1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 125 Heading to Shanghai, new breakthrough!
After Zhu Chen entered the room, Xu Yuexin took out the bag of orange powder and made a glass of juice for himself and her.

Zhu Chen picked up the cup, drank, and raised his eyebrows.

“It tastes good, sweet and sour.”

Zhu Chen put down the cup and looked at the juice inside. "Where did you get it from?"

Nowadays, when people see something nice, they often don’t ask where others bought it from, but where they got it.

Because the commodity economy does not cover a wide enough scope, many good things will never be sold on the market, but will be circulated in the form of welfare or gifts.

"It was sent by the magazine."

Xu Yuexin took a sip of juice and said, "They want me to submit an article to them."

"Then will you vote for them?"

"If there is a manuscript later, I will submit a copy to them."

Xu Yuexin said.

Since becoming a famous writer, all major magazines have regarded Xu Yuexin as a target of competition, and they would send him tea, juice, biscuits and other things from time to time during festivals.

This bag of juice was brought from Keyuan Community when he moved.

As for those that were sent over later, give them to my parents and sister.

"That's great! Is this the benefit of being a great writer?"

Zhu Chen said with some envy, "It's better than those who work in big companies."

"You are not bad either. You have been admitted to graduate school and will be assigned to be a leader in the future."

"No, hospitals always put medical skills first, and they value a knife that can perform surgery."

In response to the compliment, Zhu Chen smiled faintly and spoke in a humble and gentle tone.

"Having a graduate degree is still different."

Xu Yuexin said, "By the way, I just wrote a novel recently, do you want to take a look?"

"Then let me take a quick look."

Zhu Chen immediately stood up and asked, revealing a very fresh expression, "What's the subject matter?"

"It's a criminal investigation story. Let's go to the bedroom."

Xu Yuexin stood up and took Zhu Chen into the bedroom. He took out the manuscript of "Serious Case Team Six: Family Annihilation Case" and placed it on the desk.

"Sit down and watch."

Xu Yuexin said.

Zhu Chen leaned forward slightly, sat down at the desk, picked up the manuscript and began to read.

As soon as he saw the title, Zhu Chen was shocked.

A family murder case!
The plot is certainly horrific.

Zhu Chen thought fearfully, and at the same time, he felt a sense of excitement in his heart.

With fear and desire in her heart, she read the novel with trepidation.

The opening part of the text is very scary. It says that after receiving a call, the police found a rotten corpse in a dry well.

In this era, there are very few criminal investigation novels in China, and those that exist are about catching spies.

This was the first time Zhu Chen had seen a film with a murder case as the main content and such meticulous description of the details.

Naturally, Zhu Chen was frightened.

When she saw that the deceased's wife and children had also died in a fire half a year ago, her heart was in her throat.

Behind Zhu Chen, Xu Yuexin was sitting on the edge of the bed. Seeing her staring at the novel without saying a word, he knew that she was frightened.

Haha, it’s better if you get scared.

Xu Yuexin walked forward to the back of the chair and put his hands on the back of the chair.

Now, Xu Yuexin saw Zhu Chen's expression clearly.

Zhu Chen's eyes were fixed on the novel, his red lips were lightly bitten with his pearly teeth, and he was obviously in a state of great tension.

"Wow..."

A page turned, and Zhu Chen still didn't realize that he had come behind her.

Xu Yuexin also looked at his novel, and from time to time he glanced at Zhu Chen with interest, observing the changes in her expression.

It is obvious that as the plot of this criminal investigation novel progresses, Zhu Chen's expression becomes more and more nervous, and even his fingers are clenched.

On the one hand, the Feng Li family murder case is indeed a very exciting episode in the six major crime groups. The criminals are not only extremely cruel, killing the sister's entire family for 70 yuan, but also extremely cunning.

When facing interrogation by Ji Jie and others, he repeatedly cheated and overturned his confession, and was released due to insufficient evidence after his first arrest.

On the other hand, when writing, Xu Yuexin not only completely restored the situation described in the TV series, but also left enough suspense.

Compared with television and movie images, the disadvantage of text is that it is not vivid enough, but the advantage is that it leaves more room for the viewer's imagination.

Imagination is the best special effect of human beings.

Xu Yuexin grasped the essence of this point, and therefore was able to fully arouse the readers' suspense during the creation process of "Serious Crime Unit 6: Family Annihilation Case".

And Zhu Chen became the first person to be captured by his writing.

At this moment, Zhu Chen was completely immersed in the case and did not notice that there was someone behind him.

A brutal and cunning criminal like Feng Li will not escape legal punishment, right?
Zhu Chen was always worried. He wanted to read to the end at a glance, but he was afraid that he would miss the key information in the text if he read too fast.

"crash"

"crash"

As he turned the pages, Zhu Chen's heart fluctuated with Xu Yuexin's words.

Finally, when she saw the key evidence that proved Feng Li's crime, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

At this time, Xu Yuexin patted Zhu Chen on the back and asked, "How do you feel?"

"Who?"

Zhu Chen was startled and quickly stood up. After realizing it was him, he was still in shock.

Xu Yuexin took advantage of the situation to hug Zhu Chen and put one hand on her waist to comfort her: "Don't panic."

"You were just too absorbed in watching."

“This case is horrifying.”

Zhu Chen leaned in Xu Yuexin's arms, took a deep breath and said, "When I saw the front, my heart was pounding as I thought about those scenes in my mind."

"Can you sleep at night?"

Xu Yuexin caressed her face lovingly.

