"Have you got the stuff?"
"It's here, look."
Two and a half young men stood at the foot of a wall, sneaking like members of an underground organization. One of them took out two "Grudge" magazines from his arms and handed one to the other.
"Just two copies?"
Seeing that there were only two copies, Chen Tao couldn't help but curl his lips, "Aren't we going to develop our organization? How can two copies be enough?"
"Then what can we do? I'll find these two books after searching for a while. How about we go shopping at the Drum Tower in the evening?" Jin Yang said.
Chen Tao waved his hand and said, "That's all. Two books are just two books. That's enough. Let's read it first and then talk about it."
Since the last time they went to Jinyi together, the relationship between Chen Tao and Jin Yang has become better and better.
Jin Yang knew that Chen Tao's brother-in-law was Yu Dong, so he acted very proactively. Chen Tao was a docile guy, and Jin Yang said a few nice words to him, which was more useful than anything else.
The key is that when Chen Tao started to get into science fiction novels, he discovered that it was not just the comics that were interesting. Although science fiction novels are tiring to read, once you really read them, you will have the urge to study the details inside.
He was about to read "Closed Loop" a few days ago when Jin Yang suddenly came over with a copy of "Grudge" and said it was his brother-in-law's new book "Fatal Identity". It started low and went high, and it performed well.
After listening to it, Chen Tao was a little moved, so he put down "Closed Loop" and watched "Fatal Identity".
As soon as I saw it, I fell in.
It turns out that it’s not just science fiction that’s interesting. It should be said that my brother-in-law’s novels are all interesting.
It's just that serialization is a headache. During this period, they have been waiting for the new issue of "Sprouting". There was a period of time in which he couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to go to his brother-in-law to see if he could go out.
Read the manuscript of "Fatal Identity" in advance and get a sneak peek.
It was Jin Yang who stopped him.
"This kind of thing is too difficult for the teacher."
"What's the problem? I'll just take a look. There's nothing missing."
"Can you guarantee that you won't reveal the plot after watching it?"
"Of course!" Chen Tao assured, patting his chest.
"Then let me ask you, after you see it, will you tell me?" Jin Yang asked again.
"Then..." Chen Tao thought for a while and said, "I should be able to."
"Then can you guarantee that I won't leak it?"
"How could you-"
"I can't guarantee it myself, so you'd better not ask. If you ask, it won't be easy for Teacher Yu Dong. I'm afraid that the follow-up plot will be revealed to you, which will not be a good thing for him or the magazine. I won't give it.
You see, I'm afraid of offending you, my future brother-in-law."
Chen Tao scratched his head, "Is it so complicated?"
"Stop being a monster. It would be bad if it affects the relationship between your brother-in-law and your sister."
"All right."
Jin Yang is right, but that is for ordinary people. If Chen Tao really went to Yu Dong to ask for the manuscript, he would definitely be rejected. Yu Dong would not think much about it at all, and would even think about Chen Tao.
educate.
That's not all. If Cheng Yanqiu finds out, Chen Tao will be educated by both of them.
In any case, Chen Tao didn't dare to go to Yu Dong to ask for the manuscript, so he just waited until the new issue of "Sprouting" came out.
"Look, let's see what happens in the end, and who is the final murderer?"
"Class is about to start, I'll find time to read it in one sitting at noon." Jin Yang stuffed the magazine into his arms and walked towards the teaching building.
Chen Tao glanced at the magazine, shook his head unwillingly, stuffed the magazine into his arms, and then followed Jin Yang's footsteps: "Let me tell you, how can you be so tolerant? You can hold back even if you get the magazine."
dont see."
…
It was finally noon, and neither of them even bothered to get their lunch boxes. Without lifting their buttocks, they took out the magazine and found the latest serialization of "Fatal Identity".
After a while, people who went out to eat came back after finishing their lunch boxes. Jin Yang slammed the table and shouted: "God has made a move!"
"What kind of god makes a move? Jin Yang, why are you so excited?"
"I was shocked by you and are you reading science fiction novels again?"
Chen Tao also looked up at Jin Yang and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jin Yang waved his hand, "Nothing, just keep reading."
Seeing the interaction between the two of them, others became more interested.
They felt that something was not right between Jin Yang and Chen Tao recently. These two people used to dislike each other, but for some reason, they have become closer and closer during this time.
