A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 301: The Final Battle at the Top of Europe! The pinnacle of the orthodox mystery genre! Prove to the world on behalf of Chinese writers!
Some writers are famous for themselves but their books are not.

If you ask him what his representative work is, he will stammer for a long time but still be unable to tell you.

But some writers are simply the type whose books are popular but they themselves are not. Obviously, Gosho Aoyama is a typical example of this type of writer.

If Chen Hanying hadn't mentioned the name "Detective Conan", it would have been difficult for Jiang Hai to connect this animated work, which is famous both at home and abroad, with the sturdy, pot-bellied, slightly bald man in front of him.

"When I was three, Conan was an elementary school student." Jiang Hai looked at Aoyama Gosho in front of him and couldn't help but complain, "I'm twenty-one now, and Conan is still an elementary school student."

"It's understandable that Conan couldn't grow up after being injected with a drug, but isn't it too unreasonable that the little friend of the detective team is still a child after so many years?"

“I don’t know if I will be able to see the end of the Conan series in my lifetime.
Jiang Hai couldn't help but complain in his mind.

Keigo Higashino and Gosho Aoyama walked towards them.

From the facial perspective, Keigo Higashino has a typical Asian face. He is not handsome, but mature and steady enough.

"Sorry for the wait." He walked to Jiang Hai with a smile, stretched out his right hand, and took the initiative to greet Jiang Hai, "Mr. Jiang Hai, nice to meet you."

In fact, Jiang Hai and Keigo Higashino met in France.

It’s just that everyone belongs to national delegations from different camps, and even though they have met before, they are not familiar with each other.

"Hello." As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, Jiang Hai also smiled and greeted everyone for a while.

After a while, the receptionist sent by the Mensa Club invited everyone in a gentlemanly and polite manner in fluent English:
"Please follow me to Castle Howard."

In fact, Jiang Hai may have underestimated the mystery literature competition held by the British royal family.

The importance of the writer Arthur Conan Doyle in the history of British literature is self-evident.

He is like Lu Xun in China and Tagore in India.
If you are in China, ask some uneducated farmers:
"Uncle, do you know who Zhou Shuren is?"

The uneducated farmer would probably look puzzled:

"Who is Zhou?"

"Zhou Shuren."

"What tree man?"

"Zhou Shuren."

"Zhou Shu what?"

"Zhou Shu, it's okay, uncle, you can take a rest."

Although Lu Xun is a top literary giant with a reputation throughout Asia, in the eyes of some Chinese people who are at the bottom of society and have not received compulsory education,
I should not know, and I still don’t know.

Instead of worrying about who Zhou Shuren is, you should worry about what to eat tonight.
But Arthur Conan Doyle is different!
In the UK, if you mention the name of the writer Arthur Conan Doyle,
No matter, you have received education or not.

No matter, your social status is high or low.

From presidents, professors, and scholars.

From merchants, vendors, to sanitation workers.

It is impossible that anyone does not know the name of the writer Arthur Conan Doyle.
“Who in the world doesn’t know you?”

"Who doesn't know the famous name of Sherlock Holmes?"

Arthur Conan Doyle's popularity in Britain surpasses that of the president.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. Even though the British monarch is the Queen, she is only a symbolic existence for the United Kingdom and does not have any real power. The power is only in the hands of the government represented by the British Parliament (House of Lords + House of Commons).

but!

The title of Queen still has a certain symbolic meaning!

For most of the lower-class workers, they know that the Queen of England is Elizabeth, but they really don’t know what the current President of England is called, so from the perspective of popularity -

It is not untrue that some people say that Arthur Conan Doyle is more famous than the president!
On the special car to Castle Howard.

The gentleman from the UK talked eloquently, constantly sharing the details of the reasoning competition with everyone in the car.

Chen Hanying sat next to Jiang Hai and translated his words for him:
"This year marks the 130th anniversary of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In order to commemorate the great detective Sherlock Holmes, at the behest of Queen Elizabeth—"

"The British Writers Association has issued a call for elite writers worldwide, inviting the ten most authoritative and top professional writers in the field of mystery literature to come to Howard Castle to create mystery literature for a month."

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Hai waved his hand and subconsciously interrupted Chen Hanying's speech when he heard this. "Ten writers?"

"Are you sure you heard right?"

Jiang Hai looked around, with a hint of doubt in his eyes:
"There are more than ten writers heading to Howard Castle right now. How can you say that only ten people can participate?"

"Strictly speaking," Chen Hanying said to Jiang Hai while listening to the visitor's story, "people like us cannot be considered writers. We can only be considered mystery literature enthusiasts."

This time, in order to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the creation of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Queen Elizabeth, in the name of the country, invited ten authors from seven countries: Britain, France, Japan, Sweden, Italy, the United States, and China, to gather at Howard Castle.

Start this one-month feast of mystery literature creation!
The deadline is one month.

One month later, the literary works produced by the writers will be evaluated by the organizing committee and put into publication. At that time, the literary works that are unanimously recognized by the British Writers Association and the Mensa Club will receive precious antiques donated by the David Foundation in London.

