Chapter 30 born for reasoning

I feel very honored to be able to write something for Chu Mengjun, whether it is from the standpoint of a friend or a working partner. My works can meet readers in China, largely thanks to Chu Mengjun. In 2008, the Chinese version planned by Chu Mengjun was officially published, and achieved very good sales results.After that, Chu Mengjun published more than 30 works of mine one after another.Many Chinese readers got to know me because of this, and bought all my works in the next few years.I can have the popularity I have now in China, I really have to thank Chu Mengjun. I first met Chu Mengjun in January 2010 in Beijing.I was invited by his publishing house to come to Beijing.Chu Mengjun has a gentle appearance, but he is full of enthusiasm in his gestures and words. He is a very energetic editor.I talked to him about everything about speculative fiction.I'm surprised—such a young Chu Mengjun has such a deep understanding of mystery novels.In Japan, most editors are very familiar with certain authors and works, but few people can overlook the development of mystery novels from such a high perspective like Chu Mengjun.

From Edgar Allan Poe to Conan Doyle, from Agatha Christie to Ellery Quinn, from Van Dyne to Raymond Chandler, Chu Mengjun's thinking has always been very clear.As for Japanese reasoning, he was even better at it.He put me on the same level as Edogawa Ranpo, Yokomizo Masashi, and Matsumoto Seicho, which I dare not take on. Later, all the Chinese friends on this trip to Beijing told me that Chu Mengjun is the best editor of mystery novels in China.I also learned that in addition to my works, Chu Meng-kun also published Edogawa Ranpo, Takagi Toshimitsu, Matsumoto Seicho, Higashino Keigo, Osawa Zaisha, Aisaka Tsuyoshi, Michio Hidesuke, Nishizawa Yasuhiko, Nishizawa, etc. The works of dozens of writers such as Jietang Liren, Yusukawa Yusu, and Maya Yusong are simply incredible achievements.Later, when I returned to Japan, I communicated with a few friends who also created mystery novels. We were surprised to find that our Chinese editors were all Chu Mengjun. This is really a miracle!

Chu Mengjun said that his favorite subject since childhood was history.He likes to look at and analyze everything from the perspective of history.He believes that the history of reasoning literature and the development law of the history of the whole world are interlinked, and both present a spiral upward pattern. "Mystery novels first focused on gameplay, then began to focus on practicality, and then became keen on gameplay again at a new level..." I very much agree with his point of view.This is also the motivation for me to encourage myself to create original reasoning when social reasoning occupies the mainstream.Although Chu Mengjun is 36 years older than me (I found out later that he and I are both rats, and his wife was born on the same day as me), but we have become good friends because of mystery novels.

I have told Chu Mengjun several times that your understanding of mystery novels must be written into a book and read by more people, which will be of great help to your work.Therefore, when Chu Mengjun told me that his book was about to be published and he asked me to write something on it, I agreed without thinking. I will give this book to all reasoning writers I know, whether they understand Chinese or not.Because, what Chu Mengjun did is also what we pursue all our lives.At this point, we will never change.