Two days after the arrest, the police found evidence that President Fang had taken potassium cyanide from the chemical laboratory, and also found the deleted purchase records in his account.

The evidence was irrefutable, and Fang Tao pleaded guilty.

The system's settlement followed.

[Mission name: Strange Campus Murder Case (Completed)]

[Mission Reward: 20 points of courage and 10 points of special contribution (finding the key evidence before the police)]

[Note 1: Courage can be used to draw cards (normal), each cost 5 points; Contribution can be used to draw cards (special), each cost 10 points]]

[Note 2: Reputation has been restored, and the limited pool has been reopened]

[System: The limited pool has been reopened, and it is now the card drawing period. Do you want to start drawing cards? ]

"Yes."

[Limited card extraction in progress]

[Extraction completed]

[Name: Status Card·Five Senses]

[Description: Enhance any of the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and tongue to gain five senses beyond ordinary people]

[Note: Choose one of the five, basic enhancement of 50%, each duration of 3 minutes/time, cooldown time 24h; courage value can sustain the enhancement time, 1 point = 1 minute, can enhance the degree, each 50% consumes 10 points; can use special contribution value to increase the opening state, 10 points = 1 sense] The

new limited card is as easy to use as before, but Jian Jing counted on her fingers and began to feel bad.

The free use time is only 3 minutes, and opening one more requires 10 contribution points. At the same time, it takes an additional 10 courage points to open.

If you want to double the strength again, it will be 10 points again.

After spending a lot of money, the card drawing system finally revealed its true colors and started to cost money.

Fortunately, there are still free ones.

Jian Jing tried the enhanced taste and used it to drink the chicken soup sent by Kang Mucheng.

Tsk, the freshness of chicken, ham, bamboo shoots and mushrooms danced on the tip of the tongue like popping candy, and she could taste every flavor clearly.

It tastes good.

She drank a big bowl in one go, sweating on her forehead.

Kang Mucheng was sitting opposite her, revising the newly printed final draft.

"Okay." The devil editor finally announced that her work was finished, "You don't have to worry about what happens next. I will arrange for you to go to the factory for printing in a week at the latest."

Jian Jing was surprised: "So fast?"

Isn't it too efficient to print directly after submitting the manuscript?

"I'll make arrangements after you hand in your manuscript. The daylilies are getting cold." Kang Mucheng sneered. "The cover and illustrations are ready. I've also checked the paper. I'll give you the edition number after you write your first article. It's been reviewed this week."

With the development of the physical publishing industry, related work has naturally become efficient and simple. Jinwu is a long-established company, and the whole process can be passed with eyes closed.

Kang Mucheng said, "I plan to release it on New Year's Day as Jinwu's New Year's first release this year."

The so-called New Year's first release is like Double Eleven, a holiday celebration created by merchants, but this one is made by publishing houses - every New Year's Day, each publishing house will grandly launch a batch of new books, which is the New Year's first release.

Generally speaking, the New Year's first release is the flagship work of the publishing house in the new year, and the quality is very good. Readers have spare money during the New Year and other festivals, and the purchase rate has always been very high.

At the same time, this is also the time for publishers to compete with each other.

Discounts, top-ups, and gifts are all basic operations, and the most important thing is of course the book signing event.

Unlike Jian Jing's last book signing, the publisher competition is between the writers of publisher A and the writers of publisher B, to see who has more people coming to the book signing event.

The more exciting thing is that I am at this end of the street and you are at the other side of the street. We can see how many people are queuing up at each other's side and count the number of people in real time. It's so exciting.

Therefore, for the sake of face, the writers of the New Year's Day book signing event must have a certain appeal, just like an actor who carries the box office. Readers are willing to line up for a long time to support your sales just because of your name.

Jian Jing has never been on the New Year's first recommendation before. Firstly, it was unlucky that she didn't finish writing the book before the New Year, and secondly, Kang Mucheng didn't dare to put this pressure on her.

What if she blames herself if she loses?

The kid is thin-skinned, unlike other writers who have long forged a hard heart, can fight hard, and will go to other people to spy on the enemy.

But this year is different.

Kang Mucheng asked her, "Do you have any opinions?" Jian

Jing didn't know the previous situation, so of course she shook her head.

He couldn't help but smile: "That's right."

