owlsbooks Chapter 503 "This story is adapted from real events"
Chapter 503 "This story is adapted from real events"
"No, wait, are you... alive?" The novelist looked at Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu in front of him with astonishment, and subconsciously reached out to touch them, as if he wanted to confirm whether all this was real.
When his fingertips felt the real touch, he couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.
However, at this moment, Fan Wujiu, who had a hot temper, suddenly stepped forward, his eyes wide open, and shouted loudly: "Who do you say is dead?!" His voice exploded in the air like thunder, shocking the novelist so much that he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Facing the aggressive Fan Wujiu, the novelist felt a little timid in his heart, but still pretended to be calm on the surface.
But when he saw Frederick, who was standing behind Fan Wujiu, slowly making a fist gesture, his heart instantly sank.
He knew very well how powerful Frederick was. He knew that he was not someone to be trifled with. If he started fighting with him, he would be in trouble.
So the novelist lowered his head without hesitation and said quickly: "I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."
At this moment, he no longer had the curiosity and boldness he had just had. He just wanted to calm the storm as soon as possible to avoid suffering physical pain.
In short: admit defeat very quickly.
The photographer is indeed someone who has been dealing with cameras for many years. His ability to capture and analyze various details is indeed more acute than that of ordinary novelists.
Besides, he himself knows a lot about people in another world.
He quickly scanned the scene with a sharp gaze, then pointed his finger at Karl, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be him who did it, right?"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderclap exploding in the ears of Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu.
The faces of the two men turned pale in an instant, and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads involuntarily.
They looked at each other and retorted in unison: "How...how is it possible? How on earth did you know?" Their words were full of disbelief and tension.
However, facing the doubts of the two, Joseph chose to remain silent. He narrowed his eyes slightly, with that mysterious smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth, and slowly raised his hand again and pointed in the direction of Karl.
It seems to be saying: Facts speak louder than words, and everything is self-evident.
The scene at this time was really funny. Fan Wujiu actually held Karl tightly in his arms with his two strong arms as if he was holding a child.
What's even more ridiculous is that Fan Wujiu seems to be unaware of his own behavior at the moment, it is completely out of subconscious muscle memory.
Perhaps even he himself did not expect that this unintentional action had completely exposed the truth.
"......"
Karl also cooperated with Fan Wujiu and looked at the other party.
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the other side,
Although Kurt knew that it was unfair to look at Jeffrey in this way, he could not suppress this strange feeling - as if he was walking a slow-moving dog at the moment.............
It was no wonder that Kurt had such a weird idea. After all, they were handcuffed together tightly by the cold and hard handcuffs!
What's worse is that poor Jeffrey was born with a lame leg, so he naturally walked much slower than ordinary people.
In desperation, Kurt had to slow down his originally brisk pace, and stop from time to time to wait for Jeffrey who was lagging behind to catch up.
As he walked and stopped, the wonderful feeling like walking a dog unconsciously surged into Kurt's heart.
"So where do we go next?"⊙_⊙
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Just a short while ago, Kurt had a long and chatty conversation with the editor-in-chief.
This conversation lasted for more than half an hour!
The core focus of this conversation revolves around the ending of Kurt's latest completed novel.
The editor has an indescribable feeling about this ending. If I had to describe it in words, I would probably say that it feels a little weird.
Let's first briefly review the main plot of this novel:
The protagonist of the story is a little devil who is born with deformed features.
Since its birth, it has lived and grown up with humans, and has always mistakenly believed that it is no different from ordinary humans.
However, the cruel reality dealt it a heavy blow - the humans who lived with it merely regarded its deformed appearance as a tool for entertainment.
Finally, one day, the anger and pain that had been suppressed deep in my heart for a long time broke out completely.
The little devil ruthlessly slaughtered all the humans present at the time. From then on, it closed its heart and cut off all communication with the outside world.
Time passed, and the years flew by. Until one day, the pet raised by the little devil accidentally injured an adventurer who came to the mountains to explore and hunt for curiosities.
It was also because of this accidental incident that the little devil began to gradually re-contact some kind-hearted humans.
Through interactions with these people, its once broken heart was slowly soothed and redeemed.
This constitutes the general framework of the whole story.
Of course, this was the editor-in-chief's feeling before reading the last chapter written by Kurt, because the last chapter of Kurt's novel basically disrupted all the original structures.
Because the content of the last chapter of the novel is like this: the devil was redeemed, took off his devil horns, and became a human being.
It seems like a happy ending, right? But Kurt added this paragraph in the novel:
"The devil finally turned back into a human, or in fact, he was originally a human. This poor guy was originally just a human, but those evil people, in order to attract people's attention and make more money, glued a bunch of huge red-hot sheep horns to his scalp.
