Ghost Laughing Stone
by Hu Yanyun
About This Novel
Three corpses triggered a twenty-year journey to find the murderer. Two murder cases trace the changes of sixty years. A single move of chess sets up an unsolved puzzle that spans centuries. In the 1990s, a raging fire broke out in the forest under the Guixiao Stone in Xishan. After the fire was extinguished, two corpses in horrifying shapes were discovered. Was it homicide? Was it suicide? Or was it an accident that occurred during the conflict? When the criminal police investigating the case were at a loss what to do, a knife engraved with the word "Hu" was retrieved from the scene, which caught their attention. In order to clear the suspicion, Hu Yanyun embarked on a journey to chase the murderer. Unexpectedly, ten years later, a murder happened again in a forest cabin with the doors and windows locked. Faced with the bizarre and inexplicable case, Lin Xiangming told Hu Yanyun: "If you want to find the truth, I'm afraid you have to dig deep in history." Another ten years passed. Some of the witnesses of the case were poor, some were in the business, some were old, and some were seriously ill... After experiencing all kinds of tastes in the world and tasting the joys and sorrows of the world, they returned to the Guixiao Stone again by chance. Just when everything had settled, Hu Yanyun inadvertently got a glimpse of the truth. After being shocked, he remembered Lin Xiangming's words and took the train north, "traveling" through the long years to the starting point of everything - the turbulent 1960s...
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Official(6)Scraped 9d ago
It's a heavy work and the twist in the ending is also very exciting.
It's okay, but there is a strong sense of separation between the modern plot and the story of the educated youth era. Perhaps the suffering reflected in the educated youth era just rationalizes the murderer's motives, but in fact the characters who are more highlighted are extremely kind-hearted. In the end, the protagonist even rationalized the murderer's murder like a holy mother, and even forgot about the protagonist who worked hard to lose his mind for the victim. Has he forgotten it in 10 years? It seems that the protagonist is also a heartless person. The exchange part also felt very forced. She is also a mother and a person who has lost her husband. How could she agree? The author also has this problem in several other novels. In order to make the story reasonable, he used some unreasonable settings. Also, this book is neither a mystery novel nor a scar literature. It is both part of it, but it fails to reflect the main point. Familiar people from the previous novels also showed their faces, which was quite nice.
Just like the book of the Holy Mother, the beloved son of parents has far-reaching plans
Hu Yanyun's works are a must-see and a must-read, and they are eternal classics in the suspense and detective genre.
Ten thousand points!
I really didn't expect Shao Wan to still be alive.
The plot is so complicated and it makes me tired to watch it, but I like it very much.
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Official(6)Scraped 9d ago
It's a heavy work and the twist in the ending is also very exciting.
It's okay, but there is a strong sense of separation between the modern plot and the story of the educated youth era. Perhaps the suffering reflected in the educated youth era just rationalizes the murderer's motives, but in fact the characters who are more highlighted are extremely kind-hearted. In the end, the protagonist even rationalized the murderer's murder like a holy mother, and even forgot about the protagonist who worked hard to lose his mind for the victim. Has he forgotten it in 10 years? It seems that the protagonist is also a heartless person. The exchange part also felt very forced. She is also a mother and a person who has lost her husband. How could she agree? The author also has this problem in several other novels. In order to make the story reasonable, he used some unreasonable settings. Also, this book is neither a mystery novel nor a scar literature. It is both part of it, but it fails to reflect the main point. Familiar people from the previous novels also showed their faces, which was quite nice.
Just like the book of the Holy Mother, the beloved son of parents has far-reaching plans
Hu Yanyun's works are a must-see and a must-read, and they are eternal classics in the suspense and detective genre.
Ten thousand points!
I really didn't expect Shao Wan to still be alive.
The plot is so complicated and it makes me tired to watch it, but I like it very much.
