After the famed detectives Di Renjie and Sherlock Holmes, another sleuth has appeared: Zhu Yipin. By day, he's a doctor; when solving cases, he's still a doctor. He's a full-time physician, with a little knowledge of surgery, internal medicine, and neurology, and an average grasp of gynecology and pediatrics. In truth, his specialty is putting all kinds of troublemakers in their place.
Literary version: During the Chenghua era, beneath the capital lies a small clinic called Tianhe. Yet this little clinic is home to a decidedly unusual crowd: an attending physician hailed as a great detective, a handyman who's the top expert in the Eastern Depot, an illiterate manager, and a lecherous accountant. A whole assortment of eccentrics all under one roof.
Character version: Zhu Yipin was born during the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty. At two, he still couldn't speak and was mistaken for a mute. At three, he lifted the skirts of the village women and was branded a little pervert. But, by chance, he discovered an infectious disease and saved the lives of everyone in the village, earning a reputation as a lucky charm. Before he turned six, he went to the Tianhe Clinic in the capital to study medicine.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
