The story begins with an introduction to the case:
Fra poisoned her alcoholic husband, inherited his property, and became the richest woman in the village.
And in this village, there is also a richest man named Roger.
Roger's wife died many years ago.
Perhaps because both of them had lost their spouses and felt sympathy for each other, they fell in love.
Roger plans to marry Fla.
Before getting married, Fla told Roger: "I poisoned my alcoholic husband. This secret was known by someone in the village. He has been threatening me with this matter recently and extorting a lot of money from me."
Roger was shocked.
He was a man with a strong sense of justice and could not accept that the woman he loved had murdered her husband.
Although he had no intention of reporting Fla, their engagement ended in vain.
But after all, Fla was the woman Roger loved deeply, so he asked Fla: Who was blackmailing her behind her back
He wanted to help Fra get rid of this trouble.
Fla did not answer immediately, but asked Roger to wait for two days.
As a result, Roger received the news that Fla had committed suicide.
Before he could grieve, Roger received a suicide letter from Fla...
No one knows whether Roger read the letter.
Because the letter was missing, and Roger died in his study, with his throat stabbed.
The novel is told from the first-person perspective, that of the village doctor, Sheppard.
It is a taboo to use the first person in fantasy novels, but it is not a big deal in suspense, thriller or mystery novels.
The first person perspective can actually increase the reader's sense of immersion.
"It's a pretty ordinary start."
Cao Dezhi commented softly:
"The murderer is most likely the one who blackmailed Fla. He was worried that his blackmail would be exposed, so he killed Roger and took Fla's suicide note."
This is not difficult to guess.
The story is generally attractive.
Although he had anticipated this result, Cao Dezhi still felt a little disappointed.
It’s not that Chu Kuang’s writing is bad…
There is nothing wrong with the writing style of Chu Kuang's mystery novel.
The problem is that Chu Kuang wrote it too ordinary!
Nine out of ten mystery writers can write like this.
So, no features at all!
However, Cao Dezhi continued reading.
As a mystery enthusiast, he really enjoyed the process of solving puzzles.
The ultimate enjoyment for mystery lovers is undoubtedly to discover who the murderer is earlier than the detectives in the book!
Soon, the story moved on to the third chapter.
At this time a new character appeared, a detective named Poirot!
According to the novel, Poirot is a famous private detective who has solved many major cases. He has just moved to the village and grows pumpkins in the yard every day.
"A detective who suddenly appeared?"
Cao Dezhi raised his eyebrows.
Detective Poirot is a stranger in the village. An outsider suddenly moved to the small town, and then two people died in the town in one breath
Is it a coincidence
Cao Dezhi somewhat suspects that this detective is the murderer. If this is the setting, then this novel might be interesting.
However, after reading a dozen more pages, Cao Dezhi dispelled this doubt.
Poirot is indeed a detective, and Sheppard, who exists in the first person perspective, becomes Poirot's assistant after Poirot starts investigating the case.
Who is the murderer
The person the police suspected was Roger's adopted son, Rob Peyton.
However, Cao Dezhi decisively ruled this person out as a suspect, because the more a person looks like the murderer in a homicide case, the less likely he is to be the murderer. This was just a trick set up by the author.
In fact, Poirot did not doubt Paton either.
This detective does seem to have some skills.
As the story progressed, more and more characters became involved, and Cao Dezhi's perception of the novel gradually changed.
"That's interesting..."
The difficulty of the case is constantly increasing, and there are more and more people who deserve suspicion.
First of all, there was Roger's good friend Brent, a strong and powerful man. When Roger died, he happened to be a guest at Roger's house.
Moreover, Brent has no money, but he likes Roger's niece, and Roger's niece has a special relationship with Roger's adopted son Robedon!
So this guy could have killed Roger, framed Ropeton, and gotten the girl for himself...
"Could it be him?"
Cao Dezhi began his brainstorming and looked at another character in the book.
Raymond is a thin, meticulous, lively and cheerful little secretary.
This person doesn’t seem to have any major problems, but in detective novels, the one who looks the least like the murderer is often the murderer!
Then, Cao Dezhi noticed other people...
There are many people involved in the case.
Moreover, everyone involved in this case seems to have his or her own secrets!
Poirot even gathered everyone together and made it clear:
"All of you have concealed some facts like me. Perhaps you think these facts are irrelevant to the case, so you choose to protect yourself. But the key to solving the case may lie in the parts you concealed."
Cao Dezhi thought Polo was upset.
To his surprise, Poirot was not upset at all, but pretending to be cool: "But it doesn't matter, I will find out everything."
How to say it
It was more like a provocation to the murderer.
