While investigating a bizarre case, Bao Zheng, a renowned official of the Northern Song dynasty, encounters a celestial upheaval and is carried by a mysterious bolt of lightning to a modern metropolis in the 21st century, where he plummets from the sky onto a police car.
In modern society, Bao Zheng faces one culture shock after another. From his confusion over electronic devices to his doubts about the modern judicial system, he causes plenty of comic mishaps but never loses his instinct for solving cases.
Bao Zheng crosses paths with policewoman Zhan Tong and, using his keen powers of observation, exposes a meticulously planned "perfect crime": the murder of a tycoon in a locked room. He shows the modern police just what an ancient master detective can do.
A place for him: Because of Bao Zheng's extraordinary talents and lack of legal identity, the police appoint him a "special consultant." He teams up with Zhan Tong to investigate all kinds of difficult cases.
A string of cases: Bao Zheng and Zhan Tong face a series of bizarre crimes, from high-tech offenses to murders that imitate ancient methods. Each case tests Bao Zheng's ability to adapt to the modern world without losing sight of who he is.
Bookworm Zixuan's *Bao Qingtian Solves Mysterious Cases in the Modern World* cleverly blends time travel, suspense, and history, offering a refreshing read. The story opens with Bao Zheng's novel and intriguing premise of traveling to the modern era, quickly grabbing the reader's attention.