooling readers!

In any sense, the word "fooling" is not excessive.

But why did Cao Dezhi feel ashamed?

Because this is not a joke on April Fools' Day, but a crush on IQ!

It can be seen from the confession and the analysis of the case...

Except for some intuitive leaks that had to be avoided due to the narrative style, Chu Kuang did not deliberately conceal any clues in the book.

In some places, there are even strong hints in the narrative!

This is a situation that can only be found by comparing confession and retrospective.

Therefore, this book can be described as a fairly fair duel of reasoning between the writer and the reader.

This is where Cao Dezhi depressed...

Obviously Chu Kuang has already revealed the identity of the murderer through the countless foreshadowings in the previous article...

However, Chu Kuang also used the reader's assumptions to create a blind spot for reasoning, so when the ending was announced, Cao Dezhi felt so incredible!

Dezhi felt that he had stepped into Chu Kuang's pit with his head upright.

People have shown the evidence a long time ago, but as a reader, I didn't find it.

You know, some mysteries like to hide the key evidence at the end and hide it in the detective's head. In that case, the reader cannot guess the murderer is excusable.

Because the author did not write out the key evidence.

But grandma is a very honest writer, and her novels hardly hide the evidence to the end!

She will give readers the opportunity to solve the case, and let the reader challenge the detective’s speed in solving the case, depending on whether the reader can see the details she hid in the text.

"Thank you, I have read so many mysteries..."

Cao Dezhi muttered to himself, and then suddenly patted his thigh:

"No, no matter how many mystery novels I have read, it is useless, because the description of this novel is groundbreaking. In mystery circles, this kind of writing has never appeared before!"

That's why I almost instinctively think that "I" is not the murderer!

Because what Cao Dezhi substituted was "I"!

who am I?

Shepard!

If Cao Dezhi had watched a TV series called "Wulin Gaiden", he must understand a man named Ji Wuming very well at this moment.

"I...killed me?"

But who ruled that "I" cannot be the murderer?

There has never been this rule!

It's just that I subconsciously ruled out the murderer "I".

What Chu Kuang did was simple.

Break the convention and redefine what "everything is possible" of reasoning!

"This is a work that has almost subverted the traditional mystery novel creation technique!"

Dezhi is almost certain that after the release of this novel, it will definitely cause countless reasoning writers to imitate——

Dezhi's judgment is not wrong.

On earth, with the release of Grandma's "Roger's Mystery", many people have imitated this creative technique.

This creative technique has a unique name.

"Surprised"

As the name suggests.

It is a narrative trick, which refers to the author's use of article structure or writing skills to deliberately conceal or mislead certain facts from readers, until the truth of the case is revealed at the end, making readers feel indescribable astonishment.

Granny, is the creator of narrative!

How about she is the old pioneer of the reasoning world?

The narrative is just one of the creative methods she developed, and the trend she has developed by another model is even more terrifying.

In fact, as far as narrative is concerned, there are later tributes and imitations of works such as the fall of "Dong Dong Suspension Bridge".

"The opportunity is here!"

After feeling the great shock, Cao Dezhi felt that his whole footsteps were a little drifting: "This novel is definitely going to be popular!"

Can't Silver Blue Book Library Mystery?

That's what it used to be!

Now we have Chu Kuang!

At this time, Cao Dezhi recalled that when the old Xiong handed over the novel to him, he was so depressed and unwilling to give up, and he could hardly help but want to laugh out loud!

Hehe.

Chu Kuang is a baby!

If Cao Dezhi were to send Chu Kuang back to the fantasy department now, I am afraid that Cao Dezhi's expression would not be better than that of Lao Xiong.

is not it.

With such a thick thigh, who is willing to let go?

It's also our luck, this thigh has come to our reasoning department!

can only say……

Chu Kuang's thighs are all thighs everywhere!

...

There is no doubt that "Roger's Mystery" must be published, and it must be publicized in place. For this reason, Cao Dezhi held a meeting.

"Come and read this novel!"

The editors of the reasoning department looked at each other, and finally looked at Cao Dezhi: "Boss, is there a happy event?"

The editors have never seen Cao Dezhi so happy.

Usually, Cao Dezhi is crying, because the company holds meetings every once in a while. As the editor-in-chief of the reasoning department, Cao Dezhi will be scolded every time he meets. As time goes on, how can he be happy?

"You'll know after reading it!"

Cao Dezhi said triumphantly: "There are still three hours left before get off work, it's almost enough for you to finish watching."