Liao tri-color Arhat statue!

There's nothing wrong with the rules.

The establishment of the organizing committee is also reasonable.

But there was one thing Jiang Hai didn't understand -

"I've already said that this competition is to select the ten most authoritative and influential writers in the mystery literature world, but..."

"I don't seem to be a mystery writer, am I?"

"How can I still sit at the table?"

There is no doubt that Jiang Hai is a writer, and a well-known one at that.

Whether at home or abroad.

Whether in Asia or Europe and America.

Jiang Hai has a group of very firm followers in the field of world literature.
but!

So far, the literary works produced by Jiang Hai seem to have nothing to do with the words "mystery" and "suspense"?
In the field of traditional literature, Jiang Hai's literary works are absolutely worthy of being called masters.

But in the field of mystery literature.
Jiang Hai can only be regarded as a novice.

What kind of reason could make Jiang Hai, a novice writer in the mystery literature world, start out like this...

Just directly compete against the other nine top mystery writers from all over the world?

The outrageousness of this matter is a bit like
You just ran into a max-level boss when you left the Novice Village?
As soon as Xiao Yan became a fighter in Wutan City, he started fighting against the Soul Emperor who had a full-level buff.
"In principle, you are indeed not qualified to participate in this 'round table reasoning'." Chen Hanying sighed, feeling quite helpless, "But this time, the principle is on our side."

"The reason why you can sit at the round table and compete with nine top mystery writers from other countries is because—"

“The state has intervened.”

What is the final reward for the winning writer of this [Round Table Mystery Competition]?
It is a Liao tri-color Arhat statue!
That is a national treasure from China!

Those are precious cultural relics from China that have been lost overseas!

If the prize for the winning writer in this mystery contest organized by the British Writers Association is one million U.S. dollars or something else, the country will naturally not intervene, or even pay too much attention to it.

But, in an officially organized literary competition, you actually use our country’s national treasures as rewards?

Even under our country's repeated protests
Are you still ignoring it?
Isn't this a lack of face for me?
As for the UK, it adheres to the law that "private property is sacred and inviolable" and does not need to care about China's protests at all.

After all, every country has its own applicable laws.

but
China, as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, cannot be offended.

After much deliberation, the British government finally came up with a compromise:

"Let a Chinese writer participate in this world mystery writing competition. If this Chinese writer can participate in and win the competition, then he can naturally take back the cultural relics with good reason. But if this participating Chinese writer does not live up to expectations, then you can't blame us."

To be honest, Jiang Hai didn't know why those leaders of the Propaganda Department were so confident in him.

How could he, a writer who had never been exposed to mystery literature, be invited to participate in this event which was known as the pinnacle feast of mystery literature, the "Swordsmanship Contest on Mount Huashan"?

Jiang Hai was wondering what was going on.

He turned his head and saw Aoyama Gosho wearing a black cotton hat, chuckling at him:

"Hey hey hey hey"

Jiang Hai was immediately confused:

"What is he laughing at?"

"Mr. Aoyama seems to mean..." Chen Hanying frowned, trying to understand the meaning of Aoyama Gosho's Japanese. "Originally, the ten masters of mystery literature participating in the 'Round Table Reasoning' have already been decided, but because of your appearance..."

"A British mystery writer has been temporarily replaced. His name seems to be Liam?" "This British mystery writer named Liam seems to be very famous in the mystery literature world. Many readers are dissatisfied with you replacing writer Liam and participating in the 'Round Table Reasoning'. They have already protested to the organizing committee."

Having said that, Chen Hanying paused, then turned her head to look at Jiang Hai.

There was a hint of sympathy in his tone:
"so--"

"When you go to Castle Howard this time, there will probably be a lot of people targeting you, whether you're a participating writer or a spectator. You'll probably have to be careful."

To be honest, Jiang Hai knew nothing about this impersonation thing.

I've attracted so much hatred out of nowhere before I even get to the table?
"Isn't this just an innocent mistake?"

However, what surprised Jiang Hai the most was not that he was targeted as soon as he arrived at the scene.

But it is
"You actually know Japanese?!?!?"

“Aren’t you an artist???”

How can an art student master painting, photography, animation rendering and other professional skills while being able to switch fluently between French, English, and even Japanese? ? ?
Facing Jiang Hai’s questioning.

Chen Hanying blinked her big eyes and looked at him obediently:

"A few years ago, my family took me to live in Florence for a while. I learned all these foreign language skills when I was a child living abroad. I not only know English and French, but also a little Italian and Spanish."

"Then how did you learn Japanese?" Jiang Hai kept asking this question.

"I learned it from watching Detective Conan." Chen Hanying's words were full of confidence. "I have a talent for languages. As long as I master the speaking skills of initials and finals, it won't be too easy to learn a foreign language."

I studied in college for four years and I didn't even pass the CET-4.
Can you learn Japanese by watching anime?

Comparing yourself to others can really make you angry.

Think of this.

