It's not that no one doubts whether Zhu Ziqing can write a good mystery novel. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although info belongs to the category of literature, there is still a big gap between different genres.

It's not easy for Zhu Ziqing to master so many genres and write them all so well, does he really have no limit?

But this thought had just arisen when it was dispelled by the latest news about the Seven Nights.

It turned out that he had written mystery novels before, and he also won three top awards for mystery novels in the island country. I just don't know why I didn't go to claim the prize.

Although the island nation is small, it is unique in the field of anime and reasoning. The three major awards of inference in the island country are very famous and credible in the world inference community.

Knowing that Zhu Ziqing won all three awards at the same time with only one mystery novel, mystery lovers were both shocked and full of expectations for his new book.

And that "Suspect" has also spread to countries around the world through various channels, which has naturally caused countless amazements.

As for those two comics, not many people paid attention to them. One is that the American imperialists have not seen these cartoons with their own eyes, and they don't know how to do it.

The second is that these cartoons came out of the studio, not drawn by Zhu Ziqing himself, so everyone is even less interested.

Wei Zhixing also discovered this, even if he adjusted the direction of emphasis. The focus is on promoting mystery novels, and the comics are only mentioned in passing.

After much anticipation, February 1 finally arrived. The first issue of the new edition of Manor Magazine went on sale.

On this day, fans of Seven Nights, mystery novel lovers, and a small number of readers attracted by the advertisement...... Flock to the book sales outlets......

On this day, the Manor Magazine sold 140,000 copies. Most of them were contributed by Seven Nights fans, and a small number were contributed by reasoning fans.

Many more have chosen to wait, waiting for feedback from the first readers.

Sherlock Wayne is a mystery enthusiast who saw "The Devotion of Suspect X" shared by a book friend at the mystery station and decided to chase Seven Nights' new work.

(Don't think that piracy is unique in China, and there are also abroad.) The difference is that there is unscrupulous piracy in China, and piracy is used to make profits. Abroad is a private act. )

He didn't choose to wait and see like other reasoning enthusiasts and wait for others to test the poison, but bought one as soon as possible. In his exact words:

If the book is good, it is the most enjoyable to see it for the first time. If it's not good-looking, it should be regarded as compensation for "Suspect".

When he got the book, he couldn't wait to see it.

"The Redhead Society, the name is so strange, is it an association of red-haired lovers, as long as the red-haired people are red? I don't know if there is a requirement that it must be natural, or if it can be dyed red later. ”

That's right, the first one is the Redhead Club. Writing one will lead to Sherlock Holmes, the protagonist of the book, from Watson's perspective.

People who like mystery novels have a hobby, that is, guessing the plot, which is commonly known as fighting wits and courage with the author. If you can guess the author's setting, it will naturally be very rewarding.

If you can't guess right, you can also enjoy the thrill of that sudden turn.

So just looking at one title, Sherlock's mind began to spread, and he thought of all the possibilities of this title.

Continue to the text:

One day last fall, I went to visit my friend Sherlock Holmes.

When I met him, he was having a deep conversation with a short, stocky, ruddy-faced, red-haired old gentleman. I apologize for being abrupt.

Just as I was about to withdraw, Holmes grabbed me, pulled me into the room, and closed the door with his hand.

He said kindly, "My dear Watson, it is wonderful that you are here at this time. ”

"I'm afraid you're busy. ”

The book is actually in the first person, and Sherlock Robin's thinking continues to proliferate. Many people will think that writing a novel in the first person is a mistake that only novices can get to. In fact, although the first-person writing of mystery novels is not common, it is definitely not a minority.

It has to do with the style of the story, and sometimes the first person is more likely to make people feel immersive. It's just undeniable that it's true that the first person is not easy to write.

Of course, what really intrigued Sherlock Robin was one of the characters in the book: Sherlock Holmes, who was suspected of being the main character.

Why is it suspicious?

Because the content has not yet said who the protagonist is. Although the text is developed from Watson's first perspective, it cannot be said that he is the protagonist. There are too many books that say that the protagonist is changed.

What's more, the name of this book is "Sherlock Holmes", and the protagonist must be a man named Sherlock Holmes.

So he had a strong hunch that Watson's man named Sherlock Holmes was the protagonist of the book.

Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Robin, this character actually has the same name as him.

Just by this name, he has a 20% more favorable impression of this book.

Read on:

Sure enough, the protagonist of the story is Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Robin excitedly thinks that he has both the sense of accomplishment of guessing the truth and the joy of having the same name as the protagonist.

