[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-189":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Literary Master of Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2355038,4607,"Chapter 189: The","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-189",189,"\u003Cp>After hearing the entire question, Miho Toyama did not answer immediately; instead, she asked Akiwara Yuto to repeat it, then took out paper and a pen to write down the clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the clues on the paper, hesitated for a moment, and then voiced her thoughts: \"He is creating an alibi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not immediately say whether she was correct, but instead said, \"Explain why you think so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho Toyama nodded and began to analyze, \"The other party's appearance is very striking; he has crafted the image of a down-and-out man, which makes it easy for people to remember him deeply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beyond that, his actions were all abnormal. He donated the only ten-thousand-yen note in his wallet despite having no money, and he bought a rice ball even though it wasn't mealtime. Furthermore, he specifically sat in the front row of the bus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These unusual behaviors can leave a deep impression on others, making them remember him and proving he was present at that time. And his constant checking of his phone for the time was also to confirm whether his accomplice had finished the crime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, is my reasoning correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto nodded with satisfaction, then shook his head, \"Have you considered other possibilities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other possibilities?\" Miho Toyama looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto explained: \"The other party was wearing a suit but looked haggard; it is very likely just because he had returned from a business trip. The luxury watch on his wrist was a gift from his father-in-law, and the reason he got off the train on a weekend was simply because he had just returned from that trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before his business trip, he promised to bring his daughter a gift, so he had the gift and his luggage shipped home, which is why he was empty-handed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only that, he might have been on a business trip abroad, which is why there was only one ten-thousand-yen note in his wallet, with the rest being foreign currency. He felt embarrassed to take back the money after pulling out his wallet, so he donated the ten thousand yen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going to the convenience store to buy a rice ball was also to break the bill so he could take the bus. The reason he sat in the front row was because he gets motion sickness, and one naturally cannot keep staring at a phone when suffering from motion sickness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Akiwara Yuto's explanation, Miho Toyama looked dissatisfied, \"Master, isn't this a bit too much of a cheat? How can you add so many restrictive conditions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto waved his hand and replied with a smile: \"But is there any logical error in what I said? In other words, compared to your deduction that the other party was creating an alibi, isn't my explanation more in line with the realities of life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Miho Toyama hesitated. She realized that she could not find any logical flaws in Akiwara Yuto's explanation; at the very least, she could not say he was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto successfully salvaged his \"masterly dignity\" and felt relieved, then continued: \"Besides what I just said, we can also derive another possibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another possibility?\" Miho Toyama became confused again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is, this person is very likely wanting to commit suicide.\" Akiwara Yuto did not hold back and continued: \"The other party is wearing a wedding ring but his clothes are wrinkled, which means no one is helping him iron them; his haggard face represents malnutrition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This indicates that his family environment has some problems; his wife may have run away, divorced, or already passed away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though it is the weekend, he wears a suit and a luxury watch, and he even donated his only ten-thousand-yen note.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this current situation exactly that of a down-and-out person who wants to donate everything he has and then go to his death in the best possible state?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho Toyama had not expected this perspective. She thought about it for a while and found that this explanation also fit the analysis of the event very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she pondered, the more she felt there was a different kind of \"profound meaning\" within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind one abnormal event, there were actually three different but logically consistent analyses. If one were to change the supplementary conditions, this abnormal event could even extend into three different ending trajectories! Or more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the gap between me and a famous mystery writer?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Master is only a few years older than me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Miho Toyama was feeling emotional, her old father, Shuichi Toyama, stood outside the sliding paper door eavesdropping, nodding as he listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already agreed to his daughter's decision to take a master, but he still wanted to figure out whether Akiwara Yuto would actually teach her real things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a literature professor at Kyoto University, he had a certain understanding of many writers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he knew, many writers often hid their true knowledge, causing many disciples who took them as masters to learn nothing for years...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words that this Teacher Akiwara just said revealed a lot about his philosophy of creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was extremely rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The writing profession looks like it has a low barrier to entry and anyone can write, but a true debut author must constantly try and constantly learn from mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one can have someone to lead the way, one can often avoid many detours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These detours can often mean a gap of years or even over a decade... on this very detour, who knows how many writers have given up on their writing path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, if a writer like Akiwara Yuto, who already has some fame, were willing to take on students, he estimated that his house wouldn't be able to hold them all; it would be burst at the seams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuichi Toyama felt even more satisfied and decided that in the next two days, he would go urge his graduate student to finish the thesis early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wouldn't count as repaying a favor, it would at least let Akiwara Yuto realize his importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho Toyama was very smart and diligent; she wrote down all the possible results Akiwara Yuto had just mentioned, preparing to study them carefully when she got back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the purpose of her taking a master, so she naturally would not miss any point the other party made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing her notes, she put down her pen, looked at Akiwara Yuto, and said: \"Master, I understand what you mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was a bit confused, but he didn't say much, just smiled and said: \"Then tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho Toyama nodded and began to explain her point of view: \"Master, the case you just cited was to tell me that when creating mystery stories, one cannot just consider one possibility that fits the result.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, one must confirm all the facts based on the evidence and exclude other results to prove the reliability of the deductive conclusion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Akiwara Yuto was stunned. He had just wanted to maintain his \"masterly dignity\" and hadn't thought that much at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he thought about it again and realized he couldn't say that, so he coughed, \"You are right. As a writer, one must constantly consider the rationality of the work and avoid logical problems.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to be a successful mystery writer, you must exclude all other possibilities when designing tricks and motives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho Toyama was very happy to receive her teacher's approval and nodded vigorously: \"Master, I know now. I will work hard! I won't let you down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep it up!\" Akiwara Yuto said with a smile, then looked at the alarm clock hanging on the wall. Finding that it was getting late, he prepared to end the lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could no longer edit the \"homework\" in his hands; if he kept editing, he would expose the fact that his vocabulary was insufficient—it would be too embarrassing for a master to have a smaller vocabulary than his student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He prepared to see if he could find an opportunity to pursue further studies or \"cram\" once he returned to Tokyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to take his leave, the sliding paper door was pushed open, and Shuichi Toyama stood outside, smiling, \"Teacher Akiwara, stay for sukiyaki tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of letting him get away; he had to at least build a better relationship!\u003C\u002Fp>",1402,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ad1e9402e6cc77ee6188963b1dde31be564c6725da8d71d839a726deb37c0187","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-190","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-188",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]