"Then you have a good rest from now on, and leave the rest to me." Kang Mucheng said, "I got the news that this year may be a tough battle, so we have to prepare well."

His words are true.

Before the middle of December, the publishing house began to show its magical powers.

Xia Xing went to jail, Chenxing lost a general, and immediately promoted a new writer. Although she is called "new", she is actually a familiar face. She wrote an autobiography on the Internet, telling her love story with European nobles abroad, which attracted many readers. After signing her, Morning Star immediately arranged for the publication of her autobiography.

"Real-life Cinderella, the eternal love between a common girl and a European noble",

"Love you without caring about anything outside, the days of eloping with the "prince",

"The roses blooming in the castle are my love that transcends class"

became popular immediately.

Everyone is very curious about what the life of the nobles is like, how the nobles behave, what brands they use, and where they go.

It has to be said that Morning Star is particularly good at these things, and it has attracted a lot of people's attention by taking the lead.

The next to make an effort was Bingjing Publishing House, which is famous for publishing comics, game collections, photo albums, photography collections, and picture books. It has many well-known cartoonists and has invested in many games.

This time, they bought the copyright of a childhood comic, redesigned and printed it, and put it on the shelves again in the name of "returning to childhood and not forgetting the original intention."

"The books that I couldn't afford when I was a child can finally be collected now" "

To make up for the regrets of childhood, XX has added a new extra, do you want to know their ending? "

"Twenty years have passed, only the original intention remains unchanged, I'm here, how are you?" "

Who didn't watch cartoons in front of the TV in childhood? Who didn't secretly read comics under the desk? This is a very good emotional card. Many nostalgic people said they would buy a set to take home. Even if they don't read it themselves, it's good for their children to read it.

This can also be regarded as the inheritance of two generations.

And what about Jinwu?

It is a posthumous work of a famous writer in the Republic of China. The manuscript was found after 50 years. This manuscript has been lost overseas for many years. President Kang rushed back and forth for a long time before buying it from someone else. Then he found the descendants and signed an exclusive publishing agreement. He kept it a secret until now.

This writer had a lot of romantic debts. It is said that the posthumous work contains letters he wrote to his lovers, one of whom is his true love.

"After many twists and turns, it's you who finally revealed the mystery of my beloved"

"The dusty old work, the love that has never been spoken, the last words dedicated to my lover"

"True love is speechless, repentance, the soul mate that I have finally found after a lifetime of hard work"

You should know that the lovers of this writer are all different. One is a lady from a noble family, one is a former socialite with great talent, and the other is a legendary figure who has become a monk.

Everyone has their own supporters, and everyone thinks that the historical figures they are fans of are their true love.

So, once the gimmick came out, the fight started.

For more than half a month, the publishers were one after another, throwing bombs one after another, and of course, pulling each other down was also indispensable, and the fight was very fierce.

The crowd was so happy to get the free stuff while watching the drama.

It was at this time that the promotion of "Devil Doctor 2" began. Compared with the pure black poster of the first part, the second part used black and white. The black side was a white coat, with a stethoscope in one hand and a dirty palm in the other, symbolizing the devil who eats and saves people, while the white side was a black shadow, with one hand as a knife and the other hand hidden, looking mysterious. When

such a promotional poster came out, everyone knew that there was a new character.

Based on this, of course, it can't be compared with others. But Kang Mucheng's time was well-timed. At the end of December, Director Huang's "Devil Doctor" had already been finished.

The book and the drama were promoted together to attract fans of the actors. Jinwu also launched a discount: if you buy a set of "The Devil Doctor" or two, you will get a signed poster, and if you buy the second volume, you will get a pillow and cup peripherals.

In this way, the popularity of The Devil Doctor has increased. Jian Jing has been particularly active this year, appearing in the news every now and then, and she has become familiar to everyone.

But Jian Jing thinks that this should not be Kang Mucheng's entire plan.

The first volume of The Devil received bad reviews, which caused "her" to commit suicide directly. Not mentioning this grudge does not mean that it will not be avenged.

Just like this, Christmas Eve passed, Christmas passed, and New Year's Day arrived.

The first day of 2021, the sky cleared up after the snow.

Jian Jing changed into a woolen skirt, plush boots, and a beret, and arrived at the stage extremely sleepy.

