Ishigami, who was timid when he first appeared, suddenly changed his style at this moment. His image instantly changed from an ordinary high school teacher to a high-IQ monster who punches hard!
Live next door.
Ishigami, who was not present at all, was able to deduce the murder case based on a pair of shoes and Seiko Hanaoka's reaction. He even said with certainty as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes that Seiko did not kill the person alone, but her daughter Misato was also involved!
And now.
Ishigami wants to use the idea of reverse reasoning to help Hanaoka Seiko and her daughter create an alibi so that they can successfully escape the crime from the police!
"Depend on!"
“Awesome!”
"At first I thought he was just an ordinary high school teacher, but now it seems that this Ishigami is definitely not an ordinary person!"
"It's a wolf-killer!"
"Ishigami was wearing gloves when he knocked on the door. He obviously didn't want to leave fingerprints. It turns out that he had already decided to help Hanaoka Seiko and her daughter destroy the bodies!"
“So cool!”
"The motive is clear. Ishigami did it for love. After all, the first chapter of the novel says that he likes Hanaoka Seiko very much."
"So we're not going to infer the murderer this time?"
"It will depend on how Ishigami uses reverse reasoning to help Hanaoka Yasuko and her daughter solve this problem."
"Chu Kuang is awesome!"
"This book has already hooked me in just two chapters!"
…
Qinzhou.
Lu Yang suddenly felt a little palpitated, even though he had only read the third chapter of the novel. "So the next plot should be about the contest between the police and the criminals?"
It seems that I guessed right.
The story indeed shifted to the police's perspective.
Togashi's body was found outside.
More characters of all kinds appear one after another.
Among them, the most important character is called Yukawa Manabu, who is a physics professor at a famous university in Chuzhou. Even the police often seek advice from him when investigating cases, which shows how terrifying this person is.
Through the introduction of Yukawa Manabu.
Ishigami's identity was revealed.
It turns out that Ishigami was a mathematical genius when he was in college. Even Yukawa Manabu, who is now a physics professor at a prestigious university, is full of praise for his mathematical genius.
Such a genius.
Why are you so miserable now
It turned out that Ishigami's parents were suffering from illness and their family conditions were very poor.
Even though his family life was extremely tight and he even had to work part-time while studying, Ishigami still couldn't raise enough living expenses for his family of three, and of course he lost the qualification to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
Here we have to mention the background of the novel.
Chu Kuang set the background of the novel many years ago. At that time, Blue Star was relatively backward. If you had no money, you had to give up your studies. There were no various financial aids like now. What's more, Ishigami was called a "freak" in school and had no idea how to handle interpersonal relationships.
all in all.
Because of his bad fate, institutional problems in the field of mathematics and various difficulties in reality, Ishigami is in such a miserable state now.
…
An IQ showdown between Manabu Yukawa and Ishigami
Xu Ping, a writer from Zhongzhou, stared at the words on the computer screen and bit his lips unconsciously until they turned white.
It's really a battle of IQ.
Originally, Manabu Yukawa had no interest in the case the police were inquiring about, but when he learned that Ishigami was involved, he immediately became interested and even made an appointment to meet with Ishigami.
First meeting.
Yukawa Manabu came up with a mathematical conjecture that many internationally renowned mathematicians found complicated to test Ishigami.
However.
It only took Ishigami six hours to master it, and his mathematical genius is clearly revealed!
However, mathematics does not seem to be equal to reasoning.
Or perhaps a mathematical genius like Ishigami does not seem to have the criminal ability to match it.
Even though his methods of helping Hanaoka Seiko destroy the body and divert attention were very clever, the police gradually found some clues.
Is it going to be exposed
Just when Xu Ping was thinking this, the plot took a turn and Hanaoka Seiko escaped the suspicion of murder with her alibi.
"What a powerful stone god!"
"What a great guy, Manabu Yukawa!"
The confrontation between the two sides is definitely brain-burning. The police no longer suspect Hanaoka Seiko, but Yukawa Manabu insists on some of his suspicions!