"That's good."

Everyone is happy, the editor-in-chief speaks, and you can put your hands on work. How comfortable is it to read novels here?

Ok.

Really comfortable...

Some people leaned on a chair, some people leaned on Erlang's legs, taking a sip of tea from time to time, and looking at mystery novels comfortably, the editors' human ideals!

Cao Dezhi did not criticize either.

Anyway, there is nothing major in the department. Since the decision has been made to focus on "Roger's Mystery", it is natural to let people know about it.

He himself took advantage of this effort to watch "Roger's Mystery" again.

Because he knew the ending and searched consciously, this time Cao Dezhi saw many details that he had overlooked when he first read it.

For example, when he saw Chapter Three...

"It turns out that as early as the first meeting, the ending was already foreshadowed. Poirot played for the first time and accidentally dropped the pumpkin, and it accurately hit Shepard."

Cao Dezhi laughed.

This made him think of some metaphors in movies, but people who read it for the first time would never have such rich associations.

Then after seeing the description of Poirot in the book, Cao Dezhi felt that he liked this character more and more.

In addition.

Cao Dezhi felt a little emotional again when he reviewed Shepard again.

Poirot said in the book: "Everyone has some potential evil thoughts in their hearts. If they are not inspired by a specific environment, he may go through his life in dignity; but if they are subjected to some kind of temptation, the evil thoughts defeat the will in the heart. Power, then he will be overwhelmed.

Dr. Shepard is the latter.

He is not bad in nature.

Imagine that if he tells the truth about the cause of Fula’s death and does not ask for the windfall from his life, as an ordinary rural doctor, he can still live through his perhaps poor but decent life; but his obsession with money, The desire for wealth ruined everything. He lied and had to fill it with all his heart. What's more terrible, he went further and further on the road of extorting money, gradually becoming crazy and losing self-control.

He was lost in the world of desire, longing for something, afraid of losing, and finally gone.

But does he have potential regrets?

Perhaps this manuscript is the best proof.

He still cherishes his reputation, so he will kill Roger when the truth is about to be revealed.

Risky and decisive way.

His confession is not only a futile self-defense after committing a murder, but also an alternative confession of constantly searching for others' sins for relief, otherwise he would not choose to commit suicide to end his life——

He didn't want his sister to know the truth.

Although with the cleverness of her sister, she might guess her willingness to commit suicide.

The sentence at the end of the novel is very interesting:

[It would be great if Poirot had not retired to here to plant pumpkins.

This is Shepard's nostalgia for life.

When Cao Dezhi finished reading it the second time, it was already a little late, and the editors also saw the end.

"puff."

The editor on the right of Cao Dezhi drank half a sip of tea, but it was sprayed out directly, but he didn't care about wiping, and he blurted out: "The murderer is Shepard!?"

Huh huh!

The other editors who hadn't finished reading immediately stared at the speaker with murderous eyes, and their mentality was broken.

"I will kill you!"

"Why spoilers!"

"I haven't finished it yet!"

"Although I almost saw this...but I hate you so much!"

"..."

Many editors are angry.

But after venting their anger, everyone's expressions fell into a certain stunned and shocked collectively. Obviously, like Cao Dezhi, they did not guess the truth.

And in shock.

Suddenly another person shouted: "The murderer turned out to be Shepard!"

Everyone looked at this person with weird faces: "Yes, didn't you just say it?"

"what?"

The man scratched his head: "Sorry, I was so absorbing, I didn't hear it."

This is so fascinating...

Everyone murmured in their hearts, then rolled their eyes madly, and said it before hearing it, another spoiler dog!

of course.

The editors have a lingering discussion:

"Who wrote this novel is a bit perverted!"

"Boss, don't you dig up Teacher Carter?"

"The case is not top-notch, but at the end, it's amazing!"

"It subverts my understanding of mystery novels..."

"If it hadn't been for someone to spoil me, I would have been shocked to speak."

"This novel is going to explode!"

"Ah, I guessed Shepard before, but then I overturned this guess. I didn't expect..."

"I guessed it in the fourth to last chapter, but I'm not sure... The murderer is actually not completely impossible to guess, but it's incredible. This kind of reasoning is the first time I've seen it!"

"Who wrote it on earth?"

"..."

Cao Dezhi met everyone's gaze and smiled lightly: "It's Chu Kuang."

The author of this novel is Chu Kuang——

Chu Kuang’s fame in the reasoning world began with this small editorial department!