Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 106 105. Comments on "The Bug House"

Today I would like to recommend to you a suspense work with a unique writing style.

"The Bug House", author: Jinguijiao, level 3 author.

Category: Suspense-Wonderful World.

【Introduction】

A slightly plump man walked into the yard with a broom. He swept the fallen leaves, turned his head and looked at the plaque on the door - Insect House.

"If you don't show up, I'll turn you into fertilizer."

【Golden Five Chapters】

Chapter 1: Transcript. The protagonist, Jiang You, goes to the police station to take a statement after his tenant, Liang Hao, unexpectedly dies. He then returns to the house where the accident occurred, where he meets the deceased's parents and a caring influencer.

Chapter 2: Umbrella. The protagonist walks around the house and takes an umbrella. The helpful influencer seems a bit uncharacteristic. Going downstairs, the protagonist encounters another mysterious girl, who surprisingly carries a wooden sword.

Chapter 3, The Bug House. The mysterious girl, named Tang Butian, is a first-class inspector in the police department's Special Incidents Division, specializing in special incidents. After reviewing the protagonist's statement, she pretends to be a customer of the Bug House and personally investigates it. After revealing her identity, she finds a lock of black hair that the protagonist brought back.

Chapter 4: Room Type. Tang Butian carefully inspected the second-floor layout of the protagonist's apartment and found it unusually clean, completely unbecoming of a greasy man's daily residence. After some questioning, the protagonist's answers were flawless. Tang Butian then paid for the postcards she had purchased in the store.

Chapter 5: Registration. A week later, the protagonist received a message from Tang Butian, asking him to go to the police station to register. After identifying the color blindness pattern and registering on the form, the protagonist realized that the method of determining whether a person has supernatural powers is surprisingly simple.

Chapter 6, Myopia. The protagonist is nearsighted, which is why he has clairvoyance (this is really good news, let's adjust the glasses). Tang Butian finally finds him, bringing a skilled expert with him. For money, the protagonist agrees to go undercover.

Chapter 7: Selling Accounts. The protagonist obtained the subscription rights to the villa and immediately went to the real estate agency to sell it. Because if he bought a third house, he would have to pay in full. Afterwards, he met a few friends to eat crayfish and met someone unexpected.

Chapter 8: The food is served. While waiting for the food to arrive, the people at the next table are getting angry. It's the same female influencer from the beginning. Only after the protagonist reveals her identity does she give up. This is because the restaurant owner is a friend of the protagonist. The female influencer's various signs indicate that the crowdfunding issue might not be that simple.

Chapter 9: Buying Tickets. The protagonist returns to the Bug House, leisurely going about his daily routine, then finds a ticket scalper and buys a ticket for the press conference, one of the earlier ones. Then, he watches the girl group dance, giving a thumbs-up to the most captivating member. The final good night is the key.

Chapter 10, Pond. The protagonist actually built a pond in the yard, planning to plant some plants. While he was mumbling to himself, Tang Butian reappeared. She noticed something was amiss in the store, but no one noticed.

【Brief Comment】

I saw someone recommend this book before, but I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.

I wondered how a bug house that sold postcards could be related to suspense.

After a trial reading, I suddenly discovered that every chapter of this book is filled with a large number of character dialogues.

There is very little description of the environment, not much explanation of the plot, and no psychological description at all.

The story of this book is almost entirely driven by dialogue between characters.

So, it feels like reading a script.

However, the dialogues in this book are very cleverly designed.

Although some parts seem too straightforward and exaggerated, they actually contain subtle hints.

When you experience it carefully, you can feel that the author is trying hard to create a suspenseful atmosphere and push the story line in the set direction, so you don’t feel bored.

The protagonist has always acted very calm and understanding.

The tenant's death did not make him panic, and the police investigation did not interrupt his flower-growing life.

He went to the police station to register his identity, agreed to assist the police in solving the case, acted as an undercover agent in a "fishing expedition", went deep into the press conference of the company involved in the case, and was attacked by the murderer's hair on the spot, but it still couldn't stop his enthusiasm for chatting with classmates and making dinner arrangements.

It wasn't until the murderer was apprehended by Tang Butian that the protagonist returned home and discovered that the strange hair was still following him. Only then did the protagonist silently utter, "I didn't have such a good temper before."

His low-key identity as a big boss was indirectly revealed, and the number of comments immediately reached 99+.

Many people couldn’t help but sigh: This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for, he is indeed a big shot.

Afterwards, how will the protagonist show his abilities, why does he open the insect house, how does he fight against extraordinary events, whether he can cultivate a marriage with Tang Butian, whether the hair murder case will be completely ended, and so on.

The mystery will be unveiled bit by bit.

In addition, although the author uses extremely simple words when portraying characters, he has profound skills in close-ups.

The beauty of women is portrayed very prominently, and the picture is extremely clear.

Although this book has few words, is not updated frequently, and its achievements are not impressive, considering the difficult creative background of the suspense category, it still makes people feel that it has obvious highlights, excellent quality, and a profound and wonderful reading experience.

This is also fully in line with the author's original intention of creation. He adheres to personal characteristics and does not follow the crowd, which is worthy of praise.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
【Cang's Ramblings】

This book is really good. It is a dialogue-style novel, similar to The Eagle Eats the Chicken, but the writing style is much better.

This book could even be adapted directly without even having to write a script.

The author's conception of dialogue is indeed very ingenious, with many deep foreshadowings and layer upon layer of mystery.

If you read it carefully, you can feel a kind of exquisite beauty. When you close the book, you can feel the insects crawling on the back of the plants.

Of course, those who are impatient may feel impatient.

Therefore, this book does not have too many passionate plots, but only endless brain-burning content.

But unlike some detective novels, the traces are set very abruptly.

I personally like this book very much. When I couldn't sleep late at night, I would feel the warmth and daily life in the book, while waiting anxiously for the fog to be cleared, and watching the characters in the story being played around by the author with a smile.

The author really wrote the book with his brain, not with his fingers on the keyboard.

Such thoughtful works are relatively rare in the suspense category.

As long as this book does not touch the bottom line of reality too much and does not use metaphors or allusions to various events, more people will definitely like this book in the future.

If you are as timid as I am, then congratulations.

This book is perfect for those little cuties who want to explore new things but are afraid of being scared by the plot!

Moreover, this book is neither a harem nor a thriller, and it has no system nor cheat codes.

It’s just a simple story about a shortsighted person raising insects!

So, what are you waiting for?

Wait for this book to be free for a limited time?

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