This is an urban love suspense novel. The synopsis of the story is as follows
Core mystery: After the mysterious death of his father, antique auctioneer Cheng Weiyu discovers a mysterious pocket watch that can predict death, and together with criminal police captain Lu Chenzhou investigates the Time Hourglass, a transnational cultural relics smuggling syndicate.
Emotional main line: Two people with very different personalities grow from mutual suspicion to mutual trust, and develop an emotional bond in a life-and-death crisis. However, they are in a dilemma because of the scene of Lu Chenzhou's death predicted by the pocket watch.
Suspense subplot: The coded notes left by Cheng's father, the mole inside the auction house, and the bizarre murders that occur every 49 days all point to the collective disappearance of the archaeological team twenty years ago.
Key turning point: Chapter 10 reveals that the pocket watch comes from the dial of life and death of Xu Fu, an alchemist from the Qin Dynasty, Chapter 30 unfolds the supernatural worldview, and Chapter 100 Cheng Weiyu is forced to become the new clockkeeper of the organization.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
