When Yang Chao returned home at night, he couldn't wait to import the manuscript Jiang Yuan sent him into his reader and started reading.
Let’s look at the title of the book first. The title is the same as the previous one, both named after the piece.
Taking another look at the introduction, Yang Chao glanced at the introduction during the daytime meeting and was already looking forward to it.
The same is true now.
Yang Chao has read a lot about the theme of the murderer's letter of challenge to the detective, some are wonderful and some are not.
Mainly depends on the author, and the detective who plays chess with the murderer.
Needless to say, Detective Poirot has already demonstrated his unique charm in "Roger Mystery".
As for the author, it’s Jiang Yuanlan who puts on Agatha’s vest.
With the combination of the two, Yang Chao seems to have seen a top-notch game through the introduction of the book title.
The preface, presented by Captain Hastings, informs the reader that some subsequent chapters will be narrated in the third person and can vouch for its authenticity.
Many detectives will have such an assistant, a partner, to help them solve crimes and record the process of solving crimes.
Hastings is to Poirot what Watson is to Sherlock Holmes.
The preface made Yang Chao raise his eyebrows slightly, indicating to some extent that there should be no possibility of narrative in this book.
In another world, "Roger's Mystery" could be regarded as the pioneering work of narrative conspiracies in Blue Star.
Since this book became popular at home and abroad, many mystery writers have created works based on narrative and mystery.
It has set off a wave of trends, and many works are purely for the sake of describing the mystery, but I think over time, many high-quality works can be produced.
In the previous "Roger Mystery", the name Hastings appeared, but did not officially appear.
In order to complete the narrative, the incident records of "Roger's Mystery" were completed by Shepard.
The official appearance of Hastings also made Yang Chao feel more and more like a series.
"Romance is the by-product of crime."
Such a sentence in the preface made the image of Poirot become more three-dimensional in Yang Chao's mind, and the texture stood up instantly, attracting him to continue reading.
In the first chapter, from the perspective of Hastings, Poirot received a letter from ABC.
In the letter, ABC challenged Poirot and asked him to pay attention to Andover on June 21st.
In Hastings's opinion, it was more likely to be a prank letter, but Poirot had an ominous premonition.
In the second chapter, it is a narrative from a non-Hastings perspective.
It is a short story about a character who appears for the first time. On the day before the 21st, Mr. Custer looked through the train timetable and then checked a name on a list.
This made Yang Chao a little confused and confused.
Looking further back, the time came to June 21, and as expected, something happened in Andewall. An old lady named Asher, who owned a tobacco and newspaper shop, was murdered.
Poirot is invited to prepare to go to the location of the eucalyptus.
The incident happened naturally and did not surprise Yang Chao, but this chapter still made him feel itchy.
Poirot mentioned several things in casual conversation, which made him feel that they were not mentioned casually, but that they had real meaning.
Through the description of a few figures, Yang Chao seemed to see two more series of works in front of him.
The first incident has occurred, and Poirot and Hastings go to Andwall to learn what happened.
After reading this chapter, Yang Chao looked at the time and saw that it was almost twelve o'clock in the morning.
However, he was already prepared to stay up late to read this book, so he resolutely chose to turn the pages and continue reading.
Arriving in Andover, Poirot had a preliminary understanding of the situation.
Asher's death was caused by a blow to the back of the head. There was no clear suspect, and everything looked like an ordinary murder that would not attract much attention in the tabloids.
The only unusual thing is that it happened in Andwall, and the time happened to be the 21st.
What was unusual about the scene was that there was an open train timetable that was placed on the counter.
And this timetable is called, abc train timetable.
At this point, there was a feeling that the game had officially begun, and Yang Chao was in high spirits watching it in the middle of the night.
The incident occurred, and Poirot then began to visit and explore the incident in detail.
But before the truth about the Andover case was revealed, Poirot received another letter from ABC.
Second letter.
In the letter, ABC once again made a notice, this time it was the 25th, Bexhill-on-Sea.
On July 25, the incident happened as promised.
The body of a young girl named Elizabeth Barnard, a waitress at a café, is found on the beach.