And at this time.
Xu Ping racked his brains but couldn't figure out how Ishigami had arranged everything and led things to this development.
The key point is the alibi!
How did Ishigami create an alibi for Hanaoka mother and daughter
The police found out:
After school, Seiko Hanaoka and her daughter went to a ramen restaurant, a movie theater, a KTV, and finally returned home and left a message for Sonoko on the home phone.
The chain of time is unshakable!
However, the first two chapters of the novel clearly point out that Togashi died at the hands of mother and daughter that night.
There is definitely something wrong with this timeline!
…
There is indeed a problem with the timeline.
But no one understood what the problem was.
However, what happened next was beyond everyone's expectations!
Ishigami actually turned himself in!
He took all the blame on himself!
What’s even more terrifying is that he even designed his motive for committing the crime to perfection, so much so that even the police were unable to refute his statements!
"What's going on?"
"Why did Ishigami suddenly turn himself in? And his crime is completely proven, with corresponding evidence. Could it be that he wanted to kill Togashi for a long time?"
“I can’t figure it out!”
"We all know that the mother and daughter killed Togashi, but how did Ishigami do that chain of false timelines?"
"etc!"
"Isn't this book a mystery?"
"If this is a lie, I will fight this old thief!"
"If it was a narrative trick, the plot should have deliberately omitted some clues, such as the collusion between Ishigami and Hanaoka Seiko?"
"How can this thing be used to collude with others?"
"That movie ticket really exists, and Hanaoka Seiko and her daughter really did go to see the movie. What's going on?"
“My IQ can’t keep up.”
"I feel like I'm being played madly by this old thief."
"Look down, Tomokawa Manabu seems to have found a clue."
…
Yukawa Manabu did find a clue.
The only person in the whole book whose IQ could keep up with Ishigami's did not explain the reason to the police and the excited readers. He went straight to find Hanaoka Seiko.
Hanaoka Shizuko was a little panicked.
She had already learned about Ishigami's surrender.
Yukawa Xue smiled and said, "You seem to think I'm here to convince you."
Hanaoka Yasuko tried to remain calm: "No, I didn't. What can I ask you to convince me of?"
Tang Chuanxue said a little embarrassedly: "That's true, I did say something wrong, I apologize to you, but I just want to let you know one thing, so I came to you."
"What is it?"
"As for that."
Yukawa Manabu paused for a moment before speaking slowly, his eyes fixed on Hanaoka Yasuko: "What I want to say is that you have no idea of the truth."
This moment.
Let’s not talk about how Hanaoka Seiko reacted.
Anyway, countless readers’ eyes widened instantly.
Lu Yang from Qinzhou and Xu Ping from Zhongzhou felt a burning pain on their faces!
What does "You know nothing about the truth" mean
On the surface, this sentence seems to be what Yukawa Manabu said to Hanaoka Yasuko.
However, in reality, Lu Yang, Xu Ping and countless readers felt that this was the old thief Chu Kuang mercilessly mocking all readers!
Damn it!
Damn old thief!
What is the truth!
…
The truth is finally revealed!
This is the climax of the book. Yukawa Manabu said to Hanaoka Seiko: "I think your alibi is probably true. You should have really been to the cinema, including your daughter. You and your daughter did not lie."
Lu Yang: "This is impossible!"
Xu Ping: “That doesn’t make sense!”
Hanaoka Yasuko in the book was puzzled until Yukawa Manabu continued: "But you must be wondering in your heart, why don't you have to lie
Why is the police investigation so lax
Because Ishigami had already arranged that when you face the police's questioning, all you have to do is tell the truth.
He has arranged everything so that the police cannot convict you no matter how hard they try.
As for how he arranged it, I think you probably don't know.
You only know that Ishigami seems to have used some clever tricks, but you don't know the actual content. Am I right?"
Hanaoka Seiko was stunned.
Yukawa Manabu continued his Sherlock Holmes-Poirot possession: "He made a great sacrifice to protect you and your daughter. It was a heroic sacrifice that ordinary people like you and me can't even imagine.
