[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-71":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},2354920,4607,"Chapter 71: Nine Types of Tricks","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>The so-called tricks in mystery novels are essentially the schemes a murderer uses to achieve their criminal goal or cover up the facts of a crime. The revelation of these tricks has become a point of immense satisfaction that keeps all mystery novel readers hooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Edogawa Ranpo, known as the \"Father of Japanese Detective Mystery Novels,\" specifically categorized the various tricks found on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Akiwara Yuto is currently speaking about is the final version described by Edogawa. This content was never taught in his professional courses in his past life, but as a mystery fan, he had learned about it on relevant forums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has his own reasons for deciding to speak about this here. After all, the nine types of tricks are merely theory; applying them in practice is a different matter entirely. Any writer designing a trick must also consider its compatibility with the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn't speak about it, someone would likely conduct related research in a few years. Since that is the case, it is better to make it public himself to build his own reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after hearing Akiwara Yuto's words, Ishii Yu could not help but be surprised: \"Only nine types! Akiwara-sensei, you aren't joking, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mystery writer, he usually keeps up with many mystery works himself. In his view, mystery tricks number in the thousands; how could there be a mere nine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seto Mie was also a bit puzzled, revealing a look of astonishment, and Kadowaki Yuma even scoffed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not mind the others' reactions and continued: \"In the nine types of tricks I analyze, the first is about the murderer or victim's personal trick, the second is about the murderer's trick for entering and exiting the scene, the third is about the trick regarding the time of the crime, the fourth is about the trick regarding the murder weapon and poison, the fifth is the trick of disappearing people or objects, the sixth is various other tricks, the seventh is the types of code-writing, the eighth is abnormal motives, and the ninth is clues for discovering clever crimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the content Akiwara Yuto spoke of, the crowd, who had previously been somewhat dismissive, froze: Kadowaki Yuma revealed a serious expression, Seto Mie's brows furrowed, and the worry on Imamura Yuto's face vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ishii Yu nodded thoughtfully and asked in turn: \"Akiwara-sensei, then which type of trick do you think the one I just mentioned belongs to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ishii-sensei, I believe the trick you constructed using chemistry belongs to the fourth type I just mentioned, which is the trick regarding the murder weapon and poison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued: \"Whether it is chemistry or physics, both are murder weapons used by the murderer to kill the victim. By extension, we can use even more methods to design tricks, such as having the murderer utilize animals, electricity, strange bullets, and sharp objects, or having the victim die from beating, drowning, hanging, crushing, falling, or poison. Furthermore, regarding poison alone, it can be divided into ingested poison, injected poison, and inhaled poison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were only discussing the methods of tricks, hearing Akiwara Yuto speak so seriously about how to kill a victim, many writers present subconsciously swallowed hard, wondering if Akiwara Yuto was a psychopath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kadowaki Yuma also fell silent. He began to wonder if continuing to provoke Akiwara Yuto was the right decision; after all, being killed over a dispute of pride would be too much of a loss...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seto Mie, however, nodded with interest. Akiwara Yuto's explanation made her eyes light up. She thought for a moment and asked politely: \"Akiwara-sensei, could you talk about the first type of method you just mentioned, the personal method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto nodded and then began to narrate: \"I have divided personal methods into four categories: one person playing two roles, a culprit other than one person playing two roles, the culprit erasing themselves, and strange victims.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the people present became even more curious; some even took out notebooks to start recording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not mind and said at a leisurely pace: \"First is one person playing two roles. Generally speaking, besides the detective, a mystery novel has a victim, a murderer, and other suspects. So, why can't the culprit become the victim, or the culprit and the victim be the same person? By extension, one can also design the culprit to be fictional, the culprit wanting to transfer the culprit's identity, the culprit dressing up as the victim, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Kadowaki Yuma silently took notes in his heart. His works were about police hunting criminals, and many of the methods the other party mentioned could be referenced...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seto Mie was also thoughtful and murmured: \"Then the culprit could also be the detective or other personnel...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seto-sensei is correct,\" Akiwara Yuto laughed, \"This falls under the category of a culprit other than one person playing two roles. Besides the detective, the culprit can also be a police officer, the person who discovers the case, a corpse, or other animals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imamura Yuto was curious: \"How can a corpse kill someone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto replied: \"For example, the culprit first designs a mechanism, then swallows an excessive amount of poison and dies. After death, due to the action of the mechanism, the corpse is manipulated to perform certain actions. Couldn't that lead to the victim's death? However, such a design is a bit far-fetched, and the culprit's motive would need to be carefully polished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the audience looked at each other; this trick was indeed somewhat unexpected. If paired with a suitable motive, such as a crime of passion, it might make many readers take notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A writer who had spoken before also raised his own question: \"Akiwara-sensei, could you elaborate on the trick of the murderer entering and exiting the scene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto's throat was a bit dry, but he still satisfied the request: \"Actually, this trick is just a general locked-room method. I further subdivide it into four categories: the culprit is not in the room during the crime, the culprit is in the room during the crime, the victim is not in the room during the crime, and the locked-room escape trick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The culprit not being in the room during the crime is the most common. Generally speaking, it is the murderer using a mechanism inside the room or utilizing gaps and windows in the room to kill. Besides that, it is disguising a suicide in the room as a homicide, or disguising a homicide as a suicide. Here, one can also arrange for a non-human culprit in the room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not hard to imagine the culprit being at the scene during the crime. It is the culprit creating a locked room that others perceive, such as using a special mechanical device to open the locked room, making the time of the crime occur earlier or later than people think, or hiding directly behind the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I probably don't need to say much about the remaining two categories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that his tea was finished, Seto Mie immediately summoned a servant to bring more tea, but this time she stood up herself, poured the tea, handed it to Akiwara Yuto, and politely requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara-sensei, since we have reached this point, please finish explaining all nine types of tricks you mentioned. Every teacher here would very much like to hear your brilliant insights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto looked around and saw the thirst in the eyes of these writers. Although Kadowaki Yuma was looking down, he was caught secretly taking notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto thought for a moment and continued: \"The third type of method is the trick regarding the time of the crime, which are...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the entire tea room seemed to have become his personal lecture hall, and the others could only honestly act as students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the content he was speaking about was nothing special in the mystery fan circles of his past life, but for this world where no one had systematically analyzed mystery methods, it felt exceptionally novel, like an enlightenment that cleared away all confusion...\u003C\u002Fp>",1374,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","93e3d513ce9e2f61d67ba6b9770cdef7ef5f156925e8dad2fdd042fb54361a3d","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-72","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-70",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]