Chapter 290: A thriller short story comparable to literature
“Teacher Gu Lu’s submission?” Xiao Xue confirmed again and again that the email address of this manuscript belonged to Gu Lu.
Sure enough, Teacher Gu Lu is very particular about people, and when he is inspired, he writes for real!
"Wonderful masterpiece, I'm ready." Xiao Xue thought of the wonderful works of "Iron Pillar" and "Singing the Moon Song in the White Room".
Today’s submissions are also two titled “Possibility of Evil” and “Random Thoughts”.
It can be seen that Gu Lu did not use his trump card "Lottery". After all, it is definitely impossible to have double kings from the beginning. Can you play poker?
Of course, compared to other horror novels, these two are already the best in the field of thriller novels!
Xiao Xue first started to look at "The Possibility of Evil".
The opening chapter tells the story of an elegant woman named Edela Strangeworth in a small European town.
“Are you going to write another incredible plot?” Xiao Xue is half a fan of Gu Lu.
He was well aware of Gu Lu's cleverness. Stories that were inconvenient to be written in a domestic setting would be placed in other countries.
It seems that Akechi Kogoro's series with frequent perversions is placed in neon, with a plot involving class and color life, such as Flatland's imitation of the European Middle Ages. The list goes on and on.
The Strangeworth woman is seventy-one years old this year. She has been here basically since the town first developed. Even the town’s attraction, the rose bush, was planted by her grandmother.
She regards the town as her home and is proud of everything in the town. Mrs. Strangeworth, who is also a living fossil, is also highly respected by people in the town. Even very naughty children will stop and say hello when they meet her.
The following plot tells the daily life of the old woman.
People who have lived in a small town should know that a small town is actually a society of acquaintances, and basically everyone knows each other.
Small towns in Europe are even more so because there are fewer residents.
“Use a lot of pen and ink to describe the harmony between Strangeworth and this small town.”
Xiao Xue, who is well-informed, is a little confused about the subsequent development of the story.
If this article were signed by another author, Xiao Xue, the deputy editor, would have started to frown. Judging from the previous article, there is no scary atmosphere at all.
It even described how beautiful this town was and how Strangeworth loved it.
But Xiao Xue has confidence in this name.
Sure enough, halfway through the story, a vision suddenly occurred.
Strangworth, the living fossil respected by everyone in the town, has a special hobby.
Send an anonymous letter. It must also be sent secretly in the evening when there are no people on the street.
[Have you never seen an idiot kid? Some people shouldn't have children, right? ]
[Did you not realize that they were laughing at you when you left the bridge club on Thursday? Or is it that the wife is always the last to discover this kind of thing? ]Specially selected green envelope.
To Mrs. Foster who will have surgery this week: [You know nothing about doctors. Remember, they are human beings and want to make money just like us. Even if the scalpel accidentally cuts in the wrong place, Dr. Ronaldo will still receive the surgery fee from your nephew. ]
It’s Ronaldo again, Flatland has also appeared, it seems that Gu Lu is a fan. Xiao Xue thought so, but soon became immersed in the plot again.
Strangworth, the town’s living fossil, knows many secrets of the town because he has lived long enough. She would write letters and expose these secrets.
"Why?" Seeing this, Xiao Xue was very curious.
No reason! The story ends when Strangeworth was eavesdropping on the gossip next to him. One of the letters he mailed this time fell out of the mailbox without being stuffed into it.
It happened to be seen and picked up by someone, which was obviously exposed.
"Huh? That's gone." Xiao Xue frowned and murmured to himself, "Teacher Gu Lu's writing style has changed too much this time, and it's a bit..."
Yes , Xiao Xue is a little confused about what this damn thing is writing.
Thriller?
It seems that there is no such thing.
Am I not understanding? Xiao Xue had such thoughts. So I watched it again.
Seems to have found the town’s living fossil Why Strangeworth did this.
There are two sentences in it "There are so many evils in people. Even in such a pleasant town, there are still so many evils in people." "The world is so big, but there is only A Strandworth fought for humanity”
Xiao Xue has been an old miner for many years, and he can tell that this man is the divine gold! Is it righteous for you to do this?
Adjectives such as being disrespectful to the elderly, getting worse with age, becoming a spirit in old people, Xiao Xue's heart and so on are attached.
"I feel a little uncomfortable after reading this article..."
Looking carefully for the reason why I feel uncomfortable, it seems that I put on clothes and found that the label was not cut off.
Clothes without the tags can be worn reluctantly if the tags are hidden inside. Just really uncomfortable.
