A widower's entertainment

Chapter 195 [Bold] (Please subscribe)
Beijing, Xinghua Hutong.

Lin Youcheng went into the room and took the final draft of the novella "Tengu" with about 110,000 words. He handed it to Zhang Wei and said, "Although you are not the first reader of this novel, after the completion of the draft, , you said the first reader.”

Zhang Wei took Lin Youcheng's manuscript with a smile. He knew what Lin Youcheng meant because he already knew that Zheng Xiaolong from the Beijing Television Art Center had read Lin Youcheng's manuscript.

Fortunately, Zhang Wei did not have to regard Zheng Xiaolong as a rival editor to grab manuscripts.

After Zhang Wei received the manuscript, he naturally couldn't wait to read Lin Youcheng's manuscript. Because Zheng Xiaolong had read the previous content and he had also read the previous story, he was naturally looking forward to the story behind Tengu.

Because Zhang Wei knew very clearly that "Tengu" written by Lin Youcheng this time was a documentary story with a large timeline span. It used time as a clue to intersperse the time when the case occurred and after the case occurred. It was very compact and had a lot of content. The great suspense and the way it is written make people want to keep reading to understand the bloody nature of the dog when the crime occurred.

Even Zhang Wei felt that he was solving a case and followed the investigation of the entire case. What surprised him was that the whole story was not ink. Wherever the story happened, he only told what he needed to know. There was no detailed shaping of other characters. Writing about what Gouzi has experienced and done, it can be said that Zhang Wei understands the village and what happens from Gouzi's perspective.

Before, Zhang Wei and Lin Youcheng discussed whether it was necessary to write things in more detail, to write more foreshadowing, and to make other characters more fleshed out. But later, Zhang Wei also clearly realized whether it would be realistic if that were the case. Scary.

Because now is a documentary case investigation.

Zhang Wei looked at the story written by Lin Youcheng seriously and continued to investigate the entire case.

"Damn it, Youcheng, your writing is so awesome!"

“…He cocked the rifle again.

The bullets are also old-fashioned, but also very bright. He has carefully selected each and every one of them, and there is no chance that there will be any bad ones. Don’t be afraid if you have them, there are more than enough bullets.

Even now, he is still very calm. There was no fluctuation in my thoughts, and all the anger, hatred, excitement, sadness, longing, and pain seemed to have disappeared all at once. Even the piercing pain all over his body seemed to have weakened a lot.

Seeing the final ending of the story, the former fighting hero Gouzi died on the hospital bed like that. Zhang Wei felt that he was also greatly shocked. All this was really like a bullet, directly and neatly hitting his heart. A cut was made severely, and hot blood flowed out.

But as the case progressed, Zhang Wei was already feeling numb.

At the beginning of the novel, all the villagers confuse right and wrong and do not distinguish between right and wrong. The director looks on with cold eyes, and the village head and township head Wei Nuo timidly confuses and distorts the facts. Gouzi is just a simple forest ranger, preventing the villagers and the four brothers from illegally cutting down trees. However, interests, desires, and money made everyone regard him as their enemy.

The strange thing is that he has never been nervous on the battlefield. When facing the enemy, he is always surprisingly calm and his shots are extremely accurate. He himself was puzzled that he was not nervous on the battlefield where he had a near-death experience.

When they found that all methods of bribing Gouzi failed, the four brothers colluded with the whole village to cut off the water supply. The water house was repaired and locked, and maggots were poured out to contaminate the water source. Even when he went down the mountain to buy water and drinks, the price was increased, and sometimes he couldn't buy it. I wrote a lot of application letters in order to get water, gouzi, go to Xiangcun, city, county and all kinds of bullshit. Xiang Chang just told him that he would handle it and go back. In order to avoid him, the village chief stayed away from home during the day for three consecutive months.

When Lin Youcheng heard Zhang Wei's words, the carrot heads were not here this time, so he didn't particularly care.

Zhang Wei was indeed still immersed in Lin Youcheng's novel. He felt as if he had been swallowed by a real tengu. His mind was filled with images of the entire story. Everything was so real and clear.

That's right, it's a huge hole, revealing everything inside, including darkness and blood.

The gun was old, but bright. In the gray moonlit night, there was a cold light shining under the illuminated windows.

