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Chapter 305: Raising the prestige of our country! He destroyed the British literary world with his own strength! This is a miracle that cannot be replicated! 7k
According to Jiang Hai's normal speed, it would take him 30 days to finish a novel of 170,000 to 180,000 words. This speed is not enough, but it can be said that -

Just right.

Even though thirty days is enough time to write a novel, if one wants to write two novels of more than 100,000 words in such a short time, the time will be...

That might be a bit stretched?
From the tenth day, Jiang Hai wrote 15,000 words a day, and finished writing And Then There Were None on the twenty-second day. Even though his speed was fast enough and he still had plenty of time, Jiang Hai did not leave the writing area directly. Instead, after finishing writing And Then There Were None, he used the following time to start copying Agatha's famous masterpiece of mystery literature in her previous life.

Murder on the Orient Express

In the past, when talking about mystery literature, one cannot avoid talking about Britain, and when talking about British mystery writers, there are inevitably two insurmountable mountains.
One is Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".

The other is Agatha Christie, who is known as the Queen of Detectives and the most popular mystery writer in the 19th century.

The queen of detectives, Agatha Christie, was very prolific throughout her life. She created forty or fifty detective literary works, and the sales of these forty or fifty detective literary works worldwide are in the billions. Among them, Agatha has two works that are recognized as the culmination of classical detective literature and are very influential in the world of detective literature:

One is the classical mystery classic literature "And Then There Were None" that has been introduced before. I will not elaborate on this work since I have already introduced it.

The other one is "Murder on the Orient Express", which Jiang Hai wrote in the last eight days!
And Then There Were None is hailed as the founder of the "Blizzard Hill School" and its culmination. It is a classic work destined to be recorded in the history of world literature.

Murder on the Orient Express is also the pinnacle of classical mystery literature. The status of these two works in the history of world mystery literature is:

It's easy to lift a heavy weight!

"In one month, you actually wrote two mystery novels?" Chen Hanying was stunned when she heard Jiang Hai's words. There was a hint of shock in her lively eyes. "Are you sure you wrote mystery literature, not romance novels?"

Jiang Hai nodded, and there was countless affirmation in his words:
"I am sure."

Murder on the Orient Express is based on a real case that occurred in New Jersey, USA in 1932. The general plot of the book can be summarized as follows:
[An American tycoon was mysteriously murdered in his car, and the great detective Poirot took over the case. As the investigation deepened, more details surfaced: the tycoon was once a kidnapper, and after brutally raping and killing a little girl, he continued to get away with it by bribing. The little girl's mother was pregnant at the time, and soon gave birth to a stillborn baby and died of illness. The little girl's father also died of depression. The little girl's nanny was suspected of serious suspicion and could not bear the interrogation, so she committed suicide. ]

The great detective Poirot came to this train to investigate the cause of death of the rich man. The truth he found shocked everyone.

[In the carriage, all the twelve people, including the conductor, were murderers. They all knew the tragic family, and after seeing the victim escape the heavy punishment of the law, they decided to lynch him. The ending of the story is a stroke of genius. After detecting the real murderer, Detective Poirot not only did not expose the real murderer, but even made up other reasons to convince the police who came to investigate, helping these murderers escape the punishment of the law.]

If the ending of "And Then There Were None" was that the murderer could not be found, even readers with a God's perspective would feel confused after reading the whole story.

So the ending of Murder on the Orient Express is...

They are all villains!

There is no innocent person, they are all murderers!
From the perspective of reading, Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None are very different, whether in terms of the purpose of the whole book, the detective method, or the writing technique.
It gives readers two completely different feelings!

Even so, the core ideas that the two stories want to express are very different.

However, one thing is certain.
These two works are undoubtedly classics in detective literature!
"For an ordinary writer, writing a novel in a month is already a very tight schedule." After hearing Jiang Hai's description, Chen Hanying was a little worried, "You wrote two books in a month?"

"I'm afraid."

