Of course, one has to write a more confident work when competing with others, and Lin Yuan feels that he has a very good chance of winning both the Poirot series and the Sherlock Holmes series, so he is hesitant between the two most powerful detectives in the history of reasoning.
"Poirot, please."
Lin Yuan finally made a decision.
The reason for not releasing Holmes was simple.
Because the root of narrative paradox is "The Mystery of Roger Affair", the detective of this case is Poirot, and it is also from this novel that Leng Guang became the vanguard of anti-narrative paradox, so it is better to let Poirot win this literary battle.
It begins with Poirot and ends with Poirot.
It seems to be a ritual.
Releasing Holmes now seems like Holmes is going to help Poirot clean up his mess.
Lin Yuan has no difference in the degree of his liking for these two characters, so naturally he will not favor one over the other.
"Be careful, boss."
Jin Mu seemed to be afraid that Lin Yuan would not take this literary duel seriously, so he specially introduced Leng Guang's situation:
"Leng Guang is not considered the top mystery writer in the mystery circle, but most of his works have received good reviews. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a first-class mystery writer..."
"I see."
Lin Yuan attaches great importance to this.
He also specifically asked the system for a copy of the information.
Since it does not involve specific content, the system does not charge any fees.
And this information just happens to include all the cases that Poirot has solved.
There are many cases that Poirot solved.
Among them, the more famous ones include "The Mysterious Affair of Roger Affair", "The ABC Murders", "Murder on the Orient Express", "Death on the Nile", "Evil Under the Sun", and so on.
Lin Yuan plans to pick one of Poirot's classic cases for a literary duel.
This time we will use precise customization.
"Among Poirot's cases, Murder on the Orient Express is a work that cannot be ignored, because this work tells the game between human feelings and legal principles, and also creates a model of cooperative murder tricks..."
"There is also Death on the Nile, which is also a work from Agatha Christie's peak period. There are countless versions of movies and TV series adapted from this book alone. Maybe it's because the love element in this book is so shocking?"
"In comparison, the plot of ABC Murders is relatively simple and simplistic, and not so suspenseful and convoluted. It mainly focuses on the analysis and portrayal of the characters' psychology. The murder notice mode is a highlight."
"You can also consider "Evil Under the Sun", but this one is a bit clichéd. The victim is the same as the case of the Nile River. She is the most powerful, the most beautiful, and therefore the most hated person. It happens on a relatively closed island. Everyone has motives and suspicions. The murder happened in a cold cave. If the Nile River hasn't been published yet, it can be considered, but it is not a high priority."
"… "
Hesitate again and again, analyze again and again.
Lin Yuan finally made a decision.
His choice: Murder on the Orient Express!
Without a doubt, this is a masterpiece that is very popular!
If you were to rank all of Poirot's cases, 80 percent of readers would put Murder on the Orient Express first!
It is said that this is the first work that many people started to learn from
There is no specific data to prove it, but Lin Yuan has his own reasons for choosing this work!
"The pioneer of cooperative killing mode, a classic masterpiece that later inspired countless writers to imitate, and the ending is even more shocking that everyone is a villain."
Oh, that's not right.
It should be said that all of them are good people.
As a fan of locked room murders and trains, a locked room murder case on a train is naturally extremely attractive.
The common crimes are:
Among these many people, only one person is the murderer.
This case is:
Only one of these thirteen people is innocent!
Therefore, this case reflects a topic that is often controversial in later generations:
Since the law cannot enforce the justice in their minds, can they use their own killing rituals to punish the suspect in this case, who is also the criminal who committed a heinous crime but is still at large
All twelve were murderers.
This is a game between human feelings and legal principles.
Another reason why this work is famous is probably that Poirot also wavered in the face of principles.
He finally made a decision.
Those were the words he said after he found out the truth: "Now that I have given you the answer, please allow me to announce with great honor that I will withdraw from this case..."
Poirot's withdrawal was the greatest kindness he could give.
From this story on, Poirot is no longer a cold-blooded crime-solving machine, nor a representative of the absolute law, but a person with flesh and blood and emotions.
In fact, as Detective Conan emphasizes every day:
There is only one truth.
But this time, Poirot would rather give up adhering to this belief and neglect his duty, and provide two choices for everyone.
When the sense of justice turned into tenderness, Poirot became a true detective in the hearts of many people.
“It seems like controversy is always unavoidable?”
Lin Yuan was a little worried that choosing Murder on the Orient Express would bring him into new controversy:
When the law fails to deliver justice, can people personally punish murderers who are at large
Poirot's decision may seem gentle to some people, but to some people, it may be condoning crime.
"Probably not."
On second thought, Lin Yuan felt that he was thinking too much.
Every writer faces controversy at one point or another.
Perhaps some people are indeed dissatisfied with the ideas conveyed by "Murder on the Orient Express", but they are destined to be only a minority. Lin Yuan believes that more people can understand Poirot and even like him because of this.
As mentioned earlier, Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express" is the most explosive.
What exploded was when Poirot chose to exonerate the murderer!
This is probably the only time in all of Poirot's cases that he let the murderer go, and that included more than a dozen murderers!
This is not an isolated case.
Another great detective, Sherlock Holmes, also made the decision to let the murderer go.
However, in terms of the shocking scenes, the ending of "Murder on the Orient Express" is the most exciting.
Of course, only mystery fans who agree with Poirot's approach will find this exciting.
Next, we need to revise it carefully.
Because of the differences in the characters' stories and backgrounds, Lin Yuan has a lot of adaptation work to do this time.
Fortunately, the core of the story does not change.
This is a story about revenge. Once the motive for the murder is known, the identity of the characters is not important.
In fact.
Another reason for choosing "Murder on the Orient Express" is that Lin Yuan wanted to make Poirot's brand famous!
With the publication of "The Mysterious Affair of Roger Affair", readers are no longer unfamiliar with 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!
You know.
This case is not only one of the highlights of Poirot's life, but also one of the highlights of Granny's life!
Grandma wrote countless mystery novels during her lifetime, and people in later generations always like to rank Grandma's personal works.
Most people would give the top spot to And Then There Were None.
But occasionally someone sees things differently.
The difference is that some readers think that "Murder on the Orient Express" is Agatha Christie's masterpiece!
This debate is not discussed in this book.
It can be said that a fact that the vast majority of readers are willing to acknowledge is that "Murder on the Orient Express" can be ranked among the top three of all Agatha Christie's works.
There is no dispute about this.