"I seem to understand."
It's a trick, because the description of this European town is so beautiful. The protagonist, Strangeworth, gets along well with his neighbors.
I never thought it would be like this in private.
The same is true for the following "Random Thoughts".
It tells the story of a middle-aged man who bought his wife a birthday gift on their wedding anniversary. But there was a stranger who seemed to be following him from the gift shop to the way home.
While thinking wildly, the protagonist kills someone...
Gu Lu's writing this time will be eloquent, and he will immerse readers in the world of the book through detailed conception.
For example, Strangeworth knows everyone in the town, and even knows where the residents graduated from and why they stayed in the town. This description allows readers to understand that she has lived in the town for more than fifty years and is very familiar with the town.
When she exposes people's secrets through anonymous letters, there will be no sudden questions, "Where did he find these secrets?"
"Is it psychologically terrifying?" Xiao Xue I feel that some horrors are hidden in daily life. The previous article described the town to a state where he even wanted to live there. But knowing that there is such a living fossil will immediately give up the idea.
Who doesn’t have any secrets?
After roughly reading two novels, it feels like there is a thin film covering the content, and the content is not scary, but rather vague. But if you look carefully and see after you pierce it, the more you think about it, the more uncomfortable you will become. When you feel uncomfortable and want to explore why, your thinking becomes more divergent and more terrifying.
"Advanced, really advanced!" Xiao Xue couldn't help but applaud, "An upgraded version of "Tie Zhu"!"
Tie Zhu's fear also came from the suicide of Xiaoshan Village Institutional imagination. But the suicide system in Xiaoshan Village has no sense of substitution after all. The two current stories are trivial matters in life and are very close to each other.
"As expected of someone who has been in "People's Literature", he has almost written thrillers into literature. His writing progress has been too fast. He was born to write." Xiao Xue felt that this Submitting the article to "New Reading"...it would be a bit of a waste.
Mainly, this way of writing makes horror and horror unintuitive. The vote may not necessarily be high, whether the main article can be defeated is a matter of two opinions.
So what if there is some waste? Such a good article cannot be pushed to other countries!
Suddenly, Xiao Xue thought of a way. Xiao Xue dialed Vice President Dong's phone number. The story about writer Gu Lu is not trivial. When the magazine was revised, Gu Lu's works made a big splash.
"Xiao Xue, I'm driving, it doesn't matter. If you have anything to say, just tell me." Vice President Dong was used to it and was successfully tamed by Xiao Xue.
“No, no, no, don’t be distracted while driving, be responsible for yourself and others.” Xiao Xue said, “Besides, what I want to say, President Dong, is also quite long, and I can’t finish it in a minute and a half. Anyway, I'm still at the company. President, tell me when you get home. I'm not busy. Please be safe on the road."
Without being sloppy at all, hang up the phone.
As Vice President Dong was driving on the other side of the phone, "It's quite long" and "I can't finish it in half an hour" were running in his mind. He shuddered unconsciously. Looking at the road where vehicles are driving, I suddenly feel why the road is so short today?
8:30 pm.
Xiao Xue stretched himself and got off work early today. I'm happy because I received Gu Lu's submission.
“No wonder if you have a foreign background, you are worried that the sense of substitution will be too strong?” Xiao Xue turned off the lights while dissolving.
...early in the morning.
Who is the dog barking so early in the morning?
Gu Lu jumped out of bed angrily, went to the balcony and looked out.
A new store opened outside the community, and before nine o'clock, firecrackers started setting off.
It wasn't because he was angry when he got up. Anyway, Gu Lu Maliao put on his clothes and walked out in a hurry.
Follow the sound of firecrackers and find the open shop.
It is a barbecue restaurant. Gu Lu didn't do anything drastic. He just thought in his heart, "I will never come to this restaurant."
Oath!
Just as he was going out, Gu Lu bought two steamer buns and went back to eat. Fog always sells night buns, which are buns specially bought at night.
The summary is that in Fog City, you can eat steamed buns most of the day.
I have an appointment today and am going out.
"Who do you want me to accompany you to meet again today?" Gu Lu's first words when he saw the strange girl.
Zhou Lin said, "It's just the two of us. Today we are going to visit the Three Gorges Museum."
She muttered in her heart and finally "borrowed" it for two days. She went to Zhao Juan's birthday party before , she was a little reluctant to part with it.
There must be two people today! Otherwise, it would be a waste, Zhou Lin thought in her heart.
“I don’t remember that you like to visit museums?” Gu Lu was curious.
