The literary era since 1979

December 12, Kyoto University.

In the classroom where the reasoning club is located, there are piles of freshly published "Crow City" magazines.

“The latest issues are all here.”

Ayatsuji Yukito, Aganobu Takemaru and others exhaled a light white breath.

"We printed 500 more copies this time. Will it be possible..."

There was a hint of worry in Ono Fuyumi's tone.

"Don't worry, it's not much at all."

Hozuki Ryutaro smiled and said, "You don't know how many people have asked me about this issue of "Crow City" these days. Just the day before yesterday, Mr. Hashimoto from the Department of Literature asked me to pre-order 5 copies."

"really?"

Everyone looked at each other and smiled.

"Of course! I don't know who leaked the news."

Hozuki Ryutaro said: "Many people already know that this issue of our "Crow City" will publish Fangyan-san's reasoning theory article."

Ono Fuyumi frowned and said, "That's why I'm worried that this number might be too small."

"No way, this is already 1000 copies. If there are more, I'm afraid the club's funds will not be able to handle it."

Ayatsuji Yukito hesitated.

"Xingren is right. Even for the issues that published Mr. Shimada's novels, our first print run didn't exceed 1000 copies."

Hozuki Ryoutarou, Aganobu Takemaru and others looked at each other and talked a lot.

"But you just said that this issue contains Fangyan-san's 'Ten Commandments of Mystery Fiction' and 'Forensic Reasoning Flow' theory." Ono Fuyumi reminded, "And isn't Mr. Shimada also going to recommend these to the newspaper?"

Ayatsuji Yukito said: "Don't worry, if the demand really exceeds the supply, we can just print more."

Ryoutarou Hozuki nodded in agreement, and then asked which newspaper Shimada Soji planned to publish his theoretical article on dialects.

"Tokyo evening news." Ono Fuyumi replied.

There was an uproar in the room when this was said. Everyone had thought that it would be the Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun, which are among the best-selling newspapers in Japan. Although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable. The reason was that the Tokyo Mainichi Shimbun had a deep connection with Japanese mystery literature.

The first modern Japanese newspaper to serialize mystery novels was called Mancho-ga.

The owner of Manchou Po, Kuroiwa Reika, was both a translator and a writer. By promoting the trend of mystery novels in Japan, she managed to surpass the sales of the Asahi Shimbun, the largest newspaper in Japan at the time, and created a miracle of "the lower overthrowing the upper" in Japanese newspapers.

As a result, almost all newspapers and publishing houses in Japan had to follow suit and support and publish mystery novels.

Detective novels flourished from then on and are still popular today, and the Manchou newspaper was merged into the Tokyo Meixi Shimbun.

It can be said that "Tokyo Everywhere Shimbun" and other mystery magazines such as "Jewel" are one of the mainstream bases of Japanese mystery novels.

Anyone who can serialize or publish a mystery novel in the Tokyo Every Evening News must at least be a winner of the Edogawa Ranpo Newcomer Award.

"Then I must buy a copy of the newspaper these days."

As soon as Ryoutarou Hozuki said this, my grandson Takemaru and others also clamored to buy one.

Ono Fuyumi pulled out a copy of "Crow City" from the pile of books. "We promised Fangyan-san that we would send him a few copies of the magazine after it came out. I think we should send it now to the address Yoko-chan gave us?"

Ayatsuji Yukito said, "I think we can wait a little longer."

"Why?" Ono Yumi asked in surprise.

"I want to wait until "Crow City" spreads throughout the campus, and then write down all the situations that this issue may cause in a letter."

Ayatsuji Yukito said, "Then send the letter and the magazine to Fangyan-san together. What do you think?"

"Okay, let's do it!"

Everyone agreed and quickly took action.

The entire reasoning club has a clear division of labor, and distributes a certain number of reasoning magazines to different departments and majors at Kyoto University for a fee.

Originally, "Crow City" was very popular among students because it was a new orthodox novel and had always been in short supply.

Now, the latest issue actually publishes works in dialect.

As soon as the news came out, the whole school was in an uproar. "Crow City" immediately became the object of rush, and 1000 copies were sold out in an instant. Fortunately, Yui Hashimoto had pre-ordered 5 copies from Ryotaro Hozuki in advance, otherwise she could only wait anxiously for the mystery company to reprint.

The magazine of "Crow City" was circulated and discussed among the members of the "Kyoto School".

The head of the Kyoto School, Iizuka Yoshio, who is also the head of the literature department and professor, flipped through the book and said:

"I remember that Fangyan-kun seemed to be a writer of social reasoning. How come he published something in a new orthodox journal?"

"Yes, aren't the Neo-Honest School and the Social Reasoning School recognized as enemies?"

Yamashita Masanobu looked confused.

Yui Hashimoto said: "You all misunderstood. Fangyan-san is neither a social reasoning school nor a new orthodox school. He is actually a reasoning master who is proficient in all major schools. Otherwise, he would not have created the 'Forensic Reasoning School'."

Iizuka nodded: "Yes, only a master of reasoning can form his own school and create a completely new reasoning concept."