Detective novels are different from other types of literary works. The more you write, the better it is not. Mystery novels particularly pay attention to the logic and rigor of a story.

Let alone a month, even an extremely excellent professional writer would need to complete a detective novel of medium or above quality.

That would take several years.
In just thirty days, you not only finished a novel of 17 words, but also took advantage of your free time to write a mystery novella of nearly words?

"You only spent 20 days writing." Chen Hanying looked a little embarrassed. She began to analyze the feasibility of Jiang Hai's words. "In 20 days, you wrote two books, a total of 270,000 words, which means..."

"You have to produce 14,000 words a day?"

"Oh my god, twenty days, two books, two hundred and seventy thousand words? Do you know what this means? This is a traditional work, not online literature."

Quality is often linked to speed.

The difference between a carefully polished work and a hastily written text can be seen at a glance.

You wrote two books with nearly 300,000 words in 20 days?

Then this novel
Can you still watch it?

How sloppy is this?

"Uh..." Even though he had prepared himself mentally, Tie Ning from the Chinese Writers Association couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard the news. "In short, anyway."

“As long as I can finish it, that’s good.”

Originally, the writers from both China and Britain were about to quarrel for the sake of their own face because of the offenses committed by the participating writer [Abraham] and the replaced mystery novelist [Liam].

Seeing Jiang Hai appear, everyone was stunned:
"This kid, without having come into contact with any mystery literature."

"How could you actually complete the creation on time within thirty days?"

“This is unexpected.”

However, when they learned that Jiang Hai had written 270,000 words in 30 days, directly writing two novellas of mystery literature,
Scholars from the British reasoning community couldn't hold back:

“This is writing a book, not shopping in the market”

As I said, the quality of a book is often proportional to the speed. If you want to complete a large amount of plot text in a short period of time, you will inevitably sacrifice some of the quality of the work.

not to mention.
This is still a mystery novel, detective literature!

For a literary creation that requires such complex logical reasoning, not only did you write 270,000 words in more than 20 days, you even wrote two of them, two mystery stories with completely different main plots?

Those present were all professional writers, so they naturally knew how outrageous Jiang Hai's actions were:

"I dare not imagine how outrageous these two novels written by this guy are."

These sarcastic words certainly sounded very harsh.

But everyone knows what these people are saying.
I'm afraid it's true?

You asked a traditional writer who had never been involved in mystery literature to come to the UK to participate in such a high-level and strict mystery literature competition. This is indeed a bit difficult for Jiang Hai. However, even though we already know that Jiang Hai failed.
So, can you criticize our Chinese writers just as you want?
“How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?”

Finally, unable to bear the harsh sarcasm, Tie Ning could no longer hold back and started to fight back:

"So this is how you British people treat guests? You are writers, and you are considered a highly educated group. Is this how you British writers treat guests who come from afar?"

It seemed that the dispute was about to start again.

Jiang Hai took the initiative to stand up and put an end to this farce from Chinese and British writers:
“There’s no need to have these meaningless discussions.”

"Just speak with strength"

Seeing Jiang Hai pretending to be calm, Abraham, a British mystery novel writer, laughed immediately.

He turned around and left with the writers around him. As he turned around, he left a sentence with a calm face:

"I hope you are really capable."

Detective fiction writers and mystery literature enthusiasts from all over the world have focused their attention on London, England. Castle Howard, rich in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, has once again shone before the eyes of the world after a lapse of 30 days.

Detective literature enthusiasts from five continents, including Asia, Europe, South America, North America, and Oceania, have all turned their curious eyes to London.

The reason is simple: the famous round table conference is also the world detective literature competition held every ten years.

Finally, the real ending came today!

The 30-day writers' training camp ended, and ten top mystery masters from all over the world finally completed their masterpieces within a limited time.

Who will become the second detective emperor after Arthur Conan Doyle?
Who will be awarded the title of King of Detectives?

The thirty-day period has expired.