“We need to prepare for next year’s Model United Nations. Because of this year’s cultural relics incident, I feel that next year’s Model United Nations topic is likely to be this.” Zhou Lin said, “I haven’t been to the museum much, so Let’s take a look. Even if I guess wrong, I can still learn more.”
When I was a child, I often saw the teacher taking us to museums and so on. Actually, Gu Lu has never been there.
“You are really serious about Model United Nations.” Gu Lu sighed.
Zhou Lin turned around and asked, "Gulu, do you know the difference between dreams and goals?"
Fortunately, the distance was still quite far, otherwise Gu Lu would have been swept away by his high ponytail.
“One is achievable and the other is almost impossible to achieve.” Gu Lu responded casually.
“No, no, whether it can be achieved or not depends on results. We have no way of knowing from the beginning whether we can achieve it or not,” Zhou Lin said.
Her eyes seemed to be shining with light, "So I think the difference between a dream and a goal is only whether it will get closer in that direction. The goal will get closer step by step, and the dream is just the imagination of the mind, not What action. This is my own definition."
Getting closer to the goal step by step, right? Gu Lu thought of Zhou Lin's "arrogant" goal again.
“Can it be done?” Gu Lu muttered softly.
But because the two were so close, Zhou Lin heard, "I think I can. If you believe me, it will be okay."
"Okay, I believe you ." Gu Lu nodded, thinking about his small goal of becoming a famous short story writer.
It’s still not easy to move around. Although I’ve been thinking about short stories, I should be more active in promoting short story collections.
"A bit perfunctory." Zhou Lin looked at the other party absentmindedly.
Today’s visit to the Three Gorges Museum is over, and Gu Lu’s summer student activities are basically over.
Oh yes, there is one more thing!
The heroine was admitted to the best high school in the foggy city. Her stepfather (father Xiao) was very happy, so he took a leave of absence and took the whole family to play in Simian Mountain.
Therefore, the meal to celebrate Gu Jiayu's victory was delayed for more than a week.
"Jiayu, this is my high school classmate and very good friend Li Guyuan. He is very good at statistics on some knowledge points." Gu Lu introduced.
Gu Lu turned around and said, "Gu Yuan, let me introduce you. This is my sister, dear."
"Master, you are really a master. This notebook is better than many teachers' summaries." Useful." Gu Jiayu said hello directly without any stage fright.
In contrast, Li Guyuan had a little stage fright, but he quickly adjusted his mentality because his character is also familiar.
"It is much worse than the teacher. The teacher has rich experience. The reason why it is more obvious is that there is still an age gap between the teacher and the students, and my age has an advantage." Li Guyuan said.
"Oh oh oh," Gu Jiayu nodded.
Huh? Wait, Gu Lu suddenly discovered why the heroine's face was a little baby fat. Got fat!
"To be honest, meat glutinous rice balls - oh no glutinous rice balls, you can really go live to teach people to review." Gu Lu said.
Li Guyuan waved his hand. He didn't think there was anything special about his behavior. On the contrary, I think that my novel talent is unique.
It’s like this, my talents are bound to be useful, but most people can’t realize their own advantages.
"Zhulu, why is your sister so cute?" Li Guyuan said, "Is she really her biological child?"
"Of course she is my biological child!" Gu Lu said, "You mean I look so cute?" Sorry?"
"No, no, it's not that I'm rude. It's just that my appearance is still a bit different than your sister's," Li Guyuan said.
“I don’t believe it!” Gu Lu said firmly.
During this meal, Li Guyuan was talkative, Gu Jiayu was a talker, and Gu Lu talked a lot, so the atmosphere was good.
When paying the bill, Gu Jiayu insisted on giving money.
"Please, give me this chance. I want to thank you, brother, and thank you for the glutinous rice balls." Gu Jiayu called after his brother.
The important task of paying the bill was finally handed over to the heroine.
The three of them ate more than a hundred. Seeing the heroine's distressed look, the small treasury shrank greatly.
After dinner.
go home!
Gu Lu felt that time was almost up.
"Uncle Jian, I had an inspiration for a science fiction novel before, and then I visited a major animal laboratory and came up with other inspirations, which together may be a bit awesome." Gu Lu called President Jian and said.
He said, "It's almost finished. Uncle Jian, take a look and see if it meets the publishing standards."
"Do any of your books meet the publishing standards?" President Jian Hear the words and reply.
Without much greeting, the two hung up the phone.
After Flatland, another science fiction book.
President Jian is still looking forward to it, a bit of awesome science fiction novel.
(End of this chapter)