The Secret Case of Youyou Pavilion
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In 1903, various forces were fighting overtly and covertly, the Russo-Japanese War was about to break out, and the entire China was in turmoil. In order to seize profits, Japan sent spies to bribe important officials of the Qing government. Doi, who is in the antique business, is also among them, and his target is Wen Baotai, a rubbing expert who has close relations with important officials in the court. However, the day after Wen Baotai was successfully bribed, Wen's body was found in the Youyou Pavilion with the windows and doors locked, and the 250,000 yen used as bribes disappeared. Soon, the Wen family's housekeeper was mysteriously killed, the maid Fang Lan disappeared for no reason, and finally even the spy Doi was kidnapped... Japan, Russia, the Qing government, and various underground forces were all involved, and the entire Youyou Pavilion and even the city of Beijing were shrouded in fog.
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