All these suspense and mystery will be truly revealed today.
Castle Howard.

Under the dim light, the mural of Jesus crucified on the cross has an eerie and mysterious atmosphere.

In a slightly depressing atmosphere, about one or two hundred detective writers from all over the world gathered at the castle.

Standing in the center of the church are ten contestants, detective masters selected from all over the world.

They represent the highest level of mystery literature in this world!
At this moment, the atmosphere in the venue fell into an unprecedented tension.

The reason is nothing but...
The Mensa Club, which is world-renowned for its high IQ, will join hands with the British Writers' Association to select a mystery novel that best represents the level of this detective literature competition!

While waiting for the show, mystery literature enthusiasts from all over the world stood behind these ten writers and whispered:

"Who do you think can get dual recognition from the Mensa Club and the British Society of Writers? This is the first medal certified by Queen Elizabeth. For writers, it is the highest honor."

"Is there any need to ask? This is the book "The Decipherer" by Italian writer Alessia. This book "The Decipherer" is said to be the pinnacle of aberrant detective literature that took ten years to polish."

"I don't think so. If we talk about absurd reasoning, I think Engelhardt's work is stronger."

"Have you all forgotten Abraham? He is a mystery novelist that is said to be rare in the British mystery literature world. Why is no one betting on him?"

"It's not that we are incompetent, but that the enemy is too strong. Have you all forgotten about Keigo Higashino who is eyeing us covetously?"

Seven full days have passed since we stopped accepting manuscripts.

During these seven days.

The Mensa Club sent out thirty-six elites, together with fifty-four representatives sent by the British Writers' Association, to conduct a serious and detailed consideration of the eleven works produced by ten masters of reasoning from multiple dimensions such as the integrity, currency, and logic of the works.

Printing books takes time.

That is, during the period when the representative works of the ten writers were sent to various publishing houses for printing.

The British Writers Association, together with the Mensa Club, conducted a detailed evaluation behind closed doors with a professional eye.

Excellent works may not necessarily be box office hits.

A work that sells well is not necessarily good.

As the representative works of the ten writers are about to be put into the market to verify their sales performance, the Mensa Club, together with 54 outstanding writers, with the eyes of professionals -

We have selected a high-quality work that best represents the level of this detective mystery literature competition!

"Recognition from professional writers?" When Liam, a mystery novelist from the UK, heard that the organizing committee had introduced this segment, he immediately turned his head to look at his brother Abraham beside him, "Then the high-quality works certified by Queen Elizabeth this time--"

"It must be yours without a doubt"

Even though the internal selection will not affect the final result, the key to winning this competition is still the sales of the work.

However, for most of the writers present—

It’s still an honor!
A supreme honor!

"Not necessarily." British detective novelist Abraham is conceited, but facing the extremely powerful lineup around him, he is also a little confused. "Although I am very confident in my "The Sound of Wind", this is the World Mystery Competition after all, and the writers who come to participate in the competition are all very strong."

"only"

At this point, Abraham paused, then turned his head to look in the direction of the Chinese writers' delegation where Jiang Hai was.

"Even though I'm not sure I can win the pre-contest of this reasoning contest."

"But I am still confident that I can crush these outsiders from China."

At the scene, many people were discussing which writer's representative work would win the favor of Queen Elizabeth.

Someone is talking about Keigo Higashino.

Someone is talking about Alessia.

Of course, some people also say that Abraham
The cooking competitions from nine other countries were all mentioned, but only Jiang Hai.
Why is it that no one is optimistic about it?
even.
He didn't even mention it to anyone?
Even if someone mentions the name [Jiang Hai], most people will only say it with disdain, and they will attack Jiang Hai with extremely sarcastic words:

"You mean"

"You expect a layman who used his background to steal someone else's place in the competition to not only make a splash in the competition, but even dream of getting the approval of our beloved Queen Elizabeth?"

"You have a fever?" "You ate shit?"

