Chapter 232 200. The three major categories of mystery novels (please complete the order)
"Have you never read mystery novels? If you find the classics difficult to enter, how about the new works in recent years?"
Like the previous members, Yamada became very active when it came to mystery novels. Although he was a little shy and shy, he finally found his own field.
“Although the writing and composition of Mr. Hojo's "Forgetting" are crude, the creativity is great and it is a great inspiration to me."
Kurosawa on the coffee table of that pile Among the mystery novels, I found a book labeled "Forgetting" by Haruka Hojo. It was a novel published by Shinchosha in 2015. The cover has the feel of a light novel, and the slogan is "In the seven days when yesterday disappeared." .
"Really? Thank you for your recommendation. I will go and take a look."
Kurosawa picked up the book and looked like he was reading it carefully, but he was already absent-minded.
Then Kurosawa saw Eri-chan who was stretching and walking out slowly. It was almost noon now... Only four of the five people he met yesterday came out, so the game maniac is still there In the room?
...There is a vague feeling of bad premonition.
“It’s been like this since last night...”
When asked Eri-chan about Uesugi-kun's movements, the girl spread her hands and looked disapproving.
"Ever since that game was released, he has been playing it like crazy. It took a lot of time for everyone to go on a trip. He is so unsocial!"
That game.
It should be about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Kurosawa looked at Uesugi-kun's door not far away with the Do Not Disturb sign hanging on it, and vaguely felt that something was wrong. She quietly came to the door of the room, looked at the locked wooden door, and lightly knuckled her right index finger. Knocking on the door, as expected, there was no response.
Looking at the door lock with some reluctance, I found that it was intact and there was no sign of being pried.
I hope I am overthinking it.
...... Kurosawa thought so.
"Um...I'm sorry..."
While there was no one around Kurosawa, Jisaki quietly came to her side and said softly, changing the mascot from before stereotype.
"I want to talk to you about something. If you don't mind, can you come to my room...?"
"Is there something that we can't talk about here?" Kurosawa Mika has some strange questions, maybe Affected by the discussion just now, the girl also became a little wary, "It's not that I don't trust you, just what Mr. Terada said. In this way, there is a thin line between lovers of mystery novels and murderers... Although this sounds ridiculous, I still believe it."
"Then..."
Izaki seemed to be talking. Hesitating for something, he nervously grasped the hem of his clothes with both hands, looking at Kurosawa through his thick bangs with a pair of restless eyes.
"...It may be rude to ask this kind of thing, but...you and Mr. Li Ming are friends, right? What kind of person is he...?" Jisaki hesitated, "I'm really sorry to ask. Such a personal issue..."
Kurosawa Mika showed an incomprehensible expression and stared at the boy in front of her: "From this name, you can tell that Li Ming is not a native of Japan..." Kurosawa noticed that the boy's expression was slightly stagnant, "To be precise, he He is a straight man who usually always Focus on your work as a private detective and don’t care too much about love and emotions.”
Although these words could not completely answer Jisaki’s question, his expression still looked shocked and his lips trembled. Whispered.
"How could such a thing happen...Thank you very much for your answer. I'm sorry for asking such a thing...please don't take it seriously!"
"What's wrong?" Kurosawa Still a little baffling.
"It's just, just... I hope you can be more careful. Mr. Li Ming has the same name as my old friend. He just thought of some things that should have been forgotten long ago." Ji Qi bit his lower lip. .
Same name and surname...
Is this a coincidence?
Kurosawa was a little puzzled, but he couldn't understand it.
In the blink of an eye, Ji Qi returned to his previous lively look. He looked around and said mysteriously.
"I see that Ms. Kurosawa is not that interested in mystery novels. If you don't mind, I will explain it to you. After all, we have to be here for a week. If you are not interested in our topic ...I’m afraid I will never be able to integrate into the collective.”
"It's a terrible thing not to be able to integrate into the group..." As if he was caught in some kind of memory, Jisaki fell into deep thought again when he said this. "It may very well bring about bad disasters." He murmured to himself.