Others in the Kyoto School agree with this. If the social reasoning school focuses on the social background, human causes, and behavioral motives behind the crime, the orthodox and neo-orthodox schools focus on the methods used to commit the crime and the setting of the mystery. However, the forensic reasoning school is unique.

Starting from the perspective of a crime solver, the application of many disciplines such as criminology, psychology, and forensic medicine is really eye-opening.

"Not only the forensic reasoning style, but even the 'Ten Commandments of Reasoning' proposed by Fangyanjun are much more sophisticated than the reasoning principles of the new orthodox school."

Iizuka said with emotion: "I didn't expect that his attainments in mystery literature are as profound as his attainments in contemporary literature."

Yamashita Masanobu felt more and more fortunate. If it weren't for Hashimoto Yui, he might never have the chance to meet such a great writer in his life.

Not to mention face-to-face literary exchanges! Sure enough, there is nothing wrong with licking Hashimoto Yui. It is an honor to be a licker of Hashimoto Yui!
Hashimoto Yui obviously couldn't guess what he was thinking, and said seriously:
"Fangyan-san is writing a new novel, and he personally promised that the novel will be handed over to the translator sent by us in Kyoto!"

"Yeah!"

Iizuka Rong was surprised and delighted, and praised Banhashimoto Yui generously, "Did Fangyan-kun reveal what he was going to write?"

"It's just an aesthetic pure love novel." Yui Hashimoto carefully explained the motivation for her creation.

"Fangyan-kun is very observant. This is indeed the case in today's Japanese society. Young men and women lose themselves in luxury, and love seems to have become a rare thing." Iizuka Yung sighed, "Aesthetics, pure love, mono no aware, it's really a work that people look forward to..."

Yui Hashimoto smiled without saying anything, her thoughts drifting away unconsciously. She wondered what Teacher Fang and Yoko-chan were doing now?
At this moment, Fang Yan was writing the draft of "Love Letter" at his desk when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Suzuki Yoko walked in from the open Japanese curtained door, "Teacher Fang, "Crow City" has been mailed to me, along with a letter."

After Fangyan took it and looked carefully, the letter clearly stated how popular this issue of "Crow City" was at Kyoto University.

After a while, Suzuki Yoko cast a questioning look, "Teacher Fang, what did it say?"

"People said that 3000 copies of "Crow City" have been sold in school, and it has even attracted attention from other universities in Kyoto."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "He also said that my theoretical articles might be reprinted in Tokyo Daily News and Gemstone..."

Suzuki Yoko's eyes widened: "Gem!?"

"It sounds like 'Gems' is a magazine?" Fangyan asked, "Yoko, what kind of magazine is this?"

Yoko Suzuki said that "Bijou" is the oldest mystery magazine in Japan, and mystery masters such as Edogawa Ranpo, the "Father of Japanese Mystery Novels", have served as editors-in-chief. She then congratulated Fangyan on having his "Ten Commandments of Mystery Novels" published in "Bijou".

"It may not be a good thing. We don't know what kind of storm it will cause."

Fangyan frowned, the development of facts was exactly as he expected.

Once the "Ten Commandments of Reasoning" and the "Forensic Reasoning School" were reprinted in famous reasoning newspapers and magazines such as "Bijou" and "Tokyo Every Evening News", they immediately caused an uproar in the Japanese reasoning world, and schools such as the social reasoning school, the orthodox school, and the new orthodox school all took notice.

Debates broke out one after another within the orthodox school, between the social reasoning school and the neo-orthodox school, and between the orthodox school and the neo-orthodox school.

As the standard-bearer of the new orthodox school, Soji Shimada, on the one hand, supports the philosophy of the new orthodox school, but on the other hand, opposes the use of the dialect's "Ten Commandments of Detective Novels" as the new reasoning principles of the orthodox and new orthodox schools, because belief in rules will only limit the future of the genre.

The result was exactly as expected. The new orthodox school spent their entire lives seeking to break through the "Ten Commandments of Detective Novels" of dialect.

But unfortunately, the works of the new orthodox school have always lived within the framework of dialect, being deeply trapped in it and unable to extricate themselves.

This is also one of the reasons why the new orthodox school declined in the early 21st century. It is truly "the dialect is the reason for both success and failure".

The "Ten Commandments of Reasoning" published in "Crow City" were called the "Ten Commandments of Dialect" by the New Orthodox School and even the Japanese reasoning community in the future.

As for Fangyan, because his "Ten Commandments of Reasoning" was published in the neo-orthodox magazine "Crow City", many mystery fans mistakenly believed that he was the sage of neo-orthodox reasoning, just like Shimada Soji. But in fact, he has never been a neo-orthodox mystery writer in the true sense.

In fact, I have never written a neo-orthodox novel.

However, both Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia clearly state that Commander Fang is a master of mystery literature who combines "social reasoning, orthodox reasoning, aberrant reasoning, and new orthodox reasoning" and is as high-ranking as the three great Japanese mystery writers, Seicho Matsumoto and Seiichi Morimura. (End of this chapter)