Chapter 384: 9 Mile Walk
Chapter 384: Nine Mile Walk
Gu Lu had two stacks of A4 paper in his hand, one was a manuscript and the other was also a manuscript.
The difference is that the former was created by Joaquim, a student at the University of Lisbon, at the 2018 International Cultural Festival.
The latter is a manuscript that Li Guyuan has just finished in the past two days, a novella called "Grocery Store". It is 40,000 to 50,000 words long, and it is definitely not the result of one or two days. I guess it was written in succession during the years when Tangyuan was decadent. I have sorted it out and sent it to you.
"I once had a grocery store book to copy, but unfortunately I almost succeeded in synthesizing it." Gu Lu encountered this once again in the past few years.
[A work that surpasses Inception by 20 years] [The first work of Neon VR] [The author is a duo] Gu Lu guessed that the work should be Klein Pot. Why? Because he only knew this one work about Neon VR, and he didn't even know if the author was a duo.
Gu Lu comforted himself, it doesn’t matter, it’s already the ceiling of Japanese popular fiction.
"The synthesis sequence hasn't been triggered in recent months. I still need to do more things that I haven't done before and communicate more with outsiders." Gu Lu thought so. Who would complain that he has too many cards?
Okay, I'm distracted. I need to read the manuscript now. Gu Lu felt a little strange. Why did Principal Ruan give him this thing? He was so mysterious and didn't explain it clearly.
The Riddler is damned.
This is a work by Portuguese student Joaquim. It is a pretty good mystery work. The level of reasoning is a little better than Mr. Holmes, but limited.
As for the physical book market in Europe and America, those who know it well should know that the best-selling themes are still survival and suspense. There is no consensus on this point between Earth and Parallel World, such as "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Hunger Games".
"University of Lisbon. There are Chinese and French elements in the article, and it's translated into Chinese. It feels so familiar... This can't be a cultural exchange among international students." Gu Lu thought to himself.
The protagonist of Portuguese Student Joaquim is a Portuguese who likes Taoist culture and studies in France. He uncovered a crime planned by an American black man.
Oh, and there's the Americana element.
In fact, it is not as good as "Human: Stellar", and the elements are forced.
Gu Lu lowered his head and searched on his phone for a while, and found the International Cultural Festival held by Zhejiang University of Foreign Studies, a large-scale event jointly held by universities from 18 countries. He especially read the news reports, and found that the United States was not among the 18 countries, no wonder.
You can see the relevant reports by going to foreign websites through a VPN.
I read it using Google Translate. Although his English is good, he doesn't speak Portuguese.
[Joaquim Orén, a student at the University of Lisbon, presented a film called "Once Upon a Time in Paris", which has a wonderful plot and contains both French and Chinese elements. It was welcomed by students from many countries at the China International Student Exchange Conference.
We, Portugal, are in the world of cultural exchange…] - Lisbon Daily
[The Paris Murder Case became the absolute hot spot at the Huaxia International Student Cultural Exchange Conference…] - Morning Post
The news was very long, boasting about the achievements of people in their own country. Especially the last one, which fully reported the love of China. It said that the president of Zhejiang University of Foreign Studies and the local cultural officials specially asked Joaquim to take a photo with them.
The Morning Post also posted a large group photo.
Gu Lu looked at the praises from France, Italy and other countries for their students. But one thing was true, Joaquin's article was really good. It was also mentioned by other countries.
As an aside, Google is really unreliable. The Portuguese word História antiga translates to "old things". According to the plot, "ancient history" is more appropriate. The reason why this murder happened in Paris was that the American blacks wanted to fabricate history, but were righteously rejected by the professor, so they killed people randomly - see, let's say there are American elements.
Close the webpage and you will understand it roughly.
"So that's how it is." Gu Lu understood.
He immediately called Vice President Ruan. Ordinary students certainly don't have the contact information of school leaders, but he definitely has it.
After about two or three rings, the phone was connected.
"Vice President Ruan - I saw on the news earlier that Zhejiang University of Foreign Studies holds an international student exchange meeting every year." Gu Lu asked, "Does our school participate?"
Hua Xia is the host, and although it is hosted by Zhejiang University of Foreign Studies, there are generally three Hua Xia universities.
"Really? It seems like this is the case. Lao Ke is in charge of the specific matters in this regard. I'll ask right away." This was what Vice Principal Ruan said on the other end of the phone.
Old Ke is Ke Ming, one of the vice presidents. Half a minute later, Vice President Ruan said, "Oh, yes, there is such a thing. This year it is Zhejiang University of Foreign Studies, Peking University and Southeast University. We at Peking University will also participate."
"Then can I participate?" Gu Lu said, "I also want to win glory for my country!"
Sensible, talented and sensible! Vice Principal Ruan was delighted. He was waiting for this call, but now he was being given a pillow.
"Student Gu Lu, you are already a well-known writer, so our school didn't want to bother you with this kind of ordinary student exchange. But if you really request, I will help you sign up." Principal Ruan Du said.
"Then I'll trouble you, Principal Ruan. I just happened to have an idea for an article," said Gu Lu.
"No problem, but you're bullying your classmates by doing this," said Vice Principal Ruan.
Gu Lu should cooperate with the performance, so he did, "It doesn't matter if there's any bullying. I'm also a student."
"Yes, yes, Gu Lu is also a junior, no problem." Vice President Ruan said, "Then you can undoubtedly serve as the leader of this International Cultural Festival."
"Team leader, can I be the team leader? Isn't this activity organized by Zhejiang University of Foreign Studies?" Gu Lu asked.
"The specific situation should be understood according to the specific situation." Vice President Ruan said, "There will definitely be a good show in September this year."
September, which is next month.
"If possible, then it is my duty." Gu Lu responded.
Then I talked about some highlights of previous events held by Zhejiang University.
After the discussion, Gu Lu hung up the phone.
That's right, the reason why Vice Principal Ruan wanted to be the riddle teller was to let Gu Lu sign up himself to show that he didn't bully others...
The Chinese nation was built on etiquette, and this aspect was taken very seriously, so there was such a tedious process. Gu Lu also understood it very well.
So there was such a conversation.
Gu Lu suddenly thought of a mystery masterpiece from his previous life - "Nine Mile Walk".
"Walking nine miles is no joke, especially when it's raining." With just one sentence, extreme reasoning was launched and a murder case was solved.
Just this short story won the Edgar Allan Poe Award, which can be said to be the ceiling of "one-sentence reasoning".
Gu Lu remembered almost everything. He just needed to change the place names in the United States to other countries.
After all, foreign elements are very easy to deal with.
Gu Lu started preparing that day.
……
"Sorry, I really can't make it back. I'm really interning in another city!" Jin Xinan said on the phone.
She is a student who won the first prize of our literature club's "Dynamic Youth" article "Looking Out".
As a senior, she was very busy and had already started her internship. She participated in this competition purely for the prize money...
"Okay then, you can let someone accept the award on your behalf. The award presenter is Gu Lu, so there should still be some sense of ceremony." said the person on the other end of the phone.
(End of this chapter)