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Chapter 317: Chapter 296: Great Detective Poirot _1

Although the road to the top of “A Bowl of Spring Noodles” was somewhat tortuous, Lin Yuan didn’t feel wronged.

Compared to novels like “The Necklace” with its dramatic twist ending, this kind of sentimental short story indeed couldn’t make an immediate sensation.

If there was anything that surprised Lin Yuan, it was the unexpected discovery of his haters…

There used to be very few online voices discrediting Chu Kuang, but this time, just because the new short story didn’t rank first right away, quite a few people jumped out to set the tone.

Had he done something wrong recently?

When Lin Yuan spoke about this to Jin Mu, Jin Mu laughed and said,

“Even the most perfect person will be ridiculed by haters. There are always some people who inexplicably show hostility towards unrelated people. As a writer, the situation is relatively better. If you were an artist, that would be truly cruel. You haven’t done anything wrong.”

Alright then.

Lin Yuan didn’t dwell heavily on the issue either.

Jin Mu brought up another topic: “Do you have any plans for the next film?”

The film “The Tuner” was off circulation by then.

The box office for this movie ultimately exceeded one billion.

However, after various parties took their shares, Lin Yuan ended up only pocketing around two hundred million.

“Let’s talk about it later.”

Ol’ Zhou had asked about this as well, but Lin Yuan didn’t give a clear answer either. His plan was to first complete Chu Kuang’s new book, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.”

The case took place in a village.

There were two prominent households in the village.

The master of one of the households was named Roger, a widowed man.

The master of the other household was Ferrars, and Lin Yuan used the name Flora.

This was a wealthy widow.

Flora became a widow because she poisoned her husband.

Maybe because they had similar experiences, Roger and Flora fell in love.

At the beginning of the story, Flora committed suicide.

Roger knew that someone had discovered she had poisoned her husband, and Flora was being blackmailed by this person during her life, which might have been the direct reason for her suicide.

Roger wanted to know who the blackmailer was.

Before committing suicide, Flora left Roger a letter.

But Roger died without finishing the letter, he was seated in the study when his neck got sliced by a knife…

The story unfolded from there.

Changing the background was not a big deal.

As for the names of the characters, Lin Yuan didn’t need to change much either.

Since Blue Star is big, all kinds of surnames existed here, regardless if it’s Mike, David, or Alice, they were all names from Blue Star.

Especially in Yan Continent, such westernized names were quite common.

Therefore, Lin Yuan did not worry about the discomfort that such names might bring.

The story is centered around the doctor named Xie Shepherd.

Just as in many cases in “Sherlock Holmes,” they are unfolded from the perspective of Watson.

Because Xie Shepherd was a local doctor who knew Roger quite well, and with his alibi, he became Poirot’s assistant, helped Poirot investigate Roger’s case, and finally witnessed the truth revealed by Poirot through his perspective…

It’s worth mentioning that Poirot is the protagonist of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”!

Poirot!

Full name: Hercule Poirot.

In Chu Kuang’s writings, he naturally could only be called Poirot to fit the characteristics of Blue Star.

The lovers of detective stories on Earth would definitely be familiar with this name, just as everyone knows Sherlock Holmes.

Because in many of Queen’s detective novels, the male protagonist is Poirot.

When Poirot dies in the book, he even made it to The New York Times, reflecting the horrifying influence of his character!

This is a great detective who can be on par with Sherlock Holmes (both are detectives created by mystery writers, and their creators are equally famous)!

And “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” was exactly a work that familiarized readers with Poirot.

Poirot was once a policeman. Later, he quit his job as a policeman and became a private detective.

As a result, after solving a series of major cases, Poirot became world-famous!

He became a regular in the newspapers and a superstar detective in the eyes of high society!

Poirot then retired. He moved to the village where “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” took place, with leisure time spent growing pumpkins, and was invited to successfully solve Roger’s case.

This case made Poirot realize that he still loved solving mysteries, so he came out of retirement.

Like “Murder on the Orient Express,” it was solved by Poirot after he came out of retirement.

Also, “Death on the Nile,” was resolved by Poirot.

Therefore…

Many fans of detective stories on Earth enjoy comparing Poirot with Sherlock Holmes, and supporters of both sides continue to debate who’s stronger.

Of course, such comparisons are meaningless.

Because it’s like comparing the creators of these two characters, Queen and Conan Doyle, who are both among the top three detective masters in the world and unsurpassable industry figures.

…

Of course, Lin Yuan was fond of Sherlock Holmes, although he couldn’t remember the details of the Sherlock Holmes series, he had to recall them through the system.

Upon receiving a custom work, the system could always bestow Lin Yuan with plenty of memory about the work, including its achievements, and so forth.