When he died, there was an ABC train timetable under his body, and the page he opened happened to be the train to Bexhill.
The plot of the story is arranged very compactly, and the events occur in alphabetical order according to the timetable.
The second letter has not yet been completed, and the third letter has arrived.
The tight rhythm made Yang Chao obsessed with it, trying to find clues through the minutiae.
Judging from the current situation, the alphabetical order murder structure should be an illusion on the surface.
The murderer challenged Poirot that there must be a reason and motive for committing so many crimes.
So far, based on the existing clues, Yang Chao could not deduce the motive at all.
This actually aroused Yang Chao's interest in reading even more, and he almost couldn't wait to read it.
The third and fourth chapters are spread out one by one, with more and more characters appearing.
The details are rich and intricately spread out.
Yang Chao also felt that he was close to the truth of the case based on existing clues.
Unknowingly, Yang Chao had read the chapter where the truth was revealed.
At this point, in Yang Chao's view, the truth of the case has basically been revealed to him.
Before starting to read the chapter on the truth, Yang Chao rubbed his palms together excitedly.
The pleasure of reading mystery novels also lies in the game showdown between the reader and the author.
Based on the clues you see in your eyes, guessing the truth in advance and connecting all the details will give you a great sense of accomplishment.
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The truth began to be revealed, and Yang Chao's eyes widened with surprise.
In the end, he still fell into the trap, and reversals still occurred.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
A pin in a pincushion is least noticeable, murder is the same, an isolated murder is least noticeable when linked to a series of murders.
Hidden in the woods! Murder to cover up murder!
This is still the crime method written by Agatha, and this routine has been followed and imitated by many mystery writers.
Including "The Devotion of Suspect X" also draws lessons from it.
Even though he had read about this routine in "Suspect X", Yang Chao was still stunned by this reversal.
It is a different reading experience, and there is a more thorough reasoning pleasure in "ABC Murder".
The various details, the characterization and description of the characters, and the pattern adopted by the entire case make the whole book highly readable.
Including the use of the technique of hiding leaves in the forest, everything is so complete.
Such an incident made Yang Chao feel that he had fulfilled the sentence in the preface - romance is a by-product of crime.
After reading the whole book, he felt a sense of classical elegance.
As the second work in the Poirot series, it once again amazed him.
He stood up from the desk, stretched his somewhat stiff limbs, and then flipped through the English translation sent by Jiang Yuan.
No matter how you look at it, I feel it is perfect, and I feel that the performance in the second half of the year is on track.
It was hard for Yang Chao to imagine that he felt as if the peak of his career in this life had just begun.
He was so excited that he couldn't sleep. Yang Chao picked up his phone and sent many messages to Jiang Yuan. His mood gradually calmed down and he went to bed.
Jiang Yuan saw Yang Chao's reply the next morning. The last message was sent at 3:30 in the morning.
First there were a few rainbow farts, but Jiang Yuan accepted them for his grandma, feeling that the praise was justified.
What follows is Yang Chao’s long and lengthy review of the incident and his own analysis of the incident. It was so long that Jiang Yuan couldn’t even finish it.
But it can be seen that Yang Chao has indeed read the book carefully.
After reading the review, there are some publishing issues that need to be discussed later.
As for the last message, Yang Chao subtly asked whether the murder mentioned in the book that happened while several people were playing bridge was indeed true.
Jiang Yuan recalled it, and he was probably talking about the "Cheap Card" in the Poirot series.
Among the Poirot series, "Cheap Cards" can also be regarded as a word-of-mouth work, and it is one of the more famous ones.
Jiang Yuan thought for a while and gave an affirmative answer.
After replying to Yang Chao's message, Jiang Yuan changed her clothes and opened the door.
The program team's loudspeaker has started shouting downstairs.
The day before, Sun Tao reviewed today's itinerary and wanted to taste Wencheng's special breakfast in the morning.
Yesterday's dinner made Jiang Yuan have high expectations for breakfast.
"Good morning!" Su Xiujin opened the door of the room next to Jiang Yuan and said hello to Jiang Yuan.
Su Xiujin was a little sleepy at first, but after seeing Jiang Yuan, she felt that the air became much brighter.