Looking at this situation now, it seems that I am still reading the same book.
"What are you looking at?" someone asked.
Jin Yang thought for a while and handed "Grudge" to the man, "I just finished reading it. You guys can read it for a while."
Then he took out two more copies of "Sprouting" from the table. "If you want to read it, start from the front. The book "Fatal Identity" is particularly beautiful. Chen Tao, I'm going to eat. Do you want me to bring your lunch box back?"
?”
Chen Tao waved his hand, "No, no, I'll finish reading it soon."
"Okay, I'll go first."
Twenty minutes passed before Chen Tao hurried to the canteen to get his lunch box. Jin Yang had already finished his meal and was waiting for him.
"finish watching?"
Chen Tao rolled his eyes and said, "I've finished reading. You beast, how can you read so fast?"
Jin Yang smiled and said: "It's not that I read quickly, but that you read slowly. You read too many comics and suddenly read so many words. Your reading speed will definitely not be able to keep up with mine. We have different ways and habits of receiving information, so
I still want to say that you can read comics, but you can’t read them endlessly, as it will really affect your reading ability.”
"Let me just say that you are still biased against comics."
Chen Tao said angrily, and then silently picked up his lunch box to eat. In fact, he now somewhat agreed with Jin Yang's statement.
"After watching the ending, you have no ideas?"
Chen Tao took two mouthfuls of rice and said: "The ending is indeed unexpected, but this arrangement always feels out of touch with the reasoning. It feels more like we have been deceived by the author."
"In fact, not really. If you review the previous plot carefully, you will find that the author has already hinted at the ending in the article. Although these characters have different ages and identities, they have a lot in common. I used to think that these common points are the same.
There are metaphors or symbolic expressions, but now it seems that these are clues, clues pointing to the ending."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jin Yang squatted on the steps in front of the dining hall and continued: "The reversal of this ending is very interesting, but I think this novel should not just pay attention to the reversal of the ending.
The transfer and reasoning part. It brings all the doubts together and leads to such an ending, which can actually trigger more readers' thinking. We don't understand the split personality, but after reading the novel, we can't help but think, a person
How many personalities are hidden in their bodies, and what experiences have affected these personalities? Also, the growth process of these characters exposed many problems..."
Chen Tao was holding the lunch box and blinking his eyes. He understood some of what Jin Yang said, but he couldn't understand some of it.
He used to always think that Jin Yang was a person who pretended to be serious and looked down on this and that. In fact, he was not a good person. But now that he has come into contact with more and more, he found that Jin Yang was really more mature than other classmates.
I know a lot of things that other students don’t know.
"By the way, have you watched the next game?"
Chen Tao was stunned, "What game? There are games?"
"Yes, there is also a gameplay guide at the back, called "Werewolf - Please Close Your Eyes after Dark". I took a rough look at it and found that the game process is quite complicated and is divided into several rounds."
"I didn't pay attention." Chen Tao scratched the back of his head, "I hurried out after watching the ending. I was in a hurry to eat, and I gave them the magazine."
"It's okay. Let's study it later and find a few people to try it out."
"How many people are you looking for? This game requires a lot of people?"
"It says it's a junior version, and it requires eight people."
"Doesn't the premium version require more?"
"Who knows."
…
Because the ending is about to come out, this issue of "Sprouting" has attracted a lot of attention. The twenty copies bought by the book stall owner at Jinyi Gate were sold out, and there are still people who haven't bought them yet.
The first thing everyone pays attention to is who is the final murderer.
Many people were hoping that they could guess correctly, after all, the prizes were extremely rich. But the ending left them both amazed and disappointed. Who could have imagined such an ending?
No wonder the magazine is willing to set up such a generous prize, because it turns out that no one can guess the ending.
"I just said, this prize is nothing to win."
When Fang Tao was studying "Werewolf", a classmate came up to him and said this. Because he knew that Fang Tao had sent letters to the magazine before and participated in activities, he said this now with a sense of schadenfreude.
However, Fang Tao didn't care. He raised his head and smiled, still studying the rules.
The person who spoke felt embarrassed, "I didn't say anything about you, it's just that this magazine is so deceptive, it's normal that you didn't guess it right. What are you looking at, the next game? It feels a bit complicated."