At the same time,

Lin Yuan also adored Poirot.

He did not think of himself as a scum.

As a matter of fact, many lovers of reasoning are like this, being particularly fond of both Sherlock Holmes and Poirot, as well as Marple and Queen, etc.

Sherlock Holmes was a man who particularly values evidence, enjoying analyzing a case through the discovered evidence.

Also, Sherlock Holmes was more emotional and not good at socializing.

In contrast to the dashing Sherlock Holmes,

Poirot was an adorable elderly gentleman, who was somewhat behind the times and had a poor adaptability to new things. He had the utmost faith in the “little grey cells” of his own brain.

Besides, he placed more emphasis on the analysis of the cases and his comprehension of human nature.

Although he was arrogant, he was also kind and particularly good at social interactions, being comfortable around women.

Therefore, the main difference between Sherlock Holmes and Poirot lies in their individual characteristics.

Poirot was of average appearance, standing a little over 1.6 meters tall, sporting meticulously groomed mustache on his upper lip.

He was extremely fastidious about cleanliness (OCD), a thing that Poirot could never tolerate about Holmes’ always messy room.

Poirot always kept himself spotless. He’d rather take a bullet than let his clothes be tarnished.

He also had an obsession with symmetry. He chose to live in his apartment solely because of its symmetry to the buildings on both sides.

Clearly a terminal patient of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Poirot was also very vain. He insisted on wearing brand-name leather shoes, even in rural areas where he should be wearing other types of shoes.

He always wore an excellently tailored striped suit and waistcoat, along with an inherited pocket watch.

Additionally, his physical fitness was very poor.

Many people have ridiculed Poirot’s appearance, but Poirot didn’t mind. He secretly laughed off all the sarcasm and ridicule and confrontations—

He was Poirot, the world-class detective!

The world had to accept him as he was, including all his appearances and personality traits!

In the detective novels.

Only second to Sherlock Holmes in fame, Poirot’s popularity gradually gained momentum over the years Earth came to an end. As the works of Agatha Christie continued to be adapted for the silver screen, especially those classics of hers that featured Poirot in every place,

That’s another reason why Lin Yuan was thrilled when he received “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”

The novel is presided by Poirot!

Lin Yuan was certain that in the future he would publish more of Agatha Christie’s works, and one day, Poirot would become a renowned detective in Blue Star!

Therefore, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”, being Poirot’s first appearance in Blue Star, was of particular importance.

This was significant for Lin Yuan.

He would eventually release the Sherlock Holmes series. However, Poirot’s brilliance should not be obscured!

After all, they were world-class private detective figures alongside Sherlock Holmes, appearing in more than thirty novels of Agatha Christie.

Lin Yuan was contemplating…

If Poirot were not an eccentric old man, but was as versatile as Sherlock Holmes, would he be even more famous?

Yet on second thought, Lin Yuan felt that it was precisely because Poirot was completely different from Sherlock Holmes, which made him popular.

Poirot was Poirot. Sherlock Holmes was Sherlock Holmes. Both were well-known and unique personalities.

When Lin Yuan was working on “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”, he always felt delighted while describing Poirot.

In the book, Shepherd said, “If only these walls could speak.”

Poirot’s response was simply iconic.

He looked at the wall and touched various pieces of furniture, “To me, sometimes they do speak — whether it’s a chair — or a table, always providing me with some clues.”

Poirot liked to say such cool lines.

What appear to be complex clues in others’ eyes, would always be systematically sorted, formed a clear structure and orderly arrangement, just like his personality, pursuing order to such an extreme!

Of course,

Poirot’s most impressive scene should be the ending of “Murder on the Orient Express,” which won’t be revealed here.

Lin Yuan was writing the new piece happily.

When it came to the last few chapters of the novel, Lin Yuan felt more joyful.

This novel didn’t follow the traditional logistic reasoning pattern of Agatha Christie’s works, but pioneered a unique detective writing style–

Agatha Christie was recognized as the strongest Pioneer in the field of detective novels!

So, it was full of innovation and uniqueness, just like the games the system often enjoyed playing.

Lin Yuan believed that when the readers reached the conclusion, they would surely be caught off guard.

After all, Poirot had gained his fame from “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” and Agatha Christie’s reasoning was also held in high regard by outsiders since this novel.

“Oh…”

Having completed the amount of work he assigned to himself for the day, Lin Yuan remembered that he still had the task of helping Sun Yaohuo and Jiang Kui gain popularity.

After all, there was only that much time throughout the year.

And it was already March.

Perhaps after he wrapped up “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”, he would need to ramp up the publicity for both of them so that the development of the three pseudonyms could go hand in hand.