"The Devotion of Suspect X" has gained a lot of readers' attention because of the publicity of the chicken thief of Daxia Publishing House.

The average new writer can't get such a good promotion resource for his first book.

The publisher will sell it on a small scale and see the feedback from readers.

If the feedback is good, we will increase the sales efforts.

If the response is mediocre and there is no potential, the publisher will stop the loss in time.

It is the first time that a newcomer and a new work like "The Devotion of Suspect X" have been promoted so vigorously and on a large scale.

This is entirely because editor Hu Liang is optimistic.

The editors of Daxia Publishing House, each editor has a "main push" opportunity every quarter.

The so-called main promotion opportunity, that is, if the editor has a very optimistic book, he can submit a "main promotion application" to the editorial department.

After receiving the main application, the editors-in-chief and deputy editors of the editorial department will convene to hold a "reading meeting".

Read, review, and evaluate the "main recommended works" recommended by the editors.

If more than half of the editors-in-chief and associate editors are optimistic about the book and believe that it has the potential to sell well, the "main application" will be considered successful.

There is only one Featured Push per edit per quarter!

Editors will also be very cautious.

If not a particularly brilliant work.

Editors will choose to be steady.

The most important thing is that this time the main promotion opportunity is used, regardless of whether the main promotion application is successful or not, it will not regain the main promotion authority until the next quarter...... No sloppiness.

If the application for the second promotion is not successful, it will also leave the impression in the minds of the editor-in-chief that the editor has no vision.

So editors don't use the moderator authority lightly.

And this is also the third time that Hu Liang has used the main push authority since he started his career.

And it was unanimously approved by the editors-in-chief!!

It is precisely because the entire editorial department is optimistic that this book has won an unprecedented number of resources for the promotion of new works by newcomers.

Night Wanderer is a rookie writer, and posting his pen name will do more harm than good, so after weighing the pros and cons, he simply omitted the writer's pen name in the publicity.

Instead, it creates a sense of mystery.

Arouse readers' curiosity and discussion.

now

"Golden House", the largest reader exchange website in Xia Kingdom, readers are actively discussing "The Dedication of Suspect X".

Dongjin was a little hot: "Which big guy's new work is this book?" That's the hand. Strong wind blowing (big seal push) ~~"

Chrysanthemum is a little sweet: "It's not like a big guy's new book." The big guy doesn't leave a pen name in his new book? The persuasiveness of the big guy's pen name is 10,000 times stronger than this wind. ”

Enoki mushrooms are not mushrooms: "It can't be that I forgot to put a pen name, right?" ”

Eye of the needle: "The title of the book should be a work of reasoning." Mystery works are very reasonable to play guess the writer game!! I guess the author is An Yuan. ”

Ah Qiang, who sells fish: "An Yuan did say in an interview that the new book would meet readers at the end of June and early July. But no further information or details were revealed. ”

Three buns in one bite: "Could this be a special promotion event arranged for Anyuan?" It is related to the content of the book. ”

Readers' speculations are varied.

But readers generally agree that "The Devotion of Suspect X" is the work of the well-known mystery writer An Yuan.

As for why Anyuan didn't reveal any news about the release of the new book, it may be a "special project".

Readers automatically make up for it.

At this moment, I was locking myself up in Kyoto and concentrating on writing a new book, but I wondered how safe it was.

Since two o'clock in the afternoon, he has been receiving constant calls from friends and writers.

Ask him if he's releasing a new book.

There are also people who come up directly to congratulate.

made An Yuan look confused.

He learned about "The Devotion of Suspect X" from these friends who called.

I didn't write that......

He went to the "Golden House" to take a look, and the discussion posts of "The Devotion of Suspect X" were already at the top.

There are more than 10,000 comments under the topic.

It's terrifying.

And most readers speculate that this is his new book, because he mentioned in the interview that the new book may be released to readers at the end of June or early July...... But it's not yet the end of June.

After reading the comments, An Yuan didn't have the heart to write a book.

He also became intrigued about who the author of the book "The Devotion of Suspect X" was.

called Xu Zhi, the editor of Daxia Publishing House who has been working with him, "Old Xu, who wrote "The Devotion of Suspect X"?" The Golden House is all about blowing up. ”

"A newcomer." Xu Zhi did not hide it from An Yuan.