I think…
He probably prepared for the worst as soon as the murder happened, and decided to take the blame for you, because all his plans were designed based on that premise.
Conversely:
Only that premise must never be breached.
But that premise was too cruel, and anyone would back off, and Ishigami himself knew that.
so.
In order to prevent himself from regretting at the critical moment, he cut off his retreat route in advance.
At the same time, that was also the most amazing sleight of hand this time.
Seiko Hanaoka began to tremble!
Yukawa Manabu finally revealed Ishigami's plan!
There is no doubt that the real culprit of the body that died in Kyu-Edogawa is Ishigami!
Because the corpse was not Togashi who was killed by Hanaoka mother and daughter!
Yukawa Manabu looked at the woman in front of him with complicated eyes: "It seems that you finally understand what I mean. That's right, Ishigami committed another murder to protect you. It was on March 10, the day after Togashi Shinji was murdered."
Togashi died on March 9th!
On March 10th, Ishigami killed a homeless man who no one could find any trace of, disguised the body as Togashi's, and successfully confused the police!
What is a tramp
The so-called homeless people are those from the lower class who would not attract any attention if they suddenly disappeared.
Even other homeless people would not be surprised, because there are always some of them who suddenly disappear.
No one will call the police.
Because they have no family or friends, even Ishigami himself doesn't know the name of the homeless man he killed.
The timeline is of course no problem.
After all, Seiko Hanaoka's alibi was actually for something that happened on March 10th. Seiko Hanaoka can just tell the truth. There was nothing shameful about what she did that day.
Anyway, Togashi died the day before!
Ishigami killed the homeless man to make all clues blurred, and deliberately led the police to suspect Hanaoka Seiko and her daughter, making them gradually determine that the body was Togashi. Not to mention that in order to prevent the police from doubting the authenticity of the body, Ishigami deliberately left three clues to prove that these were the bodies they were looking for, so the whole layout can be said to be well planned!
…
Boom!
Lu Yang was stunned!
Xu Ping was stunned!
Countless readers who were discussing the plot and guessing the reasons while reading the book were stunned, as if their brains were hit by a storm. They could no longer tell whether they were shocked, moved, or terrified!
“Absolutely!”
"We all know that there is a problem with the timeline, but none of us could have imagined that the root cause of the problem was that Ishigami killed a man and pretended to be Togashi's body in order to confuse the police!"
"Hanaoka Seiko doesn't like him at all."
"But in order to protect that woman, he did not hesitate to kill another person. Such cruel and cold-blooded means, such a bloody unrequited love!"
"What kind of devil love is this?"
"The most terrifying thing about Ishigami is that he turned himself in to take the blame in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Now the police have determined that Ishigami killed Togashi. Even if someone finds the real Togashi's body in the future, it won't be exposed. No one will think that it is actually the real Togashi's body, because Togashi's case is over, unless Ishigami appeals to overturn the verdict."
"Devote yourself?"
"No wonder the book is called 'The Devotion of Suspect X'. This is risking one's life to love this woman!"
"Why?"
"Although the truth is out, the only thing I can't understand in this story is why Ishigami loves Hanaoka Seiko so much that he is willing to sacrifice his own life. This is a death sentence!"
Of course there is a reason.
However, Chu Kuang obviously would not let the logic of the truth become blurred, and the following plot was Ishigami’s memories.
…
That day.
Ishigami, who has lost all hope in life and the future, wants to commit suicide. Hanaoka Seiko and her daughter suddenly move in and knock on the door to say hello to their neighbors.
Ishigami opened the door.
The mother and daughter greeted Ishigami with a smile.
Jingzi's eyes are full of longing for life.
Even if the plot does not explicitly state it, everyone knows that perhaps Hanaoka Seiko and her daughter must have thought that they would completely get rid of Togashi and live a normal and happy life.
The reason is this simple:
That smile instantly struck Ishigami.
