Higashino had planned to spend three days in Tokyo.

On the one hand, I met with Aki and talked about novels.

On the other hand, they want to see the school.

There are so many high schools in Tokyo, and it is up to us to decide which one is the goal of Higashino.

Higashino had previously made a plan for a private high school in Tokyo with a deviation of 60 or more.

That's not a small range.

In the range of 60 to 70, there are hundreds of schools in Tokyo.

It's really not easy which one it is.

Fortunately, there is Mr. Taiga.

Today, wake up early.

From the hotel, take the Marunouchi Line heading west, pass through Shinjuku Ward, and arrive at Honancho Station, where you will end at the hotel.

After walking a little further, you will come to a place called Izumi.

Izumi, also known as RB Izumi, has a city named after it.

In Tokyo, there are several roads called Izumi.

Izumi 2nd Road, in Suginami-ku, on this road, there is a school called Tsuruoka Private High School.

Higashino Qiang's goal is this, and this school was also recommended by Mr. Taihe.

Dahe said that this school meets the requirements, and there is one more point, that is, there is a view on the road of this school.

Cherry blossom.

Suginami Ward is famous for its many cherry blossoms, and many of the streets are lined with cherry blossoms.

RB people love this flower, and in Tokyo's climate, cherry blossoms are in full bloom in March and April.

Walking on the path lined with cherry blossoms on both sides, the pale pink petals fall in the wind and stick to your clothes.

It's really quite meaningful.

It's a pity that the season is not right at this time, Higashino Qiang walked on the road, and the petals were nowhere to be seen.

The beauty is gone, but there is the same, all the way.

"saikyo, this time, don't be careless, that "Thirteen Steps" is a bit powerful. ”

"Saikyo, do you have any plans to deal with it?"

"Ah, you should speak, otherwise, if I don't become a Buddha, I will be nagging in your ear all day long!"

Mr. Keigo really made Higashino Qiang speechless.

In fact, after separating from Hisagi yesterday, Higashino Qiang returned to Jimbocho and bought a copy of "The Thirteen Steps".

After all, this is an opponent, at least know what people write.

So, in the hotel last night, one person and one ghost read this novel.

After reading it in one night, both Higashino Qiang and Mr. Keigo were a little surprised.

The extended meaning of the title "The Thirteen Steps" is the death penalty.

Then, it should be a hot topic at the moment.

The abolition of the death penalty.

The abolition of the death penalty has been discussed in Western countries for many years, and on the Asian side, RB and South Korea have even started to act.

It takes thirteen chapters to be sent to the gallows, which is a rigorous attitude towards the death penalty.

And this novel does not make a very blunt legal discussion, but writes a very complex story.

The male protagonist, Junichi Miki, is a person who has killed people, but in the end, instead of going to the gallows, he was paroled.

This was a settlement between his family and the victim's father, and the Miki family also paid a very high price, the house was gone, and they owed a huge debt, more than 30 million yen.

The family has been very hard for Junichi, and his younger brother has to go out to work.

After Junichi was released on parole, he also apologized to the victim's father, which was very uncomfortable.

But what's even more strange is that Junichi soon received a special job, and the Nanxiang police officer he had met found him and did one thing.

Help a person and clear his name for murder.

This person, so to speak, is a suspect, and his situation is very special, and he is seriously injured, so he can only say a few words.

There are steps.

Just a few words, but there are no stairs at the scene of the murder.

The man who was killed by this suspect was a local gentry, whose main job was to help those who had been released from prison to become new people.

In short, the story is very bizarre.

What is the final truth?

It was the father of the person who entrusted Nango to do this investigation that Junichi killed!

That's right, what this father wants to do is kill Junichi in the process.

The murderer of the gentry was also someone else, and the reason is very interesting, it turned out that this so-called gentry was actually a prisoner who was released from prison by extortion, so as to accumulate property, and it was known to other people, and then he was killed.

This novel has a particularly classic scene.

It was a temple that had been covered in dirt, and in this temple, there was evidence left by the murderer. And the staircase, in fact, is the steps of the temple.

Junichi's father was holding a gun to kill Junichi, and the father also copied Junichi's fingerprints, blaming him for killing the gentry.

Until the truth was revealed in the end, in particular, why Junichi wanted to kill that person, the reason was that back then, that person forced one of Junichi's, not his girlfriend's female classmates.

Why is this female classmate's identity so complicated?

It's because,After this female classmate was forced X,,Instead, I fell in love with that person.。。。 I'm a little nervous on weekdays.

But the man abandoned her like a.

To tell the truth, when he saw this, Higashino Qiang really wanted to scold Junichi.

Licking dogs is not allowed to house.

In short, the plot of this novel is very complicated.

There are a lot of reversals and a lot of things are revealed.

As for the question of the death penalty, the book is also clear.

Nanxiang, a policeman, was originally to supervise executions, and he hated the death penalty very much.

Junichi escaped death, he could have been executed, but he also had a righteous side to killing, and he was very remorseful for the sins he had committed, showing great remorse.