"Newcomer?" An Yuan was surprised. Newcomers are so good-looking? What kind of newcomer is it? Is the editor-in-chief his own son?

Xu Zhi briefly said the "main recommendation" thing, "I have read the manuscript of this book, and it is different from most reasoning. It's a trick. Brother Yuan, has your new book been finalized? ”

An Yuan: "The last refinement, the final draft is the last one or two days. Just as planned, we will meet readers at the end of the month or early July. ”

Xu Zhi: "Well, you don't have to be in such a hurry. ”

An Yuan: "What?"

Xu Zhi: "The Devotion of Suspect X" will go on sale tomorrow, if nothing else, this book will explode. I suggest that the new book launch plan be pushed back and avoid the edge for the time being. ”

An Yuan: "Is this newcomer so strong?" ”

Xu Zhi: "The first printing of this book was 500,000 copies. I have two sample books in my hands right now. I'll send it to you when I get off work later. You'll know it when you look at it. ”

An Yuan: "Wait at home." ”

After hanging up the phone with editor Xu Zhi, An Yuan's heart became restless.

He couldn't help but wonder what kind of strange book "The Devotion of Suspect X" was.

Even Xu Zhi asked him, a mature writer, to postpone his plans for the new book next year.

Is it so exaggerated?

But if you think about it carefully, he has also been promoted by editors, and the works on sale are really fierce. Moreover, it must be evaluated by the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief of the entire editorial department before the main resources can be won.

For this alone, "The Devotion of Suspect X" is not simple.

An Yuan was itching all afternoon.

Until 6:40, editor Xu Zhi sent "The Devotion of Suspect X".

"Thanks, Old Xu." An Yuan took the book.

He wanted to keep Lao Xu to have a cup of tea and have a meal together. Xu Zhi refused. "I've got to go back for my daughter's birthday. Brother Yuan, this book is not on sale yet. Look for yourself, don't spread it. ”

An Yuan: "Don't worry, I understand." ”

Xu Zhi: "Then I'll go first." ”

An Yuan sent Xu Zhi to the elevator entrance.

After the elevator closed, An Yuan hurried home and opened "The Devotion of Suspect X".

I'm going to see if it's that good.

"The Devotion of Suspect X", like many successful works, begins with a short text introduction to the time, place, and people......

Ishigami is a gifted math teacher who is not good at words and is not good at sociability, and he has a crush on Yasuko Gran. Even the owner of the bento shop knows about this. Granite Yasuko realized it later.

"It's a decent start." An Yuan felt that this book was not as divine as Xu Zhi said.

At least that's how it begins.

Continuing to read, Yasuko Grana's ex-husband appears and pesters Yasuko's mother and daughter. The ex-husband went to Yasuko Hanako's house, and the two sides had an unpleasant dispute.

Then Yasuko Granite and her daughter Misato Granite accidentally killed her ex-husband Shinji Tomiyama!

Seeing this, An Yuan felt that his nerves were teased.

"Tell the reader the murderer at the beginning? How do you write this? An Yuan's curiosity was aroused.

No wonder Xu Zhi said that this book is clever.

This is completely out of the usual reasoning routine.

Now that the murderer is known, there is no suspense about reasoning...... If it were me, what would happen next? An Yuan racked his brains to guess the next plot.

After Shinji Tomiyasu was killed.

The mother and daughter were in shock.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the house, "Miss Gran, Miss Gran." ”

Yasuko Granite allowed herself to keep her usual calm as much as possible, "May I ask who it is?" ”

"I'm the stone god next door."

"Excuse me...... Can I help you? ”

"I heard a lot of movement. Did something happen? ”

"No, nothing ......"

Yasuko Granite casually made up a reason, saying that there were cockroaches in the house, and she and her daughter worked together to kill the cockroaches, so she made a big noise. And I'm sorry for disturbing Ishigami.

Ishigami: "Did you kill it?" ”

Yasuko Granitaka: "Huh? ”

Ishigami: "Have the cockroaches been eliminated?" ”

Yasuko Granite was about to pee, "Oh...... Yes, it's been solved, no problem, huh. ”

After Ishigami left, Granite Yasuko and her daughter struggled with whether to call the police.

That's when the phone rang.

It's a stone god.

