Keigo Higashino's letter: the rough life of a murderer's brother

Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino's novel Letter tells the life story of a thief and murderer's younger brother.

Keigo Higashino's novels are intimate, because they always show the good and evil of human nature. Marx said: "I am a person, and I feel kind to everything that conforms to human nature."

In the novel Letter, my brother Gangzhi broke into his home in order to raise his brother's tuition, but unfortunately, an old lady, the owner of this family, found out that Gangzhi had killed the old man by mistake. Fate suddenly changed, and my brother Gui Zhi's life also changed greatly.

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With the identity of "the murderer's younger brother", Gui Zhi's life has become tortuous. Discrimination pushed his life into the abyss again and again, and kindness also gave him light and hope.

After Gangzhi killed someone, the school wanted him to drop out of school, but he insisted on finishing high school. The "fat man with a beard under his nose" in charge of managing apartment real estate drove him away; Gui Zhi was forced by money to stay in the recruitment office of a pornographic place. Teacher Mei Cun called him away and recommended him to work in a foreign restaurant (pub). Gui Zhi's drunken remarks exposed Gui Zhi's brother. Since then, the guests have been secretive and lost their "completely relaxed state", so Gui Zhi resigned voluntarily. The manager didn't keep him, but gave him his blessing.

Later, Mr. Meicun recommended him to a waste recycling company. Fukumoto, the boss of the company, didn't mind his brother's business and hired him. Gui Zhi met the worker Kurata. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Kuroda left a book with letters and telegrams from the Ministry of Education. Gui Zhi couldn't go to college because of his brother's ambition, but the correspondence education class didn't care about Gui Zhi's brother. By studying hard, Gui Zhi passed the exam.

Gui Zhi met Mio at school, and they formed a band with two or three others, but when Ricardo gave them a chance to become famous, Gui Zhi was asked to quit ―― because of his brother. At school, Gui Zhi fell in love with Nakajima, a noble girl, but was snubbed by her parents and laughed at by her cousin. After the letter with prison sign sent by my brother was seen by Chaomei and her cousin, Gui Zhi chose to end this love.

After that, Gui Zhi worked in the "BJ" bar. Before he was hired, the owner of a foreign-style restaurant contacted him and asked about Gui Zhi. The boss spoke highly of him and didn't reveal anything about his brother, so Gui Zhi was successfully hired. After that, Gui Zhi went to work in an electronics store. However, after an accidental theft, the Gui Zhi brothers' affairs were fully investigated and Gui Zhi was transferred.

After several ups and downs, Gui Zhi finally married Baishi Yukiko, who had been with him, and had a daughter. Unfortunately, the discrimination he once suffered continued to his daughter. In order to protect himself and his loved ones, Gui Zhi finally wrote to sever the relationship with his brother, moved to a new place to start his life, and met the end of the temple again. They formed a band to sing on the stage.

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Romain rolland said, "Good and evil are two sides of the same coin." Can the goodness and beauty of human nature be firm in the tightly wrapped discrimination and dark life?

Gui Zhi was originally an ordinary high school student who focused on his studies. What happened to his brother changed his life. Like carrying a heavy burden, living a cautious but discriminated life: going to convenience stores, restaurants, gas stations and other places to find a job is rejected, avoiding my brother every time I work, and sometimes making up lies to fool him. However, all this is as easy to burst as a bubble, which can be easily destroyed by a small accident: the conspicuous prison sign in the letter sent by my brother, the exposure of students' gaffes, and the private spread of small contradictions among company acquaintances. ...

What kind of mentality is Gui Zhi in such a dark day? He has been trying to find a way out. However, he is vaguely changing.

Gui Zhi saves money for dinner. A classmate invited him to a big dinner, and after eating, he only paid his share of the money. Guizhi didn't bring enough, so he only borrowed it from his classmates and then returned it to his classmates. That classmate invited him to dinner again, and he never promised again. When he worked in the "BJ" bar, he was indifferent when he knew that a single man was going to drug Yukiko. The man asked for his help, and he helped. Yukiko didn't drink it as if she had a hunch. At first, he felt guilty about his brother, and he was sad to think that his brother had never loved him. But in repeated discrimination, he began to hate Gangzhi, and everything about himself was caused by him. He stopped writing to his brother, did not tell his address after moving, and finally wrote to sever the relationship. ...

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Affection and love are two-sided. Usually affection and love bring happiness, while firm and sincere brotherhood brings pain. And people will pay a huge price for a temporary mistake, which will not only change their lives, but even bring trouble to their loved ones.

"A Tale of Two Cities" said: "There is everything in front of people, but nothing in front of them; People are on the way to heaven, and people are going to the gate of hell. "

Brother Gang, because of his love for his younger brother, did heavy work and even risked his life. From then on, he lost his freedom and lived in prison. Gangzhi insisted on writing to his brother in prison because he couldn't let go of his love for him, but he didn't understand his difficulties until he received a letter from Gui Zhi. Because of his love for his brother, Gui Zhi was deeply sad when he thought that Gangzhi had never been in love, and his letters from his brother affected his new life again and again.

Some people say that relatives of criminals are also victims and should be respected. However, the quality of human nature makes us feel scared when we hear the identity of "criminal relatives" and build a protective wall for ourselves. A wall like this blocks the light and hope of the victims.