But fortunately, there are evil people and there are good people. Although he encountered misfortune in the first half of his life, fortunately he later met a group of people who were willing to accept him and help him. "
This is equivalent to disrupting the original structure of the novel. It turns out that the devil in the book is not a devil at all. He is a human being, a poor man.
It turns out that it was just the imagination of this poor man from the beginning to the end. He was originally a human being, but those evil guys gave him devil's feet in order to make him look more like a devil. Over time, he became a real "devil."
But fortunately, he met some truly kind people who were willing to accept him and help him. They found a way to help him remove the goat horns on his head, shed his demonic skin, and turned him back into a human being, or in other words, become a human being again.
"How should I put it? It's quite dramatic, for a novel like this, but doesn't it feel like the change is a bit too big?"
This is what the editor-in-chief thought. He felt that the story written by Kurt was quite dramatic and profound, but wouldn’t this sudden turn make people feel strange?
Although the ending is very good, especially the last part.
Although the poor man removed the goat's horns, he was left with a permanent scar on his head. He was afraid that he would scare the children, but the children were not afraid of him. They made a beautiful wreath for him and put it on his head to help cover his scar.
"Although I think your novel is a very good one, Mr. Kurt Frank, I really think...are there really people...that evil?"
This is the real problem that the editor wants to discuss with Kurt. You know, even if the novel writes those evil guys as villains, they will only write things within the range that people can accept.
Like what is written in Kurt's latest novel, for the sake of profit, a poor man is forced to wear goat horns and put on the skin of a devil. Is this really a plot that a human can come up with?
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Originally, Kurt wanted to discuss it with the editor-in-chief in a more tactful way, but the editor-in-chief seemed very firm in his opinion and wanted Kurt to revise the last chapter, so Kurt simply stopped explaining. He chose a method that would automatically make the editor-in-chief shut up and would never raise any objections again.
"I think what you said is indeed right, Editor-in-Chief, maybe I do need to make a small revision at the end." Kurt said as he stood up from his chair. The editor-in-chief thought that Kurt had finally listened to his advice, and it was worth it that he and Kurt had argued for more than an hour.
But what Kurt said next and what he did made the editor unbelievable.
"I think we should add a sentence at the end of the story: 'This story is adapted from true events.'"
After saying that, Kurt raised his hand and slapped the hat off Jeffrey's head.
"............."
This is really more effective than manually muting the microphone. The editor-in-chief stopped talking at the time. He stood up, picked up Jeffrey's hat from the ground, blocked the dust from it, and returned it to the other party.
As for whether Kurt's behavior would make Jeffrey feel uncomfortable?
Well, most likely not. Jeffrey no longer cares about the past. He has let it go. In fact, if he wants, he can go out on the street without wearing a hat. He wears a hat on the street just to avoid scaring others. He himself doesn't care.
Jeffrey even said that he would agree to have his photo published in Kurt's latest story book if the editor was willing.
Uh.....declined.....
The editor-in-chief was not afraid of Jeffrey because of this. He just felt that this kind of thing was private to Jeffrey and it was the kind of thing he would never want to mention again.
Although publishing Jeffrey's photo in the new storybook can prove to readers that the story is adapted from real experiences and can attract more people to buy the book, the editor cannot do such a thing as profiting from the misfortune of others.
Not only that, when Jeffrey and Kurt were leaving, the editor-in-chief stuffed a large sum of money into Jeffrey's pocket. Jeffrey didn't want it at first, but the editor-in-chief forced it on him, as if he wouldn't be allowed to leave the house unless he accepted it, so Jeffrey had no choice but to accept it.
In the editor-in-chief’s words, “After all, this matter was changed by something that happened to you, so you should get some dividends.”
However, in fact?
Kurt knew without thinking that the money must be in the editor's private vault.
The reason is very simple. The book has not been released yet. How can I get any royalties under the current circumstances?
Some people may ask, then can't the editor-in-chief just use his own money to pay the fee first, and then take a commission from the royalties when they are paid later?
Well, unfortunately, that is not an option because it would be suspected of money laundering, but the editor is still very law-abiding.
But Kurt secretly took a look at the thickness of the money... Wow, editor-in-chief, that's a big loss!
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Okay, now let’s get back to the topic.
"So, where do we go next?"
Good question,
Kurt and Jeffrey are now handcuffed together. They have to go together wherever they go, but it would be a bit too conspicuous for them to move around like this.
Just now, even the editor-in-chief almost thought that Kurt was tortured for some crime. Seeing the two of them walking on the street like this, it is really hard not to think that they have committed some crime.
Then go find Kreacher and ask him to untie the two of them. Haha, even if you think about it, you know it's impossible. Jeffrey won't talk about it for now. Kurt can definitely guess what Severus and Kreacher are doing now........(=_=)
Although Kurt himself didn't care, he felt he had an obligation to protect Jeffrey's physical and mental health.
Finally, Kurt had a good idea, "Why not go to my place..."