"Murder on the Orient Express" is not a long book, and the plot of the whole story is not very complicated. After the eighth chapter, the first part is considered to be over.
In the first part, readers seem to see nothing, except that there are people from all over the world in the Orient Express. Some careful readers will write down everyone mentioned in the book.
There are a total of sixteen people, excluding the dead Ratchett, there are still fifteen people left. According to the description in the book, what readers can be sure of is that Poirot is not the murderer. As for the other people, they really have no way to be sure.
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Will people still die?
Most readers have read another crime mystery novel "Ten Little Indian Boys" by Fifth Grade Vegetative Person, so after Ratchett died, the first thought that came to these readers' minds was, will there be more deaths?
Will this book be like the last one, with no one left alive?
The train has no way to move forward, so the current situation is probably similar to that of an isolated island.
Although the story develops relatively little in the first eight chapters, there are still some details that readers will notice.
For example, in Chapter 1, when Mary learned that the train might not arrive at its destination in time and she might miss the Orient Express, she acted a little too frantically.
It was understandable that she would become anxious after missing the train, but when it was mentioned later that the Orient Express would also be delayed, her behavior was different from last time.
This is doubtful. Obviously, the most important thing for her is to board the Orient Express.
Why was she so anxious to get on this train? Was she involved in Ratchett's death?
It's a bit suspicious, but I can't tell for sure.
After Luo Wei finished reading Chapter 8, he sighed irritably. This chapter was like squeezing out toothpaste, it was so uncomfortable to read.
He also wanted to save the updates and read them together, but he couldn't do it. Every eleven o'clock, he would be in front of the computer waiting for updates.
"Short and weak!"
Luo Wei complained, and when he was about to close the computer and go to sleep, a message suddenly popped up in the upper right corner of the page.
Update news?
Luo Wei quickly sat back on the chair, unable to believe that the latest update was opened.
Sure enough, another chapter.
"Vegetative Man has posted another chapter with his hands, hehe, I've made a profit."
The story comes to the second part. Because of Ratchett's death, Poirot and the others formed an inquest court with only three people. They will interrogate other people on the train.
The first chapter of the second part is about the interrogation of the conductor. It is very brief. Poirot gets a clue that a lady wearing red clothes embroidered with dragons went to the bathroom at night.
"It's over again."
Luo Wei was in a good mood and had at least earned a chapter. However, just when he was about to go to bed again, the update message in the upper right corner popped up again.
"Here it comes again? My hand slipped again? Ignore it, just watch it and you will make money."
Chapter 2, interrogating the secretary.
Chapter 3: Interrogation of the male servant.
Chapter 4, interrogating an old American lady.
Chapter 5, interrogating the Swedish wife.
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The second part has been updated with twelve chapters in a row. Luo Wei enjoyed reading it, but he was also confused. What happened? Is there something wrong with the fifth-grade vegetative computer?
Will there be more?
It's already past twelve o'clock, and a chapter will be updated basically every few minutes.
However, Luo Wei waited for half an hour, but there was no movement at all.
It seems that there are only so many tonight.
Only then did he actually lie on the bed.
But he couldn't sleep. After interrogating all the people, Poirot found that more than two people had given alibi, and the old lady next door to the deceased had always emphasized that the criminal escaped through her box, and the others
It proves that a woman in a red nightgown and a stranger dressed as a conductor are haunting the train.
If the testimonies of these people are followed, the murderer should be a stranger who got on the train in disguise and killed Ratchett and then left.
However, this inference is unreasonable and has some loopholes.
The update of this book ends abruptly here.
"The author is really bad. He scratched an itch and then stopped scratching it. He was so anxious that he died."
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The next day, many people woke up and discovered that thirteen chapters had been updated all at once last night.
The development of the story suddenly became tense with this wave of updates, and the previously dull case became complicated and confusing. It was thought to be an ordinary murder case, but it became unusual because of the testimony of these twelve people.
None of these people was the murderer, and they all had alibis.
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Zhang Zhong got up and washed as usual, and then had breakfast with Pengpeng.
While having breakfast, Fang Xingkai called, his tone sounded urgent.
Of course, if it wasn't urgent, I wouldn't have called after eight o'clock.
"Teacher Zhang, is it convenient for us to talk now?"
Zhang Zhong peeled an egg and brought it to Peng Peng. He said to the phone, "Editor Fang, I'm a little busy right now. If possible, I'll call you back when I'm free."
Fang Xingkai paused for a moment and then said: "Okay, Teacher Zhang, please be busy first, I'll wait for your call."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhong clapped his hands and said to Pengpeng, "Eat quickly, or you will be late."
Looking at Pengpeng who was eating faster, Zhang Zhong thought about Fang Xingkai's affairs again.
Of course he's not busy, and he also knows what Fang Xingkai is here to talk about. But he doesn't have to follow Fang Xingkai's rhythm, just let them hurry.
After sending Pengpeng to school, Zhang Zhong walked around the park before calling back Fang Xingkai.
"Hey, Teacher Fang, are you done?"
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "Editor Fang, is there something urgent this early in the morning?"
"Teacher Zhang, I'm here to tell you the good news." Fang Xingkai said.
Zhang Chong pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Oh, where does the joy come from?"
"It's like this. Last night, Huayi Entertainment Company...do you know this company, Mr. Zhang?"
"I've heard of it."
"Well, Huayi Entertainment contacted us last night. They are here for your "Ten Little Indian Boys". They are planning to adapt this novel into a movie. Who do you think will direct the movie?
"
"Is it Wen Jinjiang?"
"Yes! That's right - Hey, Teacher Zhang, how did you know?" Fang Xingkai almost didn't react. He originally wanted to see how Zhang Zhong would behave after hearing the news, but he didn't expect that he guessed it right away.
"I already knew this yesterday." Zhang Chong said with a smile, "Is there another good news?"
Fang Xingkai on the other end of the phone swallowed. How could he feel that what he was going to say and how Zhang Zhong knew everything.