Qin Zhibo walked out of the bedroom and looked at the manuscript on the desktop.
Last night, Qin Zhibo asked the substitute to continue working on the draft of "Crazy Mountains".
Come to the table, pick up the manuscript paper on the table, and turn to the last page.
On the bottom line, there is a word "End" in a twisted font, which represents the end of the entire story.
Qin Zhibo opened the blinds, sat on the boss's chair, and took advantage of the leisurely morning sunshine to read the second chapter of "In the Mountains of Crazy".
Although it was a little difficult to read because the characters were not pretty, Qin Zhibo still read the entire manuscript.
Generally speaking, the content of the story written by the stand-in is quite different from what I wanted to write.
Just copy the manuscript again and get it to the publisher today.
The handwriting of the substitute messenger is really hard to come by.
At 9:00 in the morning, Toru Amuro came to work on time.
As soon as he entered the office, he saw that Qin Zhibo was working in bed early in the morning, which was rare. He was writing something with his rapidly shaking pen.
"Teacher? This is..." Amuro Toru walked closer and asked doubtfully.
"This is a novel I wrote, which is going to be published in the Literary Times Magazine. It's called "At the Mountains of Madness"."
"Have you seen it?" Qin Zhibo looked up at Toru Amuro and asked.
Toru Amuro was startled for a moment, then put on an embarrassed expression and shook his head.
"Teacher, I don't have the habit of reading novels"
This is true.
The time-killing job of reading has never been a life experience that a public security policeman like Toru Amuro, who keeps his head in his belt every day, can gain.
But it is impossible not to read them at all. I have read various world-class detective novels.
It’s not to gain inspiration for being a police officer, but to fit in with my own detective persona.
Being a detective without reading detective novels is like being a cook without reading The Art of War and recipes.
"Oh" Qin Zhibo turned his head, returned his attention to the pen, and said casually: "Actually, I suggest you read my novel, it will be very interesting."
Amuro revealed the smile of a sunny boy, "Of course! If it is the teacher's masterpiece, I will definitely read it."
Amuro Toru didn't lie about this either.
People often say that a painting or a novel can often reveal the author's inner environment. People who are in despair often write words full of despair.
The novels written by Qin Zhibo can better help you analyze his character.
So, after an hour and a half, Toru Amuro found an excuse to skip work and went out.
I bought a copy of the latest Literary Times magazine at a roadside bookstore, and sure enough I saw the title "Detective Qin Zhibo's Debut Novel" on it.
Finding a quiet corner in the cafe, Toru Amuro couldn't wait to finish reading the puzzle chapter of "At the Mountains of Madness".
After reading it, Toru Amuro only had one sentence to describe his feelings.
I didn’t quite understand it, but I was deeply shocked.
What makes it hard to understand is not that Qin Zhibo’s writing is so obscure, but that the story itself is a riddle that makes it difficult to see the answer.
From the perspective of scientific documentary literature, everyone in the scientific expedition camp died tragically.
Is all this a distortion of human nature, or is it moral?
…
After reading the puzzle chapter, Toru Amuro didn't have any clues in his mind. He only felt that the pieces in the book were as confusing as the fog covering Qin Zhibo himself.
(The murder that occurred in the scientific research camp, who was the murderer?)
(The final clue seems to point to the black mountain.)
This is the magazine's closing slogan for "At the Mountains of Madness".
But Tohru Amuro knew that the answer actually lay in Tomohiro Detective Agency.
But when he rushed back to the office, it was already empty.
The "At the Mountains of Madness" reveal chapter on the desktop has also disappeared.
…
After spending two hours, Qin Zhibo finally finished transcribing the second chapter of "In the Mountains of Crazy".
Now that you have finished writing, of course you must send it to the magazine as soon as possible, otherwise the magazine editor will call you once a day, and you will be really busy urging the manuscript to be published.
When I arrived at the magazine, I saw Qin Zhibo coming to the door in person, and Editor-in-Chief Iwata rushed to receive him.
"It's really troublesome, teacher. In fact, as long as you make a phone call, we will send someone to collect the manuscript at your door."
The publisher's title for writers is "teacher", but this title is generally reserved for writers who have already become famous.
However, Qin Zhibo took the wrong approach, and his name as a famous detective was a golden sign.
What's more, Qin Zhibo's debut novel "Crazy Mountains" has received an extremely enthusiastic response from the collected reader data. Among the dozens of novels included in the magazine last week, it ranked second in reader satisfaction.
It is only slightly inferior to the new name Kahori who inherited the name of Rentaro.
In terms of reader expectation data that reflects the sales of the next magazine, "At the Mountains of Madness" directly ranks first.
Therefore, the magazine attaches great importance to the second part of "At the Mountains of Madness".
If it were not considered that the strong sense of oppression would force newcomers to quit, editors would even be sent to personally visit to urge manuscripts.
Editor-in-Chief Iwata held the manuscript of the second chapter of "At the Mountains of Madness" and read it carefully.
The story of the second part follows the previous one. Professor Dell and his assistant Danvers enter the Black Mountains to look for the missing member of the scientific expedition camp.
But after passing through the black foothills, what appeared in front of them was a majestic city covered in ice and snow.
The two walked through the ancient city, feeling the strange and magnificent scene.
After that, the two went through a series of adventures before finally discovering the terrible truth at the end of the tunnel.
Editor-in-Chief Iwata's expression is sometimes serious and sometimes relaxed, and his eyes staring at the manuscript are never affected by the people or things coming and going in the surrounding environment.
When he read to the end, even though he had read countless articles, he could not completely suppress his inner surprise and his eyes widened slightly.
Finally, after seeing the word "finished", Editor Iwata put down the manuscript.
He did not tell his reading experience immediately, but slowly stood up from the sofa and asked: "It's just noon."
"Teacher Qin, why don't we go have a meal together?"
…
Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Iwata, the two of them didn't go too far and ended up at a nearby high-end Japanese restaurant called "Shuidulou".
A waiter wearing a pink kimono came to receive me and bowed to Editor Iwata to say hello.
"I still go to Bibo Xuan frequently, let's make arrangements."
"OK."
When Iwata opened his mouth, he was already a regular customer.
The waiter took small steps and led Qin Zhibo and Editor-in-Chief Iwata to the penultimate room in the long wooden corridor.
The Japanese-style sliding door opened, but there were several uninvited guests in the room, like a few eavesdroppers with their ears pressed against the wall panel blocking the room next to them.
When the people in the room saw someone coming in, they immediately turned their attention to the door.
The two sides looked at each other, and neither of them said "I'm sorry" for a while.
Because everyone on both sides knows each other.
The people in the room were none other than Conan, Mao Lilan, and Suzuki Sonoko.