It's funny to write a book in the first person, but the main character is not in the first person.

People are like this, once they like it, everything is a merit. I don't like it, I don't like it, I don't like it.

The more I looked down, the lower the underrated voice became, and finally I was silent, just looking intently at the magazine in my hand.

You can't read mystery novels too fast, and you can't get up quickly. So Sherlock Robin read a story of just 20,000 words for more than four hours.

"Beautiful, it's a beautiful story. Especially the subversive ending at the end, it's so beautiful. Sherlock Robin slapped his thigh and said silently.

No, I'm going to do something, or I'll be so sorry for this story.

With this in mind, he turned on his computer and logged on to the website he most often went to for the exchange of reasoning enthusiasts.

Title: Four stars for "The Redheads" and five stars for Sherlock Holmes.

Content: Many people will be very strange when they see this title, this is obviously the same article, why did there be two ratings. Don't worry, listen to me.

The story of "The Red Hair Club" is actually very simple, after all, it is only more than 20,000 words, and it is impossible to write too complicated stories. The structure is also very simple, constantly misleading the reader with all kinds of information, leading the reader astray, and then making a big subversion at the end. This is the most commonly used technique in the world of reasoning, and it is also the most classic technique.

In this book, the author does not adopt the subversive approach of "The Suspect", but focuses on tradition. But respecting tradition doesn't mean bad writing. On the contrary, the story is very exciting.

If you don't see the end, you will never guess the truth. What's really wonderful is that this result is not a deliberate layout by the author. Instead, it is pushed down step by step according to the character and story development, which seems reasonable. It's not easy to do that.

In order not to leak the plot, I won't say much about the content. It can only be said that this story has at least four stars.

What really fascinated me was Sherlock Holmes, the main character of the book. Different from other mystery novels that focus on plot and character description, this book focuses on the main character Sherlock Holmes, making people mistakenly believe that he is a living person rather than a fictional character.

I have excerpted a small fragment that does not affect the whole story to give you a feel for the charm of the protagonist:

"He's done manual work for a while, smoked snuff, was a Freemason, has been to China, and has written a lot lately. I can't deduce anything other than these obvious. ”

Mr. Jebaz Wilson straightened up suddenly in his chair, his index finger still pressed against the newspaper, but his eyes turned to look at my companion.

"My God," he asked, "Mr. Holmes, how do you know so much about me? How do you know that I have done manual labour? It is as true as the Gospel, that I was originally a carpenter on a ship." ”

"My dear sir, look at your hands, your right hand is more than your left. You work with your right hand, so the muscles of your right hand are more developed than your left hand. ”

"Well, what about snuff and Freemasonry?"

"I won't tell you how I saw it, because I don't want to underestimate your understanding, especially if you brought a pin in the shape of a bow compass despite the strict rules of your group. ”

"Oh, it's Law, I forgot about that. But what about writing?"

"Is there anything more indicative of that? That is, the sleeve of your right hand is five inches long and shiny, and the left sleeve is neatly patched near your wrist where it is often attached to the tabletop. ”

"And what about China?"

"A little above your right wrist can only be dried in China. I've done some research on tattoos, and I've even written about them. The trick of coloring fish of different sizes with delicate pink is only available in China. Besides, I see a Chinese coin on your bracelet, wouldn't that be more obvious?"

This plot is not necessarily related to the whole story, just to portray the image of the protagonist as smart and wise.

Other mystery writers are eager to use every punctuation mark to illustrate the plot, and refuse to say a single superfluous word.

But Qiye spent hundreds of words on a mystery novel of more than 20,000 words to portray the protagonist, how incredible it is.

But this passage is not in vain, what do you see in it?

Intelligent, erudite, wise, sensitive, sensitive......

Isn't there a flaw to such a smart protagonist?

Yes, the author Seven Nights also put forward another hypothesis in this short space, that a smart person like Sherlock Holmes understands everything, knows everything, and can see through the essence of everything at a glance...... Will he not find the joy of life?

The protagonist is like this, he can only find excitement by solving crimes, looking for the feeling of being alive. Doesn't it seem cool? Do you think it's very attractive to have a protagonist like this?

After reading this story, I was deeply fascinated by Sherlock Holmes and couldn't wait to follow him on an adventure.

Fortunately, although this is a short story and the story of "The Redheads" is over, the story of Sherlock Holmes has only just begun. The magazine gave a preview at the end of the story, and our detective will appear in another story in the next issue. (To be continued.) )