yes.
Among all the cases solved by Poirot, this one is the most famous and the one most talked about by readers.
It's Murder on the Orient Express!
In Murder on the Orient Express, Poirot chose to let the murderer go.
Because the law was unable to punish the murderer who was at large, a group of people took up their knives and killed the murderer in a shocking collaborative manner.
Fight violence with violence!
After Poirot found out the truth, he hesitated for a long time and finally did not report this group of people.
Poirot's handling of the case caused controversy at the time.
But in "Curtain", a murderer who cannot be punished by the law appears.
The murderer took advantage of other people's psychological weaknesses to encourage them to kill, while he stood far away and watched.
He is a lawless outlaw!
He even instigated Poirot's friend Hastings to kill someone!
If Poirot had not noticed, Hastings would have become a murderer.
If Poirot cannot punish the other party, the other party will only continue to go crazy.
Under such circumstances, Poirot made the same choice as the murderers in Murder on the Orient Express -
Fight violence with violence!
Whether good or bad.
This behavior at least did not violate Poirot's character, but made Poirot's character even stronger!
Yes.
He could forgive that group of people simply because in the same darkest moment, he would make the same extreme choice!
The difference is…
Poirot could forgive others for punishing the murderer with violence, but he could not forgive himself for using such means.
So after killing the murderer, he committed suicide without hesitation.
He was using his own way to die together with the murderer!
And this is precisely the greatness of Poirot!
Realize this.
Many people were silent.
The curses directed at Chu Kuang also suddenly stopped.
With that story as a foundation, the points that many people criticize are simply not valid.
But no one expected it.
It turns out that Chu Kuang had already made this clear to everyone in "Murder on the Orient Express" and he had been digging the trap for a long time.
The difference is that after that group of people fought violence with violence, they still wanted to survive.
Poirot, on the other hand, chose death as his own redemption.
He felt guilty about himself.
He violated the principles of his life.
When he made this decision, he denied the thing he adhered to most in his detective career.
But this is Poirot!
The meaning of this layout is so profound that it is almost shocking!
The seemingly unrelated stories actually formed a complete chain of thought because of two similar choices -
Echoing each other!
And when making these two choices, Poirot kept repeating four words.
"I have no idea… "
He doesn't know how to deal with others, nor does he know whether his choice is correct.
There is no case in the world that could stump Poirot.
What stumped him was the contradictions in human nature.
Can you accept this ending now
The readers don't know either.
But the scolding did become less and less.
The readers' riot gradually subsided because of Leng Guang's mention of "Murder on the Orient Express".
At this time.
Suddenly someone said, "I don't support Poirot's approach, but that doesn't stop me from loving him. He will always be the king of detectives in my mind."
It's like a chain reaction.
More and more readers expressed their agreement:
"In Poirot's own words in the book, perhaps this was his retribution, so in the end Poirot also fell into a distant reincarnation. When the law lost its meaning, Poirot raised the gun he had planned for a long time, and then shot on behalf of what he believed to be justice."
"I love him even more."
"But this ending is really too cruel for Poirot. He has been pursuing the truth all his life, but in the final analysis, he is still pursuing legal justice, but he ends up in the most tragic way."
"He is very old. He is still very wise, but his body can no longer support him."
"It is people like Poirot who allow us to stand in the sunshine all the time."
"I really like Poirot!"
"… "
It may still be controversial.
But compared to the readers' crazy riot, everyone who has calmed down can accept Poirot's choice.
At the same time, I also accepted this ending.
It is worth mentioning that when Agatha published "Curtain", she was no longer alive, so there was no incident of readers getting upset.
but…
To use the readers' joke, "You can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the living punishment."
No matter how well Chu Kuang handled the ending, it cannot change the fact that the finale was a stab to the readers.
"This old thief is so evil!"
"They completely played us into their own hands."
"I guess he's feeling very proud of himself. You see, Murder on the Orient Express has already hinted at Poirot's ending. Sooner or later, Poirot will welcome his own redemption."
"I hate that old thief!"
"Next time the old thief throws a knife, hold him down!"
"Damn it, this has become a meme. Every time I watch a TV show or something like that, and it seems like the creator is about to kill someone, there will be comments saying to quickly hold down the old thief Chu Kuang's hand."
"… "
This is also true.
The image of Chu Kuang now in the readers' minds is a bit like Lao Xu on Earth.
Old Urobuchi refers to the Japanese playwright and novelist Gen Urobuchi.
Because the stories written by this person are relatively serious and have strong logical thinking and editing skills, they make people fall into deep thought and give people a spiritual baptism, so readers give them high praise.
However, Lao Xu is both the cause of his success and failure.
Although Urobuchi's works are wonderful, they basically all adhere to a dark writing style. The reader would feel uncomfortable if the characters didn't die. Therefore, when reading Urobuchi's works, people always have to be on tenterhooks, because readers never know when their favorite characters will die.
Isn't it the same with Chu Kuang
Readers never expected that Poirot would die at the end of "The Poirot Mysteries"!
How could he!
How dare he!
Poirot's popularity among mystery fans is extremely high, and no normal author would dare to play with him in this way.
Only Chu Kuang dares to do this!
It’s not just the readers who are exhausted, many writers and editors in the industry are speechless—
“It’s horrible.”
"This old thief is right to cry out."
"I thought that killing Baguio was his limit, but I didn't expect that he would dare to kill Poirot."
"Bi Yao isn't the protagonist after all, so it's fine if he wrote her dead. I didn't expect he would dare to kill the protagonist!"
"The key point is that before Biyao died, her popularity was not that high, but before Poirot died, his popularity was at its peak!"
"Chu Kuang is really crazy and arrogant, he really deserves to be the man who takes on nine in a fairy tale!"
“Too fierce!”
"These days, other authors are careful to please the readers, but Chu Kuang is the only one who stirs the readers' nerves every day."
There were two reader rebellions in the novel world...
The first time was because of Chu Kuang, and the second time was also because of Chu Kuang.
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