ebookland Chapter 194
Chapter 194
On August 5, 2020, according to the solar terms, the hottest days of summer have ended, the scorching heat is gradually subsiding, and the weather is about to usher in the cool and pleasant early autumn.
But in reality, the weather in August is so hot that dogs are sticking out their tongues.
In this hot climate, a new issue of "Years of Reasoning" was published, and it also brought with it a mystery novel writing award event.
Jin Tao is a worker who has just entered the workplace, from campus to society, and transitioning from a familiar group environment to another unfamiliar group environment.
Away from his usual cheerful classmates, he was feeling mentally uncomfortable, and the working environment was not very good, so he was under a lot of pressure.
In order to relieve the feeling of loneliness, he would find something he liked to do after get off work.
He doesn't have many hobbies, and reasoning is a hobby he has maintained since he became interested in it in junior high school.
During lunch break today, the reasoning club group I joined at the university kept ringing.
Since everyone graduated and started working, this group hasn't been this lively for a long time.
When I opened it, I found out that it was an activity to discuss "Years of Reasoning".
"The works from the first phase of the event are all very strong. There's a newcomer's work, 'Dear, I Kill You,' which is incredibly suspenseful and seems to involve multiple personalities."
"I've read it, I've read it. Judging from the two chapters released so far, the protagonist should be related to the killer of the century who was revealed at the beginning. The two women who appear are also very interesting. The setting is not surprising, but there are a lot of foreshadowings. Let's see how the author lays out the clues."
"The first season also features Ranpo Makoto. I went to see it specifically. The suspenseful atmosphere was incredibly well-created, no wonder there was so much hype before."
"This guy still has some talent, but he went off track before. However, his style is normal. Orthodox Japanese writers tend to deviate more and more in their later years, let alone him, who is just an imitator."
"This guy is obsessed with entering the Fuso market. I guess he's going to put 100% of his energy into it. Anyway, it's off to a great start. It's the most outstanding of the twelve books in the first phase. The second one I gave to the snow monster is 'Dear, I Kill for You'."
"Have you read Lu Qingfeng's book?"
"'Astrology Murder Magic' is a bit bland for now. The two chapters released are about the contents of a notebook. There's some interesting connection between astrology and the human body, but I can't tell much else. It feels very different from the style of his previous three short stories."
"The structure of the novel and the short story is definitely different. Based on the three excellent short stories before, I am quite looking forward to the plot as the story unfolds."
"Well, this one can only rank fifth or fourth in my mind for now."
"I agree."
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Jin Tao was itching to play the game after hearing what they said, and since he still had enough time for lunch break, he opened the "Years of Reasoning" app.
The Mystery Awards event is of such high standard that the magazine has set up a special main menu for it.
You can see it at a glance. After clicking in, the page is black and gold, with several artistic fonts of "Mystery Novel Writing Awards" on it.
The following are the co-organizers: "Years of Reasoning" x "Novel Gems"
Below are the first batch of twelve books that entered the preliminary selection stage.
Jin Tao first found Ranpo Makoto's book. He should be the biggest star in this issue.
After all, there is a best-selling book with sales of over a million.
The title of the book is "The Count of Dark Night", with a total of two chapters and about 10,000 words.
After reading it, Jin Tao found that it really had the flavor of Edogawa Ranpo, the father of Japanese mystery.
He has read a lot of mystery novels, so he is very familiar with the styles of major mystery writers.
Edogawa Ranpo's style was greatly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, the father of Japanese reasoning who was obsessed with the rational and crazy horror aesthetics.
After combining his own style, he established the early art of detective fiction in Fuso.