It has been three full days since Jiang Zixuan was arrested.

All the facts related to the crime, he confessed. There was only one thing, and he was silent and slow to answer—about his motives for committing crimes.

Why did he kill Liu Yu? It was a friend he had known since childhood, and a benefactor who took care of him at work, and Jiang Zixuan refused to say anything about this.

"I killed people, and the motive is not worth mentioning at all. Just take it as if it was my impulsive and reckless actions. ”

When facing the prosecutor, Jiang Zixuan also said this set.

However, Xu Mu guessed that all this was related to the original manuscript of "Spring of Sweet Potato". The manuscript has been found. As Xu Mu guessed, it was also stored on the hard drive of the word processor. In addition, it is believed that the magnetic sheet that Jiang Zixuan brought to Liu Yu's house on the day of the crime was also in the drawer of his desk, and that the magnetic sheet was compatible with Liu Yu's computer.

Xu Mu always thought that the crime was not planned in advance, and the entire investigation team also thought so.

If this is the case, the question arises: Why did Jiang Zixuan happen to carry the magnetic sheet of "Spring of Sweet Potato" serialized next time that day? No, it should be said, why did Jiang Zixuan write the manuscript that should have been Liu Yu's work content in advance?

On this point, Xu Mu established a hypothesis, as long as the extension of this hypothesis, the real motive of the crime can definitely be found.

The rest only needs to let Jiang Zixuan personally confirm this hypothesis, but he doesn't say anything. Regarding why he had the magnetic sheet of the original manuscript of "Spring of Sweet Potato" on his body, Jiang Zixuan's statement is as follows: "I wrote it for fun. I wanted to scare Liu Yu, so I brought it. I told him that if he didn't meet the deadline, he would use it. Of course, he didn't take my words seriously. ”

This set of confessions was not convincing at all in Xu Mu's opinion. However, Jiang Zixuan has a believe-it-it-or-you-go-it-you-go attitude.

So, Xu Mu had no choice but to search Jiang Zixuan's house again. In the past, I only looked at the files of the word processor and the drawer of the desk, and it was not a search at all.

As a result, Xu Mudian collected eighteen important pieces of physical evidence, which can prove that his hypothesis is indeed true. These include eight thick volumes of university notes, eight sheets of 2HD magnets, and two large volumes of bound manuscript paper.

After the investigation by the criminal team, it was found that these were all novels. From the handwriting on the university notes and manuscript paper, it can be determined that these were indeed written by Jiang Zixuan himself.

At the beginning, Xu Mu found something unbelievable from a certain magnetic sheet - the magnetic sheet was the original manuscript of "Spring of Sweet Potato". But that wasn't this time, but all the chapters that had been published in the magazine before.

Xu Mu asked the screenwriter of the newspaper to help him read the drafts, and the screenwriter replied: "This is indeed the part of "Spring of Sweet Potato" that has been serialized so far. Although the plot of the story is the same, there are several parts that we do not have in the manuscript, and there are also the opposite. In short, there are subtle differences between the two in the use of words and stylistic expressions. ”

In other words, the same phenomenon appeared not only in the original manuscript that Jiang Zixuan used as an alibi, but also in this diskette.

So Xu Mu collected all of Liu Yu's works and distributed them to the rest of the police to read. Incidentally, if it weren't for Li Ming's persuasion, many police officers would not have been willing to spend time here.

And the results of this effort allowed Xu Mu to discover the amazing facts. The eight university notebooks found in Jiang Zixuan's room contain a total of five novels, and the content of them is exactly the same as Liu Yu's published works so far. The title of the book and the names of the characters may change slightly, and the form may be slightly different, but the evolution and progression of the story are the same.

The other magnetic films include a total of three novels and 20 short stories, all of which are the same as Liu Yu's works, and 17 of the short stories are the same. As for the short stories that could not be put together, they belonged to the category of children's literature and were published under the name of Jiang Zixuan.