Jiang Hai looked directly into Chen Hanying's eyes, unwilling to be outdone:

"So, according to what you said, I can actually speak Japanese."

"You can speak Japanese too?" Chen Hanying blinked in surprise.

"I understand a little, a little." Jiang Hai nodded affirmatively.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Chen Hanying asked impatiently:

"You can speak Japanese, but you still keep asking me to translate?"

"Come on, say a few words in Japanese for me to hear"

So far, the conversation between the two has been very normal.

However, Jiang Hai's next words made the situation awkward.

Even Higashino Kigo and Aoyama Gosho couldn't help but look over here again and again.

get ready.

Jiang Hai gathered his thoughts and shouted out with full energy:
"Elegant Butterfly"

Castle Howard is known as one of the greatest buildings in Europe.

This castle is located in North Yorkshire, England. It has been owned and lived in by the Howard family for generations. It has a classical and beautiful European architectural style. The open English-style garden unfolds in front of the main building. The traces of the brick sculptures outside the main building are clear. You don’t even need to go in, just take a look from a distance.

You will be attracted by this beautiful castle with a strong sense of history.

The scene was crowded with people.

Media from all over the world gathered here.

Under the waiting gazes of the crowd, a business shuttle bus sent by the Mensa Club slowly drove in from outside the castle gate.

Surrounded by a group of media reporters.

Jiang Hai and his group slowly walked out of the car.

When Jiang Hai appeared in everyone's sight, the media who wanted to interview him immediately came forward:

"Mr. Jiang Hai, what do you think of the British organizing committee, which angrily criticized you for not being worthy of participating in this 'round table reasoning'?"

"Mr. Jiang Hai, do you know that the writer Liam, whom you replaced, has already denounced you as a thief in public media?"

"Mr. Jiang Hai, what do you think of the outside world saying that you stole the entry of other countries' writers by 'illegal means'? Can you tell me your opinion?"

"Do you know that you have aroused public anger, Mr. Jiang Hai?"

"Mr. Jiang Hai, please stop for a moment."

To be honest, even though he was mentally prepared, the situation after getting off the car almost made Jiang Hai unable to cope.

"I didn't do anything, why did I become the target of everyone's criticism?"

If you don't even understand the situation, there's naturally no need to answer any questions related to the media.

Surrounded by the security personnel of the organizing committee.

Jiang Hai lowered his head and advanced into Edward Castle.

Jiang Hai didn't even have the time to see the architecture inside the castle.

After walking for about five minutes.

Soon, Jiang Hai found himself being brought into a medieval-style hall similar to a church.

In the center of the Vatican is a huge mural showing colorful patterns.
It was Jesus who was crucified.

“It’s so dark.”

Jiang Hai felt quite uncomfortable to suddenly go from the bright outdoors into this deep and ancient church.

Subconsciously took two steps forward.

Jiang Hai discovered that under the pattern of "Jesus crucified on the cross" there was a huge dark round table. The round table was probably made of mahogany and looked very old and it was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.

On the round table, ten seats were marked from 1 to 10. Obviously—

This is where ten mystery writers gather.

A beam of dim light shone from overhead onto the round table.

Counting from left to right from where Jiang Hai was standing, the ten seats on the round table were divided into four areas in equal proportion:
【Honkaku School】

【Deformed School】

【Social Schools】

【New orthodox school】

When Jiang Hai saw these four unique genres of mystery literature, he grinned and suddenly became interested:

“It’s a bit interesting.”

That is at this moment.

He began to recall in his mind the differences between these four schools of reasoning.

Let's assume a scenario:
[Assume that A died tragically in a closed secret room with a knife stuck in his chest. The door of the secret room is locked and the key is with A. There is a small window on the wall of the secret room, but it is absolutely impossible for people to pass through it.]

If a writer of the "Honkaku School" witnessed this tragic scene, he would quickly analyze and give the murderer's modus operandi:

"The murderer made a key for the door out of ice, opened the door, and then inserted the ice key into A's heart."

"After the crime was committed, the ice melted, so the murderer could kill without being seen."

The orthodox school emphasizes physical killing and pays more attention to the logic of the crime.

However, if a writer of the [Abnormal School] witnessed the same tragedy, the traditional killing methods would obviously not appeal to them.

On the basis of traditional physical killing, they will add some "curiosity" elements, such as ghosts.

To increase the suspense and reversal of the story itself:
"Everyone present, you are all wrong! There is no such thing as a killer who can walk through walls. The first 200,000 words of this book, which introduce the history of the killer who can walk through walls and exaggerate the terrifying atmosphere, are all just the author padding the word count to cheat the author out of the manuscript fee!"

"The murderer was actually B. B entered the house through the front door, killed A, and left through the window."

"B is not an ordinary person. One of his arms and two legs are prosthetic limbs! He used to work in a circus, so he knows cartilage skills. After killing A, he removed three of his limbs and threw them out of the window. Then he crawled out of the window like a soft reptile."

"What? You don't believe it?"

"Then let me cut off B's ​​legs one by one with an electric saw to prove it to you."

(End of this chapter)