Watching the derogatory voices grow louder and louder.

There were even many people who didn't like Jiang Hai in the first place, so they deliberately moved closer to Jiang Hai and raised their voices:

"Jianghai?"

"That guy is trash"

After hearing these excessive remarks, even though Chen Hanying had a good temper, she couldn't help herself:
"unacceptable!"

"you."

Unexpectedly, before Chen Hanying could get angry, Jiang Hai changed his bad temper.

He took the initiative to hold Chen Hanying, and said in a very calm tone:

"You have to understand—"

“The truth is often on the side of the minority.”

"If they want to talk, let them talk. There's no need to get angry with them."

For Chen Hanying, she could accept the fact that Jiang Hai lost in this world reasoning competition, but she couldn't stand it -

An outstanding writer who is regarded as a god by many readers in the country and is regarded as a role model by many young writers.
Being humiliated like this in a foreign country?

"Don't worry about it. This is my business." Chen Hanying was filled with anger. She changed her usual calm demeanor and immediately started arguing with the people around her. "You can't completely deny Jiang Hai just because of a mistake. I tell you, it's not Jiang Hai who can do it—"

"It's you people who look down on others."

Seeing the dispute arise again.

Suddenly, the lights in Castle Howard went out.

The entire environment fell into incomparable darkness.

This sudden situation caused the people who were arguing to put aside their dispute temporarily.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of strong light suddenly lit up and shot straight at the lift platform from the back.

As the lift platform slowly rises.

Queen Elizabeth, wearing a crown, holding a scepter, and dressed in an elegant and luxurious robe, slowly appeared in front of everyone. Her old face looked so kind under the soft light.

With the appearance of Queen Elizabeth——

The ratings soared rapidly.

Everyone knows that the highlight of this World Reasoning Competition is here!
"Welcome to Castle Howard. I am the Queen of England, Elizabeth." Holding a scepter, the amiable Queen Elizabeth introduced the past and present of this World Round Table Reasoning Competition to the writers present and the audience in front of the camera in a steady and clear tone. "Today is the 100th anniversary of the death of Arthur Conan Doyle, the great author of Sherlock Holmes."

"To mark this special day, the British Writers Association, together with the Mensa Club, have created this World Detective Roundtable Reasoning."

No one actually cares what Queen Elizabeth said.

What everyone is concerned about is the literary work that best represents the level of this world mystery literature competition, which was jointly voted for by the Mensa Club and the British Writers Association.

Whose author is this?
Thanks to the existence of Sherlock Holmes, Britain's position in the field of mystery literature has increased significantly in the world.
It can only be said to be far ahead!

It is in this context that everyone wants to know which of the ten masters of mystery literature from all over the world has the best work.

Can you impress the UK, which is known as the birthplace of the world's detective literature?
After introducing the background of the competition, there was no nonsense.

The screen behind Queen Elizabeth shone as brightly as the Milky Way, and suddenly began to shine throughout the castle. Her old but infectious voice suddenly resounded throughout the castle:

"It took seven days, and after being jointly certified by 36 veteran members of the Mensa Club and 54 authoritative representatives of the British Writers' Association, the judges voted unanimously and passed that the literary work that best represents the level of this year's World Round Table Mystery Competition is the classical mystery literature from the Chinese writer Jiang Hai—"

"Murder on the Orient Express!"

Having said that, he did not hide his admiration for Jiang Hai at all.

Queen Elizabeth declared before the world:

"Please give the writer Jiang Hai the most sincere applause and encouragement!"

"Let us congratulate Jiang Hai."

Jiang Hai?!?!?
To be honest, when Queen Elizabeth called out this name, the first reaction of most people present was not joy.
But shock!
Jiang Hai?!?

It turned out to be Jiang Hai?!?!
How could it be Jiang Hai?!?!
Another participating author, Alessia, a mystery novelist from Italy, lost control of her facial expressions and her eyes widened like bells:

"You mean, a layman who has never been exposed to detective literature is trying to write a detective novel for the first time?"

