Leng Guang was losing it; through the computer screen, he seemed to feel intense malice coming from Chu Kuang!
To come up with the answer, Leng Guang broad were racked for half an hour!
And yet, after all that thinking, a line in the novel goes-
âLeng Guang is a curly-haired baboonâ?
In Leng Guangâs mind, apes and curly-haired baboons are all part of the same species.
Thatâs precisely what makes Narrative Trickery despicable!
As the reader, you can curse the author all you want, but you canât deny that the authorâs explanation is impeccable!
Carterâs testimony goes:
No one was seen crossing the lone wooden bridge.
Indeed, no person had crossed the lone wooden bridge.
Leng Guang is an ape, a curly-haired baboon, he is not a person!
And as an ape, Leng Guang can easily reach the other side using a rope.
This is plausible, reasonable, and logical.
So cheap!
No wonder people call Chu Kuang an old rascal!
He really is an old rascal, and he emphasizes it shamelessly!
Moreover, even if Leng Guang wants to forcefully poke holes in the argument, the text provides explanations for everything:
âThere is not a single line in the text that refers to the ape as a person, so there is no deception of the reader.â
âIn addition, there are several hints in the book. Old Leng is seen gnawing on rice grains while naked children play around; these are all indications that they are apes, right?â
âThe Leng clan regards outsiders as fierce beasts. Why? It hints at their relationship with humans, which is a human-animal relationship.â
ââ¦â
Damn Narrative Trickery!
It is flawless!
This ending is too simple; it forms a huge pitfall, making any logical deductions pointless!
Leng Guangâs frustration was growing.
But Leng Guang is certainly not a person.
He is a curly-haired baboonâ¦
Coughs, just a joke.
Leng Guang is indeed not alone, as countless readers who have just finished reading âThe Fall of the Dondon Bridgeâ in front of their computers were also going crazy!
âChu Kuang, the old rascal, has a knack for disgusting his readers!â
âWhoa, Mr. Leng Guang is a monkey, God knows how bewildered I was when I read that line!â
âNarrative Trickery is just fooling the reader! I initially disagreed, but now I agree!â
âChu Kuang is a serious mind game player!â
âWhat the hell, does this even qualify as detective fiction?â
âLeng Guang: I feel offended.â
âIsnât Chu Kuang being a bit too harsh on Leng Guang? All Leng Guang did was criticize Narrative Trickery a bit.â
âWhatâs âtoo harshâ? Did he describe himself as harshly as that? Heâs literally written himself to death in the book, making readers feel that he deserved it!â
âAll right, I admit, I lost; Chu Kuang, this little rascal, really knows how to play!ââ
âWhen I started reading the latter half, I thought it was a serious detective novel and was earnestly guessing the answer. But then Chu Kuang pulls a fast one and gives us a brainteaser, completely twisting my old waist.â
âUnique and endlessly enjoyable.â
âBelieve me, from this novel onwards, readers who love traditional detective fiction will probably label Chu Kuang as the heresy of the detective genre.â
âAll right, so itâs Chu Kuang who is the real master of Narrative Trickery!â
ââ¦â
A fact that the readers donât want to admit but have to accept.
Despite being Narrative Trickery, the murderer is harder to guess than in âThe Murder of Roger Ackroydâ!
Some people managed to figure out the former, while the latter wiped out all the readers!
Not long ago, numerous readers were still boasting in the comments that no matter how Chu Kuang utilized Narrative Trickery, they could guess the answerâ¦
But indeed, some readers just couldnât hold themselves back, finding âThe Fall of the Dondon Bridgeâ very boring, and cursed just like Leng Guang did.
At least for today, there were many people who empathized with Leng Guang.
The previous âThe Murder of Roger Ackroydâ was just controversial.
This time, âThe Fall of the Dondon Bridgeâ led to utter polarization!
Some people saw this as Chu Kuangâs âcute work,â a game playing on the blind spot of fast-paced brain tests with the readers.
Others thought that the novel was pure boredom, treating detective fiction like childâs play.
â¦
Being a notorious critic in the detective genre, Leng Guang wasnât someone who could be fooled by Chu Kuang and just laugh it off.
As mentioned before.
He may not mind being a curly-haired baboon, but he couldnât accept this completely entertaining form of detective fiction!
Thatâs why he lost his temper, and directly issued a long post on the Tribe platform:
âI tolerated âThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd,â where the murderer is the first-person narrative, but what the hell is this about an ape committing a crime? Is this some kind of ghostly narrative?â
âIncredible, an unacceptable form!â
âThis is blasphemy against detective fiction. The arrangement of the case was already quite sophisticated; why result in such an entertaining solution?â
âThis is a waste of talent and skills!â
âEven genius writers donât need to be this whimsical! If you truly understand detective fiction, please treat it seriously!â
âI, Leng Guang, hereby formally challenge you to a Literary Duel on detective fiction!â
ââ¦â
Leng Guang was truly pissed, he actually wanted to engage in a Literary Duel with Chu Kuang!
A Literary Duel is a tradition in Yan Continentâs literary circles.
Just as there is sparring in martial arts literature.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
That would be a martial arts duel.
If there are martial arts duels, then there are Literary Duels.
And the literary world just happens to have such a thing as a âLiterary Duelâ.
Especially in the literary circles of Blue Starâs Yan Continent, writers of the same genre often engage in Literary Duels.
The Yan People admire this form of literary competition.
The idea that literature has no first and martial arts has no second is complete nonsense in the Yan Peopleâs concept.
If literary folks despise each other, then they must compete for supremacy!
This is why the Yan People appreciate the Literary Duel.
The form of the Literary Duel is also pretty simple, even somewhat childish; two authors release works of the same genre during the same period and let the public judge their superiority.
Such a form of Literary Duel also has a certain influence on Blue Star.
However, outside of Yan Continent, other regions arenât particularly fond of these literary jousts unless the two writers genuinely dislike each other and would initiate a Literary Duel.
Leng Guang is no Yan person, so he isnât keen on the tradition of the Literary Duel.
This time, Chu Kuang REALLY got under his skin, compelling him to challenge Chu Kuang to a duel!
Itâs not just about the polarization of the controversy anymore.
Previously, Leng Guang was just a critic, and he hadnât reached the point where he would duel against someone. But now, heâs actually challenging Chu Kuang to a duelâ¦
The literary circles were shocked, and the detective fiction lovers were a bit scared too!
Then, they all started cheering.
âIs he pissed now?â
âHahaha, will Chu Kuang accept the challenge?â
âIf Chu Kuang accepts, it will be interesting!â
âLiterary Duels are a tradition in Yan Continent; their authors challenge anyone theyâre at odds with. Very few authors in other regions of Blue Star engage in Literary Duels. This must be Olâ Lengâs first time doing this.â
âLeng Guang is truly the pioneer of the anti-unreliable narrator!â
âActually, I think Leng Guang is overreacting a bit. Donât forget that the author Chu Kuang in the book also scolded Narrative Trickery.â
âI support Leng Guang!â
âHey, donât even mention Leng Guang, Iâm a diehard fan of the old rascal Chu Kuang, and now I too want to punch this old rascal in the chest!â
âSupport the duel!â
ââ¦â
It must be said.
Quite a few people support Leng Guang.
With Leng Guang issuing a challenge for a Literary Duel, everyone couldnât hold back their curiosity; will Chu Kuang accept the challenge?