Athens Cat Street Murder（H bewildered）

 

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         "Your introduction is very interesting, you let me see another Greece, another Athens." Tang Jerry said with a mocking smile: "Actually, you took advantage of the opportunity of the hotel staff's strike to have a great relationship with the beautiful female staff of the hotel. Good date opportunity, eh?"

         I murmured, "Where did you go?"

         Tang Jerry laughed loudly: "Lena, right?"

        To be honest, Tang Jerry and I lived in the same alley since childhood, went to school together, and went to the countryside. It's hard to hide my every move from his eyes, and that's what I'm most unconvinced about him. I like traditional Chinese culture, which emphasizes benevolence, righteousness, morality, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness and courage; he pursues Western civilization, emphasizing freedom, equality and democracy. As a result, I stuck to the land of Jiuzhou and never left; he traveled across the ocean and became an American citizen. We also have differences in how we do things. I like to be full of fantasy, and writing has become my hobby. A writer who sank in the ocean of romanticism was born, but he failed to surface and has not yet been recognized by society. Tang Jerry is very realistic, he never fantasizes, he pays attention to reality, especially the authenticity of facts. In order to seek truth and truth, he never let go of any detail. He is good at reasoning, and his favorite works since he was a child are detective novels. The detective characters in Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard O. Freeman, Baroness Oakes, Ernest Brammer, A. E. Mason and so on are all admired by him Idol. It was under the guidance of these magical characters that he became the most famous Chinese-American detective in the Portland area of the United States. He often said to me: "Hua Lu, I hope one day I can become China's Sherlock Holmes. What about you, don't call me Hua Lu anymore, you are Watson. If we can cooperate, we will be famous all over the world!"

         Under the influence of Tang Jerry, I began to read overseas detective novels, but for some reason, I always felt that those works were vulgar and unrefined. The author always sets up traps for the readers, tricks you into well-designed traps, misleads your way of thinking, and then shakes out a mystery to surprise you. You have to admire the cleverness of the author. I have always been, and still are, contemptuous of detective fiction. It is strange that common people recognize such works. The market recognizes such works. Especially in today's world environment where the strong bully the weak, those well-dressed prime ministers and presidents of rich countries shout for human rights and democracy while bullying small and poor countries with power and force. Too much hypocrisy has aroused public outrage. This is true of politicians and cultural hooligans. A new book or movie has been hyped by the media before it comes out. Writers and journalists have become co-cooks, the media have become perfumed public toilets, and no matter how foul-smelling filth is, it can be hyped into a delicacy. I gradually felt that life was no longer romantic. I made friends with the small newsstand bosses realistically, and I was surprised to accept their re-education. They told me that a truly educated person neither buys nor reads newspapers. Today's cultural people have been renamed white-collar workers, and their places are bars, nightclubs and golf courses. Those white-collar workers who have no money in their pockets can only bet their lives on the virtual network world, either endlessly chatting, or staring blankly at those naked women and men on the Internet. Life tells us that it is better to be an ordinary person, rich and famous, and the clouds in the sky. But I don't want to put down my pen. Tang Jerry read my mind and said to me: "Hua Lu, you don't like detective novels because the writing techniques of those detective novels are too old-fashioned, and you don't like politicians and ruffians because you are too straightforward and too honest. Noble. The social environment you live in cannot make you Lu Xun. The reason why Lu Xun became a great man is because he dared to use his pen as a dagger and throw a gun to criticize the era he lived in. In fact, Lu Xun's era is gone forever .So there is only one Lu Xun, and there will be no second one. If you like to write and write, you should write something that the common people like to hear and see. You are a writer and pay attention to details; I am a detective and pay attention to details. In Athens One day, we might as well cooperate. My intuition makes me feel that I have been involved in the investigation of Scarlett's murder, but I need your help, and I hope you can become my assistant."

         "What can I do? I'm not a detective. What's more, you know, I've never read a complete detective novel." I looked a little confused.

       "Yes, you can." Tang Jerry has made up his mind: "I know your ability very well. You are very good at observing life, and you are also very good at understanding other people's psychology."