Ishigami: "That...... I was thinking, what are you going to do? ”

Yasuko Granite: "What to do and how to do it?" ”

Ishigami: "I mean, if you were to call the police, I wouldn't say anything. But if I didn't have that intention, I guess I could help. ”

Granite Yasuko was stunned when she heard this.

He...... Did he know it all?

I only heard Shi Shen continue: "Miss Gran, it is difficult for two women to dispose of corpses. ”

An Yuan's nerves tensed when he saw this.

That's a really nicely written paragraph!!

The fear and panic of killing people and being knocked out of the text overflowed.

An Yuan was nervous about Granite Jingzi's mother and daughter.

But the story line has gradually emerged, Ishigami plans to help Yasuko and Granite dispose of the corpse because of his crush on Yasuko Gran...... There is a description in the book, which is written that Ishigami knew at a glance that Yasuko Granite had killed someone. The description is very detailed, and it also shows that Ishigami is a person who pays attention to details and has strong logical thinking skills...... This is very much in line with the personality of a math teacher.

So what will Ishigami do next?

Why is the title of the book called The Devotion of Suspect X?

Suspect X...... Is it uncertain?

With many questions, An Yuan continued to read.

On March 10, the day after Shinji Tomiya's death, the police found the body of a man naked, with his entire face mutilated and his fingerprints burned.

Not far from the body was a bicycle with many fingerprints on it.

On the other side there was a pile of unburned clothes.

The face was destroyed, the fingerprints were burned, and no items were left to prove the identity of the deceased...... For a time, the identity of the deceased was difficult to identify.

On March 11, a nearby hotel reported that a guest had gone missing.

After the police intervened in the investigation, they compared the hair, fingerprints, etc., left by the guests with the fingerprints on the deceased and the bicycle. The deceased was found to be none other than the missing guest.

And the information that this guest stayed at the hotel, his name is Shinji Tomiyama!

The police soon found Yasuko Gran.

Under the guidance of Ishigami, Yasuko Granite came up with a perfect alibi.

"To make the police dizzy, how did Ishigami do it?" An Yuan was already impressed by this book at the moment.

The opening chapter directly tells you who the murderer is!

But it still makes you watch it with relish.

Cattle!!

And next!!

The plot is tense and flipped.

The police suspect Ishigami, and Yukawa learns that if Ishigami is an accomplice, as long as he finds out Ishigami's alibi, the truth of the loophole can be revealed.

Ishigami knew that he couldn't hide the matter, so he left three letters for Yasuko Hanaga and went to the police station to turn himself in.

And confess the details of the murder to the police.

After the police finished Ishigami's record, they collected the evidence of the crime according to Ishigami's description, the evidence was conclusive, the case was finally solved, the truth was revealed, and people were happy!!

However, Yukawa was not happy...... Because this is not the truth at all!

An Yuan also knew that Ishigami was not a murderer.

Because the murderer has already told the reader at the beginning!!

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, "Could it be ...... Could it be that all this is the bureau of Ishigami? ”

An Yuan had countless goosebumps on his body.

Even the voice was shaking.

The Devotion of Suspect X...... Devoted! Suddenly, An Yuan seemed to think of something, could it be ......

His expression changed.

Read on.

Sure enough, things have turned around!

The truth of the case has finally surfaced.

In order to create an alibi for Yasuko Granite on March 10 (her ex-husband died on March 9), Ishigami actually killed another person!

Ishigami drew up all the plans to prepare another corpse that he killed, so that the police mistakenly thought that it was Fu Jian Shinji who was killed by the mother and daughter, as long as the police investigated deeply, the less suspicious Granite Yasuko would be, because that corpse was not killed by Granite Yasuko in the first place......

"Sure enough!! Sure enough, all of this is a trap designed by Ishigami! ”

"It seems to be creating an alibi for Yasuko Granite, but its core is to hide the identity of the deceased!"

"From the beginning! He was ready to dedicate himself as a scapegoat! ”

"Crazy!"

"It's crazy!!"

At the end of reading, An Yuan was deeply shocked!

The whole book is the bureau of the cloth of the stone god.

This is written by a rookie writer?

Better than I wrote!!

Are all the newcomers so strong now?

This book is going to explode.

Originally, he didn't take Xu Zhi's postponement of the launch of the new book to heart, but at this moment, he took the initiative to contact Xu Zhi: "Old Xu, my new book has to be changed again." ”

Xu Zhi: "Understood. ”

The next day, "The Devotion of Suspect X" was first published in the self-operated bookstore "Daxia Bookstore" of Daxia Publishing House.