"Fortunately, we are studying it. Let's find time to try it out in the afternoon. This game was invented by Yu Dong. It should be very good."
"You, you have already become a cult of personality for Dong. This game seems so complicated. I guess it will be difficult to organize it. It requires eight people at once. It is useless for you to study the rules thoroughly by yourself."
Fang Tao smiled and did not respond. Seeing this, the other party walked away in a wise manner.
In the evening, Fang Tao went to the Science Fiction Association and invited eight people to play "Werewolf".
Fang Tao was a cheerful person who didn't stick to trivial matters and got along well in the club, so when he said he wanted to play a game, everyone gave them face. In addition, it was Yu Dong who invented the game. It didn't take long for the people to gather, and there were several more people.
audience.
Many people have read the rules of the game, but they can't figure out the specific process. Fortunately, Fang Tao was well prepared. He first explained the rules to everyone in detail, and then he acted as the chief judge and led everyone to play the game.
It was inevitable to stumble at the beginning of the game, but under Fang Tao's control, the players' rhythm became more and more stable. In the end, they were able to finish the game smoothly without Fang Tao's deliberate reminder.
Situations like this happen in many schools, but usually in universities, because only universities can spare so much time and find so many people to play a Werewolf game.
…
While other schools were just beginning to figure out how to play the game, the Werewolf Fun Group here at Jinyi was already in full swing.
Through this game, the Mystery Fiction Association has grown rapidly and now has nearly a hundred members. Wang Hailin has been thinking about two things during this time. One is to find a fixed mobile classroom in the school, and the other is to find a way to bring mystery into the classroom.
The novel association has spread to other schools.
In addition to this game, the popularity of mystery novels has continued to increase in recent times due to the ending of the novel "Fatal Identity" and the "Please Close Your Eyes When Dark" mystery novel essay competition launched by "Sprout".
Many people have already started to look for other mystery novels after reading "Fatal Identity".
Some people say that if you want to know how the book market is doing recently, you have to go to the bookstalls and see which books they display the most, which books are placed in the front and which books are placed in the back.
But for students of Jinyi, the bookshelf in the communication room is the weather vane of the book market. As long as you see how the books are arranged on the bookshelf in the communication room, you can know which books have been selling well recently, at least in a place like Jinyi.
The method is practical.
But sometimes things are actually the other way around. Sometimes even if a magazine sells only moderately, as long as it can be placed on the bookshelf in the communication room, it can become popular in Jinyi.
Nowadays, communications are underdeveloped. If students want to keep up to date with things in the literary world, they will first go to the communication room to have a look. If they see new books put on the bookshelves, they will go to the bookstalls outside to ask.
"Uncle Zhou, do me a favor and put a copy of "Stars" on the table for me. I'll treat you to a drink later."
The owner of the bookstall at Jinyi Gate took advantage of the afternoon when no one was around and ran to the receptionist's room, asking the uncle to help him put a copy of "The Stars" on the bookshelf.
There was a period of time when "Stars" sold well, but he has purchased more of these issues. Now he wants the uncle to help him promote it and clear out the inventory.
The uncle glanced at him, turned over the book and said, "Look at what you said, you still want to bribe me? You can get on the list of gods in our communication room if you want to? Then there must be articles by teachers and students of our school on it.
I know the magazine "Stars". Students in our school have submitted very little during this period and have not published any articles, so how can we publish it for him?"
"Be accommodating, maybe it will be available in the next issue."
"There will be one in the next issue, let's talk about it in the next issue. Let me tell you, kid, if you think of me as the kind of person who can bend the law for personal gain, then you are totally wrong. Have you watched "Fatal Identity"?"
"I have seen it, I must have seen it, it is our teacher Yu's masterpiece, how can I not read it?"
"Okay, since you've read it, do you know Xu Si in the novel?"
The boss rubbed his hands and said, "I know, I know, it's that guy. I'm quite impressed. What happened to him?"
In fact, the boss didn't read the novel at all, but when Uncle Zhou asked this, he could only follow along.
Uncle Zhou raised his head, "This Xu Si, the prototype is me. The image is called a person who is upright, enforces the law impartially, and is selfless. So don't work here in vain. My tall image has been certified by Teacher Yu
Chapter completed!