Chapter 56: The Reasoning of Time is on sale
The June issue (gold edition) of "The Reasoning of Time", Gu Lu went to a newsstand far away to buy it.
Unlike best-selling magazines such as "Literary Youth", "Story Club" and "Zhiyin", even the number one mystery magazine in China does not have that wide coverage.
In order to buy magazines, Zhang Dazou had to walk in the rain for more than 20 minutes to Xinhua Bookstore.
Why are you so persistent? Because his short story was published in this issue of "Times Reasoning" today, Zhang Dagger is his pen name, Zhang is his surname, and Dagger is his title. He hopes that his works will be like a dagger, piercing the world of reasoning without waves. .
In today's mystery novels, since Edgar Allan Poe pioneered mystery, and Sherlock Holmes, Grandma, and the Quinn brothers set off the golden age, most conspiracies have been written about.
Mechanical tricks, psychological tricks, narrative tricks, etc., it is difficult to have new ideas.
“Finally bought it.” Zhang Dagger wiped the rain off his head and changed his clothes.
Even though the editorial department had sent him a sample of the magazine, Zhang Dazou had to buy it himself.
Let’s take a look at the cover recommendations first. After all, the works recommended on the cover are basically what the editorial department thinks are the best in this issue.
【Primary Color Sky】
Gu Lu
The Incredible Crime of Dr. Muro
Gu Lu
D Banpo Murder Case
Zhang Dagger
A feasible criminal plan
[Excellent reading]
Conan Doyle
The Red Hair Club
"Huh? Who is this Gu Lu? He can actually be evenly matched with me." Zhang Dagger was attracted.
Every issue of Time Mystery will translate foreign classic works, so reading "The Red-Haired Club" as a masterpiece did not attract Zhang Dagger's slightest attention. Who is better if Sherlock Holmes is not good?
Open and read——
[What is historical reasoning? Speaking of historical reasoning, we must mention the European and American "The Daughter of Time" and "The Name of the Rose"...]
Zhang Dazou likes to read some popular science about reasoning in the front of magazine catalogs. Even though he is a mystery writer, But I don’t understand many things at all.
For example, what are the three “W”s of reasoning?
Who is the murderer, how did he commit the murder, and why did he kill, are also the most important murderers, techniques and motives in mystery novels.
After reading this issue's science popularization of historical reasoning, Zhang Dagger came to take a look and found out that Gu Lu was a bit of a pick.
I found through the catalog before reading that there are three works by Gu Lu in this issue. Zhang Dazou will definitely not think that "The Reasoning of Time" has no manuscripts.
“The stage design is based on neon? That’s right. I feel that it is reasonable for neon to have such perverted things with Europe and the United States.”
Watching "D Banpo Murder Incident" first, Zhang Dazou felt that the writing was in "Sherlock Holmes mode".
The story is narrated from the perspective of "I", but the detective is Akechi. The following questions show a slight change by the author, because "I" suspect Akechi is the murderer.
The bookstore proprietress is dead and has bruises on her body. "I" and Akechi witnessed it, and didn't see anyone else coming in or out.
The testimony of eyewitnesses is contrary. One saw the murderer wearing white clothes, and the other saw the murderer wearing black clothes.
My reasoning is also quite logical. Firstly, there are only fingerprints on the lamp indicating that Akechi entered the house and turned on the light. Secondly, Akechi was wearing striped pajamas and the two witnesses were confused through the window pane.
"This reasoning is too weird. According to this reason, it is more likely to see black and white." Zhang Dagger complained.
Akechi overturned all the evidence easily. The lamp was a broken tungsten filament. The two witnesses saw it wrong. According to criminal psychology research, the vast majority of witnesses made mistakes in their descriptions. The real culprit was the bookstore. boss. "Is this the end?"
Zhang Dagger read the next two articles. Dr. Muro has nothing to do with Akechi, and his criminal methods are also ridiculous.
People have the ability to imitate, that is, if a light is made so that the victim can see the scene of the hanging mannequin, the victim will learn...
"What the hell? There's no tricks at all!"
The third chapter, "The Walker on the Ceiling", is triggered from the criminal's perspective and tells the story of crime.
Akechi didn’t have any reasoning process at all, it was as straightforward as turning on God’s perspective.
After reading three articles, Zhang Dazou had a very absurd idea in his mind. Is this considered a mystery novel?
“The aesthetic level of the Time Mystery Editorial Department is becoming more and more problematic. I recommend this kind of work, and there is no fun in reasoning at all.”
Zhang Dazou yelled that he called the editor. What a coincidence, the editor he contacted was also Han Zang.
He was very angry. The reason for his anger was that he thought Gu Lu had some connections. Otherwise, how could he be featured on the cover together with his meticulous works.
"Brother Han, it's like this. Do you know who Gu Lu is serialized in this gold edition?" Zhang Dagger's tone was still relatively gentle.
"Oh? You made the right call. You also want to communicate with Teacher Xiao Gu, right?" Han Zang was eloquent.
"That's right! Teacher Xiao Gu's style is inherited from "Liao Zhai" and is unique in the reasoning circle. It's normal for you to be attracted." Han Zang said, "Even Chief Editor Gao praised him and said [It is to calm down] A piece of work that can make waves if you throw a big stone into the lake.]"
"?" Zhang Dagger had a lot to say, but he was keeping it all in his heart. Chief Editor Gao was a super senior mystery fan.
"But I can't give you Teacher Xiao Gu's contact information directly," Han Zang said, "I can help you convey it."
"Ahem——" Zhang The dagger was very quiet, so quiet that you could hear the admiration for Gu Lu in the editor's words, and you could also hear your own heartbeat.
"Brother Han, what do you like most about Teacher Gu Lu?" Zhang Dagger asked.
"The character design and the description of evil, I am really looking forward to Teacher Xiao Gu writing a long or medium-length mystery work." Han Zang asked without thinking, "Where is 伱?"
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"My thoughts are exactly the same as Brother Han's, and heroes have the same views." What can Zhang Dagger do? It can only be catered to.
"Let's not chat for now. I'm still reviewing the manuscript. Teacher Xiao Gu has replied to me and I'll give you a reply." After saying that, Han Zang hung up the phone. After all, the relationship between the two was okay, so No need to be so polite.
Hung up the phone and fell into deep thought.
Character design and description of evil? Zhang Dazou immediately thought of Mingzhi, the protagonist of the two short stories. His descriptions were indeed very full.
Because I want to study and like human beings, I saw someone stealing books, but I didn’t stop them and kept counting them.
Because of his research on human beings, he even inspired a murderer.
"A wise person who is proficient in criminal psychology knows the prisoner better than the prisoner himself?" Zhang Dagger felt that if this was the reason, it would be normal to poison him at a glance through the ceiling.
["Oh, failure, failure! I never meant to make fun of you, but you are too naive." Mingzhi said defensively, "Your idea is interesting, but it's a pity that you The reasoning only pays attention to the surface, and it is purely material. For example, have you done an internal psychological investigation about my relationship with that woman...]
Look at this paragraph in the story again, fully. Showing a wise character, he doesn't care about external evidence, but cares more about the criminal's psychology.
"It's interesting, it's interesting. ”
(End of this chapter)