Because of the publicity of various online channels, the popularity of this book has been pushed out.

But because they don't know who the writer is, many readers are in a wait-and-see state and don't buy the book in the first place.

There was no queue to buy.

But it didn't go on the day of release like the average newcomer's new book.

There are still many curious readers who make a special trip to the bookstore to buy this book.

"Night Wanderer?"

"I've never heard of this writer."

"Oh my God...... This can't be the work of a newcomer, right? ”

"What's going on with this guy? The debut novel, Daxia Publishing House, spent so many resources on promotion. ”

"Great God Vest?"

"I suddenly didn't want to buy it...... You try the poison first. ”

"It's all here, forget it, buy a copy. I still trust Daxia Publishing House. ”

Some readers saw that the writer's name was "Night Wanderer", but they didn't find any information on the Internet, so they decisively gave up the purchase.

There are also people who buy it home with the mentality that they can't buy it for dozens of dollars, suffer a loss, and can't be fooled.

An Yuan has been following the sale of this book since the moment he finished reading "The Devotion of Suspect X".

Wander around the Golden House from time to time to see how readers react.

But in the morning, only a small group of people posted photos in the Golden House.

"I bought it back, and it turned out to be a rookie writer."

"I didn't buy it, you test the poison first."

"Try to take a look...... I don't understand why Daxia Publishing House spends so many resources to promote new people and new books. ”

"Maybe that's good."

Readers leave a message in the Golden House.

An Yuan really wanted to say: You just wait and scream!

Minutes tick by.

An Yuan picked up his mobile phone from time to time to see if there were any new developments and discussions about "The Devotion of Suspect X" in the Golden House.

It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon, probably the first batch of readers who bought the book, that they posted on the Golden House one after another.

"After watching "The Devotion of Suspect X", I just want to say that!! Shocked! Good grass!! Vomiting blood is recommended. ”

"It's hard to imagine that this is a new work! I cried to death at the end. ”

"The book should be called 'The Devotion of Licking the Dog'"

"Reverse reversal, reverse and reversal!! The author's mille-feuille routine is really amazing. ”

"Detective: The Beginning Tells You the Real Murderer"

"He's really, I'm crying to death."

"God!"

"Wall crack recommended!"

"A clear stream in reasoning."

As more and more readers read "The Devotion of Suspect X", more and more people recommended the book to Golden House.

Word of mouth gradually accumulates.

Some readers who were in a wait-and-see state went to the bookstore after work to buy them.

Before 3 p.m., less than 50,000 copies of the 500,000 copies printed were sold nationwide.

By seven o'clock in the evening!

All bookstores are sold out.

"Is there still "The Devotion of Suspect X"?"

"Sorry it's sold out, we've already placed an order with the publisher and may have to wait two days. Or can you go elsewhere? ”

"This is the third bookstore I've run."

At the same time, Daxia Publishing House also received an endless stream of order calls.

……

Kyoto, Otto Press.

Hu Liang: "Editor-in-chief! Chief editor!! "The Devotion of Suspect X" is selling like crazy! Bookstores are selling out one after another! We've got to get it printed. ”

Editor-in-chief: "500,000 copies, all sold out?" ”

Hu Liang: "It's all sold out!" ”

Editor-in-Chief: "I'm dripping!" Rookie King!! This is the rhythm of the rookie king! Reprint. Reprint now! ”

The newcomer's new work sold 500,000 copies in one day, which Hu Liang and the editor-in-chief never imagined.

Although the promotion resources are tilted towards the new book "The Devotion of Suspect X" by the Night Wanderer.

But Hu Liang and the editor-in-chief estimate that the first printing of 500,000 copies will take about a week to two weeks to be exhausted.

But what they didn't expect was that 500,000 copies!! It was only sold for one day.

This has never happened before.

It can be said that it has set a new starting record.

It's crazy.

……

The Golden House.

The number of readers discussing "The Devotion of Suspect X" is growing.

"I was very resistant when I didn't watch it, but after reading my stepmother's real fragrance."

"The Night Wandering God is scheduled for this year's rookie king!"

"The rhythm of a book as a god!"

……

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End of the first volume.

The second is a 5,000-word chapter, asking for monthly tickets, recommended tickets, and rewards.

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