The two short stories written on manuscript paper are not similar in Liu Yu's works. Based on the obsolescence of the manuscript paper, it must have been written a long time ago, and perhaps if you dig a little further, you may find nothing.

In any case, it is very unreasonable to find so many manuscripts in the residence of a non-author! Seeing this, Xu Mu has to keep saying that his assumption is correct: Jiang Zixuan should not be Liu Yu's shadow writer, right? Because of this kind of wonderful entanglement, this murder case was induced? In this regard, Xu Mu asked Jiang Zixuan about this in the investigation room, but he denied it without changing his face.

"It's not. ”

"So, what should be the explanation for the novels in those notes and magnetic tablets?" Faced with these questions, Jiang Zixuan just closed his eyes and remained silent.

Then, something unexpected happened during the interrogation today.

Jiang Zixuan suddenly pressed his stomach, very painful. Seeing that he was in pain, Xu Mu even thought that he had stolen poison and committed suicide by taking poison.

Jiang Zixuan was immediately sent to the police hospital and rested on the bed.

Yang called Xu Mu straight and told Xu Mu something surprising.

Jiang Zixuan seems to be suffering from cancer.

The day after he fell ill, Xu Mu went to the hospital where Jiang Zixuan lived.

Before Xu Mu visited Jiang Zixuan, he first went to visit the attending doctor.

The doctor said that his cancer had metastasized to the peritoneum, which enclosed his internal organs, and that he was in critical condition and that he should be operated on as soon as possible.

Xu Mu asked him if he had a relapse, and the doctor replied, "Sort of."

Will surgery be saved? Xu Mu tried to find out more. As a result, the sensible doctor tilted his head slightly and said, "Half and half, right?"

To Xu Mu's ears, the situation seemed to be more serious than he imagined.

After that, Xu Mu went to the ward to visit Jiang Zixuan, a single suite.

"I feel embarrassed that the arrested people are not only not put in prison, but also live happily in such a nice place. Jiang Zixuan raised his thin face and greeted Xu Mu. This person's appearance was much older than what Xu Mu had known before, was it just because of the passage of time? Xu Mu couldn't help but think again.

"What do you think?"

"Well, I can't say how good it is, but it's good for a sick person. ”

Jiang Zixuan hinted that he already knew that he had cancer. Since it was a relapse, it was not surprising that he would know.

Seeing that Xu Mu was silent, Jiang Zixuan himself asked first: "By the way, when will I be prosecuted?" If you move too slowly, I'm afraid I'll have my braids before the verdict comes down." ”

Xu Mu couldn't tell if he was joking or serious, but he must have had a certain level of awareness of death to be able to say such a thing.

"It is not possible to prosecute because the information has not yet been collected. ”

"Why? I've pleaded guilty and the evidence is there. As long as I prosecute, I will definitely be found guilty, wouldn't that be good? Rest assured, I will never suddenly retract my confession before the verdict is announced. ”

"That being said, we haven't found out the motive for the crime. ”

"Mention this again?"

"As long as the teacher doesn't explain clearly, we will keep asking. ”

"There's nothing motive at all. Didn't I tell you that this crime was all done on the spur of the moment? I was impulsive, and I killed people in a fit of madness, and it was as simple as that, and there was no special reason. ”

"So, I'd like to hear why you're mad, no one is going to be angry for no reason. ”

"Because it's a little thing, I should say I think it's a small thing. To be honest, I don't remember how I was so angry at the time, probably because of the so-called ghosts, right? So, even if I wanted to, I couldn't tell, it was true. ”

"Do you think I'll accept that?"

"You can only accept it. ”

Xu Mu closed his mouth and stared at Jiang Zixuan's eyes, but Jiang Zixuan also looked at Xu Mu without evasion, his eyes were full of confidence.

"I would like to ask you again about the notebook and disk I found in the teacher's room. Xu Mu tried to change the subject, but Jiang Zixuan showed an annoyed expression.