The New Year's book signing event was held in the hotel, and there was no room for it anywhere else. Coincidentally, there were two five-star hotels in the city center, facing each other at an angle, separated by a crossroads, which was perfect for the competition.

The hotel entrance was already covered with various banners, posters, and balloons. There were also huge posters hanging on the outer walls of the building, stating the name of the publisher and the new books of the authors to be signed.

Anyone passing by here could not miss this propaganda minefield today.

Jian·Non-native·Jing was startled by this array.

It's not too late yet. The interior of the hotel has been newly decorated. Not only have many rooms been used as warehouses, but the book signing event has been decorated like a wedding venue, with landscaping and clusters of flowers everywhere.

The movement lines in the auditorium are divided, and each writer has his own seat, and even the chairs are specially made.

Jian Jing's seat is a black chair with devil horns, and the table is filled with "The Devil Doctor" peripherals. There are gift bags next to it, and everyone who buys a book and wants an autograph can get a gift.

"Will you really not lose money?" she asked Kang Mucheng.

He said, "No."

Jian Jing reserved his opinion. She looked left and right, everyone was busy, and found a seat to sit down: "You go and do your work, I have nothing to do by myself."

Kang Mucheng was indeed very busy. Today's book signing was not the writer's personal business, but the publishing house's business. He saw that Jian Jing had no problem, so he turned around and wanted to leave.

But when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and stood in front of her again.

Jian Jing: "?"

Kang Mucheng raised his hand, pressed her head hard, and said: "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Jian Jing: "..."

He asked: "Do you understand?"

She nodded.

He left with satisfaction.

Jian Jing sighed, took out a makeup mirror from her bag and opened it, put on the beret that he had flattened, and adjusted the crooked pins - why are so many of them like this, no wonder they don't have girlfriends.

Around nine o'clock, readers came one after another.

This time, Jinwu had a total of five writers, all of whom were well-known figures in the circle, and their business did not overlap. They wrote in five categories: history, romance, fantasy, reality, and suspense.

Relatively speaking, history, romance, and fantasy have a larger audience, while reality and suspense are smaller.

But there were quite a few people queuing in front of Jian Jing's table.

"Devil Doctor" has a group of loyal readers based on the first part, and fans of the leading actors in the show also want to know what story their idols are filming, and are not stingy about spending a sum of money to buy it. Therefore, the flow of people is not explosive, but it is very continuous and stable, and people always come.

Jian Jing was busy signing autographs and taking photos, and was so busy that she didn't have a break until lunch.

When people get together to eat, there will be gossip.

History writer: "There are a lot of people at the Morning Star next door. The line outside is full."

Reality writer: "Half of them were invited."

Romance writer: "I just heard that they brought their husbands here."

Fantasy writer: "That European noble?"

Romance writer: "They were bought."

History writer: "Are those girls wearing the same clothes here to see him?"

Fantasy writer: "Teacher, that's a girl group, the kind that runs, jumps and sings."

Reality writer: "Is it the show with the talent show? My wife is watching it."

Romance writer: "Yes, that's the one. Chenxing spent a lot of money."

Fantasy writer: "Xia Xing got into trouble, and the newcomer couldn't stand up. That nobleman looks pretty average."

Romance writer: "Have you seen him?"

Fantasy writer: "There are pictures in the group."

Jian Jing didn't join the topic, but she had already taken out her phone.

Sure enough, Jinwu's insider had already lurked in the hotel opposite and took a picture of the so-called European nobleman. To be fair, he looks average, just a foreigner's face.

"Not handsome." Jian Jing said.

"The pores are too big, it makes him look old." Romance writer said sharply, "I think he came to China to make money. What European nobleman, deceive the girls."

Fantasy writer said: "You have to admit that Chenxing has many female readers and strong female consumption power."

Everyone was silent.

This is true. Among the book-buying consumers, women have stronger purchasing power than men, and young girls account for a small proportion of the audience for historical fantasy and reality novels.

Although there are many male readers today, if a male reader has a girlfriend, the answer is self-evident: Morning Star or Golden Crow. Those

who don't have a girlfriend? Go to Bingjing, which is a street away... They have limited edition game and comic peripherals.

Jian Jing bit her chopsticks and thought, Morning Star specially invited a girl group to help out in order to attract male readers this year. Does Golden Crow really not intend to find a way to attract female readers?

This is not like Kang Mucheng's style.