The Twelve Tribulations

Chen Ji was burdened with twelve deadly curses. To prolong his life, he joined the Yin Investigation Bureau, which specializes in solving bizarre cases involving black arts that seem like the work of ghosts but are actually schemes born of human malice. He cannot exorcise ghosts, and he does not believe in gods or spirits. He relies only on his eyes, which can spot details ordinary people overlook, to dismantle the mechanisms, poisons, and lies behind so-called miracles, one case at a time. But every murder weapon bears his birth date, and every deadly curse points back to the Chen family massacre ten years ago. Keeping watch through the night, examining bones, calculating backward, setting ambushes: when he finally grips the coiled-snake seal, only one question remains. Who has been writing the final words for his life since twenty years ago?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.