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"That's true."

Fujiwara Kei looked at the student with a smile and said: "There is indeed no very complicated conspiracy in "White Night Journey". That's because when I first conceived this book, I decided to use the cruel fate of the male and female protagonists as the plot.

It’s the main selling point, so the murder methods of the two are not packaged in a foggy way.”

"There are no certain rules for writing. If you don't want to devise complicated tricks in your work, of course there is no problem. However, if you want to create a socialist mystery work, tell yourself that tricks are not important, or when you want to

If you don't come up with good tricks and use the theory that " tricks are unimportant" to excuse yourself, then you will never be able to create good works."

The student was silent for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

"Everyone knows that reasoning originated in the United States, and at the beginning of the birth of reasoning, in the era of classical reasoning, someone once proposed the Ten Commandments of Reasoning."

Kei Fujiwara picked up the marker and started writing word by word on the whiteboard behind him.

Ryuuichi Kaneki can be considered a mystery enthusiast. He has read many mystery works, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. He is a loyal fan. Therefore, he is somewhat dismissive of the latest rise of the socialist faction represented by "White Night Journey". Even if

The leader of the Socialist faction is his former colleague, and he has a good relationship with him.

However, the socialist faction has been very popular recently, which makes him slightly worried. Maybe there will be no puzzle-solving process in the future reasoning. That's nonsense!

As a result, he found out today that Kei Fujiwara, the man who led the trend of socialism, actually dismissed the socialist writing rules that were regarded as the norm by many authors and readers?

But what are the "Ten Commandments of Reasoning" he's talking about? I've never heard of it...

Togada Nanako also quickly took out her ballpoint pen, opened her notebook, and memorized it carefully.

Kei Fujiwara wrote on the whiteboard word for word:

First, the criminal must be someone who appears at the beginning, but must not be someone whose thoughts the reader can follow.

Second, detectives cannot use supernatural or weird detective methods.

Third, the crime scene cannot have more than one secret room or passage.

4. When making poisons, you cannot use poisons that have not yet been invented or devices that require scientific explanation for the Olympic bid.

Five, no Chinese are allowed to appear in the story.

Sixth, detectives cannot use accidental events or irresponsible intuition to solve cases.

7. Detectives must not become criminals.

8. Detectives are not allowed to solve the mystery based on clues that have not been hinted to the readers in the text.

9. The detective’s idiot friend must tell the reader his judgment without reservation. This person’s intelligence needs to be slightly below the average level of the reader.

If there are twins or people who look very similar among the ten, the readers need to be informed in advance.

In Kei Fujiwara's original world, these were the ten rules of reasoning proposed by a classical reasoning author. The Ten Commandments of reasoning had a profound influence in the reasoning world, and were even regarded as iron rules by the author at that time. The author at that time was superstitious about the Ten Commandments.

Just like later generations of Internet article writers firmly believe in the "Three Golden Chapters".

But from a modern perspective, these so-called Ten Commandments are full of discrimination and short-sightedness, but at the time it was a golden rule. Until a female writer named Agatha Christie appeared and in a deliberately provocative manner,

These so-called Ten Commandments were broken one by one, and then almost no one paid any attention to them.

In this world, at the beginning of the 20th century, when classical reasoning was prevalent, the rules of the Ten Commandments were also followed, but no celebrity summarized the Ten Commandments in his own words.

After finishing writing, Kei Fujiwara turned around and looked at the students in the audience, "This is the creative rule that writers at that time abided by in the era of classical reasoning. But from our current perspective, these rules are different one by one.

madness……"

As he spoke, he picked up the eraser and erased the fifth item first.

"I won’t go into details about this one. The Yellow Peril theory was prevalent in the West at that time, and this rule was the product of discrimination.

"

"First, Ikema Watanabe broke this rule in "Aurora Murder".

"The second rule is that detectives are not allowed to use supernatural powers. "When the Heads Fall" by Mika Miyano breaks this rule."

"Article 3..."

Every time Kei Fujiwara erases an item, he will name a famous work that has broken the rules until all ten items disappear from the blackboard.

"These so-called rules are some self-righteous remarks made by mediocre people based on some successful works and taking a closer look at them. Complex tricks should not appear in the socialist works that are widely circulated nowadays, and they also fall into this category.

On. If you believe this statement, then in the end you will only be able to write a copy of "White Night Walk", and you will never be able to have a work that is truly your own."

There was no sound underneath, but Ryuichi Kaneki subconsciously clenched his fists and secretly cheered for Kei Fujiwara.

You're right, Fujiwara-kun! If the trick is weakened in the reasoning, can it still be considered reasoning? I won't even look at such a dog!

"Of course, if someone thinks that reasoning requires complex tricks, that is equally stupid. Again, there are no certain rules in writing. Whether you reveal the answer at the beginning or hide the mystery at the end; whether your mystery is the method of killing or the murderer.

Identity, or motive for killing, it doesn't matter. You have only one purpose, and that is to attract readers and make them look forward to and curious about your work."

Jin Mu Ryuichi: "Ahem..."

"But I also understand that for new writers, the design of tricks is the most difficult part of creative reasoning." Kei Fujiwara looked at the crowd and said, "So let me tell you some tricks design methods for your reference."

"Togata..." Kei Fujiwara suddenly looked at Nanako Togata, "You don't have to write down every word I say."

Nanako Togada was like a librarian, she wanted to write down every word that Kei Fujiwara said. When Kei Fujiwara spoke above, her saliva was splashing everywhere, and the tip of her pen below was making sparks.

"Okay..." Someone laughed next to her, and Togada Nanako's cheeks became even redder.

"But you can record what I say next, it may be helpful to you." Keimichi Fujiwara, "Common tricks in reasoning are mainly divided into the following types..."

"The first is the trick about the identity of the prisoner: the prisoner or accomplice can become a victim to escape suspicion, or he can dress up as a victim, or the prisoner and the victim themselves are the same person and achieve a certain purpose by harming themselves; they can do both.

One person can play one role, such as the famous twins trick; one person can also play two roles, and one person can play three roles, using makeup and other means to play different people to achieve the goal..."

"The identity of the prisoner can be full of surprises. He can be a police officer or a judge, he can be the narrator of the case, he can be a child, an elderly person or even a mentally retarded person. He can even be an animal committing murder."

"The second thing is about the tricks at the crime scene. The most well-known is the secret room trick. When committing a crime, if the prisoner is not in the room, the following methods can be used to create the trick."

"For example, indoor traps, or killing people through the gaps in doors and windows. By the way, silk thread is a very useful tool. You can also kill people outside the secret room and then move them to the secret room, or you can commit suicide and disguise it as homicide..."

"If the prisoner was indoors when the crime was committed, you can..."

"Then there's the trick of time..."

"The ruse of poison as a murder weapon..."

"A trick to make corpses or objects disappear..."

"Mirror trick..."

"Visual trick..."

"Legal tricks, such as pretending to be justifiable homicide or using the principle of non-negotiation..."

"Nursery Rhyme Kills..."

"Hypnosis to kill..."

"Maze Murder..."

"Exchange killing..."

Fujiwara Kei talked non-stop, describing the killing techniques in various reasoning works summarized by later generations one by one. In order to let the students understand better, he even said a few words casually.

A murder method that appeared in Conan.

Ryuichi Kaneki looked at Kei Fujiwara blankly... He didn't know what to say for a moment...

This guy was a professional killer before he became a writer, right?