The gun was polished, and he had been cleaning it every day these days. Six years of military camp life gave him a special preference for guns. He was a sharpshooter in the army and once represented his company in military-level shooting competitions. But that time he played very poorly and didn't even rank in the rankings. The main reason is that he is too nervous. He always gets nervous during similar activities. The company commander scolded him as "dog meat doesn't come to the table."

He swung the gun again to select the best position for the muzzle.

......"

Those cases where darkness and blood are reality.

That’s right, it’s just a numb scalp!
Zhang Wei tried hard to control his heart-wrenching and painful mood, and continued to read to the end of the story——

Just like that, Zhang Wei felt that the bullet seemed to hit him hard when Gouzi opened fire, causing his whole heart to bleed, dripping with blood, quite cruel and direct.

The same curse word appeared in Zhang Wei's mouth again. He really couldn't help but uttered this curse word.

Lin Youcheng was about to say something, but Zhang Wei seemed to be still immersed in the whole story, thinking about the whole story, so he didn't interrupt.

This was just a point of conflict between him and his four brothers and the villagers.

He is too upright and tenacious. He was too bitter and too stubborn.

He came back from the army with only one leg. He was a people's fighting hero. His life was not taken away on the battlefield, but he was humiliated among the people he served. He was unwilling to do so.

Moreover, he was already dying.

Zhang Wei was very impressed. Regarding Lin Youcheng's description of the people in the village, after staying for a long time, he will feel that the temperament of the adults in the village is no different from the temperament of the children in the village. They are all kind and dull. They are both shy and timid, they all have honest smiles, and they all show a simple demeanor. They are all so kind, submissive, and respectful. However, just because of these, I often feel that I am far away from them. Thousands of miles.

Facing a large number of faces with honest smiles all the time, Zhang Wei shuddered in his heart when he thought about it carefully.

However, Zhang Wei also feels that the stories described in Lin Youcheng's novels are very real, because such a village seems real and exists and is very familiar. Evil forces have occupied the village's voice and most of the interests, and the villagers follow I drank my porridge from one cup to another and muddle along, never thinking that if the evil forces were removed, I would be able to live a better life.

And when someone stood up to resist this evil force, because it also affected the short-term interests of the villagers, some of them just watched indifferently, while others followed the evil force to help them and carry out crazy revenge on those who resisted.

The protagonist Li Gouzi in Lin Youcheng's works is an ideal hero. He understands the cowardice of his relatives and ordinary villagers, but he is uncompromising to the real evil forces. He fights with the power of one person, and his death is earth-shattering. , I have to ask for an explanation even if I die.

Perhaps, in Gouzi's last conscious, subconscious, or unconscious behavior, he was just like killing enemies on the external battlefield. He was clean and neat. After killing the enemy, he would definitely fall before himself. "Youcheng, now I understand why you called this novel "Tengu"."

In fact, before the novel was finished, Zhang Wei and Lin Youcheng discussed the name of the novel and whether they should change the name to something like "The Murderer".

But now that he has read the whole story, Zhang Wei also understands the multiple meanings of Lin Youcheng's title "Tengu" for this novel. The protagonist Tengu was appointed as a forest guard by the superiors and came to the mountain village, and on behalf of the superiors, he was the so-called "Tengu" for the villagers. The sky, and the loyal executor is the Tengu. The mountains and forests are the property of the country and are guarded by the Tengu.

Lin Youcheng looked at Zhang Wei. He didn't have such complicated ideas. He just felt that "Tengu" was more straightforward than "The Murderer".

"You're successful, you know?"

"Now when I think about the festive scene of welcoming the dog in "Tengu", I feel very frightened. It makes me shudder!"

When Lin Youcheng heard Zhang Wei's words, of course he knew very well what Zhang Wei meant, because it can be said that such a strong contrast is truly cruel.

Obviously, in Zhang Wei's opinion, Lin Youcheng's novel is undoubtedly wonderful and absolutely excellent.

Now Zhang Wei can't wait to bring this novel back to the magazine and let other editors take a look at Lin Youcheng's "Tiangu". It is best to publish it as soon as possible so that readers can see what Lin Youcheng's story is. After one war story came another war.

……

Beijing, "People's Literature" magazine.

There is no doubt that Lin Youcheng's article "Tiangu" sparked a lot of discussion in the "People's Literature" magazine immediately.