The suspect, who was already insane, would have been put to death if no one had left him alone, and he would have been identified as the murderer of the gentry.

So, it's completely visible.

This novel by Kazuaki Takano is in favor of the abolition of death.

Mr. Keigo couldn't stop after watching it.

If it weren't for Higashino Qiang's need to sleep, I'm afraid this ghost would have been nagging endlessly.

Obviously, Mr. Keigo sensed the crisis, "I didn't expect that today's novelists would be able to put so much effort into writing such a wonderful plot." ”

Higashino's reaction was rather strange, he didn't reprimand Mr. Keigo's nagging, but he didn't say anything frustrating, as if he had been thinking about something.

Mr. Keigo didn't go too far, he didn't talk all the time, "Saikyo, tell me what you think, please." ”

One person and one ghost, walking on Hequan 2nd Road at this time, it is quite interesting.

Higashino Qiang seemed to think of something, and smiled, "Mr. Keigo, haven't you noticed the writing of this novel?"

"Writing?" Mr. Keigo recalled, "It seems that the writing is relatively dry, there is almost no nonsense, and the description of the scenery and the appearance of the characters can only be said to be average...... Wait a minute, saikyo, you mean, this guy is going to lose to us because of the writing problem? That's great, ahaha......"

This ghost changes his face too quickly.

When it comes to the problem, Higashino Qiang's "After School" is naturally guided by Mr. Keigo.

Keigo Higashino's novels have some characteristics of their own.

For example, even RB's critics always say that his novels don't look like mystery novels.

Even, Mr. Keigo has written many novels that are not mystery novels.

His writing has a bland flavor and is more inclined to pure literature.

Higashino was mentored by Mr. Keigo and naturally carried this style with him.

And this Kazuaki Takano, the text is relatively agitated, giving the reader a strong sense of oppression.

In fact, this is a serious mystery novel.

After all, cases, murders, and all kinds of methods will put a lot of pressure on readers.

So, is Higashino Qiang trying to say this?

But I heard him say slowly, "Didn't Mr. Keigo see something more special?"

"What?" said Mr. Keigo, curious.

"Lens transitions. ”

It's strange that Higashino Qiang actually said such a sentence that seems to have nothing to do with the novel.

But Mr. Keigo immediately understood, "Yes, that's what happened!"

The writing feature of the novel "Thirteen Steps" lies in this, the rhythm changes quickly, and this change is achieved by constantly switching 'lenses'.

In the same chapter, there will be several scenes, there are several people, and the plot will develop in parallel.

It's like watching a film and television drama, constantly switching shots.

In the end, these shots came together, and the truth came out.

"Then that's the opponent's weakness, haha......" Mr. Keigo has an aura of vowing to take the reward.

Higashino Qiang said: "This is clearly an advantage. ”

That's right, you can write a novel into a film and television drama, so that readers can feel like watching a play.

How is this not an advantage?

Mr. Keigo complimented, "Saikyo, can't you give me good news?"

Higashino smiled, "Mr. Keigo, why don't you understand that I'm just giving you good news right now." ”

This......

Mr. Keigo finally understood, "Hah! you kid is too much. ”

It turns out that Higashino Qiang has a smile on his face all the time, isn't this self-confidence.

"Don't forget the reception, I want to meet Kazuaki Takano in person. ”

"That's right, why don't you make the next war when the time comes!"

"Mr. Keigo, you're too middle-class, aren't you? ”

"Who? You're the little ghost, okay?"

The quarrel of one person and one ghost is really no one.

Walking and chatting, the destination arrived.

Tsuruoka High School is very ordinary.

But when you walk into the campus, the first thing that catches your eye is a rather imposing cherry blossom tree.

Seeing this, Higashino Qiang felt that it was really a coincidence.

"Mr. Keigo, what do you think of our monthly serial?"

"What do you mean, saikyo, do you have a new work in mind?" said Mr. Keigo's eyes widened.

But I heard Higashino Qiang say:

"The cherry blossom season is in March and April, when the cherry blossoms are scattered, and the time to enter Todai. ”

The whole sight came out.

Mr. Keigo did not dare to interject.

Higashino Qiang seemed to be outside the gods, surrounded by countless pink petals, holding the admission certificate of Todai University in his hand.

"If a person is admitted to the University of Tokyo, it is a golden carp dragon, and this tree can be described as a 'dragon cherry'!"

Mr. Keigo suddenly understood, "This is a new work." ”

Higashino Qiang was about to continue to say something, but suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

"Excuse me, are you also here to visit Tsuruoka High School?"

It's a girl.,Wearing a high school uniform.。。。

PS:I'll talk about the black car about the addition.,It's still a new book period.,The number of words in my chapter of the black car is quite a lot.,The addition is actually not very beneficial to the book.,Please understand this.,I've always suffered this loss before.。 There must be an increase in the reward, but please allow me to wait until it is on the shelves, and it will be good for the book at that time, that is, save it, and it will definitely be cashed out when the time comes, thank you very much.