Terada, who had been chatting and laughing with Li You, suddenly stood up, gave Kurosawa a gentleman's salute, and then invited her to sit on the sofa. He crossed his hands to his mouth, his face There was a hint of excitement on the surface.
"So, Ms. Kurosawa, do you know the three major categories of mystery novels?"
"Whodoneit...who is the criminal; Howdoneit...what is the method; Whydoneit...what is the motive."
“Depending on the focus, the direction of the plot is also diverse. Most mystery works focus on the first two, which makes me feel very sad...whydoneit has also developed a lot. Space——”
Seeing Li Ming next to him looking at him with some doubts, Terada suddenly laughed and waved his hand gently.
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not referring to the reflection of “being forced into a murderous situation by the darkness of society” that is common in socialist reasoning, but what kind of goal can drive people who have no intention of killing in the first place? Having to choose this method of killing...don't you think this would be an interesting discussion space? ”
“A very interesting topic, but I can’t understand it. Kurosawa expressed his point of view mercilessly, not caring about the disappointment of others, and then stood up and went to the hot spring, "I'm sorry, I have to excuse you. It was really uncomfortable to catch the cold last night. Today I really I want to take a nice dip in the hot springs. "
"Do you need me to accompany you? "Li Dan suddenly suggested.
"No, no need..." Kurosawa was caught off guard for a moment. He waved his hands quickly and said incoherently, with a shy blush on his face. He walked faster and left. The living room.
After making sure that no one was looking at him, Kurosawa looked around and began to eavesdrop on the conversation in the living room.
She was really concerned about Ji Qi's sudden question, so she could only use this less bright method to eavesdrop on their conversation to get more clues.
The people in the living room were just exchanging questions about their favorite mystery novels, including conversations about book recommendations, discussions about plots in the books, and of course some expressions of rejection of spoilers.
Just when Kurosawa was about to give up eavesdropping, Jisaki's somewhat trembling and distinctive voice suddenly came from the living room.
"Is your name Mr. Li Dang... I have some small questions for you. Do you mind answering them?"
"Of course, is it about mystery novels?" This was Li Ming's unique voice.
"You can think of it as a mystery novel, but...do you know a high school student named Jujo..." Jisaki hesitated to speak. "Ms. Kurosawa just told you, I am a private detective. After such a long time, naturally many clients have appeared in my office registration book. It should be said that there are so many with the surname Jujo. Ten, I don’t know which one you are referring to?”
“No, it’s okay…” "Izaki's voice was a little disappointed, "Just think that I didn't say anything just now, I was just a little too sensitive."
Kurosawa has been hiding by the door of the locker room, listening to these conversations, although he She didn't think this was anything too important, but a woman's intuition and sixth sense told her that there must be some clues hidden in it.
She had been thinking about this issue until after taking a bath in the hot spring, but was forced to give up because there was no signal on her mobile phone and she was unable to collect similar information online.
Time flies quickly, the wind howls outside the window, and snowflakes sweep across the earth with it. The sky gradually becomes dark, and it seems that the sun has already set.
"Today is really a fulfilling day. Thank you very much for your exchange and discussion, which gave me a better understanding of mystery novels." A smile broke out on Li Dao's face, and he helped the girl beside him "Then, see you tomorrow."
The two went to the second floor. After lingering with each other for a while, Li Min covered Kurosawa with a quilt.
"Good night, my eldest lady, sleep well tonight, and don't catch the cold again. You don't know how anxious I am when you get sick. Good night! Have a good sleep! ”
"Yes." Kurosawa responded softly and watched the young man leave the room.
After confirming that there was no sound around, even though Li Dengqian warned Kurosawa not to go out casually, the girl still couldn't control her curiosity and sneaked out of the room.
The villa is very quiet at night. All the lights in the corridor have been extinguished, and only the fireplace in the living room is still burning a little light.
