Readers’ thoughts are a bit like watching magic shows on the Spring Festival Gala…
The first time I saw a magic trick, I was shocked.
After knowing the principle, readers may suddenly realize it, but at the same time, they may feel that it is nothing special.
They feel that they have completely realized it.
If Chu Kuang were writing a similar novel (performing a similar magic trick), they would definitely be able to find the murderer (expose the magic trick)!
It's not just readers who have similar feelings.
Leng Guang, a big-name writer who has publicly criticized narrative mystery for being too shameless, also has the same idea!
"I will prove that the so-called narrative tricks are just a sideshow after all!"
With this belief in mind, Leng Guang clicked on Chu Kuang's mystery short story as soon as it was released.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and when I was still worrying about some things, an uninvited guest came to my house. He was a young man. I always felt that he looked familiar, but I didn’t know where I had seen him. He called himself Mr. C.
Same with Roger Affair.
This novel is also written in the first person, "I".
The name of this "I" is Chu Kuang, a well-known writer who has written some mystery novels.
"Take yourself as the protagonist?"
Leng Guang raised his eyebrows, finding it quite interesting.
He didn't know that the protagonist of Quinn's novels, the great mystery writer on Earth, was also named "Quinn".
This day.
A young writer wrote a mystery novel, found Chu Kuang, and challenged him:
"Can you guess the murderer before the answer is revealed?"
Leng Guang raised his eyebrows again.
In a straightforward style, mystery writer Chu Kuang makes inferences about detective novels.
It's a bit like a play within a play.
In this case, the murderer cannot be "me" because "I" is a spectator outside the reasoning.
Come to think of it, even if Chu Kuang continues to write detective stories, he can't continue to use the setting that "I" is the murderer.
Keep watching.
The cases described in detective novels are not complicated.
In the story, there are three groups of people.
They are the Lengguang Clan living in Dongdong Village;
There was also a group of college students who came to play, one of whom was named Chu Kuang;
The last group is Carter and his dog, Maruko.
Leng Guang was speechless.
What the hell is this
The villagers of Dongdong Village, the Lengguang clan
Cold light
Use my name
And the college student Chu Kuang
Even Chu Kuang himself was written into the novel
So Chu Kuang could still be the murderer
Even Carter was there.
The names of many writers in the mystery circle appeared in the novel, and Chu Kuang even made fun of many famous writers in the mystery circle in the novel.
Leng Guang wanted to complain, but didn't know where to start...
Moreover, Leng Guang quickly dispelled his doubts about Chu Kuang in the book.
Because Chu Kuang is the victim.
The description of Chu Kuang in the novel is exaggerated, saying that Chu Kuang is a bad boy who often does bad things and is naughty, and because he is young, he doesn't even have a concept of good and evil.
As a result, this bad boy Chu Kuang was pushed off the Dongdong Bridge.
If this novel was written by Chu Kuang, Leng Guang almost suspected that the author had a grudge against "Chu Kuang". The vilification was really cruel.
The only things connecting the two sides of the valley are the Dongdong Suspension Bridge and the Single-plank Bridge, and there are no secret passages or the like.
At the end of the case, the author lists all the alibis that were investigated.
Each suspect's alibi is extremely detailed and neatly organized like a case file.
Among them, Carter was a witness.
"During these two and a half hours, the single-plank bridge was within the sight of Maru (Carter's dog) and I. I dare say that no one walked across the bridge during this period."
Because Carter was thinking about life by the bridge at the time, he witnessed it all.
The novel emphasizes a sentence:
These testimonies and alibis are completely correct.
"I feel dizzy."
Leng Guang thought for five minutes, then suddenly slapped his thigh hard.
He seemed to have made a mistake.
This novel doesn't seem to be a narrative style
It seems that Chu Kuang never said from the beginning to the end that "The Fall of the Suspension Bridge" is a narrative mystery!
It’s just that everyone subconsciously thought that Chu Kuang’s new work would continue to write narrative weirdness.
Even I thought so before.
Thinking of this, Leng Guang smiled.
Narrating strange things is an evil way, and Chu Kuang also knows that it is better to turn back.
In the novel, "Chu Kuang" died. Perhaps Chu Kuang used this metaphor to imply that writing narrative was "a bad thing"
very good!
This is confession!
Even if we don't write weird stories, we can still be good friends.
Next, let me guess the murderer!
Leng Guang quickly started the brainstorming session of a mystery writer.
I have to say that this challenge is still difficult.
The Dongdong Bridge was half destroyed. Even the size of a small primary school child could not bear it, let alone an adult.
And there is Carter's witness.
How did the murderer kill "Chu Kuang"
You know, this novel also draws a topographical map of the crime scene, which is very detailed, allowing readers to see the specific situation at a glance.
"It's him!"
After spending about half an hour thinking, Leng Guang suddenly guessed the murderer.
That was Chu Kuang’s companion, a college student named A Rong.
This is the only one without an alibi!
Moreover, Leng Guang also guessed the modus operandi.
"Did you guess it right?"
Leng Guang hurriedly continued to look down.
What made Leng Guang feel uneasy was that "I" also guessed the same answer.
As a result, the young writer said, Chu Kuang was wrong!
And it’s totally wrong!
Because the real murderer is Leng Guang!
That is the patriarch of the Lengguang clan!
"How is that possible!"
Leng Guang felt that he was confused.
The "I" in the book was also confused, why was it Leng Guang
The half-destroyed Dongdong Bridge was so dark that even short schoolchildren couldn’t walk on it, so how could Leng Guang get through
Could it be that Leng Guang knows Qinggong
And Carter also testified that he did not see anyone crossing the bridge!
Leng Guang not only has great martial arts skills, but he can also become invisible
How come I didn’t know I was so amazing!
Leng Guang felt that this was a huge loophole!
The young writer smiled faintly and said: Leng Guang is not a dwarf, nor is he a master of light skills, and he cannot be invisible, but he can reach the other side with just a remaining cable, and he is very skilled at it and can do it without any effort.
Why
Leng Guang and the "I" in the book jumped up and down at the same time.
"impossible… "
Leng Guang was totally unconvinced, this was illogical!
etc.
logic
Leng Guang's expression suddenly changed again.
He had a bad feeling.
It seems like I have been fooled!
Then, Leng Guang saw the real reason.
Because of this, Leng Guang was so angry that he almost smashed the computer.
Because the correct answer in this case is:
"Because Mr. Leng Guang is a monkey, the so-called Leng Guang clan is a group of monkeys living in Dongdong Village."
Weird narration!
nausea!
So shameless!
At this moment, Leng Guang cursed loudly!
He was not scolding Chu Kuang for describing himself as a monkey. If one were to say that this narrative form was malicious, then Chu Kuang's malice towards himself was even greater, because he portrayed himself in a very terrible way in the book, and even killed himself!
Compared to Chu Kuang's self-mockery, the mockery he received was not excessive.
Leng Guang was scolding Xu Gui!
He was cheated!
He thought that Chu Kuang was not writing a narrative paradox this time, but it turned out that this novel was still a narrative paradox, and it was a narrative paradox ten thousand times worse than "The Mystery of Roger Affair"!
It's simply an insult to one's own intelligence!
at the same time.
Countless readers went completely crazy after reading "The Bridge Collapses"!