Ishigami suddenly didn’t want to die anymore. He once said: “Sunday is the happiest day. As long as I open the window, I can hear the voices of two people talking.”
This is the beginning of love.
But is this really love
Or was Shi Shen's sacrifice just to repay a favor
Perhaps there are some things that even readers with a God's perspective cannot tell the difference, but such an ending is obviously not the cruelest.
The end of the novel.
Misato Hanaoka committed suicide.
After learning the truth from Yukawa, Yasuko felt very emotional and heavy-hearted, but in order not to let everything Ishigami had done go to waste and for the happiness of her daughter, she decided to continue living with a sense of guilt.
However, the news of her daughter's suicide crushed her.
The daughter could not bear such heavy pressure and was tortured by a strong sense of guilt. As a mother, she was no exception. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Seiko Hanaoka turned herself in.
When she made this decision and walked into the police station, all the arrangements made by Ishigami at the cost of innocent lives were in vain.
…
Police station.
The two met again.
Hanaoka Seiko's back shook violently, and her voice was hoarse: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I asked you to do this for us...
For a woman like me..."
"What nonsense are you talking about! What are you talking about... nonsense... you are talking nonsense..."
Ishigami murmured like a spell.
"How can we be the only ones to be happy... That's impossible. I have to atone for my sins, I have to accept the punishment, I have to accept the punishment together with Mr. Ishigami. This is all I can do, this is all I can do for you. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Jingzi supported herself with her hands and rested her head on the floor.
Ishigami shook his head and stepped back, his face twisted in pain.
He turned around suddenly, hugged his head with both hands, and roared like a wild beast, which was also a wail mixed with despair and confusion.
That cry moved everyone who heard it.
The police officer ran over and tried to stop him.
"Don't touch him!"
Yukawa Manabu stood in front of them: "At least, let him cry enough..."
Tomokawa Manabu came from behind Ishigami and put his hands on his shoulders.
The stone god continued to roar, as if he was vomiting out his soul.
Break defense.
When the last psychological defense line was breached, Ishigami, who had planned everything and manipulated the whole world with reverse reasoning, completely collapsed.
He should have succeeded.
He has succeeded.
However, he lost the hearts of the people.
Lost to the human instinct of guilt.
In the book.
The novel emphasizes this sentence: "Sometimes, just living well is enough to save someone."
But there are some people who don't even want to live.
But whose fault is this
Togashi or Hanaoka Seiko
Or is it Ishigami, who likes to pursue extreme logic and should have become a great mathematician
…
Qinzhou.
Lu Yang, who had been in a daze for a long time, suddenly sighed.
The ending is the answer to the mystery, which makes this detective novel show its greatest charm.
By laying foreshadowing for the characters, the time and place of events, and even using some guiding means, the readers have a preconceived impression, and finally when the mystery is solved it brings a huge shock and surprise. This is the most successful part of this novel.
Different from pure literature.
In addition to its story, this mystery novel also has unexpected features and a reasonable layout.
But is this a narrative trick
The narrative reasoning pioneered by Chu Kuang
It stands to reason that Chu Kuang's guiding readers into a time scam conforms to certain characteristics of narrative subterfuge.
However, the key point is that the readers and the police are always in the same perspective, which breaks the narrative setting.
This is not a narrative trick.
The reader has a chance to guess the truth.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether it is a narrative trick or not.
What’s really important is that the extreme reversal in the last few chapters of the novel is so shocking!
Is this a novel that Chu Kuang wrote in a hurry
If this was a novel he wrote in a short period of time in order to compete for rankings, then the terrifying level of this person might be even greater than he had imagined!
Maybe he is no weaker than Xianyu.
It makes sense that Nan Xianyu and Bei Chu Kuang are equally famous. Isn't this kind of plot setting a kind of talent
…
Zhongzhou.
Xu Ping smiled bitterly.
Blue Star novels are mostly black and white, praising justice and criticizing evil, or stating that legal principles and emotions are in opposition.