"That has nothing to do with the case, don't think about it. ”

"If that's the case, could you please elaborate on what those are?"

"Nothing. It's just a notebook, it's just a diskette. ”

But inside is Liu Yu's novel. No, to be precise, it should be said that it is a work that resembles Liu Yu's novel, and it is like a draft of a novel. ”

Hearing Xu Mu's words, Jiang Zixuan burst out laughing: "So I'm the knife catcher behind Liu Yu? ”

"But there is a reason for that. ”

"Let me tell you a more reasonable answer! That's learning. People who want to become writers have their own unique learning methods. For example, I copied Liu Yu's works to acquire his writing style and expression. It's nothing special, and a lot of immature writers do it. ”

His explanation did not surprise Xu Mu, because Liu Yu's editor-in-charge had made the same inference. However, the editor said that there are three points that are debatable. First, the original manuscript found is not exactly the same as Liu Yu's work, and there are some slight differences between the two. Second, even if it is a good kind of learning, it is not normal to copy other people's works in such a large amount. Third, although Liu Yu is a best-selling author, imitating his articles does not mean that you can write better.

So Xu Mu put forward these three points and tried to question Jiang Zixuan to see how he explained. Unexpectedly, he didn't even blink his eyes, and immediately replied: "I can logically answer all of you about these." In fact, at first I was just copying, but gradually I realized that it was not enough. So when I thought about how I would write and how I would behave, I tried to write it down. Do you understand that? I used Liu Yu's article as a model and tried to create something better, which is the purpose of my study. As for the issue of a large number of transcriptions, that just means that I have been studying for a long time. I'm single and I don't have anything to do when I get home, so I can devote all my energy to writing practice. In the end, whether Liu Yu's article is good or not is a matter of opinion. I really appreciate his writing, maybe there are no esoteric techniques in it, but it is a good article that is concise and easy to understand. Isn't that the fact that he was able to attract so many readers be the best proof of that?"

Jiang Zixuan's rhetoric does have its truth. But if these are true, why didn't he make it clear earlier, Xu Mu had such doubts in his mind.

Before he fell ill and was bedridden, he kept silent. Could it be that he had to wait until he was admitted to the hospital and no longer undergoing interrogation before he had time to come up with such an excuse? This was Xu Mu's reasoning, but it was very difficult to confirm this at this time.

As a last resort, Xu Mu had no choice but to present newly discovered evidence. It was a few notes found in Jiang Zixuan's drawer, with something like a story outline scrawled on them. Judging from the names of the characters who appeared, I know that it is related to "Spring of Sweet Potato" that Liu Yu is serializing. However, the outline is not written in the content that has been published before, and no matter how you look at it, it looks like a follow-up to "Spring of Sweet Potato".

"Why did you write the follow-up to 'Spring in the Sweet Potato?, can you explain that?"

Jiang Zixuan replied: "That's also a kind of practice for me. As long as the reader is a reader, no matter who you are, you will unconsciously imagine the future plot, right? And I'm just a little more active and concretize it, which is nothing to fuss about. ”

Jiang Zixuan looked at Xu Mu and continued: "You seem to insist on treating me as Liu Yu's knife catcher, it's really elevating me. I don't have that kind of ability, on the contrary, when I hear you say that, I think to myself, how good it would be if all this was true. If it were really as you reasoned, I would definitely shout loudly: 'I wrote all those works, and the real author is Jiang Zixuan!' but unfortunately, I didn't write it. What I write, I will, of course, publish under my own name. I don't need to borrow Liu Yu's name at all, don't you think?"

"That's why I think that's why I find it incomprehensible. ”

"There's nothing incomprehensible at all. You're just speculating on the wrong side of the road to draw strange conclusions, and you're thinking too complicated. ”

"I don't think so. ”

"Please, think so. I hope that this is the end of this topic and that you will sue me as soon as possible. I don't care what motive I use, you can write the report however you like. Jiang Zixuan looked like he had already let it go.