The editors in the entire editorial department are now enthusiastically discussing Lin Youcheng's novel. It can be said that they are absolutely praising and overwhelming.

"Lin Youcheng, this "Tengu" novel is so wonderfully written. The storyline, as well as the alternation of scenes between your past and present, are full of visuals."

"Yes, he wrote it very cleverly. He used flashback to write the final Amomum villosum scene at the beginning, and then gently reversed it. The evil and brutal murderer turned out to be a literate fighting hero, which made people have a strong feeling. The desire to explore. The protagonist Gouzi’s struggle for survival is intertwined with the investigation process after the case, which makes people heart-wrenching and sad at all times.”

"I must say, this is a novel that makes me feel uncomfortable, like a cold, hard brick hitting my head with a bang, feeling suffocated and bleeding. This story is really quite heart-wrenching. It was shocking, I felt like my brain was congested when I watched it, and I was very angry.”

……

"The seemingly simple but intricate case reveals the truth in detail. The intertwining of the two lines reveals the gangsterism that has been cultivated in the village for many years. Everyone is expelled for profit and loses their original good intentions. Such a village with unhealthy folk customs is in trouble During the interrogation, these people were put on stage one by one, performing wonderful dramatic performances. The most immersive thing was Lin Youcheng's verbal description, which fully revealed everyone's temperament."

"I think the story is cold and rough. It can be said that the story itself is quite simple and direct. However, Lin Youcheng's writing is solid and he is good at creating a suffocating and angry atmosphere. This atmosphere envelopes you like a fog. You can see and touch it. It’s impossible to catch up and leave, which makes people feel helpless and even a little desperate.”

"Yes, it's quite sharp. Watching Lin Youcheng's "Tiangu", it's like seeing ants swimming upstream in the current of the times, which makes people feel sad, despised and admired."

"Gouzi's faith is so firm that he will live and die for it. Even before killing people, he still considers the situation in the village, rather than for personal revenge. Who can withstand this temptation? I watched Gouzi walking on the dark mountain road Climbing, I read over and over the various spiritual paths and the villagers' confusing words, confusing right and wrong, and perfunctory. It was so depressing to read, until I saw the dog was seriously injured and died at the end, I couldn't help but think, ah, finally Free, the dog is finally free!”

……

Listening to the heated discussion among the editors, Zhang Wei naturally agreed very much.

Because in his opinion, Lin Youcheng's "Tiangu" is quite sharp as the editor said.

Of course, Zhang Wei was also very excited. Such a novel was worth his wait and pursuit, because Lin Youcheng's story completely lived up to his expectations.

"The benevolent desire, cruelty, and greed in Lin Youcheng's "Tiangu" novel are revealed in reality, but in this unbearable reality, there are always some weak individuals who simply and persistently stick to some shameful things. The principle shines amazingly in desperate moments, but to be honest, it is still too bold. Lin Youcheng’s novel is too bold!”

"Why is it so brave to face social reality? I just wrote some umbrellas!"

Yes, in fact, the editors present were amazed at the thrilling writing of "Tengu" by Lin Youcheng, and they were also shocked by Lin Youcheng's boldness, because it was really like a knife exposing the reality, especially Also mentioned the umbrella above.

Who is the murderer in the novel?

Everyone has a hand in it, and everyone stands on his opposite side or in the middle.

His wife Taohua said a few words for him, which must have been from the bottom of her heart at that time. She wanted to go to the capital to file a lawsuit because of Gouzi, but in the end she was bought out with the house and money. In fact, as long as the umbrella is still there, there will be more four brothers of the Kong family.

The ignorance of the village name, the arrogance of the village bully, the greed of the spiritual path, those are the murderers.

As for Gouzi's death, it appears to be the fault of the four brothers. In fact, it is not the name of a group of seemingly simple villagers. Under the honest and honest appearance, there is a numb and cold heart and a pair of ignorant eyes.

"You said Lin Youcheng's writing was too bold. Are you still trying to get Lin Youcheng to change the ending?"

Zhang Wei looked at his colleagues and said seriously: "Actually, Lin Youcheng has left a glimmer of hope for the ending. At that time, the old chief was about to leave for the capital, so he had a little hope."

This statement made the other editors nod their heads in agreement.

However, Zhang Wei didn't say anything else, but hope is like a departing train, leaving far away and not knowing when it will return...

(End of this chapter)