Chapter 317: Murder on the Orient Express
Of course, Wen Dou has to write works that are more confident, and in the Poirot series and the Sherlock Holmes series, Lin Yuan feels that the chances of winning are very big, so he hesitates between the two most powerful detectives in the history of reasoning-
"It's still Poirot. ”
Lin Yuan finally made a decision.
The reason for not choosing to release Sherlock Holmes is simple.
Because the root of the narrative is "The Mystery of Roger", the detective of this case is Poirot, and it is from this one that Leng Guang has become the vanguard of anti-narration, so it is better to let Poirot win this literary battle.
Start with Poirot and end with Poirot.
It seems to have a sense of ceremony.
Now release Sherlock Holmes, as if Holmes was going to help Poirot wipe his ass.
Lin Yuan's love for these two characters is not high or low, and naturally there will be no preference for a certain character.
"Boss, be careful. ”
Jin Mu seemed to be afraid that Lin Yuan would not pay attention to this literary fight, so he specially introduced the situation of Leng Guang:
"Leng Guang is not the top mystery writer in the mystery circle, but most of his works are very good, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a first-class mystery writer......
"I see. ”
Lin Yuan still attaches great importance to this.
He also specially asked the system for a piece of information.
Because there is no specific content involved, there is no charge from the system.
And this information includes all the cases that Poirot has solved.
There are many cases that Poirot has solved.
Among the more famous ones are "The Mystery of Roger", "Murder on ABC", "Murder on the Orient Express", "Tragedy on the Nile", "Crime in the Sun" and so on.
Lin Yuan planned to pick out one of Poirot's several classic cases for literary fighting.
This time it's time to use precise customization.
"In Poirot's case, Murder on the Orient Express is a work that cannot be ignored because it tells the game of human affection and legal reason, and at the same time creates a subterfuge model of cooperative killing......"
"There is also "Tragedy on the Nile", which is also a work of Grandma's peak, and there are countless versions of the movies and series remade into this book alone, probably because the love elements in this book are too shocking?"
In contrast, the plot of "ABC Murder" is relatively simple and simple, and it is not so suspenseful and twisting, mainly in the analysis and portrayal of the character's psychology, and the mode of the murder trailer is a highlight. ”
"You can also consider "Crime in the Sun", but this one is more routine, the deceased is the same as the case of the Nile, he is the most powerful, powerful, beautiful and therefore the most hated, and it is on a relatively closed island, and everyone has motives and suspicions, and when the murder is in the cold cave room and the Nile has not yet occurred, it is indeed a choice, but the priority is not high. ”
“......”
Hesitate again and again, analyze again and again.
Lin Yuan finally made a decision.
His choice is: "Murder on the Orient Express"!
There is no doubt that this is a popular work!
If you were to rank all of Poirot's cases, 80 percent of readers would rank Murder on the Orient Express number one!
It is said that this is still a lot of people's grandmothers into the pit?
There is no specific data to prove it, anyway, Lin Yuan has his own reasons for choosing this work!
"The pioneer of the cooperative murder model, and later triggered countless writers to emulate the classic masterpiece, and the ending is even more shocking and full of villains. ”
Oh, no.
It should be said that all the people are good.
As a locked room murder fan and train fan, then the locked room murder that happened on the train is naturally extremely tempting.
And the usual criminal situations are:
Of these many people, only one person was the murderer.
However, this case is:
Only one of these thirteen people is innocent!
Therefore, this case reflects a topic that is often debated in later generations:
Since the law cannot enforce the justice they have in mind, can they use their own murder rituals to punish the suspect in this case, and at the same time the culprit who committed the most heinous crime with impunity?
Twelve people were murderers.
This is a game between human feelings and legal principles.
And another reason why this work is famous is probably that Poirot also wavered in the face of principles.
He finally made a decision.
It was his words after finding out the truth: "Now, since the answer has been given to you, please allow me to announce with great honor that I will withdraw from this case......
Poirot's withdrawal was the greatest tenderness he could give.
From this story, Poirot is no longer a ruthless crime-solving machine, no longer an absolute representative of the law, but a man of flesh and blood and emotion.
In fact, just like the sentence that "Detective Conan" emphasizes every day:
There is only one truth.
This time, however, Poirot would rather abandon this belief than be derelict in his duties, and offer the crowd two options.
When justice turned into tenderness, Poirot became a real detective in the hearts of many people.
"Controversy seems to be inevitable all the time?"
Lin Yuan was a little worried that choosing "Murder on the Orient Express" would plunge himself into a new controversy:
When the law fails to deliver justice, can people personally punish those who go unpunished?
Poirot's decision, in the eyes of some, may be gentle, but in the eyes of others, it may be an indulgence in crime.
"Probably not. ”
After thinking about it, Lin Yuan felt that he was thinking too much.
Every writer faces some controversy to a greater or lesser extent.
Maybe some people are indeed dissatisfied with the concept conveyed by "Murder on the Orient Express", but it is destined to be only a few people, and Lin Yuan believes that more people can understand Poirot, and even like Poirot because of it.
As mentioned earlier, Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express" is the most explosive.
The bombing is when Poirot chooses to exonerate the murderer!
This is probably the only time in Poirot's case that the murderer has been spared, and there are more than a dozen people at the same time!
Coincidentally.
Another great detective, Sherlock Holmes, also made the decision to let the murderer go.
However, in terms of the shocking nature of the scene, the ending of "Murder on the Orient Express" is the most burning.
Of course, only mystery fans who approve of Poirot's approach will find it burning.
Next, it's time to adapt it.
Because of the different character stories and backgrounds, Lin Yuan has to do a lot of adaptation work this time.
Fortunately, there should be no change in the core of the story.
This is a story about revenge, where the motive for the murder is mastered, and the identity of the character does not matter.
In fact.
Another reason for choosing "Murder on the Orient Express" is that Lin Yuan wants to completely start Poirot's signboard!
With the release of "The Mystery of Roger", readers are no strangers to Poirot.
With the more in-depth characterization of Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express", Lin Yuan believes that Poirot's popularity will definitely explode!
To know.
This case is not only one of the pinnacles of Poirot's life, but also one of the pinnacles of Grandma's life!
Grandma wrote countless reasoning during her lifetime, and later generations always liked to rank Grandma's personal works.
The vast majority of people will leave the number one position for "No One Left Alive".
But occasionally there are people who disagree.
The difference is that some readers think that "Murder on the Orient Express" is the pinnacle of Grandma's work!
This argument will not be discussed in the book for the time being.
It can be said that the vast majority of readers are willing to recognize the fact that "Murder on the Orient Express" can be ranked among the top three in all of Grandma's works.
This is not controversial.