"I don't know. If I think about the case, I might not be able to sleep."

Zhu Chen was still in shock and did not bother to push Xu Yuexin away. On the contrary, she needed comfort at the moment. "That murderer named Feng Li is too scary."

"Indeed, I described him as an extreme personality."

Xu Yuexin held Zhu Chen's beautiful face and said, "If you are really scared at night, wear this." "It can prevent fright."

Having said that, he took out an amulet he bought from Hong Kong and placed it in Zhu Chen's hand.

Zhu Chen took the amulet and looked at it carefully for a while: "What is this made of?"

"It's made of mahogany."

"According to our country's tradition, peach wood has the effect of warding off evil spirits. If you wear it on your body, you don't have to be afraid of anything."

“Is it really that magical?”

"Yes, of course."

"In fact, most of the time, people scare themselves. At this time, as long as you have a belief, you will no longer be troubled by those messy thoughts."

"Things like peach wood and tiger teeth all have the same effect. People believe they can ward off evil spirits, so as long as you believe in them, you will no longer be afraid."

"If you believe it, it will work; if you don't believe it, it will disappear. That's what it means."

"And things like amulets have very particular patterns. They can inspire a sense of security in people through their shapes and patterns."

Xu Yuexin took the trouble to explain it to Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen understood.

"Okay, I'll carry it with me, and I'll grab it when I'm scared."

"No, you have to put it on your heart, so that its presence can be strongest for you."

"Yeah, okay."

Zhu Chen agreed.

Only then did she realize that she had been in Xu Yuexin's arms for a long time.

"Shall we go for a walk in the yard?"

After realizing this, Zhu Chen blushed.

"Well, the lotus flowers in the backyard are blooming."

Xu Yuexin loosened his arms, took her hand and walked out of the bedroom, opened the back door of the main room and walked towards the back.

Zhu Chen tried to pull his hand out, but failed, and finally had to let it go.

Moreover, Zhu Chen really needs some sense of security now.

With Xu Yuexin holding her hand, she would feel much more at ease and would not be frightened by recalling the contents of the novel.

……

At night, Zhu Chen was lying on his bed at home, and the content of "Serious Case Group Six: Family Wipeout" appeared in his mind again.

Even after several hours, the detailed descriptions of some horrific scenes in the book were still deeply engraved in her mind.

Every time he thought about it, Zhu Chen couldn't help but imagine the specific scene, and the more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became.

Especially when there was a whistling sound of wind outside the window, she would feel tense all over.

Social security has been not very good recently, with more and more people snatching bags, and some criminals even dare to rob people in broad daylight.

Thinking of this, Zhu Chen began to worry whether there really was a person like Feng Li in the crowd.

Maybe he has never met him before, but a neighbor in the building offended him inadvertently.

So when he comes to set fire in revenge, will he end up burning down his own house as well?

Zhu Chen thought fearfully, looking out the window.

Outside the window, I saw the trees standing in the darkness, like silent people.

Further away is a dark grove of trees.

If there are criminals, wouldn't it be a perfect opportunity for them to hide inside?

When Zhu Chen thought of this, he quickly hid in his bed, fearing that he would scare himself if he continued imagining.

I can only say that Xu Yuexin's description in the novel is very vivid.

Every time Zhu Chen thought of the image of the gangster Feng Li, he would feel a chill from the bottom of his heart, and then he would worry that such a person would appear around him.

As he was getting more and more scared, Zhu Chen felt as if his face touched something hard.

When he touched it, he found it was the amulet given by Xu Yuexin.

She had just put the amulet under her pillow, and it had somehow gotten out.

Zhu Chen hurriedly followed Xu Yuexin's instructions, got out of bed, lay down, and placed the amulet on his chest.

Strangely enough, when the peach wood amulet was pressed against his chest, Zhu Chen was really not afraid anymore.

The sound of the wind, which had originally sounded eerie, now sounded normal.

The small trees outside the window, the woods in the distance, everything became the same as usual, and there was nothing wrong.

As for criminals and such...

This is the Keyuan community, where many great scientists live. The security work is first-class in the city, so there is no need to worry about anything unnecessary.

Zhu Chen felt relieved when he thought of this, and the words Xu Yuexin had said during the day came to his mind.

Believe and it will work, don't believe and it will disappear...

Zhu Chen repeated this sentence over and over again, recalling the scenes he spent with Xu Yuexin during the day.

Well... when she was in Xu Yuexin's arms, it was the moment when she felt most at ease.

Unconsciously, Zhu Chen realized this, and his emotions were filled with sweetness but also a little confused.

Next time, be more cautious when dealing with Xu Yuexin...

Although his arms were nice, they did not belong to him after all.

Zhu Chen kept reminding himself.

……

After spending several peaceful nights with the amulet, Zhu Chen decided to return it to its original owner and gave it back to Xu Yuexin.

But when she found the Duke's Mansion, she discovered that Xu Yue and his wife were not there, and it was Chen Qiaoqiao who received her.

"Xin Ge has gone to Shanghai to discuss publishing matters."

"Oh? Isn't it usually the publishing houses that approach him?"

Zhu Chen asked curiously.

"It is said that the situation this time is special and he has to go there in person."

Chen Qiaoqiao said cautiously, "It will probably take more than ten days to come back."

"That's quite a long time."

Zhu Chen nodded, wondering whether Xu Yuexin was planning to seek new breakthroughs in his career, which was why he went to Shanghai in person.

(End of this chapter)