"I'll find you soon."
It was a declaration similar to this. After reading this, Cao Dezhi suddenly found that he seemed to have fallen in love with this detective.
But who is the murderer
Cao Dezhi became a little anxious.
As a senior editor-in-chief of the mystery department, he can identify the murderer in 80% of the mystery novels he has read before the detective solves the case!
But this time, he couldn't make up his mind.
Because each character has an alibi and each character conceals part of the facts, the case becomes increasingly complicated.
A hint of something fishy is beginning to appear.
There must be foreshadowing in the story, as well as indirect evidence about who the murderer is, but after reading two-thirds of the content, Cao Dezhi still failed to accurately guess the murderer!
Chu Kuang put in a lot of effort...
This case would be difficult to write so complicated if it weren't for enough patient preparation and planning. However, in the complexity, the detective's hands are used to constantly clear the fog.
"Now that we have suspected everything, who is the murderer?"
This became what Cao Dezhi cared about most. He wished he could turn to the end right now and see the final truth!
But he held back.
The fun of reading detective novels lies in the reasoning during the reading process. Once the murderer is known, it is difficult to experience the pleasure.
At this time, Cao Dezhi found that he had been completely attracted by "The Mystery of Roger"!
This is a great case!
The entire case layout and planning is very beautiful!
So this made Cao Dezhi eager to find the murderer, and his eyes became brighter and brighter!
It turns out that fantasy writers can also write such beautiful mystery novels!
Well…
It seems too early to draw conclusions now.
If Chu Kuang was just deliberately creating confusion and the final murderer could not make the readers suddenly realize it, then this novel would not be considered brilliant.
Think of this.
Cao Dezhi began to feel a little nervous.
He read the last few chapters almost word for word.
But the more he read, the more uneasy Cao Dezhi felt, because the murderer was still hidden in the fog. Even when the story progressed to the last part, he could not find the answer!
"Isn't the murderer on the list of suspects?"
If that were the case, Cao Dezhi would definitely curse loudly!
Because this kind of behavior is like a horror movie, which scares the audience, but at the end, the director tells you that it’s all because the protagonist is mentally ill and is just fantasizing...
I can go to your place.
Could Chu Kuang be trying the same trick
Feeling depressed about not being able to guess the murderer and worried about whether the ending could explain everything, Cao Dezhi finally read the third to last chapter.
This chapter is called "The Truth Comes Out."
This is the third to last chapter of the novel. Chu Kuang did not choose to reveal the answer at the end. It seems that there is still a review of the whole case later...
"I admit that I can't guess the murderer."
Cao Dezhi felt a little heavy-hearted. He really began to worry whether the ending of the novel would be satisfactory to him.
The end of this chapter.
Poirot uncovers the truth: who is the man who knew Ackroyd well enough to know that he had bought a Dictaphone; who is the man who has some knowledge of the mechanics; who has the opportunity to take the sword from the silver cabinet before Miss Flora arrives; who has the container that will hold the Dictaphone; who is the man who can be alone in the study for a few minutes while Parker calls the police -
Seeing this, Cao Dezhi suddenly stood up from the computer!
His eyes were as big as copper bells!
His breathing, at this moment, became extremely heavy!
Shock!
Shudder!
I never expected it!
I guessed that the murderer of the whole book was actually...
Thanks! Po! De!
That’s right, it’s “I”, the first-person Shepard!
The whole story unfolds from Sheppard's perspective, from the appearance of Poirot to Sheppard becoming Poirot's assistant. During this process, Cao Dezhi never doubted Sheppard!
It’s not that he doesn’t have enough IQ!
But he was fooled by Chu Kuang!
A complete and utter joke!
Who would have thought that "I" was the murderer
When readers open "The Mystery of Roger," they will almost instantly exclude Sheppard!
This person witnessed the entire case as a participant and listed his alibi at the beginning...
The results are all fake!
Some characters' alibis actually began to be overturned in the middle of the story, but by that time, one's attention had already been completely drawn to several major suspects!
"grass!"
Cao Dezhi felt that he had been completely fooled. How could a mystery novel mislead readers like this? The murderer was "me"
It is simply deceiving the readers' feelings.
Cao Dezhi felt that he should be furious.
But for some reason, after swearing, his face suddenly turned red and his eyes became ashamed.
He really didn't want to admit it, but at this moment a very subversive fact was:
He actually felt that he...
Very cool
It was a kind of joy that suddenly filled my heart after being gorgeously humiliated by the author!
After reading the explanations in the next two chapters, I realized that the entire story of "The Mystery of Roger" was actually Shepard's confession...
Today's color number of Dezhi is camel red.