I rely on talking to brush the copy

Le Jing finished writing the last word, rubbed his aching waist, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was because he had thought too simply before. The task of updating three thousand words every day was not an easy task for his current dilapidated body.

It took him a full week to write the first draft of "The Fengtian Secret Room Murder Incident". In addition to subsequent revisions and lengthy copying work, even though Le Jing had spent all his time writing the article, he still used It took ten days to sort out the manuscript.

Fortunately, "Fengtian Miscellaneous News" is a daily magazine rather than a weekly magazine (this is the most important reason why he chose "Fengtian Miscellaneous News" in the first place). As long as he is selected by the editor, it will be published in the magazine the next day and will be received soon. royalties.

If there is an eventuality - the manuscript is rejected, then Le Jing will have no choice but to become Li Shuran's jewelry to save money. Li Shuran was not popular since she was a child, and she was often treated harshly by Wang when she was eating. Therefore, the jewelry she carries with her is not worth much, but it can be exchanged for two or three oceans, which is enough for them to rent a house and pay for a few days of food.

He can read and write, and is fairly fluent in English. At that time, he can work anonymously as a clerk or the like, and earn some money without starving to death.

Although he has thought about the worst possibility in his mind, Lejing is still very confident in the quality of his article. If it really does not meet the taste of the editor of "Fengtian Miscellaneous News", then other newspapers will definitely like it. Yes, it’s just a matter of time.

Li Shuran, who had been keeping quiet and not daring to disturb his brother's work, finally dared to speak: "Brother, have you finished writing?"

When Li Shuran nodded her head, Li Shuran looked at the densely written manuscript paper on the desk with anticipation and awe, "Brother, what is the article you wrote about?"

These days, Lejing takes time to enlighten Li Shuran every day and teaches her some simple words, but there is still a long way to go before she can read books and newspapers. In modern times, Li Shuran's current level is not even as good as some kindergarten children. . However, learning is a long-term undertaking. Li Shuran has a lifetime to work hard, and his future knowledge may not be worse than those who started learning from a young age.

Le Jing thought for a moment, organized his words, and spoke to Li Shuran in a language that Li Shuran could understand based on her current level of knowledge.

"Fengtian Secret Room Murder Incident", as the name suggests, is about a secret room murder case that happened in Fengtian City.

The story takes place in the home of a wealthy businessman surnamed Wang. In order to celebrate the 60th birthday of the wealthy businessman Wang, many relatives, friends and business partners came to wish Mr. Wang a happy birthday.

Then at night, because the protagonist ** lived in a remote place, he and several other friends were enthusiastically stayed by Mr. Wang.

That night, people in the house suddenly heard Mr. Wang's shrill screams from the warehouse. Everyone rushed to the warehouse but found that the door was locked. After much effort, they broke in. They found that the warehouse was dark and the power was out for some reason. And on the wall facing them were four large bloody characters flashing - "Blood debt must be paid with blood". Everyone exclaimed for a while, and then they realized that Mr. Wang was lying in a pool of blood and not breathing.

The expression on Li Shuran's face kept changing with Le Jing's narration. When she talked about the bloody words on the wall, the little girl even let out a exclamation and asked tremblingly: "Isn't it because the wronged ghost is seeking his life?"

Le Jing smiled and shook his head. He described the suspicious points of the case to Li Shuran from the perspective of the protagonist. After peeling off the cocoon, the murderer's criminal methods were revealed, which shocked Li Shuran. Such a well-conceived criminal method was obviously It subverted her thinking and left her unable to recover for a long time.

Le Jing looked at the little girl's dazed look, and felt even more determined. The secret room murder plot designed in his book has actually become a bad routine in later generations, but this kind of exquisite idea from later generations is still unheard of and weird to people in the Republic of China.

Although there are many works by famous European and American artists in the current era that more or less involve secret room killings, the concept of locked room killings has not yet been proposed, nor has it formed a genre, nor has it developed all kinds of bizarre secret room plots like in later generations. Therefore, the criminal methods written by Le Jing in "Fengtian Secret Room Murder Incident" are exquisite tricks that transcend the times. Li Shuran's reaction is a perfect example.

He sorted out the manuscript paper and planned to go out and mail it out. It was then that he discovered that he had forgotten the most important thing - he had forgotten to give a pen name.

What kind of pen name should I choose?

Almost at the same time, those three words appeared in Le Jing's mind.

Night watchman.

Le Jing travels from the bright and glorious New China to the conservative and backward Republic of China.

He knows how this great country fell from the clouds into the quagmire and struggled in the dark night. He also knows that this country that has fallen for too long will finally stand up one day decades later, dispelling the darkness and ushering in the rising sun.

Let him keep watch in the cold night.

The long night has come, and we will watch the light from today on, bruised and bruised, until we die.

…

Zhao Xiaosong is a senior editor of "Fengtian Miscellaneous News". His many years of editing career have allowed him to accumulate rich experience in reviewing manuscripts. He often knows whether an article can be accepted or not after just a few glances.

This morning, he brewed a cup of fragrant tea and began to read the manuscripts sent today while enjoying the scent of tea.