As if attracted by the firelight, the girl walked forward. In the gradually brightening field of vision, what was reflected was a discordant black shadow beside the fire——
Yes people.
The figure lay motionless on the ground, unable to feel the breath of life.
Kurosawa was about to get closer and continue to observe, when suddenly he heard a burst of footsteps from behind.
Before she could turn around, the girl felt a slight tingling sensation on the back of her neck.
Did you get stabbed by something?
I wanted to reach out my hand to confirm, but my arms were out of control, and then my legs lost their strength. As my vision became blurry, Kurosawa's consciousness also merged into the darkness...
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After what seemed like a long, long sleep, Kurosawa woke up from his dream. He was still in a strange room, with snow-white bedding, wooden walls, and a blizzard raging outside the window.
By the way, they were killed in the snowy mountains last night. Fortunately, they found this wooden house and spent the night here...
What time is it now?
Kurosawa looked at the clock, which was the time she usually got up.
…It’s still morning.
But I don’t know why, but I have the illusion that a day has passed. Yesterday was really...
What happened yesterday?
Yesterday morning, didn’t I just pack my luggage and get in the car to go skiing together? It's impossible to spend a whole day in this mansion or something like that.
In a daze, Kurosawa always felt that something was missing.
But she felt that reality was absurd, and why did the fact that it did not exist appear in her memory... and it was still illusory.
In the hazy state, she was brought back to reality by a thumping sound. She originally thought it was the sound of wind and snow hitting the glass, but she soon realized that it was not the case.
"Kurosawa! Kurosawa, are you awake? Answer me!" Li Ming's anxious voice came from outside the door, as if he was going to break the wooden door.
Kurosawa opened the wooden door in confusion, and at that moment, Li Dang rushed in. He wanted to hug the girl in front of him for a moment, but he held it back and held it down with both hands instead. Girl's shoulders.
"That's great... You're okay... You didn't meet any bad guys, right? You're not injured, right?"
"Of course it's okay... I've been sleeping here, how could anything happen? ? But why are you always so surprised?" After Kurosawa said this, he was a little stunned. In his impression, Li Ming's character did not seem to be like this. Why did he use this sentence when he said it? "always".
"Ah, no, what should I say? Something happened downstairs..." As if he didn't want Kurosawa to know, Li Ming hesitated with a tangled expression, "Anyway, breakfast is a little late, if you I'll get some biscuits if you're hungry, but you're not allowed to leave the room!"
"What's going on?"
Kurosawa's voice suddenly became cold, and she stared at the young man in front of her. , with a somewhat sullen expression.
"Mr. Li Ming, do you think I am the kind of eldest lady who lives in a cage? If you think so, then we should talk less in the future. Since something big has happened, why don't you plan to Let me know? You want to hide it from me through words and actions..."
"...I understand"
Li Ming's face was full of reluctance, but knowing that he couldn't defeat Kurosawa, he finally raised his hands to surrender.
"But speaking of the first thing, that is not a pretty scene...I guarantee you won't want to have breakfast for a while." Li Ming hesitated, "After all...someone died. ”
The two of them just walked down the stairs and came to the living room.
The first thing I noticed was a strange burning smell.
Terada and Yamada stood in front of the stove. The atmosphere was very dark. Their faces must have been ashen, and there was a female corpse lying beside their feet.
Even from such a long distance, you can tell that it is a corpse. The reason why is because her head is completely plunged into the furnace, burning with crackling sparks, but the body outside the furnace is motionless. .
"Uh..." Kurosawa made a look like he was vomiting.
When Li Ming saw this, he immediately rushed forward, took out a tissue and handed it to the girl. When he was about to say something, Kurosawa said in a voice that suppressed the desire to vomit.
"Why didn't you put out the fire? Such a big thing happened...isn't it the right choice to dispose of the body as soon as possible to get more clues? Even if the scene is destroyed , that’s better than destroying the corpse, right?”
(End of this chapter)