The mindset of the readers is a bit like watching a magic show during the Spring Festival...
The first time you see a magic trick, you're astonished.
Once you understand the trick behind it, you can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed, despite the initial shock.
They think they've completely figured it out.
If Chu Kuang were to write a similar novel (perform a similar magic trick), they're confident they could uncover the killer (reveal the trick)!
It's not just the readers who think this way.
Leng Guang, a well-known online critic who's publicly slammed narrative trickery in whodunit novels for being too cheeky, holds the same view!
"I will prove that so-called narrative trickery is nothing but a gimmick!"
With this belief in mind, Leng Guang clicked on Chu Kuang's newly released detective short story the moment it was published.
