Jiang Liu's beautiful words surprised all the editors present.
I never expected that Jiang Liumei would appreciate "Astrology Killing Magic" so much!
Although Akimoto Naoki didn't expect that Eryumi would rise up against the case and join Uyama Hideomi's faction.
But since the question has been raised, I must give a reasonable answer.
Thinking of this, Akimoto Naoki immediately expressed his inner dissatisfaction:
"Since the first year of reasoning founded by the great master Edogawa Ranpo in 1923, Japanese reasoning has gone through a full fifty-seven years."
"Later, under the guidance of Mr. Henggou Zhengshi, from 1946 to 1956, Japanese reasoning entered the era of true reasoning. This glorious history made Japan become the center of the world's reasoning, even rivaling Europe and the United States. Reasoning match!"
"But as time goes by, the overly typified literature of original reasoning has encountered a bottleneck. After all, the tricks have basically been exhausted, and there is no way to innovate in tricks."
"It's either a backward, ignorant, isolated village, or a strange family that bears the fate of its ancestors."
"Either it is a serial murder case with gorgeous techniques, or a strange alibi."
"And among them, there are also detectives with eccentric personalities and detective assistants with unsatisfactory brains."
Akimoto Naoki rubbed his temples vigorously, with a look of boredom on his face:
"Miss Jiangliu, as the former editor-in-chief of a short mystery magazine, you should know what I mean."
"To put it simply, the case reasoning has caused serious aesthetic fatigue among the readers. Everyone is completely unable to accept the ridiculous and hasty murder motive, and the weird logic of character behavior that has to create secret rooms and alibi."
"This book "Astrological Killing Magic" also suffers from the same problem of character reasoning."
When Akimoto Naoki said this, he paused for a moment and patted the manuscript on the table with his hand:
"Yes! I admit that the plot of this book is very gorgeous, and the layout is very huge, and it is indeed unprecedented and unprecedented."
"But as a supporter of the socialists, what I care about most is not the ruse, but the motive for the murder."
"In "Astrological Killing Magic", the murderer Tokiko killed seven people in a row, and five of them were brutally quartered, including two cousins!"
"You committed such a heinous crime just because you were bullied by your stepmother and sisters?"
"I would like to ask, how can such a funny and unreasonable murder motive stand out among the socialist reasoning that focuses on the murder motive?"
After all, Akimoto Naoki is the chief editor of the Third Publishing Department of Kodansha Literary Museum.
Naturally, he has his own unique insights into mystery novels, and he pointedly pointed out all the unreasonable things in "Astrology Killing Magic"!
But Jiang Liumei is not an ordinary person. Although she is young, she has two years of experience as the editor-in-chief of a short magazine.
His views on mystery novels are no less than those of Naoki Akimoto.
After hearing Akimoto Naoki's words, Jiang Yumeili immediately took the notes she had just written, walked to the whiteboard in the conference room, and posted the notes on the whiteboard.
It was a drawn radar chart. (picture)
There was a faint smile on Jiang Liu's beautiful face, and the corners of her lips were raised slightly:
"What Editor-in-Chief Qiu Yuan just said is indeed very reasonable."
“Since Mr. Seicho Matsumoto pioneered the social school of reasoning, everyone is no longer satisfied with mystery novels only being in the form of trickery. They also demand that mystery novels have literary value. In short, they are in-depth discussions of human nature, motives, and society. "
"The fundamental reason why Editor-in-Chief Akimoto doesn't want "Astrology Killing Magic" to be shortlisted is because Tokiko's murder motive is too weak, so he can't feel the strong resonance?"
Akimoto Naoki nodded in agreement:
"That's right, the motivation of this book is really too crude, it's like a child's play."
"I really can't figure out why such a shocking plot should be given such an ordinary murder motive!"
When Jiang Liumei heard Akimoto Naoki's words, she smiled and shook her head::
"Editor-in-Chief Qiu Yuan, you were wrong this time, and you were so wrong."
"The reason why you think the motivation is weak is actually because you fail to see the metaphor in the writer's writing."
"The motivation behind this book, Astrology Killing Magic, is actually very outstanding, and is no worse than the socialist reasoning you call it."
"You think the motivation is weak, that's because real pain is unspeakable pain, and what is unsaid is the cruelest thing!"
"Editor Akimoto, you only saw the murderer briefly stating the motive for the murder, but you never thought that the murderer also had something unspeakable!"
"The author has laid countless foreshadowings throughout the story. For example, the murderer once served as a model for a painter, and the murderer once metaphorically hinted at his father's willfulness..."
"These foreshadowings make the story both true and false, false and true, just to foreshadow the motive for the murder."
"Because the scars that cannot be uncovered are the most painful!"
Eryu's beautiful words made the other nine editors, including Naoki Akimoto and Hiideomi Uyama, fall into deep thought.
Thinking of the murderer Tokiko in the story, he once mentioned that he was not a virgin, and his father and stepmother were extremely strict in discipline, so there was no chance of him getting in touch with other men.
In addition, the famous detective Mitarai Kyoshi in the book is always unwilling to reveal the reason for the murderer's suicide.
Thinking of this, Akimoto Naoki suddenly felt the hair on his head stand on end, and a surprised look appeared on his face:
"Miss Jiang Liu, what do you mean?"
"Has Tokiko been violated by the painter's father?"
"The stepmother and other sisters knew it, but never helped Tokiko. So Tokiko wanted to kill them all out of resentment?"
Jiang Liumei nodded to Akimoto Naoki without comment:
"Editor-in-Chief Akimoto, please imagine this."
"When a woman is treated like this, it is naturally a past that she does not want to recall."
"Although the author could directly point it out in the book, this would be somewhat inconsistent with the character's personality."
"Now, Editor-in-Chief Qiuyuan, can you understand the author's lack of motivation?"
After hearing Eryumei's detailed answer, Akimoto Naoki opened his mouth in astonishment, recalling all the hidden clues in the story:
[Although my stepmother raised me, she gave me a painful childhood...]
[As for the stepmother, I even think that letting her die happily is tolerant to her...]
[Since I am not even afraid of death, why not use my death to make my mother happy...]
[I know in my heart that I have sunk to a hopeless point. After all, carrying such a heavy sin, it is only natural that he would become like this. Still, I felt uneasy and confused...]
Thinking of the sad and resentful words of the murderer Tokiko, combined with the real motive of murder hidden in the writing.
Akimoto Naoki couldn't help but have a strong resonance with Tokiko in the story!
His views on "Astrology Killing Magic" have even changed!
Jiang Liumei saw the shocked expressions on everyone's face, and continued to speak with a look of compassion in her big almond eyes:
"Tokiko is indeed a heinous sinner, but he is also a pitiful person."
"She wanted to escape the past and return to a normal life with her biological mother, but in order to avoid being hunted, she ended up leaving her mother alone."
"She wanted to kill those people for revenge, but at the same time she also lost her right to happiness."
"Although she is hateful, she is also pitiful."
"Compared to the shocking conspiracy and grand layout, it was this murderous motive that half-hidden the face with a pipa that struck my heart!"