However, Chu Kuang's novel is somewhere in between the two.
Jingzi, who was willing to bear the blame for her daughter;
Yukawa, who is torn between legal principles and friendship;
Ishigami broke the law for the pure love in his heart.
It can be said that the emotional expressions or motivations of these characters are inconsistent with traditional justice, but it is difficult for readers to make a clear definition after reading the novel.
Are they good or evil
Perhaps this is no longer the focus of everyone's attention.
The complex feelings intertwined with heartache, sympathy, and regret are the readers' first reaction after facing the torture of the plot.
The detective is not exactly the embodiment of justice.
The criminals are not necessarily the representatives of evil.
Both sides have human weaknesses and are torn between legal justice and moral sentiment. The characters in the film are the epitome of complex human nature in a chaotic social value system.
Perhaps this is what makes Chu Kuang so scary.
In his writing, the key to solving the mystery is not limited to scientific reasoning, but lies in the observation of human nature.
This is the space for readers to think beyond the reasoning that detective novels leave for them.
As a reader.
Xu Ping once thought that he already knew the answer to the mystery, so the next part should be a contest of IQs between the police and the criminals, but he didn't know that he had fallen into Chu Kuang's trap at that time.
When the real mystery is revealed;
When the true meaning of the word “dedication” is made clear;
Xu Ping knew he had lost.
I'm afraid the tenth place on the Blue Star Writers List will have to be replaced.
…
Novel review section.
The ending of the novel, in which Ishigami sacrificed himself to protect the murderous Yasuko, created an elaborate time scam, and finally surrendered for love by taking the blame, has become the focus of discussion.
"I felt really upset after watching it."
"The stone god continued to roar, as if he was vomiting out his soul. The last sentence made me want to cry."
"This is reasoning, not a sad story, but Chu Kuang's writing has the ability to make readers feel sad. He has always been like this, making people feel restless."
"After watching it, I felt like I was severely fooled by the old thief."
"This kind of writing is not narrative sophistry, the story itself is the most shocking."
"The meticulous Ishigami used his incomparable brain to formulate an impeccable plan. After he single-handedly devised a trick that confused everyone, including the readers, he still failed at the last step of coinciding with the origin."
"Jingzi turned himself in, and Ishigami and I broke through the defense together."
"I think Jingzi's final decision to turn herself in can be attributed to the word conscience, so there is no need to feel sorry for the ending."
"I can't like Jingzi!"
"Yasuko's final behavior was a fatal blow to Ishigami. Only she can have a clear conscience. If she is truly grateful for Ishigami's sacrifice, Yasuko should repay him. The only way to repay him is to give meaning to Ishigami's sacrifice."
"The love of the stone god is bloody and heavy."
"What touched me the most was not Ishigami's love, but his resistance to loneliness. Everything Ishigami did was just a person's resistance to loneliness. All his actions of finding and maintaining spiritual beliefs were essentially a resistance to loneliness. The ending was of course sad, even regrettable, because Ishigami's realm had surpassed conventional cognition such as morality."
"The stone god is not worth maintaining."
"Although Ishigami is a genius and his experience is sympathetic, he is willing to kill innocent people to protect a girl. It is really hateful. He is just a paranoid and self-indulgent toady."
"I will not accept any remarks that whitewash Ishigami."
"Yasuko's act of turning herself in completely and thoroughly erased everything Ishigami had done. From this perspective, Yasuko was selfish, and Yukawa Manabu, who considered the issue from his own perspective and felt that his friend's death was not worth it and told Yasuko the truth, was also selfish."
really.
It is difficult to distinguish between good and evil.
This is "The Devotion of Suspect X".
No matter which side the readers stand on, one fact cannot be erased, that is, everyone recognizes the degree of recognition of this novel.
In fact.
Even those who use harsh words to criticize the characters in the novel, such as Ishigami, Yasuko, and Yukawa Manabu who is determined to defeat Ishigami, they also have a deep love for the novel itself.
This day.
"The Devotion of Suspect X" has become a hit.
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