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Night Walk tells the story of a man, a woman and two children who are closely linked by the trick of fate. The boy's name is Kirihara Ryouji. His father keeps attacking a girl-Nishimoto Xuesui because of pedophilia, and Xuesui happens to be Ryoji's best friend. He is very quiet. Ryoji happened to witness his father's aggression. Anger and consternation made him kill his father and help Xuesui escape from the scene. This led to the first murder case that left the police with no clue.
After deceiving the police, the two children began to transfer their friendship underground without anyone noticing. After 19 years, no one even knew that they were the most trusted companions. At the same time, they used improper means to remove obstacles to their plans. Because these things were not exposed, a series of tragedies were like snowballing, and finally, both of them were punished accordingly.
After closing the book, the story is even more memorable, and the brilliance of Xuesui in front of the world sets off her inner darkness. But Liangsi, who only hid in the dark and paid silently, committed suicide by jumping off a building to protect the snow ear at the last minute and appeared in front of everyone.
The so-called "white night" means that one lives in the light like day, and the other always lives in the darkness like night. But in fact, two people with dark hearts think they are dark, and only their love is like the day, which supports their lives.
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Unlike Conan Doyle and agatha christie's detective novels, Keigo Higashino does not focus on how to solve the case and infer who the murderer is. This novel, which spans 19, is more like a biography of two murderers. This kind of recording technique is permeated with information that allows readers to determine that they are the initiators of all tragedies, but it is not boring because they know the result.
On the contrary, the looming clues touch the readers' heartstrings, from guessing who the murderer is at the beginning to exploring the causes of a series of tragedies, and wondering what will happen as the plot continues to develop. Of course, readers are constantly verifying whether their inferences about the murderer and the case are correct. It seems that this is not a novel as a bystander, but a thrilling journey that you can personally participate in.
This unique and unprecedented writing technique, while firmly grasping the reader's eyes and nerves, makes people want to stop, and also reveals the other side of human heart that ordinary people can't see.
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Watching one crime after another reminds people of the original murder. At that time, the murderer Kirihara Ryouji was in elementary school, and the deceased was his biological father. The reason why the case has not been solved is because the police really can't think of such a bad case flow. Even if some ideas sprout, mental illness will be dispelled instantly.
But as Sherlock Holmes said: Eliminate all the impossibilities, and the remaining one is true even if it is incredible. The disappearance of two children after murder is staggering. Readers should look at the hands that sowed the seeds of evil behind the cold facts.
In order to make a living, Xuesui's mother sold her own daughter to a pedophile pervert in exchange for money. It goes without saying that a girl who grew up in this environment. I often hear that my mother is having an affair with other men, and I have witnessed my best friend being violated by my biological father. Inexplicable anger and shame also corroded Kirihara Ryouji's heart. Two hearts that have never experienced love are closely connected, and most of the destructive power they cause can be guessed.
There is nothing wrong with the child, and it falls into the world like a blank sheet of paper. But their parents' abuse planted evil seeds for them. "If you don't break out in silence, you will perish in silence." The two children did not perish, but survived strongly in the adult world. But the inner hatred also matured with the growth, and finally broke out, bringing endless disasters to society.
Who is to blame for all this? Of course, the two murderers should be blamed, but behind the murderers lies the root of all evil-two unscrupulous parents. In reality, people who indirectly commit crimes or train criminals can easily escape punishment.
However, the novel also gives them due punishment under ideal circumstances: the pedophile's father was killed by his son, the death of the mother who sold the child was disguised as an accident, and the derailed mother died alone. All this is the best "reward" that the author brings to them from the perspective of God. This contains not only endless sadness, but also justice that hopes they will taste the consequences.
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A seed of hatred, never nourished by love, supports each other and takes root. Gradually, they can't feel love, whether it's the affection between foster mother and daughter, the passionate love between lovers, or the friendship and love between friends ... these are all indispensable in their lives, as Xue Sui herself said, she can't love anymore.
Seeds grow into buds, and they learn to punish others with their own pain and create fake rape cases. Xue Sui came up with this because she thought it could destroy a person's soul. Therefore, no matter who it is, even if it is a girlfriend who has been in contact for six years, you can do this to achieve your goal.
And good governance is deeper. Because he killed people from the beginning, he was not afraid to kill two or three more or even commit suicide. He has no bottom line for human life, and he uses his clever mind to carefully plan the murder that looks like a work of art, and the means are better every time.
At first, they were not very cruel. Xue Sui didn't want to instruct Liang Si to really rape, and Liang Si gave in to those who were threatened many times. But in the end, a real bloodless rape and murder marks that the bud of evil has matured and the tragedy is irreparable.
"Don't do it with small evils" is also applicable in Japanese novels. Once the floodgate of crime is opened, the moral bottom line in the heart will be washed away by crime again and again, gradually blurred, and finally completely disappeared, and the evil done will overflow the boundary of human nature like a flood, and eventually it will be out of control.
Doing bad things is not always punished. It is this lucky pride and excitement that motivates people to commit crimes again and again. However, "the French Open is restored, but it is not leaked", and one day things will be exposed. Liangsi will make amends with death, while Xuesui will live in the dark and cannot turn over.
The first time you do evil, the last time you suffer.
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The novel shows the dark side that ordinary people can't touch in the real society, but more is to light the light in readers' hearts, let readers see the cruelty of people's hearts and understand the value of being an aboveboard person.
He didn't let readers completely disappointed in human nature, because in the whole story, Kirihara Ryouji loved Xuesui in his own way, and finally protected him with death. There is still the simplest love between two cold monsters, which proves that no matter how evil human nature is, there will be good. Love is like a ray of light, which can replace the sun and ignite hope.
Night Walking is not only an ordinary mystery novel, but also a step towards the depths of human nature.