The near-future science fiction novel "Emotion Hunter Lin Ke" created by Chen Ronghua takes the "emotional plague" as the core setting and builds a cyber-style "Mirror City" world. This place is controlled by the "Psychic Group", where extreme emotions are defined as disasters. The "Emotional Hunters" use the "Predator" device to harvest out-of-control emotions and maintain false peace, which actually provides energy fuel for the group's "Ether Dream" system.
The protagonist Lin Ke becomes a hunter to find out the truth about the disappearance of his fiancée Xiaoya, but encounters strange things during the mission: high-purity "sadness" melting events occur frequently, "anger" restricted areas emerge, and he also encounters a mysterious girl "Zero" who is not affected by emotions. As the investigation deepened, he discovered that "harmless decomposition" was a lie and that hunters were actually "nutrient collectors" and came into contact with the resistance organization "Liberators".
The story revolves around the nature of emotions, falsehood and truth, free will, and is full of suspense. But the ending subverts the perception: the struggle of Lin Ke and others is just part of the doctor's large-scale experiment, and everyone is a "sample." The novel has a novel setting and profound philosophical thoughts. It interrogates human nature and civilization in the science fiction narrative, and the tragic ending highlights the precious glimmer of human nature.