"The Merry Aunt"? It was another erotic novel, but the writing style was not even interesting. The author still needed to polish it carefully, so he took up the pen and wrote down his rejection opinions.

"The Sequel to Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"? It's another story about a female ghost and a scholar, the content is old-fashioned and not worth publishing.

"The Murder in Fengtian Secret Chamber"? It's probably an erotic novel with a murder theme. Since Mr. Chen's "The Case of the Dismembered Corpse in an Affair" became popular, countless people have followed suit. He doesn't know how many times he has read articles of this type.

The author's handwriting of this article can only be described as regular, and it looks like a child's handwriting. It is very likely that it was submitted by a student. It is estimated that there will not be any outstanding content. Although he thought so in his heart, due to the habit he developed from editing for many years, Zhao Xiaosong still glanced at the content of the article casually, and then his eyes changed.

He began to read the content of the article almost eagerly, and his mood fluctuated with the progress of the case. Sometimes his brows were furrowed, and sometimes he suddenly realized something. Until the end, when he saw the protagonist's reasoning after locking the murderer, he was amazed.

He was just wondering, the warehouse where Mr. Wang stayed was locked from the inside, only Mr. Wang had the key, and there was no sign of breaking into the room from the outside, how did the murderer get into the warehouse and kill Mr. Wang? He even thought about the ghost, but he never expected the truth to be like this.

It turned out that the murderer was Mr. Wang's housekeeper. The housekeeper was originally a child of a wealthy family, but his family was broken up when he was young because of Mr. Wang's squeeze calculation. In order to get revenge, he sold himself as a slave incognito and entered the palace. After years of planning, he finally won Mr. Wang's trust and became a housekeeper. He has been looking for an opportunity for revenge over the years.

But on Mr. Wang's birthday banquet that day, because of negligence, Mr. Wang forgot to lock the door of the warehouse. When the housekeeper saw it, he was moved and knew that his chance had come. He knew that Mr. Wang had a bad heart, so he deliberately wrote "Blood debt blood" on the wall with red fluorescent powder, and then locked the door. When Mr. Wang went to check the warehouse as usual at night, the housekeeper turned off the power switch. Mr. Wang was frightened by the bloody words that suddenly appeared on the wall. He had a heart attack and collapsed to the ground.

Then when everyone came to check the situation, it was the housekeeper who took the lead to break the locked warehouse. When everyone was distracted by the bloody words on the wall, he approached the unconscious Mr. Wang in the name of checking Mr. Wang's condition and stabbed him directly in the heart with a knife. In other words, when they broke the door, Mr. Wang was still alive, but he was in a coma. It was the housekeeper who was so bold that he killed Mr. Wang in front of everyone.

Such a sophisticated plan, but there was a fatal loophole, which allowed the police to find out the real murderer of Mr. Wang.

The housekeeper was too nervous when writing with fluorescent powder, and did not notice that his sleeves were rubbed with fluorescent powder. The red powder became the decisive evidence to convict the housekeeper.

The story was over, but Zhao Xiaosong was still overwhelmed and could not calm down. The idea of ​​this article was so ingenious that he had never seen it before. The housekeeper could come up with such a murderous trick that was so deceiving. If it weren't for this meticulous person, people would probably think it was a ghost. The same thing happened to Mr. Wang. He harmed the housekeeper's family, and his death was retribution. So this person is better to be kind and do his duty.

Based on Zhao Xiaosong's many years of editing experience, this article has a wonderful story, twists and turns, and has deep educational significance. It is a top-notch work!

The author's name is Night Watchman, but he has never heard of this pen name. Looking at the neat and childish handwriting, in his eyes, it is simple and unsophisticated. Could it be that some famous writer submitted an article to their magazine under a pseudonym? Looking at the author's letter address, it turned out to be the home of the famous scholar Li Tingfang!

This... Could it be that Mr. Li submitted an article under a pseudonym?

But judging from his writing style, it doesn't match that of Mr. Li... Could it be that the manuscript was submitted by a younger generation of Mr. Li's family?

At this time, Zhao Xiaosong didn't know the truth about him. He just felt that the author who wrote such a sophisticated story could not be a newcomer. Although he didn't know who the contributor was, since he chose to submit to their newspaper, they must win over the author in order to provide him with manuscripts for a long time.

In their newspaper, the price given to newcomers has always been 50 cents per thousand words. Now, in order to win over this author who is suspected to be Mr. Li, the price can be slightly increased. After thinking for a few seconds, Zhao Xiaosong finally made a decision - just give him a price of one yuan per thousand words. Too much is as bad as too little. This can also reflect the sincerity of their newspaper.

He immediately wrote a passionate reply letter, praising "The Fengtian Secret Room Murder Case" again and again, and repeatedly expressed his welcome to the author to submit to their magazine again, and then sent it to the author Night Watchman together with the seal to collect the manuscript fee from the post office.

The author has something to say:

First pot of gold obtained√

Sure enough, I didn’t watch hundreds of episodes of Conan in vain, and now I’m using them (Plan Pass√)