"After School" is a famous work by Keigo Higashino. He won the most important newcomer award in the Japanese mystery novel industry - the Edogawa Ranbu Award.

In addition to the exquisite structural design and excellent puzzle arrangement, this novel has many other places worth exploring, such as the digging of the subtle and darkness of human nature, the reversal characteristics of the initial clues, the delicate presentation of laughter and sorrow in youth campuses, and finally reveals the deep core of the story: "When beauty, pure, real things are destroyed, and the memories and dreams of importance are destroyed, hatred begins to sprout and spreads freely."

When Liu Jingting first read this book, he was impressed by a cool female classmate named Yoko Kakahara in the story. The girl who was cold on the outside and couldn't hide her true love was almost one of the most sunny characters in Keigo Higashino's novels. This shows that the author also has certain skills in character creation.

Of course, the most controversial, the most creative, and the most talked about by readers and commentators is the setting of "killing motive".

There are two lines in this novel. The main line is a traditional murder case in the secret room. The branch line is the story of the narrator and his wife. The two lines go hand in hand and echo each other. When the truth of the main line story is revealed, the jaw-dropping motive for murder is definitely beyond everyone's expectations. The end of the branch story is that the end of the whole book is another unexpected and reasonable turning point.

In short, this is a work that "has all the conditions for a masterpiece of reasoning".

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After the interview with Jiro Tokuda was broadcast, a huge wave of storm was set off on the Internet. Everyone almost attacked Jiro Tokuda, a Japanese writer. Even the navy troops who were usually full-time Kuroku Yushu remained silent. No one would be so stupid that they stood aside with Jiro Tokuda.

"A few years ago, I took a sleeper train to Jianghai from Yucheng. The first floor of the sleeper opposite was an old man in his sixties. He never wanted to sleep on the bed along the way. I was very curious. So I asked him why he didn't sleep. He told me that his upper bunk was Japanese and he didn't want to sleep under the Japanese."

Lu Yichou told the story smoothly, but also roughly explained the root of this online incident - although everyone now says to look forward, how can the feuds of the past disappear so easily?

"So it's a good thing, you don't have to worry too much." Lu Yichou finally said the main purpose of this call.

"Mr. Lu, I'm fine," Liu Jingting said lightly, "Although that guy's judgment on "Chu Liuxiang" was completely wrong, the mystery novel he mentioned made sense after all. I believe that soon, the public opinion on the Internet will change to encourage me to come forward to fight."

Lu Yichou was suddenly stunned and said, "I forgot this. I said why did those Gao Shuishui suddenly become silent?" After considering it, he continued, "Why should we come forward and explain it in advance to prevent future troubles?"

"No hurry, I'm preparing a natural mystery novel with the style of the island. I will be able to finish the manuscript in about twenty days. I'll send it to you at that time."

"Ah, OK."

Then, the two had an in-depth exchange on domestic mystery novels. Lu Yichou made a merciless comment on several popular more famous mystery novels, either intentionally or unintentionally: "It is obviously logically chaotic, but it pretends to be montage. It is obviously unaware of what it means and is a mysterious thing, but it claims to be full of fog. It is not for outsiders to criticize us like this, but it is also a work that we really don't know what to do."

Liu Jingting laughed silently, knowing that this was Mr. Lu teaching himself, reminding himself to avoid these seemingly amazing settings and techniques. After a huh, he said, "Please take advantage of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses."

"Um."

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The reaction on the Internet was indeed not as expected by Liu Jingting. After a few days of silence, the Gao Shuis finally began to move again. They first defended Gu Yongsheng with the same hatred. Then they scolded Tokuda Jiro indignation, and finally shouted the slogan "Go back".

"The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" is precisely laid out and has a perfect rhythm. The process of finding the truth is peeled off and threaded, advancing layer by layer, making people amazed. Even if the elements of martial arts are removed, it is a rare masterpiece of reasoning. This also confirms that Gu Yongsheng is an expert in writing reasoning. Therefore, we plead for Gu Dada to write a pure mystery novel to fight back against Tokuda Zarro!"

This call quickly received support and approval from netizens. People always like heroes to reverse the situation, big names change the historical plot, while netizens are good at watching the excitement without bothering.

Qianhong Culture did not give a clear reply, but only discussed the two themes of martial arts and reasoning. This instead encouraged the arrogance of the Gaoshuis, and their voices became even higher. Finally, they shouted "Not a Chinese if you don't fight", "Not a man if you don't fight", "We won't be a turtle with your head" and other strong voices of the times.

At the end of July, Kuyongsheng of Qianhongye issued a statement: "When you see so many netizens with sincere hearts, the company and Kuda are very moved. I decided that if those netizens who are shouting want to do their best for the country and fight back against Tokuda Jiro with a strong and brave manner, please contact the editor. If your work can make Tokuda ashamed, we will not only provide the opportunity to publish and sign the contract, but also give an additional reward of 100,000 yuan."

This passage is naturally a joke to Gao Shuishui and the statement read: "Then we will respond to everyone's calls during this period. At everyone's request, model workers and best-selling upstart Mr. Gu Yongsheng will launch a long mystery novel, and the dual version of China and Japan will be released simultaneously globally. You can look forward to it."

Once this news was released, it immediately attracted widespread attention. The readers of Gu Yongsheng who had been silent before finally couldn't help but speak out: "Gu Yongsheng should not be influenced by public opinion. He should stick to himself and write his own works."

"Whether it is out of self-esteem or to please the public, giving up the writing style that you are most familiar with and investing in unfamiliar fields is not a smart approach after all. I hope Mr. Gu Yongsheng will think twice."

"I saw Qianhong's official Weibo account saying, "Sincerity, what I want to say is that it should be a heart full of food. Shouldn't it be our mystery novel writer? Why should a martial arts writer join in the fun?"

Of course, like all topics, there will always be two voices of discussion. In addition to the voices of gradually rising opposition, some people also expressed their support.

"It's not all bad things. For Gu Yongsheng, he can at least broaden his writing field. If he succeeds, it will be a good thing for the author and readers. If the transformation fails, he can just return to the original path. The situation is not that serious."

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On August 9, Chihong President Lu Yishou shouted to Tokuda Jiro from a distance, hoping that he could give advice on the novel he published.
Chapter completed!