Jiang Yuan wore a light blue T-shirt and white overalls today. The blue and white color scheme is very refreshing.
With her hair casually covered and her makeup-free state, she looks even more intimate.
Jiang Yuan responded with a smile, "Good morning."
Then the two of them walked together and started walking downstairs.
While the microphone was still on, Jiang Yuan started chatting with Su Xiujin.
Among the few people, Jiang Yuan and Su Xiujin were not very close.
But for this new album, I want to collaborate with Su Xiujin.
So I started with some knowledge of embroidery and talked about my professional knowledge. Su Xiujin was also very topical.
Before we knew it, the conversation became lively.
Jiang Yuan saw that the time was about right, and finally Tu Qiongdiao said, "I want to invite you to collaborate on my latest physical album. I wonder if you are willing?"
Su Xiujin was slightly taken aback, but she nodded in agreement without any hesitation, "I do."
After answering this sentence, my face turned slightly red, as if I had answered other questions.
Shen Yi passed by the two of them, only heard the words "I am willing", and took another look at Su Xiujin's face.
He was immediately in awe, quietly gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up, and made a "Gah" sound with the flick of his tongue.
Jiang Yuan didn't understand what he meant, but he was very happy that the cooperation was settled.
But in Shen Yi's understanding, it was a proud look.
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After everyone gathered together, they turned off their microphones and got on the shuttle bus, then went to the breakfast restaurant booked by the program team to have breakfast.
On the way, Shen Yi once again chatted with Jiang Yuan about the content of the novel, saying that he had started watching "Suspect X" last night and was now discussing the plot with Jiang Yuan.
Yesterday, when Jiang Yuan and Sun Tao were drinking tea, they asked about the editing of this type of part.
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After chatting about the content of the novel for a while, the topic then turned to today’s trip.
Jiang Yuan found that it was quite interesting to talk about travel with Liu Zhiyun and others. After all, these people had been traveling all the way since the beginning of the show and already had a lot of experience.
Cooperating with the arrangement of the program team, Liu Zhiyun and others can come up with a plan that sounds pretty good.
As Jiang Yuan, Feng Tie and others became familiar with each other, everyone also took good care of Jiang Yuan.
Liu Zhiyun also took the initiative to help Jiang Yuan draw the album cover and help promote Jiang Yuan's new album.
Feng Tie then also talked about the lyrics he wrote for "Blue and White Porcelain". Jiang Yuan also followed suit and asked if Feng Tie's calligraphy could be used as the font for the new album's lyrics.
Feng Tie agreed and seemed a little happy about it.
On the way to breakfast, Liu Zhiyun and others talked to each other about participating in the production of Jiang Yuan's physical album.
As he spoke, Shen Yi concluded, "It feels like your physical album is like a work of art."
There are both Liu Zhiyun's paintings and Feng Tie's calligraphy, and Su Xiujin will also participate in the production.
With the participation of so many famous artists, isn’t it a work of art?
After arriving at the breakfast shop, Jiang Yuan smiled happily. The atmosphere of chatting on the way was very good, and he even advertised his album extensively.
Next, we tasted Wencheng's special breakfast, which was also in line with the taste. A wonderful day began like this.
The new day's journey was very fulfilling, and the program team visited many well-known scenic spots with arrangements.
But because the photos were all taken on location, there were many fans and passers-by watching during the filming process.
Fortunately, the program team also predicted this situation in advance and made preparations.
So it was just that the filming scene was quite lively, with many people coming to chase stars, but it didn’t cause much commotion.阑
After another day of travel, Jiang Yuan went to rest quickly after returning to the B&B.
I woke up early and spent a whole day shopping, so I was really tired.
Another day, and also the last day for the program team to arrange travel.
After the last day of the trip, it was time for the guests to plan their own itineraries and prepare their works.
Early in the morning, everyone climbed up the famous mountain in Wencheng together.
Compared with before in the city, there were not many people around the mountain in the morning. Jiang Yuan felt the feeling of mountain climbing for the first time in a long time. He didn't even know when he last climbed a mountain.
On this day, Jiang Yuan also thought about the works to be performed in this issue.