"He's been recognized by Queen Elizabeth, Mensa, and the entire British Writers Association???"

"God, please don't play such a joke on me."

Liam, a British writer from the UK who had just mocked Jiang Hai, suddenly felt as if he had misheard the voice due to his hearing loss:

"Jiang what sea?!?"

"You mean Jiang Hai?!?!?"

"You mean Jiang Hai got the approval of Queen Elizabeth?!?!"

That is at this moment.

The eyes of the whole audience began to gather in the direction of the Chinese writers' delegation, almost frantically.

The emotions contained in these eyes——

There is unwillingness.

Doubtful.

There was shock.

Of course, when most writers heard the news, they were still filled with disbelief.

"God."

"This is outrageous!"

"It's outrageous!"

Not to mention that foreign writers couldn't believe it, even the Chinese writers' delegation looked incredulous when they heard the news.

When everyone heard the words "Jiang Hai" from Queen Elizabeth's mouth, their first reaction was confusion:

"Jianghai?"

"How can there be a foreigner named Jiang Hai?"

After the brain paused for one-third of a second.

The writer, who has a quick mind, immediately felt as if he had been hit on the head, and then gradually came to his senses:
"Fuck!"

"Jiang Hai?!?!"

"Could she be saying"

“Our Chinese rivers and seas?!?!?”

When I heard Queen Elizabeth call out that familiar name again:

"Let us give the most sincere applause to congratulate the Chinese writer Jiang Hai"

In an instant, the Chinese writers who had been discouraged and ready to give up the competition.

Suddenly, the warmest, loudest, thunderous applause broke out in the audience:

"My grass!"

"I'm going to kill you!"

“Which grandsons were saying that Chinese writers are not good enough just now???”

"Jiang Hai, you are awesome, really awesome!!! (broken voice)"

At this moment, let alone the writers watching the competition live, the audience outside the venue who were watching the award ceremony online -

I was also completely confused.

"I bet on nine out of ten writers. I never expected that."

"The person who won the prize in the end turned out to be Jiang Hai???"

Everyone's eyes were directed towards Jiang Hai.

He was not as excited as he had imagined. It was as if this was how it should be. Jiang Hai was extremely calm and his expression was unperturbed.

Don't tell others that you are suspicious.

At this moment, Jiang Hai himself was also confused:

"Logically speaking, I spent much more energy on the mystery novel And Then There Were None than on Murder on the Orient Express, but why?"

“Murder on the Orient Express won an award, but And Then There Were None received any attention?”

It wasn't as moving as I had imagined.

Under the gaze of the whole audience.

Jiang Hai raised his head, faced Queen Elizabeth, and expressed his doubts directly:

"Dear Queen Elizabeth, I would like to ask you a question——"

“Why did Murder on the Orient Express win the award instead of And Then There Were None?”

"Murder on the Orient Express is a classic, but I think—"

“And Then There Were None is definitely as good as it, and in some ways even better than it.”

Hearing Jiang Hai's question, everyone at the scene was puzzled.

this person
Why are you so greedy?
It is not easy for a work to win an award.
They even asked why another work didn’t win an award???

"I tell you Jiang Hai, you can't be too greedy"

Just when some people thought Jiang Hai was showing off and wanted to refute him.

On top of the castle.

Queen Elizabeth looked at Jiang Hai with a kind face, and there was endless kindness between her eyebrows.

However, the words she said next immediately made everyone present fall into deep doubt:
"Murder on the Orient Express is something that normal people can understand. We are qualified to judge this pinnacle of classical mystery literature."

"And Then There Were None is a masterpiece that does not belong to this world. For a masterpiece that is no less than Sherlock Holmes—"

“No one is qualified to judge it.”

At this point, Queen Elizabeth's voice was slightly excited:
"For me, this is a great work that surpasses Sherlock Holmes"

(End of this chapter)